The Baruch College Faculty Handbook

Last updated on 1/29/03

Mission Statement

Department of Fine and Performing Arts

The department’s mission is to foster critical and creative thinking
through artistic study, performance, and creation, and to promote
cultural enrichment through appreciation of, and participation in,
the artistic experience. Students gain valuable intellectual understanding
of the vital role played by the arts in past and current societies
around the world as well as acquire aesthetic sensitivity and refine
communications skills preparing them as leaders in varied business,
cultural, and educational institutions. The faculty of the department
of Fine and Performing Arts are dedicated to research, scholarship,
excellence in teaching, and performative experience in diverse artistic
fields.

Courses in art history and studio art provide broad foundations
in the liberal arts as well as enable students to continue in graduate
study in art history or arts administration. Courses offered by
the department serve to foster an understanding and appreciation
of the visual arts, thus empowering students to take full advantage
of the unparalleled opportunities for cultural enrichment here in
the New York City area, not only during their undergraduate years,
but throughout their lives. Students may develop an ad hoc Liberal
Arts major with a concentration in art history or arts

administration. The program offers an opportunity to study the art
market in New York City, its international center.

Courses in the Graphic Communications major and the Graphics and
Photography

minors serve students who wish to enter the creative professions.
They integrate the missions of both the Weissman School of Arts
and Sciences and the Zicklin School of Business and advance the
student’s understanding of our increasingly complex visual world.

Courses in Music literature, history, and theory provide broad
foundations in the liberal arts as well as equip students to continue
in graduate programs in music and the music business. Majors in
Music specializing in the Management of Musical Enterprises prepare
for positions in the fields of concert management, entertainment
law, and other areas combining the study of Music with Business
subjects or Public Administration.

Theatre students may develop an ad hoc Liberal Arts Major with
a Concentration in Theatre. Those interested in both business and
theatre may follow the ad hoc Theatre Arts Administration major.
The Theatre Minor is a popular option for both liberal arts and
business students. Courses in Theatre at Baruch enhance performance
and language competency, while opening doors both to contemporary
NYC theatre and to the international world of Theatre Studies and
production. Baruch¹s new Performing Arts Center serves both
the College and the community by bringing significant theatre artists
and their works on campus.

For more on the arts at Baruch College see the website
of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts and the arts
page of the faculty handbook.