Arts Administration Major Requirements

Each emphasis (art, dance, general, music, or theatre) must complete:

  • School of Fine and Performing Arts General Education Requirements, 
  • Arts Administration Core Requirements, 
  • 9 credits of Arts Administration electives, 
  • 18 credits of General Electives, and 
  • 19 credits of emphasis-specific requirements. 
  • The major, regardless of emphasis, requires 120 credits.

School of Fine and Performing Arts
General Education Requirements

33
English  (CMP-115 may be waived by SAT of 530 or testing) 9
CMP-115
Introduction to Expository Writing
 3
CMP-120

BHP-100
Expository Writing
or
Great Ideas I
 3
CMP-125

CMP-203

BHP 150		 Research Writing
or
Literature and Composition
or
Great Ideas II 		 3
Reading (2 basic education units may be required)
CRC-100

CRC-101
College Reading
or
Introduction to Academic Reading		  
Foreign Language
Two semesters of the same language are required, to be chosen from Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish		 6
Mathematics
(MTH-100S Math Skills Lab may be required)		 3-4
MTH-102

MTH-105

MTH-210
Finite Mathematics
or
Algebra and Trigonometry
or
Calculus I		  
World History 6
HIS-150 World History to 1500 3
HIS-151 World History since 1500 3
Literature
Any course from the list approved for this category by the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences		 3
Philosophy 3


AMS-227		 Any course in the Philosophy Department
or
Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  
Social Science, Communication and Professional Preparation 3
COM-104 Speech Communication  
COM-105 Mass Media Communication  
POL-100 Introduction to American Politics  
POL-102 Understanding Politics  
SOC-101 Sociological Imagination  
SOC-110 Cultural Anthropology  
Natural and Physical Science
Any course from the list approved for this category by the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences		 3

Arts Administration Core Requirements

 41
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.

18
Arts Emphasis Requirements 19
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 Survey of Art History I 3
or
ART-106 Survey of Art History II 1
AAD-325 (A) Art Production/Practicum support
(5 total AAD 325 credits required) 
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 (D) Dance Production/Practicum support
(6 total AAD 325 credits required) 		 1
General Emphasis Requirements 19

AAD-307

Touring & Production

 3
or
ART-227 Gallery Management 6
AAD-325 Production/Practicum support 
(6 total AAD 325 credits required in at least 2 disciplines) 
Choose 2 Discipline-speciific survey courses 4
or
AAD-305 Music Publishing
AAD-306 Recording Industry
Choose 2 Discipline-specific history courses 6
Music Emphasis Requirements 19
AAD-305 Music Publishing & Distribution 2
AAD-306 Arts & Business of Recording 2
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
MUS/CR/SM Music Ensemble (3 semesters)
(AAD Ensemble, Choir/Chorale, Band)		 3
AAD-325 (M) Music Production/Practicum support
(3 total AAD 325 credits required)		 1
Theater Emphasis Requirements 19
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) 		 1 
AAD-325 (T) Theater Production/Practicum support
(5 total AAD 325 credits required) 
TOTAL CREDITS  120

 

 


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