Prospective students with questions about The Arts: Please email langarts@newschool.edu.
Chair of the Arts
Evan Rapport
Professor of Ethnomusicology
rapporte@newschool.edu
Program Directors and Departmental Faculty Advisors
Arts in Context
Evan Rapport
Professor of Ethnomusicology
rapporte@newschool.edu
Contemporary Dance
Danielle Goldman
Associate Professor of Critical Dance Studies
danielle.goldman@newschool.edu
Contemporary Music
Clara Latham
Associate Professor of Music
lathamc@newschool.edu
Theater
Cecilia Rubino
Associate Professor of Theater
rubinoc@newschool.edu
Visual Studies
Kenneth White
Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History and Visual Studies
whiteka@newschool.edu
Lang Student Success Advisor for The Arts
Brian Dudley
Manager of BA/BFA Student Success
dudleyb@newschool.edu
Students in the Adult Bachelor's Program who are interested in The Arts should contact their core faculty advisor.
This page outlines requirements for the degree in The Arts (BA The Arts). Lang students can also major in Contemporary Music, Contemporary Dance, and Theater. Undergraduate students across The New School can select a minor from Lang's offerings, including Contemporary Dance, Contemporary Music, Theater, and Visual Studies. Arts majors can enroll in any minor of their choice, including an Arts minor in a discipline different from the one they are studying as their major.
The interdisciplinary Arts curriculum at Eugene Lang College encourages students to explore the arts within a liberal arts framework, balancing academic study and research with creative experimentation and practice. Students majoring in The Arts (BA The Arts) choose a concentration from the three listed below. Visit the concentration's webpage for degree requirements.
Only specific courses satisfy the major requirements, including electives. Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with the Departmental Faculty Advisor and your Student Success advisor. Learn more and track your progress in the Detailed Degree Requirements and Arts Requirements Worksheets below.
Introductory courses:
Other required courses:
Senior capstone:
Please read the Lang Arts Senior Capstone Guidelines.
Total credits (BA in The Arts, concentrating in Arts in Context): 36–48
Total credits (BA in The Arts, concentrating in Visual Studies): 36–48
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