Academics
Arts Entertainment & Media Management
Degree Requirements
Arts Entertainment & Media Management
Level I Required Courses: 8/ 8
Course Title Credits Grade
28-1110 Introduction to Management 3 C-
28-2170 Managerial Economics 3 C-
28-1115 Introduction to Marketing the 3 C-
28-2110 Accounting I 4 C-
28-2111 Legal Aspects Arts and 3 C-
28-2115 Computer Uses for Managers 3 C-
28-2120 Writing for Managers* 3 C-
28-3110 Finance 3 C-
Students must choose 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the following list.
Level II Choices Courses: 2/ 2
Course Title Credits Grade
28-2150 Topics:Organizational Behavior 3 C-
28-2160 Labor Relations for the Arts 3 C-
28-2165 Managing Human Resources 3 C-
28-2250 Investments 3 C-
28-2610 E-Business I 3 C-
28-3120 Accounting II 3 C-
28-3130 Arts Entrepreneurship I 3 C-
28-3135 Strategic Management 3 C-
28-4123 Arts Management Experiential 3 C-
28-4125 Ethics & Business of Arts 3 C-
28-4155 Investment Portfolio 3 C-
28-4511 Building Leadership Skills 3 C-
Concentration Required Courses: 2/ 2
Course Title Credits Grade
28-2855 Events: Concert and Festival 3 C-
28-4830 Presenting Live Performances 3 C-
Students must complete 9 additional credit hours from the following list:
Level III Choices
Performing Arts levelIII Courses: 3/ 3
Course Title Credits Grade
28-4330 Comparative Cultural Policy 3 C-
28-4516 Arts Entrepreneurship II 3 C-
28-4123 Arts Management Experiential 3 C-
28-4815 Box Office and Beyond: Revenue 3 C-
28-4760 Sponsorship for Sports and Liv 3 C-
28-4810 Facility Management 3 C-
28-4315 Fund Raising 3 C-
28-4310 Grant Proposal Planning and 3 C-
28-4160 International Arts Management 3 C-
28-4832 Producing Live Entertainment 3 C-
28-2430 Talent Management 3 C-
28-4831 Touring Live Entertainment* 3 C-
28-2820 Club Management 3 C-
28-4316 Major Gifts - online * 3 C-
28-4350J European Experiments in Arts 3 C-
Students must complete 6 credit hours of Practice coursework from one of the
following tracks within the Performing Arts Management concentration: Music,
Theater, or Dance.
Practice Choices
Practice Dance Courses: 2/ 6
Course Title Credits Grade
An audition is required to sign up for Dance Fundamentals. See the Dance
Department for details.
33-1211 Dance Fundamentals 2 C-
33-1231 Jazz Dance: Beginning 3 C-
33-1241 African Dance: Beginning 3 C-
33-1251 Tap Dance: Beginning 3 C-
33-1281 Contact Improvisation 1 C-
33-1285 Body Tune-up and Conditioning 3 C-
33-1311 Modern Technique I* 1 C-
33-1331 Dance Styles and Forms 1 C-
Practice Theater Courses: 2/ 3
Course Title Credits Grade
31-1600 Introduction to Design for the 3 C-
31-1200 Acting I: Basic Skills 3 C-
31-1205 Acting I: Scene Study 3 C-
31-1300 Voice Training for the Actor I 3 C-
31-1305 Body Movement for Actors I 3 C-
31-1505 Production Techniques: 2 C-
31-7300 Speaking Out 3 C-
Practice Music Courses: 2/ 6
Course Title Credits Grade
32-1540 Musical Theater 2 C-
32-1800 Columbia College Chorus 1 C-
32-2911 Introduction to MIDI 3 C-
Students must complete 6 credit hours of Context coursework from one of the
following tracks within the Performing Arts Management concentration: Music,
Theater, or Dance.
Context Choices
Context Dance Courses: 2/ 6
Course Title Credits Grade
33-1351 Introduction to Dance Studies 3 C-
33-1371 Experiential Anatomy 3 C-
33-1451 Music for Dancers I 3 C-
33-1455 Introduction to Technical 1 C-
33-2342 Cross-Cultural Perspectives 3 C-
33-2343 Western Dance History* 3 C-
51-1103 Humanities for the Performing 3 C-
51-2103 Critical Vocabulary for the Ar 3 C-
Context Theater Courses: 2/ 3
Course Title Credits Grade
31-2120 Text Analysis 3 C-
31-1400 Musical Theater I: From the 2 C-
31-1405 Musical Theater I: From 1945 t 2 C-
31-3100 Styles and Crafts: 3 C-
31-3105 Styles/Crafts:Baroque-Modern 3 C-
31-3110 Styles & Crafts: 3 C-
31-3125 Dramaturgy 3 C-
51-1103 Humanities for the Performing 3 C-
51-2102 Black World Ritual Performance 3 C-
51-2103 Critical Vocabulary for the Ar 3 C-
31-1600 Introduction to Design for the 3 C-
Context Music Courses: 2/ 2
Course Title Credits Grade
32-1601 Exploring the Art of Music 3 C-
32-1610 Music Through the Ages, from 3 C-
32-1620 Popular Contemporary Music 3 C-
32-1631 The Jazz Tradition 3 C-
46-2400 Hip Hop: Global Music and 3 C-
51-1103 Humanities for the Performing 3 C-
51-2103 Critical Vocabulary for the Ar 3 C-
A 2-credit hour Internship is required.
Internship Courses: 1/ 1
Course Title Credits Grade
See your Internship Coordinator to select and register for your internship. You
must have a cumulative gpa of 3.0 or higher and you must have completed a
minimum of 60 total credit hours to register for internship.
28-3188 Internship: Management 1 C-
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