By Neha Kirpalani
In today’s era, the arts is viewed as viable career options for students. This is evidenced by a growing number of arts degrees being offered at leading universities. Reasons for this growth include proven successes from creative alumni, an increased recognition that the arts play a vital role in daily lives, personal aspirations triumphing well-paying jobs, and changing needs brought on by the pandemic.
According to Professor Steve Dixon, President of LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore, "Arts graduates are resourceful, imaginative, entrepreneurial, and nimble. They flourish in many roles in non-arts industries because they're innovative and independent thinkers, but also great team players and excellent communicators."
As the world places higher value on resilience and adaptability, Professor Dixon notes art schools are seeing an uptick in students embracing the skills they can gain from an arts education, adding that in future economies, "artists and creative thinkers will have an increasingly important role to play across all industry sectors".
Story reproduced from QS World University Rankings 2022 Report. Access the original story here.
