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▶ (^) Developing communications skills
for the effective exchange of ideas
and information.
▶ (^) Sharpening the individual’s
capacities to anticipate and
effectively manage change fueled by
external forces.
▶ (^) Developing the leadership
capabilities of each participant.
▶ (^) Sharing the ideas and experiences
of a diverse group of promising arts
and cultural managers.
Classes are offered on alternating week-
ends in Manhattan to accommodate
working professionals and those who may
wish to pursue full-time internships. By
expanding the coursework to include
nonprofit management practices, public
policy, and other contemporary issues, the
ACMP stresses the importance of sim-
ultaneously developing business acumen
and a sense of social responsibility.
The Program’s Structure
The Arts and Cultural Management
Program (ACMP) is a two-year program.
Students are required to take 42 credits
to complete the program and receive a
Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
in Arts and Cultural Management. The
program has five required semesters—
fall, spring, summer, fall, spring. The
ACM program prepares participants for
a rapidly shifting cultural, economic, and
social environment and political context.
It provides the skills necessary to lead
and manage in a changing world and an
increasingly challenged ecosystem.
The ACM program provides
participants with the opportunity to:
▶ (^) Join a creative learning
community of professionals with
diverse expertise
▶ (^) Develop a strategic skill set
that bridges public, profit, and
nonprofit sectors
▶ (^) Explore the role of art, culture, and
meaning making in shaping equity,
economy, and ecology of place
▶ (^) Create and expand professional
networks worldwide
▶ (^) Examine trends and global
challenges
▶ (^) Use technology to advance
dialogue and engagement
▶ (^) Refine communication,
collaboration, and conflict
management skills
▶ (^) Lead the development of
thriving cultures
Coursework is concentrated in these
sessions and moves at a fast pace.
Class attendance is critical, since each
alternating weekend of classes is one-
tenth of the entire course. There are no
electives. As their “capstone” experience,
students have the opportunity to take
one of three experience-based learning
options—internship, Team Pratt
(three students are retained by an arts/
cultural organization to address a specific
management problem), or case study
development. Each option is divided into
Thesis Part I (2 credits), taken in the fall
semester of the second year, and Thesis
Part II (2 credits), taken in the spring of
the second year. Students are required
to complete the 42 credit hours of the
program to graduate.
entrance requirements
Applicants should demonstrate
substantial experience in a related
field or activity—social community
engagement involving the arts. The
required statement of purpose should
reflect the applicant’s personal vision
of how this program fits in with his/
her personal and professional goals,
including how the applicant hopes to
use the skills he/she acquires in this
program. The statement should be no
more than 500 words or two pages. In
some cases volunteer experience will be
an acceptable demonstration of interest
in the field. An interview (in person, by
phone, or by email) with the program
director is required for admission. A
minimum 3.0 undergraduate cumulative
index is required. For international
students, a minimum Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600
is required.