Many things have been up lately. As you may have gleaned, I am starting my Master of Business Administration studies in a little over a week. It is a two year program, with six-week-long courses taken one at a time. I’m excited about this for several reasons. First of all, being in the business world now, it would be nice to understand some of the fundamentals better. Second of all, I would like to some day run an arts organization of some sort. Why not just get an arts administration masters degree? Well, there are a few reasons. First of all, they are not offered online. The degree at the University of Phoenix will allow me to work full time and attend school full time, on my own schedule. Additionally, a general MBA will not tie me down to arts in case I change my mind in the future.
So this is one aspect of my life that will be a major change.
that’s actually slightly untrue. there is a distance learning ma – at goucher college – http://www.goucher.edu/maaa/
my friend beth went thru the program a few years ago. but that’s great! good luck with it.
That’s a good point. There probably are several Master of Arts in Arts Administration degrees that I could complete online, but my company wouldn’t pay for it. They for (well, 90% of) any undergraduate degree, but only graduate degrees that relate to the person’s job.
Good luck with the study. An MBA isn’t a bad thing to have, and will probably be even better in two years time when (hopefully) the economy has recovered.
Get your MBA, make some money, then go back to school and get your MAA. Credentials, no matter how many, are always a good thing.
Wow, you’re going out for the MBA! I didn’t think you were that tall, based on the pictures.
Seriously though, good luck!
No…Spike’s going for the *W*NBA. 🙂