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2019-2020 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
Courses
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The University Catalogue includes a listing of all active courses; course sections are not offered every term.
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CRTY 831 Dissertation Methods I
4.5 credits 202.5 hours
800 level graduate course
Students will be guided by their dissertation committee to integrate the literature review and research methods that frame their dissertation. Students will create a conceptual structure for their dissertation, now informed by a mastery of the literature and consideration of different research approaches.
Prerequisites CRTY*822
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 832 Dissertation Methods II
4.5 credits 202.5 hours
800 level graduate course
In this course the student will continue to critique the structure and methods of their own project. Students will gain a deeper understanding of research methods and their applications, modifying their project in response to new discoveries.
Prerequisites CRTY*831
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 835 Creativity Paradigms I
1 credit 45.0 hours
800 level graduate course
This is an intensive course held in January of the first year. The course includes a writing seminar with UArts creative writing faculty, participatory artistic experiences, a presentation from a visiting instructor, and a dissertation workshop. The writing seminar will guide students in crafting and refining their writing voice for the dissertation, while the engagement with artistic processes will reinforce and build upon the creative-problem solving skills developed in the previous Creativity Immersion course. The course’s visiting expert will present and discuss with students a specialized research project with broad interdisciplinary implications, guiding students to explore the approach and methods as they may be applicable to the students’ own research interests. The course finishes with a dissertation workshop where students can reevaluate their approach to the dissertation using insights gained from the visiting instructor, writing seminar, artistic experiences, and the feedback of their cohort and program director.
Prerequisites CRTY*822
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 836 Creativity Paradigms II
1 credit 45.0 hours
800 level graduate course
This is an intensive course held in June of the second year. This course will invite a visiting expert to discuss a successful paradigm for creative research and explore with students in what ways these methods may be applied to their projects. A writing seminar will be led by UArts creative writing faculty to continue helping students refine their writing voice, while participatory artistic experiences will reinforce the foundational creative work established in the Creativity Immersion course. A dissertation workshop will be conducted for faculty and the cohort to offer critique and evaluation of each students evolving dissertation progress.
Prerequisites CRTY*835
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 841 Dissertation Research I
5 credits 225.0 hours
800 level graduate course
This course is a student’s first phase of data gathering for their project, guided by feedback from the student’s specialized team of advisors. Students are now familiar with existing research in their respective fields but since the course is interdisciplinary by nature (ie: students are working to expand the edges of their field by questioning normative limitations), Dissertation Research I serves as the beginning of the integration of new creative insights into the existing methodologies. It builds on the research from Dossertation Methods II, and expands it by applying a broader framework. Dissertation Research I begins to establish the architectural framework of the thesis.
Prerequisites CRTY*832
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 842 Dissertation Research II
5 credits 225.0 hours
800 level graduate course
This course focuses on organizing and evaluating the preliminary research to enter a second phase of research for the dissertation. Students will be guided by feedback from their specialized team of advisors.
Prerequisites CRTY*841
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 843 Dissertation Research III
5 credits 225.0 hours
800 level graduate course
This course is a student’s final phase of research on the dissertation topic, examining their previous work for gaps to be filled with further research. Students will be guided by feedback from their specialized team of advisors.
Prerequisites CRTY*842
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 851 Dissertation Writing I
5 credits 225.0 hours
800 level graduate course
Students will enter the first phase of writing their dissertation guided by feedback from their specialized team of advisors. Students will complete a revised introduction and opening chapters of their dissertation, moving from preliminary drafts to sophisticated, publishable work.
Prerequisites CRTY*843
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 852 Dissertation Writing II
5 credits 225.0 hours
800 level graduate course
Students will complete their dissertation writing guided by feedback from their specialized team of advisors. The completed work will address the project’s fundamental questions and offer an original contribution to knowledge on the chosen topic.
Prerequisites CRTY*851
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRTY 891 Dissertation Defense
0 credits 1.0 hours
800 level graduate course
Students will defend their dissertation to a committee through an oral examination.
Prerequisites CRTY*852
Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
Pass/fail grading only.
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CRWT 101 Intro to Contemporary Poetry I
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The first half of this year-long course will introduce students to the fundamentals of poetic craft and to the varied landscape of contemporary poetry. Students will complete creative and critical responses to recent books, exploring the ways in which poetry’s formal features, such as line and image, connect to aesthetics, culture, and poetic theory. This course requires close engagement with major works of Anglo-American poetry from the last fifteen years; it also emphasizes the production and critique of original creative work and the development of literary community.
