The Media, Society, and the Arts Program | Academic Requirements
Minor in Media, Society, and the Arts | Courses | Faculty

The Media, Society, and the Arts Program

The Media, Society, and the Arts B.A. Program combines social science theory and methodology with studio training in the arts. Our students explore the complex and fascinating relationships that exist among media, society, and the arts, including how various institutions and forms of art and media relate to one another, as well as the role of the artist and media professional in today’s society.

Students who choose to emphasize visual art forms like video, film, or photography may use these media either as methodological tools for expanding a discipline in the social sciences, or as substantive areas of inquiry in their own right. Alternatively, students who choose to emphasize dance, music, or theatre arts relate these performing art forms to social inquiry.

While our students share certain coursework in common, they can also integrate their own interest in a particular form of art or media with rigorous work in the social sciences.