The Business of Art Certificate
Division: Business and Computer Information Systems
PROGRAM CODE: 2C40675
The The Business of Art Certificate combines business coursework in entrepreneurship, marketing, and accounting with courses focused on studio arts, art management and leadership practices for a self-employed career in art. Students examine methods for sustaining a self-directed career in the arts and for making their art viable in the marketplace. A minimum grade of C is required in each course. This certificate requires a total of 18 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Entrepreneurship Courses (9 units): | ||
| BUS 181 F | The Entrepreneurial Mindset (formerly Business Plan Development) | 3 |
| or BUS 180 F | Small Business Management | |
| ART 123 F | Business Practices in Art | 3 |
| or MKT 201 F | Small Business Promotions | |
| ACCT 100 F | Small Business Accounting | 3 |
| Choose 9 units from ONE ART Module listed below: | 9 | |
Painter Module | ||
| Advanced Painting I | 3 | |
| Advanced Painting II | 3 | |
| Portfolio Preparation and Artwork Presentation | 3 | |
| OR | ||
Sculptor Module | ||
| Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | |
| Advanced Sculpture | 3 | |
| Advanced Sculpture II | 3 | |
| OR | ||
Jeweler Module | ||
| Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | |
| Advanced Jewelry Casting | 3 | |
| Advanced Jewelry Fabrication | 3 | |
| OR | ||
Ceramist Module | ||
| Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | |
| Intermediate Ceramics | 3 | |
| Advanced Ceramics | 3 | |
| OR | ||
Tile Module | ||
| Basic Design | 3 | |
| Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | |
| Tile III | 3 | |
| OR | ||
Gallery Module | ||
| Introduction to Museum and Gallery Studies (formerly ART 122 F) | 3 | |
| Museum Studies - Exhibition Production | 3 | |
| Museum Studies - Exhibition Design and Careers | 3 | |
| OR | ||
Illustrator Module | ||
| Composition for Artists: Elements and Principles | 3 | |
| Advanced Illustration | 3 | |
| Portfolio Preparation and Artwork Presentation | 3 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Outcome 1: Analyze ways to create a livelihood in a chosen arts discipline by identifying a unique, self-directed, non-traditional, and entrepreneurial pathway.
Outcome 2: Develop skills in marketing, self-promotion, and business planning.
Outcome 3: Use a working vocabulary of small business terminology.
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