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Bachelor of Science in Arts Management (BSAM)

GENERAL EDUCATION

Communications ~ 9 hours
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition or option
One of: ENG-W 231, W 240; BUS- X 204
One of: Oral Communication CMCL-C 121, C 122, C 205, C 223, C 225, C 228, C 229; THTR-T 115, T 120; BUS- X 104

Social and Historical Studies ~ 15 hours
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON- E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
One of: HIST-H 105 or H 106; or POLS-Y 103
Two courses from the following areas (check with an advisor before choosing course):
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Telecommunications

Natural Science ~ 6 hours
Many departments limit credit in 100 level courses. Please check with an advisor before taking a second 100 level science course in any of the departments listed here.
AST-A 100, A 105, A 110; BIOL-L 100, L 104, L 111, L 112, L 113, L 212, L 350, L 369; CHEM-C 101, C 102, C 103, C 117, C 118, C 121, C 122; GEOG-G 107, G 109, G 185, G 208; GEOL-G 103, G 104, G 105, G 111, G 112, G 114, G 116, G 121, G 171; PHYS-P 101, P 120, P 201, P 202, P 221, P 222; PSY-P 101, P 151

Quantitative Methods ~ 9 hours
One Computer course from: SPEA-V 261; CSCI-A 110, A 201; or BUS-K 201
One Math course from: MATH-M 118, A 118, D 116 and D 117, M 119, M 211
One Statistics course from: SPEA-K 300; CJUS-K 300; PSY-K 300 or K 310; MATH-K 310; ECON-E 370; SOC-S 371; STAT-S 300, S 320

Electives ~ 18 hours
Electives are any courses offered by the University for University credit.
Suggested courses include: AMID-H 402, H 403, ANTH-A 401, A 403, A 405, BUS-L 250, L 315, FINA- U 400, THTR-T 428

ARTS REQUIREMENT ~ 24 credit hours

Students are to select an area of arts specialization consisting of a minimum of 12 credit hours in one arts specialty. The remaining credit hours can be applied to any arts areas of the students choosing. Suggested areas of specialization include: Anthropology, Art History, Dance, folklore and Ethnomusicology, Music, Studio Fine Art, and Theater. Other proposed areas of arts interest will be considered by the faculty. At least 12 credit hours of the 24 Arts Core required credits should be in advanced level work (300 level or higher).

MANAGEMENT CORE ~ 9 hours

Required:
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership

One of:
SPEA-V 246 Elements of Governmental and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycles
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets

One of:
SPEA-V 220 Law and Public Affairs
BUS-L 201 Legal Environment in Business

ARTS MANAGEMENT CORE ~ 27 hours
Required courses:
*SPEA-A 163 Art Worlds: Management, Markets, and Policy required - will begin to offer in Spring 2008
*SPEA-A 354 Arts Marketing Fundamentals required – will begin to offer in Fall 2008

Choose from the following:
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations
SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management
SPEA-V 377 Legal Process and Contemporary Issues in America
AADM-Y 412 Opera Management
SPEA-V 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations
SPEA-A 464 Economics and Administration of Artistic Organizations
SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership and Policy
SPEA-A 549 Public Policy and the Arts

SPEA-V 450/A 450 – May be repeated for credit
(Students should check with advisor for approved Arts Management topics courses)
Current Titles include:
Agency Management in the Arts
Art in the World of Commerce
Inside the Music Industry
Inside Community Arts Organizations
Museum Management Applications
Overview of the Music Industry
Programming in the Performing Arts
Repertoire Appraisal for Arts Managers

SPEA AXXX Additional Arts Management courses are in development

EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENT ~ 3 hours

SPEA-V 252 Career Development and Planning
SPEA-V 381 Professional Experience
(register for SPEA-BE 252)

Each student is required to complete an internship experience. Internship projects give students an excellent opportunity to apply classroom theory and techniques to real-life experiences. Students should register for SPEA-BE 252 the first semester they are accepted into the program. Students must be in good academic standing and file an internship contract with Career Services before starting internship.

STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES

Indiana University Bloomington offers study abroad opportunities in 80 overseas programs, in 37 countries, in 17 languages (including English), and in nearly every field of study. Interested students should contact the Office of Overseas Studies at http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/. Students accepted to an overseas study program will work with their SPEA academic advisor and the Office of Overseas Study to carefully plan the course work to take while abroad to maintain progress towards degree completion requirements. Credit for pre-approved courses can be applied to electives, general education, arts core and up to two SPEA major or core requirements for the Bachelors of Science in Arts Management Degree.

MINIMUM HOURS AND GRADE POINT AVERAGES

The B.S. in Arts Management Degree requires a minimum of 120 hours. Each student must maintain a 2.7 (B-) overall grade point average in the core and major requirements as well as a 2.3 (C+) cumulative grade point average in all course work taken at Indiana University in order to graduate.

ADMISSION INFORMATION

SPEA requires students applying to its undergraduate programs to have completed 26 credit hours and a maximum of 75 credit hours. Students are required to complete the introductory course *SPEA-A 163 and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B). Students should apply for admission when they are enrolled in the preadmissions course.

It is a competitive admission process. Admission decisions are based on the cumulative GPA, grade trends, and application statement. Application deadlines are May 1 for fall admission and December 1 for spring admissions. Applications for this program are available on the Web at https://www.indiana.edu/~speaweb/undergradapp.html.

*Students applying to the program before this course’s development will be expected to take the course prior to graduation to complete degree requirements.