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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Arts Entrepreneurship [Graduate Certificate]


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Students having completed the Graduate Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship will have the knowledge and skills to both create and manage their own creative practice or business. These graduates will be able to recognize the different business models, choose the appropriate model for their creative practice, promote and fund their business, and develop these projects in a strategic and intentional way. This is an interdisciplinary program shared by the School of Communication, Media and Theatre in the College of Arts & Sciences and Management Department in the College of Business.

Program Admission


Graduate School Application

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For additional information regarding the application process, please see Graduate Admissions or International Admissions.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Graduate School Requirements

A four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution. In addition, a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program, is required for full admission. Applicants who do not meet minimum admission requirements may be considered for conditional admission. See International Admissions for international applicant requirements.

Applicants must also meet the following program requirements:

  • Fully admitted to an Eastern Michigan University Master’s, Specialist of Arts, or Doctoral program.

School Information


Communication, Media & Theatre Arts | Dennis O’Grady, Ph.D., Director | 121 Judy Sturgis Hill, 734.487.6956, dpatrick1@emich.edu

Advisor Information


Susan Badger Booth, MFA, Professor & Program Director, 306 King Hall, 734.487.1883, sbooth1@emich.edu

Degree Requirements: 15-18 hours


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