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School of Arts and Humanities

The School of Arts and Humanities offers a Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts with an Interdisciplinary Arts Concentration. This program provides students with an interdisciplinary study of the arts, including courses in writing, interdisciplinary studies, professional development, historical context, theory, and practice.

Visual and Performing Arts with Interdisciplinary Arts Concentration (BA)

The Visual and Performing Arts major culminates in a Senior Capstone, and students can focus their studies by choosing from nine possible concentrations. The Interdisciplinary Arts concentration allows students to work in two discipline areas, selecting from Visual Art, Art History, Communication, Dance, Film, Music, and Theatre.

Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts

The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts include 120 semester credit hours.

Faculty

The faculty for the Visual and Performing Arts program includes:

• Professors: Fred I. Curchack, Enric Madriguera, Adrienne L. McLean, John J. Pomara, Thomas P. Riccio, Robert Xavier Rodríguez, Charissa N. Terranova, Michael Thomas, Marilyn Waligore
• Associate Professors: Mark Rosen, Shilyh Warren
• Assistant Professor: SV Randall
• Clinical Professors: Carie King, Catherine Parsoneault, Maribeth (Betsy) Schlobohm
• Clinical Associate Professor: Lorraine Tady
• Clinical Assistant Professor: Shelby Hibbs
• Professor of Instruction: Kathy Lingo
• Associate Professors of Instruction: Diane Durant, Kelly P. Durbin, Kathryn C. Evans, Melissa Hernandez-Katz, Jonathan Palant, Christopher (Chris) Ryan, Monica M. Saba
• Assistant Professors of Instruction: Barbara Baker, Karen Baynham, Lori Gerard, Janece Glauser, Misty Owens

Degree Requirements

The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts include:

Core Curriculum Requirements

• Communication: 6 semester credit hours
  • RHET 1302 Rhetoric
  • Choose one course from: COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication, COMM 1315 Public Speaking
• Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses
• Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
  • Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses
• Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
  • FILM 1303 Transnational Film and Video
  • Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses
• Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
  • Choose from: AHST 1303 Survey of Western Art History: Ancient to Medieval, AHST 1304 Survey of Western Art History: Renaissance to Modern, AHST 2331 Understanding Art, ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts, DANC 1310 Understanding Dance, THEA 1310 Understanding Theatre, FILM 2332 Understanding Film, MUSI 1306 Understanding Music, MUSI 2322 Music in Western Civilization
• American History: 6 semester credit hours
  • Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses
• Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
  • GOVT 2305 American National Government
  • GOVT 2306 State and Local Government
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses
• Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
  • DANC 1305 Introduction to World Dance Forms
  • Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses

Major Requirements, Lower-Division

• Discipline I Prep Course: 3 semester credit hours of lower-division AHST, ARTS, COMM, FILM, DANC, MUSI, or THEA courses
• Discipline II Prep Course: 3 semester credit hours of lower-division AHST, ARTS, COMM, FILM, DANC, MUSI, or THEA courses

Major Requirements, Upper-Division

• Major Core Courses: 15 semester credit hours
  • VPAS 3340 Writing in the Arts
  • VPAS 4389 Theory and Practice of the Visual and Performing Arts
  • VPAS 4390 Senior Capstone
  • Select 3 semester credit hours of Related Courses from: ARHM 3342 Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts and Humanities, VPAS 3300 Elements of Art and Performance
  • Select 3 semester credit hours of Professional Development Courses from: VPAS 4310 Entertainment Law, ARTS 3311 Contemporary Art Practices, ARTS 4310 Studies in Contemporary Exhibitions, COMM 4370 Communication and Leadership, COMM 4371 Communication and Professionalism, ENTP 3301 Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ISAH 4V50 Internship
• Discipline I: 15 semester credit hours
  • Select 15 semester credit hours of upper-division AHST, ARTS, COMM, FILM, DANC, MUSI, or THEA courses
• Discipline II: 15 semester credit hours
  • Select 15 semester credit hours of upper-division AHST, ARTS, COMM, FILM, DANC, MUSI, or THEA courses

Elective Requirements

• Free Electives: 33 semester credit hours
  • Both upper- and lower-division courses may be used as electives, but students must complete at least 51 semester credit hours of upper-division courses to qualify for graduation.