The Department has three programmes (two of which are running). Theatre, Television and Film Studies; Music and Dance; and Visual Arts and History of Arts. 1. Vision The Department of Performing and Visual Arts will be recognised for providing excellent and quality education that enables students to face the challenges of the twenty first century with stoicism. Students will acquire both academic and professional education which is highly needed in the job market. The programmes train students to become professionals in the areas of theatre, television, film, music and dance, carving, weaving, pottery, painting, ceramics, sculpting, dyeing, textiles, design and history of arts which are urgently needed in this period of globalisation. It prepares students to succeed as life-long learners and arts professionals via interaction with exceptional artist/scholar teachers; awarding prestigious BMP degrees and experiential/service learning and outreach collaborations. 2. Mission Drawing on the strengths of faculty in theatre, television, film, media studies, music, dance, communication, carving, weaving, pottery, painting, ceramics, sculpting, textiles, and design, programmes in Performing and Visual Arts seek to define and promote a new generation of Cameroonian artists, critics and scholars capable of working across the traditional boundaries of performing and visual arts to combine innovative art practice with leading edge technical knowledge. It strives to provide within a broadly based curriculum, liberal and professional oriented degree programmes which combine creative development in an artistic discipline with career preparation through individualised instruction. The Department of Performing and Visual Arts also has as mission to offer enriching cultural opportunities to all students and members of the university community and practising artists in and around the country; be recognised as a major regional and national arts resource through creative and scholarly excellence in artistic performance, productions, exhibitions, library holdings and technology; and to be recognised as the centre for arts education, outreach, collaboration, professional leadership and interdisciplinary promotion in Cameroon and Africa.
