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Performing Arts Entrepreneurship Director, Division of Performing Arts: Alan MacVey
Coordinator: John Cameron
Advisor: John Cameron (Theatre Arts)
Undergraduate degree: B.A. in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship
Web site: http://www.uiowa.edu/~dpa Undergraduate Program The Division of Performing Arts, in partnership with the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in the Tippie College of Business, offers a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts entrepreneurship. The program leading to the B.A. offers students the opportunity to pursue professional studies in two areas of the performing arts, in the framework of a liberal arts education. It also helps them develop the skills required for creating market-based opportunities in the arts. The program's focus is not arts management. Rather, the major is intended for students who plan to start or operate their own businesses in the performing arts. The program's goals are to enhance students' understanding of the entrepreneurial process in the performing arts and to nurture developing artists who will be leaders in arts innovation. Bachelor of Arts The Bachelor of Arts in performing arts entrepreneurship requires 53-59 s.h. in the major. All students pursuing the major choose a primary area of study in dance, music, or theatre arts. They also choose a secondary area different from their primary area. All students complete three required courses in entrepreneurship, a capstone course, and an internship. Students may apply a maximum of 24 s.h. earned at other institutions toward the major in performing arts entrepreneurship. In order to be counted toward the major, all transfer course work must be reviewed and approved by the program. Performing arts entrepreneurship students are advised by the Academic Advising Center until they have earned 24 s.h. Then they are assigned a faculty advisor from their primary area in the Division of Performing Arts as well as an advisor from the Tippie College of Business. The curriculum is as follows. PRIMARY AREA Students complete the requirements for the primary area of their choosing. Dance This primary area requires a total of 26 s.h., including at least 12 s.h. earned in University of Iowa courses numbered 137:100 or above. A placement audition is required; contact the Department of Dance for details. Before enrolling in a course, students must satisfy the course's prerequisites. For course descriptions, including prerequisites, see the Department of Dance course listing in the Catalog. One of these:
| 137:034 Beginning Contact Improvisation |
1-2 s.h. |
All of these:
| Dance technique (any level, from ballet, modern, |
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| jazz, or Afro-Cuban drum and dance) |
9 s.h. |
Dance electives--6 s.h. from these:
| 137:149 Honors Studies in Dance |
arr. |
| 137:182 The Contemporary Dance Scene |
3 s.h. |
| Additional dance technique courses (any level, from |
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| ballet, modern, jazz, or Afro-Cuban drum and dance) |
1-3 s.h. |
One of these:
| 137:182 The Contemporary Dance Scene |
3 s.h. |
Music This primary area requires a total of 26 s.h. An audition is required. Contact the School of Music for details. All of these:
| 025:001 Fundamentals of Music for Majors (unless exempted by proficiency exam) |
3 s.h. |
| 025:002 Musicianship and Theory I |
4 s.h. |
| 025:003 Musicianship and Theory II |
4 s.h. |
| 025:071 Group Instruction in Piano I (unless exempted by proficiency exam) |
1 s.h. |
| 025:072 Group Instruction in Piano II (unless exempted by proficiency exam) |
1 s.h. |
Music history--one of these:
| 025:104 Music of Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 s.h. |
| 025:178 Music, Culture and Identity |
3 s.h. |
All of these:
| Applied music for lower-level undergraduates |
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| (students must audition to be accepted by a |
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| professor--register for 2 s.h. each for two semesters) |
4 s.h. |
| Ensemble participation (placement by audition in |
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| choral, orchestra, band, or jazz ensembles) |
4 s.h. |
Students who are exempted by proficiency exam from 025:001 (3 s.h.), 025:071 (1 s.h.), or 025:072 (1 s.h.) must earn an equal number of semester hours in music electives. Theatre Arts This primary area requires a total of 25 s.h. All of these:
| 049:112 History of Theatre and Drama I |
3 s.h. |
| 049:113 History of Theatre and Drama II |
3 s.h. |
One of these:
| 049:045 Production: Run Crew |
1 s.h. |
| 049:047 Production: Construction |
1 s.h. |
One of these:
One of these:
| 049:109 Introduction to Arts Management |
3 s.h. |
| 049:140 Sound Design for the Theatre |
3 s.h. |
| 049:147 Technical Production I |
3 s.h. |
| 049:148 Technical Production: Special Topics |
3 s.h. |
SECONDARY AREA Students complete the requirements for the secondary area of their choosing. Dance This secondary area requires at least 15 s.h. of course work in dance. The following courses are required.
| 137:034 Beginning Contact Improvisation |
2 s.h. |
| Dance technique (any level, from ballet, modern, |
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| jazz, or Afro-Cuban drum and dance) |
7 s.h. |
Music This secondary area requires at least 18 s.h. of course work (15 s.h. for students who are exempted from 025:001 by proficiency exam). The following courses are required. All of these:
| 025:001 Fundamentals of Music for Majors (unless exempted by proficiency exam) |
3 s.h. |
| 025:002 Musicianship and Theory I |
4 s.h. |
| Ensemble or applied music courses |
3 s.h. |
Music history--one of these:
| 025:104 Music of Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 s.h. |
| 025:178 Music, Culture, and Identity |
3 s.h. |
Theatre Arts This secondary area requires at least 15 s.h. of course work in theatre arts, excluding 049:001, 049:002, and 049:003. At least 12 of the 15 s.h. must be earned in University of Iowa courses numbered 049:021, 049:025, 049:043, 049:044, 049:060, 049:062, 049:063, 049:100, and above. ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES Required courses total 9 s.h., but students also must satisfy the prerequisites to the required courses. Prerequisites may be taken through Guided Independent Study. Prerequisites:
| 06T:113 Basics of Small Business Accounting (online course) |
1 s.h. |
| 06T:116 Basics of Small Business Marketing (online course) |
1 s.h. |
Required courses:
| 06T:120 Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:133 Capital Acquisition and Cash Flow Management |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:134 Entrepreneurial Marketing |
3 s.h. |
CAPSTONE COURSE One of these:
INTERNSHIP
| 409:188 Internship in the Performing Arts |
0 s.h. |
Four-Year Graduation Plan The Four-Year Graduation Plan is not available to students pursing the performing arts entrepreneurship major. Many students need an extra semester to complete the internship requirement. But some students may be able to graduate in four years by taking summer course work or a summer internship. Advisors work with students to develop individual graduation plans. Honors Students who are members of the University of Iowa Honors Program, have a g.p.a. of at least 3.33 in the major, and have approval from their primary advisor may undertake an honors project. Projects may be analytical, creative, or a combination of the two. They ordinarily require an oral presentation or performance for designated faculty members as well as a research and writing component, which is due upon the project's completion. Performing arts entrepreneurship majors who are members of the University of Iowa Honors Program may take honors courses in their primary and secondary areas. Courses can be designated honors courses with permission of the faculty member who teaches the course, the department offering the course, and the University of Iowa Honors Program. Honors Program membership requires that students maintain a cumulative University of Iowa g.p.a. of at least 3.33 (contact the University of Iowa Honors Program for more information). Performing Arts Learning Community
First- and second-year students majoring in performing arts entrepreneurship
may apply to live in the Performing
Arts Learning Community, a coed floor in Currier Hall, across the Iowa
River from the fine arts campus. The community includes students from art
and art history, dance, film, music, and theatre arts.
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