AA Student Resources
Here is a list of required textbooks for courses on both the MFA and MA Tracks. Please contact the course instructor or your academic advisor (AA Director: Last Name A-K / AA Associate Director: Last Name L-Z) with additional questions.
| Number | Name | Textbook |
|---|---|---|
| AA6010 | Principles of Arts Administration | (1) Management and the Arts (6th Edition) William Byrnes |
| AA6040 | Arts Advocacy & Cultural Policy | (1) Understanding Cultural Policy: Government and the Arts and Culture in the United States (2024) Carole Rosenstein (2) The Democracy Owners' Manual: A Practical Guide to Changing the World (2002) Jim Shultz (Available through the SUU Library) |
| AA6050 | Managing the Finances of Arts Organizations |
(1) Nonprofit Financial Planning Made Easy (2008) Jody Blazek |
| AA6060 | Fund Development for Arts Administrators | (1) Fundraising Principles & Practice (3rd Edition) Adrian Sargeant & Jen Shang (2) How to Write Successful Fundraising Appeals (3rd edition) Mal Warwick |
| AA6070 | Leadership Development in the Arts | (1) Leadership (9th Edition) Peter G. Northouse (2) Understanding & Changing Your Management Style (2nd Edition) Robert C. Benfari |
| AA6080 | Visual & Performing Arts Studies | No Textbook |
| AA6090 | Accounting for Arts Administrators | (1) Budgeting and Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Using Money to Drive Mission Success (2nd Edition) Lynne A. Weikart and Greg G. Chen |
| AA6110 | Legal Issues in the Arts | Legal Issues for Arts Organizations (2024) Kristi W. Arth |
| AA6210 | Grant Writing | (1) Storytelling for Grantseekers: A Guide to Creative nonprofit Fundraising (2nd Edition) Cheryl A. Clark |
| AA6220 | Fundraising Event Planning | TBA |
| AA6800 | Board Relations & Planning | (1) The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance (2010) The Board Source, Jossey-Bass (2) Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organization (3rd Edition) Michael Allison & Jude Kaye |
| AA6810 | Marketing in the Arts I | (1) Standing Room Only: Marketing Insights for Engaging Performing Arts Audiences (2nd Edition) Joanne Scheff Bernstein |
| AA6830 | Marketing in the Arts II | (1) The Art of Digital Marketing (2016) Ian Dodson (2) The New Rules of Marketing & PR (8th Edition) David Meerman Scott |
| AA6850 | Professional Development & Projects | No Textbook |
| AA6890 | Professional Arts Internship | No Textbook |
| AA6900 | Capstone: MFA | No Textbook |
| AA6940 | Capstone: MA | No Textbook |
| AA6980 | Degree Defense | No Textbook |
- Americans for the Arts
- The Association of Arts Administration Educators
- Arts Management & Technology Laboratory - Carnegie Mellon University
- Capacity Interactive Resources
- The Compendium of Cultural Policies & Trends
- For Arts' Sake Museum Podcast (UK)
- Guidestar
- Know Your Own Bone
- Management and the Arts (Byrnes)
- NPHH Affiliated Job Hunters
- The National Endowment for the Arts
- OrchestraOperations.com
- TRG Insights
- The Wallace Foundation Knowledge Center
- Apple Support (Keynote, Numbers, Pages)
- Coursera (free courses on a variety of subjects)
- Expert Program Management (leadership, management, and personal development training videos)
- Office 365 Training Center (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Official City Sites (Demographics)
- SkillsSyncer (resumes)
- United States Census (Demographics)
- Wayback Machine (search past versions of websites)
- Word Associations Network (to improve brainstorming, writing, & strategic planning)
- YourBias.Is (bias identification website)
- YouTube - Beginner Excel Tutorial
- YouTube - Intermediate Excel Tutorial
Southern Utah University Resources
Photo: SUUAA student doing a remote Capstone Internship (2020)