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The Computing and Arts major bridges departments, offering students the opportunity to combine computing studies with one of five artistic fields: architecture, visual arts, art history, music, or theater. From a technical standpoint, these disciplines pose fascinating challenges: examining how composers utilize digital tools, assessing the constraints of artistic software, exploring analytical methods in art history, tackling virtual stage design obstacles, investigating how digital environments might inspire novel art forms, and studying the potential of robotic performers. For artistically inclined students, computational approaches provide structured methods to realize creative concepts. Computer science fundamentals empower artists to better comprehend and leverage existing digital tools while gaining clarity on computing's inherent capabilities and limitations. This knowledge helps them foresee emerging technological advancements in their creative domains.