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Program checklist · B.A.

Interdisciplinary Studies, Fine and Performing Arts Concentration, B.A.

Fitchburg State University · Fitchburg, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0709
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
165820
CourseShelf checklist
CK_165820_179be6d5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Fine & Performing Arts Concentration

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    Music Concentration Requirements (12-18 credits)

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      Required Courses (4 cr.)

      2 items
      1. As published: “Art of Music 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      2. As published: “Class Piano 1 Credit(s)”
        1

      Choose 5 additional credits in instrumental and/or vocal study and ensembles (5 cr.)

      5 items
      1. As published: “Intermediate Musical Instruction 1-3 Credit(s) *”
        1-3
      2. As published: “Jazz Band 1 Credit(s)”
        1
      3. As published: “Class Voice 1 Credit(s)”
        1
      4. As published: “Class Guitar 1 Credit(s)”
        1
      5. * When taken for credit, an additional teacher fee may apply for off-campus teachers at Indian Hill Arts
        Not resolved to a course

      Choose the remaining 3-9 credits in Music from the following courses

      10 items
      1. As published: “From Woodstock to the iPod: A Social History of American Popular Music 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      2. As published: “Introduction to Music Technology 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      3. As published: “Symphony 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      4. As published: “Opera 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      5. As published: “Appreciating the American Musical 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      6. As published: “Bach to Beethoven 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      7. As published: “Romanticism to Rock 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      8. As published: “19th Century Music 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      9. As published: “Music in Film 3 Credit(s)”
        3
      10. As published: “Women, Music, and Society 3 Credit(s)”
        3

      Studio Art Concentration Requirements (12-18 credits)

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        Required course - choose one of the following (3 cr.)

        1 item
        1. As published: “Introduction to Studio Art: Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture 3 cr. Credit(s)”
          or: ART 1400 - Drawing 3 Credit(s)
          3

        Choose the remaining 9-15 credits in Studio Art from the following courses

        14 items
        1. As published: “Introduction to Studio Art: Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture 3 cr. Credit(s)”
          3
        2. As published: “Drawing 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        3. As published: “Design 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        4. As published: “Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        5. As published: “Ceramics 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        6. As published: “Sculpture I 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        7. As published: “Introductory Painting 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        8. As published: “The Art of Puppetry 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        9. As published: “Life Drawing 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        10. As published: “Intermediate Drawing 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        11. As published: “Water-Based Media 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        12. As published: “Sculpture II 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        13. As published: “Intermediate Painting 3 Credit(s)”
          3
        14. As published: “Advanced Open-Media Studio Art 3 Credit(s)”
          3

        Theater Concentration Requirements (12-18 credits)

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          Required courses (12 cr.)

          4 items
          1. As published: “Stage Movement 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          2. As published: “Voice and Articulation 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          3. As published: “Acting I 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          4. As published: “Page to Stage Analysis 3 Credit(s)”
            3

          When choosing Option 1 (18 credits in Theater as the second concentration), choose an additional 6 credits from the following courses (6 cr.)

          8 items
          1. As published: “Children’s Theater 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          2. As published: “History of the Theater I 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          3. As published: “History of the Theater II 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          4. As published: “Acting II 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          5. As published: “Playwrighting 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          6. As published: “Advanced Stage Movement 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          7. As published: “Voice II 3 Credit(s)”
            3
          8. As published: “Directing the Play 3 Credit(s)”
            3

          IDIS Major Core Course Requirements (15 credits)

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            Required IDIS Seminars (6 cr.)

            2 items
            1. As published: “Interdisciplinary Studies Research Seminar 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            2. As published: “Capstone Seminar 3 Credit(s)”
              3

            Required Interdisciplinary course (3 cr.)

            1 item
            1. As published: “Critical and Creative Thinking 3 Credit(s)”
              3

            Required Commonwealth of the Arts course - choose one of the following (3 cr.)

            5 items
            1. As published: “Commonwealth of the Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            2. As published: “Commonwealth of Ancient Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            3. As published: “Commonwealth of Asian Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            4. As published: “Commonwealth of the Modern Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            5. As published: “Commonwealth of the Renaissance Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3

            Required - choose any one of the following Interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary courses (3 cr.)

            34 items
            1. As published: “Introduction to American Studies I 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            2. As published: “Contemporary Arab World 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            3. As published: “The Art of Puppetry 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            4. As published: “Principles of Human Geography 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            5. As published: “Climate Change and Human History 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            6. As published: “Climate Change and Human History 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            7. As published: “Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            8. As published: “Introduction to Disability Studies 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            9. As published: “Introduction to International Studies 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            10. As published: “Global Issues 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            11. As published: “Introduction to Peace Studies 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            12. As published: “Contemporary Arab World 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            13. As published: “Dilemmas of Peace and War 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            14. As published: “Italy Through Film 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            15. As published: “Global Issues in Film 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            16. As published: “Italian Culture (in English) I - From Antiquity to 1800 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            17. As published: “Italian Culture (in English) II - From 1800 to the Present 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            18. As published: “Women in Italy 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            19. As published: “Italy Through Film 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            20. As published: “Italian Culture (in English) I—From Antiquity to 1800 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            21. As published: “Italian Culture (in English) II—From 1800 to the Present 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            22. As published: “Women in Italy 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            23. As published: “Commonwealth of the Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            24. As published: “Commonwealth of Ancient Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            25. As published: “Commonwealth of Asian Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            26. As published: “Commonwealth of the Modern Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            27. As published: “Commonwealth of the Renaissance Arts 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            28. As published: “Music in Film 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            29. As published: “Film Scoring 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            30. As published: “Medical Ethics 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            31. As published: “Philosophy of Human Nature 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            32. As published: “Consciousness 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            33. As published: “Consciousness 3 Credit(s)”
              3
            34. As published: “Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Credit(s)”
              3

            Notes

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              Source. Fitchburg State University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://catalog.fitchburgstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=53&poid=12837. Captured page pages/0273.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.