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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Arts Administration 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
AAD 103 - Emotional Intelligence for Arts Administrators: Self-Awareness 1 Credit Hours
AAD 150 - Arts in Action 3 Credit Hours
CFA Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
AAD 180 - Organizing the Arts 3 Credit Hours
AAD 203 - Emotional Intelligence for Arts Administrators: Empathy 1 Credit Hours
AAD 240 - Arts Administration Technologies 3 Credit Hours
CFA Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

AAD 299 - Workplace Readiness and Career Planning 1 Credit Hours
AAD 300 - Management and Planning for the Arts 3 Credit Hours
AAD 305 - Arts Administration Business Communications 3 Credit Hours
CFA Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AAD 303 - Emotional Intelligence for Arts Administrators: Collaboration and Teamwork 1 Credit Hours
AAD 310 - Marketing for the Arts 3 Credit Hours
CFA Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

AAD 320 - Fundraising for the Arts 3 Credit Hours
AAD 353 - Emotional Intelligence for Arts Administrators: Managing Social Relationships and Responsibilities 1 Credit Hours
AAD 350 - Financial Management for Arts Organizations I 3 Credit Hours
CFA Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AAD 370 - Financial Management for Arts Organizations II 3 Credit Hours
AAD 380 - Event Planning and Management for the Arts 3 Credit Hours
Directed Elective Credit(s): 3
CFA Course Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

AAD 498 - Nonprofit Arts Organization Internship 3 - 6 Credit Hours
AAD 410 - Arts Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
AAD 420 - Legal Environment of Arts Administration 3 Credit Hours
OR
AAD 425 - Arts Advocacy 3 Credit Hours
Directed Elective Credit(s): 3
Directed Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AAD 403 - Emotional Intelligence for Arts Administrators: Decision-Making 1 Credit Hours
AAD 420 - Legal Environment of Arts Administration 3 Credit Hours
AAD 480 - Arts Programming 3 Credit Hours
AAD 450 - Arts Administration Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours (GCCR)
AAD 498 - Nonprofit Arts Organization Internship 3 - 6 Credit Hours
OR
AAD 499 - Internship in Arts Administration 1 - 12 Credit Hours
Directed Elective Credit(s): 3