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2022-2023 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

Courses

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

 

Course Renumbering

A complete list of all courses renumbered during this past academic year can be found below.

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  • CRFT 203 Computers for Object Makers



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course covers computer processes useful as compliments to traditional craft ways of making. 3D Scanning gives the artist/designer a digital replica that can then be changed in scale or manipulated in other ways. 3D Computer Modeling programs create files that can then be turned into physical objects using 3D printing. Also covered will be a selection of technical processes such as laser cutting for stack-lamination (building forms by gluing up layers of plywood or other sheet materials), ‘unfolding’ software (creating patterns for fabric and other sheet materials that can then be sewn or seamed into 3D form), CNC milling, etc. Previous 3D computer modeling experience is not required.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • CRFT 281 3D Computer Modeling



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    An introduction to the use of 3-D modeling software for visualization, design, production, and presentation of Craft objects. Through tutorial exercises and individual projects, students become fluent in the use of this important tool. One piece of software (such as formZ, Rhino, etc.) that is both CAD accurate and affordable to individual artists is covered. As students gain proficiency, they apply the techniques to problems addressed in their major studio classes. Students taking the course for a second time explore the capabilities of the software in more depth and focus on intelligent sequencing of operations and using the tools in context.

    Requires completion of 30 credits. Computer Literacy Required.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • CRFT 282 History of Crafts



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A survey of the principal movements and tendencies in Western crafts since the middle of the 19th century. Main topics include the arts and crafts movement, art nouveau, the Bauhaus, the interrelationships among fine arts, crafts, and design, and postmodernism.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRFT 299 Selected Topics in Crafts



    1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course allows for the presentation of one-time, unique studio experiences involving either specialized themes, media, classroom structures, or teaching and learning formats, for the development of projects relevant to contemporary Crafts issues.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • CRFT 401 Craft Senior Projects



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Student begins to produce a body of work for the Crafts Senior capstone exhibition. Part of this course is Senior Seminar, a forum for the discussion of ideas and issues through student participation, guest lecturers, and professional offerings. The modern craft aesthetic is examined in terms of late nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century ideas and issues. Emphasis on the interdependency of all the arts with an eye to the unique contribution of crafts ideology and practice. Topical discussions encourage students to find contemporary relevancy and validity in an analysis of historical precedents. The professional practices component covers: making an artist’s presentation, resume and portfolio preparation, writing an artist’s statement, recordkeeping and taxes, grant writing, self-promotion and career/entrepreneurial opportunities. Particular attention is paid to the style and survival techniques of contemporaries working in craft media.

    Prerequisites SOAC*301

    Corequisite Course(s): Take CERA*411, FIBR*411, GLAS*411, METL*411 and WOOD*411

    Open to Crafts majors only.
    Enrollment in Studio Required
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • CRFT 402 Craft Senior Projects



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Student completes a body of work for the Crafts Senior capstone exhibition. Topical discussions and activities continue. The professional practices component includes mounting and promoting an exhibition, final portfolio preparation.

    Prerequisites CRFT*401

    Corequisite Course(s): CERA*412, CERA*413, FIBR*412, FIBR*413 GLAS*412, GLAS*413, METL*412, METL*413, or WOOD*413

    Open to Crafts majors only.
    Enrollment in Studio Required
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • CRFT 480 Craft & Material Studies Professional Practice



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course prepares students for professional practice through the development of a personal brand and professional portfolio, and the acquisition of presentation and promotional skills relevant to the contemporary crafts field. Students will also learn how to successfully write grant and residency applications, and commission proposals. Through a series of lectures, discussions, exercises, and assignments, students will acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills required for entry into the professional world.

    Priority enrollment to Crafts majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • CRFT 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.

    Restricted to Undergraduate students.
    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.
  

  • CRFT 499 Craft & Material Studies Internship



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Internships provide opportunity for practical experience, expansion of professional skills, and enable students to test career choices. Internships may include working in an artist studio, in a gallery or non-profit organization or within the commercial “makers” industry among others.

