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The University of Utah College of Fine Arts faculty and programs challenge, immerse and ultimately prepare the committed student for a rewarding career in the arts. While here, students study under passionate, world-renowned faculty who provide exciting, unique experiences that are truly life changing for our students. And the rigorous practice and ardent curriculum prepares our students to gracefully transition from their education into meaningful lives as artists, scholars, and educators.Our alumni become change factors in their communities and full participants as global citizens.
art.utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.8677
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ART & ART HISTORY
Degrees offered: BA, BFA, MA, MFA
Majors: Art History (BA); Art Teaching (BFA); Graphic Design (BFA); Studio Art (BFA) with focus areas in Arts Technology, Book Arts, Ceramics, Illustration, Painting/Drawing,, Photography/Digital Imaging, Printmaking, Sculpture Intermeida
Minors: Art History, Studio Art
Certificates: Book Arts
The dynamic environment created here is fertile ground for those serious about art-making, design, research, critical discourse, and teaching. The faculty is dedicated to excellence and provides an open, respectful center for unique, creative expression. Faculty members mentor students in innovation and critical thinking, with a focus on creating exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. This is an outstanding place for students to build a strong foundation for a creative career.
dance.utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.7327
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DANCE
Degrees offered: BFA, MFA (Audition required)
Majors — auditions required — (BFA): Ballet; Dance Teaching; Contemporary Dance
Minor — audition required: Dance
Certificate: Ballet Studio Teaching (For accepted students only)
Undergraduate Programs
The School of Dance offers a rigorous undergraduate experience that integrates studio practice, performance, choreography, pedagogy, and theoretical studies. Students develop technical skill, creative voice, and critical thinking within a supportive academic environment. Undergraduate study includes performance opportunities, with the possibility of double-majoring, interdisciplinary collaboration, research engagement, and community connection. Through structured progression and faculty mentorship, students cultivate artistic excellence and professional readiness across diverse career pathways. Admission to the BFA and minor programs in the School of Dance is by audition only. Learn more about our undergraduate programs and how to audition here: https://www.dance.utah.edu/undergraduate
Graduate Program
The School of Dance’s graduate programs offer an immersive, research-informed artistic and academic experience that supports advanced creative and scholarly work in dance. Graduate students apply with a focus on either Ballet or Dance & Choreography. Both options require coursework in pedagogy, creative process, and theoretical studies, and culminate with a thesis project. Students engage in independent research and creative projects, collaborate with faculty and peers, and pursue opportunities that deepen professional expertise and artistic vision. Structured mentorship, alongside curated coursework and performance and presentation experiences prepare graduates for careers as artists, educators, scholars, and leaders in diverse dance and creative fields. Learn more about our graduate programs and how to apply here: https://www.dance.utah.edu/graduate
film.utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.5127
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FILM & MEDIA ARTS
Degrees offered: BA, MFA
Major Emphases (BA): Film & Media Arts; Emphases in Animation, Film Production
Minors: Animation Studies, Documentary Studies
Certificates: Screen Performance (must be declared as a F&MA or Theatre undergraduate student)
The Department of Film & Media Arts prepares students to engage a world increasingly shaped by moving pictures and sounds. Through courses on film and media—and their relation to culture, history, technology and aesthetics—F&MA teaches students to create and analyze moving images and sounds, to produce research, to explore proliferating media forms, and to make art. Through these practices, F&MA fosters future generations of global media citizens.
music.utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.6762
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MUSIC
Degrees offered — audition required: BA, BMus, BME, MA, MMus, DMA, PhD (Audition required.)
Majors – audition required – (BMus): Classical Guitar Performance, Composition, Instrumental Performance, Jazz Composition, Jazz Performance, Music Theory, Organ Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Piano Performance, Vocal Performance. (BME): Music Education (Anticipated Fall 2026)
Major — audition required — (BA): Music
Minors: Music (audition required); Music Technology
Certificate: Music Entrepreneurship (for accepted students only), Music Technology (must be declared as a Music major), Scoring Music for Film & Games, Composing Music for Film & Games
With world-class faculty, a welcoming, student-focused learning environment, and over 350 students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the School of Music fosters the next generation of performers, composers, scholars, and educators. The School of Music’s state-of-the-art facilities include four concert halls that support live streaming, an opera production center, a music library dedicated to student success, and a music technology studio with the latest gear.
theatre.utah.edu
Phone: 801.581.6448
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THEATRE
Degrees offered: BA, BFA (Audition/Application required for BFA)
Majors — audition required — (BFA): Theatre emphases in: Actor Training, Musical Theatre, Performing Arts Design (not accepting new students), Stage Management; Theatre Teaching
Major: BA Theatre (BS anticipated)
Minor: Theatre
Certificates: Stage Management (For accepted students only)
The Department of Theatre’s faculty consists of artists and scholars who provide academic training, engaged learning, and creative exploration for students who wish to pursue careers in theatre, related fields, or advanced graduate education. The Department is committed to the highest standards of excellence, promotes belonging, and promotes personal wellness and responsibility. It supports teaching, creative work, scholarship and service. Finally, it seeks to be a place where students and faculty learn and grow, explore, discover and innovate. It is a community of artists and scholars committed to transformative education with academic and creative endeavor. For prospective student inquires, please contact
Master of Arts in Teaching - Fine Arts
uofu.online/matfa
Phone: 801.587.0528
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Screendance
Interdisciplinary ArtsGraduate Programs
Master of Arts in Teaching - Fine Arts
The Master of Arts in Teaching with an emphasis in Fine Arts (MAT-FA) is a two-year, primarily online program, with a short on-campus residency. Our program focuses on the development of rigorous pedagogical expertise required to improve the delivery of high-quality arts experiences. This MAT-FA is appropriate for teaching artists (licensed or not) seeking a graduate level degree that emphasizes advanced coursework and pedagogy regarding teaching in and across the arts.
Screendance
Screendance is a distinct collaboration between cinematography (or the use of frames and editing) and choreography (which is the design of human movement and patterns). The Graduate Certificate in Screendance is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the School of Dance and the Film & Media Arts Department and provides an opportunity for students to pursue in-depth study of the theory and practice of this hybrid form.
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