Online Certificates

The Arts Extension Service offers three online Certificates in Arts Management: the Core, Professional, and Leadership Certificates. Our Arts Management Certificates are 100% online and have no residency requirement, saving you travel, time, money, and making it possible for you to take our classes anywhere that you have internet access.

• Core Certificate: Earned by successfully completing four of our online courses.
• Professional Certificate: Earned by successfully completing eight of our online courses.
• Leadership Certificate: An advanced, four-course online certificate designed for arts managers with a minimum of three years of varied experience in the arts management field.

Our online certificates have two important options that meet your unique needs:

The Credit Option is the choice for those who:

• Are planning to complete a degree and would like to earn transferrable credits.
• Need a University transcript as proof of completion.
• Get tuition reimbursement from an employer or scholarship that requires earned credits.

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The Noncredit Option is the choice for those who want to:

• Demonstrate their commitment to the field but do not need another degree
• Save money!  Noncredit students save nearly 50% of the Credit classes, yet instructors still provide personal attention.
• Focus on the learning and not on a grade. Noncredit students receive a Pass/Fail as a final grade (to pass you must finish with the equivalent of a C) and have no transcripts.

The AES Advantage: 

• Unlike some other programs, there is no additional fee to receive your certificate.
• Small class size gives you the opportunity to work closely with faculty and peers.
• Our faculty are nationally-recognized as leaders in their respective fields, each with 10+ years of experience. Many have written chapters in our textbook Fundamentals of Arts Management, 6^th edition!
• Only one textbook is required for the majority of classes – the Fundamentals of Arts Management, 6^th edition.
• As part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, you will have access to both a world-class online library and the National Arts Policy Archive and Library which hosts 50 years of documents from the NEA, AES, NASAA, and TAAC.

If pursuing the Core or Professional Certificate, once you have completed your required number of classes please request your certificate using the form below and return it to our office at aes@acad.umass.edu.

 

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