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Visual and Performing Arts

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. Our BA in Visual and Performing Arts is available in a variety of creative concentrations. Graduate students pursue research and creative practice within an interdisciplinary context. They can focus on film studies, visual art, performing arts, or art history and participate in seminars in other disciplines.

BA Concentrations: Art History | Communication Studies | Dance | Film | Interdisciplinary Arts | Music | Photo-Video-Digital | Theatre | Visual Arts

Graduate Level Certificates: Arts Management and Leadership

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Art History

The Master’s in Art History program at the O’Donnell Institute introduces students to a global history of art through close engagement with artworks held in collections in Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond. We also have an Art History concentration within our BA in Visual and Performing Arts.

Career Paths with a Degree in Visual and Performing Arts

Actor, artist, archivist, arts administrator, arts writer/critic, choreographer, dancer, editor, museum curator, museum preparator, musician, performer, researcher, teacher, theatre director, theatre stage manager, and other positions of research and professional practice

Classes

To obtain specific information about classes each semester at The University of Texas at Dallas, visit the UT Dallas Coursebook. For more general information, visit the UT Dallas Undergraduate Catalog or Graduate Catalog.

Contact Information

Catherine Parsoneault

Catherine Parsoneault
Visual and Performing Arts Program Head, Clinical Professor, Director of Music, and Assistant Dean for Assessment
Phone: 972-883-2140
Email: catherine.parsoneault@utdallas.edu
Office: JO 4.120

Bass School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
The University of Texas at Dallas, JO31
800 W. Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Phone: 972-883-2759 or 972-883-2980

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