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PMA 1119
Course Description
Imagine a world with no war, violence, or injustice. For centuries, storytellers have envisioned such utopias. This course examines the powerful allure perfected tomorrowlands exert, especially over trans, ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Judith Eissner Pavillion 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cole-Kurz, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PMA 1160
Course Description
Fantastic places often cut into reality with a "subtle knife" or fold it via tesseract. Transported to timeless noplaces masquerading as whimsical flights of fancy, like Neverland or Oz, we enter a wardrobe ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cole-Kurz, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PMA 1171
Course Description
What is paradise? Is it a cruise through the Bahamas? Or an all-inclusive stay in Punta Cana? Is paradise the same for those who must live where you vacation? view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
De La Rocha Goico, G
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PMA 1176
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Abutsa, R
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PMA 1177
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Phillips Hall 407
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cheng, Z
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
PMA 1410
Course Description
The Media Production Lab course is a series of self-contained lecture/workshops on various topics in the production of film and video on-set and on-location. The workshops will be hands on experience with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB23
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Kim, D
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB23
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Kim, D
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PMA 1610
Course Description
This technology lab will provide students with a foundation of the production process through experiential learning of scenographic practices. Students will learn about the technical production processes ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 123
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bernstein, S
Simms, J
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Additional Information
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PMA 1611
Course Description
Perform in a departmental theatre or film production, or dance concert. Research a role, develop a character, and perform for a live or mediated audience in a faculty supervised production. Explore choreography ... view course details
PMA 1641
Course Description
The objective of this course is to introduce students to a core topic that unites the tracks between performing and media studies: story. Throughout the semester students will explore the structures of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Warner, K
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Warner, K
PMA 1670
Course Description
The Student Laboratory Theatre Company (SLTC) is a group of student-actors who earn credit by acting in two or three scenes directed by students taking PMA 4880. view course details
PMA 2000
Course Description
The Colloquium provides opportunities for exchange, reflection, discussion of relevant concepts, and extended engagement with the media objects made in a variety of Making Media courses. view course details
PMA 2100
Course Description
This course is designed to offer students a broad, foundational introduction to the mission of the Department of Performing and Media Arts. With a focus both on making artistic work in mediated forms and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Aldape Munoz, J
Salvato, N
PMA 2221
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Russo, D
PMA 2300
Course Description
Students compose and present short studies that are discussed and reworked. Problems are defined and explored through class improvisations. Informal showing at end of semester. Includes informal showing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3300, PMA 4300, VISST 2511
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- T Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Prince, O
Suber, P
PMA 2452
Course Description
In this course, we will explore over one hundred years of Japanese cinema – one of the most prominent and diverse global film industries – from silent comedies to J-Horror, "ramen westerns" to Studio Ghibli. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2252
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Physical Sciences Building 120
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Campana, A
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- F White Hall 106
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- F White Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Campana, A
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Campana, A
PMA 2460
Course Description
Japanese pop culture—anime, manga, video games, music and more—has been a major phenomenon with massive worldwide popularity for the last three decades. In this course, we will explore a wide range of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2260, FGSS 2260, SHUM 2460
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 104
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Wong, K
PMA 2490
Course Description
What does it mean to call a film is "Jewish"? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews—actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, JWST 2790, VISST 2790
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Shapiro, E
PMA 2610
Course Description
Learn what it means to run a live show. Participate as part of a team to ensure all the elements work together and on time. Learn the intricacies of collaborating with a production group to create a unified ... view course details
PMA 2611
Course Description
This lab will give students practical experience as an assistant stage manager in the organization and management of a theatrical or mediated production; in rehearsals, in technical rehearsals ... view course details
PMA 2650
Course Description
The musical is a distinct and significant form of American performance. This course will consider the origins, development, and internationalization of the American musical and will emphasize ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2105, ENGL 2150, MUSIC 2250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Gainor, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PMA 2652
Course Description
This course introduces students to ancient Greek drama, with a particular focus on the genre of tragedy and its relation to the cultural, political, and performance context of Athens in the 5th century ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2652, FGSS 2652
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 106
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Lambert, C
PMA 2681
Course Description
More than 400 years after his death, Shakespeare remains an inescapable part of world culture. His influence can be traced at every level, from traditional art forms like theater, poetry, and opera to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2080, SHUM 2080
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Gilbert, R
PMA 2701
Course Description
This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to the methods employed in media arts, sound and performance. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the strategies and historical context of these ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one studio and one project. Combined with: ART 2701
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Olive Tjaden Hall 205
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Rojas, E
PMA 2703
Course Description
From hieroglyphs to HTML, ancient poetry to audiotape, and Plato's cave to virtual reality, "Thinking Media" offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the most influential media formats of the last three ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2703, ENGL 2703, GERST 2703, MUSIC 2703, SHUM 2703
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Born, E
PMA 2800
Course Description
An introduction to the actor's technique and performance skills, exploring the elements necessary to begin training as an actor, i.e., observation, concentration, and imagination. Focus is on physical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB10
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Black, T
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 322
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Goelzer, C
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 322
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Milles, B
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB10
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Black, T
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 322
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Angelopoulos, P
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Goelzer, C
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PMA 3000
Course Description
Independent study allows students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for the course, must approve ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Simms, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PMA 3210
Course Description
Intermediate Western classical dance technique. Work is done on strengthening the body through a movement technique emphasizing presence and musicality based on harmonic muscular control. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Prince, O
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Additional Information
Course fee of $40.
Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.
PMA 3215
Course Description
In this course, we interrogate how immigration debates are staged and experiences of belonging are redefined through performance. The categories of "undocumented," "illegal," "displaced," and "exile" collide ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 3215
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Aldape Munoz, J
PMA 3240
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Judith Eissner Pavillion 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Russo, D
PMA 3300
Course Description
Intermediate choreographic projects are critiqued in progress by faculty and peers. Consideration of design problems in costuming and lighting. Weekly assignments in basic elements of choreography. Students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 2300, PMA 4300, VISST 2511
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Prince, O
Suber, P
PMA 3350
Course Description
Formally titled "technosomakinesics," this class works to expand the specific aesthetics related to dance as embodied performance. Included in the process is the analysis of built environments that both ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 4350, VISST 3758, VISST 4758
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Prince, O
Suber, P
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Additional Information
Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.
PMA 3425
Course Description
This course will explore approaches to the Deaf experience taken by Deaf artists from the 1900s to the present. Analysis of chosen works of Deaf art, film and theater will illuminate the expression of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASL 3215
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Schertz, B
PMA 3463
Course Description
This course considers issues, approaches, and complexities in the contemporary television landscape. As television has changed drastically over the past fifteen years, this course provides students with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3463, VISST 3463
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Sheppard, S
PMA 3485
Course Description
Beginning in the early days of silent cinema, a rich tradition of what are called "city films," combines technological innovation with the exploration of specific urban spaces. Students in this class will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3485, FREN 3485, ITAL 3485, SPAN 3485
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG42
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Keller, P
Lawless, C
- M Klarman Hall KG70
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Keller, P
Lawless, C
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Additional Information
There will be a mandatory weekly movie viewing. conducted in English.
PMA 3502
Course Description
An in depth look at rom-com/rom-drama films and screenplays. Students will write their own first draft of an original feature length rom-com/rom-drama. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Judith Eissner Pavillion 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Fowlkes, J
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Additional Information
If interested in enrolling in this class, please fill out this pre-req form https://forms.office.com/r/QJreKhCX2p
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PMA 3503
Course Description
In this course, students will study an entire season of television and discuss how to break story, how to build a series and what it means to be each position in a writer's room. Students will also develop, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Judith Eissner Pavillion 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Fowlkes, J
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Additional Information
If interested in enrolling in this class please fill out the pre-req form https://forms.office.com/r/u60PmxBAt3
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PMA 3545
Course Description
The medieval past often returns in modern media with a critical twist. This course explores the imagination of the Middle Ages in modern films, video games, and other popular media. It introduces classic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3113, GERST 3545, MEDVL 3545, VISST 3545
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Library 311
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Born, E
PMA 3551
Course Description
Global Cinema I and II together offer an overview of international film history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: COML 3262, PMA 6551, VISST 3176
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- M Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Warner, K
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- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Warner, K
PMA 3570
Course Description
An introduction to filmmaking, students will learn to create compelling characters, as well as develop strong storytelling skills through basic character and story development and breakdown, cinematography, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Palmer, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PMA 3610
Course Description
Based on previous coursework and experience, students may be offered the opportunity to participate as an apprentice in a mentored PMA creative project. The apprentice experience and number of credits ... view course details
PMA 3615
Course Description
Introduction to draping and patterning basics followed by research, experimentation, and translation of historic silhouettes and structure. Previous basic machine sewing experience helpful, but ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B10
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bernstein, S
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PMA 3631
Course Description
The storyteller is a master of their own universe. In this course, students will design a fictional society starting from the ground up. From terra forma to the rise of religions and governments, societies ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Simms, J
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PMA 3632
Course Description
The production designer is responsible for creating, controlling, and managing 'the look' of narrative films, television & contemporary and digital media from page to screen. This hands-on, project-based ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Simms, J
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Additional Information
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PMA 3660
Course Description
Design of costumes for theatre and film, concentrating on script and character analysis, period research, design elements, figure drawing and rendering skills, and an understanding of production ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bernstein, S
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PMA 3680
Course Description
Covering the basics of digital audio, bioacoustics, psychoacoustics and sound design, as they apply to theatre, film and music production. Students create soundscapes for text and moving image using ProTools ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3431
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B25
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cross, W
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3431
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B25
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cross, W
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PMA 3715
Course Description
How have Irish playwrights reached out to the world, how do theatrical productions travel internationally, and how do dramatists adapt their work to local audiences in a global marketplace? We will journey ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3515
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall B16
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Londe, G
PMA 3751
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce students to a range of historical, cross-cultural, and transnational performance texts, theories, and practices; to motivate students to examine the broad social, political, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Gainor, J
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Additional Information
Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.
