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The Arts Management minor combines courses in art history, marketing, management, and grant writing, along with an internship or practicum, to prepare students for careers in arts-related or non-profit institutions. The minor will introduce students to the vast range of careers in arts institutions, museums, and not-for-profit organizations and prepare them with knowledge and skills to not only land their first job out of college, but to set them on a path with significant opportunities for career success, personal growth, and continued engagement with SCU’s Jesuit mission.

Requirements

(8 courses: 4 ARTH, 2 MGMT, 1 MKTG and 1 ENGL)

• Three Art History courses with the "Arts Management" designation and at least two of which must be upper-division courses
• One ENGL course from ENGL 100GR, 101, or 112
• Two MGMT courses from MGMT 160, 170, or 174
• One MKTG course from MKTG 181 or equivalent, or 186 or 190
• ARTH 198 Internship Practicum (de Saisset Museum, Montalvo Arts Center, Palo Alto Art Center, SJ Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum of Art, etc) Participation in a senior year culminating event, such as the Annual Art History Symposium, showcasing their work in the minor.

Students must declare the Arts Management minor no later than before the Fall of junior year. Students cannot simultaneously declare an arts management minor and art history minor or art history major. Only one study abroad course in art history may be accepted for the arts management minor. Only approved courses from the study abroad equivalency database may be accepted as transfer credit.

Art History Major with Arts Management Emphasis

Art history majors have the option of completing an arts management emphasis within the major by taking 3 designated arts management courses as part of the art history’s major ten required lower-division and upper-division ARTH courses. The arts management emphasis also requires one course from ENGL 100GR, 101 or 112, and two courses from MGMT 160, 170, or 174, and one course from MKTG 181 or equivalent, or 186, or 190, and ARTH 198. Completion of the emphasis will be noted on the student's transcript. The arts management emphasis is for art history majors only.

Arts Management Courses in Art History

ARTH 12A/H Cultures & Ideas II: China on the Silk Roads
ARTH 22 Reframing the Renaissance: A Survey of Early Modern Visual Culture
ARTH 23 Art and Revolution: Europe and the United States, 18th-20th Centuries
ARTH 26 Art! Making China Modern
ARTH 121 Women Artists of Venice
ARTH 145 Art in the 20th Century U.S.
ARTH 166 From Emaki to Manga
ARTH 171 The History and Theory of Exhibitions: Politics and Practices from 1937 to Present Day
ARTH 172 From World’s Fairs to Contemporary Biennales: Selected Case Studies from 1880s through Present Day

Are you ready to declare an Arts Management minor or emphasis? Interested students may submit a Program Petition form. 

Need to keep track of your requirements? Download the Arts Management Checksheet.

For additional questions about the Arts Management minor or emphasis, contact Heather Clydesdale at hclydesdale@scu.edu