Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Jill Beck, Dean
Arts Student Affairs
101 Mesa Arts Building; (949) 824-6646
World Wide Web: http://www.arts.uci.edu/
Arts and Humantities; Arts Interdisciplinary; Digital Arts
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is dedicated to the study, creation, and performance of the arts within the context of their history and theory. The School consists of the Departments of Dance, Drama, Music, and Studio Art, the program in Arts and Humanities, and the program in Arts Interdisciplinary, which includes a minor in Digital Arts. Both undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered and include extensive studio, workshop, and performing experiences; theoretical and historical studies; and work in arts and technology and criticism.
The School's departments are located near each other, facilitating daily interaction among student and faculty in all Arts disciplines. Facilities include studios and classrooms, four theatres, a concert hall, the University Art Gallery, the Donald R. and Joan F. Beall Center for Art and Technology, the Visual Resources Collection, the Gassmann Electronic Studio, the Motion Capture Studio, the Arts Media Center, the Arts Computing Laboratory, the Digital Arts Teaching and Research Laboratories, a television studio, and professionally managed and staffed theatrical production shops and publicity and box offices supporting the School's extensive production and performance schedule.
Arts students regularly participate in choirs, instrumental ensembles, drama and dance productions, and art exhibitions. Qualified students from other academic areas also are eligible to participate in many of these activities and are encouraged to do so. Many of the School's productions take place in the Irvine Barclay Theatre, a fully equipped, 750-seat performing facility.
In addition to the artists, scholars, and performers who are members of the Arts faculty, visits by distinguished guest artists/teachers are a feature of the School's activities.
Students receive assistance with program planning and a variety of other support services from the professional staff in the Office of the Arts Student Affairs. The staff also assists the faculty in providing academic counseling to Arts students.
DEGREES
| Arts and Humanities | B.A. | |
| Arts Interdisciplinary | B.A. | |
| Dance | B.A., B.F.A., M.F.A. | |
| Drama and Theatre | Ph.D. | * |
| Drama | B.A., M.F.A. | |
| Fine Arts | M.F.A. | ** |
| Music | B.A., B.Mus., M.F.A. | |
| Studio Art | B.A., M.F.A. |
*UCI and UCSD joint program.
**Admission unavailable until further notice.
Special Programs of Study
CONCENTRATION IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES
The concentration in Medieval Studies allows undergraduate students in the Schools of the Arts and Humanities to augment their major by completing a coherent program of courses in the area of medieval studies. See the School of Humanities section for additional information.
MINOR IN DIGITAL ARTS
The Minor in Digital Arts is geared toward students with computer skills who want a grounding in the arts. This program allows students to acquire a working knowledge of digital imaging and related technological skills within an arts context. See the Arts Interdisciplinary section listed at the top of this page for additional information.
MINOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
The interdisciplinary minor in Religious Studies focuses on the comparative study of religions in various cultural settings around the world. The curriculum seeks to provide a wide-ranging academic understanding and knowledge of the religious experience in society through study in the Schools of Humanities, Social Science, Social Ecology, and the Arts. See the Interdisciplinary Studies section for additional information.
CAMPUSWIDE HONORS PROGRAM
The Campuswide Honors Program is available to selected high-achieving students from all academic majors from their freshman through senior years. For more information contact the Campuswide Honors Program, 1200 Student Services II; telephone (949) 824-5461; e-mail: honors@uci.edu; World Wide Web: http://www. honors.uci.edu/.
EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM
Upper-division, and in some cases graduate, students have the opportunity to experience a different culture while making progress toward degree objectives through the Education Abroad Program (EAP). EAP is an overseas study program which operates in cooperation with host universities and colleges throughout the world. See the Education Abroad Program section for additional information.
3-2 PROGRAM WITH THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Outstanding Arts majors who are interested in a career in arts management may wish to apply for entry into the Graduate School of Management's 3-2 Program. Students normally apply for this program early in their junior year. See the Graduate School of Management section for further information.
Honors
Students who have distinguished themselves academically will be considered for honors at graduation. General criteria are that students must have completed at least 72 units in residence at a University of California campus and must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better. More specific criteria include, but are not limited to, cumulative grade point average in the major, curriculum breadth, and extracurricular efforts such as service to the major or the School, and creative/artistic activities; additional information is available from the individual departments. In keeping with the Academic Senate Resolution no more than 12 percent of the graduating seniors may receive honors. Other important factors are considered (see "Honors Convocation" in the Division of Undergraduate Education section).
ArtsBridge Program
Among the first of its kind in the nation, the UCI ArtsBridge program provides scholarships of up to $3,000 per year and hands-on opportunities for talented, energetic UCI students to become "artists-in-residence," bringing arts education to schools and other community venues. Linking with a range of subjects in the K-12 curriculum, ArtsBridge reestablishes art programs in elementary and secondary schools where arts education has been greatly reduced or eliminated. UCI student-scholars bring drama productions, instrumental workshops, musical theatre, photography, painting, dance, and storytelling classes to local schools as well as to other community-based institutions such as libraries and hospitals. The program also serves to cultivate an appreciation for the value of arts in society and to develop the creative and analytical skills of both the artist-teachers and the students. The program provides a unique opportunity for students to augment and diversify their learning experience outside the classroom, as well as to prepare them for a job market that increasingly requires the creativity of artists. The ArtsBridge program is open to all majors and minors in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, by application and/or audition.
