AEMM Graduate Program
AEMM Graduate Program
To achieve this end, capable managers combine
aesthetic sensibilities and business acumen. Their financial, legal and
organizational decisions help make it possible for artists to realize
their vision and to share it with the public. In short, talented arts
managers are partners in a collaborative process.
The training of such partners is the goal of the AEMM Graduate Program.
AEMM
graduate students study the management methods and skills needed to
function effectively in today's cultural institutions and businesses.
AEMM graduate students learn to appreciate the value of the arts; to
understand the economic, social and political climate in which they
operate; and to anticipate the challenges and opportunities of the
future.
The AEMM Graduate Program is staffed by twelve full-time faculty and by part-time faculty and visiting guest lecturers who are professional practitioners from the arts, entertainment and media fields.
The AEMM Department offers six different concentrations:
The Arts Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management Concentration prepares creatives/artists for a career as a self-employed artist or as an arts entrepreneur.
The Media Management Concentration leads to professions in Broadcast Media, Related Electronic Media/Film and Print Media among other specialty areas in the media industry. Students may take specialty courses in film, video, television, graphic design, animation and radio at the Columbia College Chicago's state-of-the-art Film/Video/TV, Radio/Sound and Interactvie Arts and Media departments to supplement their management courses.
The Music Business Management Concentration leads to professions in the recording arts and sciences, music publishing, talent management, new media and entrepreneurship. Students may take elective and additional specialty courses in other departments to supplement the required management courses.
The Performing Arts Management Concentration leads to professions in legitimate and musical theatre, symphonic and chamber orchestras, other music events, opera and dance companies, and concert productions.
The Visual Arts Management Concentration leads to professions in museum, gallery and artist management.
Arts in Youth and Community Development (AYCD)
The first of its kind in this country, the program is designed for
artists and community workers with a commitment to professionalizing
the emerging field of youth arts. Offered jointly through the Graduate
School of Columbia College Chicago, the Arts, Entertainment and Media
Management Department and The Center for Community Arts Partnerships
(CCAP) this innovative program balances advanced academic study with
hands-on experience to develop your career in this growing and dynamic
field. Graduates of the intensive, two-year program earn a Master of
Arts Management (MAM) degree in Arts, Entertainment and Media
Management with a focus in Arts in Youth and Community Development.
To talk with a student advisor about concentrations offered by the AEMM Department Graduate Program, please call: 312-344-7652.
To graduate degree requirements
Students will be held to the AEMM major requirements in effect at the time of their enrollment or re-enrollment as listed in the Columbia College Chicago catalog. The AEMM Department reserves the right to substitute courses without changing the total number of credit hours required for the major.
Students are expected to be aware of the AEMM Department policies and are advised to read the Columbia College Chicago catalog and AEMM Department materials each semester before registering. In addition, students are urged to meet with their faculty advisor at least once each semester.