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Interdisciplinary Arts Program
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The Interdisciplinary Arts Program (IAP) at Shippensburg University
is the only one of its kind among the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education. The B.A. degree program includes the
performing arts (art, creative writing, music, theater), and criticism
written about them.
Much of what’s done in art, literature, and music is a combination
of some or all of the others at once. “Amadeus,” for example, combines
music with stage design and writing. If you were going to put on a production
of the play, or were going to write a critical study about the movie
version –you would be doing interdisciplinary work. The Interdisciplinary
Arts Program is for all students who have personal or career interests
in such work.
IAP majors select one primary and two auxiliary areas of concentration.
The selections are made from the art, English, music, and speech/theater
departments. A primary area is one in which at least six courses (18 credit
hours) are taken. An auxiliary area is one in which at least four courses
(12 credit hours) are taken. Selections should be made with a specific
project in mind. A student wanting to direct a production of selected scenes
from “Amadeus” as a project would probably select theater as a primary
area with art and music as auxiliary areas. A student wanting to write
a critical study of the movie version would probably select English as
a primary area with music and theater as auxiliaries.
Each IAP major’s project is to be completed in the senior year.
It can be in performance or in criticism. Some further examples are: (performance)
an exhibition of artwork, a music recital, a manuscript of fiction or poetry;
(criticism) an extended essay on the influence of literature and music
in the work of a relevant visual artist, an extended essay on the interaction
of the arts in a recent musical or opera, an extended essay on art and
music references in a work of literature. The project counts for six credit
hours and is to be done in coordination with the two-semester senior seminar
(IAP 303-304).
Adding up the requirements for primary and auxiliary areas along
with the senior seminar, the IAP major requires a minimum of 48 credit
hours of course work. When general education requirements are taken into
consideration and staying within the 120 credit hours for graduation,
an IAP major will have 12 credit hours of free electives. It is strongly
recommended all IAP majors use at least six credit hours of their free
electives to further their study of a foreign language.
It should be understood not all courses counting toward a primary
or auxiliary area need to be taken in the specific academic department
for that area. An example of this is PHL225 Philosophy of Art. Offered
by the history/philosophy department, the course should be relevant for
most IAP majors as counting toward at least their auxiliary areas. Exactly
which courses may be so counted is to be determined by the program director
in consultation with the dean of Arts and Sciences. It is the responsibility
of the student and the student’s advisor to contact the director concerning
such determinations before going through registration.
To declare the IAP major, students should submit an application
(1-2 pp., typed) to the program director during the second semester of
their sophomore year. Each application should include current quality point
average, a state-ment of interest in a particular combination of primary
and auxiliary areas, and some indication of the student’s anticipated senior
project. The project may have to be described in general terms, but some
indication or description must be included in each application. (Before
submitting applications, students should feel free to consult the program
director, who will be glad to answer any questions they may have.) The
application should be sent to the IAP Director, Department of English.
The IAP major may be declared only if the application is approved by the
director in consultation with the IAP committee of representatives.
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The following are some examples of possible combinations of areas and of senior projects for IAP majors. Keep in mind they are examples of what’s possible rather than pre-set arrangements. Each IAP major has an individual combination based on the major’s senior project.
Ex. A. Major area: Music
Auxiliary areas: Art & Literature
Senior project: voice recital of 20th c. art songs
18 crs.: Music Sight Reading
Music Theory I & II
Voice Class, Level I & II
20th Century Music
12 crs.: Art History II
History of American Art
Reviewing the Arts
Independent Study
12 crs.: Modern Poetry
Contemporary British & American Literature
Contemporary World Literature
Readings in 19 & 20 c. German Literature
Ex. B. Major area: Literature (theatre)
Auxiliary areas: Art & Music
Senior project: production of a one act play
18 crs.: Play Production
Directing
Costumes & Make-Up
Theatre History
Modern Drama
Seminar in Drama
12 crs.: Art History I & II
History of American Art
Independent Study
12 crs.: Music in the United States
20th Century Music
Opera & Music Theater
Sociology of the Arts
Ex. C. Major area: Art
Auxiliary areas: Literature & Music
Senior project: exhibition of a collection of original paintings
18 crs.: Art History I & II
Watercolor Painting
Creating Painting
Oil Painting
Independent Studio
12 crs.: Reviewing the Arts
Contemporary British & American Literature
Sociology of the Arts
Philosophy of the Arts
12 crs.: 20th Century Music
Opera & Music Theater
Independent Study
Independent Study
Ex. D. Major area: Literature (creative writing)
Auxiliary areas: Art & Music
Senior project: manuscript of original fiction
18 crs. The English Novel
The American Novel
Contemporary American & British Literature
Contemporary World Literature
Creative Writing: Fiction
Advanced Creative Writing
12 crs.: Art History I & II
Studies in the History & Criticism of Art
Independent Study
12 crs.: Music Sight Reading
Music in the United States
20th Century Music
Independent Study
Note: All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required
to attain intermediate level proficiency in a foreign language. Intermediate
proficiency may be satisfied by the completion of six credits of intermediate
level course work in a foreign language, or four years of a foreign language
in high school, or satisfactory completion of a proficiency examination.
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