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The Computing and Arts major bridges disciplines, allowing students 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 present fascinating challenges: exploring how composers utilize digital tools, examining the constraints of current artistic software, investigating analytical methods in art history, tackling virtual stage design in theater, imagining how digital environments could inspire novel art forms, and understanding what robotic performers can teach us. 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 emerging technological advancements in their artistic practice.