How F&M Does the Arts
At F&M, studying the arts and making art go hand in hand. Classes in history, criticism, and theory deliberately weave into practice, and you’ll have ample opportunities in and out of class to perform, choreograph, compose, curate, and publish. You’ll immerse yourself in a campus tailor-made to incubate artists, studying and creating in world-class facilities, including our stunning Winter Visual Arts Center, our collaborative Writers House, the inspiring Phillips Museum of Art , the main-stage Roschel Performing Arts Center, and more.
Subjects You Can Study
Perform, Compose, Direct
Act in a play. Perform your favorite composition. Critique a classic film. Then take it a step further. You’ll have opportunities to work one-on-one with our renowned arts faculty to make and polish your own creative work — writing novels, composing symphonies, choreographing evening-length dance pieces, and directing plays and films.
The arts at F&M are also about community, and you’ll have the opportunity to curate your own exhibitions and productions, edit and publish your own magazines, contribute to F&M’s annual Emerging Writers Festival, and even attend professional performances in nearby cities like Philadelphia and New York.
Careers in the Arts
After graduating from F&M, many of our students pursue graduate studies in the arts at leading programs around the world. Some publish acclaimed novels, some write and direct on Broadway or in Hollywood, some choreograph the innovative dance of today. Other students leverage the skills they’ve gained from the arts — creativity, communication, collaboration, and innovation, among others — in careers in publishing, film and television, the museum field, education, marketing, business, and more. Our graduates prove that arts-related degrees open doors to countless careers.
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Senior Spotlight: Rachel Rubins
Between F&M Mock Trial team, sorority life and Hillel, senior Rachel Rubins “found a support system of friends I see as family.” She also discovered a passion for history. See what advice Rachel has for incoming students.