Performing and Media Arts (PMA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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

  •  5585 PMA 1410   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9129 PMA 1410   LAB 402

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5586 PMA 1610   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bernstein, S

      Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1611

Students participating in a PMA creative project led by a faculty member or PMA Guest Artist can earn PMA 1611 credit. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Dance

  •  5505 PMA 1611   PRJ 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5759 PMA 1611   PRJ 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11588 PMA 1611   PRJ 603

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9235 PMA 1641   LEC 001

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10760 PMA 1641   LAB 401

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5220 PMA 1670   STU 501

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8938 PMA 2000   DES 501

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Moseley, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9517 PMA 2100   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Aldape Munoz, J

      Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2221

Contemporary Movement Practices is an intermediate-level studio immersion in contemporary concert dance genres and methodologies germane to the 21st-century field. In-depth modules will extract and explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10461 PMA 2221   STU 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 11015 PMA 2300   DES 501

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prince, O

      Suber, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9770 PMA 2460   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5791 PMA 2490   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5403 PMA 2610   LAB 401

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  5465 PMA 2610   LAB 402

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  5466 PMA 2610   LAB 403

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5825 PMA 2611   LAB 401

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  6037 PMA 2611   LAB 402

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2650

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9518 PMA 2650   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 11283 PMA 2652   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9022 PMA 2681   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gilbert, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 11558 PMA 2701   STU 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Rojas, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11559 PMA 2701   PRJ 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Rojas, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •  5203 PMA 2703   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8738 PMA 2800   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8740 PMA 2800   DES 502

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8739 PMA 2800   DES 503

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8741 PMA 2800   DES 504

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 11528 PMA 2800   DES 505

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Angelopoulos, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 11583 PMA 2800   DES 506

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4310 PMA 3000   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

  • 11652 PMA 3000   IND 618

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4311 PMA 3000   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4312 PMA 3000   IND 603

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4313 PMA 3000   IND 604

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4314 PMA 3000   IND 605

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4315 PMA 3000   IND 606

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4316 PMA 3000   IND 607

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4317 PMA 3000   IND 608

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4479 PMA 3000   IND 609

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4913 PMA 3000   IND 610

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4916 PMA 3000   IND 611

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5135 PMA 3000   IND 612

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5146 PMA 3000   IND 613

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5169 PMA 3000   IND 614

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5784 PMA 3000   IND 615

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11640 PMA 3000   IND 616

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fowlkes, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11641 PMA 3000   IND 617

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

PMA 3210

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  4307 PMA 3210   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prince, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $40.

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

  •  9577 PMA 3215   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3240

"Performance as Protest" examines the art and act of performance as an influential model for social activism, civil disobedience, and community mobilization. Students delve into the works of historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10476 PMA 3240   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3300

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11018 PMA 3300   DES 501

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prince, O

      Suber, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3350

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8747 PMA 3350   DES 501

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prince, O

      Suber, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5970 PMA 3425   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Schertz, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9558 PMA 3463   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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  •  9110 PMA 3485   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Conducted in English.

PMA 3502

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10507 PMA 3502   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fowlkes, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.office.com/r/QJreKhCX2p to apply.

PMA 3503

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10506 PMA 3503   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fowlkes, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.office.com/r/u60PmxBAt3 to apply.

PMA 3545

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  • 10887 PMA 3545   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3551

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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

  •  4350 PMA 3551   LEC 001

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10549 PMA 3551   LAB 401

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5851 PMA 3570   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5504 PMA 3610   STU 501

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9555 PMA 3615   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8941 PMA 3631   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8940 PMA 3632   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4308 PMA 3660   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8742 PMA 3680   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9156 PMA 3680   DES 502

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9173 PMA 3715   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Londe, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3751

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4309 PMA 3751   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8744 PMA 3800   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9546 PMA 3805   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5815 PMA 3887   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 11357 PMA 4000   SEM 101

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4300

No description available. view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11019 PMA 4300   DES 501

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prince, O

      Suber, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4350

No description available. view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8749 PMA 4350   DES 501

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prince, O

      Suber, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5663 PMA 4585   STU 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kim, D

      Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4660

No description available. view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11220 PMA 4660   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 10584 PMA 4681   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 10583 PMA 4801   DES 501

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8745 PMA 4880   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5324 PMA 4950   RSC 701

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5399 PMA 4950   RSC 702

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5506 PMA 4950   RSC 703

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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

  •  4332 PMA 4951   RSC 701

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4333 PMA 4951   RSC 702

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4334 PMA 4951   RSC 703

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4808 PMA 4951   RSC 704

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5498 PMA 4951   RSC 705

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5500 PMA 4951   RSC 706

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5747 PMA 4951   RSC 707

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6035 PMA 4951   RSC 708

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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: ANTHR 6400GERST 6405MUSIC 6400

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5714 PMA 6400   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kalas, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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: SHUM 4800SHUM 6800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  • 17409 PMA 6450   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17410 PMA 6450   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6551

No description available. 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

  •  4353 PMA 6551   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11022 PMA 6551   LAB 401

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 11232 PMA 6600   SEM 101

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4318 PMA 7000   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

  • 11695 PMA 7000   IND 610

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4319 PMA 7000   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4320 PMA 7000   IND 603

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4321 PMA 7000   IND 604

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4322 PMA 7000   IND 605

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4323 PMA 7000   IND 606

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4324 PMA 7000   IND 607

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4325 PMA 7000   IND 608

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  4326 PMA 7000   IND 609

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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

  •  4379 PMA 7100   SEM 101

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4384 PMA 7100   SEM 102

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5136 PMA 7100   SEM 103

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11608 PMA 7100   SEM 104

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4327 PMA 9900   RSC 701

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research