Program: Arts Administration Concentration, B.I.S. - Georgia State University

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

This Arts Administration concentration is designed to provide students with a broad-based knowledge of business and the arts and will position graduates for managerial positions in galleries, theaters, and other arts organizations, especially in the nonprofit sector. The program should allow the student with an interest in the arts to develop widely marketable skills. Students take courses in nonprofit management, business communication, and marketing with electives in business administration, creative media industries study, entrepreneurship, marketing, and/or nonprofit management.

Degree Requirements

Please refer to the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies of this catalog for academic regulations for this program.

In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill the College of the Arts Degree Requirements (see College Degree Requirements ) and the University Degree Requirements (see section 1400).

In order to graduate, students must have taken the CTW course required for this concentration

Field of Study Requirements - (IDS) Arts Administration Concentration (18 Hours)

Foundation courses to the major (Interdisciplinary Studies) and concentration (Arts Administration).

Required Courses

9 Hours

World languages at the 1002 or higher level 3 Hours
CIS 2010 - Introduction to Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours

Field of Study Electives

9 Hours

Select elective courses to complete 18 hours of Field of Study Electives:

Art History Administration

Recommended for students studying Art History Administration:

Select Two (6 Hours)

AH 1700 - Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
AH 1750 - Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present 3 Credit Hours
AH 1850 - Art of the Global South 3 Credit Hours

Select One (3 Hours)

ART 1010 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hours
ART 1020 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 Credit Hours

Studio Administration

Recommended for students studying Studio Administration:

ART 1010 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hours
ART 1020 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 Credit Hours

Select One (3 Hours)

ART 1030 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credit Hours
ART 1050 - Introductory Studio 3 Credit Hours

Theatre Administration

Recommended for students studying Theatre Administration:

THEA 2100 - Play Analysis for Production 3 Credit Hours
THEA 2210 - Beginning Acting 3 Credit Hours

Select One (3 Hours)

THEA 2010 - Stagecraft 3 Credit Hours
THEA 1607 - Stagecraft Skills 3 Credit Hours (Currently only offered at Perimeter College)

Music Administration

Recommended for students studying Music Administration:

Music Theory (9 Hours)

Course options are dependent upon the results of the Theory Placement Exam:

If Placed in MUS 1430 Fundamentals of Music

MUS 1430 - Fundamentals of Music Theory 3 Credit Hours
MUS 1440 - Theory I 3 Credit Hours
MUS 1450 - Theory II 3 Credit Hours

If Placed in MUS 1440 Theory I

MUS 1440 - Theory I 3 Credit Hours
MUS 1450 - Theory II 3 Credit Hours
MUS 2440 - Theory III 3 Credit Hours

Major Requirements - (IDS) Arts Administration Concentration (24 Hours)

Major and concentration specific courses.

Required Courses

18 Hours

Select One (3 Hours)

ENGL 3130 - Business Writing 3 Credit Hours (suggested)
BCOM 3950 - Business Communication and Professional Development 3 Credit Hours (Course requires override from the Robinson College of Business (RCB) for RCB Field of Study requirements only. Students are still expected to have all course prerequisites.)

Marketing (3 Hours)

ARTA 4000 - Marketing for the Arts 3 Credit Hours

Business Electives

6 Hours

Select business electives to complete 6 credit hours.

Please note: some business courses require an override from the Robinson College of Business (RCB) https://robinson.gsu.edu/undergraduate/ for the RCB the Field of Study requirements. These prerequisites are for Robinson College of Business majors only. Students are still expected to have all course prerequisites.

BUSA 3090 - Survey of Business Principles for Non-Business Students 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 3400 - WomenLead in Business 3 Credit Hours
CMIS 4000 - New Ventures in Creative Media 3 Credit Hours
CMIS 4005 - Media Entrepreneurship Proseminar 1 to 2 Credit Hours
CMIS 4030 - Managing the Creative Enterprise 3 Credit Hours
CMIS 4010 - Media Business Development 3 Credit Hours
ENI 3101 - Entrepreneurial Thinking 3 Credit Hours
ENI 4020 - Business Law for Entrepreneurs 3 Credit Hours
MK 3010 - Marketing Management 3 Credit Hours
MK 4300 - Advertising 3 Credit Hours
MK 4305 - Social Media Marketing 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4211 - Human Resource Management Systems in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4411 - Introduction to the Law for Public and Nonprofit Managers 3 Credit Hours

