Level up for a world in which creatives are in control.
In New Orleans, culture means business. But what does that mean for you?
Music, film and video, publishing, heritage and preservation, and visual, culinary, and performing arts all uniquely influence the Crescent City- but their collective strength relies on thousands of freelancers and entrepreneurs, from local and global networks alike. Tulane's Creative Industries Certificate (CIC) offers a suite of classes that leverage the insider knowledge of diverse creative practitioners and industry professionals to help students build successful creative careers that can pivot and adapt at any time to remain competitive in the ever-evolving digital space. Students pursuing a CIC will create personalized strategies for successful leadership and career development within and across the creative sectors. Understanding the organization of creative sectors and jobs is fundamental to critical competencies that translate to the festival circuit, pop-up scene, digital platforms, entertainment, and beyond.
“Every professor made an intentional effort to adjust their curriculum to the creative endeavors and interests of their unique students.”
- Linnea DeVange
Student, Artist & Entrepreneur
EXPERT FACULTY FOSTER CREATIVES' GROWTH IN:
- Leadership for diverse teams
- Branding and storytelling
- Data analytics for social media
- Crowdsourcing and creative monetization
- Legal negotiations
- Intellectual property and copyright
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Classes are designed to fit the schedules of busy people and the Certificate is able to be fully completed in one summer. Spring courses are offered in-person, and summer courses are able to be completed online. Both semesters offer mentorships, and industry networking opportunities. For returning professionals, applications accepted on a rolling basis. Full and partial scholarships available.
- For current Tulane students please visit the Schedule of Classes to register.
- New & returning professionals, apply now.
Admission
Tulane students are admitted through the School of Liberal Arts Summer Programs. Students outside of Tulane will be accepted through Newcomb-Tulane College Summer Programs.
For more information, contact:
Kendra Paige, Senior Program Coordinator kpaige@tulane.edu I 504-314-7119
Leslie Scott, Creative Industries Certificate Director lscott12@tulane.edu
Courses
- SLAM 4830/SLAM 7811: Leadership Strategies for Creative Industries
Instructor: Leah Hennessy | 1 credit hour per section, with optional 1 credit internship SLAM 4560-01 | June 03–07 (online) | M–F 6:00–9:00 pm
Gain the perspective needed to develop—and skills needed to lead—a diverse team, and examine the creative industries through the lens of social justice and racial reconciliation. - SLAM 4840/SLAM 7812: Monetization of Data
Instructor: Sharon Goldsmith | 1 credit hour per section, with optional 1 credit internship SLAM 4560-03 online | June 10–14 (online) | M–F 2:00–5:00 pm
If creatives consider their art their most important asset, data is their second. Artists can use data to find footing and a sustainable path forward as entrepreneurs. The information gathered can then be used to trim up costs, boost revenues, and reach a larger audience. By making data collection, storage, and analysis accessible, students will learn the cycle of making art to make money to make art. - SLAM 4850/SLAM 7813: Legal Strategies for Businesses and Creatives
Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Gard | 1 credit hour per section, with optional 1 credit internship SLAM 4560-04 | June 17–21 (online) | M–F 6:00–9:00 pm
Understand the legal principles needed to grow a successful business as a creative, including how to develop and negotiate contracts, and monetize (and protect!) your intellectual property. - SLAM 4810/SLAM 7810: Creative Industries in the Community
Instructor: Leslie Scott | 1 credit | May 24-25 (in-person) | 9:00-5:00pm
This intensive introduction to local creative industry leaders through guest lectures, on site visits, and local case studies, is intended to orient the certificate student to the current landscape. This 2day course offers participants a chance to connect with the full certificate cohort, and building meaningful context for New Orleans as a backdrop for this program. - SLAM 4820/SLAM 7820/COMM 4820: Business of Sports
Instructor: Peter Kunze | 3 or 4 credits with 1-credit internship SLAM 4560-05 | July 15-August 3 (online) | M-F 11:00-2:00pm
This course provides a practical and critical overview to the sports business by drawing from research in business, economics, geography, legal studies, media industry studies, and sociology. We will talk about labor, entrepreneurship, management, and marketing as well as the structure of the sports industries and their convergence with the media industries, in particular. Special attention will be paid to the business sports in a variety of intersecting contexts: locally, nationally, and globally.
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For any questions or additional information about School of Liberal Arts Summer Programs, please email kpaige@tulane.edu.