Arts Administration (BA)

No longer accepting students into this program.

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 Business, Public Relations and Marketing or Digital Communications.

Arts Administration Core Courses (required for all majors):

AADM 143Boston Arts in Action

4

AADM 390Seminar: Arts in the Community

8

Arts Administration Electives (Not Required)

Students have the option to take these courses, if they are offered and fit into the student's academic plan. Please consult with advisors. Can be substituted for a professional track elective with the approval of the Director of the Arts Administration Program.
AADM 234Museum Studies

4

AADM 236MNew York City Arts Administration Institute

4

AADM 253Introduction to Performing Arts Management

4

Visual Arts Track

Three art history courses
ART 141Introduction to Art History: Egypt to the Renaissance

4

ART 142Introduction to Art History: Baroque to the 20th Century

4

One elective in art history
One studio art elective (cannot be counted twice toward the major)
One elective in arts administration, art history or studio art (cannot be counted twice toward the major)

Music Track

Electives in music history or theory (choose 5):
MUS 110Language of Music

4

MUS 111How Music Works

4

MUS 120Introduction to Music: The Middle Ages to Early Romanticism

4

MUS 121Making Music Modern

4

MUS 125The Symphony

4

MUS 130MMusic in Austria - Stc

4

MUS 141Mozart: The Man & His Music

4

MUS 165Music in Film

4

MUS 222Music in America

4

MUS 232Bach to Beethoven 18th Century

4

MUS 234Music of Romantic Tradition

4

MUS 239Music That Changed the World

4

MUS 247Creator, Patron Muse: Roles of Women in Music

4

Business Track

Core

BUS 100Introduction to Business and Management

4

ACCT 110Financial Accounting

4

BUS 250Principles of Marketing

4

Electives (choose 2)

BUS 213Nonprofit Management

4

BUS 221Project Management

4

BUS 224Social Action Leaders

4

BUS 234Organizational Communication & Behavior

4

BUS 250Principles of Marketing

4

BUS 291Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations

4

COMM 281Content Creation and Strategy

4

COMM 328Special Topics in Communications

4

Public Relations and Marketing Track

Core

BUS 250Principles of Marketing

4

COMM 186Introduction to Public Relations and Integrated Marketing Communications

4

COMM 281Content Creation and Strategy

4

Electives (choose 2)

ACCT 110Financial Accounting

4

BUS 230Why We Buy

4

BUS 231Brand Management

4

BUS 234Organizational Communication & Behavior

4

BUS 291Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations

4

BUS 335Marketing Research

4

COMM 265Editing Copy and Proof

4

COMM 286Intro to Advertising Practice and Branding

4

COMM 323Digital Cultures

4

Digital Communications Track

Core

CS 112Introduction to Computer Science

4

COMM 121Visual Communication

4

Electives (choose 3)

AADM 234Museum Studies

4

ART 139Color Photography CSI

4

ART 232Advanced Digital Workshop

4

COMM 210Introduction to Graphic Design

4

COMM 328Special Topics in Communications

4

CS 214Data Interoperability

4

CS 221Database Management Systems

4

LIS 432Concepts in Cultural Heritage Informatics

3

LIS 446Art Documentation

3

LIS 432 and LIS 446: with consent of the instructor.