Allied Field (36 Hours)

Students select one of the following Thematic Concentrations:

Art History Administration
Music Administration
Studio Administration
Theatre Administration

Art History Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (9 Hours)

AH 3000 - Art Historical Methods and Research-CTW 3 Credit Hours
AH 4930 - Art History Internship 3 Credit Hours
ART 4000 - Practical Skills in Arts Administration 3 Credit Hours

Lower-Level Art History Courses (3 Hours)

Select one of the following art history courses not previously taken:

AH 1700 - Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
AH 1750 - Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present 3 Credit Hours
AH 1850 - Art of the Global South 3 Credit Hours

Select One Course from Each of the Following Categories (12 Hours)

Distribution Requirement: Select at least one course from each of the following categories for a total of 12 credit hours:

Ancient and Medieval

AH 4025 - Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt & the Near East 3 Credit Hours
AH 4120 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome 3 Credit Hours
AH 4200 - Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
AH 4630 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas 3 Credit Hours

Early Modern

AH 4310 - Art of Northern Europe in the Renaissance Era 3 Credit Hours
AH 4320 - Italian Renaissance Art: The Age of Humanism 3 Credit Hours
AH 4400 - Baroque Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4450 - Eighteenth-Century European Art 3 Credit Hours

Modern and Contemporary

AH 4500 - Nineteenth-Century European Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4600 - Modern Architecture 3 Credit Hours
AH 4610 - Twentieth-Century European and American Modernism 3 Credit Hours
AH 4700 - Contemporary Art: Theory and Criticism 3 Credit Hours

Also Counting for This Area with Permission of Advisor

AH 4030 - Contemporary African Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4620 - African-American Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4650 - Art of the United States 3 Credit Hours
AH 4720 - Feminist Issues in Contemporary Art 3 Credit Hours

Global South

AH 4000 - African Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4010 - African Painting, Sculpture and Textiles 3 Credit Hours
AH 4020 - African Female Artists and Art Forms 3 Credit Hours
AH 4030 - Contemporary African Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4620 - African-American Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4685 - Memory and Identity in Latin American Art 3 Credit Hours

Also Counting for This Area with Permission of Advisor

AH 4630 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas 3 Credit Hours

Other Art History Courses

Other Art History courses that may be chosen to satisfy the distribution requirement in consultation with a departmental adviser are:

AH 4660 - Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Art in Latin America 3 Credit Hours
AH 4690 - Asian Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4750 - Women Artists (Same as WGSS 4740) 3 Credit Hours
AH 4800 - Art History Topics 3 Credit Hours (May be taken more than once)
AH 4900 - Special Studies Seminar 3 Credit Hours (May be taken more than once)
AH 4980 - Special Problems 1 Credit Hours (May be taken more than once)

Cross-disciplinary Art History Seminars

No more than two cross-disciplinary seminars may count towards degree requirements.

PHOT 3910 - History of Photography Seminar 3 Credit Hours
TEXT 3910 - Contemporary Textile History 3 Credit Hours
GRD 3910 - History of Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours

Select Two Additional Art History Courses from the Courses Listed Above (6 Hours)

Electives (6 Hours)

(2000-level World Language courses(s) recommended)

Music Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (7 Hours)

MUS 30XX - Appropriate large ensemble 4 Hours (4 semesters) Ensembles: please note that students are assigned to appropriate ensembles by pool auditions at the beginning of every fall and spring semester.
MTM 3010 - Introduction to the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

Critical Thinking Through Writing.

Select one:

MTM 3440 - Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4810 - Music History from the Classical Period to the Present-CTW 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4820 - World Music-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Music History & Literature (15 Hours)

Select five courses not taken to fulfill CTW requirement:

MUA 3810 - History of African-American Music 3 Credit Hours
MUA 3950 - Poplular and Folk Music of the World Music 3 Credit Hours
MUA 3970 - Rhythm ‘N’ Blues, Rock and Rap 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4660 - Dramatic Music 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4800 - Music History from Antiquity through the Baroque Period 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4810 - Music History from the Classical Period to the Present-CTW 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4820 - World Music-CTW 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4940 - Orchestral Literature 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4941 - Orchestral Literature II 3 Credit Hours

Music Electives (8 Hours)

Additional performance courses such as large ensembles and APXX courses may be used to fulfill hours in this section ; APXX courses availability is subject to approval of the instructor, Undergraduate Director, and available space in studios.