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 102 Intro to the Contemporary Short Story I
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
In the first half of this year-long course, students are introduced to the fundamentals of the short story through close reading of contemporary short fiction. Students will learn to read as writers, analyzing the construction of stories and practicing writing techniques in preparation for crafting short stories of their own.
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 140 The Writing Life
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
What does it mean to be a writer? How does a writer define community? What is a writer’s responsibility? These are some of the questions that will be posed in this course for first-year Creative Writing students, which serves as an introduction to the major and the practices and principles that are central to the writing life. Through both personal and critical writing, students will reflect on the creative processes that are unique (or not unique) to writers by reading and responding to a variety of texts–writers’ memoirs, craft handbooks–and ideas about writing creatively. The course will also require engagement with literary events and organizations, both on campus and in downtown Philadelphia, helping students forge connections with the broader writing community.
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 151 Intro to Contemporary Poetry II
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The second half of this year-long course will deepen students’ familiarity with poetic craft and contemporary poetic theory. Through creative and critical responses to major poetic works from the last thirty years, students will explore contemporary prosody and its connection to literary history. The course will include workshop of student work, as well as close engagement with some of the ideas that have been central to recent poetics.
Prerequisites CRWT*101
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 152 Intro to the Contemporary Short Story II
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Continuing the work begun in the first semester, students begin to write their own short stories in a workshop setting. Goals are to hone reading skills, learn to workshop material usefully, and produce-and significantly revise-one short story.
Prerequisites CRWT*102
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 181 Poetry Workshop for Non-Majors
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Students’ poems are discussed, criticized, revised, and improved. Principles governing the decision to change a poem in various ways, the study of poems by American and English poets, the reading of some criticism, and concentration on the basic principles of craft are all included. Theories involve sound, content, meaning, and purpose of student poems and of poetry in general. The poet’s sense of an audience also figures in the discussion.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Not open to Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 182 Fiction Workshop for Non-Majors
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course focuses on writing short fiction in a workshop setting. Students study the elements of creative writing, experiment with several forms, and develop a clear voice. The goal is to produce a portfolio of finished pieces.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Not open to Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 201 Intermediate Poetry Workshop
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This workshop invites students to continue the work begun in their introductory poetry courses by writing new poems, honing their individual voices, and developing their skills as readers and critics. Students will increase their ability to write in a variety of forms and styles and deepen their understanding of creative writing as a contemporary art. The semester culminates in a portfolio of revised pieces.
Prerequisites CRWT*151 or CRWT*181
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 202 Intermediate Short Story Workshop
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This workshop invites students to continue the work begun in their introductory fiction courses by writing new full-length short stories, honing their individual voices, and developing their skills as readers and critics. Students will increase their ability to write in a variety of forms and styles and deepen their understanding of creative writing as a contemporary art. The semester culminates in a portfolio of revised pieces.
Prerequisites CRWT*152 or CRWT*182
Priority enrollment for C.W. majors & minors.
Prereq. Override Available
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 211 Poetry and Poetics
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An exploration of significant poetic theory and practice since modernism. Following a survey of postmodern avant-gardes such as the New York School, Black Mountain College, and Language poetry, we will examine recent work in areas such as ecopoetics, conceptualism, digital poetry, and postlanguage romanticism. Throughout the course, we will consider key debates in recent poetics; the course will conclude with the study of several full-length collections that challenge easy classification. Students will gain familiarity with 20th and 21st century poetry, advanced skills in critical analysis, and insights into contemporary aesthetics.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 212 The Short Story
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A study of significant books and writers in the evolution of the short story. Students will observe the changing nature of the form and gain insight into relationships among writers of different generations, from Joyce and O’Connor to Cheever and Carver to contemporary short story writers such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Haruki Murakami and Junot Diaz.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 214 High Modernism
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Students are introduced to the writers of the high-modernist period and the emergence of certain stylistic, aesthetic, thematic, and idiomatic ideas and devices that still inform contemporary literature. The course will emphasize these ideas by pairing fiction writers with poets, in order to see the ways in which similar cultural and historical concerns sponsored innovations in both genres.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 222 The Linked Short Story Collection
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This seminar introduces students to the tricky, increasingly popular and frequently misunderstood genre of the linked short story collection. Links among grouped stories occur in different ways-through theme, structure, setting, character, shifting points of view. Through critical reading and writing, students will learn different approaches to shaping a linked story collection and make a thoughtful, informed attempt at writing two linked stories of their own.
