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Arts Administration BA

USA

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What will I learn?

Arts Administration teaches students how to connect audiences to the arts within the context of a non-profit arts organization. Students learn fundraising, communications, marketing, financial management and programming skills while also pursuing a minor in the fine arts area of their choice.

Careers

Hands-on experiences are a critical element of an education in Arts Administration. Students majoring in Arts Administration at the University of Kentucky are required to complete an internship. In addition to helping students gain experience, internships encourage the practice of serving the community, a primary goal of arts organizations.

Arts Administration students must complete at least six credit hours of internship to graduate. Students in the Arts Administration Program have worked with local arts organizations, state companies and even nationally-known organizations.

Career opportunities in Arts Administration:

Program Management

Event planning

Marketing and Public Relations

Audience Development

Community Engagement and Education

Fundraising

Financial Management

What You'll Study

Arts Administrators transform the arts. They apply dance, music, visual art and theatre in a way that is real, tangible and accessible. They are armed with an arsenal of savvy business knowledge, financial footwork, contemporary technologies and stellar communication skills. In its 25th year, UK’s Arts Administration program offers one of the most comprehensive curriculums in the country that will prepare students for the opportunities and challenges they will meet as an arts administrator. Our alumni can be found working in arts institutions throughout the country and abroad.

In addition to the Arts Administration curriculum, students are required to complete a minor in an area of the arts housed within the College of Fine Arts. Students will also complete 30 hours of UK Core. The College of Fine Arts additionally requires that all majors complete six hours of coursework outside their departments but within the College of Fine Arts and at least 39 hours of courses at or above the 300-level.

Which department am I in?

College of Fine Arts

Study options

Full Time (120 Hours)

Tuition fees
$33,406.00 (28,18,596) per year
Application deadline

Expected May, October 2025

Start date

January 2025

Venue

College of Fine Arts

202 Fine Arts Building,

465 Rose Street,

LEXINGTON,

Kentucky,

40506, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Freshman Admission: Applicants who have not attended a college or university upon completion of secondary school AND who have met all requirements including English proficiency as noted below. English proficiency Scores: TOEFL: 71 iBT; IELTS: 6.0; Duolingo: 105. Priority Application Deadline: December 1 for Fall semester (August start); October 15 for Spring semester (January start).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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