Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 University Catalog 
    
2021-2022 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

Courses


The University Catalogue includes a listing of all active courses; course sections are not offered every term.

 
  
  • CRWT 181 Poetry Workshop for Non-Majors



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    In a workshop setting, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of poetry writing including image, line, sound, form, and tone. Through writing exercises that emphasize these elements, and discussion of poetry that serves as examples of craft, students will work toward writing and critiquing poetry of their own.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 182 Fiction Workshop for Non-Majors



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    In a workshop setting, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of fiction writing including character, dialogue, detail, setting, perspective, and point of view. Through writing exercises that emphasize these elements, and discussion of stories that serve as examples of craft, students will work toward writing and critiquing complete short stories of their own.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 201 Intermediate Poetry Workshop



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Students will further their work as poets and readers of poetry: identifying their strengths and styles, refining their voices, sharpening their skills as critics, and furthering their understanding of creative writing as a contemporary art. The course 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.

  
  • CRWT 202 Intermediate Short Story Workshop



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Students will further their work as fiction writers and readers: identifying their strengths and styles, refining their voices, sharpening their skills as critics, and furthering their understanding of creative writing as a contemporary art. The course 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.

  
  • CRWT 211 Poetry and Poetics



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Poetry is a response, and it invites a response. How have poets responded to experience during the past decades? How can responding to their work help us as writers and artists? By closely reading significant works and completing creative and critical projects, students will explore poetry’s relevance to history, culture, and contemporary artistic practice. The course focuses on 20th century poets such as Allen Ginsberg, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Sylvia Plath and on diverse recent poetry.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 212 The Short Story



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A short story shows movement or change. Its readers feel that they have been somewhere distinct. What types of places and changes are characteristic of the history and present of the short story? Through creative projects that advance critical inquiry, this course will provide students with a historical framework to help them analyze literary patterns and identify opportunities for their own writing and artistic practice. The course will begin with fairy tales and myths and advance through postmodernism, realism, and a consideration of the future of the short story.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 214 Modernism



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    In what ways can art propel innovation? What does it mean to “make it new”? How do we balance abstraction and realism, materials and ideas? Modernist literature initiated formal and stylistic experiments that resonate in contemporary literature, art, and culture. Students will investigate Modernism’s technical devices and ideological concerns, as well as artists’ and writers’ influence on one another. The course considers fiction and poetry by writers such as Virginia Woolf, Jean Toomer, and James Joyce.

    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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CRWT 230 Graphic Storytelling



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Graphic novels, comics, screenwriting, animation, video games, advertising-conveying a story in images is vital to many fields. It can also help writers and artists experiment with story structure and freshly consider character, setting, and plot. Through activities that combine writing and illustration, students will complete original works in one-panel, four-panel, and multi-page formats. They will also learn about the history of graphic storytelling, read and analyze contemporary works, and build a repertoire of approaches for writing fiction and nonfiction. The course does not require previous experience with illustration.

    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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CRWT 240 Spoken Word and Performance Poetry



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    What happens when a poem moves from the page to the stage? How have spoken word, slam, and other types of poetic performance connected to culture, politics, and popular media? How have the conventions of poetic performance changed in the past decades and what can they teach writers and artists from all backgrounds? Students will write and perform original poetry, while gaining a deep understanding of artists who exemplify the history, theory, craft, and possible futures of poetry in performance.

    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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CRWT 301 Advanced Poetry Workshop



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    In an advanced workshop setting, students will challenge their notions of what poetry can do and be. They will engage with intensive reading, drafting, critiquing, and revising, as well as rigorous reflection about their own work. The course culminates in a portfolio of pieces that demonstrates significant accomplishment in literary craft.

    Prerequisites CRWT*201

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.

  
  • CRWT 302 Advanced Workshop in Short Story



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    In an advanced workshop setting, students will challenge their notions of what short fiction can do and be. They will engage in intensive reading, drafting, critiquing, and revising, as well as rigorous reflection about their own work. The course culminates in a portfolio of pieces that demonstrate significant accomplishment in literary craft.

