Arts Management, BA

Arts Management is an interdisciplinary major that will equip students with the knowledge, skills, experience, and confidence to become leaders in the fields of arts management, entertainment, and other creative industries. Students will gain broad instruction in business models, managerial roles, and best practices that apply to a range of arts enterprise in the not for profit and commercial sectors. In addition to this core, students will choose a track that will focus on a particular area of the arts offered at Wesleyan College. This major exemplifies the core of the Wesleyan College mission of mentoring students to become leaders in their field after graduation.

This major will prepare students for a wide range of graduate programs and careers in arts and cultural institutions. This major is designed to be either a stand-alone major, or to be a double major with the related majors reflecting the trends to incorporate arts management into art practice. One of the main advantages of this major is that it gives both an understanding of business and a trained creative sense. This leads to a very versatile student ready for today’s job market.

The Student Learning Outcomes for the major in Arts Management are:

1. Students will demonstrate a foundational understanding of history, theory, principles and practices of management of arts and culture organizations.
2. Students will create and/or assess a plan for an arts organization which will demonstrate skills and abilities as a future arts manager.
3. Students will communicate clearly and compellingly in both speaking and writing about the value of the arts in society.