Arts Management (Certificate)
Catalog Effective Term: Fall 2025
Program Code: CTARTM
Credential: Certificate
High Demand Occupation, High Skill Occupation, High Wage Occupation
Program Code: CTARTM
Credential: Certificate
High Demand Occupation, High Skill Occupation, High Wage Occupation
This program is designed to provide students desiring a creative lifestyle the entrepreneurial, management and social media skills needed to both create a sustainable plan for their own artistic skills, as well as access to become a management or creative social media asset to various businesses such as profit, non-profit and creative/artistic.
Articulation
Eastern Michigan University, BA degree
(Must earn an AA or AAS with the Arts Management certificate)
Copies can be obtained from the Counseling Office, a program advisor, or from the Curriculum and Assessment Office Web site: https://www.wccnet.edu/learn/transfer-wcc-credits/articulation-agreements.php.
Minimum Credits Required for the Program: 22
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ART 285 or MUS 285 |
Self-Management for Working Artists or Self-Management for Working Artists |
3 |
| BMG 250 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| HUM 181 or MUS 180 |
World Cultures Creativity Forum or Music Appreciation: Our World |
3 |
| HLA course or CTARTM Specialty Restricted Elective(s) | 2-4 | |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 295 or MUS 295 |
Arts Management Capstone or Arts Management Capstone |
3 |
| BMG 155 or BMG 168 |
Business on the Internet or Facilities and Event Management |
3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Audio Technology | ||
| Introduction to Radio Production | ||
| Foundations in Digital Video I | ||
| HLA course or CTARTM Specialty Restricted Elective(s) | 2-4 | |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Total Credits | 22 | |
CTARTM Specialty Restricted Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art | ||
| ART 101 | Introduction to Studio Art | 3 |
| ART 108 | Three-Dimensional Design | 4 |
| ART 111 | Basic Drawing I | 4 |
| ART 112 | Basic Design I | 4 |
| ART 114 | Painting I | 4 |
| ART 122 | Basic Drawing II | 4 |
| ART 125 | Painting II | 4 |
| ART 127 | Life Drawing I | 4 |
| ART 129 | Life Drawing II | 4 |
| Ceramics | ||
| ART 121 | Ceramics I | 4 |
| ART 128 | Ceramics II | 4 |
| Music | ||
| MUS 105 | Creative Jazz and Improvisation I | 2 |
| MUS 133 | Beginning Guitar | 2 |
| MUS 140 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 147 | Art and Entertainment Law | 3 |
| MUS 154 | Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 204 | Voice I | 3 |
| MUS 205 | Voice II | 3 |
| Dance | ||
| DAN 107 | Beginning Ballet | 3 |
| DAN 108 | Intermediate Ballet | 3 |
| DAN 111 | Hip Hop Dance | 1 |
| DAN 180 | Dance Appreciation: The World of Dance | 3 |
| Drama | ||
| DRA 152 | Acting I | 3 |
| DRA 180 | Theatre Appreciation: The World of Theatre | 3 |
| DRA 204 | Improvisational Acting I | 3 |
| DRA 208 | Acting II | 3 |
| DRA 211 | Improvisational Acting II | 3 |
| Film | ||
| FLM 120 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FLM 150 | International Cinema | 3 |
| FLM 160 | American Film | 3 |
| FLM 185 | The Horror Film | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| ART 130 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 143 | African American Art and Culture | 3 |
| ART 150 | Monuments and Cultures | 3 |
| HUM 101 | Introduction to the Humanities - Ancient to Medieval | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Introduction to the Humanities - Renaissance to Modern | 3 |
| HUM 103 | Introduction to the Humanities - 20th Century to Present | 3 |
| HUM 145 | Comparative Religions | 3 |
| HUM 146 | Mythology | 3 |
| PHL 205 | Ethics | 3 |
| Languages | ||
| ARB, CHN, FRN, GRM, JPN, SPN | ||
| Photography | ||
| PHO 103 | History of Photography | 3 |
| PHO 111 | Photography I | 4 |
| PHO 117 | Introduction to the Studio | 4 |
| PHO 127 | Digital Photo Imaging I | 4 |