    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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • CRWT 320 Writing and Collaboration



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Students from across the university will produce original studio works through collaborative practices. They will explore relevant theory, consider collaborative pieces from across disciplines, and study topics such as group dynamics, creative problem solving, and project management. The course considers the role of writing in collaboration—through writing about collaboration, writing collaboratively, and writing for performance, publication, and exhibition. It encourages students to draw from their backgrounds and to experiment with new methods.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 325 Literary Editing & Publishing



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces students to the practices of editing and publishing, with an emphasis on literary magazines. It may consider topics such as the role of the editor in literary production, digital publishing, editorial techniques, relevant professional practices, and how contemporary publishing intersects with communities, culture, and the arts.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 326 Reviewing the Arts



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    How can you write useful reviews of books, performances, films, exhibitions, and works in other media? How can writing reviews influence us as writers and artists? What aesthetic, ethical, and practical questions should reviewers consider? Students will write original reviews, learn about the process of publishing reviews, and discuss the role of popular criticism in contemporary literature and the arts. The course will include attendance at events hosted by the University of the Arts and in the community.

    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.

  
  • CRWT 404 Senior Seminar in Poetry I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    The Senior Seminar asks students to consider who they are as poets and to represent it in original manuscripts of at least forty-eight pages. With direction from the instructor and feedback from peers, supplemented with reading assignments, the seminar guides Creative Writing seniors in clarifying, organizing, and producing material for their thesis projects, which may include both new and significantly revised work.

    Prerequisites CRWT*301

    Open to Creative Writing majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • CRWT 405 Senior Seminar in Fiction I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    The Senior Seminar asks students to consider who they are as fiction writers and to represent it in original manuscripts of 15,000-20,000 words. With direction from the instructor and feedback from peers, supplemented with reading assignments, the seminar guides Creative Writing students in clarifying, organizing, and producing material for thesis projects, which may include both new and significantly revised work.

    Prerequisites CRWT*302

    Open to Creative Writing majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • CRWT 454 Senior Seminar in Poetry II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Creative Writing students will continue to write and revise original manuscripts of poetry through reading and writing activities, peer feedback, and consultations with the instructor. The course culminates with the completion of a book-length thesis, an exit interview, and a public reading.

    Prerequisites CRWT*404

    Open to Creative Writing majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • CRWT 455 Senior Seminar in Fiction II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Creative Writing students will continue to write and revise original manuscripts of fiction through reading and writing activities, peer feedback, and consultations with the instructor. The course culminates with the completion of a book-length thesis, an exit interview, and a public reading.

    Prerequisites CRWT*405

    Open to Creative Writing majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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

    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 IXDE*202

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: EMDI*203
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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 GAMA*215

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*205, DAAT*250
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • DANC 102 Open Studio: 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 repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 103 Open Studio: 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 repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 110 Open Studio: Ballet



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    A fundamental ballet technique course for non-dance majors.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 111 Open Studio: Tap



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The study and practice of the tap style of dance from simple rhythmic footwork to more complex multi-rhythms and repertory.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 113 Open Studio: Hip Hop



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    An exploration into emerging styles and forms of hip hop.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 115 Insight Meditation



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipathanna Sutta), an early Buddhism framework for meditation. Class sessions alternate between mindful sitting and walking practices that pay attention to the breath, settle into sensation, and stay open to the present moment. The non-interfering stillness of meditation unwinds blocks, clarifies intentions, and ultimately transforms hindrances into strengths. This unshakeable well-being becomes a powerful support for artists and all seekers.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 120 Research & Practice Module



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course invites students to deeply investigate material through participation in studio research and practice. Each module provides students an opportunity to make direct connections to their individual research and practices. Module topic and content will vary by instructor.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • 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–through performance or technical production–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.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 be immersed in screenings of works on video and will attend as many pertinent performances/exhibitions as possible throughout the course. We will also read selected texts. Class sessions will include visiting artists and speakers who will help deepen and focus varying points of view and overlapping perspectives.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • DANC 174 Body Pathways I



    1 credit 22.5 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.
  
  • DANC 175 Body Pathways II



    1 credit 22.5 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.
  
