Arts
The Arts department combines studio and stage practice with history and criticism. Students exhibit, perform, and collaborate throughout the year in our on-campus gallery and theatre.
3 ways to study arts.
Studio Art
Develop a personal practice in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media.
Music
Combine performance, theory, and history, with ensembles open to all students.
Theatre
Act, direct, design, and produce in the department's season of student-led work.
A sample of what you’ll study.
These are representative courses. The full catalog is available from the Registrar, and offerings vary by semester.
Sample courses
- ART 101Drawing FundamentalsObservation, composition, and technique in a range of drawing media.4 credits
- ART 210Painting IColor, form, and process using oil and acrylic paint.4 credits
- ART 260History of ArtA survey of visual culture from prehistory to the present.4 credits
- MUS 101Music Theory INotation, scales, harmony, and ear training.4 credits
- MUS 130Chamber EnsembleRehearsal and public performance. Open to all students by audition.2 credits
- MUS 220Music HistoryWestern art music from the medieval period to today.4 credits
- THR 101Introduction to TheatrePlay analysis, theatrical convention, and the collaborative process.4 credits
- THR 240Acting IVoice, movement, and scene study for the beginning actor.4 credits
- THR 320DirectingStaging, interpretation, and rehearsal technique.4 credits
Other departments.
Humanities
Language, literature, history, and the ideas that shaped how we think and live.
ExploreNatural Sciences & Mathematics
Laboratory-based learning, field research, and quantitative reasoning.
ExploreSocial Sciences
Human behavior, institutions, and society, home of Weptington's signature major in Judgmentalism.
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