The BA in Arts Management equips students with the competitive advantage needed to support careers in creative sectors including the music and film industries, live entertainment and the performing arts, museums and galleries, traditional and digital media, and professional and collegiate sports both domestically and internationally.

All classes have a strong arts, entertainment, and media focus. With entrepreneurial thinking, strategic leadership, and social responsibility at the core of the program, the practical knowledge and skills gained are essential for self-managers, executives and entrepreneurs, and are applicable to students of all artistic disciplines.

Students have the opportunity to participate in the management of several student-run businesses (two record labels, a talent agency, a music publishing company, three events planning agencies, an online distribution platform, a gallery, a  night club, a marketing agency…) while earning college credits in the process. They will also be able to study abroad (in Paris, London, Rome, Dublin, Shanghai…) in one of the international universities with which the college has reciprocity agreements.

The full-time and adjunct faculty of more than 100 renowned academics and creative professionals integrate current industry practices into the classroom. With over 900 arts management students and a global network of alumni, the program has a major influence in the field of arts, entertainment, and media management worldwide.

Students majoring in Arts Management study a core of management fundamentals with the option to choose from seven discipline-specific concentrations: Advanced Management, International Arts Management, Live and Performing Arts Management, Media Management, Music Business, Sports Management, and Visual Arts Management. Each concentration combines conceptual and theoretical learning with practical experience.

Successful Arts Management graduates should be able to:

• understand the fundamentals of managing creative organizations and professionals;
• apply critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills to the entrepreneurial management of the creative sectors;
• analyze trends, opportunities, and challenges to compete successfully in a rapidly changing global environment.;
• lead the next generation of creative ventures; and
• launch self-sustaining creative careers.

A grade of “C” or better is required in all major coursework.

For students who have earned a Bachelors degree previously, Columbia offers a Second Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management.

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