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DIVISION OF ARTS ADMINISTRATION
M.A./M.B.A. DUAL DEGREE
Professor P. Gregory Warden, Chair ad interim
Meadows School of the Arts, in conjunction with the Edwin L. Cox School of Business, offers to a limited number of highly qualified candidates America's only concurrent dual-degree graduate program in arts administration. Through the Division of Arts Administration, the M.B.A./M.A. program combines development of contemporary general-management skills with in-depth study of today's professional arts world.
Personalized curricula scheduled within six successive terms (75 hours) including summers over a 24-month period include instruction from distinguished arts and business professors, continuing seminars with nationally recognized arts administrators, and an internship with a professional arts organization. The Arts Administration graduate office also assists the graduates in their career objectives through guidance and advice for their placement.
Admission Requirements and Financial Aid
Prerequisites for admission are a baccalaureate degree in an arts field (or a degree in another field combined with significant academic, professional, or personal experience in the arts), an acceptable G.P.A., a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test, adequate references, and a personal interview.
Administrative scholarships are available to some arts administration students.
The deadline for applications for study in the Arts Administration graduate program is February 1 for fall admission (the only time that students are admitted). After application, students are admitted to the dual degree program upon acceptance by both Meadows School of the Arts and the Cox School of Business. To receive a graduate application for admission and/or information, write to the Division of Arts Administration, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, PO Box 750356, Dallas TX 75275-0356.
Course Requirements
Contact the Edwin L. Cox School of Business for descriptions of the following required courses:
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Credit Hours
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| ACCT 6201 | Financial Accounting I |
2
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| FINA 6201 | Managerial Finance |
2
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| FINA 6202 | Managerial Economics |
2
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| ITOM 6201 | Managerial Statistics |
2
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| ACCT 6202 | Financial Accounting II | |
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| ACCT 6205 | Managerial Accounting I |
2
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| ITOM 6202 | Management Decision Analysis |
2
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| MKTG 6201 | Marketing Management |
2
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| MNGT 6101 | Managing Your Career |
1
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| MNGT 6103 | Managerial Communication Skills |
1
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| ITOM 6203 | Operations Management |
2
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| MNO 6201 | Organizational Behavior |
2
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| MNGT 6210 | Global Leadership Program |
2
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| STRA 6201 | Strategic Management |
2
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| MNGT 6020 | Community Partners Program |
0
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Additional Requirements: |
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| Business Electives |
24
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See this bulletin for description of the following
required courses:
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| ARAD 6201, 6111, 6305, 6103, 6203 (Seminars) |
9
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| ARAD 6304 | Arts Administration Internship |
3
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| CCPA 5352 | Strategic Writing II |
3
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| Arts Electives (electives will be chosen on availability and individual student need with approval of director.) |
12
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75
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The Courses
6103. Seminar: Marketing the Arts. An overview of the contemporary marketing components necessary to develop dynamic subscription audiences and memberships for arts organizations.
6111. Research Issues in Arts Administration. Analysis of selected topics affecting the fields of arts administration.
6201. Seminar: Managing the Muse. In-depth exploration of artistic forms, typical nonprofit arts organization structures, and artistic/administrative personnel relationships. Seminar leaders: Meadows arts faculty; administrators, artists, and arts trustees of the Dallas-Fort Worth area; program director.
6203. Seminar: The Private Sector and the Arts. Trends in philanthropy and fund-raising for the arts; the role of long-range planning in institutional development; analysis of the private sector's role in the development of the arts institution.
6304. Arts Administration Internship. An internship in the field of the student's specialty with a professional arts organization. A sampling of past internships includes American Association of Museums in Washington, D.C.; Arena Stage; The Art Institute of Chicago; Seattle Repertory Theatre; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; The Guthrie Theatre; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Philadelphia Orchestra; New York City Ballet; and San Francisco Opera.
6305. Seminar: Financial Management of Arts Organizations. Emphasis on budgeting as a reflection of planning, as a means of fiscal prediction and control, and as a medium of communication among staff, trustees, and the organization's constituencies; the role of the trustees and staff in the life of the organization; marketing and its vital role in audience/membership development.
6311. Symphonic Literature for the Manager. Directed studies of the fiscal aspects of musical programming; financial implications of major works in symphonic repertoire; orchestra labor relations and operations.
6312. Operatic Literature for the Manager. Directed studies of the fiscal aspects of musical programming; financial implications of major works in operatic repertoire.
6313. American Drama Since World War II: Tennessee Williams to August Wilson. A survey of the major plays of the dramatists who have shaped the postwar American theatre, i.e. Williams, Miller, Albee, Hansberry, Mamet, Wilson, and selected others.
6314. Film Form and Content. A study of style and meaning in the cinema. A survey of significant film theories as well as an analysis and viewing of selected works of major film artists: Griffith, Eisenstein, Chaplin, Renoir, Welles, DeSica, Fellini, Bergman, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Truffaut, and others.
6315. Directed Studies in Arts Administration.
