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N estled between the Santa Monica mountain ranges and the Pacific Ocean, Pepperdine University’s Fine Arts Division allows for students to further their performing and visual arts studies and careers at one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. The liberal arts university background gives students that unique experience of becoming a well-rounded scholar alongside their musical, artistic, or theatrical expertise. Students have the option of complementing their studies at one of Pepperdine’s six international campuses through Pepperdine’s renowned international programs. Pepperdine Fine Arts graduates leave empowered as global citizens ready to become the stimulus for change in multiple facets of the creative realm. Theatre The Theatre Program at Pepperdine University focuses entirely on undergraduate training. The program consists of approximately 75 enrolled majors across five different emphases: Acting, Directing, Technical Production & Design, Theatre & Music, and Theatre & Media Production. With the average class size of 12 students, the program curriculum allows for in-depth personal attention, focused training and class discussions, and well-informed faculty feedback, as well as a strong camaraderie among students. © 2013 by Carnegie Communications Four major productions, a fully staged opera, and a season of student-directed projects are put on each year, giving students an array of opportunities to get hands-on experience beyond the classroom. Aside from the main stage productions and classroom experiences, studentled organizations like the Pepperdine Independent Entertainment (PIE) and the Pepperdine Improv Troupe (PIT) provide additional creative outlets for students to further cultivate talent and become a part of the community. These various opportunities best prepare Pepperdine Theatre students for the professional industry, while also giving them the most enriched undergraduate experience possible. Pepperdine has two state-of-the-art theatres, in addition to a lab theatre, a recital hall, and practice rooms for student performances, classes, and rehearsals. You can explore the technical aspects of these spaces at http://arts.pepperdine.edu/facilities/ technical.htm. Pepperdine Theatre faculty members are committed to training, encouraging, testing, and ultimately challenging each and every student in the program to achieve a higher level of artistry. Pepperdine Theatre faculty members thoroughly understand the potential for live theatre to serve as an agent of social change. Hence, students leave Pepperdine aware of their purpose as theatre artists, ready to serve their communities through meaningful, high-caliber performances and prepared to lead their peers in creating art that has the power to change lives, hearts, and minds. For more information go to http:// seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts/theatre. Music The Music Program at Pepperdine University seeks to provide its students with a unique opportunity in music performance, theory, and conceptualization, near one of the most prominent musical settings in the United States—Los Angeles. Music students at Pepperdine study with distinguished faculty, top studio professionals, and preeminent concert artists, including members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, and other leading professional musical ensembles in the region. Annually, professional-level opera and musical theatre productions are staged, as well as recitals, concerts, and master classes, to provide students several opportunities to engage in performances at the undergraduate level, alongside their curriculum inside of the classroom. Over the past decade, Pepperdine University has continued to emerge as one of the nation’s leading private universities and has been recognized for its reputation for an outstanding music program that allows its students the chance to pursue a liberal arts education within a conservatory environment. Students also have the unique opportunity to further their educational experience with the Heidelberg Summer Music Program at Pepperdine’s Germany campus. Through personal mentorships in all areas of performance, music education, and music composition, Pepperdine celebrates an impressive record of successful graduates who have gone on to pursue careers in the music industry, performance, or have matriculated at top-tier graduate programs around the world. For more information go to http:// pepperdine.edu/music. Art The Studio Art Program at Pepperdine University combines a community of dedicated faculty and excited students with cutting-edge facilities. The department is large enough to spark creative dialogue and small enough to allow the faculty to provide personal attention to each student. Students will graduate having developed the necessary skills and knowledge to create, exhibit, critique, and publicize their own work, making their futures as artists, graduate students, or any number of other options possible. These skills are learned through numerous exhibitions in diverse venues, including the world-renowned Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, located on the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University. New this year are a number of upgrades to the Studio Art Department facilities, including a completely new Mac lab to accommodate the digital arts, a metal shop, and a new wood shop. Both the drawing studio and the printmaking studio have been completely updated, as have the senior studio spaces, given to every art major in their fourth year. The art curriculum prepares students to be leaders in the everexpanding field of visual arts. The department reflects the integration of diverse media and modes of production in the art world and provides students with opportunities to develop an art practice that is truly innovative and unique to their personal vision. Courses focus on techniques, creative development, and theoretical understanding. A large array of class options in the digital arts, graphic design, painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography are available. For more information go to http:// seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts/art. Art History The Art History Program at Pepperdine University prepares students to be leaders in the global, connected, and dynamically changing world of the 21st century. Our students examine art in its historical context; assess art and the field of art history critically and analytically; master research, writing, and presentation skills; and foster community engagement in art through outreach and education. By examining works of art from multiple perspectives, students develop an appreciation for diverse cultures and the vital role that art plays in human expression across time and space. The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art on campus offers exhibitions of historic and contemporary art by internationally recognized artists and also offers students a chance to gain firsthand experience in museum work. Our students are encouraged to spend a summer, semester, or year exploring art abroad in one of our renowned international programs. With Pepperdine campuses in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, China, and Argentina, and special programs in many other countries, Pepperdine art history students can take full advantage of studying original works of art in their cultural contexts. For more information go to http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts/ arthistory. v address Seaver Office of Admission, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263-4392 phone 310-506-4392 website www.seaver.pepperdine.edu e-mail [email protected]