cvpa.gmu.edu 703-993-4551
College of Visual and Performing Arts The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) students regularly perform, create, exhibit, and develop their art forms in a wide variety of public venues, enhancing their experience as working artists while enriching the cultural life of the Mason community. Each program features strong academic preparation in the history and theory of the art form and a wide range of disciplinebased technique courses. Opportunities for creative work and performance are at the core of study in the college. An audition or portfolio review is required for acceptance to all majors. Many classes within CVPA are open to nonmajors, making the arts available to all Mason undergraduate students. Numerous courses also fulfill areas within the Mason Core, allowing students to experience the arts while fulfilling degree requirements. Academic M a j ors Art and Visual Technology, BA or BFA (portfolio review required) 703-993-8898 BA Concentrations: Drawing, Graphic Design, New Media Art, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture BFA Concentrations: Drawing, Graphic Design, Interarts, New Media Art, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture Computer Game Design, BFA 703-993-5734 Dance, BA or BFA (audition required) 703-993-1114 Film and Video Studies, BA (portfolio review required) 703-993-FAVS (3287) Concentrations: Producing/Directing, Production/PostProduction, Screenwriting Music, BA or BM (audition required) 703-993-1380 BA Concentrations: Music, Music Technology BM Concentrations: Composition, Jazz, Music Education, Music Technology, Performance Musical Theater, BFA* and certificate (audition required) 703-993-1120 Theater, BA or BFA (audition required) 703-993-1120 BA Concentrations: Design and Technical Theater, Performance (Acting and Directing), Playwriting and Dramaturgy, Theater, Theater Education for Theater Arts PreK–12 BFA Concentrations: Design for Stage and Screen, Performance for Stage and Screen, Writing and Dramaturgy for Stage and Screen Undeclared CVPA 703-993-1321 *Pending SCHEV approval
Accelerated M aster ’s P rograms Art and Visual Technology, BA/Arts Management, Accelerated MA Art and Visual Technology, BFA/Arts Management, Accelerated MA Art and Visual Technology, BFA/Graphic Design, Accelerated MA Art and Visual Technology, BFA/Art Education, Accelerated MAT Music Performance BM/Music Performance Accelerated MM Theater, BA/Arts Management Accelerated MA Academic M i n ors Art and Social Change 703-993-8898 Art and Visual Technology 703-993-8898 Arts Management 703-993-8926 Computer Game Design 703-993-5734 Dance Appreciation 703-993-1114 Ethnomusicology 703-993-1380 Event Technology Production 703-993-1120 Graphic Design 703-993-8898 Jazz Studies 703-993-1380 Music 703-993-1380 Music and Technology 703-993-1380 Music and Well-Being 703-993-1380 Photography 703-993-1120 Sound 703-993-1120 Sport and Computer Game Design 703-993-5734 Theater 703-993-1120 Web Design 703-993-8898
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