A fine-tuned approach to the music industry

The Performing Arts Management degree program will prepare you for a career in the multi-faceted and extensive performing arts industry.

As you work towards your Performing Arts Management degree, you’ll focus on not-for-profit arts administration (orchestra, symphony, opera, dance, theatre) and commercial music management (recording industry, artist representation, music publishing and distribution, product merchandising, concert promotion).

You’ll choose to earn one of the following degrees:

• a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performing Arts Management, with a minor in Business Administration
• a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Performing Arts Management, with a minor in Business Administration

You’ll also have the opportunity to complete internships with nationally recognized arts and music organizations such as Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Steppenwolf Theatre, Grant Park Music Festival, Aware Records, Recording Academy/Grammy Awards, and House of Blues.

Classes

Coursework

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Economics
• Introduction to Music Business
• Legal Issues in the Music Industry
• Marketing
• Music Publishing
• Statistics

Resources

• BM Major Requirements
• BS Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Artist representation
• Concert promotion
• Music publishing and distribution
• Opera administration
• Orchestra administration
• Product merchandising
• Recording management
• Symphony administration
• Theatre administration

Program Checkpoints 

Students are admitted to a specialization at their initial enrollment. Students are then allowed to continue in specialization courses on the basis of program checkpoints. The program checkpoints differ for each specialization, and students should contact the department chairs or program directors/coordinators for more information. Students are not permitted to continue to enroll in specialization classes if they have not met the requirements of their program checkpoints. 

Course Requirements

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
PAM 200	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC BUSINESS	2
Performing Arts Management Sequence:
PAM 301	PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS	4
PAM 302	PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT II: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	4
PAM 303	PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT III: MARKETING FOR THE ARTS	4
PAM 304	PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT IV: INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT	4
PAM 398	PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP	2
Performing Arts Management Specialization. Select four of the following:		8
PAM 305	ARTIST MANAGEMENT IN COMMERCIAL MUSIC
PAM 306	TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS & DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
PAM 307	LEGAL ISSUES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
PAM 308	MUSIC PUBLISHING
PAM 309	MUSIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PAM 310	MUSIC FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT
Performing Arts Management Practicum (3 quarters):		6
PAM 397	PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM
3 credits of Large Ensemble (1st year of program)		3
5 credits of Any Ensemble (2nd, 3rd, 4th years of program)		5
6 credits of Music & PAM Electives		6
4 credits of Free Electives		4
Business Courses:
ACC 101	INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING I	4
ACC 102	INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING II	4
MAT 242	ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS (or equivalent)	4
FIN 290	FINANCE FOR NON-BUSINESS MAJORS	4
MGT 300	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	4
BLW 201	LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT	4
MKT 301	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
ECO 105	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	4

Liberal Studies Learning Domain Specifications

Performing arts management majors enroll in the following courses within the learning domains:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MAT 130	FUNCTIONS AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS	4
ECO 105	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	4

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