Spring 2026 Interdisc Educ in the Arts

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NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

IDEA 120

Digital Practices in Design and Arts

4 hours. Previously listed as ISA 120. Extensive computer use required. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41677LCD - AA09:30 AM - 10:45 AMT52022AEHFunk, TMeet on campus
Digital Practices in the Arts
41676LAB - AB09:30 AM - 10:45 AMR52022AEHFunk, TMeet on campus
Digital Practices in the Arts General Art Lab Fee $80.00 Flat Fee.

IDEA 322

Introduction to Arts-Based Research Methods

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): DES 222. Recommended background: One year in any major in the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts. Restricted to Architecture,Design,& the Arts. Restricted to InterdisciplinaryEducArts major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47510LAB - AB01:51 PM - 03:30 PMMW52022AEHHiggins, HMeet on campus
Art Based research Methods Arts-Based Research Methods: Materials This cross-listed course o/ers an overview of arts-based research as an interdisciplinary, humanistic, and material research methodology. This course also explores alternative methods of art making by growing and utilizing our own materials and researching the local environment. In addition to field trips, this course includes speculative and humanistic research in the UIC Art Garden (https://www.anthropocene-lab.com), Cook County Forest Preserve Archives, and selection of works by practicing artists. Material study includes the garden, water, charcoal, bees wax, natural dyes, mushrooms, and photosynthesis. Professor Geissler is faculty in Art and a member of the Anthropocene Commons. Geisslers work concerns how human actions transform the planet and how those transformations alter our existence. Professor Higgins is a writer on experimental art and founding faculty of the interdisciplinary IDEA program. Moving Image Lab Fee $100.00 Flat Fee.
47509LCD - AS01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMW52022AEHHiggins, HMeet on campus
Art Based research Methods Arts-Based Research Methods: Materials This cross-listed course o/ers an overview of arts-based research as an interdisciplinary, humanistic, and material research methodology. This course also explores alternative methods of art making by growing and utilizing our own materials and researching the local environment. In addition to field trips, this course includes speculative and humanistic research in the UIC Art Garden (https://www.anthropocene-lab.com), Cook County Forest Preserve Archives, and selection of works by practicing artists. Material study includes the garden, water, charcoal, bees wax, natural dyes, mushrooms, and photosynthesis. Professor Geissler is faculty in Art and a member of the Anthropocene Commons. Geisslers work concerns how human actions transform the planet and how those transformations alter our existence. Professor Higgins is a writer on experimental art and founding faculty of the interdisciplinary IDEA program.

IDEA 410

Interdisciplinary Capstone for IDEA Majors

4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Field work required. Restricted to InterdisciplinaryEducArts major(s).

Art Seminar Lab Fee $100.00 Flat Fee.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44425LCD12:00 PM - 02:30 PMT32272AEHFunk, TMeet on campus