Degrees
Cross-Institute Degrees
Bachelor of Arts in the Arts
The Bachelor of Arts in the Arts is a broad-based liberal arts degree program designed for students who wish to explore alternatives to the Institute's discipline-specific degree programs.
The major includes a common core for all students, general education coursework and a focus area which includes electives to comprise the required 120 hours for the degree.
Focus areas include: Historical and Theoretical Studies in the Arts, Arts Administration, Digital Culture and an Individualized Focus designed by the student and subject to approval by the Herberger Institute Standards Committee and the Dean's Office.
We understand the role the arts play in the education, development, and revitalization of communities and cultural organizations. Within an ever-shifting society, we believe it is imperative to train the next generation of artist practitioners, scholars and educators to thoughtfully employ their creative resources to:
- transform organizations in our world,
- provide critical assessment and scholarly contributions in writing about the arts,
- embrace the interconnectedness of the arts in a global context,
- foster understanding of the issues of cultural sustainability,
- build new technologies and media for the creation, advancement and support of art forms, with an understanding of the work that has preceded theirs, and
- enhance the educational levels of communities by fostering the development and implementation of community-based arts programs.
The new degree not only provides students with an increased understanding of the theoretical, historical, and cultural forces that shape the arts, but also allows an open-ended path for the exploration and development of a range of skills that will be valuable for advanced study in multiple disciplines. The program provides an option for those students who are passionate about the arts but do not wish to pursue the specialized majors available in the Herberger Institute.