At Dean College students can select from several Bachelor degree options on campus, from Dean's own Bachelor of Arts degree programs in Arts and Entertainment Management and in Dance to Theatre, to Liberal Arts and Studies to Business. Students can also earn a Bachelor of Science degree in one of five majors with five minors through the SUFFOLK/DEAN Partnership.
The Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Entertainment Management is designed for students who are interested in the business side of show business and the entertainment world. The major features in-depth coursework ranging from business and communications, to media arts, dance and theatre management. For students, it’s an opportunity to supplement your performance training, broaden your career options, or design a whole new role for yourself altogether in the arts world.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DANCE
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance offers classes in the four main dance disciplines – Modern, Ballet, Jazz and Tap – within a broad Liberal Arts environment. Areas of concentration are offered that mirror your career goals.
The Bachelor of Science in Business builds upon the successful and popular associate degree in Business. Rather than focusing only on a single area like marketing, accounting, finance, management or technology, students take courses in all of these areas. The result is a flexible graduate who can step into any role with any company, big or small. Or start a new venture and run it completely – soup to nuts. Based on the success of our associate degree programs, students develop a foundation of core skills that are designed to mirror the exact skills that will get them hired – and promoted. These skills include communication, critical thinking, decision making, and teamwork. Work experience is embedded throughout the program, requiring students to immediately use and apply what they are learning. Beginning with campus-based consulting projects in the first year to off-campus group consulting projects in the second and third years, this real-world work experience culminates in a comprehensive, independent placement in the senior year. The program also includes numerous opportunities to interact with national and international leaders in business and industry. When students leave Dean with these solid fundamentals and experiences, plus on-the-job experience and a command of technology, well, they’re in business.
Get ready 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.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES -- THE SUFFOLK/DEAN PARTNERSHIP
Dean College students have the opportunity to pursue a Suffolk University baccalaureate degree in Communications/Public Relations, Psychology, Sociology/Crime and Justice, and Sociology/General Sociology on campus. Dean Associate degree graduates can enjoy a seamless transition to Suffolk University at Dean and benefit from the combination of Suffolk University academic programs and faculty plus the Dean College campus, facilities and support staff. Financial Aid is available to all qualified students and housing is available on a limited basis. SUFFOLK/DEAN students also benefit from a variety of Suffolk University athletic, student activity, internships and study abroad opportunities.
Suffolk/Dean students may also minor in one of the following areas: Education Studies, Government, Communications, Psychology, or Sociology.
