About the Program
The BA program in arts management at Purchase College is designed for students seeking careers in a wide range of creative industries or planning to pursue graduate study.
Classes prepare future leaders, managers, and innovators interested in various areas of arts and entertainment, including dance and theatre, galleries and museums, civic and community arts centers, festival and concert venues, and music and recording industries.
As of fall 2025, the program features two concentrations in arts and entertainment:
Music Industry: designed to build knowledge and competencies in preparation for careers in music production, trouring, distribution, management, and recording.
Performing Arts: designed to build knowledge and competencies in preparation for careers in creating, producing, managing, and promoting performance-based theatre and dance.
Students may also opt to pursue the general Arts Management degree and/or add a minor in Museum Studies.
The major in arts management integrates:
- practical business courses focused on building the core knowledge and skills vital to supporting a wide variety of arts-based initiatives
- performing and visual arts history, theory, and practice-based courses
- exploration of chronic and current factors affecting artists and arts entities
- applied learning opportunities to pursue individual career interests and to gain practical insight and experience through internships, interaction with field professionals and organizations, and a yearlong case study in arts management
- a broad-based education in the liberal arts and sciences
The program also offers a minor in arts management, which is open to students in all disciplines.
The tradition of artistic excellence and diversity at Purchase College, an accomplished faculty with wide-ranging experience, and the college’s proximity to the vast cultural resources in Westchester County and New York City are among the outstanding features enhancing the arts management program.