Arts Administration A.B.
Major Check Sheet
The degree is comprised of three major components: 1) specific courses in Arts Administration, 2) managerial courses taken from the Love School of Business and the Department of English, and 3) a disciplinary specific concentration taken from Art and Art History, Music or Performing Arts. The program could be completed with a minimum of 56 sh (e.g., the Arts Administration component, the 16 sh Management component, and a 20 sh minor in an art form) or a maximum of 66-70 sh (e.g., the Arts Administration component, the 20-24 sh Management minor, and a 26 sh minor in Music Technology), depending on what students select for the different components.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Arts Administration requires the following courses:
Arts Administration core:
| AAD 101 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ADMINISTRATION | 4 sh |
| AAD 220 | APPROACHES TO ART ADMINISTRATION | 4 sh |
| AAD 320 | LEGAL ASPECTS OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT | 4 sh |
| AAD 481 | ARTS ADMINISTRATION INTERNSHIP | 1-4 sh |
| AAD 495 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 sh |
AAD 481 2 sh internally on campus and 2 sh externally for another organization
Total Credit Hours: 20
Management Component 16 sh
Required Courses
| ACC 201 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 sh |
| BUS 303 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING | 4 sh |
| BUS 304 | INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING | 4 sh |
| ENG 215 | INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
OR a student can choose to minor in Business Administration, which requires the following courses: 20 sh
| ACC 201 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 sh |
| FIN 303 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 4 sh |
| ECO 111 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| BUS 303 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING | 4 sh |
| BUS 304 | INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING | 4 sh |
Total Credit Hours: 16-20
Disciplinary concentration
Students are required to complete a concentration in an arts discipline. Completing the requirements of any majors or minors offered in the departments of Art & Art History, Music or Performing Arts would fulfill the concentration requirement. (Semester hours range from 20-26 for the minors included.)
Total Credit Hours: 56-70