Performing Arts

Traditional Undergraduate

Explore Music and Theatre Production and Participation

Looking to lead an exciting and productive career in the theater or music, or cannot imagine a life without them? Hiram’s new Performing Arts program will challenge you to think creatively and collaboratively as you individualize your studies to fit your specific interests and career goals. Through rigorous study and performance-based endeavors, Hiram’s Performing Arts program cultivates future artists and arts leaders by deeply engaging students in the expressive fields of the dramatic arts, music, performance management, design, tech, and dance.

Whether you wish to engage in opera and theatre productions, ensembles, or composing; focus your attention on set designs, teaching or digital production; or are more interested in how the performing arts are produced, whatever your goal, Hiram will help you develop the skills and knowledge so you can thrive in the performing arts world.

Students in the Performing Arts program choose from three major pathways:

Performance
Design/Tech
Arts Management/Entrepreneurship.

To learn more, visit the Performing Arts “Program” page.

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Related Majors and Minors

Management

A minor in management requires five courses, three required and two chosen by the student to meet personal educational goals. These courses, chosen in consultation with a program counselor, should represent a coherent study of management relative and complementary to the student's major.

Creative Writing Major

Live out your personal passion for creativity in the rigorous Creative Writing major. It’s one of the few in Ohio to highlight creative nonfiction in addition to fiction, poetry, and screenwriting. Our workshops include graduate-level work, preparing you to enter a Master of Fine Arts program or the workforce.

Art and Design Major

Whether you’re interested in drawing, painting, photography, film, or design, Hiram’s new Art & Design major will help you explore your passion while challenging you to become a well-rounded creative thinker and visual problem solver. Through a flexible curriculum, intimate class sizes, and close collaboration with their peers and faculty members, students are able to combine creativity with practical skills.

Film Studies Minor

The Film Studies minor teaches students about the history, interpretation, and creation of film as an art form that enables personal and cultural expression, as well as a documentary form that allows people to comment on the world around them.

Entrepreneurship Minor

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