Arts Administration (BA)
The Arts Administration Program integrates art history, studio art and music with Simmons’ pre-professional programs in business, communications and information science to prepare students for leadership in today’s changing creative economy. Internships and other practical experiences in the field are made possible through an array of institutional partnerships in Boston and beyond. With this combination of discipline-specific knowledge, practical skill and professional experience, graduates pursue arts-related careers in fields like development, education, marketing and digital communications within nonprofit cultural institutions, performance organizations, museums, art galleries and auction houses.
Program Requirements:
Students are required to take 52 semester hours, including 32 in the Department of Art and Music and 20 in one of the three professional tracks listed below.
Arts administration students can customize their major in two ways; they may choose between the Visual Arts and Music tracks, and they may choose a pre-professional track in Management, Public Relations and Marketing or Digital Communications.
Arts Administration Core Courses (required for all majors):
Visual Arts Track:
Two out of the four studio courses listed below (students cannot choose both ART/COMM 138 and ART/COMM 139):
Three art history courses:
| ART 141 | Introduction to Art History: Egypt toýThe Renaissance | 4 |
| ART 142 | Introduction to Art History: Baroque to the 20th Century | 4 |
| | One elective in art history | |
Music Track:
| MUS 120 | Introduction to Music: The Middle Ages to Early Romanticism | 4 |
| MUS 121 | Making Music Modern | 4 |
| | Three electives in music history, theory, or performance | |
Management Track:
Core:
Electives (choose 2):
Public Relations and Marketing Track:
Core:
| MGMT 250 | Marketing | 4 |
| COMM 186 | Introduction to Public Relations and Marketing Communications | 4 |
| COMM 281 | Writing for Public Relations and Integrated Marketing Communications | 4 |
Electives (choose 2):
Digital Communications Track:
Core:
| CS 112 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 |
| COMM 210 | Introduction to Graphic Design: Principles and Practice | 4 |
| COMM 244 | Web I: Design for the World Wide Web | 4 |
Electives (choose 2):
| ART 139 | Color Photography CSI | 4 |
| ART 232 | Advanced Digital Workshop | 4 |
| COMM 333 | Web II | 4 |
| COMM 323 | Digital Cultures: Communication and Social Media | 4 |
| CS 113 | Gui and Event-Driven Programming | 4 |
| CS 333 | Database Management Systems | 4 |
| LIS 432 | Concepts in Cultural Heritage_Informatics | 3 |
| LIS 446 | Art Documentation | 3 |
| LIS 435 | Music Librarianship | 3 |