Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship

The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship empowers students to create diverse, viable, and sustainable projects and organizations that impact social and cultural issues.

Online

Location

Part-Time

Commitment

1 Year

Duration of Program

Fall, Spring

Entry Terms

No

Meets F1 Visa Requirements

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Overview

Cultural entrepreneurs combine their passion for creative and cultural products and programs with creative, out-of-the-box thinking to forge the resilience of the arts sectors and the wider communities they serve. Cultural entrepreneurs employ innovative approaches to audience engagement—like a roving theater company, pop-up museum, or smartphone app for artistic collaboration—to deliver artistic value to wide and diverse audiences and make a positive social, environmental, and economic impact. Today’s cultural entrepreneurs operate in diverse professional environments, from consulting for organizational transformation to launching a creative startup. By understanding community impacts and activating a range of cultural and creative experiences, cultural entrepreneurs play a crucial role in ensuring the vitality of artistic engagement, advancing community goals, and strengthening society.

The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship empowers students with a critical, creative perspective on arts programming and management and a myriad of creative management tools that harness new technologies for artistic engagement.

The program prepares students to become innovators in a range of artistic and cultural disciplines, from music, visual art, theater, and dance to community building and transformation. The curriculum offers students the opportunity to identify opportunities for evolution in the arts and cultural sectors and to develop critical, creative practices; leadership acumen; and skill sets in arts management, strategic planning, and performance analysis to conceive and implement creative, cultural programming for community engagement and positive impact.

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Unique Features

Students will learn directly from creative visionaries hailing from a diverse set of arts segments
The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship is suitable for a wide range of professional profiles
Program offered 100% online

Educational Objectives

The program learning objectives provide students with opportunities to:

Develop an understanding of methods and tools used to conceptualize, scope, pilot, evaluate, iterate, and launch cultural entrepreneurship projects
Align creative practice and arts enterprise strategies with opportunities, challenges and resources to achieve varied forms of impact
Apply communication, engagement and evaluation techniques to develop and sustain diverse audiences and stakeholders
Engage in critical analysis of the work of peers and industry leaders by analyzing and contextualizing the quality, viability and sustainability of culturally driven entrepreneurship

Admissions

A graduate degree or certificate from Northeastern—a top-ranked university—can accelerate your career through rigorous academic coursework and hands-on professional experience in the area of your interest. Apply now—and take your career to the next level.

Requirements

Application form
Resumé
Personal statement
One letter of recommendation
Transcripts for all institutions attended
TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo exam scores for international applicants

Are You an International Student? Find out what additional documents are required to apply.

Admissions Details Learn more about the College of Arts, Media, and Design admissions process, policies, and required materials

Admissions Dates

Application deadline for fall term: August 1
Application deadline for spring term: December 1
Please contact the program coordinator for details regarding the modified course sequence for students enrolling in the spring.

Curriculum

Industry-aligned courses for in-demand careers.

For 100+ years, we’ve designed our programs with one thing in mind—your success. Explore the current program requirements and course descriptions, all designed to meet today’s industry needs and must-have skills.

Experiential Learning

Northeastern's signature experience-powered learning model has been at the heart of the university for more than a century. It combines world-class academics with professional practice, allowing you to acquire relevant, real-world skills you can immediately put into action in your current workplace. This makes a Northeastern education a dynamic, transformative experience, giving you countless opportunities to grow as a professional and person.

Faculty

Our Faculty

Northeastern University faculty represents a broad cross-section of professional practices and fields, including finance, education, biomedical science, management, and the U.S. military. They serve as mentors and advisors and collaborate alongside you to solve the most pressing global challenges facing established and emerging markets.

Students

By enrolling in Northeastern, you’ll gain access to students at 13 campus locations, 300,000+ alumni, and 3,000 employer partners worldwide. Our global university system provides students unique opportunities to think locally and act globally while serving as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.

Below is a look at where our art and music administration alumni work, the positions they hold, and the skills they bring to their organization.

Where They Work
- Scout Studio
- The TJX Companies, Inc.
- The Boston Beer Company
- State Street
- Wayfair
What They Do
- Arts and Design
- Information Technology
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Media and Communication
What They're Skilled At
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Social Media
- Web Design
- Marketing
- Typography