Imagine. Create. Grow.
The visual and performing arts are well-established and respected programs at Texas A&M. On Sept. 1, 2022, our Dance Science, Performance and Visual Studies and Visualization programs joined forces to combine these strengths with world-renowned Aggie expertise in science, engineering and technology. Theatre and Music Performance are now a part of the school as well. The result: Students are gaining the practical, real-world skills and theoretical frameworks needed to become leaders in the highly competitive fine arts world of the 21st century. The College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts is for students who love to imagine, create, learn and grow. It’s for those who love to explore new ways of seeing the world and who understand the magic that can happen when beauty and technology merge. Leading this new program are faculty and staff with significant experience working at the intersection of theory and practice across the arts, sciences and technology. They include dancers, directors, computer graphics engineers, composers, art historians, sound technologists — and much more.
By the Numbers
#1
national public universities for a superior education at an affordable cost (Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2021)
#1
best college in Texas (Money Magazine, 2020)
#1
best school in Texas for animation (2024)
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Choose one of our disciplines to focus your creative energies.
Dance Science
Dance Science
Texas A&M dance programs educate students in the art and science of dance. We offer a personalized approach to dance training through hands-on, field-based experiences including technical production, dance science research and Pilates.
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Music Performance
Music Performance
The Music Performance program offers a comprehensive grounding in music, while emphasizing the intersections of music with other art forms such as dance, theatre, game design and the visual arts.
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Performance and Visual Studies
Performance and Visual Studies
Performance and Visual Studies is interested in what performance reveals about human experience and culture. Our program is distinctive in its integration of music, film, and theatre, but we also explore other cultural expressions, from religious events to sports and games.
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Theatre
Theatre
The Theatre program prepares students for careers onstage, backstage and offstage through collective creation and collaborative production, rooted in an ethic of care. The program is centered in a practice-based approach to the many facets of theatre-making, including performance, design and production.
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Visualization
Visualization
Our Visualization programs produce leaders in fields where art and science merge. Marked for its experimental and precise approach to design, our curriculum produces technical artists through cross-disciplinary coursework.
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