Arts Entrepreneurship, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (P.B.C.)
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship gives students the tools necessary to advance a sustainable career in the arts. Students will investigate emerging leadership strategies, organizational forms, business models, markets, and the multiple professional pathways available to artists and arts leaders.
This P.B.C. is designed primarily to serve students in the arts and humanities, but is open to all students regardless of major. The certificate requires the completion of at least 12 credits that fulfill three core areas: theoretical foundation; theory to application; and disciplinary enrichment.
Experiential learning and engagement:
Through internships with arts and cultural organizations, guest speakers from the field, applied coursework, and co-curricular clubs and activities, students are exposed to and benefit from the many arts and cultural opportunities on campus and in the region.
Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the organizational and institutional contexts of the arts across sectors.
- Assess funding sources and opportunities to advance the arts across sectors.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the role that new media and data management play in arts entrepreneurship and arts leadership.
- Identify opportunities for the arts to create value and contribute to society.
Requirements
For a complete list of requirements, please see the academic catalog.
To enroll in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship, go to: go.umd.edu/ArtsEntrepreneurshipPBC
Director of Graduate Studies: Kate Keeney, kkeeney@umd.edu
Our Faculty
Kate Keeney
Associate Professor, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Director of Graduate Studies, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Theatre Scholarship and Performance Studies