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One of most unique programs in the United States for young actors interested in devised, ensemble work. Based in New York, with a semester abroad, the BA in Acting–International Performance Ensemble (IPE) balances academics and rigorous training in a highly collaborative environment.

The BFA in Acting combines fundamental and innovative industry-focused training to prepare students for the professional world of theater and film/media acting. Taught by current industry professionals and leaders in the field, our BFA in Acting provides both a nurturing and rigorous environment.

Acting for Film, Television, Voice-overs, and Commercials (FTVC) re-examines the training of the contemporary actor and media performer from top to bottom. It offers a fresh approach to acting as well as physical and vocal preparation. With studio classes, performance opportunities, and individual attention all in the heart of New York City, Pace Performing Arts’ FTVC major readies the young actor for entry in to today's multi-faceted industry.

Our BA program provides you with a concentrated program of art and design with a liberal arts education. You can take courses in digital art, graphic design, photography, video production, animation, drawing, painting, sculpture, and art history, allowing you to gain a wide range of experience in the field.

Our BFA program provides students with a broad introduction to the studio arts through an intensive sequence of courses in various media, followed by comprehensive study in a selected studio area. The degree culminates with the senior capstone course exhibition of a focused body of creative work.

Our Art History BA offers courses in the major periods of Western Art History, as well as Latin American Art History, African Art History, and Asian Art History. Making maximum use of the city's resources, classes regularly visit museums and galleries where works of art are examined and experienced firsthand.

Studying commercial dance in the Pace School of Performing arts, you’ll be a part of one of the few dance programs in the country that truly opens doors to the industry. Student not only train in ballet, jazz, theater dance, hip hop, modern, tap, contemporary, aerial arts, and other dance styles, but also take acting, vocal music, other electives to broaden their experience and marketability as a dancer.

Whether you want to break into the news industry, create compelling ads, edit best-selling novels, make documentary films or features, or own your own public relations firm, Pace’s BA in Communications will provide you with the real-world, practical skills you need to achieve a successful career as a communicator. The explosion in electronic media has created a robust job market for communications professionals in a broad variety of industries.

This is an accelerated 5-year program of 152 credits, with 12 graduate credits taken in the undergraduate senior year.

The field of law spans many disciplines and welcomes new perspectives. In this dual-degree program - Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a major listed below/Juris Doctor, Pace offers qualified students an opportunity to focus their undergraduate study on an area of interest and then apply it to law.  This is an accelerated six-year program.

Were you born to create? Our BS in Digital Cinema and Filmmaking (DCF) will prepare you for the professional world of cinema, television, and Internet drama production. Whether you want to make documentary films or fiction features, be a video journalist, a cinematographer, or an editor, the DCF program will provide you with the real-world skills you need to achieve a successful career in film.

As one of the few undergraduate directing programs in the United States, the BA in Directing connects you with the industry like no other. Based in New York, with a semester abroad, directing students train with some of the best professionals in the creation of new work.

Gain both the theoretical grounding and practical experience to truly make a splash. The BA in Film and Screen Studies offers a unique combination of critical studies in film and hands-on film and video production that provides students with professional creative experiences and a well-rounded liberal arts education. As a student, you’ll develop a strong foundation in film history, film analysis, and film theory, as well as hands-on exposure to the technological aspects of film production and cinematic storytelling techniques and traditions through the use of professional 16mm film and HD video camera packages, lighting, and studio equipment.

Dyson College has an Associate in Arts degree program of 60 credits in general arts and sciences that provides students with a college degree option. This program - available in Distance or Standard Delivery - is appealing to students who do not choose to commit to the greater time requirements of a bachelor’s degree program and are interested in pursuing a course of study designed according to personal interests and/or career goals. 

What better place to earn your BFA in Musical Theater than in the musical theater capital of the world? Our BFA in Musical Theater provides you with a strong foundation in acting, singing, and dancing—and the synthesis of these three—to prepare you for a professional career in musical theater, taught by well-connected professionals working in the industry.

Are you ready to become a critically engaged and technologically sophisticated professional in the fields of scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound? The BFA in Production and Design for Stage and Screen provides intensive pre-professional training for young designers and craftspeople looking to enter into the entertainment industry—and make an impact.

Designed to meet the needs of non-traditional students, this degree program provides flexibility in scheduling, including a number of online courses using Web-based instruction. Additionally, it offers students the opportunity to transfer in a large number of credits earned at other institutions and also to receive up to 36 Experiential credits for knowledge accumulated as a result of life experience that can be demonstrated, documented, evaluated, and deemed to be in accordance with the curriculum and standards of the University.

One of the few programs in the US designed exclusively to train you for stage and company management career, the BA in Stage Management at the Pace School of Performing Arts blends in-class instruction with practical experience and connections to professional opportunities in New York City.

The BA in Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media is an interdisciplinary writing major offering courses and experiences in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences’ departments of English, Film and Screen Studies, and Performing Arts. You will generate new work continuously, helping you to develop a disciplined, self-regulated writing process, culminating with the creation of a writing portfolio to ready you for the next step into a professional career as a writer in film, television, theater, and media, with a focus on stories promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.