  • 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 maker and performer. Students will engage in solo and group improvised practice to encourage risk taking and broaden movement choices. Scores are introduced to expand conceptual ideas of ensemble dancing while collaborating in real time and space.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 181 Student Choreography Workshop I



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course is an introduction to choreographic process. Students will expand their ideas of choreography through participating in compositional exercises, discussions and critical feedback sessions while creating choreographic studies of their own.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 182 Languaging Dance, Thinking Choreographically



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces dance making through the study of choreographic methodologies and strategies. Students will explore the work of contemporary artists who approach choreography as practice and research. Topics including race, gender, spectatorship, protest, and social justice will be discussed and will situate how language informs practice. Students will begin to create choreographic studies based on individual and collaborative research.

    Prerequisites DANC*180

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 196 First-Year Performance Workshop



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The First-Year Performance Workshop, the capstone of the first year, offers students the opportunity to make important connections between their studio practice and Thinking, Making & Doing coursework through ensemble crafting in the studio and staged performance. The First-Year Performance Workshop is designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in both the making and performing of dance works.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 197 Freshman Performance Workshop



    1 credit 30.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The Freshman Project, the capstone of the first year, offers students the opportunity to make
    important connections between their studio practice and Thinking, Making & Doing coursework
    through ensemble crafting in the studio and staged performance. Freshman Performance Workshop
    is designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in both the making and
    performing of dance works.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 198 Selected Topics



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The topic will change by semester according to the expertise of the faculty and visiting artists, leaving room in the curriculum for emerging forms. These courses combine research and practice, employ strategies that combine historical inquiry within contemporary dance making and seek to provide new intersecting pedagogical practices.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 235 Costume Design & Construction for Dance



    2 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces the fundamental principles of costume design and construction for stage productions. Through the analysis of music, movement, color texture, light and mood, the student will develop a knowledge of the various elements of effective costuming. Students will study types of fabric and costume construction methods through a series of class projects. They will develop the skills to create design ideas in collaboration with choreographers, performers, and directors. This course carries an additional fee.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    $40 materials fee
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 237 Tools: Digital Dance Making



    1.5 credits 33.75 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course is designed to equip students with an introductory understanding of how to produce a digital dance work. Students will learn basic editing in Adobe Premiere, study visual framing and composition, and explore non-linear and abstract narrative structures. Material and discursive references will broaden students’ understanding of digital dance. With short weekly projects and peer critique, we will become more perceptive of how and when to use specific tools and enhance our digital projects.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 241 Ballet



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This sophomore 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.
  
  • DANC 242 Ballet



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This sophomore 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*241 or DANC*241M

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 243 Modern & Jazz Dance



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A sophomore 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.
  
  • DANC 244 Modern & Jazz Dance



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A sophomore 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*243 or DANC*243M

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 251 Critical Dance Studies 1



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The study of the interaction between dance and the society in which it develops, emphasizing the changing role and nature of dance. Critical Dance Studies 1 attempts to go as far back as history can go, examining dance as an important part of culture in the form of ritual and ceremony, and looking at its transition into the marketplace.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, COMP*112H, or DANC*150

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.

  
  • DANC 270 Body Pathways Movement Lab



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course, taught in cycles, reinforces the ideas and perspectives introduced in the Body
    Pathway coursework. It emphasizes the study of somatics alongside anatomy and kinesiology
    through the practice of movement and hands-on investigation. Students will extend their
    understanding of studio practice and deepen their somatic awareness.

    Prerequisites DANC*174 and DANC*175

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 271 Intermediate Pilates Mat



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A continuation of Pilates Mat Class. The Pilates Method is a series of exercises intended as a complete approach to developing body awareness and easing physicality. It is an exercise-based system that aims to develop the body’s center in order to create a stable core for all types of movement. Intermediate Pilates Mat continues to build strength and flexibility through the practice and study of the practical and conceptual work of founder Joseph Pilates. Exercises are taught in greater depth with a more advanced exploration of the Pilates conditioning system.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 272 Introduction to Bartenieff Fundamentals™



