Arts Interdisciplinary

The UHS arts program urges students to think about the arts outside of the traditional context of the studio or stage.  We have several courses that investigate the creative process through a variety of lenses:

Western Civilization: History of the Arts is a landmark class of University High School.  Since the founding of UHS, it has served as the cornerstone of the Humanities program.  Required in the sophomore year, this is an interdisciplinary course that investigates the relationship between the art, music and history of Western culture.  The course, taught by a team of teachers from the fields of art history, music history and European history, surveys the cultural developments from Ancient Greece through the 20th century. 

Art History AP is a college level course that surveys the history of art from Paleolithic times to the present day.  Artistic styles from both Western and Eastern traditions are studied. 

Storytelling Beyond the Page investigates the creative ways stories can be told.  Students explore and create blogs, podcasts, cartoons, digital photographs, music, short stories and videos to tell original stories.