Programs
Animation & Games
Animation and Games students have the opportunity to work in a studio environment, explore visual narrative, game mechanics and experimental animation, and learn project development and management practices.
Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication / Media Arts and Design
Our undergraduate degrees in MAD and graduate degrees in ATEC combine computer science and engineering with the creative arts and humanities, crafting technological experiences that shape the way we live.
Communication Studies
Communication Studies incorporates theories, concepts and skills of oral, visual and mediated communication. It teaches students how to engage in critical thinking and problem solving, to participate effectively in meetings and in teams and to communicate competently in relationships and in public speaking contexts.
Critical Media Studies
Faculty in Critical Media Studies have expertise in disability studies, media theory, queer media, maker culture, critical play, education, global media, race and ethnicity, eco media, and popular culture.
History
History students explore how people, ideas, and events have shaped societies across time, developing critical perspectives on culture and change.
Humanities
Humanities students have the flexibility to design their course of study, collaborating with faculty in all areas of the Bass School. Graduates from the doctoral program in the Humanities go on to pursue academic careers and futures in education, public service, nonprofit management, the arts, and more.
Language & Literature
With a faculty of distinguished scholars and award-winning teachers, Language & Literature offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of literary traditions, critical approaches and theoretical debates.
Latin American Studies
An integrated global economy, along with the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S. domestic market, make expertise in Latin American studies an asset to students in numerous fields.
Philosophy
Philosophy students examine ideas about knowledge, ethics, and human experience while learning to think critically and reason clearly.
Visual and Performing Arts & Design and Creative Practice
VPA students pursue an interdisciplinary study of the arts by selecting among courses in historical context, studio practice, performance ensemble, and ideas and interpretation of the arts. DCP offers students coursework in digital arts areas such as digital fabrication, projection mapping, new media art and performance, sound, time-based media, and video.
