Interdisciplinary Art, M.A.

The new MA in Interdisciplinary Arts acknowledges that times have changed in the 32 years since this innovative program began.  This program can help art teachers who want to expand their repertoire of techniques, as well assist practicing artists in expanding their practice to include new media.  Our restructured MA retains its immersion in the five traditional art media that make up the heart of the program: visual art, movement, sound, writing, and drama.  In addition, students take 6 hours of History and Theory, 3-6 hours of elective classes, and have a cumulative experience of the arts in the ground-breaking class Connected Images.  The degree culminates in a capstone course in which students learn professional art practices and develop a portfolio of their work.  Faculty are drawn from some of the most creative artist-teachers in the Chicago area.

The new 30-hour degree program is designed as something that can be taken in one intensive year (3 semesters), or on a part-time basis over a two-year time frame.  Classes are offered evenings and weekends to accommodate people with full-time jobs.

So whether you are an art teacher who wants to integrate creative writing and music into your class, an artist who has been trying to expand your work off the wall and into installations, a writer who longs to perform, or an actor who wants to work with sound, the Interdisciplinary Arts Department can help you manifest a new you.

Because the new program has just been approved, we have extended our application deadline to May 1, 2008.  For more info, contact Jeff Abell, Associate Chair and MA Program Director, at 312.34407270 or jabell@colum.edu
 

Curriculum
MA Program:

Our MA program is structured around an immersion in the five traditional art media that make up the Studio Core (visual art, movement, sound, writing and drama).  In addition, students take two courses in History and Aesthetics, an elective, and have a cumulative experience of the arts in our interdisciplinary class, Connected Images.  Students also take a capstone class where they learn professional art practices, and develop a portfolio of their work.  This program is designed to be taken in one intensive year (3 semesters), though students are able to take the program on a part-time basis over a two-year time frame.  Classes are offered evenings and weekends to facilitate teachers and artists who work.

Course of Study:
Interdisciplinary Core:
Sound: Theory & Practice (3 credits)
Movement: Theory & Practice (3 credits)
Visual Art: Theory & Practice (3 credits)
Word: Theory & Practice (3 credits)
Drama: Theory & Practice (3 credits)


Other requirements:
History of Interdisciplinary Art (3 credits)


Elective(s) (3 credits from approved selection)


Connected Images (3 credits)
Art as Discourse (3 credits)
Art as Practice (3 credits)








DEPARTMENTAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Department Chair: Michelle Citron
Graduate Contact: Kris Johnson
Office Information: 624 S. Michigan, Room 1100
Phone: 312-369-7669
Email: kjohnson@colum.edu