Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation Minor

College of Fine and Performing Arts

28 credits

Introduction

The Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation Minor is discipline specific to the visual and performing arts and design, with practice and critical theory incorporated from each department and creative discipline. The minor prepares students for an entry into a vocation and career that they design as creative professionals; based on their knowledge of self (person), knowledge of their practiced discipline (practice) and knowledge of the public spaces in which they will operate (public). There are seven courses, each four credits, for a total of 28 credits. At the conclusion of the minor students will integrate Person, Practice and Public into a student-generated culminating project that serves as a bridge to their post-undergraduate work. The concluding capstone has two separate tracks: a product/service track and an arts/performance track. Upon completing a major within the College of Fine and Performing Arts with a minor in Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation, students will possess the knowledge of their specific creative disciplines and the knowledge and abilities needed to develop and monetize their own unique creative attributes.

Why Consider an Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation Minor?

The Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation Minor is specific to the visual and performing arts and design. The minor prepares students for entry into a vocation and career that they design as creative professionals based on their knowledge of self (person), knowledge of their practiced discipline (practice) and knowledge of the public spaces in which they will operate (public). Upon completing a major within the College of Fine and Performing Arts with a minor in Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation, graduates will possess the knowledge and skills needed to develop and monetize their own unique creative attributes.

Contact Information

CFPA Office of the Dean Performing Arts 361 360-650-6144 or 360-650-6166

Sample Careers

Major/Career Resources

www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

To apply to the AECI Minor, students must be declared as a major or pre-major within the CFPA. Students must be a sophomore to declare and complete the AECI application process. Application deadline for the AECI Minor is Feb. 15, 2017, and completed forms must be received in the CFPA Dean’s Office by that date.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.