Arts administration
The Faculty of Arts offers a major and a minor in arts administration, which add professional management skills to the training of artists in music, theatre and visual arts.
Managing a cultural organization requires specialized knowledge and know-how. Training in an artistic discipline, when combined with the major in arts administration, is a solid base for a career as an administrator in a theatre, an orchestra or an art gallery, or as a communications specialist. And even if students opt for a career as performers, the training they receive in the program leaves them with a deeper understanding of how the arts and culture scene works.
Both programs acquaint students with the main issues and key players of the cultural sector.
Both programs have one compulsory and one optional work-period course. Students arrange these work periods with a local arts organization and in consultation with the program co-ordinator.
Both programs are offered in English and in French. A few courses, however, are offered bilingually, meaning they use both English and French during class. Students can use the language of their choice, but they must have at least a passive knowledge (oral and written understanding) of the other language.
The major and the minor in arts administration must normally be combined with an undergraduate program of studies in music, theatre, visual arts, history and theory of art or with another undergraduate program approved by the Coordinating Committee.
Career opportunities
- Lobbyist
- Artistic and cultural administrator
- Human resources manager
- Sponsorships and fundraising adviser
It is also important to refer to careers associated to the primary field of studies.
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