Arts Studies at North Carolina State University
Arts Studies (ARS) at NC State University is an interdisciplinary program that educates students in the Fine Arts. Students develop academically through a concentration in one of three areas: Music, Film, or Visual Art. Students will confront art forms and connect them with an outside concern such as technology, politics, or religion. The Arts Studies major can lead to careers in arts management, arts entrepreneurship, including gallery ownership or recording studio ownership, arts education, and work in non-profit arts organizations. A smaller group of students go on to graduate school and some work as artists in film, music, or visual art.
Skills You Develop In This Major
- Film Studies
- Synthesize, compare and contrast information
- Work with details and deadlines
- Editing and writing
- Evaluate and present ideas
- Imagination and flexibility
- Music
- Ability to visualize concepts
- Coordinate with others on various activities
- Directing and assessing skills
- Creativity and performance
- Ability to use symbolism
- Visual Arts
- Communicate ideas, thoughts, and feelings using many materials and media.
- Ability to teach, assess, plan, organize, and evaluate.
- Familiar with graphics and database systems.
- Develop intuition and innovation in understanding and extracting ideas to generate visual concepts.
- Intense research skills and critical analysis
- Self discipline
For more information about Arts Studies, contact Dr. Stephanie Spencer, Director of Arts Studies, Box 8108, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7117; FAX (919) 515-3886.
