The student writes a major paper. All projects go through an oral defense of the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Team and a faculty member of the major's area of emphasis department. The granting of departmental distinction is based on the special project and the student's overall work within the interdisciplinary major and the student's area of emphasis. This material provides the foundation for an exploration of aesthetic perspectives and the role of the arts in their personal lives, society, and other cultures. This is a team-taught course in which students build on the process of perception and description encountered in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts 174, Exploring the Arts, examine interpretation and evaluation and begin the synthesis process, a major focus of the Senior Studies course.
Students attend a variety of music, theater, dance and art events.
Students select a creative research topic that explores the seminar theme from a specific perspective and integrates the four art forms.