Prerequisites CRWT*152 or CRWT*182
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 224 Poetic Translations & Adaptations
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Translation and adaptation have been vital to the shaping and reinventing of English and American poetry. They have introduced new forms and conventions, and very often have refreshed a poet’s language just as it was becoming staid and mannered. Poets translate and adapt our love for the original, but also to reassess their own work, calibrate their language, extend their range, and stock up the imagistic arsenal. After all, different languages, different cultures, and different historical periods yield different modes of perception, different sensibilities. Often enough, poets will publish breakthrough collections after engaging with translation.
Prerequisites CRWT*151 or CRWT*181
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 225 Travel Writing
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Regardless of genre, creative writing must evoke a sense of place. In some instances, writers use a familiar setting as a starting point. In others, they rely on creating complete fictional environments-cities, counties, towns-or use place as a platform for exploring political, historical, or personal concerns. This craft seminar will expand the notion of travel writing to include reading and writing creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction that are distinctly grounded in place. Topics covered may include the intricacies of description, documentary techniques, and the study of neighborhoods as ways of reflecting history, culture, and the forces that shape people’s lives.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 226 Arts Criticism & Reviewing
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This craft seminar will engage students with great art, expanding their experience of looking and hearing while learning about arts criticism and arts reviewing. Students will investigate not only the world of great books, of great paintings in museums, great plays performed by major theatre companies, great music performed by world-class ensembles, but also discover art about which there is little or no received opinion: at the Fringe, at First Friday, at university theatrical and musical performances. Such work is often not great, and thus students will learn to identify and hone their standards of evaluation. Substantial reading and performance attendance will be required.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 230 Graphic Storytelling
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Graphic Storytelling allows students to create original works of fiction and nonfiction as they pertain to the sequential format. Combining the use of imagination, observation and reference while utilizing a variety of media, writing develops through a series of exercises and assignments and evolves into finished and more polished work. Exercises/assignments focus on: character/world-building, story structure, and utilizing one-panel, four-panel and multi-panel/page formats. Skills learned in this class may be applied to comics and graphic novels, as well as other similar genres such as animation and video games.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 231 Writing for the Web
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
How does web writing differ from writing for other mediums? Students in this course will learn the developing conventions of this new medium, including clarity, conciseness, front-loading important content, _chunkingî information, personalizing voice, incorporating graphics and images, and inviting feedback or collaboration. As the web is still a young medium, students will also have the opportunity to experiment with new writing strategies. Writing assignments will fall within the following web _genresî : a commercial site, a review, a podcast, and a blog series.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 234 Creative Nonfiction
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This craft seminar focuses on the forms and techniques particular to writing about the lived experience. In the attempt to build intimacy with the reader–a contract that writers of creative nonfiction must constantly negotiate–we will think less about being expressive and more about being communicative. Through a combination of writing and reading, students will explore a variety of nonfiction genres such as memoir, personal-political essays, profiles, and narratives that intentionally (sometimes dangerously) straddle the worlds of fiction and non. Writers studied may include Mary Karr, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Justin Torres, David Sedaris, Kathryn Schulz, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors & minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 235 Children’s Fiction
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
CRWT 235 introduces students to the unique challenges of writing children’s literature. The course focuses on fiction of/for adolescence, including the genre of Young Adult Literature, and familiarizes students with the technical and theoretical approaches involved with this literature. The class will involve both careful, critical reading of relevant texts alongside writing and responding to others in a workshop setting.
Prerequisites CRWT*152 or CRWT*182
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors & minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 236 Speculative Fiction
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Literature has been historically filled with ghosts, gods, magic, talking animals, and the
walking dead, and some of the most powerful and popular storytelling of our time has examined the
nuances of the human condition in our own future, in alternate realities, and on other worlds. In
this course, students will read and discuss different kinds of speculative fiction, and use
those influences to shape their work. They will learn techniques to help them bust through genre
tropes, explore their obsessions, and write their own supernatural or science fiction stories.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and Creative Writing minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 237 Long Poems
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This craft seminar focuses on the Western literary tradition of the long poem in various forms and contexts. Encompassing traditional epic poetry, documentary poetry, novels in verse, and more, the long poem has a rich, complex history. In this course we’ll explore that history through a series of narrative and non-narrative forms. Students will be exposed to various types of long form poetry, while writing and workshopping their own long poems.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 238 Historical Fiction
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
What makes historical fiction different from other types of literary fiction? What relationship does historical fiction have to the “true” historical record? How does a writer of historical fiction approach incorporating research? How do writers set stories in time periods they’ve not experienced directly and make them feel meaningful and authentic? In this course, we’ll consider these broad questions, while paying close attention to the technical considerations particular to writing historical fiction. We’ll sample a range of authors who approach this task differently, try our hand at writing stories of our own, and contemplate how fiction set in the past can help illuminate the present.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors & minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 239 Growing Up and Growing Old
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
One of the most challenging aspects of developing authentic characters is not only capturing the impress of time but reflecting the ways different stages of life dictate how characters feel, think, and behave. This requires close observation as well as an understanding of how changing social norms and linguistic development determine how characters perceive their world. This craft seminar will consider work that reflects those different stages–childhood, adolescence, middle and old age–and consider how different narrative strategies, from flashback and voice to sentence length and word choice, can be used to evoke these shifting points of view.
