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General Education

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

Social and Historical Studies ~ 15 credit 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 approved Social and Historical courses from the following areas (check with an advisor before choosing):
Anthropology, COLL-E 104, Criminal Justice, Gender Studies, Geography, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Telecommunications

Natural Sciences ~ 6 credit hours
Two approved Natural Science courses from the following areas (many departments limit credit in 100 level courses; check with an advisor before taking a second 100 level course in any of these departments:
AST-A 100, A 105, A 110; BIOL-L 100, L 104, L 111, L 112, L 113, 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 110, P 120, P 201, P 202, P 221, P 222; PSY-P 101,  P 155

Quantitative Methods ~ 9 credit hours
One of:  SPEA-V 261; CSCI-A 110, A 201; or BUS-K 201
One of:  MATH-M 118, A 118, D 116 and D 117, M 119, or M 211
SPEA-K 300


GENERAL ELECTIVES ~ approximately 18 credit hours
Electives are any courses offered for University credit.  They are additional courses beyond the general education, arts requirement, management core, arts administration, and experiential requirement needed to complete the 120 credit hours for the degree.

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 student's 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 credit 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 ADMINISTRATION ~ 27 credit hours
Required courses:
SPEA-A 163 Art Worlds: Management, Markets, and Policy
SPEA-A 354 Arts Marketing Fundamentals

Choose seven courses from the following:
AADM-Y 412 Opera Management
SPEA-A 236 Music Industry I
SPEA-A 241 Inside Community Arts Organizations
SPEA-A 336 Music Industry II
SPEA-A 405 Programming in the Performing Arts
SPEA-A 459 Public Policy and the Arts
SPEA-A 464 The Economics and Administration of Artistic Organizations
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
SPEA-V 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations
SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership and Policy
SPEA- A 450(May be repeated for credit.) Current titles include the following:
  • Agency Management in the Arts
  • Art in the World of Commerce
  • Creative Industries and Cultural Capital
  • Museum Management Applications
  • Repertoire Appraisal for Arts Managers

EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENT ~ 3 credit 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 the 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 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 overseas to maintain progress towards degree completion requirements.  Credit for pre-approved courses can be applied to electives, general education courses, the arts requirement, and up to two SPEA major or management 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 SPEA-A 163.

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 admission.  Applications for this program are available on the Web by going here.