Arts and Languages

The Arts and Languages Department offers a broad range of courses in the fine and performing arts, languages, cultures, and literatures from around the globe and from the ancient world to the present. The department offers a BA in Arts Leadership as well as a BA in Spanish. The Arts Leadership major is an interdisciplinary degree that trains students interested in a career in arts and arts administration. Having students concentrate in one field in fine and performing arts – Dance, Music, Theatre or Visual Arts – and take classes in Business and Communication Studies, the degree prepares its graduates for jobs in art/performance centers, educational institutions, theatres, and public venues. The Spanish major, composed of 27 credits, offers a variety of Spanish language courses for the professions, Hispanic literature, and culture to prepare students to succeed in a globalized world. The Languages faculty also works closely with Iona’s Education Department to prepare students for careers in teaching, and Spanish may be pursued as a concentration in BA, BS, or BA/MST degree programs in Education.  The department offers minors in Music History, Music Performance, Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts, as well as a minor in Spanish, a minor in Italian, and a minor in Latin American Studies. Students in the department may take advantage of the many opportunities for study abroad experiences led by faculty, service-learning elements in courses, research on special topics, and internships.  The department also offers a wide variety of innovative courses that are part of Iona University’s Core Curriculum and are open to non-majors and non-minors. 

Faculty

Chair: T. Mussio; Assistant Chair: H. Park; Professors: M. Beckwith, T. Donnarumma, T. Mussio; Associate Professors: T. Donnarumma, H. Park, T. Ruggio; Assistant Professor: A. Rosado; Clinical Lecturer: L. Garcia Gomez

Objectives

The Arts and Languages Department recognizes that dance, music, theatre and visual arts are essential components of any cultural heritage. The offering of courses in the fine arts recognizes the need for an understanding of the fundamental human appeal of these art forms through the basic principles of aesthetic literacy.

Programs

• Arts Leadership, BA (1001)
• Spanish, BA (1105)

• Dance Minor
• French Minor
• Italian Minor
• Latin American Studies Minor
• Music Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Theatre Minor
• Visual Arts Minor