    Prerequisites SOAC*200

    Open to Crafts majors only.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  

  • CRIT 300 Selected Topics in Critical Studies



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    CRIT courses (Critical Approaches to Arts and Culture) introduce students to topical issues in society, the arts, and culture. Individual courses explore a single topic by drawing on sources from the arts and from relevant research on society and culture. CRIT courses emphasize the importance of critical approach to the understanding of cultural expression and debate.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • CRIT 302 Representation



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    What does representation mean? How can art make us feel-or not feel-represented? How have artists from across disciplines created works that challenge beliefs, attitudes, or expectations through representing specific identities and experiences? We will examine these questions and others by unpacking how diverse thinkers and artists invested in the power of representation engage creativity. We will explore topics like representation’s relationships to identity categories like race and gender, intersectionality, meaning making, politics, social justice, and more.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 303 Money



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Money is a tool for buying things, a symbol for complex cultural and personal meanings, and so much more. We will examine major issues related to money from a wide variety of disciplines and critical lenses to explore some important questions like: What is money? How does money expand and limit our lives? What determines the value of things? What is the future of money? Many of our approaches to these questions will consider money’s relationships to social justice, technology, consumerism, work and employment, and the arts.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 305 Gender



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    What is gender? What are important contemporary ideas and issues central to understanding gender? At the heart of our interdisciplinary exploration of gender will be feminist and queer lenses from a variety of disciplines. These lenses will help us examine topics like representations of diverse genders in popular culture and creative practices, gendered systems of being and seeing, political and social movements that work to intervene in histories of oppression, and much more. How gender intersects with a range of identity categories like race, class, nationality, ability, and age will be central.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 307 Technology



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    What is technology? Does technology necessarily imply progress? How does technology define reality? How does technology shape culture – and vice versa? This course explores these questions and more to unpack the complex relationship between technologies and the cultures creating and using them. We will examine topics like artificial intelligence, technologies’ social impacts, and the digital systems we use to create and share information.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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: LASM*951, SCIE*207
  

  • CRIT 308 Culture



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    What is culture? What are ways we can begin to understand the complexities of diverse cultures? We explore these questions and others through unpacking issues of how culture is produced and circulated in ways that shape our ways of thinking, seeing, creating, and navigating our everyday lives. We will explore ideas about culture through a wide variety of disciplines and critical lenses to examine cultural trends, popular culture, creative practices, and more.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 310 Power



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    How can art reveal, engage, and respond to power? We explore this question by engaging diverse thinkers and artists to contextualize cultural revolutions in relation to empire. We will examine topics like colonialism, capitalism, and other systems of domination through creative practices.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 315 Food



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Food is a biological necessity, economic powerhouse, symbol for complex and diverse cultural meanings, and so much more. We will explore food from a wide variety of disciplines and critical lenses to explore important questions like some of the following: Is food political? Where does food come from? How do cultural understandings of food shape what we eat-or don’t eat? Many of our approaches to these questions will consider important issues like food’s relationships to social justice, environmentalism, and the arts.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102, WRIT*102E, or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 319 Hip-Hop Theory & Practice



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Hip-hop is an interdisciplinary creative form and unique way of theorizing and practicing culture. This course engages hip-hop from a variety of cutting-edge critical lenses to examine issues like identity, power, and the relationships between creativity, social forces, and histories.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102, WRIT*102E, or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 321 Afterlife



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The concept of an afterlife, that there is an immortal future, has been central to most cultures. By understanding different conceptions of what happens to us after we die, we really explore how societies engage in continuous conscious reflection upon ethics, identity, tragedy, the nature of good and evil, repentance and forgiveness. In short, beliefs about the afterlife are perfect vehicles for us to understand how a given culture understands and values life itself.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102, WRIT*102E, or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 322 Analyzing Talk



