Master of Business Administration in Arts Innovation

Global Leaders Institute

Area:

Arts Innovation

Duration:

12 months

Language:

English

Mode:

Fully Online

Description:

12-month MBA offered to a global Cohort of dynamic arts professionals.



The Global Leaders Program equips arts entrepreneurs to succeed in today’s complex world through its practical problem-based frameworks, tools, experiences, and methodologies curated by a unique blend of world-class academic institutions, faculty, practitioners, mentors, and coaches. The MBA journey empowers participants to effectively navigate the evolving landscape of the cultural sector with its unique balance of foundational coursework, tailored substreams, immersive field assignments, applied learnings, case studies, reflective labs, and growth-oriented retreats to foster practical skills and actionable insights. 



The GLP’s MBA curriculum is tailored to the needs of arts professionals in multi-dimensional roles seeking social science-based, creative, entrepreneurial, and operational tools for enhanced impact and leadership. Cohort Members range from creative industry managers, entrepreneurs, and executives to concert presenters, producers, education leaders, teaching artists, and performers. The MBA’s practical problem-based methodology reflects the busy lives of arts professionals. Customizable substreams and individually tailored Field Assignments immersed within a diverse network of global partner organizations foster the realization of targeted professional goals.



Learning objectives for Cohort Members include cultivation of the following capacities

  • Apply methods for creative problem solving and idea generation to respond to complex situations through inventive thinking.
  • Leverage knowledge of social innovation, cultural agency, strategic allocation, and operational management to implement and lead a sustainable creative enterprise.
  • Develop and execute well-honed action plans for arts-based, market-oriented interventions & solutions to critical social, economic, and environmental challenges.
  • Apply business frameworks and models to create and deliver value for diverse stakeholders including underserved and underrepresented communities.
  • Internalize diverse perspectives gained from working closely with peers from around the world, constituting a lifelong career and personal support network.
  • Exhibit marketing fluency in tailoring and communicating persuasive concepts.
  • Demonstrate the capacity to lead work teams that collaborate in designing innovative solutions, testing ideas, executing processes, and measuring results.
  • Apply proven methodologies that promote a motivating and high-performance workplace culture centered on exchange, initiative, creativity, and accountability.
  • Lead reflectively and authentically by leveraging innate talents while constantly being open to addressing areas for personal growth and transformation.

Degree ILOs:

Degree structure

In total, Master of Business Administration in Arts Innovation is 2250 hours to complete; the programme is structured with tiers, which are described below.

Tier 1: Foundational Coursework (FC)

750 required hours

Revenue Strategies: Paths to Financing

Revenue Strategies: Paths to Financing

50h

Music and the Mind: An Integrated Approach

Music and the Mind: An Integrated Approach

50h

Human-Centered Design

Human-Centered Design

50h

Making Music Work: Culture & Practice

Making Music Work: Culture & Practice

50h

Topics in Creative Management I

Topics in Creative Management I

75h

Engaged Aesthetics & Global Development

Engaged Aesthetics & Global Development

50h

Introduction to Social Enterprise

Introduction to Social Enterprise

50h

Frameworks for Advocacy and Action

Frameworks for Advocacy and Action

50h

Sustained Success: Creativity and Renewal

Sustained Success: Creativity and Renewal

50h

Teaching Artistry for Communities

Teaching Artistry for Communities

50h

Measuring Results, Evaluating Impact

Measuring Results, Evaluating Impact

50h

Organisational Finance Toolkit

Organisational Finance Toolkit

50h

Operational Excellence

Operational Excellence

50h

Topics in Creative Management II

Topics in Creative Management II

75h


Tier 2: Reflective Collaboration Labs

750 required hours

Reflective Collaboration Labs

Reflective Collaboration Labs

750h


Tier 3: Field Leadership Immersion

750 required hours

Field Leadership Immersion

Field Leadership Immersion

750h