Arts Management Minor

This minor is administered by the area of Arts Management in the School of Performing Arts .

If you are interested in declaring an arts management minor, you must meet with a department representative. Contact the Theatre or Dance office to make an appointment.

Within this interdisciplinary minor, you will explore the interrelationships of formal and informal structures needed for financing, producing, promoting, and marketing of the arts, and, indeed the operation of any nonprofit organization. Even if you intend to become a practicing artist, this course of study will expose you to skills you will need to make a successful career.

Complete 20 credits.

Arts Management, 8 credits

ARTM 195 - Fundamentals of Arts Management Credits: 3
ARTM 280 - Internship in Arts Management I Credits: 2

Choose 3 credits from:

ARTM 330 - Fundraising and Institutional Advancement Credits: 3
ARTM 360 - The Community and the Arts Credits: 3
ARTM 400 - Artistic Planning, Presentation, and Promotion Credits: 3

Accounting, 3 credits

ACCT 210 - Introductory Financial Accounting Credits: 3

Communication, 6 credits

COMM 130 - Introduction to Public Relations Credits: 3

Choose 3 credits from:

COMM 212 - Writing for Professional Communication Credits: 3
MSTU 107 - Foundation of Media Writing Credits: 3

Electives, 3 credits

Choose 3 credits from:

COMM 336 - Communication and Promotional Strategies Credits: 3
MSTU 253 - Video Production I Credits: 3
MSTU 322 - Introduction to Digital Photography Credits: 3
MUS 418 - Music Entrepreneurship Credits: 2
THEA 346 - Stage Management Credits: 3

Arts Management courses (ARTM)

ARTM 300 - Topics in Arts Management Credits: 3 * (with permission; some topics may not qualify)

The following 3 Arts Management courses may be used as electives

(if not taken in fulfillment of the requirements above)

ARTM 330 - Fundraising and Institutional Advancement Credits: 3
ARTM 360 - The Community and the Arts Credits: 3
ARTM 400 - Artistic Planning, Presentation, and Promotion Credits: 3

Other appropriate courses from the University Catalog, such as:

BUS 221 - The Entrepreneurial Path Credits: 3
BUS 320 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
BUS 330 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
BUS 340 - Business Law and Ethics Credits: 3
CIS 373 - Productivity Software Credits: 1-3 (Excel or Publisher subtitle. Courses may be taken for 1-3 credits; no more than 3 credits combined count toward minor)
ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing Credits: 3

Note

Appropriate courses from College of Fine Arts and Communication disciplines may be approved from the following disciplines by the program coordinator:

Art (ART), Dance (DNCE), Graphic Design (GD), Interior Architecture (IA), Media Studies (MSTU), Music (MUS), Professional Communication (COMM), Theatre (THEA)

Notes

Other courses may qualify as electives with permission of Arts Management program coordinator.