Prerequisites CRWT*151 or CRWT*181
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 240 Spoken Word and Performance Poetry
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Spoken word originates in oral traditions and performance, incorporating root elements from storytelling and the blues as well as improvisatory techniques from hip-hop and jazz. It has emerged as a unique platform for exploring aesthetics and poetics and giving voice to the personal and political. This craft seminar will cover such topics as the performative roots of poetry, the nature of the public space and its impact on the “text,” improvisation and voice. A performance piece will be required.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 241 Writing, the City, and the Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
In this Creative Writing Craft Seminar, students will practice multi-genre forms of writing that connect to Philadelphia by drawing on documentary and archival materials. The course will explore the ways in which writing can respond to social, political, and ecological issues through the creative incorporation of varied sources. It will also consider the ethical and aesthetic implications of using nonfictional evidence in creative work. Students will conduct original, interdisciplinary writing projects, taking inspiration from fields such as urban studies, photography, film, and site-specific performance art. They will ask how documentary and archival work can inform their work in other contexts.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for C.W. majors & minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 301 Advanced Poetry Workshop
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students will read, write, and critique poems at an advanced level. They will produce a portfolio that shows the development of a distinct voice, the influence of critical reading, and significant accomplishment in literary craft. Required of Creative Writing majors in the genre of their concentration.
Prerequisites CRWT*201
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 302 Advanced Workshop in Short Story
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students will read, write, and critique fiction at an advanced level. They will produce a portfolio that shows the development of a distinct voice, the influence of critical reading, and significant accomplishment in literary craft. Required of Creative Writing majors in the genre of their concentration.
Prerequisites CRWT*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 305 Selected Topics in Creative Writing
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Selected Topics courses in Creative Writing supplement the program’s regularly offered craft seminars. Craft seminars are required for Creative Writing majors and minors. They allow students to practice the writing and analysis of literary genres such as travel writing, children’s literature, creative nonfiction, and arts criticism.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for all Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 306 Careers and Community
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course prepares students for careers and community-based work in the literary arts. Students will develop professional skills, study organizational practices, and advance their understanding of all the places Creative Writing can lead. They’ll learn about the business of being a writer, while exploring the meanings of engaged artistic citizenship. The course will connect to on-campus and community programming.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for C.W. majors & minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 320 Writing and Collaboration
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This collaborative studio course will explore contemporary collaborative practices that connect writing and other arts. While examining multidisciplinary approaches and the theory and history of collaboration, students will propose and complete several projects that advance our thinking about writing’s intersections with varied media, materials, and aesthetics. These projects will include reflective and critical assignments that support students’ work in other disciplines and future projects. Although the course is required for all Creative Writing majors in their junior year, it is open to all students and does not require a background in creative writing.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 325 Literary Editing & Publishing
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course introduces students to the nuts-and-bolts of producing a literary magazine, from submission selection and curation to editing and proofreading and layout and design. Students read and research a variety of contemporary literary magazines and assess their different editorial and artistic approaches. Related topics include editing techniques, the role of the editor in literary production, and the rise of publishing online. Hands-on editing and publishing experiences include reading submissions for UArts’ undergraduate literary journal, Underground Pool. This course is required of all Creative Writing majors in their junior year.
Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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CRWT 401 Senior Seminar in Poetry I
6 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*301
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 402 Senior Seminar in Short Story I
6 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*302
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 404 Senior Seminar in Poetry I
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The first course in a two-semester sequence that is the capstone for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*301
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 405 Senior Seminar in Short Story I
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This first course in a two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*302
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 454 Senior Seminar in Poetry II
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This second course in a two-semester sequence completes the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*404
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 455 Senior Seminar in Short Story II
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This second course in a two-semester sequence completes the capstone course for all Creative Writing majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. The seminar culminates in a public reading and exit interview conducted by members of the writing faculty.
Prerequisites CRWT*405
Open to Creative Writing majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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CRWT 490 Independent Study
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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CRWT 499 Creative Writing Internship
1 - 3 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
Creative Writing Internship supports students’ work in professional settings. Credit allocation
and internship details must be completed with the program director or internship advisor.
