23 courses with the subject AA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AA 3010Survey of Arts Administration3
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will gain a basic understanding of arts administration (including general arts management, organizational leadership, financial management, marketing, development, and strategic planning) and apply those theories into practice through the creation of a project arts organization. This course will also give students an overview of the importance of arts advocacy and cultural policy. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will develop an understanding of arts advocacy and cultural policy at an introductory level, developing strategies to engage with civic, business, state, and federal agencies on behalf of the arts. Students will become empowered advocates for the arts through readings, case studies, discussions, professional practice, and critical analysis of advocacy at the state and federal level. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will develop an understanding of international arts and cultural policy through complete immersion in the arts and culture of a selected country. Students will become empowered advocates for the arts as they engage with indigenous peoples and policy makers on a global level, in turn learning more about our own domestic cultural policy. (Summer) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $36 Fee This course introduces students to legal issues that affect artists in the arts and entertainment industries. Students also explore issues surrounding employment relationships in the arts, including the role of independent contractors, labor unions, and contracts. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will learn the basic principles of arts administration (including general arts management, organizational leadership, financial management, marketing, development, and strategic planning) and apply those theories into practice through the creation of an imaginary project arts organization. This course will also give students an overview of the importance of arts advocacy, and the role students will play as future creators of cultural policy. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will develop an understanding of arts advocacy and cultural policy at multiple levels, developing strategies to engage with civic, business, state, and federal agencies on behalf of the arts. Students will become empowered advocates for the arts through readings, case studies, discussions, professional practice, and critical analysis of both national and international cultural policy. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
AA 6050Managing the Finances of Art Organizations3
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will develop an understanding of the principles of microeconomics to arts and culture organizations with a special focus on supply and demand, cost, and pricing. Students will analyze financial statements and financial management function in arts and culture, as well as develop skills creating budgets and managing cash flow. (Summer) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will be able to apply the theories and practices required to successfully build capacity for arts and cultural organizations through annual and major gifts, corporate and foundation support, and capital and planned giving campaigns. Class activities will include relationship management, developing an ethical framework for fundraising, managing development staff, writing case statements, creating effective communications with donors and stakeholders, and applying digital strategies to development. Through a case study, students will analyze and report on development initiatives of an arts and cultural organization to identify best practices and recommend areas for improvement. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will develop and apply leadership, management, and organizational theory to help organizations better fulfill their mission and vision through the work of staff, board, and volunteers. Activities include students developing personality profiles and leadership style preferences, as well as applying principles of social and psychological dynamics to create and support an effective workplace. Students will write comprehensive case studies that require the integration of the leadership theories and practices studied, including detailed recommendations on how to address the organizational issues at hand. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will develop an understanding of administrative work in both visual and performing arts organizations. Through theory, practice, and teaching and presenting to each other, students will identify the differences and similarities between the two fields, becoming well-rounded generalists with the skills necessary to promote, maintain, enhance, and fund any type of arts and culture organizations. (Spring - Odd Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will learn basic procedures and concepts for both financial and managerial accounting in arts organizations. These accounting concepts will be applied directly, giving students a foundational understanding of financial statements and internal reports and how to use these reports to make sound financial decisions for any arts organization. (Summer) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will gain an understanding of essential legislation and legal issues pertaining to professional arts and culture management. Healthcare, contract law, privacy, discrimination, intellectual and cultural property rights, and copyright law will all be discussed through readings, case studies, and critical analysis. (Spring, Summer) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will become familiar with the process of grant research, writing, and compliance. Students will have the opportunity to apply theory into practice as they identify real-world organizations in need of funding, locate potential funding sources (including government, corporate, and foundation grants), write grant proposals, and submit those proposals to the funding organization. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee This course engages students in the theory and practice of project management, developing in them the skills to create and host successful projects, including fundraising events. The course will culminate in the production of a fundraising event from initial research, through planning, execution, and evaluation. (Fall - Even Years) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $36 Fee This course provides an in-depth study of the role of a Board of Directors and the planning process as it effects the operation of arts and cultural organizations. Specific topics covered include board and staff interaction, board duties and responsibilities, fundraising, governance models, strategic planning, parliamentary procedures for meetings, committee structures, and developing by-laws and policies. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
AA 6810Principles of Marketing for Arts and Culture3
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will be able to identify and develop arts audiences and to increase earned income through the study of audience segmentation, market research, branding, special promotions, advertising, public relations, and online marketing. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
AA 6830Digital Marketing for Arts and Culture Organizations3
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will learn and apply digital terminology for marketing, the importance of creating a high-ranking online presence, and how to reach target audiences through digital channels. Class activities will focus on creating a digital content strategy with assignments that include audience research, content creation and distribution, and digital analytics. (Fall, Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $12 Fee This course provides Arts Administration graduate students opportunities for professional development through special workshops, trainings, and master classes with professionals in the field, while also granting time and space to work on their Apologia, or cumulative graduate portfolio. Students also gain event management experience through participation in the planning and execution of the annual projects and events both on campus and with campus partners. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Pass/Fail] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will play an administrative role in one of our professional affiliate organizations, putting theory directly into practice as they participate in arts administration in action, preparatory to AA 6900 and AA 6980 . (Summer) [Pass/Fail]
Credit(s) | $72 Fee Students will link theory with practice as participants in a 10-week residency internship at a professional arts organization. The internship is individually arranged by the student in collaboration with AA faculty and an on-site supervisor. A design statement, written by the student and agreed upon by the participating parties, will outline the goals of the student within the internship, focusing on substantive experiences which will demonstrate the student’s practical knowledge and skill acquired in the five previous semester in the AA program. Design statement fulfillment will be analyzed by the AA Graduation Committee at the end of the student’s sixth and final semester. (Summer) [Graduate Thesis/Capstone Pass/Fail]
Credit(s) | $12 per credit Fee Advanced projects will be undertaken on an individual basis by contract with instructor. Examples of topics may include financial management, accounting, marketing research, or economics as they apply to arts organizations or other approved management topics. (As Needed) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $36 Fee Students will demonstrate knowledge of the field through a Capstone project, bringing evidence of increasing skills and applying scholarly theory directly into practice. Students must obtain project approval from the Arts Administration Director and work under the supervision of the AA Graduation Committee. (Summer) [Pass/Fail]
Credit(s) | $48 Fee At the end of their sixth and final semester, students will present and defend their Apologia (a cumulative portfolio of their time in the AA program) to the AA Graduation Committee, demonstrating the sum of knowledge and experience gained in their time in the Arts Administration program at Southern Utah University. (Summer) [Pass/Fail]
