AAP 502SEM - Arts Management & Society

Arts Management and Society will provide the context for inquiry into the study of Arts Management. It is designed to provide an overview of the essential questions and topics that arts managers need to pose in order to effectively enter and analyze the field. The course is historical and analytical in nature providing students with some of the key sociological concepts and a historical understanding of the functions of the arts in society over time and in the present day. It will cover basic questions of anthropology, sociology, political economy and law in order to assist students to understand the connections between these fields and the arts.

Credits: 3