rex-craft7

I have no idea how the process of getting a masters works.. but anyways, if i focus all my attention on a bachelors of art degree (majoring in most likely graphic design) at a specialized art school, is it still possible to get a masters in business? how much am i disabling myself if i concentrate solely on art for undergrad education?

and for that matter, how useful is an undergrad business degree compared to a masters? how useful is an MFA? er, actually, maybe i should post that one in the art forum -

i have a similar thread just a few topics down, but basically im trying to decide between:

BFA + MBA
(BFA & b.business) + MFA
BFA + MFA

VectorWega

How is this different than your other thread?

rex-craft7

... its not different? the other thread was about getting a double degree in undergrad and how that effects long term life. in this one, i have a solely education specific question - masters, and how much undergrad affects that in relation. maybe thats still basically the same thing - maybe i should have posted a message in the other thread instead of making a new thread, eh..

2VU0609

Many MBA programs require a core of business classes that have to be completed if not taken as an undergraduate - two semesters of accounting, two semesters of economics, finance, marketing, management, statistics, etc. Some schools have an "accelerator" program that provides that foundation in a summer program for those students who didn't get them as undergraduates.

VectorWega

I'm going to pretty much just disagree with 2VU0609. I don't know of any good MBA programs that require you to have a core set of business classes prior to an MBA. They may require you to have a certain amount of math (really not much though), possibly have taken a statistics course (doubtful, but possible) and that's about it. Often times they will give admitted students access to material, online courses, and perhaps recommend they take a course to strengthen an area before school starts. However, most MBA students come from a non-business background.

Because of your unusual background you could actually have an advantage over other applicants. However, you still need to do something with your art degree (the cooler it sounds, the more they will like you) and you must have a vision for how you will leverage an MBA to be successful in the art field.

As for the BBA question (believe I answered that in the other thread), I believe a BBA would be next to worthless for you unless you plan to start your own business right out of undergrad.

rex-craft7

hmm... yea im still going to need some more time to think about this. im hearing very polar opposite opinions on this one, and as such, am still pretty confused (asking advisors, teachers, posting in these forums, etc.) im going to be visiting art schools this summer, and going through the whole college app process all over again (sigh...), even though i still have these doubts - though, thanks for the help

aj16

whats the polar opposite of the opinions in this thread that youve been hearing

VectorWega

As an example, I just searched google with the term "art mba" and the first link that came up was Wisconsin's MBA program. Wisconsin is a borderline top 30 MBA program which is especially good for students that definitely know what they want to do (ie definitely want to be in art).

Wisconsin has an MBA in Arts Administration:

MBA in Arts Administration

In regards to the pre-req courses Wisconsin requires:

Wisconsin MBA Requirements

I'm sure there are other Art related MBA programs from reputable schools but you could look at that website to see if that is right for you and to see what they generally look for in applicants.