<p>At American University, they offer an MA in Arts Management. Currently, students who are interested in this do a five year combined degree. Many of D’s friends are getting a BA in Theater or Theater arts and an MA in Arts Management (or bachelors in dance, or studio art, or art history, etc). There is talk of starting a BA program in Arts Management soon.</p>
<p>I think Drexel may have a strong program in Arts Administration and Management. I have heard that finding an undergraduate program in this field is harder, most are graduate programs.</p>
<p>Though not in the south, University of Iowa has BA options for Arts Administration (through Interdisciplinary Studies) and Arts Entrepreneurship here: [Performing</a> Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate - The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://performingarts.uiowa.edu/paec/]Performing”>http://performingarts.uiowa.edu/paec/)</p>
<p>Northwestern University in Evanston, IL has a highly regarded theatre program and has just established an arts management module.
<a href=“https://comm-northwestern-insight.symplicity.com/attachments/116/Management_and_Leadership_Module.docx[/url]”>https://comm-northwestern-insight.symplicity.com/attachments/116/Management_and_Leadership_Module.docx</a></p>
<p>Pace talked about their Minor in Arts and Management during their Info session.
It sounded comprehensive.</p>
<p>Is Texas south enough for you? Would you be interested in a theatre management program in a school with just a strong overall theatre program? My daughter is a sophomore at St Edward’s University in Austin (“we aren’t the ranch with 50,000 head of cattle down the road, we are the small family farm where they know all the cows by name” lol) and it has a very good theatre program which does offer a specialization in theatre/stage management. (I wish I could give more information about the rest of the program vis a vis their seemingly abandoned MT program and their new shiny BFA performance program, but I can’t find out myself so I can’t say - it’s still kind of new and in development is all I know - but I think for the better) St. Edwards is one of very few programs in the country where undergrads can earn Equity points. </p>
<p>I’ve been very happy with the mentoring and highly personal attention that my D has gotten from her professors. It is a liberal arts school so it’s not going to be a conservatory type program, but a very solid liberal arts education with a strong emphasis in your major. The ratio of general education courses to her major, for my daughter, is far far less than 50% general education courses and is more like a hybrid BA/BFA program, which is what she wanted to be in.</p>
<p>Might fit your bill especially if you consider some of the suggestions above concerning getting a good grounding in the art first to be something you end up wanting to do.</p>
<p>UNCSA and Yale University both have programs similar to what you’re describing.</p>