Training
•Bullet: 20-credit-hour Interdisciplinary Arts minor open to students in any major, pairing visual/performing-arts training with a primary degree
•Bullet: Core requirement is IDA 311 Critical Approaches to the Arts (4 credit hours), examining the role of the arts in shaping culture and society
•Bullet: One Arts History and Development course required: ENG 423 Studies in Film, MUS 301 Music Around the World, THE 350 The Road to Broadway: History of Theatre and Musicals, or WRI 313 Storytelling in Gaming (4 credit hours)
•Bullet: Remaining 12 credit hours drawn as electives from the same required/elective course list as the Interdisciplinary Arts BA major
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Electives span the two categories shared with the BA major: Performing Arts (dance, music, theatre — e.g. THE 112 Acting for Theatre and Film, MUS 161 Songwriting, THE 267 Choreography) and Visual Arts (art, film, gaming, media — e.g. ART 220 Painting, SGD 111 Introduction to Simulation and Game Design, COM 270 Creating Multimedia Content)
•Bullet: No admission audition or portfolio is required to declare or complete the minor
