Texas Tech University
The Fine Arts PhD, Arts Administration track is a 60-hour degree and includes the 15-hour Interdisciplinary Arts Core. Besides foundational courses in the area of arts administration, students have the option to customize coursework across one or more arts areas (visual art, music, theatre), and also across areas of focus in other TTU departments (e.g., public administration, program evaluation, organizational behavior, accounting, and data analysis).
For more information please visit https://www.depts.ttu.edu/interdisciplinary-arts/programs/graduate/phd-fine-arts/track-art-administration.php
Curriculum
Admissions
For acceptance into the doctoral program, the applicant must have completed a Master's-level degree, or its equivalent, with experience and training in some area of the arts (whether or not directly connected with the Master’s degree), and demonstrate strong scholarship and professional competence.
Fine Arts PhD Applications are completed in the Texas Tech Graduate School Application Portal. In that portal, you will be asked to provide the following:
Transcripts from all previous college-level study
3 letters of recommendation
CV/Resume
Scholarly writing sample: 10-30 pages of your best research or academic writing
A portfolio and/or GRE scores (varies by track).
Cover letter/Personal Statement
Possible supplemental questions (varies by Track)
-What does the admissions committee need to know while considering your application? Tell us the part of your story that is not in the application documents.
-Which advisor are you hoping to work with and why?
-Briefly describe the aspects of your background relevant to your interest in applying to this program. This might include your undergraduate studies and any other graduate study or relevant professional work, if applicable.
The Fine Arts Doctoral Program offers a unique interdisciplinary education in Art, Music, Theatre, and Philosophy; and provides a comprehensive approach to doctoral study of the arts. These final questions are of high importance to the FADP admissions committee:
-Explain why this program interests you.
-Describe your interest in the interdisciplinary core of our doctoral program.
-Is there something in your background that demonstrates your interest or expertise in a) multiple art forms, b) the relationship between the arts and the humanities, AND/OR c) the relationship between the arts and the sciences? If so, what is it?
Finally, an interview with the graduate faculty overseeing the desired FADP Concentration, either in person or via video conference, is typical and required in some Tracks.