PMA 3800
Course Description
Practical exploration of the actor's craft through exercises in physical and psychological action, improvisation and scene study. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Goelzer, C
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PMA 3805
Course Description
In this introductory class, students will study elements of successful dramatic writing: strong structure, effective dialogue, and imaginative theatricality. Students will craft and revise short plays, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Judith Eissner Pavillion 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Stratford, A
PMA 3887
Course Description
This course will use the process devised by Fiasco Theatre Company to produce a play by Shakespeare with reduced support, inventive design, and smaller casts. The selected text will be arranged so that ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Black, T
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PMA 4000
Course Description
In this advanced undergraduate-level seminar, all senior majors synthesize four years of study in a collaborative intellectual and artistic project with the faculty. Over the course of the fall semester, ... view course details
PMA 4300
Course Description
Students work on advanced choreographic problems, to be presented in performance. Work in progress is critiqued by faculty members on a regular basis. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 2300, PMA 3300, VISST 2511
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Prince, O
Suber, P
PMA 4350
Course Description
Continuation of PMA 3350. PMA 4350 expands on principles explored in PMA 3350Â using more complex and interactive software and spatialities. Students must create work utilizing projections and built objects ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PMA 3350, VISST 3758, VISST 4758
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 320
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Prince, O
Suber, P
PMA 4450
Course Description
The Rural Humanities seminar will introduce students to the public humanities as both a disciplinary inquiry and a set of practices grounded in public and community engagement. It is intended to train ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: PMA 6450, SHUM 4800, SHUM 6800
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 109
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bunn, A
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PMA 4585
Course Description
A continuation of PMA 3570, Introduction to Visual Storytelling, students will dive deeper into creating story driven short form narratives. Students will have the opportunity to develop and produce a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: VISST 4793
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Kim, D
Palmer, J
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PMA 4660
Course Description
The act of adaptation invokes a response to source material from a variety of inspiration(s) - images, poems, stories, iconic moments, people, legends, events, histories. Artist/creators work to transcend ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: VISST 4260
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Judith Eissner Pavillion 201
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Milles, B
PMA 4681
Course Description
This course explores the increasing presence of all the arts in prisons throughout the country and examines the increasing scholarship surrounding arts programs and their efficacy for incarcerated persons. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4681
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Levitt, B
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Additional Information
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PMA 4801
Course Description
Advanced acting students will expand their skills using targeted approaches and methodologies of the instructors' choosing to develop scripted and/or original material for in-class study and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Re-entry
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts 124
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Levitt, B
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Additional Information
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PMA 4880
Course Description
Builds on the directing techniques learned in Fundamentals of Directing I. In this course each student directs actors from the Student Laboratory Theatre Company in a series of projects and public presentations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts SB21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Feldshuh, D
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PMA 4950
Course Description
First of a two-semester sequence (the second is PMA 4951) for seniors engaged in an honors project. Honor guidelines and form. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
PMA 4951
Course Description
Second of a two-semester sequence (the first is PMA 4950) for students engaged in an honors project. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
PMA 6400
Course Description
This required seminar for the new graduate minor in media studies considers media from a wide number of perspectives, ranging from the methods of cinema and television studies to those of music, information ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 6400
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Library 311
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Kalas, R
PMA 6450
Course Description
The Rural Humanities seminar will introduce students to the public humanities as both a disciplinary inquiry and a set of practices grounded in public and community engagement. It is intended to train ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: PMA 4450, SHUM 4800, SHUM 6800
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 109
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bunn, A
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Additional Information
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PMA 6551
Course Description
Global Cinema I and II together offer an overview of international film history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one laboratory. Combined with: COML 3262, PMA 3551, VISST 3176
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Warner, K
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Schwartz Ctr-Perform Arts B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Warner, K
PMA 6600
Course Description
An introduction to the theory and methods involved in the study of performing and media arts. Attention focuses on pedagogy and the profession in Part I. Part II explores current scholarly trends. view course details
PMA 6819
Course Description
Urban Justice Labs are innovative seminars designed to bring students into direct contact with complex questions about race and social justice within the context of American urban culture, architecture, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ARCH 6319, ART 6419, ENGL 6919, MUSIC 6819, SHUM 6819
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Sound, Music, and Public Space
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T A D White House 109
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Obadike, K
Obadike, M
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PMA 7000
Course Description
Independent study in performing and media arts allows graduate students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Sheppard, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
PMA 7100
Course Description
Provides graduate students in the field of Performing and Media Arts an opportunity to work directly with a faculty member to explore pedagogical theory and practice in undergraduate theatre classes in ... view course details
PMA 9900
Course Description
Graduate student course while working on thesis and research for dissertation. view course details