The Arts, B.A.

Program Overview

This comprehensive Arts program emphasizes individual instruction and professional involvement. Students explore three of four disciplines (art, music, theatre, or dance) to gain a deep understanding of creative practices, artistic excellence, and the role of arts in society. Through core coursework, capstone projects, and performance opportunities, students develop their artistic abilities and prepare for success in arts-related careers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Mission: Provides individualized instruction with opportunities for professional involvement, service to the community, public exhibition and performance.
• Learning Outcomes:
• Have experience with three of the four discipline areas in the Creative Arts Division and become familiar with professional practices.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of the arts and their place in culture.
• Program Description: The Arts program allows students to study contemporary practices through a solid foundation of traditional training in three of the four arts areas offered in the division - art, music, theatre and dance.
Creative work, analytical thinking and global awareness are integrated into performance and production.

Outline:

• Core Courses: Choose Three Areas From Art, Dance, Music and Theatre:
• First Area Credits:
39
• Minimum Upper Division Credits: 21
• Second Area Credits:
15
• Minimum Upper Division Credits: 6
• Third Area Credits:
12
• Minimum Upper Division Credits: 3
• Capstone: Capstone project, to be documented by the following coursework, depending on the student’s first area:
• Art:
• A 419 Professional Concerns Credits: 4
• A 429 Portfolio & Professional Preparation Credits: 4
• Dance:
• D 405 Senior Project Credits: 2
• Music:
• MUS 406 Special Individual Studies Credits: 1-12
• Theatre:
• TA 453 Capstone Experience Credits: 3
• Total Credits: 68-74