Visual and Performing Arts General Major, B.A.

Complete Two Courses (or 6 Credits) at the 100-Level

Students may take one credit courses, but must take the same 1-credit course at least three times to count as one course towards this requirement.

• VPH 110 - Art Now! Contemporary Trends (First-Year Seminar)
• VPH 111 - Boston Buildings: Inside and Out (First-Year Seminar)
• VPH 181 - History of Art I (History Cornerstone)
• VPH 184 - Introduction to Arts Administration
• VPD 141 - Dance and Movement
• VPD 186 - Introduction to Dance History
• VPM 133 - Collegiate Chorale (1 credit)
• VPM 134 - Concert Ensemble (1 credit)
• VPM 137: A - Chamber Music Workshop: Orchestra (1 credit)
• VPM 137: B - Chamber Music Workshop: Vocal Ensemble (1 credit)
• VPM 139 - Guitar Ensemble (1 credit)
• VPM 140 - Studio Guitar (1 credit)
• VPM 141 - Studio Piano (1 credit)
• VPM 142 - Studio Brass (1 credit)
• VPM 143 - Studio Percussion (1 credit)
• VPM 144 - Studio Strings (1 credit)
• VPM 145 - Studio Woodwinds (1 credit)
• VPM 146 - Studio Voice (1 credit)
• VPM 180 - Creating Music
• VPM 183 - History of Music I: European Roots
• VPM 184 - History of Music II: Non-Western Traditions
• VPM 185 - Arts in the Classroom: Successful Collaborations
• VPM 186 - Introduction to Music Technology
• VPS 102 - Introduction to Color
• VPS 104 - Drawing Foundations
• VPS 107 - Design Fundamentals
• VPT 110 - Theatre as Mystery, Myth, and History (HIS Core/First-Year Seminar)
• VPT 182 - Realism and Reality: Road to the Modern Stage (History Cornerstone)

Complete Three 200-Level Courses

• VPH 209 - History of Photography
• VPH 211 - Philosophy of Architecture
• VPH 212 - Aesthetics
• VPH 214 - The Age of Cathedrals
• VPH 215 - Early Renaissance Art: Italy and the North
• VPH 217 - Early Modern Art: 1900-1945
• VPH 218 - Art Since 1945
• VPH 220 - From Bernini to Vermeer: Art of the Baroque
• VPH 225 - Art of the City: Greece and Rome
• VPH 227 - Modern American Architecture
• VPH 228 - American Architecture: From Colonial Times through the 19th Century
• VPH 229 - Topics in Non-Western Art
• VPH 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy
• VPD 251 - Dance Technique: Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Modern
• VPD 252 - Introduction to Tap
• VPD 253 - Introduction to Jazz Dance
• VPD 254 - Modern Dance Technique
• VPD 255 - Ballet I
• VPD 256 - Dance for Musical Theatre
• VPD 257 - Introduction to Dance Composition
• VPG 202 - Graphic Design Foundations
• VPG 203 - Introduction to Digital Imaging
• VPG 230 - Publication Design
• VPM 231 - Piano Workshop
• VPM 232 - Voice Workshop
• VPM 237 - Musical Instruments of the World
• VPM 240 - Music Theory
• VPM 243 - Hear Her Voice! Women Music Makers, Religion and Spirituality
• VPM 244 - Ten Centuries of the Musical Mass
• VPM 246 - Sound Recording Techniques
• VPM 247 - Scoring for Video
• VPS 201 - Sustainable Three-Dimensional Design
• VPS 204 - Drawing
• VPS 205 - Painting
• VPS 206 - Printmaking Workshop
• VPS 207 - Special Projects
• VPS 208 - Introduction to Watercolor
• VPS 210 - Photography I: And Introduction to the Still Image
• VPS 223 - The Nature of Art: Discovering the Artist Within
• VPS 224 - Short Films and Graphic Novels
• VPS 225 - Artist, Craftsman, Alchemist
• VPS 243 - Documentary Photography
• VPT 203 - Acting I
• VPT 205 - Stagecraft
• VPT 212 - Musical Theatre
• VPT 216 - Improvisation
• VPT 220 - Production and Stage Management
• VPT 228 - Oral Interpretation

Complete Three Courses (or 9 Credits) at the 300 or 400-Level

Students may take one credit courses, but must take the same 1-credit course at least three times to count as one course towards this requirement.

• VPH 314 - Masters of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
• VPH 330 - Topics in European or American Art
• VPH 332 - Museology
• VPH 440 - Exhibitions and Collections: An Inside Look
• VPH 441 - Research Seminar in Art History
• VPD 355 - Jazz Dance II
• VPD 356 - Ballet II
• VPD 357 - Dance Company (1 credit)
• VPD 360 - Dance Outreach
• VPG 302 - Package Design
• VPG 303 - Typography: Letterforms and Words in Graphic Design
• VPG 304 - Advertising Design
• VPG 305 - Web Site Design
• VPG 306 - Motion Graphics
• VPG 307 - 3-D Graphics, Illustration and Animation
• VPG 320 - Topics in Graphic Design
• VPG 405 - Advanced Study in Graphic Design
• VPG 423 - Graphic Design Portfolio
• VPM 331 - Advanced Piano Workshop
• VPM 341 - Composition: Songwriting
• VPM 450 - Capstone in Music
• VPS 301 - Sculpture Workshop
• VPS 308 - Methods and Materials: Painting Techniques Investigated
• VPS 310 - Photography/multimedia Outreach: Mentoring Through Art
• VPS 311 - Photography II: The Still and Moving Image
• VPS 312 - Contemporary Photographic Practice: iPhones, Selfies and Instagram
• VPS 322 - Installation Art in the 21st Century
• VPS 324 - Figure Drawing
• VPS 325 - Art Education: Theory and Methods
• VPS 406 - Advanced Studio Seminar
• VPT 300 - Acting II
• VPT 302 - Directing
• VPT 306 - Introduction to Playwriting
• VPT 310 - Transformation: Designing for the Stage
• VPT 315 - Make-up for the Stage
• VPT 320 - Dramaturgy
• VPT 324 - Medieval Theatre: Staging the Divine
• VPT 331 - Topics in Theatre Arts I
• VPT 332 - Topics in Theatre Arts II

Complete Any Two Additional Courses (or 6 credits)

Complete six additional credits from any of the lists above. Students may take one credit courses, but must take the same 1-credit course at least three times to count as one course towards this requirement.

Complete an Internship of Directed Study

• VPG 475 - Internship in Graphic Design
• VPH 475 - Internship in Fine Arts
• VPS 475 - Internship in Studio Arts
• VPT 475 - Internship in Theatre Arts
• VP_ Directed Study (in any VPA Discipline)