MBA PROGRAM
ART MANAGEMENT (MBA)
The МBA Art Management program combines business administration approaches with creative leadership skillsets to support art organizations and programs, both public and private. The program prepares students professionally through applied learning in marketing and communications, arts entrepreneurship, cultural strategy, finance and economics, and events among other topics. Students learn from faculty with professional expertise in art management, and gain hands on work experience in cultural organizations as a part of the final project course. Graduates gain the skillsets to lead museums, art galleries, theaters, concert halls, and new media businesses in navigating the legal, economic, programmatic, and organizational requirements to operate in society and engage audiences. As the interest in the cultural industries continue to grow in Azerbaijan and globally, art management leaders are in great need.
Program overview:
• Education duration: 2 years
• 4 semesters; 120 credit hours
• Language of instruction: Azerbaijani, English, Russian
• Education format: In-person
Benefits of ASUCA’s MBA Art Management program:
• Established record of academic excellence
• Opportunity to gain practical knowledge from the renowned creative industries specialists in Azerbaijan
• Gain professional experience working at cultural institutions under the guidance of a mentor
• Convenient lesson schedules
• Acquisition of practical skills and knowledge
• Access to competitive career opportunities
• Opportunities to network and build professional connections
• Mutually beneficial sharing of experience with peers
• Support in the job search process
Post-graduate benefits of the MBA program:
• Career advancement
• Higher salary
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Managerial skills
• Build professional networks in art and culture
• Personal branding skills
• Integration into the global labor market
• Develop professional communication skills
After completing the two-year MBA program at ASUCA, you are prepared to advance your career in the following fields:
• Manager in relevant government agencies
• Theater manager
• Festival organizer
• Program and project director
• Producer of audiovisual art and other new media
• Manager of musical events
• Museum manager
• Manager of visual arts organizations
• Other leadership roles in art organizations
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