Interdisciplinary Arts 0168 - Arts Integration Across Cultur

In the U.S. mainstream culture, the arts are largely interpreted as an extra and as such, not an integral part of the general education curriculum. The arts are often marginalized in our educational system, and almost always in jeopardy when budgets are cut. This is not the case in many other countries. In some cultures, the arts are valued like math, science and other academic subjects and they are an indispensable part of the general education curriculum. In this course we will learn how the arts are used and valued in the U.S and abroad and we will explore how education systems throughout the world teach with the arts, through the arts and about the arts. Through ethnographic research students in this class will have the opportunity to learn through in-depth inquiry and investigations.

Arts, Design, and Media Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research Students will spend at least six to eight hours a week working outside of class time on course readings, reading reflections and independent projects and assignments.