Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

Arts Administration, B.F.A.

Arts Administration Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

Arts Administration Major

Total Credit Hours:64-76

Fine Arts Foundations

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

GRDS 3270Interactive I

3

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

GRDS 3270Interactive I

3

THTR 2205Fundamentals of Technical Theatre

3

THTR 2210Fundamentals of Acting

3

THTR 3325Theatre Management

3

Applied Music Lessons (MUSC 1810-4820)

3

Ensembles (MUSC 1500-1555)

3

Applied Music Lessons, Ensembles: 3 hours minimum/1 hour each.

Students must choose one of the following courses:
ART 2301Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

ART 2302Art History: Renaissance to Present

3

Students must choose one of the following courses:
MUSC 3210Music History

3

MUSC 3220Music History

3

MUSC 3230Music History

3

Total Credit Hours:30-33

Concentration

Students must select one of the following concentrations:

Total Credit Hours:18

Art Concentration

ART 1120Drawing I

3

ART 1130Two-Dimensional Design

3

GRDS/ART
Graphic Design or Studio Art Electives

9

Students must choose one of the following courses not taken in the foundations courses:
ART 2301Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

ART 2302Art History: Renaissance to Present

3

Music Concentration

MUSC 1100Music Theory I

3

MUSC 1110Aural Skills I

1

Applied Music or Ensembles

2

Music Electives

9

Applied Music or Ensembles: 2 hours beyond those taken as required courses/1 hour each.

Students must choose one of the following courses not taken in the foundations courses:
MUSC 3210Music History

3

MUSC 3220Music History

3

MUSC 3230Music History

3

Theatre Concentration

THTR 2230Children's Theatre

3

THTR 3301Theatre History I

3

THTR 3302Theatre History II

3

THTR 3305Introduction to Scenic Design

3

THTR 3317Lighting Design

3

THTR 4410Fundamentals of Directing

3

Internship

Students must register for one course per semester for a total of three semesters. Two of the internships must be in the concentration; one must be outside the concentration.

ART 4461Arts Administration Internship in Art I

1

ART 4462Arts Administration Internship in Art II

1

MUSC 4950Arts Administration Internship in Music I

1

MUSC 4960Arts Administration Internship in Music II

1

THTR 4431Arts Administration Internship in Theatre I

1

THTR 4432Arts Administration Internship in Theatre II

1

Total Credit Hours:3

Capstone

Students must register for the capstone in the concentration.

ART 4451Arts Administration Capstone

1

MUSC 4900Music Capstone

1

THTR 4441Capstone in Arts Administration

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Business Courses

ACCT 2010Accounting I

3

ACCT 2020Accounting II

3

BUSA 1210Principles of Economics

3

BUSA 2000Business Communication

3

BUSA 3010Management

3

BUSA 3200Marketing

3

BUSA 3306Applied Ethics

3

BUSA 3400Finance for Business

3

BUSA 3700Project Management

3

 

MCOM 3700Advertising and Communications

3

OR

BUSA 4100Advertising & Promotion

3

Total Credit Hours:21-30

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 120

BUSA 1210, BUSA 2000, ART 2301, ART 2302, BUSA 3306: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, art administration majors may have up to 9 additional hours to use for electives.