Prerequisites CRWT*201 or CRWT*202
A maximum of 6.0 internship credits (in CAMD & CCPS) and 12.0 internship credits (in CPA) may be applied toward degree requirements.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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CRWT 589 Graduate Selected Topics
1 - 3 credits undefined hours
500 level graduate course
Graduate Selected Topics courses in Creative Writing support advanced work in poetry, fiction, and related genres.
Prerequisites CRWT course or current graduate student status
Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors and minors.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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DAAT 104 Computer Art Studio
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Using a broad range of digital tools and systems, such as 3D modeling, motion graphics, web and interactive art, students explore the power of visual language in order to convey messages and meaning. In this course, students will research and apply theories and methods for engaging creativity, while developing their unique creative process and voice. This course emphasizes self-directed learning to solve problems, under continually changing technological conditions.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAAT 111 Introduction to Interface Design
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The software interface represents the focal point of user interaction with the various modes of multimedia communication. Readings by interface theorists inform discussions on the evolution of the software interface, conceptual models, prototypes, interaction design, deliverables, and basic concepts of human-computer interaction. Avenues for pursuing interactive media design in entertainment, publishing, and education are also addressed. Current technologies, including the trend from soft to hard interfaces are studied, in terms of their potential short- and long-term influence on communication and multimedia. Basic methods for rapid prototyping and testing are considered.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*111
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DAAT 201 Electronic Media/Production I
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Addresses the development of foundation computer skills in image scanning technology, desktop publishing, digital photographic technologies, and basic output procedures. Technical expertise and efficient working methodologies are applied to problems that are brought into the class from other design courses as well as from both individual- and group-assigned projects. All software is standard to current graphic design industry practices. Graduate students may register for this course under GREM 601.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*201, EMDI*201
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DAAT 202 Electronic Media/Production II
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An extension of DAAT 201. Addresses the development of advanced computer skills in image scanning, technology, desktop publishing, pre-press production, color, output technology, and digital photographic technologies. Special attention is given to comparative study of output technologies and the translation of the on-screen image to offset lithography. Technical expertise and efficient working methodologies are applied to problems that are brought into the class from other design courses as well as from both individual and group-assigned projects. All software is standard to current graphic design industry practices.
Prerequisites DAAT*201
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: EMDI*202
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DAAT 203 Digital Interactive Techniques
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Addresses the development of computer skills in digital time-based software and cyberspace software. Special attention is given to interactivity and theories of informational architecture. Technical expertise and efficient working methodologies are applied to problems in both individual and group projects. All software is standard to current graphic design industry practices.
Prerequisites DAAT*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: EMDI*203
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DAAT 204 Advanced Digital Interactive Techniques
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An intensive studio in the advanced development of authoring and scripting skills in digital time-based software and cyberspace software. Special attention is given to interactivity, theories of informational architecture, and interface design. Technical expertise and efficient working methodologies are applied to problems in both individual and group projects. All software is standard in current graphic design industry practice.
Prerequisites DAAT*203
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: EMDI*204
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DAAT 210 Digital Multimedia
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The elements of digital multimedia production techniques address the integration and creation of digital media for websites and alternative delivery processes such as podcasting. This course involves hands-on production experience as well as perspective on developments in this rapidly growing field through the readings and lectures. Students create projects involving digital imagery, video and sound, and animation. The first half of the semester is dedicated to creating video pieces utilizing either digital video or animating still imagery. Creation of effective sound tracks will be an important part of this process. The second half of the semester is dedicated to creating a website and utilizing compressed digital video on the Web. Software to be utilized include Photo to Movie, iMovie, Amadeus Pro, Garageband, iDVD, and Dreamweaver. There is considerable emphasis on new utilizations of digital media such as podcasts and VODcasts (video on demand) and cell phone multimedia. Graduate students may register for this course under GREM 610.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: EMDI*210
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DAAT 215 Programming for Creatives
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course is an introductory programming class, appropriate for students with no prior programming experience. Students are taught basic principles and structures of software programming. We use graphically friendly learning systems in order to develop an understanding of the interplay between computers and software. Students reinforce their learning by creating basic virtual objects, websites, apps, games and interactive objects & environments.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*131
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DAAT 216 Digital Design Fundamentals: Social Media
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course delivers fundamental design and digital literacy though a focus on developing skills in interactive social media. Students will acquire a basic understanding of basic scripting and related software from a design and production standpoint.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: EMDI*216
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DAAT 220 Motion Arts Studio I
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Motion graphics can be found in a wide range of media: Broadcast, Web, Animation, Games and Film, to name a few. This course allows students to explore the elements of time and space in order to convey messages and meaning using type, image, and sound. Our emphasis is on creatively learning to apply the technology used to produce such digital effects. The course uses industry-standard software to develop motion art experiences.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*102
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DAAT 222 Web Design Studio
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The World Wide Web is a medium where anyone with an Internet connection can view and interact with websites. This course focuses on the creation of such sites through concepts and practical application of interactivity. Comprised of both lecture and practical exercises. Individual creativity is stressed as well as understanding and use of interactive devices in the communication of ideas. Both collaborative and individual exercises are assigned.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*202, MM*221, MM*221
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DAAT 225 Webcasting
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Webcasting is a production workshop that introduces students to the world of streaming media (audio and video transmitted over the Internet). The course balances the technical elements of Webcasting with the creative aspects of content production, distribution, and community. Students work in teams and individually to produce pre-recorded and original material for archives and live Webcasts.
Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT and ENVI or COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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DAAT 230 Interaction Studio I
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Interaction Design encompasses a wide range of behaviors, communications, meanings and interfaces. Students will develop skills in web design and development, using research methods and iterative processes that combine ideation, rapid prototyping and real-world testing. A conceptual and theoretical understanding of the design of interfaces and interaction systems will be discussed to support the making of a range of interactive solutions.
Prerequisites DAAT*204, DAAT*215, or DAAT*222
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*230, MMDI*203
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DAAT 232 Dynamic Web Development
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Creating dynamic Web solutions is an essential aspect of Web development today. This course will provide a framework for learning how to develop and program web applications. Students will build upon existing concepts learned in DAAT 222 Web Design Studio. The focus is on client and server side programming and relational database design for the Web. Examples of dynamic Web applications include context management systems, custom audio and video players, and e-commerce solutions. The course will be a mixture of lecture and in-class collaborative coding, with weekly programming and reading homework.
Prerequisites DAAT*222
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*330, MMDI*231
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DAAT 250 Physical Computing I: Interactive Objects
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
In this course, the focus is on interactive objects and how we engage artificial systems in terms of the senses: sight, sound, touch, etc. Students learn to use Arduino (micro-controllers), basic electronics, and programming to create interactive art and design projects. This course focuses primarily on small-scale objects. Students will hone their skills as artists and designers through the use of interactive technology. This course develops the prerequisite foundational skills necessary to develop large-scale works in the second course in this series.
Prerequisites DAAT*215
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*205, DAAT*250
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DAAT 260 History of Media and Technology
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course examines the chronological evolution of digital technology and its application by the aesthetic community. Starting with the mid-1940s, we examine the convergence of scientific, military, and political environments that spawned the employment of digital technology. We discuss the enhancement, exploitation, and embracing of digital technology by the corporate and aesthetic communities. We consider the invention of the personal computer and its ancillary products and how digital technologies are applied in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, manufacturing, cognitive psychology, and the arts. Pioneers in all fields are identified and examined.
Prerequisites COMP*101, COMP*101D, or COMP*111
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*260, MMDI*250
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DAAT 315 Professional Practices
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
In this course, students establish and promote a professional identity that reflects their unique skills and talents. As practicing professionals, they learn the fundamental principles and methods for developing effective creative work environments. The basic assumptions that affect the formation of collaborative groups - such as personal responsibility, relationship to authority, leadership issues, individual differences, competition, the development of norms, and the generation and uses of power - are experienced, explicated, and examined. Students will explore techniques in transformational leadership and conflict management, both inside and outside of the classroom.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*141, DAAT*315
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DAAT 320 Motion Arts Studio II
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This is a project-based studio that builds on skills developed in Motion Arts Studio I. Students will now be exposed to advanced tools and systems used in the application of visual effects. This course allows students the time to concentrate and refine their motion graphics skills in compositing, special effects, or typographic animation. The technical skills acquired will be directly applied to the exploration of individual creativity.
Prerequisites DAAT*220
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*320, MMDI*201
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DAAT 335 Game Design Studio
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course focuses on creating interactive games and exploring the concepts and practical application of game design. Games are developed for the Web, computer, and nondigital mediums. Course activities include lectures and studio practice, including completion of assignments, exercises, and projects. Individual creativity is stressed, as well as collaborative game development skills. Students leave the course having produced several games.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*335, MMDI*212
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DAAT 350 Physical Computing II: Interactive Installations
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
In this course, students continue to develop their skills, working with large-scale and complex projects. Students learn new interactive technologies such as MAX msp, Kinect, sound, and video. Students use these technologies to build spatial systems, expanding upon what was learned using object forms. Students explore and control the effect on the audience of immersive spaces, performances, and objects. The technical skills acquired will be directly applied to the exploration of individual creativity.
