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The Computing and Arts interdisciplinary major caters to students aiming to blend computing studies with one of five artistic fields: architecture, visual arts, art history, music, or theater. From a technical standpoint, these disciplines offer compelling challenges: exploring how musicians leverage computers for composition, examining the constraints of current digital art tools, understanding analytical methods in art history, tackling virtual stage design in theater, investigating how virtual environments might inspire novel artistic forms, and gleaning insights from attempts to develop robotic performers or conductors. For artistically inclined students, computational approaches provide structured methods to realize creative visions. Computer science fundamentals empower artists to better comprehend and utilize existing digital tools while gaining crucial understanding of computing's inherent possibilities and limitations. This knowledge helps them foresee potential advancements in technology for their artistic practice.