Program Overview

The Arts Management and Leadership Certificate helps Hunter Students prepare for exciting professional roles in the Arts as Directors, Stage Managers, Casting Agents, Publishers, Festival Coordinators, Museum Curators, Press Agents, Fundraising Directors, Tour Managers,  Producers, and more! AMLC students have interned at Lincoln Center, NBC, Atlantic Records, Disney, The Metropolitan Museum, American Ballet Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Metropolitan Opera, and have gone on to secure jobs at Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carat Media & Marketing Agency, and more.

Required Courses

This program requires five 3-credit courses, including a capstone internship, for a total of 15 credits.

Please note: You must be a current undergraduate student enrolled in a degree-earning program at Hunter College in order to receive this certificate.

Required coursework for the Arts Management and Leadership Certificate:

  • URBS 20300 – Introduction to Arts Management In this course, we will explore the state of the art communities in the contemporary United States, discover how we arrived at the kinds of organizations in which much art is typically produced today, and learn the basic principles of arts management. We will also take advantage our location in New York City—a world capital for careers in the arts—to learn about arts management from leaders who have built careers at some of the nation’s most respected arts and cultural organizations.

  •  BUS22500 or ACC 22500: Survey of Accounting
    Accounting for non-accountants. This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of either financial or managerial accounting.

  •  MEDPL 351: Strategic Communication and Marketing for the Arts
    This course teaches the theory and practice of effective strategic communications and marketing for non-profit arts organizations and art and media businesses. The listed pre-requisite may be waived for AMLC students. Contact AMLC@hunter.cuny.edu to request a waiver.

  • BUS 23000: Essentials of Business Law
    This course offers students a basic understanding of the legal principles that play a role within the business environment and in business decision-making.

  • URBS 409: Internship: Arts Certificate Program

  • Pre-requisites:

    • URBS 20300 Introduction to Arts Management.

    • You must secure an internship in the arts prior to enrolling in the course.

  • Department permission is required to register.

Noël Masal ’23

“The program is such a rich resource for only requiring five extra classes added to your coursework during your undergraduate journey. It introduced me to professors currently immersed in Arts Management positions who have current and honest insight into their job field. These professors gave me worthwhile and hands-on assignments that actually prepare you for real job tasks and even provide you with samples to offer employers. AMLC students became not only close friends of mine, but also trusted advisors and a web of mutual support as we shared our job and internship recommendations, journeys, and trials and errors.  Before I finished my last semester as a Hunter student, I landed a salaried job in the Arts Management field thanks to my AMLC support system. Join this program, you’ll be very happy you did. ”