Canisius College

The Creative and Performing Arts Interdisciplinary Studies degree has been designed to help students develop skills in music, the visual arts, and art history as a basis for continued study or a career in the fine arts or in other occupations where these disciplines play an integral role. The curriculum will familiarize students with the increasingly interdisciplinary aspect of the fine arts as well as the implications that has for arts administration and management. The program offers opportunity for experiential activities such as music performance, art exhibition, and curatorial work as well as activities outside of the major requirements such as internships. In addition to the skill areas mentioned above, the major affords training in the area of aesthetics, business in the arts, and the use of social media for the arts.