Other MUA, MUS, or MTM course options may be used in this section by approval of the Undergraduate Director. Take any combination of courses not previously taken:

MUA 1800 - Introduction to Guitar: Technique, Methods, and Styles 2 Credit Hours
MUS 1710 - Group Instruction in Piano I 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1720 - Group Instruction in Piano II 1 Credit Hours
MUS 1730 - Group Instruction in Voice 2 Credit Hours
MUS 2450 - Theory IV 3 Credit Hours
MUS 3010 - Creative Music Ensemble 2 Credit Hours
MUS 4110 - Instrumentation and Orchestration 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4450 - Advanced Tonal Analysis 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4460 - Analysis of Post-Tonal Music 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4610 - Piano Literature 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4620 - Vocal Literature 3 Credit Hours
MUS 4730 - Computer Applications in Music 2 Credit Hours
MTM 3020 - Promotion of Recorded Music 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3030 - Music Marketing and Global Distribution 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3050 - Legal Aspects of the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3060 - Touring and Concert Management 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3300 - Copyright and Music Publishing 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3450 - Artist Representation 3 Credit Hours

Electives (3 Hours)

Studio Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (9 Hours)

ART 3910 - Critical Issues in Contemporary Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 2000 - Survey of Art Since 1900 3 Credit Hours
ART 4000 - Practical Skills in Arts Administration 3 Credit Hours

Lower- Level Art History Course (3 Hours)

Select one of the following Art History courses not previously taken:

AH 1700 - Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
AH 1750 - Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present 3 Credit Hours
AH 1850 - Art of the Global South 3 Credit Hours

One Art History 4000-Level (3 Hours)

Complete Four Courses at the 3000 Level from Four Different Studio Disciplines (12 Hours)

Studio Concentration (6-8 Hours)

Select two courses at the 3000/4000 level from one discipline of previous study.

Electives (1-3 Hours)

Theatre Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (7-12 Hours)

THEA 4070 - Theatre History-CTW 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4950 - Production Seminar 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4980 - Internship 1 Credit Hours

Select One (3 Hours)

Any Art History course at the 4000 level 3 Hours
THEA 4760 - Performance Theory and Practice 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4090 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours

Select Nine Hours from the Following (9 Hours)

THEA 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours
THEA 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4130 - Stage Management 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4850 - Directing 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4950 - Production Seminar 3 Credit Hours (maybe taken multiple times)
THEA 4980 - Internship 1 Credit Hours (with permission of faculty advisor)

Additional Business Electives (6 Hours)

Select additional Business Electives from the approved list in the Major area.

Arts Administration Concentration, B.I.S.

Degree Requirements

Field of Study Requirements - (IDS) Arts Administration Concentration (18 Hours)

Required Courses

Field of Study Electives

Art History Administration

Select Two (6 Hours)

Select One (3 Hours)

Studio Administration

Select One (3 Hours)

Theatre Administration

Select One (3 Hours)

Music Administration

Music Theory (9 Hours)

If Placed in MUS 1430 Fundamentals of Music

If Placed in MUS 1440 Theory I

Major Requirements - (IDS) Arts Administration Concentration (24 Hours)

Required Courses

Nonprofit Management (9 Hours)

Select One (3 Hours)

Business Communication (6 Hours)

Select One (3 Hours)

Marketing (3 Hours)

Business Electives

Allied Field (36 Hours)

Art History Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (9 Hours)

Lower-Level Art History Courses (3 Hours)

Select One Course from Each of the Following Categories (12 Hours)

Ancient and Medieval

Early Modern

Modern and Contemporary

Also Counting for This Area with Permission of Advisor

Global South

Also Counting for This Area with Permission of Advisor

Other Art History Courses

Cross-disciplinary Art History Seminars

Select Two Additional Art History Courses from the Courses Listed Above (6 Hours)

Electives (6 Hours)

Music Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (7 Hours)

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

Music History & Literature (15 Hours)

Music Electives (8 Hours)

Electives (3 Hours)

Studio Administration (36 Hours)

Required Courses (9 Hours)

Lower- Level Art History Course (3 Hours)

One Art History 4000-Level (3 Hours)

Complete Four Courses at the 3000 Level from Four Different Studio Disciplines (12 Hours)

Studio Concentration (6-8 Hours)

Electives (1-3 Hours)

Theatre Administration (36 Hours)

Select One (3 Hours)

Select Nine Hours from the Following (9 Hours)

Additional Business Electives (6 Hours)

Electives (6-11 Hours)