Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (AHT) offers multiple degree programs that prioritize creativity, critical thinking, technological innovation, and global perspectives. We combine technology with the arts and humanities to better understand our world and our diverse cultural heritage, as well as open new paths for creativity and innovation.
Each degree program offers a coherent, well-designed curriculum so that students may develop rigorous training in established fields of expertise as well as the flexibility to pursue innovative modes of inquiry and analysis.
Degrees Offered
Masters Programs
Master of Arts in Art History (36 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in History (36 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in History of Ideas (36 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in Humanities (33 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (33 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in Literature (33 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts (33 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Arts in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (30 semester credit hours minimum)
- MA in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication - Interaction Design Pathway
- MA in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication - Emerging Media Studies Pathway
Master of Fine Arts Programs
Master of Fine Arts in Animation (54 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Fine Arts in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication - Creative Practice Pathway (54 semester credit hours minimum)
Master of Fine Arts in Game Development (54 semester credit hours minimum)
Doctoral Programs
Doctor of Philosophy in History of Ideas (60 semester credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree)
Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities (60 semester credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree)
Doctor of Philosophy in Literature (60 semester credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree)
Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts (60 semester credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree)
Doctor of Philosophy in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (60 semester credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree)
Certificates Offered
- Certificate in Arts Management and Leadership (13-15 semester credit hours)1
- Certificate in Creative Writing (12 semester credit hours)
- Certificate in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies (15 semester credit hours)
- Certificate in Literary Translation (12 semester credit hours)
1. The Graduate Certificate in Arts Management and Leadership is jointly offered by the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, program in Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences program in Public and Nonprofit Management.
Faculty
Professors: Anne Balsamo, Charles R. Bambach, Christine (xtine) Burrough, David F. Channell, Sean J. Cotter, Fred I. Curchack, Paul Fishwick, Pamela Gossin, Ming Dong Gu, Dennis M. Kratz, Roger Malina, Manuel (Manny) Martinez, Adrienne L. McLean, David A. Patterson, John J. Pomara, Rene Prieto, Thomas P. Riccio, Robert Xavier Rodríguez, Nils Roemer, Rainer Schulte, Charissa N. Terranova, Dean Terry, Michael Thomas, Theresa M. Towner, Jonathan Tsou, Marilyn Waligore
Associate Professors: Ashley Barnes, Heidi Cooley, Monica Evans, Eric Farrar, Todd Fechter, John C. Gooch, Charles Hatfield, Kimberly Hill, Shelley D. Lane, Sean McComber, Jessica C. Murphy, Josef Nguyen, Monica Rankin, Natalie J. Ring, Mark Rosen, Eric Schlereth, Andrew Scott, Whitney Stewart, Shilyh Warren, Daniel B. Wickberg, Michael L. Wilson, Benjamin (Ben) Wright
Assistant Professors: Rosemary Admiral, Hanno Berger, Katherine Davies, Anne Gray Fischer, Erin Greer, Humberto González Núnez, Maurine Ogbaa, Songyao Ren, Davis Smith-Brecheisen, Nomi Stone, Kevin Sweet, Christine Veras, Mai Wang, Hong An Wu, exl230001
Professor of Practice: Norman Cox
Clinical Professors: Tim Christopher, Carie King, Catherine Parsoneault, Maribeth (Betsy) Schlobohm
Clinical Associate Professors: Linda Salisbury, Jeffrey Schulze, Lorraine Tady
Clinical Assistant Professors: Paul Galvez, Shelby Hibbs, Pia Jakobsson, Sarah Kozlowski
Professors Emeriti: Joan Chandler, Milton A. Cohen, R. David Edmunds, Mihai Nadin, Stephen G. Rabe, Timothy (Tim) Redman, Michael S. Simpson, Frederick Turner
UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Erin A. Smith
Professors of Instruction: Lawrence Amato, Lorena Camacho-Guardardo, Kathy Lingo, Christopher (Chris) Ryan
Associate Professors of Instruction: Kenneth Brewer, Diane Durant, Kelly P. Durbin, Kathryn C. Evans, Melissa Hernandez-Katz, Jonathan Palant, Monica M. Saba
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Barbara Baker, Lori Gerard, Janece Glauser, Janet Johnson, Christina Montgomery, Misty Owens, Linda Smith-Brecheisen, Allison Templeton, Patricia Totusek
Objectives
The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology is committed to interdisciplinary programs that investigate the linkages between the arts, technology, and the humanities by fusing critical with creative thinking, theoretical with practical endeavors.
Facilities
The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology provides specialized facilities for academic research and creative expression. The Jonsson Building contains seminar rooms as well as faculty offices and a graduate student lounge. The 155,000 square foot Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology Building houses studios for painting, photography, and digital and new media arts facility, as well as computer labs, fabrication and maker spaces, faculty research labs, motion capture labs, a usability lab, sound design recording spaces, a games and media library, and a 3D art studio.
Sculpture and printmaking studios are located in the Research and Operations Center West. The SP/N Gallery offers 6,000 square feet of state-of-the-art exhibition space and is home to the Comer Collection of Photography. It is located in the Synergy Park North 2 building. Performance venues for dance, theater, and music include the University Theatre and the Jonsson Performance Hall. The Physics building houses rehearsal and classroom space for music classes, including individual, soundproof, practice rooms.
Admission Requirements
The University's general admission requirements are discussed on the Graduate Admission page.
Full-time and Part-time Students
Students are encouraged to pursue graduate degrees on a full-time basis, although part-time study is available for MA students and is sometimes possible for doctoral students.
Degree Requirements
The University's general degree requirements are discussed on the Graduate Policies and Procedures page.
Specific degree requirements are listed in the graduate catalog information for each respective program, and each student plans a program of studies in consultation with an assigned faculty advisor.
Research
The research interests of the faculty reflect the interdisciplinary mission of the School. In addition to the research activities of individual faculty, Creative Learning Environments and six centers and institutes promote interdisciplinary research within the school: the Center for Translation Studies, the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies the Center for Asian Studies, the Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology, the Center for U.S-Latin American Initiatives, and the Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History.