Prerequisites DAAT*250
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*350, MMDI*301, MMDI*301, MM*310, MM*310
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DAAT 360 Contemporary Issues Media & Technology
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This seminar course focuses on current trends and issues in media and technology. Lectures, discussions, readings, research and writing all constitute the body of this course. In addition to current topics, we also speculate on future issues in media and technology.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*360, MMDI*350
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DAAT 370 Psychology of Human/Computer Interaction
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students explore the ways humans perceive interacting with computers. How do humans treat computers? Why? Should we interact with them the same way we do with other humans? The reasons behind why some computer interfaces work and some do not are discussed in depth. Should computers be able to perceive our emotions? Or should computers themselves have emotions? The final for this course allows students to take part in designing an original interface solution.
Prerequisites COMP*101, COMP*101D, or COMP*111
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*370, MMDI*353
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DAAT 371 Game Play
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A lecture-based focus on the human behavior in the how and why of play and creativity. Course material examines the relationship between creativity and play, the effects of reward and punishment, cultural notions of play, and the integration of play with design play. Students examine the differences between informed and uninformed play as well as the phenomenon of flow.
Prerequisites COMP*101, COMP*101D, or COMP*111
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
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DAAT 401 Senior Studio I
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Our two senior studio courses are designed to provide a year-long experience which is the culmination and synthesis of all knowledge and skills acquired from the successful completion of preceding courses. Senior Studio I mirrors the creative process that professional artists, designers, and entrepreneurs must utilize throughout their careers. The primary goal for the student is to develop self-directed, life-long learning and creativity. To achieve this goal, students will involve themselves in a robust investigation of all phases of the creative process, including research, design, and development. We emphasize the production of a substantial and mature body of work, which represents their creative and conceptual skills as artists, designers, and/or entrepreneurs.
Prerequisites DAAT*320, DAAT*330, DAAT*340, DAAT*350,
DAAT*425, or DAAT*499
Requires completion of 90 credits.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*401, MMDI*401
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DAAT 402 Senior Studio II
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Senior Studio II continues the process begun in Senior Studio I. At the conclusion of this course, students will present a completed major project that demonstrates concept, process, execution and presentation of their original creative inspiration.
Prerequisites DAAT*401
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*402, MMDI*402
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DAAT 425 Special Projects Studio
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This studio allows students to explore and experiment with emerging technologies and/or new creative processes with faculty. Learning methods include readings, discussion, presentations and project(s). Students develop their creative ability to research, conceive and produce innovative outcomes.
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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DAAT 490 Independent Study
1 - 6 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
This course is equated with the following courses: DAAT*490, MMDI*490
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DAAT 499 Design, Art + Technology Internship
1 - 6 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
To serve as interns, students are placed with regional or local companies to expose them to a professional work environment. Students are assessed by professional standards, such as communication, performance, creativity, cooperation, and responsibility, to name a few. Students gain practical experience in a wide range of fields that use creative technologies.
A maximum of 6.0 internship credits (in CAMD & CCPS) and 12.0 internship credits (in CPA) may be applied toward degree requirements.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DAAT 520 Digital Studio
3 credits 90.0 hours
500 level undergraduate course
Students in this course will learn best practices for working with clients against real-world deadlines. Facilitated by the instructors, students will collaborate on a multimedia project commissioned by an outside client. As a Professional Practices credit alternative to an individual internship, students will learn how to work in a team dynamic and develop the skills necessary to become an independent contractor or studio employee. Exposure to business documentation and project management will help those on a career path to entrepreneurship.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DAAT 690 Graduate Independent Study
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DAAT 699 Topics: Electronic Media
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
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DANC 102 Open Studio: Beginning Jazz
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental jazz dance technique course for the non-dance major.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 103 Open Studio: Beginning Modern
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental modern dance technique course for non-dance majors.
Not open to majors in the School of Dance.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 104 African Dance
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The study of the contribution of black dance to the development of American dance through the mastery of the technique.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 110 Open Studio: Beginning Ballet
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A fundamental ballet technique course for non-dance majors.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 120 Repertory Research Module
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
In this Repertory Research Module, students will learn excerpts from the repertory work of a selected choreographer. The course invites students to deeply investigate material while making direct connections between their studio practices and the choreographic excerpts being restaged. The course will culminate with an informal studio sharing. This course is open to all students in the School of Dance.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 134 Ensemble for Student Works
1 - 3 credits undefined hours
100 level undergraduate course
This course is a vehicle by which students may receive credit for their participation in student choreographic work made in approved courses which culminate in curated public performances.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course is graded pass/fail.
