Program Overview

The Performing Arts Management program’s vision is to educate a student to assume leadership positions in the nations most prestigious arts institutions. The program is committed to developing leaders who are forward-thinkers and respectful of the needs of both the art and business of music. Broad-based in outlook and curriculum, the program strives to achieve a balance of artistic and business concerns, both in theory and practice. Individual attention by faculty who are arts professionals, association to the business world, access to other departments’ campus wide and excellent placement record are all trademark of the program.

The Performing Arts Management Program is a two-year, multidisciplinary course of study leading to a Master of Music degree. The student spends three semesters on campus and a final semester off campus in a full-time internship capacity. Course work in arts management, music production, producing, business and administration is supplemented by electives, which may be chosen in consultation with the program director.

The Florida International University Performing Arts Management Master of Music Degree will prepare students for concert management, arts administration and music management. The School of Music serves as the foundation and hub of this interdisciplinary degree. The fourth semester internship will be at a select venue or with an organization within the music and management industry including but not limited to: Walt Disney World Entertainment, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, CellarDoor Productions, Clear Channel Entertainment and Warner Brothers.