Performance and Visual Studies Program
The Performance and Visual Studies program combines elements of art history, anthropology, cultural studies, musicology, media studies, performance studies and theatre studies to critically examine the role, meaning and characteristics of artistic and creative practices in diverse cultures.
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This humanities-based program prioritizes research about the performing and visual arts. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we reflect on what art and performance reveals about the human experience, consider how we understand one another through creative practice, and recognize that our creative practices are an important mode of social action and activism.
Undergraduate Degrees
The Bachelor of Arts enhances students’ critical thinking, analytical abilities and writing skills. It fosters innovative research, artistic experimentation and critical engagement with cultural and social issues, and it equips students with an in-depth understanding of the performing and visual arts.
Film and Media Studies
This interdisciplinary minor will prepare students to think and write critically about film and media from multiple perspectives. Through this minor, they will have opportunities to pursue analyses of the aesthetic, cultural, economic, technological and international dimensions of film.
Performance Studies
Students have the opportunity to apply the methods of performance studies and the practice of performance to other academic and artistic interests. They will cultivate an analytical perspective about the role and meaning of performance in global culture that will contribute to their academic development, creative practices and professional success.-
AI in the Arts
Designed to meet the growing demand for integrating artificial intelligence in artistic practice, this minor equips students with the skills to incorporate AI into visual arts, dance, theatre, interactive media and music. The program provides a comprehensive education on the use of AI tools, emphasizing critical decision-making, ethical considerations and social implications.
Graduate Degrees
The M.A. in Performance Studies program is built around a multifaceted understanding of performance. This program bridges scholarship and practice, ranging from applying qualitative research methods to transmitting knowledge through performance.
Film and Media Studies
The graduate certificate in Film and Media Studies offers graduate students an interdisciplinary concentration in the study of film and other visual- and sound-based media that will enhance their major field of study.