Scholarships
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts has some scholarship monies available to incoming and to continuing students on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For complete information, please contact the Arts Student Affairs Office.
Edna Helen Beach Scholarship: Provides $1,000 per year for two years for an incoming freshman student, and $1,000 for one year for an incoming transfer student. Recipient must be gifted and talented, and will be selected from eligible students with special emphasis on those from underprivileged backgrounds who would not otherwise be able to attend a major research institution.
Carol Stefanik Caniglia Dance Scholarship: $5,000 scholarship for an outstanding Dance major transferring from a community college to UCI.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Foundation Scholarship: $3,000-$4,000 awarded to an outstanding artist based on financial needs and academic performance, preferably a graduate of a Los Angeles Unified School District school.
Dunnicliffe Scholarship: $500 awarded to a Drama major based on excellence and financial need.
Leo Freedman Graduate Fellowship: For outstanding applicants from Orange County, California, preferably from Anaheim; $7,500 covers tuition and fees and includes a small stipend. Two fellowships for two years of graduate study.
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Scholarship: $500-$1,250 awarded to a Music major in any instrument or voice.
William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarships: Several scholarships in varying amounts, awarded to outstanding Dance majors.
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts Foundation Scholarship: Amount varies annually; approximately $2,000 in recent years. Awarded at the discretion of the Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts to students with extraordinary research or study opportunities.
Alice Lowell Memorial Scholarship: Up to $5,000 awarded to a Music major in any instrument or voice.
Steve Lyle Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 awarded to continuing students in Drama; selected by application and recommendation.
Mary and Phillip Lyons Scholarship: Up to $5,000 awarded to a Music major in any instrument or voice.
Carol McGahan Memorial Scholarship: Up to $1,000 for continuing Dance majors selected by the Dance faculty scholarship committee.
Philharmonic Society of Orange County Scholarship Program: All recipients are selected by the UCI Music faculty scholarship committee through an audition process.
Ladislaw Reday Memorial Scholarship: $1,250 awarded to a Music major in any instrument or voice.
David Lee Shanbrom Memorial Music Scholarship: $3,000 awarded to an outstanding Music student in any instrument or voice.
Winifred W. Smith Music Scholarship: $2,500 awarded to a student with stringed instrument specialization.
Marcella Louise and Leonard Seiber Jones Music Scholarship: $1,250 awarded to an incoming Music student in any instrument or voice.
Frank and Nancy Posch Scholarship: $1,000 awarded to an outstanding Drama student.
Marjorie and Robert Rawlins Scholarship: Provides several $5,000 scholarships, renewable for four years of undergraduate study, to be awarded to students majoring in piano, violin, viola, or cello. Recipients must be full-time Music majors and must maintain a 3.2 GPA. By audition with the Music faculty scholarship committee.
Harry and Marjorie Ann Slim Memorial Scholarship: Provides up to $2,000 annually to a Music student.
Winifred W. Smith Scholarship: $5,000 awarded to a student studying cello, violin, or piano (preferably cello). Renewable if student meets scholarship criteria.
Elizabeth and Thomas Tierney Scholarship: Provides five $4,750 awards annually: one in each of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts departments plus one awarded at the discretion of the Dean.
UCI Town and Gown Music Scholarships: Up to $1,000 annually; awarded to Music students in any instrument or voice.
Phyllis Kovach Vacca Memorial Scholarship: Up to $2,500 awarded to a student studying cello, piano, or violin.
Undergraduate Program
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
University Requirements: See pages 54-59.
School Requirements: None.
Departmental Requirements: Refer to individual departments.
Graduate Program
The primary endeavor of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts is the creative act. Research activities are pursued both as an end in themselves and as a source that can inform both performance and the studio experience. The intellectual activity of theoretical, literary, and historical courses complements the practical work in studio workshops and performance. The aim of the M.F.A. programs in Dance, Drama, Music, and Studio Art is, thus, to produce artists literate in both traditional and digital media who are responsive to intellectual stimuli, disciplined, and capable of integrating existing knowledge into creative projects. The UCI-UCSD joint doctoral program in Drama and Theatre provides opportunity for significant crossover research and teaching between the two campuses in a wide range of areas in drama and the theatre. It is the strong belief of the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts that intellectual integrity and creative excellence cannot exist without each other.
ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM
Applications are accepted for fall quarter admission only, and ordinarily must be completed by March 1 for all the Master of Fine Arts degrees and January 15 for the doctoral degree, as the number of graduate students that can be admitted to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts is limited. Applicants are advised to arrange for auditions, interviews, and the submission of portfolios, compositions, and dossiers, as appropriate, by March 1. Students applying for scholarships and fellowships should do so by January 15, and are also encouraged to apply for financial assistance through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. The Claire Trevor School of the Arts has a modest number of teaching assistantships available in all areas, and all candidates are automatically reviewed for teaching assistantship positions; the School informs successful candidates by June 1 for the following academic year.
Upon admission to the program the student is assigned an advisor. The student should discuss with this advisor the scope of undergraduate preparation to determine any areas which may need strengthening if full benefit from graduate study is to be derived.
