Arts Management

Effective Fall 2025, in addition to meeting General Education requirements and other degree requirements, all Arts Management majors must meet the following requirements:

Arts Management Core Requirements (32 credits)

1. AMG 1100/Introduction to Art, Society, and the Creative Industries (3 credits)
2. LBS2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (3 credits)*
3. AMG 2200/Finance for the Arts I or AMG3030/Finance for the Arts II (3 credits)  
4. AMG3015/Leadership and Management Techniques or AMG3035/Intercultural Leadership and Management (3 credits)
5. AMG 3100/Funding the Arts or AMG 4115/Arts Funding and Capital Formation (3 credits)
6. AMG 3170/Arts and Entertainment Law (4 credits) or AMG4090/Law and the Arts (3 credits)
7. AMG 3520/Principles of Arts Marketing (3 credits)
8. AMG 3995/Arts Management Internship (3 credits) 
9. SPJ 4991/Senior Project I (4 credits)
10. SPJ 4990/Senior Project II (4 credits)

In addition, students electing not to pursue the optional Music Industry or Performing Arts concentrations (see below) must meet the following requirements:

11. Elective courses in literary, performing, or visual arts history, theory, or practice (1000/2000 level, 8 credits)
12. AMG —/Arts Management electives (3000/4000 level, 6-8 credits)

Optional Concentrations in Music Industry and Performing Arts

A complete list of requirements for the optional Arts Management concentrations in Music Industry and Performing Arts are found on the following pages:

• Requirements for the Music Industry concentration in Arts Management
• Requirements for the Performing Arts concentration in Arts Management

Previous Program Requirements

Students enrolled in the Arts Management program prior to Fall 2025 are subject to the following requirements:

1. AMG 1100/Fundamentals of Arts Management (4 credits)
2. AMG 2200/Finance for the Arts (4 credits) or AMG3030/Finance for the Arts II (3 credits) or ECO 2085/Arts and Entertainment in Economics (4 credits)
3. AMG 2300/Communicating the Arts or AMG3015/Leadership and Management Techniques (3 credits)
4. Elective courses in literary, performing, or visual arts history, theory, or practice (1000 or 2000 level, 6 credits). At least 3 credits should be completed in the freshman year and before registering for AMG 1100.
5. AMG 3100/Funding the Arts (4 credits) or AMG 4115/Arts Funding and Capital Formation (3 credits)
6. AMG 3170/Arts and Entertainment Law (4 credits) or AMG4090/Law and the Arts (3 credits)
7. AMG 3520/Principles of Arts Marketing (4 credits)
8. AMG 3995/Arts Management Internship (4 credits)
9. AMG —/Arts management elective (3000/4000 level, 3-4 credits)
10. LBS2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (3 credits)*
11. SPJ 4990/Senior Project I (4 credits)
12. SPJ 4991/Senior Project II (4 credits)

Additional Notes:

1. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses required for the major, excluding the internship and senior project. Students who do not meet these standards must repeat the course(s) or complete acceptable substitutes (for example, ECO 2085 instead of AMG 2200), chosen in consultation with the program faculty.
2. AMG 1100 is a prerequisite for required upper-level arts management courses.
3. Students are strongly encouraged to take additional courses in the literary, performing, and visual arts and in arts management, beyond those required for the major.
4. *Effective Fall 2024, LBS 2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines replaced AMG 3880/Junior Seminar as a program requirement.