Humanities + Sciences: Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studios (UDIST)
About
Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studio (UDIST) courses offer opportunities for undergraduate students and instructors to generate interdisciplinary theories, practices, and works within a studio-based format.
This required part of the undergraduate curriculum is designed to support the strategic goals and values of the college, including cultivating diversity, engaging within the community, fostering excellence, and working toward sustainability.
Interdisciplinary studios cross disciplines in technique, approach, and content; they also emphasize collaborative learning opportunities. Ultimately, the courses offer opportunities for students from different majors to engage with novel themes and/or approaches to making outside the bounds of their own medium.
Students are eligible to enroll in UDIST courses from their third year onwards, allowing them to work in an interdisciplinary manner with peers from other programs at the point when they have developed media and disciplinary expertise in their respective majors.
The UDIST program draws on faculty from all divisions, running approximately 10 UDIST courses each semester.
Students
Want to find a UDIST class during registration?
To browse UDIST courses in Workday, open Find CCA Course Sections report and either search "UDIST" or select the subject "Upper Level Interdisciplinary Studio" in the left column. Not every UDIST course is offered every semester. Browse the link below to see how courses have been offered in the past.
For help planning your UDIST make an appointment with an Academic Advisor.
Past UDIST courses to browse
Faculty and Staff
Erik Scollon, Chair, CORE Studio
Contact
escollon@cca.edu
Erik Scollon
Chair, First Year Core Studio Program
Associate Professor, First Year Core Studio Program
Vreni Michelini Castillo
Senior Adjunct, Critical Ethnic Studies Program
Senior Adjunct Professor, Critical Ethnic Studies Program
Victoria Wagner
Assistant Chair, First Year Core Studio Program
Assistant Professor, First Year Core Studio Program
J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira
Assistant Professor, Critical Studies Program