Arts Administration Minor

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The minor curriculum requires the completion of 24 credits. There are five parts of the minor: Business courses, Arts courses, an internship, a MOOC, and a capstone course. For further information, contact the Arts Administration Minor Advisor, Dr. James Haines.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the minor, students will be able to:

Identify and explain the cultural role of the fine and performing arts in society.
Articulate ways in which legal and business acumen and strategy address value to an arts/cultural institution through risk-management, business planning, and problem-solving.
Demonstrate the ability to apply business principles to arts management.

Business: 12 credits

BA 101 - Business and Society 4.00 credits.
MKT 215 - Principles of Marketing 4.00 credits.
BA 265 - Management and Organizational Behavior 4.00 credits. or
FBE 380 - Entrepreneurship 4.00 credits.

Fine and Performing Arts: Eight credits from the following:

ART 145 - CE Digital Photography 4.00 credits.
ART 157 - WCH Introduction to the History of Art II 4.00 credits.
ART 204 - CE Fundamentals of Color and Design 4.00 credits.
ART 230 - American Art 4.00 credits.
ART 340 - Modernism 4.00 credits.
DA 101 - CE Introduction to Modern Dance 2.00 credits.
DA 102 - CE Introduction to Ballet 2.00 credits.
DA 103 - CE Introduction to Jazz Dance 2.00 credits.
MU 105 - WCH Introduction to Western Music Literature 4.00 credits.
MU 125 - WCH American Popular Music from Ragtime to Rock 4.00 credits.
MU 211 - WCH Music History: 1600-1850 4.00 credits.
MU 212 - Music History: 1850 to the Present 4.00 credits.
Applied Music/Ensemble CE (Four one-credit courses maximum)
TH 165 - CE Basic Acting 4.00 credits.
TH 200 - CE Playwriting 4.00 credits.
TH 205 - CE Applied Theatre for Social Change 4.00 credits.

Internship: 2 credits

May petition faculty for a portfolio as a substitute

ART 470-474 - Internship in Art and Design Variable (2.00 to 4.00) credits.
BA 470-474 - Internship in Business Variable (0.00 to 4.00) credit(s).
MU 470-474 - Internship in Music Variable (2.00- 4.00) credits.

One MOOC Component:

(The MOOC must be approved by the advisor.) Examples include:

Intro to Music Business (Berklee)
Creativity and Entrepreneurship (Berklee)
Finance for Everyone: Tools for Smart Decision Making (Michigan)
Intellectual Property Law (Penn)

Capstone: 2 credits

FPA 490 - Arts Administration Strategy (BA 490) 2.00 credits.