Courses (Arts, Culture, and Media Core Courses 083)

21:083:101 Introduction to Arts, Culture, and Media (3) The first course in the integrated arts, culture, and media core sequence. With themes that vary from year to year, the often team-taught course introduces students to department disciplines, integrative learning, and using the urban region as a site of learning. For majors in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media.

21:083:201 Independent Study in Arts, Culture, and Media (BA) An Independent Study in Arts, Culture, and Media under the supervision of a senior instructor with flexible credits from 1-6. For majors in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media.

21:083:212 Art as System (3) This course invites participants to explore innovative and experimental art practices as a means of reflecting upon and engaging with the cultural/technological and biological systems of our world. Code, clay, film, financial reports, maps, molecular models, indexes, paint, process flowcharts, social media platforms, software applications, sound, stone, vector graphs--these are among the materials that become art objects in new and emerging practices. Class participants can expect to be in active conversation about artist texts and media while developing their own inventive practices in analysis, critical and creative processing, documentation and archiving, and curation. No prior interest or experience in art is required; students from all disciplines (arts, business, engineering, cultural studies, sciences, mathematics, criminal justice and law, public affairs, etc.) are invited to join and consider their knowledge and experience from new perspectives.

21:083:301 Colloquium in Arts, Culture, and Media (3) A team-taught interdisciplinary special topics class led by one or more professors from different disciplines within the department. The theme of the colloquium will vary from year to year. For majors in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media.

21:083:401 Seminar in Arts, Culture, and Media (3) A team-taught interdisciplinary special topics class led by one or more professors from different disciplines within the department. The capstone of the integrated arts, culture, and media core sequence. The experiential learning course combines integrative strategies with community-based projects. For majors in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media.