Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Arts & Performance Department (IAP)

Programs in interdisciplinary, collaborative studies in the arts are developing throughout the United States. ASU's West campus Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance (IAP) is the only one of its kind in the southwest. This unique program incorporates a variety of media in the arts world. Majors take course work in Digital Media Arts, Music and Electronic Sound Art, Performance Studies, Theatre/Performance Arts, Digital Graphics and more Traditional Visual Arts. Students who leave ASU at the West campus with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance enter the arts world through a variety of professional opportunities with skill sets that prepare them for significant careers in the 21st century.

IAP Graduation Placements

Graduate School

IAP graduates have already completed or are pursuing Master’s and/or Doctoral level courses at prestigious universities in the United States and abroad offering degrees in; Music, Theatre, Film, Intermedia and/or Interdisciplinary Studies, Visual Art, Museum and Gallery Studies, and Entertainment Law.

The Professional World:

IAP graduates have found employment as: Fine Artists, Graphic Designers, Web Designers, Actors, Musicians, Theatre Producers, Theatre Technicians, Arts Administrators, Grant Writers, Journalists, Creative Writers, Film Production Assistants and Associates, Arts Teachers K-12, Media Specialists/Analysts/Technicians/Media Production and Post-Production in Industry, Commerce and Education, Television Camera Crew, Studio Direction and Production, Gallery and Museum Operations Staff/Directors.