Department of Public Administration
www.brockport.edu/pubadmin
CERTIFICATE IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION
PLAN OF STUDY
The Plan of Study must be completed with your faculty advisor. Print responses on both sides legibly and sign the back of the
form. Your Plan of Study is tentative and subject to change depending on course availability.
Certificate in Arts Administration – Eligibility to apply to the Certificate in Arts Management requires that the
student be matriculated in either the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in
the Visual Studies Workshop at SUNY, The College at Brockport. Check your status below:
I am currently a matriculated MPA student at Brockport and am applying for the Certificate in Arts Administration
(see Table #1 below)
I am currently a matriculated MFA student in the Visual Studies Workshop at Brockport and am applying for the
Certificate in Arts Administration (see Table #2 below)
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In order to obtain the advanced certificate, students must successfully complete (with a grade of “B” or better) two
graduate courses not already required for their degree. MFA students pursuing the certificate must complete two
courses from the list of MPA courses below. MPA students must complete two MFA courses: either ART 735
Arts Organization Practicum or ART 790 Internship and one other MFA course from the list below.
Table #1: PLAN OF STUDY FOR MPA STUDENTS
Courses for Completion of Certificate in Arts Administration
*Select from list of courses below.
Course
Semester
Grade
1) Art 735 Arts Organization Practicum OR
Art 790 Internship
2)
Total credits
Visual Art History and Related Issues:
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ART 535 Expanded Issues in Exhibition Spring only
(offered every spring starting 2016)
ARH 661 History of Photo II: Spring (odd years 2015,
17 19, etc.)
Practicum and Internships offered every semester
customizable to students’ interests through advising
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ART 735 Arts Organization Practicum
ART 790 Internship
Table #2: PLAN OF STUDY FOR MFA STUDENTS
Courses for Completion of Certificate in Arts Administration
*Select from list of courses below.
Semester Grade
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PAD 637 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 629 Fundraising and Development
PAD 678 Nonprofit Management
PAD 679 Grant writing/Grant Management
PAD 683 Intergovernmental Relations
PAD 681 Strategic Management
PAD 611 Processional Administration Writing
PAD 640 Financial Management
Advisor’s Signature
Credits
3
3
6
PAD 653 Ethics for Managers
PAD 682 Organizational Behavior
PAD 685 Human Resources Management
PAD 687 Statistics for Managers
PAD 688 Research and Program Evaluation
PAD 680 Public Policy
PAD 622 Legal Aspects of Public Administration
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Student’s Signature
3
6
Exhibition, Visual Display, and Museum Studies:
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ARH 565 Alt Views of Art: Spring (even years 2016, 18,
20, etc.)
ARH 563 Contemporary Image Survey: Fall (even years
2016, 18, 20, etc.)
ARH 660 or 661 History of Photo I or II: Spring (odd
years 2015, 17 19, etc.)
ARH 664 Media Culture: Fall (odd years, i.e. 2015, 17 19,
etc.)
Course
1)
2)
Total credits
Credits
3
Date