CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Alan Terricciano, Acting Dean
Arts Student Affairs
101
Mesa Arts Building; (949) 824-6646
World Wide Web: http://www.arts.uci.edu/
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. Both undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered and include extensive studio, workshop, and performing experiences; theoretical and historical studies; and work in arts technology and criticism. The School consists of the Departments of Dance, Drama, Music, and Studio Art; the undergraduate program in Arts and Humanities; a minor in Digital Arts; and a concentration in Game Culture and Technology.
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, 756-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. |
| Dance | B.A., B.F.A., M.F.A. |
| Drama and Theatre | Ph.D.1 |
| Drama | B.A., M.F.A. |
| Fine Arts | M.F.A.2 |
| Music | B.A., B.Mus., M.F.A. |
| Music Theatre | B.F.A. |
| Studio Art | B.A., M.F.A |
1UCI and
UCSD joint program.
2Currently not admitting students.
Change of Major
Students who wish to change their major to one offered by the School should contact the Arts Student Affairs Office for information about change-of-major requirements, procedures, and policies. Additionally, students should refer to the information available at http://www.changeofmajor.uci.edu.
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 provides opportunities to explore creativity through digital media arts for students who want to acquire a working knowledge of how digital content is conceived, constructed, and performed. See page 96 for more 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 School of Humanities 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; (949) 824-5461; honors@uci.edu; 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 PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Outstanding Arts majors who are interested in a career in arts management may wish to apply for entry into the 3-2 Program with The Paul Merage School of Business. Students normally apply for this program early in their junior year. See The Paul Merage School of Business 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 cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, including the grades from the final quarter. In keeping with the Academic Senate Resolution, no more than 12 percent of the graduating seniors may receive such academic honors. Other important factors are considered (See "Honors Recognition" in the Honors Opportunities information in the Division of Undergraduate Education section). Individual departments may offer other special honors to students who have excelled in their major subject.
Creative Connections Opportunities
Creative Connections outreach programs provide exceptional opportunities for Claire Trevor School of the Arts students to earn valuable practical experience in K-12 classrooms while earning stipends. In K-6 classrooms scholars integrate their arts discipline into the core curriculum and are awarded $1,500 per scholar, per project. A minimum of 25 classroom hours are required to complete a project and earn the stipend. At the middle and high school level artist/scholars, troupes, and ensembles perform, demonstrate, and present workshops. The stipend for a middle or high school scholar varies depending on project type and time commitment. All Claire Trevor School of the Arts students who hold a minimum 3.0 GPA have the opportunity to apply for these programs.
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.
Kris and Linda Elftmann Scholarship: Up to $3,000 awarded to an outstanding student.
Leo Freedman Graduate Fellowship: For outstanding applicants from Orange County, California, preferably from Anaheim; two fellowships of approximately $7,000 each for the academic year.
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Music Scholarship: Up to $500 awarded to a music student in any instrument or voice.
William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarships: Several scholarships in varying amounts, awarded to outstanding Dance majors.
Alice Lowell Memorial Scholarship: For students majoring in Music.
Steve Lyle Memorial Scholarship: $2,000 awarded to continuing students in Drama; selected by application and recommendation.
Margie McDade Memorial Scholarship: For students majoring in Music and studying piano.
Marjorie and Robert Rawlins Scholarship: For full-time students majoring in Music and studying piano, violin, viola, or cello.
Frederick Reines Music Scholarship: For students majoring in Music and studying voice.
Harry and Marjorie Ann Slim Memorial Scholarship: For students majoring in Music.
Winifred W. Smith Scholarship: For students majoring in Music and studying cello, violin, or piano (preferably cello).
Elizabeth and Thomas Tierney Scholarship: Up to $3,000 awarded annually to an outstanding student.
UCI Town and Gown Music Scholarships: For students majoring in Music.
Phyllis Kovach Vacca Memorial Scholarship: For students majoring in Music and studying cello, piano, or violin.
Bette and Steven Warner Scholarship: For outstanding students in the Music Department's voice program and the Drama Department.
Undergraduate Program
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
University Requirements: See pages 56–62.
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 disciplined, responsive to intellectual stimuli, 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 January 15 for the Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre, the M.F.A. in Dance, the M.F.A. in Music, and the M.F.A. in Studio Art. 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 by the appropriate deadlines. 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. Students should discuss with their advisor the scope of undergraduate preparation to determine any areas which may need strengthening if full benefit from graduate study is to be derived.
