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| Mallory, Phoenix Film Festival 2004 |
The Interdisciplinary Studies program at Arizona State University prepares students for diverse
career fields such as filmmaking, by enabling students to combine two or more disciplines into one inclusive major. Students
have the unique opportunity to choose the two concentration areas they wish to integrate, and learn to apply these principles
and teachings to their future career. As opposed to the separation of majoring in one subject and minoring in another, students
benefit from understanding the concurrent relationship and synergy of the two concentrations and their application in a future
career field.
Choosing Interdisciplinary Studies as a major was an easy choice for me. I wanted a major
that would not only enable me to benefit from the knowledge that two concentrations would provide, but also how I could integrate
them both in my career field. As film is a medium that crosses cultural and territorial divides, I wanted to understand the
vast world of Mass Communications – how the messages in my films would be spread, received and interpreted worldwide.
I also, however, wanted to be an expert in communications, knowing that, as a Producer, I would need to not only convey an
ethical and meaningful message to a vast audience, but also communicate effectively with business professionals and investors,
as well as co-workers and crew members.
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