Format
5
Credit Hours
15
Eligibility
0
Build your business foundation
Designed to strengthen your professional opportunities and complement your studio major, the Business of Art and Design minor gives artists, designers, and content creators a practical foundation in the business skills that matter most in creative industries.
This interdisciplinary, flexible minor prepares you to understand how creative industries operate from the inside: how organizations are managed, how projects get made, and how business strategy shapes the work.
Understanding how creative businesses operate is a skill set that stands out, regardless of your discipline. You’ll explore the fundamentals of business management, marketing, finance, and strategy as they apply directly to creative work. You’ll learn how creative organizations and departments operate, how to communicate effectively with clients and teams, and how to align your creative practice with strategic goals.
What you will gain
Skills and knowledge
Business fundamentals
Understand management, marketing, and finance principles as they apply to creative organizations, projects, and practices.
Strategic thinking
Recognize and apply strategic business objectives within creative contexts, from client work to your own ventures.
Client and team communication
Develop the skills to work effectively with diverse clients, collaborators, and creative teams.
Career readiness
Build the professional confidence to enter the job market as a freelancer, in-house creative, or founder with a clear understanding of how the business side works.
Courses
The minor is five courses (15 credit hours) taken outside your specific degree program. Up to one course (3 credit hours) may also fulfill requirements in your major.
Transfer credits and Independent Study courses do not count toward the minor.
Already completed the Creative Entrepreneurship Certificate? All three certificate courses count toward the minor, so you’ll be well on your way. Talk to your advisor about building a plan that works for your schedule and degree requirements.
