The Arts Management minor is a complementary addition to any arts major, but will also be of particular interest to students majoring in Business or Communication. A student who pursues this minor should have a strong interest in the arts and a familiarity with visual and performing arts, a commitment to civic engagement, a desire to work effectively as a team member and have good written and verbal communication skills. The program is designed to develop these necessary leadership qualities. Core classes give an overview of skills and knowledge. Two internship experiences are an experiential component of the core. Guided electives give students opportunities both for experiential learning and in-depth knowledge.

Students in the Arts Management Minor will develop the following required knowledge and skills:

• Students will understand the historical development of at least one arts discipline and develop critical skills necessary to appreciate, analyze and differentiate among works from different time periods.

• Students will have a core experience in the arts which will contribute to their understanding, familiarity and appreciation of the different arts disciplines.

• Students will use each of their core classes as a means to develop specific skills and concepts necessary for arts management, specifically: house management, grant writing, computer design skills, accounting procedures, public speaking, and business practices.

• Students will complete two internships which will allow them opportunities to apply knowledge learned in class to real-life situations.

• Students can use guided electives as a means to devleop broader experience with disciplines in the arts with which they may have had little or no exposure.

• Students can also use guided electives to develop deeper knowledge in areas introduced in the core requirements.

Twenty five (25) hours of coursework are required for the minor. Students who are major in one of the arts may count a course required for their major toward the core requirement. Note that arts majors may NOT fulfill either the Core Elective or Guided Electives with courses in their own major. Newly declared minors should meet with the program coordinator to develop a focused course of study, to help sequence courses and to determine which electives they would like to take for this minor. Arts majors pursuing this minor will be dually advised by their major advisor and the program coordinator. Students whose major is outside the arts will be advised by the program coordinator.

Coordinator: Professor Rebecca Bailey, Dean of the School of the Arts; Catherine Rodgers, Professor of Theatre; David Lynch, Professor of Music; and Linda FitzSimons, Professor of Art.

25 credit hours

Core Required Courses (18)
Internship (1,1)
THE 140 House Management or THE 142, Box Office (1)
DAN 455 Performing Arts Administration (grant writing) (3)
ART 200 Computer Literacy for Design (3)
ACC 230 Accounting (3)
COM 225 Public Speaking (3)
BUS 300 Principles of Management or BUS 360 Principles of Marketing (3)

Core Elective (3)
Choose one (outside major area, if an Arts Major)
MUS 214 Music Appreciation (3)
THE 114 Intro to Theatre (3)
ART 221 Art History Survey I or ART 222 Art History Survey II (3)
DAN 200 Dance and Society (3)

Guided Electives (4)
Choose more than one (outside Major area, if an Arts Major)
ART 101 Drawing I (3)
ART 105 2-D (3)
ART 130 Photo I (3)
ART 160 Ceramics I (3)
BUS 300 Principles of Management (3)
BUS 360 Principles of Marketing (3)
BUS 467 Advertising (3) (pre-requisite: BUS 360 Principles of Marketing)
CIS 156 Website Design and Management (3)
COM 310 Public Relations Communication (3)
COM 360 Writing for the Media (3)
DAN 456 Meredith Dance Theatre (may take up to 3) (3)
THE 150 Voice & Articulation (1)
Practicum (may take up to 3)
   THE 130 Performance
   THE 131 Directing
   THE 132 Assistant Directing
   THE 133 Lighting
   THE 134 Sound
   THE 135 Costuming
   THE 136 Makeup
   THE 137 Stage Management
   THE 138 Scenery
   THE 139 Design
   THE 140 House Management
   THE 141 Publicity
   THE 142 Box Office (1)
Ensemble (may take up 3)
   MUE 134 Chorus
   MUE 231 Wind Ensemble
   MUE 232 Flute Ensemble
   MUE 233 Chamber Music Ensemble
   MUE 235 Raleigh Concert Band
   MUE 237 String Ensemble
   MUE 238 Meredith Orchestra
   MUE 332 Flute Quartet
   MUE 334 Chorale
   MUE 335 Encore
   MUE 338 Raleigh Symphony Orchestra

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