    1 credits 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces students to Bartenieff Fundamentals™, a set of concepts and principles
    based upon developmental movement and established by Irmgard Bartenieff to help create
    neuromuscular building blocks for efficiency, coordination, and flow of movement. Students will
    learn basic Bartenieff exercises in relationship to the concepts of dynamic alignment, breath
    support, core support, rotary function, initiation and sequencing, spatial intention,
    weight transfer, dynamic intention, and developmental patterning.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 273 Introduction to the Franklin Method



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The Franklin Method, developed by movement specialist Eric Franklin, teaches dynamic alignment and how to move the body with maximum efficiency to keep the body youthful and energized. In every moment, the ideal combination of limbs, joints, gravity, moving parts, connective tissue, and muscle must be found and directed by the brain and nervous system.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 274 Experiential Anatomy



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course is the study of human anatomy with an emphasis on understanding the skeletal and muscular systems. Students explore the human body through movement exploration, hands-on investigation, the use of imagery and the senses. Students gain a kinetic understanding of, not only what is moving, but also how individual human bodies move. This understanding can lead to greater articulation and accuracy for any artist who utilizes the human form in their artistic expression. The course work is physical and analytical. Artists from all areas of the university are encouraged to enroll.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 275 Body Pathways III



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course is designed for students who want to deeply and intensively experience the cross training and somatic work that was introduced in DACR 175 and 176. This Advanced level course utilizes the students’ individual interests and goals, which were identified in Body Pathways II as a ‘jumping off point’ for course content. The identified material is deeply researched, honed, and practiced at an advanced level and pace. The course meets two times per week, giving consistent reinforcement, which can increase physiological adaptation. Course material may be drawn from, but not limited to the work of Irene Dowd, Dr. Sally Fitt, Pilates, GYROKINESIS®, Yoga, Alexander Technique, Experiential Anatomy, Franklin Method, Physical Therapy, and Somatic studies.

    Prerequisites DANC*174 and DANC*175

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 281 Student Choreography Workshop II



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    In this course, students will develop an in-depth research practice within the framework of a choreographic workshop. Students will be introduced to compositional strategies that invite them to experiment with and re-imagine spectatorship, spatial design, and virtual platforms. The emphasis of the course is on exploration, process and the sharing of research for feedback and critical discussion.

    Prerequisites DANC*181

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 282 Dance Making: Music, Sound, Silence, and Noise



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    An exploration of various kinds of musical and sound materials from Gregorian chant to self-made utterances in relationship to dance making and movement invention.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    Requires completion of 30 credits.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 284 Improvisation Performance Practice



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This class extends practices studied in Introduction to Improvisation as Performance Practice (DANC 180) by continuing to examine score-based structures and solo/group improvisations. Students will engage in improvised structures as both director and performer. Site-specific and durational projects will be undertaken to broaden examinations of time and space. Projects in this class will include both individual and collaborative studies.

    Prerequisites DANC*180

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    Requires completion of 30 credits.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 285 Expanded Field in Dance & Performance



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Students will be encouraged to consider dance, performance and technology within and alongside
    the expanding fields of contemporary art. These labs will be a location where the physical,
    social, and theoretical will join. Emphasis on hands-on media and movement projects that push
    and pull at the boundaries of how dances get made, where dances happen and (even) why dance
    matters in today’s society.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    Requires completion of 30 credits.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 286 The Performative Voice in Choreography



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This Thinking, Making, Doing (TMD) course focuses on the treatment of the “embodied” voice in relation to choreographic study through individual & group imaginative projects, poetic exploration and in class presentations.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    Requires completion of 30 credits.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 288 Duet Forms



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course challenges students to examine the possibilities of the duet form through creating original choreographic studies and/or by studying historic and contemporary duets made by leading choreographers across genres of dance. Students will study ways in which theories of touch, gender, relationality, and aesthetics inform the physicality of partnership and dialogue. Student work will culminate in the presentation of original and/or historic works for the UArts community.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 289 Choreographic Viewpoints



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course furthers the study of foundational choreographic tools that emphasize time, space, theatricality and narrative in relationship to the shaping of movement. Students will develop short compositional studies through the exploration of these viewpoints. Guided discussions and critiques help students develop skills for analysis and interpretation alongside critical readings, viewings and written responses.

