Interdisciplinary Arts Minor

Interdisciplinary Arts Minor Core

Inter-Arts Foundation Course (3-4 units)

The foundation requirement allows students to engage with the theory and/or practice of interdisciplinary art. Courses that meet this requirement will A) build students' competence and curiosity across an array of art forms and mediums through analysis and/or creative practice; B) investigate art-making as a means of exploring and responding to non-art disciplines; and/or C) explore the intersection and multidirectional impact of new technologies and creative practice.

Strong examples of courses to fulfill this requirement include:

• ARTSINST 101: Introduction to the Arts:I nterdisciplinary Axes of Art
• ARTSINST 142: Drawing with Code
• ARTSINST 151 (CSRE, ETHICSOC, STS, SYMSYS, TAPS, AFRICAAM): Ethical STEM: Race, Justice, and Embodied Practice
• ANTHRO 54N: For Makers and Thinkers: How to Use Art in Research and Vice Versa
• ARTSTUDI 165A: Intro to Art and Technology
• FILMEDIA 6: Media and Mediums

• MUSIC 123I: Music, Art and Intermedia

• MUSIC 155/ ARTSTUDI 239: Intermedia workshop

Alternatives to fulfill this requirement may be approved by the Faculty Director. Please discuss details during your study plan meeting.

Inter-Arts Experiential Course (3-4 units)

The Experiential course will allow students first-hand access to an array of art forms through Arts Immersion and ITALIC classes.

Strong examples of courses to fulfill this requirement include:

• ARTSINST 11Q:  Art in the Metropolis (3 units)
• ITALIC 91/92/93: Immersion in the Arts (up to 4 units)

Students may also combine a two-unit arts immersion or 2-unit arts-focused Bing Global Seminar with a 1-unit reflection course (ARTSINST 20AX) to fulfill this requirement. Examples of 2-unit arts immersions & Global Seminars include:

• ARTSINST 12AX: Los Angeles Arts Immersion (Arts Intensive)
• ARTSTUDI 21AX: Bay Area Arts Immersion (Arts Intensive)
• History, Urbanity and Performance in the Middle East (Global Seminar)
• Mexican Modernisms (Global Seminar)
• Decolonizing African Arts in Nairobi (Global Seminar)

Alternative means of fulfilling this requirement may be permitted with approval of the Faculty director.

Senior Capstone

The minor culminates in a senior capstone that provides the opportunity to use this knowledge in the creation of a significant year-long project combining the critical and creative thinking they are learning. Students may fulfill this requirement in one of two ways:

A) Students may design an inter-arts capstone project to be completed within the senior workshop series (ARTSINST 200A, B & C:  Interdisciplinary Arts Capstone Workshop) for two units per quarter, for a total of 6 units.

B) Students who may apply to complete an Honors in the Arts creative thesis within the senior honors workshop series (ARTSINST 201A, B & C) for a minimum of two units per quarter. Students who pursue this option and wish to receive the IHN "Honors in the Arts" in addition to the Inter-Arts Minor degree must also complete 6 additional units of coursework, to be approved by the faculty directcor. Please consult with your SAI advisor for more information