Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship, B.S.


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Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship, B.S.:     

Introduction

Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship supports a refined understanding of how the arts function in society in the 21st century. The arts have the power to shape individuals, engage with current issues, and build communities. To help artists and entrepreneurs achieve these goals, an administrator needs a well-balanced mix of creativity, programming, marketing, community organizing, and collaboration. 

The Bachelor of Science in Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship  will prepare graduates to work in the art field of the 21st century that is increasingly collaborative and cross-disciplinary. The program takes advantage of our well-developed Business and Management program as well as courses in the arts, to prepare graduates for careers in administration for various arts organizations, both for-profit and non-profit.

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree

Total for Graduation 120 credits
Stout Core 40 credits
Major Studies 80 credits

Program Requirements


Stout Core (40 credits)


Analytic Reasoning and Natural Science (10 credits)


Courses must be from the areas of analytic reasoning and natural sciences. At least one mathematics or statistics course and a natural science course with a lab are required.

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)


Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)


Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)


Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.

Electives to reach 40 Stout Core credits


Students must also take courses with the following designations:


*Students can choose courses that meet more than one requirement (one Stout Core category and either a RES or GLP deignation)

Racial and Ethnic Studies (2 courses)


Global Perspective (2 courses)


Major Studies (80 credits)


Core Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)


Understanding the Arts (30 credits)


Foundational Applied Arts (6 credits)

Select 6 credits from the following:

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