AEMM Graduate Program
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AEMM Graduate Program
About the Program
The Arts, Entertainment and Media Management (AEMM) graduate program aims to transform lives by developing emerging leaders in the arts, entertainment and media fields. In these dynamic, wide-ranging fields, successful arts management is critical to the continued vitality of creative enterprises, cultural endeavors, and media and arts organizations.
Since the program’s establishment in 1982, AEMM graduates work across the domestic and global spectrum, applying the ability, knowledge, passion and experience gained through their studies to manage artists and lead organizations that enrich the quality of life across cultures and society.
The AEMM graduate program offers a Master of Arts Management degree. (48 credit hours) The program of study is designed to equip students with the skills to successfully manage or own arts-related commercial or not-for-profit organizations.
Working closely with faculty, students learn to combine business acumen and aesthetic sensibilities as they investigate, analyze and prepare for the fast-changing field of arts management. The program reflects the professional experiences of industry leaders, prospective employers and AEMM faculty – working artists, performers, and successful managers of leading arts, entertainment and media organizations.
The Curriculum
The core curriculum in business and arts management provides students with a foundation for career choices in the live and performing arts, media, recorded music business, youth arts and the visual arts. Along with the essential study of financial, legal, marketing and organizational concepts in these fields, the curriculum offers students flexibility in choosing elective courses tailored to their specialty interests. The subjects of these electives involve skills needed to manage digital media enterprises, traditional media businesses, record labels, talent agencies, live entertainment venues, performing arts companies, museums, art galleries, and community-based youth arts organizations. Arts entrepreneurs who wish to start businesses are able to select courses that help conceive and launch such ventures.
For detailed curriculum and course information click on the links to Graduate Curriculum Requirements & Two-Year Plan for a Full-Time Student and Graduate Course Descriptions.
Application Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2010.
For Graduate Application Information
For application information and requirements visit the Graduate Admissions website at www.colum.edu/Admissions/
AEMM Department Contacts
Mosella Clair, AEMM Director of Administration, 312.369.7654, mclair@colum.edu
Carol Yamamoto, AEMM Director of Graduate Studies, 312.369.7656, cyamamoto@colum.edu
AEMM Graduate Faculty Advisors
Robert Blandford, Visual Arts Management, 312.369.7254, rblandford@colum.edu
Mary Filice, Media Management, 312.369.7822, mfilice@colum.edu
Phyllis Johnson, Arts in Youth & Community Development, 312.369.7657, pjohnson@colum.edu
Dawn Larsen, Media Management, 312.369.7639, dlarsen@colum.edu
Angelo Luciano, AEMM Department Associate Chair, Accounting Coordinator, 312.369.7655, aluciano@colum.edu
Margie Nicholson, Media Management, 312.369.8665, mnicholson@colum.edu
Philippe Ravanas, AEMM Department Associate Chair, Live & Performing Arts Management, 312.369.7764, pravanas@colum.edu
Joseph Roberts, Arts Entrepreneurship, 312.369.7681, jroberts@colum.edu
Paulette Whitfield, Arts in Youth & Community Development, 312.369.7881, pwhitfield@colum.edu
Kimo Williams, Music Business Management, 312.369.7664, kwilliams@colum.edu
From our students
“Professors really care about students and want them to succeed in school and in the future.”
“Good combination of art and business.”
“The educators are very knowledgeable… they do what they teach.”
“Good faculty. Great City.”