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Prospective students with questions about Arts in Context: 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 this subject area should contact their core faculty advisor

This page outlines requirements for the concentration in Arts in Context (BA The Arts).

Requirements for the Arts in Context Concentration (BA The Arts)

This concentration places responsibility upon students to articulate their own academic interests and goals. Before declaring this concentration, interested students should meet with the departmental faculty advisors of both Arts in Context and the Arts discipline they would like to study. Only specific courses satisfy the major requirements, including electives. Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with these advisors. Learn more and track your progress in the Detailed Degree Requirements and Arts Requirements Worksheets below.

Introductory courses:

  • Choose one (3–4 credits): 
    • One 3–4-credit Interarts (LINA) course
    • Two 2-credit LINA courses

Other required courses:

  • 5 courses in one of the Arts disciplines (Contemporary Music, Contemporary Dance, Theater, or Visual Studies) (15–20 credits)
  • 5 courses in a liberal arts area of study (15–20 credits)

Senior Capstone: 

  • Choose one (3–4 credits):
    • LINA 4900 The Arts Senior Seminar: Essay (offered in spring)
    • LINA 4901 The Arts Senior Seminar: Creative Projects (offered fall and spring)
    • LINA 4902 The Arts Senior Seminar: Time-Based Performance (offered in spring)
    • LINA 4990: an approved independent or collaborative project
    • Lxxx4xxx Senior Capstone course in a liberal arts area or a 4000-level course approved by the Arts in Context departmental faculty advisor

Total credits: 36–48

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