Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts (IDEA)
This is a list of the Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts (IDEA) courses available at KPU.
IDEA 11003 Credits
Interdisciplinary Foundations
Students will explore various practices, skills, and disciplines to further their academic, personal, and professional development. They will examine interdisciplinary inquiry and creativity, the uses of interdisciplinary academic approaches, and the applications of interdisciplinarity in culture, education, and professional domains. They will learn interdisciplinary skills through individual projects, group work, and the development of online portfolios.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)
IDEA 12403 Credits
Writing for New Forms and Media
Students will learn and practice new forms of creative writing such as collaborative composition, writing for new and social media, blogging, and writing for digital publications. They will study emerging uses of online technologies and will learn writing skills through individual composition, group work, and the development of electronic portfolios.
NOTE: Students may earn credits for only one of CRWR 1240 or IDEA 1240, as they are the same course.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)
IDEA 14003 Credits
Explorations in Expressive Arts through Drama and Theatre
Learners will explore and develop their creative imaginations through an expressive arts approach to drama, theatre, and community-oriented performances. They will engage with and contribute to an expressive arts community through the creation of interdisciplinary imaginative projects. Learners will have opportunities to achieve personal growth and to develop critical and empathic sensibilities through mentorship activities. They will participate in expressive arts presentations in a variety of venues.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)
IDEA 21003 Credits
Creativity, Ecology, and Nature Experience
Students will learn about the interconnected themes of creativity, ecology, sustainability, nature experience, and personal and academic development. They will contextualize their creative and academic inquiries by way of experiences in nature and will broaden their understanding of the relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Prerequisites: 3 credits of 1100 or higher
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)
IDEA 31003 Credits
Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts 1
Students will learn about the history, philosophy, and current application of interdisciplinary approaches within the expressive arts. They will develop interdisciplinary skills in creativity and academic inquiry, will become familiar with multiple expressive modalities (creative writing, music, movement, fine arts, theatre, expressive arts therapies, storytelling, photography, film making, etc.) and will explore the application of those modalities in an integrated learning environment.
NOTE: Students may earn credits for only one of IDEA 3100 and CUST 3100, as they are the same course.
Prerequisites: 30 credits of 1100-level or higher courses
IDEA 33013 Credits
(Formerly
CRWR 3301)
Myth, Culture, and Creativity
Students will learn about the role of mythological traditions in culture and creativity throughout the world. They will contextualize their own creative and academic inquiries within the multicultural streams of mythological expression and will broaden their understanding of the roots of creativity.
Prerequisites: 30 credits of 1100-level or higher courses
Not Transferable
IDEA 33023 Credits
Creativity and Leadership in Groups
Students will experience, learn to facilitate, and lead the interpersonal and creative process within a group context. They will participate in and examine creative modalities, self-awareness practices, and group dynamics. They will apply facilitation and leadership strategies for promoting creativity, community, and personal development.
Prerequisites: 60 credits of 1100-level or higher courses.
Transferable (refer to transfer guide)
IDEA 41003 Credits
Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts 2
Students will learn to apply a diverse number of current interdisciplinary approaches within the expressive arts. They will develop the interdisciplinary skills to employ creativity across multiple expressive modalities (creative writing, music, movement, fine arts, theatre, expressive arts therapies, storytelling, mythopoeics, photography, film making, etc.) and will explore potential academic and career directions within the cultural and social services sectors.
NOTE: Students may earn credits for only one of IDEA 4100 and CUST 4100, as they are the same course.
Prerequisites: CUST 3100, IDEA 3100, or permission from the instructor