The academic program of the Division of the Arts encourages scholarship, creativity, and performance. Studio courses and opportunities for performance and production provide intensive experience in the study and practice of the various artistic disciplines. Major programs are available in art, dance, music, and theatre. Students may also pursue interdisciplinary majors, including dance–theatre and literature–theatre. Students pursuing the interdisciplinary Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies major combine interdivisional work with study in one of six home departments, including dance, music, and theatre.
Divisional RequirementsThe Division the Arts maintains no specific requirements.
Any major in any department of the division who undertakes independent study (481) must have the independent study courses approved by the division. The opportunity for independent study is ordinarily offered only to upper-class students who have done extensive work in the area.