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 293 Performer as Author



    1.5 credits 30.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course will delve into creative practices that propose and acknowledge the role of the dancer as creator. Questions to be addressed: Is it possible to make work primarily from a dancer’s perspective? How do the particular sensibilities of a dancer inform or transform a work? What are the larger implications of revising dancer-choreographer hierarchies and narratives?

    Prerequisites DANC*182

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  
  • DANC 296 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Foundation Series. The course gives students the opportunity to develop and perform new choreographic works with an emphasis on the vast approaches to process that are current and emergent in the expanded field of dance. The course challenges students to develop relationships to performance as research and practice.

    Prerequisites DANC*141, DANC*142, DANC*143, and DANC*144

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 297 Sophomore Performance and Coaching Project



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This capstone course is designed to be the culmination of the Foundation Series. The course gives students the opportunity to develop and perform new choreographic works with an emphasis on the vast approaches to process that are current and emergent in the expanded field of dance. The course challenges students to develop relationships to performance as research and practice.

    Prerequisites DANC*141, DANC*142, DANC*143, and DANC*144

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
    This course is equated with the following courses: DACR*292, DACR*294
  
  • DANC 298 Selected Topics



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The topic will change by semester according to the expertise of the faculty and visiting
    artists, leaving room in the curriculum for emerging forms. These courses combine research
    and practice, employ strategies that combine historical inquiry within contemporary dance
    making and seek to provide new intersecting pedagogical practices.

    Prerequisites DANC*150 and DANC*182

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  
  • DANC 300 Performance Pedagogies of Dance



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    PODs offer students the opportunity to make connections through multiple access points, especially in areas of performance. PODs are designed to help students recognize the tools and methodologies used in their own creative work both as performers and as choreographers. Structurally each POD is identified by a unique topic. PODs have required rehearsal times and culminate in a public showing.

    Prerequisites DANC*296 and DANC*297

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    Requires completion of 60 credits.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  
  • DANC 303 Pointe



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course develops and refines the technique of dancing ballet en pointe. Students will explore solo variations from the classical repertoire as well as contemporary choreography.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    Advanced Course - See Dept.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 305 Studio Practice



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course is situated in curricular dialogue with a range of studio practice courses and is open to all School of Dance students.

    Prerequisites DANC*242

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 306 Studio Practice



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course is situated in curricular dialogue with a range of studio practice courses and is open to all School of Dance students.

    Prerequisites DANC*242

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 316 Ballet Partnering



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The basic technique of adagio (pas de deux). Students perform major classical works.

    Experience Required- See Dept.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 317 Contemporary Partnering



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This contemporary partnering course utilizes both modern and post-modern dance forms from a non-gendered point of view. Students will work in pairs, trios and small groups. The class will explore lifts, simple holds, and counter-balances. Students will hone each of these skills separately, and then combine them into phrase material. The phrase work may develop into larger choreographic forms.

    Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 319 Classical and Contemporary Variations



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The practice of technical movements and variations from both classical and contemporary ballet repertories.

    Open to majors in the School of Dance only.
    This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 330 Field Study in Dance



    1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    With the advisement & mentoring of a School of Dance faculty member, students take on studio practice study within the professional training schools in the city of Philadelphia. The study extends the student’s specific career interest. These training centers include PA Ballet and Philadanco, among others.

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  
  • DANC 332 Mentorship: First-Year Performance Workshop



    1 credit 30.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course offers Junior and Senior students in the School of Dance the opportunity to mentor first-year students as they move through the process of the First-Year Performance Workshop. Tools for effective mentorship and coaching are shared by the instructors in guided feedback sessions both within First-Year Performance Workshop rehearsals and in individual and group sessions held separately. Each student mentor will be responsible for a cohort of first-year dancers, helping to guide them through the workshop process from the outset of the course through the final performances. Mentorship within the First-Year Performance Workshop is designed to advance a student’s understanding and implementation of the tools and methodologies used in both the making, teaching, coaching, and performing of dance works.

    Prerequisites DANC*296 and DANC*297

    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
 

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