2024-2025 Undergraduate University Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate University Catalog

Arts Administration, B.A.


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Arts Administration 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 among the following: Art, Arts Technology, Dance, Music, or Theatre. Performance learning opportunities exist throughout the curriculum and students have the opportunity to practice their craft in a student-run arts venture.

A degree in Arts Administration will prepare students to work in a variety of arts and arts-related fields. Potential careers include: Artistic Director, Managing Director, Founder, Executive Director, Development, Grant Writer, Producer, Marketing Director, Production Manager, Tour Manager, Company Manager, Teaching Artist, Artistic Associate, General Manager, Casting Director, Director of Education, Media Relations, Communications Manager, Director of Patron Relations, Ticket Services, Account Director.

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.

Requirements for the Arts Administration Major


In addition to the University Studies requirements for either a B.A. or B.S. degree, students will complete 36-42 semester hours in the Major Core, 12-16 semester hours in a chosen concentration.

Arts Administration Core:


Art Concentration (15 credits)


Choose 3 credits:


Choose 3 credits:


Arts Technology Concentration (16 credits)


Dance Concentration (12-14 credits)


Choose 1 class in 2 areas:

6 additional Music credits


Theatre Concentration (15 credits)


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