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Foundation Courses
Updated 4/13/09. Requirements below only applicable to students entering program in Fall 2009 or later.
Students pursuing the degree in Arts Administration are required to present credit for a number of foundation courses, or their equivalents in business and arts-related areas. These are undergraduate-level courses and are not counted toward the 36 hours of graduate-level courses needed for the degree. These courses may be taken after admission to the program, during summer sessions or concurrently with other graduate courses, providing prerequisites are met.
The foundation courses are as follows:
- ACCT 2100 or 4400: Principles of Accounting or Survey of Financial Accounting
- ECON 4400: Economic Foundation for Managers
- BA 3010: Legal Environment of Business
- MKT 4400 or 3501: Marketing Foundation for Mangers or Principles of Marketing
- Music Undergraduate-Level Course (e.g. The History of Music, Survey of Popular Music)
- Fine Arts Undergraduate-Level Course (e.g. Survey of Arts, Introduction to Graphic Arts)
- Theatre/Film Undergraduate-Level Course (e.g. Theatre Appreciation, Intro to Film Arts)
Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Arts Administration will select an area of arts specialization and will take 36 hours of graduate-level courses to complete the degree.
Three to six (3-6) hours of approved graduate-level courses in the area of the arts. Students can also opt to apply a practicum in this area. Total number of electives taken must equal nine (9) by the time student has finished coursework (can be three hours of arts and six hours of business or three hours of business and six hours of arts).
Three to six (3-6) hours of approved graduate level business or nonprofit organization electives. Students can also opt to apply a practicum in this area. Total number of electives taken must equal nine (9) by the time student has finished coursework (can be three hours of arts and six hours of business or three hours of business and six hours of arts).
Electives may be selected from among current university offerings and may reflect the student’s area of interest from art history to film production. To see some course possibilities for satisfying the elective requirements, please click here.
Three Arts Administration overview courses or nine (9) hours:
AADM 6504 Theater Arts Overview for Arts Administration
AADM 6505 Visual Arts Overview for Arts Administration
AADM 6506 Musical Overview for Arts Administration
Each of the following Arts Administration courses:
AADM 6501 Development Strategies for Arts Organizations
AADM 6502 Arts Administration: Legal and Business Applications
AADM 6503 Marketing the Arts
AADM 6990 Internship in Arts Administration (6 hours)
AADM 6246 Computer Uses for Arts Administration
Final degree requirements include a comprehensive exam before a student enrolls in an internship. Upon completion of the internship, an internship report is submitted for review by selected faculty.
Practicum and Internship
PRACTICUM
AADM 6900 Practicum in Arts Administration 1-3 cr.  Counted as an Arts or Business elective, this course provides an opportunity for a student to experience an arts organization first hand. Students must research an organization in which to volunteer, negotiate their duties and hours to be spent working for the organization and then write a brief proposal for approval by the program director. Grading for this course is based upon the organization supervisor's evaluation at the end of the practicum and the report written by the student. One credit hour is equal to 80 volunteer hours to the host organization. Students can perform a practicum with up to three organizations, for a total of 240 hours of service, or 3 credit hours.
Some examples where students have performed practicum projects:
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- Contemporary Arts Center
- Arthur Roger Gallery
- New Orleans Opera Association
- Neal Auction House
- Saenger Theater
- A Studio in the Woods
- Park the Van Records
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- Basin Street Records
- National D-Day Museum
- Covington 3 Rivers Art Festival
- KidsmArt
- Southern Repertory Theatre
- House of Blues, New Orleans
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation
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INTERNSHIP
AADM 6990 Internship in Arts Administration 6 cr. For students completing the degree in Arts Administration in which participants gain experience in most aspects of the management of an arts institution ranging from ticket sales to contract negotiations. Objectives are set and the graduate committee, the student, and the on-site supervisor accomplish evaluation jointly.
- Internships do not have to be located in New Orleans.
- Students must complete and pass the Comprehensive Examination before enrollment.
- Students are required to locate, research and gain the acceptance of the host organization.
- A proposal must be written and accepted before enrollment by the set deadlines.
- Students must complete at least 480 hours of service to the host organization.
- A comprehensive research report on the internship is required and has to be defended in order to complete the degree.
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- Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art
- National Gallery, Washington DC
- Metropolitan Opera, New York
- New Orleans Film Festival
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
- Audubon Zoo, New Orleans
- Telluride Film Festival, Telluride CO
- Kennedy Center, Washington DC
- Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans
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- New Orleans Ballet Association
- WWOZ 89.1 Radio, New Orleans
- Art + Auction Magazine, New York
- New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
- Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
- Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Lincoln Center, New York
- Joffrey Ballet, Chicago IL
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