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PMA 1119

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19153 PMA 1119   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1160

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19154 PMA 1160   SEM 101

    • TR McGraw Hall 365
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Cole-Kurz, J

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1171

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19156 PMA 1171   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1176

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19920 PMA 1176   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1177

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19942 PMA 1177   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1410

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6429 PMA 1410   LAB 401

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17143 PMA 1410   LAB 402

PMA 1610

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6430 PMA 1610   LAB 401

PMA 1611

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Dance

  •  6255 PMA 1611   PRJ 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Russo, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6681 PMA 1611   PRJ 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20803 PMA 1611   PRJ 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Goelzer, C

PMA 1641

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17288 PMA 1641   LEC 001

  • 19406 PMA 1641   LAB 401

PMA 1670

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5881 PMA 1670   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Feldshuh, D

PMA 2000

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 16869 PMA 2000   DES 501

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Moseley, R

PMA 2100

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17593 PMA 2100   SEM 101

PMA 2221

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18791 PMA 2221   STU 501

PMA 2300

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3300PMA 4300VISST 2511

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19748 PMA 2300   DES 501

PMA 2452

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2252

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17444 PMA 2452   LEC 001

  • 17917 PMA 2452   DIS 201

    • F White Hall 106
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17918 PMA 2452   DIS 202

    • F White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 17919 PMA 2452   DIS 203

  • 17920 PMA 2452   DIS 204

PMA 2460

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2260FGSS 2260SHUM 2460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17928 PMA 2460   LEC 001

PMA 2490

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2790JWST 2790VISST 2790

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6718 PMA 2490   LEC 001

    • TR White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Shapiro, E

PMA 2610

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  6086 PMA 2610   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  6203 PMA 2610   LAB 402

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bernstein, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  6204 PMA 2610   LAB 403

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Cross, W

PMA 2611

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  6891 PMA 2611   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  7738 PMA 2611   LAB 402

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

PMA 2650

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2105ENGL 2150MUSIC 2250

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17594 PMA 2650   LEC 001

PMA 2652

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2652FGSS 2652

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20159 PMA 2652   SEM 101

    • MW White Hall 106
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Lambert, C

PMA 2681

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2080SHUM 2080

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16996 PMA 2681   LEC 001

PMA 2701

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one studio and one project. Combined with: ART 2701

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20600 PMA 2701   STU 501

  • 20601 PMA 2701   PRJ 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Rojas, E

PMA 2703

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  5864 PMA 2703   LEC 001

PMA 2800

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16612 PMA 2800   DES 501

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16614 PMA 2800   DES 502

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16613 PMA 2800   DES 503

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16615 PMA 2800   DES 504

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 20507 PMA 2800   DES 505

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 20792 PMA 2800   DES 506

PMA 3000

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4859 PMA 3000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

  • 20899 PMA 3000   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4860 PMA 3000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4861 PMA 3000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4862 PMA 3000   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4863 PMA 3000   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4864 PMA 3000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4865 PMA 3000   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4866 PMA 3000   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5040 PMA 3000   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5510 PMA 3000   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5513 PMA 3000   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5788 PMA 3000   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5799 PMA 3000   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5823 PMA 3000   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6710 PMA 3000   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20884 PMA 3000   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Fowlkes, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20885 PMA 3000   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 3210

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  4855 PMA 3210   STU 501

  • Course fee of $40.
    Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

PMA 3215

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3215

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17666 PMA 3215   LEC 001

PMA 3240

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18809 PMA 3240   SEM 101

PMA 3300

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 2300PMA 4300VISST 2511

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19751 PMA 3300   DES 501

PMA 3350

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4350VISST 3758VISST 4758

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16621 PMA 3350   DES 501

  • Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

PMA 3425

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASL 3215

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7546 PMA 3425   SEM 101

    • TR Morrill Hall 111
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Schertz, B

PMA 3463

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3463VISST 3463

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17642 PMA 3463   SEM 101

PMA 3485

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

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  • 17118 PMA 3485   SEM 101

    • TR Klarman Hall KG42
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

    • M Klarman Hall KG70
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

  • There will be a mandatory weekly movie viewing. conducted in English.

