Overview

Key facts

The Urban Arts program of Coppin State University is the study of how to use art, as well as other humanities and social science disciplines to transform urban communities, neighborhoods, and the lives of people who live there. Urban artists use research, policy, and the creative process to affect economic and community change by reshaping and rebuilding the physical spaces around us.

Choose one of 3 urban arts concentrations:

Arts administration

Theater

Visual arts

Regardless of your chosen concentration, the urban arts degree empowers students to use the creative process in building and improving communities through the arts.

You’ll learn how to:

Research, organize, and develop artistic ideas and work

Create and refine artistic works with relevance to audience and/or location

Analyze, interpret, and curate artistic selections for public presentation and community engagement

Develop and refine artistic presentations to align with relevant urban issues

Perceive, analyze, and interpret meaning of artistic work

Identify and use environmental resources to create masterworks

Inform the creative process with personal knowledge and experience

Make meaningful connections between ideas and works with other contexts

Careers and opportunities

This interdisciplinary program pulls from visual and performing arts, communication, economics, and urban sociology to prepare students to meaningfully engage in planning and redevelopment of urban areas.

The course lays the foundation for students to join community organizations that sponsor, create, exhibit, perform, and share visual and performing arts programming to improve urban environments, as well as inspire their residents.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Visual Art and Theatre

Intercultural Communication

Fundraising for the Arts

Sociology of the City

Senior Seminar in Urban Arts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Admissions applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. National priority deadlines: December 1st for Spring / March 1st for Fall.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Completed undergraduate admission application

Official transcripts from all institutions attended

Additional program requirements, if necessary

Official test scores, as necessary

English proficiency documentation, if necessary

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

12194 USD / year

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Out-of-State

12194 USD / year

≈ 12194 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5130 USD / year

≈ 5130 USD / year

Living costs

Baltimore

United States

1240 - 2100 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Careers and opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Baltimore

Funding

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