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MAM Two-Year (Pittsburgh)

Two-Year (Four Semesters) Track Requirements

  • Begin the program in the Fall semester (late August).
  • Complete a total of 198 units with a cumulative QPA of 3.0.
  • Complete the core curriculum.
  • Undertake an internship in the summer between the first and second years.
  • Complete Systems Synthesis, a group capstone project, during your second year.

MAM Core Courses 

You won't acquire the skills for your arts management career in a business school, where the focus is on managing in the corporate world. And you certainly won't get management skills in an arts school, where the focus is on the arts.

But you will develop these skills in a top-tier program that integrates both of these worlds through Heinz College and the College of Fine Arts.

The core curriculum for MAM—reviewed, refined and validated by some of the most incredibly innovative and passionate professionals in the field—provides the key foundation skills you need to become an effective leader.

Below are the core courses you'll need to complete the degree.

College of Fine Arts Courses

  • Creative Enterprises: Systems and Structures
  • Human Resource Management in Creative Enterprises
  • Contemporary Marketing Principles
  • Internet Technology Planning and Strategies for Creative Enterprises
  • Database Theory and Practice for Creative Enterprises
  • Exhibitions Management (and) Museum Operations (or) Performing Arts Management
  • Arts Marketing and Public Relations
  • Fund Raising Fundamentals for Arts Managers
  • Grants, Sponsorships and Private Gifts: Strategies and Practices
  • Law and the Arts
  • Strategic Planning for Creative Enterprises

Heinz College Courses

  • Economic Analysis
  • Statistics for Management
  • Organizational Management : Creative Enterprises
  • Financial Analysis
  • Managing in a Multi-Cultural Society
  • Professional Speaking
  • Professional Writing

Course Exemptions

If you have a strong background in any of the required courses, you can receive an exemption either by passing an exemption exam during your orientation program or through successful completion of comparable coursework during your undergraduate work. Exempting a course doesn't reduce the required number of courses you must complete. However, you can add more elective courses to expand your knowledge base.