The Arts include courses whose primary focus is the study and/or practice of artistic creation in literature, the visual arts, music, dance, theater and film. Courses in the arts examine how art forms express ideas and experiences. Some of these courses focus on the history of art forms, the contexts of their production and reception, and the theories used to interpret them. Other Arts courses focus on students making, writing, or performing artistic creations. By studying the arts, students learn to attend carefully to the structure and details of creative works, to understand these works in their social and historical contexts, and to express their creative and critical intentions clearly and effectively.
The following courses satisfy the Arts requirement:
- ART 105: Introduction to Visual Thinking
- ART 204: Introduction to Drawing
- ART 206: Introduction to Painting
- ART 208: Introduction to Sculpture
- ART 212: Introduction to Photography
- ART 214: Introduction to Digital Imaging
- ART 233: Topics in Studio Art
- ART 237: Topics in Studio Art: Color
- ARTH 220: Rock, Paper, Sword: The Media of the Ancient and Medieval World
- ARTH 250: Topics in Art History
- ARTH 260: Topics in Art Theory
- ENGL 106: Introduction to Literature
- ENGL 130: Literary Topics
- ENGL 270: Creative Writing
- ENGL 281: Literature in History I
- ENGL 282: Literature in History II
- ENGL 283: Literature in History III
- HIST 264: Introduction to Museum Studies
- MUSC 112: Music as Communication
- MUSC 203: Music Theory I (3)
- MUSC 205: Music in History
- MUSC 217: The Jazz Makers
- MUST 200: Introduction to Museum Studies
- TFMS 106: Introduction to Dramatic Literature
- TFMS 130: Introduction to Performance
- TFMS 170: Stagecraft
- TFMS 171. Elements of Theatrical Design
- TFMS 200: Theater in History
- TFMS 220: Introduction to Film and Media Studies
- TFMS 221: Film and Media Production Modes
- TFMS 225: Topics in Film and Media
- TFMS 228: Media Production I
- TFMS 230: Acting I
- TFMS 234: Acting for the Camera
- TFMS 250: Movement I
- TFMS 255: Modern Dance I
- TFMS 258: Dance in History
- TFMS 260: Topics in Dance/Movement
- TFMS 275: Costumes and Clothes in History
- TFMS 280: Topics in Production
Four 1-credit MUSA courses at the lower division level may also satisfy the Arts requirement in the following ways: 1) Students taking lessons (at the 200 level) may accumulate credits only on one instrument (or voice) across four semesters. 2) Students may participate in an ensemble (at the 100 level) across four semesters. 3) Credits may also accumulate through a combination of lessons (in only one instrument or voice) plus any mixture of ensembles for a total of four credits.
Lessons that can be used to fulfill this requirement:
- Guitar: MUSA 280
- Piano MUSA 281
- Brass: MUSA 284
- Strings: MUSA 285
- Voice: MUSA 286
- Percussion: MUSA 287
- Woodwinds: MUSA 288
Ensembles that can be used to fulfill this requirement:
- Choir: MUSA 180
- Chamber Singers: MUSA 182
- Jazz Ensemble: MUSA 186
- Chamber Ensemble: MUSA 187
- Orchestra: MUSA 189