BA in Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts
Degree Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| General Education and Foundation courses | 26 | |
| General Electives | 33-34 | |
| Major Core courses | 24-28 | |
| Major Selectives | 12-15 | |
| Major Electives | 17-24 | |
| DLG 120 | UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar a | 1 |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Required of new freshman only.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education and Foundation Courses a | ||
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| Understanding the Individual and Society course | 3 | |
| Analyzing the Natural World course | 3-5 | |
| Understanding U.S. Society | 3 | |
| Understanding the Past course | 3 | |
| Exploring World Cultures course | 3 | |
| Additional General Education courses | 3-5 | |
| Total Hours | 26 | |
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IDEA 110 is used to fulfill the General Education requirement in the Understanding the Creative Arts category.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Electives | ||
| New first year students must complete at least 33 semester hours of General Electives. All other students will complete 34 hours. a | 33-34 | |
| Total Hours | 33-34 | |
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New first year students are expected to take ISA 100 as part of their 33 semester hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core Courses | ||
| IDEA 110 | Creativity and Innovation in Design and Arts a | 4 |
| IDEA 120 | Digital Practices in Design and Arts | 4 |
| DES 222 | Human Experience in Design | 4 |
| IDEA 322 | Introduction to Arts-Based Research Methods | 4 |
| Select one of the following senior capstone sequences: | 8-12 | |
| Interdisciplinary Capstone for IDEA Majors and Interdisciplinary Capstone for IDEA Majors | ||
| Senior Projects: Critique and Senior Projects: Thesis | ||
| Professional Practice Project I and Professional Practice Project II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Product Development I and Interdisciplinary Product Development II | ||
| Design and Identity I and Design and Identity II | ||
| Information Aesthetics I and Information Aesthetics II | ||
| Total Hours | 24-28 | |
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IDEA 110 fulfills the General Education requirement in the Understanding the Creative Arts category.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Selectives | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12-15 | |
Any 100-level Art History course | ||
| History of Design I: 1760-1925 | ||
| History of Design II: 1925 to the Present | ||
| Architecture and Society | ||
| Signifying Practices: Art and Visual Culture | ||
or ART 190 | Introduction to Socially Engaged Art | |
| Introduction to Game Studies: Play and Praxis | ||
| Introduction to Music I | ||
or MUS 107 | Fundamentals of Music Theory | |
| Theatre History I: Premodern Drama | ||
or THTR 155 | Fundamentals of Theatre Design | |
| Total Hours | 12-15 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Electives | ||
| Select 17-24 hours from the following: | 17-24 | |
| Architecture | ||
| Architectural Studio 1 | ||
| Architectural Studio 2 | ||
| Architectural Analysis | ||
| Modern Architecture | ||
| Art and Art History | ||
Any 200-level Art History course | ||
Any 300-level Art History course | ||
| History of Design II: 1925 to the Present | ||
| Topics in IDEAS: Intermedia and Interdisciplinary Artforms | ||
| Independent Study Course for IDEA Majors | ||
Any of the following 100-level art courses: | ||
| Introduction to Drawing | ||
| Introduction to Painting + Color | ||
| Introduction to Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to New Media Arts | ||
| Introduction to Digital Photography | ||
| Introduction to Filmmaking | ||
| Design | ||
No more than two design courses from the following: | ||
| 2D Form Studio | ||
| 3D Form Studio | ||
| Design Drawing | ||
| Digital Media Design I | ||
| Design Photography | ||
| Color Theory | ||
| Music | ||
No more than two music courses from the following: | ||
| Art Song | ||
| Jazz History | ||
| Opera | ||
| Music for Symphony Orchestra | ||
| American Popular Music since 1850 | ||
| Music for the Piano | ||
| Latin American Music | ||
| Music, Gender and Culture | ||
| Theatre | ||
| Fundamental of Theatre Technology | ||
| Costume Technology I: Introduction to Costume Technology | ||
| Total Hours | 17-24 | |
UIC First Year Dialogue Seminar (new freshman only)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course | ||
| DLG 120 | UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Sample Course Schedule
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| Analyzing the Natural World course | 4 | |
| General Elective | 6 | |
| DLG 120 | UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar | 1 |
| ISA 100 | Freshman Seminar: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Practice in the Arts | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| Exploring World Cultures | 3 | |
| Understanding the Past | 3 | |
| General Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Understanding U.S. Society course | 3 | |
| General Education course | 4 | |
| General Electives | 8 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Understanding the Individual and Society course | 3 | |
| General Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| IDEA 110 | Creativity and Innovation in Design and Arts | 4 |
| IDEA 322 | Introduction to Arts-Based Research Methods | 4 |
| Major Selective | 3-4 | |
| Major Electives | 4-5 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| IDEA 120 | Digital Practices in Design and Arts | 4 |
| DES 322 | Design Research Methods | 4 |
| Major Selective | 3-4 | |
| Major Electives | 4-5 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| First capstone sequence course selected from the following: | 4 | |
| Senior Projects: Critique | ||
| Professional Practice Project I | ||
| Interdisciplinary Product Development I | ||
| Design and Identity I | ||
| Information Aesthetics I | ||
| Interdisciplinary Capstone for IDEA Majors | ||
| Major Selective | 3-4 | |
| Major Electives | 8-9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Second capstone sequence course selected from the following: | 4 | |
| Senior Projects: Thesis | ||
| Professional Practice Project II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Product Development II | ||
| Design and Identity II | ||
| Information Aesthetics II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Capstone for IDEA Majors | ||
| Major Selective | 3-4 | |
| Major Electives | 8-9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |