College of The Arts

The College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University houses the disciplines of Art and Design, Music, Theatre and Performance Studies, and Dance, in one of the most dynamic communities of artists, scholars and higher education professionals within the Southeastern U.S. Students command high professional regard due to their exceptional creative and written scholarship. The College of the Arts provides a professional environment conducive to artistic growth that prepares students for the aesthetic and professional challenges facing scholars, artists, and teachers in the 21st century. The College recognizes and embraces important influences in the arts that cross international borders.

The College of the Arts provides the region with a stimulating community of students, artists, scholars and teachers who apply aesthetic and intellectual vision to the expression of complex ideas; who value both artistic tradition and experimentation in the search for creative solutions; who connect global perspectives to professional education; who integrate technical skills with theoretical understandings; and who care about the impact of their work on people and the community. Our faculty and staff represent a diverse group of highly accomplished educators committed to the success of our students through transformative experiences on campus and beyond. Through a contemporary liberal arts curriculum and professional degree programs, our students develop the skills necessary to be competitive in a rapidly changing global and technological environment. We invite you to share in the more than 100 arts events, concerts, and exhibitions produced at Kennesaw State University every year that celebrate our commitment to disciplinary, cultural, artistic, and intellectual diversity. The College of the Arts also annually hosts a number of guest artists who provide students with rich professional training experiences.

The College of the Arts offers both academic and professional programs of study that prepare students for careers in the visual and performing arts. Undergraduate programs are built upon a strong common liberal arts component. Through its departments, the College offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance, Music and in Theatre and Performance Studies, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art, the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, and in Performance, and the Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education. Our partnerships and collaborations with leading arts organizations and educational institutions regionally, nationally, and internationally make the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University a dynamic contributor to economic, social, and political development. Our faculty, staff, and students are actively engaged in our local community and are vital to the cultural core of the metro-Atlanta area. We invite you to visit our campus, experience our rich traditions of innovative art-making, and become a part of our thriving community of celebrated scholars and artists.

Additional information on the College of the Arts can be found at http://www.kennesaw.edu/arts.

Special Units:

The Stillwell Theater - Theatrical, musical, and other university events are held in the University’s 315-seat Stillwell Theater.

Chastain Pointe Dance Facility – A state-of-the-art dance facility that houses some of the largest studios in the metro-Atlanta area, faculty offices, a costume shop, scene shop, classroom, computer lab, and student lounge.

Performance Library – Houses audio/video materials, as well as books and manuscripts for all the disciplines in the College of the Arts.
Technology Labs - The arts labs provide faculty and staff with state-of-the-art computer labs for artistic creation in music, theatre, dance, and graphic arts.

Art Galleries – Three state-of-the-art galleries provide venues for student, faculty and professional exhibitions.

Bailey Performance Center - The Bailey Center houses a 600-seat acoustically superior performance hall for music, the Brooker Rehearsal Hall and the Clayton Gallery.

Academic Departments

The College of the Arts houses four academic departments:

The School of Art and Design (B.F.A., B.S.)
The School of Music (B.A., B.M.)
Department of Theatre and Performance Studies(B.A.)
Department of Dance (B.A.)

Minors

Art History
Dance
Music

Programs of Study

The College of the Arts offers the following undergraduate degrees:

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art
Bachelor of Science in Art Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance Studies

And the following graduate degree:

Master of Arts in Teaching Art