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Students engage in a series of personal and,collaborative projects requiring them to invent,new rules and processes for research, testing, and,making through the acts of inquiry, observation,,play, material exploration, testing, and,fabrication. This course functions an introduction,to an interdisciplinary studio practice as well as,to the various disciplines that make up the,College. Students gain an understanding of the,facilities, … Continue reading “IAD-105 INTERDISCIPLINARY STRATEGIES”

Narrative structures and strategies are present in,all disciplines and cultures, though the form,,language, intentions, and motives may vary.,Examples of these structures include storytelling,,brand messaging, gameplay, wayfinding, and signs,and symbols. This course looks at traditional and,experimental narratives across disciplines and at,their intersections. Students will develop,language, voice, and integrative methods for,execution and delivery within and without the,context … Continue reading “IAD-305 ART AS NARRATIVE”

Students will identify, examine, and react to,contemporary matters of socio-cultural relevance,through a creative media-blind lens, viewing,social practice in a broad sense. The goal is to,develop innovative interdisciplinary and inclusive,solutions to art/design problems that employ,students’ unique individual and combined skill,sets. Students will have opportunities to use,proven research methods and invent new ones. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: IAD … Continue reading “IAD-308 ART AS PROPAGANDA”

Taken in the semester prior to Interdisciplinary,Thesis I, students utilize this course to,research, identify, and develop potential thesis,projects in consideration of their specific skill,sets. Research methods will be reinforced and new,strategies for discovery will be developed, where,possible. The course will also include career,research, relevant to the individual student’s,particular path of study, with an eye toward,potential … Continue reading “IAD-310 IAD RESEARCH & PORTFOLIO”

The Interdisciplinary Thesis is a two-semester,studio course affording students the time and,space to undertake major independent,interdisciplinary art and design projects.,Students may propose a body of related works, a,series of individual pieces, or major stand-alone,projects with the goal of producing them over the,course of two semesters alongside their peers,,capitalizing on their diverse skill sets,,professional goals, and … Continue reading “IAD-407 INTERDISCIPLINARY THESIS I”

This second semester thesis course completes the,work begun in Interdisciplinary Thesis I. The,course includes regular critiques as students work,towards their individual and collective project,goals, including relevant publications and public,exhibition by the end of the semester. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: IAD 407

Participation in an internship experience allows,junior or senior status students to use,classroom-learned skills in a related employment,experience. Students must work a minimum of 135,hours over the course of the entire semester.,Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of,2.8. Seniors may not be eligible to participate,in an internship during their final semester.,Transfer students must have attended … Continue reading “IAD-475 INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN INTERNSHIP”

Independent Study is available to students who are,at Junior or Senior level standing with a,cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above.,The student may receive approval to work in an,area or on a project that is not otherwise offered,or addressed in the regular curriculum. An,Independent Study should include opportunities for,individual student voice and provide a … Continue reading “IAD-490 INDEPENDENT STUDY”

(This is a faculty led study abroad course *,syllabi will differ per destination) ,,On a Global Learning Experience course, students,are brought outside the typical classroom, for a,24/7 learning experience in varying locations,outside the USA. The course will provide students,with tools for analyzing your learning process and,identifying cultural patterns, differences,,similarities and values encountered during the,journey. Students … Continue reading “IAD-500 GLOBAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE”