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The Computing and Arts interdisciplinary major caters to students aiming to combine computing studies with one of five artistic fields: architecture, visual arts, art history, music, or theater. From a technical standpoint, these creative domains offer compelling challenges: how composers utilize digital tools, the constraints of current artistic software, analytical methods in art history, innovations in virtual stage design, potential applications of virtual reality in artistic creation, and insights from developing robotic performers. For artistically inclined students, computational approaches provide structured methods to realize their creative visions. Computer science fundamentals empower artists to better comprehend and utilize existing digital tools while gaining crucial understanding of computing's inherent capabilities and limitations. This knowledge prepares them to anticipate emerging technological advancements in their artistic discipline.