CW Post Campus of Long Island University
BFA Arts Management Program
780 Northern Blvd.
Department of Theatre, Film, Dance and Arts Management
Old Brookville, NY 11548
United States
Main Phone: (516)299-2104
Main E-Mail: robert.wildman@liu.edu
Degree/Credential: Undergraduate (BFA in Arts Management)
Web Site: http://www.liu.edu/svpa/arm/
Program Director: RWildman [link available to AAAE members only]
Program Goals and Objectives
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Arts Management provides competency in the fine arts with a solid foundation in business. The program develops skills in critical thinking, leadership, management, planning and finance; adding specialization courses to apply these aptitudes to arts institutions. A concentration is established in one area of the arts (Visual Art, Film, Music, Theatre or Dance.) Each area of arts concentration includes history and theory classes as well as applied work. The additional Arts Management coursework includes arts-specific classes in accounting, economics, management, marketing, law, and public relations, communications, public speaking and computer graphics.
Administration of the Program
The Arts Management program is housed within the Department of Theatre, Film, Dance, and Arts Management within the School of Visual and Performing Arts. It is run by the Program Director and overseen by the Chair of the Department of Theatre, Film, Dance and Arts Management.
Curriculum
- All Arts Management students are required to take: Introduction to Arts Management; Arts Management Practices; Development in the Arts; Accounting in the Arts; Marketing in the Arts; Arts and Entertainment PR; Public Speaking; Principles of Management; Organizational Behavior; Introduction to Computer Graphics; the Arts Management Practicum; and a 3 credit internship with an off-campus arts organization.
- One of: Music Management; Theatre and Dance Management; or Anatomy of a Museum
- One of: Legal Aspects of the Arts and Entertainment or Legal Aspects of Museum Management
- One of: Writing for Communication Arts; Writing for PR; or Business Communications
- One of: Computer Layout or Using Computers in PR
- Plus four arts electives, two of which must be in arts history classes in an art form other than the student's art form concentration
In addition, all arts management students pick an area of arts concentration (Theatre, Music, Film, Dance, or Visual Arts) and take 30 credits in that art form.
Admissions
Arts Management students must meet the admissions requirements of the CW Post Campus of LIU as well as completing an interview with the Program Director. Students are accepted in Fall and Spring semesters.