Academic Programs Catalog

The Department of Art, Art History, and Design organizes exhibitions featuring undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and work resulting from national and international juried exhibition calls in the Kresge Art Center Galleries 101 and 114, MSU Union Art Gallery, and off-campus at (SCENE) Metrospace. Each academic year, the department hosts 15 to 20 free public visiting artist and scholar lectures. Annually the department features undergraduate research in the Art History and Visual Culture Symposium, the Apparel and Textile Design Fashion Show, and the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. Students completing their M.F.A. present their graduate student research each spring in the Master of Fine Arts Exhibition at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. All students are welcome to view exhibitions, attend lecture series events, and join in activities offered by the department. For additional information call 1-517-355-7610, email art@msu.edu or visit www.art.msu.edu.

 

The Department of Theatre sponsors a wide variety of productions including dance-related events. Productions occur at the Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, the Fairchild Theatre, Arena Theatre, and Studio 60 Theatre in the Auditorium, the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Auditorium, and site-specific locations. Graduate and undergraduate talent is featured in these productions, and all students of the university are invited to participate.

Student theatrical productions occur throughout the year in the Arena Theatre and Studio 60 Theatre. Dance performances are also sponsored by the Michigan State University student dance association, ORCHESIS. Summer Circle Theatre offers students the opportunity to be involved in theatre production during the months of May and June. For additional information, call 1-517-355-6690, e-mail: theatre@msu.edu, or visit www.theatre.msu.edu.

 

In nearly every aspect of campus life, Spartans can feel the presence and positive impact of the College of Music. Offering dozens of opportunities each year for the entire community to witness the skill and artistry of students, faculty, and visiting artists, the College also provides opportunities for every student. Music majors enjoy opportunities to audition for a seat in top ensembles like the MSU Symphony Orchestra, MSU Wind Symphony, University Chorale, and Jazz Orchestras, and more. At the same time, undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of their field of study, can perform and take courses with excellent faculty in composition, music theory, and music education, studying music, culture, creativity, theory, education, and history.

Performance options for students not majoring in music include the active musical community of the Concert Orchestra as well as MSU Band ensembles that perform the full spectrum of wind music including chamber, contemporary, and traditional repertoire. The powerful Spartan Marching Band and Spartan Brass bands perform at sporting events and other high energy functions. Jazz ensembles at MSU offer dynamic opportunities for students to explore and perform diverse jazz repertoire, and there are multiple choral ensembles for those who love to sing. Most choral groups are open to all students, and faculty can find the right fit for singers unsure which one to pursue. The College of Music also features several chamber music groups including Musique 21, Percussion and African Diaspora Percussion ensembles, Trombone Choir, and the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. For additional information call 1-517-353-5340 or visit www.music.msu.edu.