Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Visual And Dramatic Arts Rice University

Program Learning Outcomes for the BA Degree with a Major in Visual and Dramatic Arts:

Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Visual and Dramatic Arts and a major concentration in Film and Photography, students will be able to:

1. Understand the social, aesthetic, and technological history of film and photography.
2. Become fluent in both older forms of filmmaking and photography and newer ones.
3. Grasp the relationship between the tools and the art.
4. Utilize the understanding and the fluency to create works of art.

Students pursuing the major concentration in Film and Photography are strongly encouraged to explore film-related courses offered in other departments that may enrich their selected major concentration, such as philosophy, anthropology, science, history, cultural studies, language, writing, comparative studies, etc. Students should speak with their faculty advisor prior to enrolling.

Students pursuing the major concentration in Studio Art are strongly encouraged to explore art-related courses offered in other departments that may enrich their selected major concentration, such as: philosophy, anthropology, science, history, cultural studies, language, writing, comparative studies, etc.

Students pursuing the major concentration in Theatre are strongly encouraged to explore theatre-related courses offered in other departments that may enrich their selected major concentration, such as: philosophy, anthropology, science, history, cultural studies, language, writing, comparative studies, etc.