Bachelor of Integrated Arts

The rapid evolution and shifting of life values have fostered new interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches in the arts. Integrated Arts, also known as Humanities Studies, is a new program under the Faculty of Philosophy at Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR). It develops artistic practices that intersect with various other fields to respond to contemporary cultural dynamics.

Through critical approaches and philosophical reflection, the Integrated Arts curriculum opens new possibilities for experiencing, creating, managing, and studying the arts to address today’s and future human challenges.

• Interdisciplinary Creation

• Interdisciplinary Management

• Interdisciplinary Research

• Curriculum focuses on interdisciplinary self-development, critical thinking, and creative thinking through project-based arts

• Internship programs and exposure to artist studios, creative agencies, research centers, and various cultural institutions and collectives

• Research is oriented toward global contemporary issues in art and life

• Diverse elective courses across disciplines, taught by academics and practitioners in philosophy of art, music and sound studies, design, visual arts, art anthropology, Islamic art studies, film studies, cultural management, art business, art education, and more

• Selasar Sunaryo Art Space
• KITLV Leiden
• Parahyangan Orchestra
• Bandung Philharmonic
• Yayasan Dana Sosial Priangan
• Bandung Bergerak
• PannaFoto Institute
• Patjarmerah
• Whatever Workshop

The Integrated Arts curriculum enables students to engage and intern in art projects, creative agencies, artist studios, and various cultural management institutions.

Graduates can work flexibly and insightfully across various sectors, such as:

Interdisciplinary Creators

1. Creative Director (film, video, music, graphic design)
2. Contemporary Artist (new media, performance art)
3. Writer

Interdisciplinary Managers

1. Creative Entrepreneur
2. Arts & Cultural Manager
3. Production Manager

Interdisciplinary Researchers

1. Art Critic
2. Researcher
3. Curator

With an interdisciplinary arts education and an issue-based practice approach, graduates are expected to offer poetic, intuitive, and philosophical creativity, paired with a keen sensitivity to contemporary and future cultural phenomena.