General Catalog 2003-2004
November 2003

Member, International Council of Fine Arts Deans, College Art Association of America, Council of Dance Administrators, American College Dance Festival, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music, and Kennedy Center/American Theatre Festival. Affiliate School of Ballet West.

Dean, Phyllis Haskell, M.F.A. 

Associate Dean, Steve Roens, D.M.A. 

Assistant Dean for Technology, David Zemmels, M.S.

Assistant Dean for Research, Ellen Bromberg, MFA

Office: 250 Art Building, (phone) 581-6764, (fax) 585-3066 

Mailing address: 375 S. 1530 E., Rm. 250, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0381 

Web Address: www.finearts.utah.edu

Departments

Art and Art History 
Ballet 
Modern Dance 
Music 
Theatre 
Film Studies Division  

The College of Fine Arts offers degrees in areas of specialization as follows: 

Art—art teaching, ceramics, drawing and painting, graphic design, illustration, photography/digital imaging, printmaking, and intermedia/sculpture.  Art History—asian art, western european art, american art, 20th century art. Ballet—performance, teaching, and character dance. Film Studies—film and video production, screenwriting, and critical studies. Modern Dance—performance, choreography, education, history, and kinesiology. Music—instrumental and vocal performance, jazz studies, music composition, conducting, music education, history, literature, and theory. Theatre—acting and directing, theatre education, production and stage management, design, playwriting, history, and literature. 

 Please refer to departmental listings for descriptions of performance and exhibition opportunities. 

Undergraduate Programs

The College of Fine Arts offers students combined programs of professional training and academics, with options of a B.A., B.Mus., or a B.F.A. degree, depending on area of study for some departments. Permission to enroll in the college must be obtained from the chair of the major department. Students who plan to teach art, music, dance, or theatre in public schools at the secondary level enroll in the College of Fine Arts. 

 Candidates for the B.A., B.Mus., or B.F.A. degrees must satisfy the graduation requirements of the University and complete the minimum semester credit hours specified by the major department for the specific degree, including: 

 1. The general education requirements of the University 

 2. Completion of the major department requirements 

 3. Completion of a foreign-language requirement if specified in the department major 

Graduate Degrees

The college offers M.A., M.Mus., and M.F.A. degrees in the departments as well as a doctoral program in music. All course work may be taken in the major field. Graduate work in related areas may apply toward the degree upon the approval of the dean and the candidate's supervisory committee. Language requirements are established by the individual departments. 

 The master of fine arts degree is awarded to students who have completed the requisite graduate semester credit hours (determined by the specific degree program). This degree requires a minimum two-year residency in most cases, and a minimum three-year residency in theatre and film. The master of music degree requires 30 graduate semester credit hours. 

 All programs are subject to approval of the Graduate Council and the dean and faculty committee. Forms for planning a graduate program may be obtained from the student's major department and should be returned to the dean's office. Information on graduate programs is available from the individual departments. 

Special Facilities

The Art and Architecture Center provides excellent facilities for the Department of Art and Art History, the Gittins Gallery, and the Owen Reading Room. 

For theatre students, there is the 125-seat Babcock Theatre, located in the Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre.  The Babcock Theatre serves as the department's main stage. Other facilities include a 40-seat black box theater, and two 3,600-square-foot rehearsal rooms. 

In 1999, the Department of Music moved into the fully renovated Gardner Hall, complete with new rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, classrooms, and teaching studios and a new 700-seat Libby Gardner concert hall. The departments of Ballet and Modern Dance are located in the Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance, which has office and classroom space, six major studio areas (three for modern dance and three for ballet), and the Hayes Christensen 333-seat theater. 

 The college operates several sophisticated student computing technology facilities, that accommodate discipline-specific needs. These computing facilities provide students with access to current technology in fine arts, including computer film and video editing, animation, digital image creation and manipulation, 3D computer graphics, sound sampling and synthesis, recording technologies, and MIDI. There are many opportunities for collaborative projects across departments and with other campus entities.