PMA 3502

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18861 PMA 3502   SEM 101

  • If interested in enrolling in this class, please fill out this pre-req form https://forms.office.com/r/QJreKhCX2p

PMA 3503

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18860 PMA 3503   SEM 101

  • If interested in enrolling in this class please fill out the pre-req form https://forms.office.com/r/u60PmxBAt3

PMA 3545

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

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  • 19585 PMA 3545   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Library 311
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Born, E

PMA 3551

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: COML 3262PMA 6551VISST 3176

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4900 PMA 3551   LEC 001

  • 18912 PMA 3551   LAB 401

PMA 3570

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7154 PMA 3570   STU 501

PMA 3610

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6254 PMA 3610   STU 501

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

PMA 3615

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17639 PMA 3615   STU 501

PMA 3631

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16873 PMA 3631   DES 501

PMA 3632

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16872 PMA 3632   DES 501

PMA 3660

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4857 PMA 3660   STU 501

PMA 3680

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3431

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16616 PMA 3680   DES 501

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3431

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17196 PMA 3680   DES 502

PMA 3715

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3515

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17214 PMA 3715   SEM 101

PMA 3751

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4858 PMA 3751   LEC 001

  • Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

PMA 3800

Practical exploration of the actor's craft through exercises in physical and psychological action, improvisation and scene study. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16618 PMA 3800   DES 501

PMA 3805

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17628 PMA 3805   SEM 101

PMA 3887

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6829 PMA 3887   STU 501

PMA 4000

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20270 PMA 4000   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Aldape Munoz, J

PMA 4300

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 2300PMA 3300VISST 2511

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19752 PMA 4300   DES 501

PMA 4350

Continuation of PMA 3350. PMA 4350 expands on principles explored in PMA 3350 using more complex and interactive software and spatialities. Students must create work utilizing projections and built objects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 3350VISST 3758VISST 4758

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16623 PMA 4350   DES 501

PMA 4450

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: PMA 6450SHUM 4800SHUM 6800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  • 19822 PMA 4450   SEM 101

  • 19823 PMA 4450   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 4585

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 4793

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6556 PMA 4585   STU 501

PMA 4660

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 4260

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20070 PMA 4660   SEM 101

PMA 4681

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4681

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18968 PMA 4681   SEM 101

PMA 4801

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Re-entry

  • 18967 PMA 4801   DES 501

PMA 4880

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16619 PMA 4880   DES 501

PMA 4950

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6003 PMA 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6082 PMA 4950   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6256 PMA 4950   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

PMA 4951

Second of a two-semester sequence (the first is PMA 4950) for students engaged in an honors project. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4881 PMA 4951   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4882 PMA 4951   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4883 PMA 4951   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5391 PMA 4951   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6247 PMA 4951   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6249 PMA 4951   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6666 PMA 4951   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7734 PMA 4951   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

PMA 6400

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 6400

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6625 PMA 6400   SEM 101

    • R Uris Library 311
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Kalas, R

PMA 6450

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: PMA 4450SHUM 4800SHUM 6800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  • 19836 PMA 6450   SEM 101

  • 19837 PMA 6450   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 6551

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one laboratory. Combined with: COML 3262PMA 3551VISST 3176

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4903 PMA 6551   SEM 101

  • 19757 PMA 6551   LAB 401

PMA 6600

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20088 PMA 6600   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Salvato, N

PMA 6819

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

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Sound, Music, and Public Space

  • 19795 PMA 6819   SEM 101

  • Topic: Sound, Music, and Public Space

  • 19796 PMA 6819   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Obadike, K

      Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 7000

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4867 PMA 7000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

  • 20953 PMA 7000   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4868 PMA 7000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4869 PMA 7000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4870 PMA 7000   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4871 PMA 7000   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4872 PMA 7000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4873 PMA 7000   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4874 PMA 7000   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4875 PMA 7000   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 7100

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4932 PMA 7100   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4937 PMA 7100   SEM 102

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Black, T

  • Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5789 PMA 7100   SEM 103

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Simms, J

  • Rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20832 PMA 7100   SEM 104

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Gainor, J

PMA 9900

Graduate student course while working on thesis and research for dissertation. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4876 PMA 9900   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research