The Global Arts Studies Program (GASP) defines the arts broadly in order to promote an interdisciplinary study of the arts. GASP offers a unique curriculum by integrating subjects conventionally housed in disparate departments, including art history, music, and cultural and ethnic studies.
Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the program, GASP students gain a broad understanding of the arts within a multicultural framework by investigating the effects of industrialization, colonialism, commodification and globalization on art practices through a balanced, inclusive range of critical perspectives.
GASP students can continue their interests in a variety of graduate studies such as art and music history, cultural studies, ethnic studies and law and/or employment opportunities in teaching, arts and music management, museums and galleries, the recording industry, publishing, broadcasting, and public relations.
The focus in GASP on research and scholarly work recognizes the important role in which culture participates in the larger social world inside and outside of academe.
