<p>Hi guys, im currently a freshman, thinking of going into some art related major (excluding fine arts). ive been drawing/painting since i was born, so theres no doubt in my mind when i say that this is what i want to devote my life work to. im VERY interested in illustration/animation/graphicdesign/filmrelated and i know that with a design degree i can probably overlap into any of those fields. however i want to do more - become an art director, open my own design firm, open my own publishing company, im not entirely sure at this point, but i know want to do something bigger. because of this, i have no doubt in my mind that i will go into business/entrepreneurship eventually</p>
<p>a business degree was not part of the original plan. i always thought "business/entrepreneurship skills" could sufficiently be acquired by experience. however, recently ive been feeling more cloudy about the whole thing - so how would an art & business degree work out? are there anyone here that have tried this? opinions? input? anything would be helpful since i really dont know much about this at this point - thanks</p>
<p>sorry for double topic - im not sure how that happened</p>
<p>I'm in a similar situation. I've been auditioning at music schools for mostly the BA degrees in music because I love music and want to keep studying it. However, as a career, I see myself as more on the business/management side of the music scene, and not many schools offer a program for this (some offer arts administration, some a music industry degree)- and when they do it's still not what i'm looking for. I think it would be tough to get a business degree and a music major... but it's what I'd like to do.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>There is probably a reason that not many schools offer such a degree. My guess is that most people don't come right out of school running things. Given that, most of the things you would have learned in your business classes would be forgotten before you ever got to use them.</p>
<p>I recommend just studying your field of choice, and breaking into the industry that way. There are degrees such as MBA in arts administration and MBA/Masters in Art which you could get after a few years of work experience if you feel it is necessary.</p>
<p>OH wow that's what I want to do. I think maybe dual majors might work in business and graphic design or if you want you could go into Parsons where they give a business program with a more creative process. For me personally I'm either going into a design school or academic but into the design school since in Business Week they mentioned more companies would rather hire design students due to their way of thinking. I want to go into marketing/advertising but from what your saying it seems you want to have a company based off of your skills in art. You have to understand you don't need a degree in business to have a business, or else fashion designers would never be a hip career. I think just follow what you want and if your future is heavy in art continue in art. When you get out to the big mean world make connections and these people can help you create a business.</p>
<p>Allstar: well from what I heard most ppl from Julliard(more than 50% anyway) after 10 years are not musicians. They either did something else or went into the music industry as the behind the scenes group which is what I think you are leaning towards. If you want to go into music management and so on, the best way is going into a business major with a music minor or double major.</p>
<p>similar situation!!!</p>
<p>I have my own design company and hope to do a double major in</p>
<p>bussiness and advertising/marketing/graphic design</p>
<p>Def. get a business degree. The art field is very competitve...so just in case ***** hits the fan and you don't get jobs at design firms, you at least have that other business degree to pad the fall. </p>
<p>I'm thikning of doing General Biz Management and Marketing (if i get into Emory) cos they have some great recruitment from PR companies and marketing consultancies. </p>
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<p>Oh..and start your own company..now. it'll look sick later on. trust me. =)</p>
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<p>Marketing needs creative people like your self. Although if you want to be an entrepreneur, I might suggest that you take some accounting classes. I don't agree that you should give up art because "it's a competitive field." If it's something you're interested in, you should go for it. It would add a new dimension to you as a potential employee. Just realize that it's a lot of work.</p>
<p>double major in something like entrepreneurship and then either:</p>
<p>(1) graphic arts
(2) fine arts
(3) telecommunications/broadcast journalism
(4) computer graphics and/or computer game design
etc.</p>
<p>also, kittybro's idea of the Masters programs that mix these skills is a great suggestion.</p>
<p>Lots of places need creative people who also have business schools.</p>
<p>At my own son's school, one person majored in business and ran the TV station--and got a great job at a TV station planning programming upon graduation.</p>
<p>My boss' son is going into computer game design via this major at UCSC, and just got accepted. </p>
<p>I think it's great that you are figuring out how to stay in a field you enjoy--but yet make money in it at the same time.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>