Contemporary Arts BA

The Contemporary Arts major is an interdisciplinary contract major that allows students to design their own major to reflect their particular interests and career goals across diverse disciplines. Contract major examples include Theater/Film, Animation/ Digital Filmmaking, Environmental Science/ Journalism, Global Communication and Media/ Business, Music Industry/ Film, among others. Working in consultation with a faculty advisor, students select courses from the School of Contemporary Arts and across the whole college.  For example, a student interested in pursuing a career in Animation may elect to take courses from the Visual Arts program and Communication Arts Visual Design and Media Concentration and Filmmaking. or, a student interested in Business Communications may combine Communication Arts courses with courses from the Anisfield School of Business.

This major is rigorous, requiring self-motivation and serious planning. It can be especially rewarding for the student who has specific goals that cannot be met pursing a single major at the College. After an initial consultation with the Convener of the major, each student will develop a course of study with a faculty advisor who is most knowledgeable in the area of the student’s interest.

This major leads to a B.A. degree in Contemporary Arts.  It requires a minimum of 48 credits in the Contemporary Arts major, at least 16 of which must be upper-level, (300 or 400 level) courses, in addition to the School of Contemporary Arts Core.