Interdisciplinary 557

07:557:121 Introduction to Environmental Arts (3) Introduction to Environmental Arts Online is a three-credit, interdisciplinary course that examines the unique role Environmental Arts plays in tackling the conversations and complexities of our current planetary moment. Accompanied by a selection of content by thought leaders spanning the arts, humanities, and sciences, coursework encourages students to think critically about themes such as empathy, curiosity, sustainability, site-specificity, community, transformation, environmental justice, collaboration, and art-as-research. Multi-disciplinary studio assignments with fieldwork components and critiques offer practical application of course concepts and invite students to experiment with ways environmental arts can facilitate feelings, ideas, wisdom, and conversation.

07:557:131 Introduction to Arts in Health (3) Introduction to Arts in Health is a three-credit, interdisciplinary course that explores the emerging, experimental field of Arts in Health. While there are many directions and priorities across the field, the National Organization for Arts in Health (known colloquially as NOAH) shares a definition that emphasizes the expansive field's focused "dedication to using the power of the arts to enhance health and well-being in diverse institutional and community contexts." Throughout the semester, students will study the historical and contemporary roles that art and creative work have played in fostering a culture of health and well-being, explore how arts and cultural policy can be reconceived as health policy, and create art and cultural work that may contribute to good health. At the same time, we'll practice holding questions, dilemmas, tensions and disturbances present across our cultural industries that exacerbate harms to public health.

07:557:141 Introduction to Arts Leadership (3) This course uses research, journalism, and case studies from multiple creative forms to discover and develop the universal technical skills, values, and structures that guide strong arts leaders. Whether it's artist entrepreneurs or cultural anchor institutions, the capacity, strength, and sustainability of the arts are based on leadership practices that adhere to inspired mission, creative practice, and innovative business principles. The best arts leaders identify and implement effective operating models inspired by creative values that effectively nurture arts practice, engage audiences, and maintain enthusiastic stakeholders, regardless of scope or scale.

07:557:151 Mason Gross Interplay (1) Mason Gross Interplay is designed to introduce first-year students to the artistic disciplines represented in MGSA, to foster relationships between and within departments, and to help students develop the skills needed to collaborate.
Graded pass/no credit. Required for all BFA/BM incoming first-year students. Optional for BFA/BM incoming transfer students.

07:557:201 Practical Finance for Entrepreneurial Creatives Online (3) The course teaches personal and entrepreneurial financial management concepts. It is designed for nonbusiness majors who have already commenced or are contemplating single- multi-person ventures.