Degree Requirements
I. Core Courses (12 points)
ARVA-GE 2030 The Environment of the Visual Arts (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2005 Marketing the Visual Arts (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2109 Information Systems for the Visual Arts (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2028 Law and the Visual Arts (3 pts)
Primary Areas of Study
(Select either area - 9 pts required)
II. Arts Management
ARVA-GE 2032 Development for the Vis. Arts (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2133 Strat Plng and Governance (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2027 Exhibition & Display of Art (3 pts)
II. Arts Market
ARVA-GE 2016 Art Collecting (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2076 Visual Arts Market (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2171 Appraisal & Valuation of Art (3 pts)
III. Business Courses (9 pts. required)
Leonard N. Stern School of Business or Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
COR1-GB 1306 Financial Accounting (3 pts)
COR1-GB 1302 Leadership in Organizations (3 pts)
COR1-GB 2310 Marketing Concepts and Strategies (3 pts)
IV. Internships (3 pts. required)
ARVA-GE 2302 Internship in Art (variable 1-3 pts/semester)
V. Thesis (3 pts. required)
ARVA-GE 2299 Research in Visual Arts Administration (2 pts)
ARVA-GE 2301 Final Project (1 pt)
Secondary Areas of Study
(Choose one from the following suggested areas of study, or create your own area of study - 9 pts required.)
VI. Curatorial Studies
ARVA-GE 2019 Exhibition Design (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2198 Documentation Vis Arts (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2911 Grad Projects: Curatorial Praxis (3 pts)
VI. Arts Advocacy/Art Education
ARVA-GE 2035 Arts Advocacy: Concept and Practice (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2112 Urban Dev. & Visual Arts (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2021 Art Education in Museums (3 pts)
VII. Electives by advisement (selected from, but not limited to, the following as well as courses offered throughout the university (6 pts.)
ARVA-GE 2002 Intro to Gall and Mus (3 pts)
MPAPA-GE 2225 Cultural Tourism (1.5 pts)
ARVA-GE 2120 Contemporary Art (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2015 Function and Structure Museums (3 pts)
ARTCR-GE 2235 History of Cont Art &New Media (3 pts)
ARTCR-GE 2050 Modern Art Seminar (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2060 The Artist’s Career (3 pts)
ARTED-GE 2070 Current Issues in Art Education. (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2118 Corporate Art Programs (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2134 Cultural Branding in the Arts (3 pts)
ARTED-GE 2276 Art Education in Alt Settings (3 pts)
ARTCR-GE 2141 History of Taste 1850-present (3 pts)
ARTCR-GE 2801 Art Theory & Criticism I (3 pts)
ARTCR-GE 2802 Art Theory & Criticism II (3 pts)
ARVA-GE 2212 Cultural Mktg in the Arts: Corp Sponsorship (1.5 pts)
ARVA-GE 2215 Issues and Practice in Arts Administration: The European Context (3 pts) (Netherlands and Berlin)
ARVA-GE 2027 Exhibition & Display of Art and Material Culture (London)
Program Total: 51 points