John Crawford, Director
The minor in Digital Arts provides opportunities to explore creativity through digital media arts. This program is open to students from all areas of UCI who want to acquire a working knowledge of how digital media content is conceived, constructed, and performed. In the studio, students receive hands-on experience with current software tools, creating and sharing digital media art projects, developing an appreciation of digital media aesthetics and conceptual design, and learning the fundamentals of desktop video, audio, and Web authoring software applications. Lectures and discussions examine how today's pervasive digital culture evolves through interdisciplinary collaborations among artists, engineers, scientists, and scholars. Course work considers relationships between digital media practices, touching on such areas as social networking, video/audio podcasting, interface design, digital music, telematic performance, intelligent agents, virtual realities, artificial life, and ubiquitous computing. The program investigates critical issues related to emerging technologies and the arts, and surveys recent works by leading digital media artists.
Prospective students should have basic proficiency with Web, e-mail, word processing, and presentation software. It is highly recommended that students have their own computer. Further information is available at http://digital.arts.uci.edu.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
The Minor in Digital Arts consists of a minimum of eight courses which fall into two categories: I. Required and II. Elective.
I. Required: Arts Interdisciplinary 1A, 11 (Digital Media: History and Foundations), 12 (Digital Media: Current Directions), 50 (Digital Media: Experience and Content), 60 (Digital Media: Video/Audio for the Web), and 70 (Digital Media: Interaction Design).
II. Elective. Choose two of the following: Dance 163 (Choreography and Digital Technology); Music 51 (Music Technology and Computers), 147 (Studies in Music Technology), 151 (Computer Music Composition), 152 (Interactive Arts Programming); Studio Art 65A (Introduction to Digital Imaging), 65B (Introduction to Digital Multimedia), 65C (Introduction to the Internet), 81 (Basic Video), 100 (when topic is related to digital arts), 106 (Interactive Digital Media: Sound and Video), 110 (Interdisciplinary Digital Arts), 130 (Projects in New Technologies), 143 (Projects in Computer Painting), 166 (Advanced Collaborative Project), and 175 (Digital Arts Aesthetics).
Each of these courses may be taken one time only for credit toward the minor (with the exception of topic-varies courses, e.g., Studio Art 100). No course in the requirements for the Minor may be taken Pass/Not Pass.
Courses in Arts Interdisciplinary
LOWER-DIVISION
1A Arts Core (4) F. An introduction to the arts in general, and to the arts at UCI. Concentration on (1) the interdisciplinary nature of the arts, and (2) the content of particular arts disciplines. (IV)
11 Digital Media: History and Foundations (4). An introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of digital media art, tracing how information technologies seeded the growth of a new expressive medium. Considers how today's pervasive digital culture evolved through interdisciplinary collaborations between artists, engineers, scientists, and scholars. Formerly Arts 1D.
12 Digital Media: Current Directions (4). An overview of current practice and research in digital media art. Examines the effects of recent technological, scientific, cultural, and political developments. Addresses the increasing overlap of artistic and scientific practices and issues related to new and emerging technologies. Formerly Arts 1E.
50 Digital Media: Experience and Content (4). A project-based introduction to tools and approaches for creating and sharing digital media content within Internet-mediated social environments, with a particular emphasis on art-making and personal expression. Includes an overview of basic user experience and interaction design principles. Prerequisites: Arts 11 and 12.
60 Digital Media: Video and Audio for the Web (4). An overview of digital video and audio production for the Web, emphasizing art-making and personal expression. Includes digital media aesthetics and conceptual design, basic audio and video recording, and fundamentals of desktop video, audio, and Web authoring software applications. Prerequisites: Arts 11, 12. and 50.
70 Digital Media: Interaction Design (4). Principles and practices of interaction design for interactive digital media systems that provide for active involvement of the participant. Students gain experience with interaction design issues through a series of media art projects, emphasizing art-making and personal expression. Prerequisites: Arts 11, 12, 50, and 60.
UPPER-DIVISION
100A-B-C The Senior Thesis (4-4-4) F, W, S. Planning, drafting, writing, and presentation of an academic thesis. Open to Arts Interdisciplinary majors, who will interrelate two or more artistic disciplines, and to Campuswide Honors Program students, who will focus their thesis on one or more major areas in the Arts. Prerequisite for 100B: 100A. Prerequisites for 100C: 100B and satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
199 Independent Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Individual study or directed projects as arranged with faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.