3+1 Arts Administration B.A. and M.B.A.

Students engaged in the 3+1 Arts Administration BA and MBA program prepares students to navigate the complex landscape within which arts organizations exist. Students will build skills in business while also engaging in art itself. Students will choose a focus area within Theatre, Art, Music, Arts Technology, or Dance. Performance learning opportunities exist throughout the curriculum and students have the opportunity to practice their craft in a student-run arts venture. The program culminates with a cohorted MBA program which allows students a competitive advantage in today’s business economy with curriculum that focuses on three main pillars of excellence: accounting & finance, marketing & strategy, and management & leadership. A student enrolled in this program will earn two degrees in four years. The BA degree is completed in a high-caliber, accelerated 3-year schedule, with the MBA completed in year 4.

Arts Administration Learning Goals

Students will:

1. Create strategy for the arts, artists, or arts organizations.
2. Achieve positive impact on the arts, artists, or arts organizations.
3. Build audiences for the arts, artists, or arts organizations.

Master’s in Business Administration Learning Goals

Students will:

1. Demonstrate mastery of foundational business disciplines in order to apply sound business theory and concepts to diverse business matters in a global environment.
2. Formulate and validate effective professional communication strategies which prioritize and integrate the best practices of central messaging, language application, and delivery in a variety of business situations.
3. Validate professional business planning and organizational skills in the principled acquisition of data and professional analyses.
4. Validate professional business planning and organizational skills by using integrative and adaptive approaches in the implementation, performance, and evaluative processes.
5. Embody the role of an ethical leader who constructs a principled and successful team environment which is conducive of and committed to the foundational interrelationships of people, profit, and planet.

Students wishing to earn a BA or BS in Arts Administration and an MBA in 4 years must meet the requirements for the Arts Administration major and complete one of the Arts Administration concentrations listed previously and also the requirements for the fast-track MBA program. The fast-track MBA application details and required courses are available in the graduate bulletin within the Tabor School of Business section. To complete both degrees within four years students must begin the Arts Administration 3 + 1 MBA track during their first year.