Arts Management
What you’ll learn
- How arts organizations are structured and managed, including planning, leadership, staffing and financial management.
- Fundraising, advocacy, marketing, arts education and community outreach.
- Arts facility operations, including topics related to museums, galleries, performing-arts booking, contracts and box-office management.
- Audience development and participation, including how marketing, public relations and advertising can help arts organizations reach people.
- How management connects with artistic production in public and private visual and performing arts organizations.
What you can do with this degree
Possible areas include development and donor relations, marketing, audience development, public relations, artistic programming, volunteer coordination, arts education and advocacy. Career paths and qualifications vary by role.
Learning beyond the classroom
Schreiner’s Fall 2026 plan includes an Exploratory Internship and a Professional Internship in Art. The catalog describes the exploratory course as a 60-hour field experience in at least two types of arts organizations, where students shadow and assist arts professionals. The professional internship involves supervised field experience; faculty can assist, but students are responsible for securing an internship. Ask an advisor about eligibility and timing.
How the program works
Students earn a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management and Administration and choose a specialization in music, theater or visual arts. Schreiner’s current sample four-year plan begins Fall 2026 and lists 120 total credit hours. The plan is intended to be used with the corresponding degree plan and course rotation, so students should confirm course requirements for their catalog year with an advisor.
