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1 Creative Arts Program College of Humanities and the Arts Clark Hall 419 408-924-4481 creative@email.sjsu.edu Professors Allison Heisch Brian W. Holmes Gabriele L. Rico Jennifer Rycenga Pamela Sharp El Shayeb Karl E. Toepfer Ethel Pitts Walker Yen Lu Wong Curricula BA, Creative Arts BA, Creative Arts, Preparation for Teaching Minor, Creative Arts T he Creative Arts degree is a flexible and individualized program of study which helps students meet their own learning objectives and graduate on time. Students select Creative Arts core courses in combination with supporting courses in Art, English and Comparative Literature, Music and Dance, and TV, Radio, Film and Theatre. Courses are organized by category rather than by title or number. For example, majors may choose 6 units in studio/ performing arts courses; 15 units in history/ theory courses; 15 units related upper division units from two departments; and 12 units of Creative Arts core courses. No two students take exactly the same program of study. Most of our students also complete special senior projects or internships. Recent interns have been placed at Opera San Jose, the Childrens Discovery Museum, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Camera Three, American Musical Theatre, the Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum of Art and in a variety of school and business settings. Key to the CA Program is our emphasis on creative thinking and the creative process. While our students ability to complete projects and products is expected, we are more concerned that students become critical, conscious and effective thinkers. Our recent graduates have become successful visual and performing artists, teachers, art administrators, software developers, software engineers, physicians, writers, sound recording engineers, costume designers, arts therapists, multimedia designers, librarians and entrepreneurs. The Creative Arts Program at SJSU is the only one of its kind in the CSU system. Founded in the 1960s, this is a unique and well-established program. BA Creative Arts Advisor: Patricia Sanders Semester Units General Education Requirements..................45 Of the 51 units required by the university, 6 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. American Institutions ...................................... (6) Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. Physical Education ............................................2 Requirements in the Major .............................45 Activity or Studio Courses ..........................6 Six units of activity or studio courses in visual or performing arts or creative writing listed below or approved by the CAP Advisor ART 012, ART 013, ART 024, ART 026, DANC 040A, DANC 042A, ENGL 071, TA 005, TA 017, TA 048, a course in music (vocal or instrumental performance) Lower Division Courses ..............................9 Nine units of lower division non-studio, nonactivity courses in history or theory in 3 disciplines selected from the following: School of Art and Design, School of Music and Dance, TVRFT Department, English and Comparative Literature Department, and others approved by the CAP Advisor ART 042, ART 073, a course from ARTH 010 to ARTH 080, DANC 010, a course from ENGL 010 to ENGL 068B, ENGL 078, MUSC 010A, MUSC 012, MUSC 019, MUSC 081, RTVF 098, TA 010 Upper Division Courses ............................15 Fifteen unit program of study of upper division courses in two or more arts disciplines selected primarily from the following: School of Art and Design, School of Music and Dance, TVRFT Department, English and Comparative Literature Department, Foreign Languages Department (literature only) and/or additional Creative Arts courses (proposed to and approved by the CAP Advisor) ARTH 126, ARTH 197A, DANC 102, DANC 148, DANC 153, ENGL 112A-125A, ENGL 141-177, MUSC 110-124, RELS 121, RTVF 166, RTVF 181, RTVF 188, SPAN 120A, SPAN 120B, TA 120, TA 121, TA 127, TA 131 Creative Art Courses.................................15 CA 175 and CA 176; Complete nine units from: CA 172, CA 173, CA 178 (may be repeated), CA 180, CA 190 Electives ...........................................................28 Total Units Required..........................................120

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