The Creative Arts degree is a flexible and individualized program of study which helps students meet their own learning objectives and graduate on time. Students select Creative Arts core courses in combination with supporting courses in Art, English and Comparative Literature, Music and Dance, and TV, Radio, Film and Theatre. Courses are organized by category rather than by title or number. For example, majors may choose 6 units in studio/performing arts courses; 15 units in history/theory courses; 15 units related upper division units from two departments; and 12 units of Creative Arts core courses. No two students take exactly the same program of study.
Most of our students also complete special senior projects or internships. Recent interns have been placed at Opera San José, the Children's Discovery Museum, San José Repertory Theatre, Camera Three, American Musical Theatre, the Institute for Contemporary Art, San José Museum of Art and in a variety of school and business settings.
Key to the CA Program is our emphasis on creative thinking and the creative process. While our students' ability to complete projects and products is expected, we are more concerned that students become critical, conscious and effective thinkers.
Our recent graduates have become successful visual and performing artists, teachers, art administrators, software developers, software engineers, physicians, writers, sound recording engineers, costume designers, arts therapists, multimedia designers, librarians and entrepreneurs. The Creative Arts Program at SJSU is the only one of its kind in the CSU system. Founded in the 1960's, this is a unique and well-established program.
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