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course asks: What can be learned by listening, recording, and analyzing human communication? Much like the interdisciplinary course Observing Humans, Analyzing Talk will involve student-led field work in a location chosen by the student. This is a course primarily about the study of power and culture; the students will be learning about patterned power dynamics through the frameworks of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and age. Speech, para-linguistics, gesture, and posture are the focus as the course introduces classics in sociolinguistics, semiotics, and video ethnography. Like music, drama, and choreography, and visual art, human talk can be analyzed both aesthetically and structurally. Framed by the media available of its time, Analyzing Talk will cover speech and gesture research and will ask how media extends and limits the questions of a particular age. Classics in documentary film will augment the course.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102, WRIT*102E, or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 323 Folklore and Folk Art



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Folklore is considered the artistic communication of small groups or subcultures.. Each student will choose a subculture and an art genre of an existing nearby community to study. Classes involve the development of interviewing skills, documentary methods, and an understanding of the history of folkloristics. Students will learn about people’s lives through their songs, tales, movements, and material culture, enriching our discussion about what it means to make art.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 324 Environment



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Understanding environmental problems and reimagining many of our relationships to our planet is one of the most pressing issues humans face. We will explore major issues related to the environment from a wide variety of disciplines and critical lenses to explore important questions like the following: What is nature? In what ways is caring for the environment political? How do diverse societal problems relate to environmental problems? Many of our approaches to these questions will consider important issues like the environment’s relationships to social justice and the arts.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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: CRIT*301, CRIT*302, CRIT*303, CRIT*304, CRIT*313, CRIT*321, CRIT*324, CRIT*327, CRIT*347, HUMS*231, HUMS*230, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*214H, HUMS*217, HUMS*217H, HUMS*227H, HUMS*227, HUMS*219, HUMS*213H, HUMS*219H, HUMS*213, HUMS*222, HUMS*222H, HUMS*229 , HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*221H, HUMS*224H, HUMS*221, HUMS*218, HUMS*218H, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*216, HUMS*216H, HUMS*210, HUMS*211, HUMS*211, HUMS*210H, HUMS*211H, HUMS*224, LACR*210, REG*228
  

  • CRIT 327 Justice



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    How can art impact society through engaging issues around justice? How can art become a liberatory practice that employs creativity as a path towards justice? How have artists from across disciplines created works by engaging in processes informed by desires for concrete and imaginative change? We will examine these questions and others by unpacking how diverse thinkers and artists invested in disrupting oppressive forces engage creativity. We will examine topics like empowerment, hope, critical thinking, empathy, meaning making, intersectionality, and more.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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: LACR*210, HUMS*223, HUMS*214, HUMS*217, HUMS*227, HUMS*213, HUMS*219, HUMS*222, HUMS*229, REG*228, HUMS*221, HUMS*224, HUMS*225, HUMS*226, HUMS*218, HUMS*220, HUMS*212, HUMS*215, HUMS*216, HUMS*210, HUMS*211
  

  • CRIT 328 Gamification



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Gamification applies game design methods traditionally used for entertainment purposes to non-game contexts. Gamification uses play and gaming elements to influence our behaviors and shape how we navigate various areas of contemporary life, including work, education, shopping, and online spaces. This interdisciplinary class explores topics central to understanding gamification - including the psychology and mechanics of “gamifying” everyday life - in ways that are relevant to all art fields. In addition to writing assignments, student will design basic games to demonstrate gamification concepts.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 339 Style in Art



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course explores questions of style in a wide variety of arts, creative practices, and ritual forms. We will examine theories of style as they relate to issues of tradition, trends, social and economic conditions, and evolving cultural norms. An aim of the course is to develop a practical, descriptive vocabulary for the analysis of style.

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 342 Art, Media and Society



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This class explores the evolution of art since the industrial revolution and the rise of the middle class. Central to this exploration are topics like the conflicts or collaborations between the fine arts and commercialism, including mass media and new technology, from Romanticism and the arts and crafts movement to Pop Art and the Web. Issues of authorship, production, quality, and permanence will be on our radar. Who determines taste and why? Does high art have a future?

    Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

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

  • CRIT 598 Selected Topics in Critical Approaches to Arts and Culture



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    500 level graduate course

    CRIT (Critical Approaches to Arts and Culture) courses introduce students to topical issues in society, the arts, and culture. Individual courses explore a single topic by drawing on sources from the arts and from relevant research on society and culture. CRIT courses emphasize the importance of critical approach to the understanding of cultural expression and debate.

