This major is perfect for students who desire a career in the arts but want to have expertise in multiple areas in order to meet the changing demands of organizations who need multi-disciplined artists and creative thinkers. Students will also learn strategies and entrepreneurial skills necessary to execute and fund their own creative projects.
Students will select two different creative arts tracks, or focus areas, to complement the core work within the major. These tracks include:
Within this major, students learn to apply and evaluate theories of creativity and problem-solving models within a range of arts experiences and productions. These experiences and productions span cultures and communities as the students creatively and skillfully explore, plan, develop, respond, and reflect on the diversity and interconnectedness of Creative Arts in Practice. Students apply principles of arts entrepreneurship, including funding, business models, branding, and creative renewal within their chosen tracks. As a final showcase of their creative expertise, voice, and professional skills, students create a multiple arts portfolio within a final Creative Arts performance, production, or publication that synthesizes their artistic work in a collaborative setting.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| A-146 | Self Employment in the Arts | 1 |
| A-147 | Grant Writing for Artists & Educators | 1 |
| CA-250 | Kick Start Creativity | 4 |
| CA-300 | Creativity and Careers | 4 |
| CA-399 | Formal Introduction to Advanced Work | 0 |
| CA-400 | Collaboration: Produce Publish Perform | 4 |
| MGT-100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| or MGT-361 | Understandng Personl& Professionl Sellng | |
| CAP Elective | Creative Arts in Practice (CAP) Electives outside of your focus area | 4-6 |
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| Complete Two Creative Arts Tracks/Focus Areas from options below | ||
| Creative Writing Focus | 12 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Writing II | ||
| From Printout to Publication | ||
| Film | 11 | |
| Fiction Into Film | ||
| Great Films | ||
| Film Around the World | ||
| The Art of Creative Video | ||
| Media Design | 12 | |
| Graphic Designs & Illustration | ||
| Digital Art for MDIA Majors | ||
| Content Development Media Design | ||
| New Media | ||
| Music | 11 | |
| Intro to the Arts: Music Focus | ||
| Improvisational Music | ||
| Music Technology | ||
MUE 130 | Alverno College Choir or MUA Music Lesson | |
| Group Piano 1 | ||
or MUE-119 | Beginning Guitar Class | |
| Theater | 12 | |
| Fundamentals of Voice & Movement | ||
| Improvisation:creative Approach Perform | ||
| Fundmtls of Acting On-Stage and Off | ||
| Selected Topics in Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Directing | ||
| Dance | 13 | |
| Fundamentals of Voice & Movement | ||
| Contemporary Dance Technique 2 | ||
| Ballet Technique 2 | ||
| Contemp Dance-Amer:Movement & Meaning | ||
| Dance Composition and Performance 1 | ||
| Jazz Dance Technique | ||
| Visual Art | 12-13 | |
| Analytic Drawing | ||
or A-134 | 2-D Design | |
or A-122 | Expressive Drawing | |
or A-221 | Beginning Figure Drawing | |
or A-262A | Graphic Designs& Illustratn-Non Art Maj | |
or A-234 | 3-D Design | |
| Ancient to Byzantine Art | ||
or AHS-311 | Art Topics: | |
or AHS-409 | Modern & Contemporary Art | |
or AHS-250 | Asian Art | |
A Elective | Two Art (A) Electives from: A-352A, A-366A, A-376A, A-363A, A-364A, A-365A, A-371A or A-380A | |
| Total Credits | 106-109 | |