Humanities Bachelor's Degree - Visual and Performing Arts

The Visual and Performing Arts track of the Humanities degree is designed for the student with a passion for the visual arts who also desires an interdisciplinary scope across arts, culture, literature, and the social sciences.

Courses will give students the opportunity to dive into all areas of visual arts —theatre, music, 3D design, painting, sculpture, film, and virtual reality.

Careers for Visual and Performing Arts Humanities Majors

Whatever your passion for arts, there is a vibrant career waiting for you in areas, including:

• Arts Administration
• Film Director
• Teacher
• Theater director, stage manager, or dramaturg 
• Visual Artist
• Event organizer
• Public Relations Manager

Degree Requirements

• The B.A. in Humanities requires a minimum of 120 total credits.
• All required and elective courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better.

Humanities - Visual and Performing Arts Major Requirements

Students are required to complete 57 semester credit hours of visual and performing arts courses. Thirty of those courses must be upper level.

• Lower Division courses include 12 units of Art, including:
  • Art 1301 (Art Appreciation)
  • Art 1311 (2-D Design) or Art 1312/2331 (3-D Design)
  • Art 1316
  • Art 2340 or Art 2341 (Art History I or Art History II)
• 6 units of Drama
• 9 units of Music, including:
  • Music 1306 (Music Appreciation) and
  • 6 units of Music Ensemble

• Upper division courses include 9 units of Art, including:
  • 3 units of 2-D Art
  • 3 units of 3-D Art
  • 3 units of Art History
• 12 units of Drama or English equivalent
• 9 units of Music, including:
  • MUSI 3308 and 3309 (Music History I and II)
  • 3 other upper-division units
• Capstone Senior Project, from either Drama 4379, or Art 4392, 4393, or 4394. (To be arranged with a faculty member in a Humanities-related field.)