Overview

Students graduating with this Arts Administration major at Elon University are well prepared through the coursework and their internship experiences to enter the professional artistic field and employ their expertise to bring artistic events to the public. Similarly, they may also choose to enter a graduate program in arts administration to hone their skills and seek more specialized positions with the arts administration profession.

The degree is comprised of three major components: 1) specific courses in Arts Administration, 2) managerial courses taken from the Love School of Business and the Department of English, and 3) a disciplinary specific concentration taken from Art and Art History, Music or Performing Arts. The program could be completed with a minimum of 56 sh (e.g., the Arts Administration component, the 16 sh Management component, and a 20 sh minor in an art form) or a maximum of 66-70 sh (e.g., the Arts Administration component, the 20-24 sh Management minor, and a 26 sh minor in Music Technology), depending on what students select for the different components.