Emotional intelligence (EI) is arguably the most important key to success in one's career and personal life. This course, focusing on self-awareness, is the first course in a five-course series that allows students to explore the research and theories of EI, the various dimensions of EI, and EI's applications in the arts. Students in this course will examine concepts around self-awareness utilizing a variety of strategies including identifying emotions and behavioral responses; practicing mindfulness, self-talk, and gratitude; and developing time management skills.

Arts in Action explores the everyday application of art around us. Students will consider how art communicates messages about community and culture, social issues, and societal change. Focusing on art outside the traditional exhibition and performance space setting, students consider how art helps society navigate personal and community concerns. Attention to the arts administrators who pursue these endeavors is also explored.

This course provides students with a working knowledge of technological concepts and essential skills necessary for working and communicating in today's arts organizations. Students will learn to create, organize, and communicate information through technological tools most commonly used in the field. Utilizing word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, design software, students will design content for social platforms, create effective infographics, build and utilize spreadsheet formulas, generate charts and graphs, and produce public communication pieces.

This course introduces the concepts, tools, and strategies used to explore and obtain arts administration-based internships and jobs. Students will build resumes, write cover letters, develop an online professional profile, and practice interviewing and job fair skills. Additionally, students will examine workplace skills including professionalism, networking, and managing workplace challenges.

Arts organizations are inherently collaborative. Arts administration students need to understand the concepts and theories of leadership, management and followership in order to contribute effectively in the ever-changing and adaptive environment of arts organizations. AAD 300: Management and Planning for the Arts will explore the principles of arts management, management theory and practice, organizational structure, organizational culture and communication, decision-making and accountability, human resource management and volunteer administration, and ethics and social responsibility.

This course is designed to expand the competencies of students in order to work successfully in teams and build true collaborations. Through structured and unstructured team building, students will analyze and evaluate their own experiences in both leading and participating in teams. Special consideration will be placed on the how teams function within arts organizations.

Arts Administration Business Communications introduces students to a variety of technical and business writing theories and practices as they apply in the field of arts administration. The course introduces students to different communication styles and dynamic processes through the application of a variety of communications techniques including verbal, nonverbal, written, visual, listening, and technological communications. Students will apply business communications principles in the creation of business documents and both oral and visual presentations.

In the United States, a significant amount of nonprofit arts organizations' income comes from unearned revenue through fundraising. Without substantial knowledge and skills specific to fundraising in the nonprofit sector, arts organizations may not be able to sustain themselves long-term. This course prepares students to understand the function of fundraising in arts organizations and helps them pursue careers in fundraising and development within the nonprofit arts sector.

Financial management is a core function within the management of cultural and arts organizations. It is the foundation upon which the resources (human, physical and financial) of any organization are maintained and monitored. In the nonprofit sector, the relationship of "mission to money" is an important conceptual framework, and must be understood by arts managers. Financial analysis is an essential requisite for sound strategic planning and governance, and managers of nonprofit arts organizations are the source of financial information.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is arguably the most important key to success in one's career and personal life. This course continues the exploration of research and theories of EI, the various dimensions of EI, and EIs applications in the arts. Students will examine their own EI through a variety of self-assessment tools, activities, and exercises. Students in this course will focus on their development of social skills as well as social relationship management and social responsibility.