The Power of the Arts.
You don’t have to give up your creative passions to build a successful career.
In the University of Tennessee’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) your artistic talents can thrive while you work toward professional goals. Inspiring faculty mentors develop artists, performers, filmmakers, writers, and a wide range of related professionals in first-rate facilities.
CAS students gain hands-on experience in arts studios, perform on stage with professional actors at the Clarence Brown Theatre, and learn from working writers and poets.
They cast metal in the foundry on campus, tell stories through film and digital tools, and use cutting-edge tools for a range of activities from recovering lost texts from ancient manuscripts to analyzing today’s social media.
Design a course of study as unique as you are in UT’s College of Arts and Sciences—where the Volunteer spirit began!
Majors and Minors
Art
Explore a range of media to express yourself, from painting to printmaking, ceramics to cinema, sculpture to sound art, and more.
Theatre
Hone your craft on stage as an actor, create costumes, design the lighting and sound that bring performances to life, or pull everything together as a producer.
English
Read classics and contemporary works; analyze fiction, nonfiction, poetry, film, and television; and learn how to communicate masterfully.
Cinema Studies
Dive into film history, explore the elements of effective storytelling, and master production from writing screenplays to editing the final cut.
Art History
Gain insight into art from ancient times to the present day with a program that can prepare you to work in museums, galleries, auction houses. and a host of other fields.
Digital Humanities
Learn how to use digital media and other technology for analysis and artistic creation, from researching the past to examining current emerging technologies such as AI and creating the online content of the future.
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Visual and Interactive Storytelling
Experiment with contemporary narrative tools and practices while developing storytelling skills within animation, creative writing, video game art, sound design, performance, filmmaking, and more.
Career Opportunities
At an easel, on the stage, behind a camera, or at a computer, artists, performers, and those they work with are storytellers, and that’s a skill in high demand.
With a career in the arts, you have the power to not only express yourself but move others and make an impact.
At UT, you’ll develop the innovative thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills that employers value now and that will allow you to adapt to an ever-evolving job market.
With broad experience our students learn to thrive in both the creation and business side of professional arts.
