- Introduction to Financial Management for the Arts

Catalog description

Exploration of financial management as a key ingredient to fulfilling the mission of any arts manager and arts organization. Students will learn how to read the story of an organization, program, or campaign embedded in financial reports.  Using case studies and real world challenges, students will examine how financial strategy, budgeting, and reporting can enhance an organization's capacity, clarity, and long-­term health. By the end of the course, students will understand many of the intricacies of financial management as well as how financial management affects all other aspects of arts management.