Arts and Cultural Leadership M.P.S.
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College of Continuing and Professional Studies (TUCL)
18GRD Coll of Contin & Prof Studies 30I - Master of Professional Studies
Program description
The Arts and Cultural Leadership (ACL) program is designed for students who have at least three years of professional, volunteer, and/or advocacy work in the arts and cultural field. Required curriculum, blended with flexible course work, allows students to build a program around their current strengths, experiences, and career direction. Courses in leadership and nonprofit management, along with seminars and directed studies in arts and cultural studies, provide working adults a degree with a clear, career-related focus.
The ACL program is designed to help students:
- Gain insight and develop approaches to creating and stewarding the relationships and interdependencies necessary for sustaining a vibrant arts community.
- Refine strategic planning and communications skills in order to better lead organizations in complex environments.
- Advocate for the arts and culture sector by promoting better understanding and integrating the economic, political, ethical, technological, and diverse social environments in which it functions.
- Understand and convey the international context for the arts and the impact of the global economy.
- Appreciate and nurture the creative process, recognizing how art and the artist function in society.
The ACL program uses a foundation of 18 credits (out of 30 that are required for the degree), with latitude built in to pursue elective coursework in support areas such as nonprofit management, leadership, education, public affairs/policy, urban planning, strategic planning, etc. Using an applied learning approach, students receive a high-quality education that draws on the expertise of University faculty and community-based faculty.
By the end of the program, students will be knowledgeable in:
- Critical and strategic thinking and effective communication.
- The intersection, navigation, and impact of cultural and creative practices within local and global dynamics.
- Policy formation, implementation, and application relevant to culture, creativity, and the arts.
- Leadership practices in a variety of contexts.
- How to implement expertise, improve relationships, and optimize resources.
The ACL program is designed to help students:
- Gain insight and develop approaches to creating and stewarding the relationships and interdependencies necessary for sustaining a vibrant arts community.
- Refine strategic planning and communications skills in order to better lead organizations in complex environments.
- Advocate for the arts and culture sector by promoting better understanding and integrating the economic, political, ethical, technological, and diverse social environments in which it functions.
- Understand and convey the international context for the arts and the impact of the global economy.
- Appreciate and nurture the creative process, recognizing how art and the artist function in society.
The ACL program uses a foundation of 18 credits (out of 30 that are required for the degree), with latitude built in to pursue elective coursework in support areas such as nonprofit management, leadership, education, public affairs/policy, urban planning, strategic planning, etc. Using an applied learning approach, students receive a high-quality education that draws on the expertise of University faculty and community-based faculty.
By the end of the program, students will be knowledgeable in:
- Critical and strategic thinking and effective communication.
- The intersection, navigation, and impact of cultural and creative practices within local and global dynamics.
- Policy formation, implementation, and application relevant to culture, creativity, and the arts.
- Leadership practices in a variety of contexts.
- How to implement expertise, improve relationships, and optimize resources.
Program last updated
Fall 2024