Interdisciplinary Arts & Letters
Many students wish to emphasize Prescott College’s liberal arts mission by pursuing a broad-based competence or breadth in the Arts & Letters area rather than a more narrowly defined field of study. The Interdisciplinary Arts & Letters Program strongly encourages this approach. It allows students to make connections across disciplines, to deepen their appreciation of all the arts, and to learn the theory and techniques of more than one discipline.
Students pursuing an Interdisciplinary Arts & Letters competence are expected to complete significant work in at least three areas:
- Writing & Literature
- Visual Arts
- Performing Arts
- Spanish Language & Literature
In addition to taking introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses in different areas, students are encouraged to design independent studies or take courses which intentionally synthesize disciplines.
Example Independent Studies and Cross-Disciplinary Courses:
- The Written Dance
- Photo- Journalism
- Shakespeare
- Writing as Performance
- Bookmaking
- Voices in Translation: Latin American Literature
- Interdisciplinary Performance
- Sense of Place: Kino Bay
Highlights
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Colin Khoury
After finishing his B.A. at Prescott College, Colin worked as a Crop Curator at Native Seeds/SEARCH in Tucson, and Patagonia, Arizona, and as ... Learn more >
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Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams ’08 of Tucson was awarded a Campus Ecology Fellowship by the National Wildlife Federation to support work on college ... Learn more >
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Nickie Check
Alumna Nickie Check grows grapes for Caduceus Cellars, Merkin Vineyards in the Verde Valley, Arizona and teaches viticulture courses for ... Learn more >
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Melanie Hardy
Alumna Melanie Hardy is now the lead farmer at the community farm, Land's Sake in Weston, MA. The farm donates $25,000 worth of vegetables to ... Learn more >
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Gretchen Hoffman
Alumna Gretchen Hoffman works in Washington, D.C. for American Farmland Trust and coordinated the first-ever America's Favorite Farmers ... Learn more >
