Edna Manley College Visual and Performing Arts

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Create Your Future!

Imagine a future musician, actor, dancer, photographer, visual artist, and arts manager working in one space – you get a creative explosion! The Edna Manley College of of the Visual and Performing Arts provides a unique environment for students studying the arts as our five schools – Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts and Arts Management allow our students to fuel their creativity in an academic conservatory environment.

Our degree programmes give every student the opportunity to fuse theory with practice, performance, critique and exhibition. We engage students in a variety of ways to ensure completion, comprehension and creativity.

EMCVPA is uniquely placed in the beautiful island of Jamaica and the city of Kingston provides not only beauty, but a one of a kind rich cultural experience. There is simply nowhere else to immerse yourself in Caribbean culture and sound academic training to start your creative career.

Schools

School of Dance

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance and Choreography and Traditional
    and Folk Dance Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education
  • Associate of Arts (AA) in Dance Performance
  • Certificate in Dance Performance
  • Certificate in Fundamentals of Dance Technique

School of Music

  • Bachelor of Music in Performance
  • Bachelor of Music Education
  • Associate of Arts in Music
  • Certificate in Music
  • Fundamentals of Music Literacy and Performance

School of Visual Arts

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts – Four (4) years
  • Associate Degree – Fine Arts (2) years
  • Minor Programme – 20 credits
  • Bachelor of Art
  • Education – Four (4) years
  • Certificate Programme  – Fine Arts – Two (2) years
    Studio Certificate – Fine Arts – One (1) year
    UWI/EMC BA Humanities & Education
    Degree – Visual Arts Major – Three (3) years

School of Drama

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts – Four (4) years
  • Associate Degree – Fine Arts (2) years
  • Minor Programme – 20 credits
  • Bachelor of Art Education – Four (4) years
  • Certificate Programme – Fine Arts – Two (2) years
    Studio Certificate – Fine Arts – One (1) year
  • UWI/EMC BA Humanities & Education
    Degree – Visual Arts Major – Three (3) years

School of Arts Management and Humanities

  • Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management
  • Associate of Arts in Arts Management
  • Arts Management Minor

School of Continuing Education

  • Artscope
  • Kaleidoscope

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