B.A. in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship

The Division and the Tippie College of Business have partnered to offer a joint undergraduate major in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship, leading to a B.A. degree. Unlike an arts management degree, this major is designed for students who intend to start and/or operate their own business in the performing arts, as well as those interested in gaining a better understanding of the entrepreneurial process as it relates to this specialized field.

Offering professional studies in two areas of the performing arts within the framework of a liberal arts education, this innovative program encompasses a range of electives, permitting students to tailor areas of specialization to their individual interests and talents. The unique curriculum provides a venue for developing the skills necessary to be strong, creative contenders in the competitive field of the performing arts.

The B.A. in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship will be awarded upon the successful completion of 53 to 59 semester hours (s.h.) of course work culminating in a capstone course and a Cooperative Education Internship.

• All students in the major will choose a primary area of study in Dance (26 s.h.), Theatre Arts (27 s.h.), or Music (26 s.h.)
• Students will choose a secondary area different from the primary area. Secondary area requirements range from 15 s.h. (Dance or Theatre Arts) to 18 s.h. (Music)
• Students will take nine s.h. of course work in Entrepreneurial Studies, as well as two 1 s.h. prerequisite courses (6T:113 and 6T:116)
• Students will complete a three s.h. capstone course
• Students will complete a Cooperative Education Internship in the Performing Arts

Curriculum Overview

Primary Area

Dance Studies (26 semester hours)

137:080 Dance and Society 3sh
137:147 Dance Kinesiology, or 137:150 Beginning Labanotation 3sh
137:050 Production: Run Crew (same as 049:045) 1sh
137:034 Improvisation 2sh
137:070 Choreography I 2sh
137:Tech Dance Technique (ballet, modern, etc.) 13sh
137:courses Electives 2sh

Theatre Arts (27 semester hours)

049:025: Acting I 3sh
049:043: Elements of Design 3sh
049:044: Theatre Crafts 3sh
049:060: Play Script Analysis 3sh
049:112: History of Theatre and Drama 1 4sh
049:113: History of Theatre and Drama 2 4sh
049:045: Production: Run Crew or 049: 047 Production: Construction 1sh
049:130: Directing I, 049:172 Senior Seminar, 049:194 Dramaturgy, or any Playwriting course 049:063 or higher 3sh

And one course from the following list:

Voice for the Actor, Theatre Movement, Stage Management, Theatre Design I, Scene Design I, Costume Design I, Lighting Design I, Sound Design for the Theatre, Technical Production I 3sh

Music (26 semester hours)

025:001 Fundamentals of Music for Majors (or test out) 3sh
025:002 Musicianship and Theory I 4sh
025:002 Musicianship and Theory II 4sh
025:071 Piano Class (or test out) 1sh
025:072 Piano Class (or test out) 1sh
025:courses Music History* 3sh
025:courses Lower-Level Applied Instruction** 4sh
025:courses Ensemble Participation*** 4sh
025:074 Recital Attendance 2sh

*Courses include Music of Latin American & Caribbean (025:104); History of Jazz (025:141); Music, Culture & Identity (025:178); Nationalism & Music (025:179); World Music (025:103); Music History I (025:144); Music History II (025:146)
**Lower-Level Applied Instruction: 2 s.h. for two semesters. Students who wish to choose Music as a Primary Area must be accepted by audition for a Major Professor.
***Ensemble Participation—placement is by audition: Selected from Choral, Orchestral, Band and Jazz listings.

Students testing out of 025:001 Fundamentals of Music for Majors, 3 s.h.; 025:071 Piano Class, 1 s.h.; or 025:072 Piano Class 1 s.h.; must substitute course work from music electives to replace these hours.

Secondary area

Dance (15 semester hours)
Suggested Course of Study*
137:080 Dance and Society 3sh
137:courses Dance Technique 7sh
137:134 Improvisation 2sh
137:courses Electives 3sh
*Optional: At least 15 s.h. of course work in Dance.

Theatre Arts (15 semester hours)
The secondary area requires 15 s.h. of course work in Theatre Arts, excluding 049:001, 049:002, and 049:003. At least 12 s.h. must be in University of Iowa courses numbered 049:100 and above and/or 049:021, 049:025, 049:043, 049:044, 049:060, 049:062, 049:063.

Music (15-18 semester hours)
025:001 Fundamentals of Music for Majors (or test out) 3sh
025:002 Musicianship and Theory I 4sh
025:courses Music History* 3sh
025:courses Performance-related courses** 3sh
025:074 Recital Attendance 2sh
025:courses Electives 3sh
*Courses include Music of Latin American & Caribbean (025:104); History of Jazz (025:141); Music, Culture & Identity (025:178); Nationalism & Music (025:179); World Music (025:103); Music History I (025144); Music History II (025:146)
**Ensembles or Applied Study

Entrepreneurial Studies (9 sh)

Prerequisites
06T:113 Basics of Small Business Accounting 1sh 06T:116 Basics of Small Business Marketing 1sh

Required
06T:120 Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation 3sh
06T:133 Capital Acquisition and Cash Flow 3sh
06T:134 Entrepreneurial Marketing 3sh

Capstone Course (3 semester hours)

049:175; 025:176 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I or 033:161 Arts in Performance 3sh

Cooperative Education Internship 0-12 sh

Total Required Hours 53-59 semester hours

Transfer Credits

Students may apply a maximum of 24 s.h. taken at other institutions toward the major in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship. All course work must be reviewed and approved.

Advising

Students will be advised by the Academic Advising Center until they have earned 24 s.h. After earning 24 s.h. students will be assigned a faculty advisor within the Division of Performing Arts.

Contact Information

For more information please contact James Birder at (319) 353-1814 or email james-p-birder@uiowa.edu.

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Last updated 7-aug-06