Creative Arts

Get to Know the Program

The Bachelor of Creative Arts degree will prepare you for leadership in creative industries. It provides foundational training in music, theatre, and visual arts, while offering opportunities to specialize in one of these areas.

The program emphasizes collaboration, blending various arts to create community, cultural, and social impact. Your professors are industry professionals and your coursework will build your skills in critical thinking and cross-disciplinary learning. You’ll graduate ready to thrive in any artistic environment, bridge artistic and other industries, and communicate your artistic vision in business and other contexts.

The degree involves focused instruction in each of the three core art disciplines, multiple required courses in current artistic practices, and 18 hours of electives to develop your specific interests. You are encouraged to pursue the questions most related to your artistic goals through these elective choices in social sciences, humanities, sciences, business, community development, and more.

This program will make you a well-rounded artist ready to participate in twenty-first century artistic disciplines and collaborate across a broad spectrum of arts and media.

Degree Timeline

First Year
  • Take required introductory courses
  • Join clubs and get involved on campus and within the program
Middle Years
  • Take advantage of opportunities to become a student assistant
  • Connect with faculty about summer research opportunities
  • Choose your area of specialization
Final Year
  • Complete the Capstone course
  • Earn your degree

Sample Courses

These courses cover some topics you’ll explore as you learn about the creative processes in making art, and the collaborative and communication skills for conveying artistic vision.

CART 1013

FOUNDATIONS OF COLLABORATION

THEA 1483

INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

THEA 2823

INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE PRODUCTION

ART 2013

INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING

ART 3013

INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING: WATERCOLOUR, PEN AND INK

MUSI 1253

MUSIC AND SOCIETY

MUSI 3713

IMPROVISATION AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS

CART 4243

CAPSTONE PROJECT

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CAREER OPTIONS AFTER GRADUATION

Your degree in Creative Arts from Acadia will prepare you to practice the collaborative and creative processes essential to making art. Moreover, it will enable you to communicate your artistic vision clearly and persuasively in arts industries, business, and other contexts.

  • Arts Administrator
  • Technical Director
  • Performer and Creator
  • Production Design and Development
  • Professional Stage Manager
  • Small Business Owner
  • Executive Director
  • Community Organizer/Engagement Coordinator
  • Stage Director
  • Artistic Director
 

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