Arts Administration Major Curriculum

The major, regardless of emphasis, requires 120 credits.  Each emphasis (art, dance, general, music, or theatre) must complete:

School of Fine and Performing Arts
General Education Requirements  |  View Requirements

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Arts Administration Core Requirements  |  View Descriptions

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AAD-100 Arts Administration Lab (7 Semesters)
 0
AAD-121 Arts Administration Intro 3
AAD-202 Arts Marketing & Communications 3
AAD-203 Arts Fundraising 3
AAD-204 Arts Outreach & Education
 3
AAD-225 Arts Practicum - Arts Patron Services 2
AAD-308 Legal Aspects of the Arts 3
AAD-309 Arts Events & Festivals Management 3
AAD-350 Arts Venue and Patron Services 3
AAD-400 Arts Politics & Policy 3
AAD-401 New York Arts Network
 3
AAD-406  Arts Management Internship (2 Semesters) 3
ACC-210 Introduction to Accounting 3
CBA-110 Introduction to Business 3

Arts Administration Electives
Choose 9 credits from the approved list to meet the requirements.

9

General Electives
Discipline-specific minor or 2nd major encouraged.

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Arts Emphases Options
Please choose from the following: 		 19
Art Emphasis Requirements 20*
AAD-205 Survey of Arts Institutions  2
ART-227 Gallery Management 3
ART-103 Fundamentals of Drawing 3
ART-493 Drawing at the Museum 3
ART-104
or
ART-106 		Survey of Art History I
 
Survey of Art History II		 3
AAD-325
 Practicum II - Service to the Field
 6
*Additional credit applies to general electives 
Dance Emphasis Requirements 19
AAD-205 Survey of Arts Institutions  2
AAD-307 Touring & Production Management 3
DAN-350 History of Ballet, Modern & Jazz 3
THE-218 Stagecraft 3
DAN-151/152 World Dance/Pilates 1
DAN-100 Ballet (level placement required) 0.5
DAN-100 Hip Hop (level placement required) 0.5
AAD-325
 Practicum II - Service to the Field (3-6) and/or a combination with dance production credits (210D) 6
General Emphasis Requirements 20*
AAD-205 Survey of Arts Institutions 2
AAD-307
or
ART-227		 Touring & Production
 
Gallery Management		 3
Choose from arts discipline - Studio/performance/production course 3
MUS-106 or 206 and/or THE-106 and/or DAN-350 and/or ART-104 or 106 6
AAD-325 Arts Practicum II - Service to the Field (3) plus a second section of practicum or combination of production credits in a discipline(s) (3) 6
*Additional credit applies to general electives
Music Emphasis Requirements 19
AAD-306 Arts & Business of Recording 3
AAD-307 Touring & Production Management 3
MUS-106 Survey of Music History II 3
or 
MUS-206 History of Pop/Rock II 3
MUS-213 Digital Composition of Pop Music I 3
MUS/CR/SM Music Ensemble
(AAD Ensemble, Choir/Chorale, Band)		 4
AAD-325
 Practicum II - Service to the Field  3
Theater Emphasis Requirements 19-20*
AAD-205 Survey of Arts Institutions  2
AAD-307 Touring & Production Management 3
THE-106 Theater History since 1700 3
THE-115 Stagecraft 3
THE-110 Acting I 3
or 
THE-217 Stage Design
(THE 115 should be taken before 217) 		 6
 
AAD-325
 Practicum II - service to the field (3-6) and/or a combination with theater production credits (THE127 or MTR-493T)
*Additional credit applies to general electives 
TOTAL CREDITS  120