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Massachusetts' Fitchburg State University is adding two new majors this fallone in creative arts therapies and one in creative arts enterprisemaking it the first public institution in the state to offer such degrees, the Worchester Business Journal reports.
"These innovative programs have been designed to respond to evolving career trajectories for university graduates and will foster skills development spanning disciplines," University President Richard Lapidus says in a press release.
Students in the creative arts therapies major will learn how drama, music, and visual art are used in working with children and adults in a variety of settings, while the creative arts enterprise major will prepare students for careers as active artists who are equipped to meet the administrative, promotional, and business needs of various types of arts organizations, including theaters, orchestras, choirs, galleries, museums, studios, churches, and more.
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