DFPA Program Goals - To provide a progressive and rigorous curriculum with activities that ground students in the arts holistically and in their specific areas of concentration.
- To recruit, retain, and graduate academically sound and diverse student populations.
- To encourage individual creativity and experimentation in interdisciplinary activities, in arts as a business, and in overall aesthetics.
- To cultivate critical thinking through individual and collective examinations of quality in the arts and aesthetics.
- To offer the most current technological advances employed in art, music, dance, and theatre.
- To expose students to a variety of cultural experiences that enhances their artistic repertoire and develops their appreciation for diversity.
- Through partnerships, alliances, and collaborative experiences, increase departmental support and visibility.
- To foster on the campus and in surrounding communities an appreciation of the arts as a cultural force in society.
- To strengthen viable human and fiscal resources and maintain accountability to both the University and the public.
Program Overview The Fine and Performing Arts Program leads to the Bachelor's of Arts degree in fine arts with a concentration in either art, computer graphics (soon to become visual communication and digital media arts - VCDMA), music or musical technology. The Theatre Arts Program leads to a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in musical theatre. The minimum number of semester hours required for either degree is 120. Students who choose to concentrate in a particular area must consult with a fine and performing arts faculty advisor to design a specific program. Admission Requirements Students must officialy declare fine arts as a major by entering it on their initial application for admission or by submitting the Declaration of Major Form. Fine arts and theatre arts majors must earn at least a grade of "C" in courses taken in the major or the course must be repeated. All students applying for admission to the fine arts majors are required to submit or participate in a portfolio, performance, or audition review with their application. Please contact an academic advisor in the area of interest for more information about requirements and designing a program in a specific area of concentration, and always before registering for all courses. We are located on the 2nd floor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Building and the main office is room 0236. Our phone number is 301-860-3750 and the fax number is 301-860-3767. Our mailing address is: DFPA
Bowie State University
MLK CAC Bldg. RM 0236
14000 Jericho Park Road
Bowie, MD 20715
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