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
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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,
and teaching. 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.
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
department and area of study. 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:
- The general education requirements of the University
- Completion of the major department requirements
- Completion of a foreign-language requirement if specified in the department major
The college offers M.A., M.Mus., and M.F.A. degrees
(depending on departments) as well as a doctoral program in music.
The master of music degree requires 30 graduate semester
credit hours. Additional information about
requirements for graduate degrees in music can be found on
pg. 44 in the University of Utah 2004-2006 catalog. 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
ballet (most cases), and a minimum three-year residency in
modern dance (though it is possible to complete in 4-5
semesters), theatre and film. More information for the
modern dance residency can be found in the University of
Utah 2004-2006 Catalog on pg. 378. The master of fine
arts degree in theatre is currently on hiatus.
All programs are subject to approval of the Graduate Council and the dean and
College Council. Forms for planning a graduate program may be obtained from the student’s major department.
Information on graduate programs is also available from the
individual departments.
The Art and Architecture Center provides excellent
facilities for the Department of Art and Art History,
including 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
Studio 115, an 80-seat black box theatre, 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 six major studio areas,
classroom space, and the Hayes Christensen 333-seat theater.
The college operates several sophisticated student computing facilities
dedicated to the creative digital technology needs of the
arts disciplines. These computing facilities provide students with access to current technology in fine arts, including computer film and video editing,
visual effects, 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.
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