I am currently enrolled in the Master of Art Administration at the School of
the Art Institute (Chicago).  This program started about four years ago and
has gone through some revisions to include new topics of interest.  The main
advantages (I guess) is they require two internships and a thesis.  It also
covers a lot of development areas including grant writing.  If you want more
information you can e-mail the Program Chair Rachel Weiss - [log in to unmask]

>does anyone out there know anything about or have any opinions on the
>Master of Arts Administration degree...  the one i'm interested in is at
>Univ. of New Orleans... do you know of any other places this degree is
>offered.. and how reputable/valuable is it compared to museum studies.
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Cathy Melendez
Assistant Director of Financial Planning & Reporting
The Art Institute of Chicago
work (312)443-4967
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