Program Recognition
•3-year MFA program focused on developing arts leaders
•Training covers communication, financial management, fundraising, proposal development, contracts, project management, human resources, marketing, and audience development
Notable Alumni
•FSU arts administration graduates hold positions at the Kennedy Center, Houston Grand Opera, and the National Endowment for the Arts
•Alumni serve in leadership roles at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, Carnegie Mellon School of Music, and the Silk Road Project
Professional Development
•Tracked graduate assistantship in Marketing, Ticketing and Patron Services, or Community Engagement
•Third-year students manage and lead one of these areas
•Unique practicum course provides project-oriented work outside the assistantship
•Practical and laboratory work managing a real, community-based theatre
Value
•All students receive assistantships with tuition waiver and $16,250 stipend