Program

Who is this program for?

Arts organizations, theaters, and educational entities are looking for individuals who have a broad, comprehensive foundation in the arts and who are capable of synthesizing various art disciplines. Writers, directors, actors, songwriters, technicians, choreographers, video/filmmakers, producers, and designers can now expand their skills and leadership in the arts and blend their talents with Nova Southeastern University's innovative master's degree specialization in Interdisciplinary Arts. Join us at NSU as we help you create something for yourself - and your career.

How is the program designed?

The instructional delivery system is designed for both full-time students who opt for continuous registration and busy professionals who may need to skip a term, if necessary, then resume their studies.

The program is open to artists in literally every discipline: actors, teachers, directors,technicians, designers, choreographers, writers, video/filmmakers, songwriters, and producers. On completion of this innovative degree, they will all become interdisciplinary artists.

Expertise will be gained in the following areas:

• studies in creative and conceptual arts-vision for a global culture
• arts and expressive therapies
• dramatic writing and applied studies in performance art
• artistic entreprenuerism-business and corporate applications
• reconnecting culture and spirit
• aspects of multimedia technological resources
• community arts
• research in the interdisciplinary arts-introduction to the I.A. process
• arts leadership

The M.S. program in the IAP encompasses a total of 36 credit hours. There are five "Foundation Courses" (3 credit hours each, for a total of 15 hours); six Specialization Courses (each worth three credit hours, for a total of 18 credit hours-30 aggregate); and a six hour "Capstone Project," to reach a total of 36 hours. All courses are listed below. (NOTE: Although some students may not desire teaching credentials, most will, in fact, receive enough training to qualify for a wide array of teaching positions. Courses are listed in a general order of sequence, which may be altered to suit the individual needs of the students.

Capstone Project

This capstone project is the culminating event of the Interdisciplinary Arts Program. It is an interdisciplinary arts event conceived, written, created, and produced by the student and the production team he or she assembles. The project must be outlined in writing and approved by the program administrator, artist director, and any appropriate faculty members in order to be scheduled and marketed for public performance. It may take the form of an artistic work or lecture demonstration, but must encompass some aspect of performance or presentation by the master's degree candidate. Students will be assisted by faculty members and peers as they develop their capstone projects. The project must demonstrate excellence in the interdisciplinary arts and be accompanied by a contextual essay describing the history, evolution, intention, purpose, and methods by which the student created the capstone event.

Advanced Specialization: It is the goal of the IAP to offer additional coursework for students who wish to further develop their skills in a specific area of the Interdisciplinary Arts. In the future, the IAP will offer these courses in collaboration with other programs in the University.