The B.A. in Arts and Entertainment Management prepares students for a career in the twenty-first century art and entertainment industry.  With concentrations in performing arts, media arts and interdisciplinary studies, the course work focuses on skills such as advocacy, negotiation, communication and planning which are learned and developed in the context of the fast-paced and constantly changing worlds of theatre, music, dance, broadcasting and film.

The B.A.  in Theatre prepares students for the spotlight, because the master instructors that have made Dean a regional power in the study of performance arts have created a 4-year program that is truly a showstopper. Dean has an outstanding reputation in the arts, offering associate degrees in Theatre and Musical Theatre, and baccalaureate degrees in Dance as well as Arts & Entertainment Management. Building on that success, we are proud to raise the curtain on the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. This unique program is focused on tailoring your stage and screen education toward your career goals. Do you intend to perform? Work behind the scenes? Teach? Manage a theatre company? Our award-winning faculty of working professionals believes their mission is to harness a student’s passion and provide the practical skills necessary for their future. Performance and theory are taught simultaneously, including instructional techniques, entrepreneurial skills and hands-on stagecraft experience every semester. Coursework focuses on the key areas of acting, directing, script writing, theatre management, technical production and teaching. The result is an education that promotes the synergy between the craft and business of one’s art to build a sustainable career.