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DANC 141 Ballet
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This freshman course will rotate through techniques, styles, faculty, and visiting artists in ballet with a focus on anatomically sound technique with respect for the specific needs and abilities of each individual. Rooted in a codified vocabulary, courses emphasize alignment, movement efficiency, musicality, spaciousness and expressivity. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DANC 142 Ballet
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This freshman course will rotate through techniques, styles, faculty, and visiting artists in ballet with a focus on anatomically sound technique with respect for the specific needs and abilities of each individual. Rooted in a codified vocabulary, courses emphasize alignment, movement efficiency, musicality, spaciousness and expressivity. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.
Prerequisites DANC*141 or DANC*141M
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DANC 143 Modern & Jazz Dance
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A freshmen course that combines the training and practice of both traditional and emerging techniques of Modern and Jazz Dance fields. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DANC 144 Modern & Jazz Dance
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A freshmen course that combines the training and practice of both traditional and emerging techniques of Modern and Jazz Dance fields. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through 5 week module sequence.
Prerequisites DANC*143 or DANC*143M
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DANC 150 Contemporary Art Practices
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
In this course, the ever-expanding field of contemporary art will be explored to include dance
and performance through the lens of practice. Students will learn to look for and recognize
shared aesthetic values and relationship within and across varying disciplines. How can we think
about practice as the place and the space for working through an idea? What are the
relationships of practice to the studio? What are the relationships between practice, the studio and
process for an artist working today? How do these varied practices and processes contribute to
conversations about contemporary art and performance today? How can practice become a
“meeting ground” for discussion across varying disciplines? Students will immerse themselves in
screenings of video work and seek out as many pertinent performances/exhibitions as possible
throughout the course. We will also read selected texts & blogs. Class sessions will include
visiting artists and speakers who help deepen and bring into focus varying points of view and overlapping perspectives. Required readings and film viewings will conclude and collide with classroom discussion.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
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DANC 170 Yoga
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The study of a system of exercises to achieve physical and spiritual well-being.
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 171 Pilates Mat
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A physical movement, non-apparatus course based on the work developed by Joseph Pilates.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 172 Embodied Anatomy Yoga
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Through the practice of Yoga, this class emphasizes the study of basic anatomy and
kinesiology, movement, and hands-on investigation. Students will learn about the body
and its relationship to structure and function. Working systematically through the body, students
will build awareness of optimal alignment.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 173 Gyrokinesis(r)
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
The GYROKINESIS(R) body conditioning technique simultaneously stretches and strengthens the body with minimal effort, while increasing range of motion and developing coordination. It incorporates principles from yoga, dance, gymnastics, swimming and tai chi. Unique to this system of exercises, GYROKINESIS(R) class begins with participants practicing self-massage and simple breathing patterns, known as ‘Awakening of the Senses.’ Then the spine and pelvis are engaged through simple exercises: while seated on low stools, participants mobilize the spine through a series of arching, curling, bending, twisting and spiraling movements. The class moves on to the floor, or mat. These same movement patterns are expanded to release the hip, knee, hamstring, quadriceps and so on, in all possible directions. More vigorous movement patterns are executed to enhance trunk stability, strength and endurance. Class often finishes with a short relaxation period.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
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DANC 174 Body Pathways I
1 credit 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Body Pathways I is a core course in the first year Foundation Series designed to introduce students to the following: conditioning & assessment; awareness for alignment, placement and strength; experiential anatomy; and varying somatic practices for sustaining the body in dance. Informed by somatic principles, the course offers physical practices alongside detailed explanations of body mechanics. This course provides students with ongoing and consistent body assessment tools that will keep them dancing in a healthier, stronger way throughout their careers in dance.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DANC 175 Body Pathways II
1 credit 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Body Pathways II, part two of a two-part core course in the first year Foundation Series, is designed to further introduce students to: conditioning and assessment; awareness for alignment, placement and strength; experiential anatomy; and varying somatic practices for sustaining the body in dance. Informed by somatic principles, the course offers physical practices alongside detailed explanations of body mechanics. This course provides students with ongoing and consistent body assessment tools that will keep them dancing in a healthier, stronger way throughout their careers in dance.
Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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DANC 180 Introduction to Improvisation Performance Practice
1 credit 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This class introduces basic concepts of improvisation through the lens of creator and performer. Students will engage in solo investigation and contact improvisation to encourage risk taking and broaden movement choices. Scores are introduced to expand conceptual ideas of ensemble dancing while collaborating in real time.”“
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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