Fine Arts Minors

Minors in Arts Leadership and Business

Undergraduate Minor

The College of Fine Arts offers a minor in Arts Leadership and Business which provides students with an educational foundation to explore current and emerging professional practices. The minor provides a foundation to understanding the economic contributions the arts and artists make to local and state economies. Faculty and instructors have extensive professional experience in their fields, offering students exposure to their arts organizations and businesses, as well as professional networks and resources. The minor has the dual purpose of providing students with practical business and leadership skills in preparation for entry-level positions in the creative economy or further study in any number of nationally known graduate programs in arts administration.

The core for the Arts Leadership and Business minor is 15 credit hours. Each of the five core courses uses a problem-based and/or case study approach to gain real-world exposure to current arts management structures. Electives are offered through topics, problems, and investigation courses that rotate offerings that explore entrepreneurship and arts administration issues. In addition, the minor requires a rigorous internship with an arts business or organization to gain work training under the mentorship of a professional arts leader. Through course work and internship opportunities, students are better prepared to make informed decisions about career choices in the complex environment of the creative economy.

Requirements

Credit
Hours
Core Requirements
ALBS 2110 The Business of Being an Artist 3
ALBS *325 Financial Management in the Arts 3
ALBS *365 Social Media for Arts Marketing 3
ALBS *451 Non-Profit Arts Administration 3
Subtotal 12
Internship Capstone
ALBS *495 Arts Leadership and Business Internship 3
Subtotal 3
Electives (select from):
ALBS 2120 Making The Promotional Video 3
ALBS *370 Problems: Arts Leadership and Business 3
ALBS 375 Producing for Film and Digital Media 3
ALBS *410 Arts Entrepreneurship 3
ALBS *450 Business Planning for the Arts 3
ALBS *470 Advanced Topics in Arts Leadership and Business 3
Subtotal 3
Total 18


Graduate Minor

The graduate minor in Arts Leadership and Business provides an educational foundation to explore current and emerging professional practices in a variety of arts management fields. The minor fosters an understanding of the economic contributions individual artists and arts organizations make to local and state economies. Whether students wish to work for arts organizations, start-up their own businesses, or become entrepreneurs, the Arts Leadership and Business curriculum is designed to accommodate students with diverse career interests. Faculty and instructors have extensive professional experience in their fields, offering students exposure to their arts organizations or businesses as well as professional networks and resources.

The graduate minor in Arts Leadership and Business is 15 credit hours made up of one Marketing course, one Career Track course, 6 credit hours of electives, and one Internship course. All Arts Leadership and Business courses use a problem-based and/or case study approach to gain real-world exposure to current arts management issues. Arts Leadership and Business electives are offered through problems and investigation courses that rotate offerings exploring arts management structures, functions, and practices of non-profit and for-profit entities.

Requirements

Credit
Hours
Core Requirements
ALBS *325 Financial Management in the Arts 3
ALBS *451 Non-Profit Arts Administration 3
Subtotal 6
Internship Capstone
ALBS *495 Arts Leadership and Business Internship 3
Subtotal 3
Electives (select from):
ALBS *365 Social Media for Arts Marketing 3
ALBS *370 Problems: Arts Leadership and Business 3
ALBS *410 Arts Entrepreneurship 3
ALBS *450 Business Planning for the Arts 3
ALBS *470 Advanced Topics in Arts Leadership and Business 3
Subtotal 6
Total 15

Minor in Fine Arts

The College of Fine Arts offers an interdisciplinary minor in Fine Arts, the requirements of which are as follows:

  • Six credit hours: FA 284; FA 329 or (ARTH, DANC, MUS, THEA 487 or FDMA *487).
  • Twelve credit hours: electives from FA 329, 384, 394; (ARTH, DANC, MUS, THEA 487 or FDMA *487); PHIL *467.

Total: 18 credit hours


Courses

ALBS 2110. The Business of Being an Artist. (3)



ALBS 2120. Making The Promotional Video. (3)



ALBS *325. Financial Management in the Arts. (3)



ALBS *365 [ALB *365]. Social Media for Arts Marketing. (3)



ALBS *370 [ALB *370]. Problems in Arts Leadership and Business. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



ALBS 375 [ALB 375]. Producing for Film and Digital Media. (3)



ALBS *410 [ALB *410]. Arts Entrepreneurship. (3)



ALBS *450 [ALB *450]. Business Planning for the Arts. (3)



ALBS *451 [ALB *451]. Non-Profit Arts Administration. (3)



ALBS *470 [ALB *470]. Advanced Topics in Arts Leadership and Business. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



ALBS *495 [ALB *495]. Arts Leadership and Business Internship. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



FA 105. Fine Arts Co-op Work Phase. (0)



FA 229. Topics. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



FA 329. Historical Interdisciplinary Topics. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



FA 384. Interdisciplinary Topics. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



FA 387. Seminar in Interdisciplinary Arts. (3)



FA 394. Problems in Interdisciplinary Studies. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



FA *395. Topics in Arts and Community. (3)



FA *401. Healing Arts I: Whole Person Care. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



FA *402. Healing Arts II: Intersecting Creativity, Communication, and Collaborations. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



FA *403. Healing Arts III: Body As Living Story. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



FA *475. The Professional Print Workshop. (2)



FA *476. The Professional Printer. (4)



FA *486. Healing Arts IV: Arts-Based Community Engaged Projects. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



FA *487. Healing Arts V: Independent Study. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



FA 496. Interdisciplinary Arts Capstone Project. (3)



FA *497. Healing Arts VI: Practicum. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



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