Fine & Performing Arts

Create an Innovative Career

Finding solutions to today’s complex problems requires a creative mindset. Learning fundamental skills such as collaboration, improvisation, and perspective-shifting will make you an invaluable asset, no matter the field.

The University of Michigan-Flint’s Fine and Performing Arts Department offers a rich selection of programs that help students develop and fine-tune their creative process and learn how to apply it practically within the professional world.

Our Fine and Performing Arts faculty are experienced, practicing professionals who know how to take the creative process from the spark of imagination to the forge of the real world.

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Arts Administration

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Calling all arts professionals ready to take their leadership skills to the next level! Gain invaluable experience in this innovative program, part of the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School.

Art Education

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Gain the skills, experience, and certification needed to teach K-12 arts programs in Michigan.

Art History

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Expand your perspective as you explore creative and visual expression from pre-history to the present.

Ceramics

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Create three-dimensional ceramic objects and artwork using a concentrated studio approach.

Design

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Prepare for an innovative career as you develop technical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Design Thinking & Practice

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Learn to think broadly about design and develop creative ideas and solutions to complex problems.

Drawing

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Fine-tune your visual communication skills, which are key to effective expression and collaboration in art, science, and tech.

Fine Arts

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Establish a foundation of technical, problem-solving, and technical skills by exploring various mediums and forms of expression.

Graphic Design

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Learn to think broadly about design and develop a theoretical understanding of effective cultural and commercial messaging.

Interaction Design

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Explore the key interaction elements between people, environments, and communication we encounter in everyday life.

Painting

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Painting promotes an exploration of visual medium and perspective as you explore diverse subject matter.

Photographic Printmaking

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Expand your visual communication skills, including silkscreen, lithography, digital printmaking, and darkroom print processing.

Pre-Conservation of Art & Architecture

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Gain practical skills and experience in restoring and conserving artifacts through this interdisciplinary program.

Sculpture

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Delve into a concentrated approach to solving three-dimensional design problems and expand your creative communication skills.

Music 

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Study music from an interdisciplinary perspective, including an exploration of complementary fields.

Music Composition

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Enhance your skills in the growing field of music composition, which can be applied to web development, gaming, advertising, and more.

Music Education 

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Share your love for music! Prepare for a career in teaching music to K-12 students in Michigan.

Music Performance 

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Develop your performance and improvisation skills while preparing for a career as a professional musician or studio instructor.

Dance

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Continue your dance practice while advancing your creative, expressive, and collaborative skills.

Musical Theatre

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Complement your studies with an immersion in music, theatre, and dance in this performance-focused program.

Theatre

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Select from a concentrated focus or a general exploration as you develop your improvisation, production, and collaboration skills.

Theatre Design & Technology 

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Expand your practical, technical, and production skills as you explore careers in design, production management, costume design, and more.

Liberal Studies in American Culture

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Investigate American culture through the lenses of behavioral and social sciences, humanities, the arts, and more. This highly customizable, interdisciplinary program will develop your knowledge base, critical thinking, research, and writing skills, which apply to a wide range of careers.