Arts Administration, Certificate
(Code 060-602)
The Certificate in Arts Administration provides students with a core body of knowledge and skills to effectively manage community or institutionally based arts organizations and provides a foundation for continued study in arts administration. Emphasis is placed on management and communication skills useful to administrators of arts enterprises. The 18-credit program includes an arts management seminar, an immersive arts leadership course, three (3) credits of internship experience, and elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Eighteen semester credits, including: | ||
| IDIS 410 | Arts Administration Seminar | 3 |
| THEA 300 | Leadership in the Arts | 3 |
OR | ||
| Three credits from one of the following internship courses: 1 | 3 | |
| Music Internship | ||
| Theatre Arts Internship | ||
| Nine credits from at least two different department areas (see stipulations below) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- 1
The internship must be in arts administration with clear learning outcomes appropriate to the discipline. It may consist of a single 3-credit internship experience or multiple experiences that add up to 3 credits. Although the course listing is a THEA or MUSI course, the internship experience itself may be from any arts discipline with department permission.
A combined total of at least 9 credits from the listings below, with the following stipulations:
1) Courses used to complete major requirements do not count toward completion of the certificate.
2) Students must take at least three (3) credits from Group A (ART, ARTH, DNCE, HIST, IDIS 303, MUSI, THEA) and at least three (3) credits from Group B (ACCT, BLAW, BSAD, BCOM, CJ, ENGL, IDIS 190, MGMT, MKTG). The remaining three (3) elective credits may come from either group.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | ||
| Art Area: | ||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts | ||
| Art History Area: | ||
| Art of the 20th Century | ||
| Global Art History to 1400 | ||
| Global Art History Since 1400 | ||
| Themes in Contemporary Art | ||
| Travel Opportunities in Art | ||
| Research in the Visual Arts | ||
| Dance Area: | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| History Area: | ||
| Museums in the United States | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies: | ||
| Understanding the Arts | ||
| Music Area: | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Global Roots of Music in the United States | ||
| History of Rock and Pop | ||
| Evolution of Jazz | ||
| Music and Gender | ||
| Global Traditions in Music | ||
| Music in the United States | ||
| Theatre Area: | ||
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Technical Theatre | ||
| Assistant Stage Manager | ||
| Introduction to Design | ||
| Stage Management | ||
| Drama in Education | ||
| Stage Manager/Assistant Director/Assistant Choreographer | ||
| Publicity/Program Design | ||
| House Manager | ||
| Touring Theatre | ||
| Theatre Arts Management | ||
| Group B | ||
| Accounting Area: | ||
| Introduction to Accounting | ||
| Business Administration Area: | ||
| Legal and Regulatory Environment | ||
| Business Law | ||
| Essentials of Accounting | ||
| Essentials of Human Resource Management | ||
| Essentials of Marketing | ||
| Essentials of Management | ||
| Essentials of Business Communication | ||
| Essentials of Information Systems | ||
| Essentials of Business Law | ||
| Essentials of Leadership | ||
| Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Workplace | ||
| Business Communication Area: | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Business Presentations | ||
| Administrative Management | ||
| Communication and Journalism Area: | ||
| Multimedia Communication | ||
| Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech | ||
| Fundamentals of Human Communication | ||
| Listening | ||
| Introduction to Organizational Communication | ||
| Introduction to Integrated Strategic Communication | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Topics in Communication and Social Advocacy | ||
| Human Resource Development | ||
| Strategic Event Planning | ||
| English Area: | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies: | ||
| Leadership for a Better World | ||
| Management Area: | ||
| Personal Leadership Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Marketing Area: | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing this program will be expected to meet the following learning outcomes:
- Understand the arts and their relevance in society today.
- Understand the managerial issues and techniques for arts organizations today.
- Demonstrate critical-thinking skills and communicate clearly when analyzing issues facing arts organizations today.