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Interdisciplinary Fine Arts

http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/fine-arts/

Director, 2000-01: Susan Bauer, Interdisciplinary Fine Arts, movement analysis, dance

Faculty, 2000-01: Dan Dressen, Music, voice, diction; Gary Gisselman, Communication and Theater, directing, acting; John Saurer, Art, sculpture, drawing

The Fine Arts major is designed for the student who wants a well-rounded program in the arts. One of the distinctive features of this interdisciplinary major is the integration of the disciplines of art, dance, theater, and music in a way that facilitates a dialogue and collaboration among the art forms. This dialogue is enhanced by creating a balance between learning about all four art forms, grounding oneself in one or two of the art forms, and broadening the dialogue to include other disciplines. The interdisciplinary work prepares students to develop an aesthetic perspective, to form criteria for arts evaluation, and to reflect critically on the role of the arts in their personal lives, in society and in other cultures. This approach informs a wide range of career options, especially for those interested in working professionally as artists, administrators, teachers, writers, or therapists. Students are encouraged to engage in some co-curricular arts organization, volunteer work in the arts, internship, or special exhibit/performance event and also to consider off-campus study programs such as HECUA City Arts, Twin Cities; ACM Urban Arts, Chicago, ACM Arts in London and Florence.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Students arrange the major by developing individualized contracts tailored to their particular interests and area of focus. These contracts developed with the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts faculty should include courses that represent a complete, coherent program of study consistent with the goals of the individual student. Contracts should include evidence of theoretical and experiential components of three or four art forms and a grounding in one or more of the art forms. Contracts should be developed no later than the end of the sophomore year but may be altered by mutual consent at any time after their approval. Contracts will be periodically reviewed by the student and the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts faculty.

A contract includes the three interdisciplinary core courses: 174, 274 and 374; four courses in an area of emphasis in one of the art forms (art, dance, music, and communication/theater); five remaining courses selected from the art forms outside the area of emphasis. Students are also required to complete an Integrative Folder with the assistance of the Career Development Center. The Integrative Folder consists of Personal Goal statements, Portfolio of documented art or performance projects and papers, and Reflections on interests, abilities, and values.

General Education requirements and electives are selected to broaden and yet complement the student's particular interests. In addition to course work, each Interdisciplinary Fine Arts major should engage in some co-curricular arts organization, volunteer work in the arts, internship, independent study/research, or special exhibit/performance event.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Students may arrange, as part of their contract, courses in an off-campus study program - Interims: Theater in London, Manhattan Interim in New York City, Italian Art in Context, Art of France and Spain, Sacred Architecture in Europe. Semester/Year-Long Programs: HECUA City Arts program in the Twin Cities; ACM Urban Arts program in Chicago; ACM Arts in London and Florence; St. Olaf College's Term in Asia, Middle East, or Global Semester.

RECOMMENDED COURSES include, but are not limited to, the following:

Art (Four-Course Area of Emphasis): Any combination of four .50 credit foundation studio courses (Art 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, or 119) and a minimum of one art history course (selected from Art 150, 151, 259, or 265). All remaining Art Department courses may be used to complete the emphasis in either studio or art history.

Art (Recommended courses Outside the Emphasis): Any combination of two .50 credit foundation studio courses (Art 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, or 119) and one art history course (Art 150, 151, 259, or 265).

Communication/Theater (Four-Course Area of Emphasis): Communication/Theater 110 plus one from each of the following options: 130 or 131, 150 or 250, 270 or 271.

Communication/Theater (Recommended courses Outside the Emphasis): Communication/Theater 110 and one of the following: 130, 131, 150, 250.

Dance (Four-Course Area of Emphasis): Dance 245 or 246, Dance 231; any combination of four courses of dance technique; one elective from remaining dance theory courses.

Dance (Recommended courses Outside the Emphasis): Dance 245 or 246, Dance 231.

Music (Four-Course Area of Emphasis): Music 111 (.25); Music 112 (.25); Music 113 (.75); Music 114 (.75); Music 230 or Music 242; four performance studies (.25 x 4, all in the same area).

Music (Recommended courses Outside the Emphasis): Music 130 or Music 111 (.25)/113 (.75) and Music 230. A placement exam is required for Music 111/113.

DISTINCTION

Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with a grade point average of 3.5 or above in the major and 3.25 overall may propose a project and apply for departmental distinction with approval of the Interdiscplinary Fine Arts team. The chair of the major's area of emphasis must agree to the project. The proposal and project must be submitted and approved by October 1 of the senior year. One of the team members of the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts program will serve as project advisor.

Senior majors wishing departmental distinction are required to do a special project that demonstrates learning in their area of emphasis and the ability to integrate the four art forms. Projects are to follow one of the following tracks: (1) The student presents or exhibits original works. A written paper of process and reflection is to accompany the event. (2) The student performs established work. A written paper of process and reflection is to accompany the event. (3) 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.

COURSES

174 Exploring the Arts

This is a team-taught course in which students attend a variety of music, theater, and dance performances and visual art galleries, on and off-campus, to explore the process of perceiving, describing, interpreting, and evaluating the arts. 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. Performance/exhibit fee required. GE: ALS-A, ORC. Counts toward the major: Interdisciplinary Fine Arts.

274 Perspectives on the Arts

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. Performance/exhibit fee required. Counts toward the major: Interdisciplinary Fine Arts.

374 Senior Studies

A culmination of the development of critical/analytical skills that facilitate and encourage the integrative focus of the major, this team-taught seminar is structured around a chosen theme, Critical Issues in the Arts in the Early 21st Century. Students select a creative research topic that explores the seminar theme from a specific perspective and integrates the four art forms. Performance/exhibit fee required. Counts toward the major: Interdisciplinary Fine Arts.