    Prerequisites CRIT course or current graduate student status

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • CRTY 801 Creativity Immersion



    3 credits 126.0 hours
    800 level graduate course

    Creativity Immersion is an intensive two-week course focused on creative process, risk-taking and collaboration. Students will be immersed in a series of participatory artistic experiences, experimenting with new approaches to problem solving while drawing inspiration from the intuitive practices of the arts. By engaging with the artistic processes of creative writing, theatrical devising and design in public spaces, for example, students will cultivate a foundation of creative thinking to be applied within and beyond the arts. The course begins and ends with dissertation workshops where students will articulate their aims for interdisciplinary work and creative analysis as it relates to their dissertation topic. Additionally, the course includes a research methods seminar to consider the ways in which creative thinking may lead to innovative research.

    Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  

  • CRTY 821 Dissertation Proposal Development



    4.5 credits 202.5 hours
    800 level graduate course

    This course centers on the independent work of the student as they frame their research project. Students will be guided by feedback from the program director, staff, fellow students, and the evolving dissertation committee as they formulate a more robust proposal including a clear introduction to the problem they plan to address, questions to fuel their research, literature to be reviewed, and consideration of the dissertation design.

    Prerequisites CRTY*801

    Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  

  • CRTY 822 Dissertation Literature



    5 credits 225.0 hours
    800 level graduate course

    Students will be guided by their advisors to survey the existing literature related to their research. They will identify what is most important and read this literature carefully to gain a thorough understanding of what has been said about their topic by others.

    Prerequisites CRTY*801 and CRTY*821

    Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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.

    Open to Creativity, PhD students only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    Pass/fail grading only.
  

  • CRWT 101 Intro to Contemporary Poetry I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students will explore the fundamentals of poetry. Through close analysis of significant contemporary poetry collections, students will learn to read as writers—with an eye to craft—and practice a range of poetry writing strategies and techniques.

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

  • CRWT 102 Intro to the Contemporary Short Story I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students will explore the fundamentals of the short story. Through close analysis of significant contemporary short story collections, students will learn to read as writers—with an eye to craft—and practice a range of fiction writing strategies and techniques.

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

  • CRWT 140 The Writing Life



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    What does it mean to be a writer? How can you get the most from studying Creative Writing at the University of the Arts? Taking inspiration from diverse readings, students will complete personal writing and critical reflections to investigate who they are as writers and their goals for the years ahead. They’ll consider the role of community in a writer’s education and the distinct opportunities for writers in Philadelphia and an arts setting. The course serves as an introduction to the Creative Writing major and to foundational practices for writing across genres.

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

  • CRWT 151 Intro to Contemporary Poetry II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students will continue to explore the fundamentals of poetry and to share, critique, and revise original works.

    Prerequisites CRWT*101

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

  • CRWT 152 Intro to the Contemporary Short Story II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students will continue to explore the fundamentals of the short story and to share, critique, and revise original works.

    Prerequisites CRWT*102

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

  • 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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 fiction workshop 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*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 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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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 WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H

    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.

    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 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 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.

    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.

    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: Contemporary Dance Forms



    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 - 6 credits undefined 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 Studio Practice



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This first-year course will rotate through techniques, styles, faculty, and visiting artists. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through this 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 Studio Practice



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This first-year course will rotate through techniques, styles, faculty, and visiting artists. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through this 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 Studio Practice



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This first-year course is situated in curricular dialogue with a range of studio practices. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through this 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 Studio Practice



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This first-year course is situated in curricular dialogue with a range of studio practices. Each five weeks of the term, a new practice is introduced. Continuous advancement and development is provided through this 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



    1 credit 22.5 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This class emphasizes the study of basic anatomy and kinesiology through a variety of movement modalities. Students will learn about the body and its relationship to structure and function. Working systematically through explorations of the body in movement, students will discover strategies to recognize the dynamics of alignment and will develop more awareness of the body in movement.

    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.
 

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