Department: Fine and Performing Arts

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AAM 5050Arts Administr IntrnArts Administr Intrn
AAM 5050AArts Administrtn BArts Administrtn B
AAM 5050BArts Administrtn BArts Administrtn B
ART 41Art In EducationArt In Education
ART 1000Introduction to Design and Visual CommunicationThis introductory studio course acquaints students with the terms and procedures essential to aesthetic decision making and analysis. Students learn how to apply principles of color, line, and form to the everyday world, including the business enviro...
ART 1010Art SurveyArt Survey
ART 1011Art History Survey IThis introductory course presents a global view of art history through slide lectures and museum visits, with an emphasis on works of art found in New York City museums. It selectively surveys the visual arts of Europe from prehistory through the Mid...
ART 1011HHonors - Art History Survey IThis introductory course presents a global view of art history through slide lectures and museum visits, with an emphasis on works of art found in New York City museums. It selectively surveys the visual arts of Europe from prehistory through the Mid...
ART 1012Art History Survey IIThis introductory course presents a global view of art history through slide lectures and museum visits, with an emphasis on works of art found in New York City museums. It selectively surveys the visual arts of Europe from the Renaissance to the twe...
ART 1012HHonors Art History Survey IIThis introductory course presents a global view of art history through slide lectures and museum visits, with an emphasis on works of art found in New York City museums. It selectively surveys the visual arts of Europe from the Renaissance to the twe...
ART 1020Principles of Visual Art (2D)See Department for Description.
ART 1021Basic DrawingBasic Drawing
ART 1025Oil Painting IOil Painting I
ART 1026Watercolor PaintingWatercolor Painting
ART 1030Principles of Visual Art (3D)See Department for Description.
ART 1032Metal FormingMetal Forming
ART 1040Art In Education IArt In Education I
ART 1050Advertising LayoutAdvertising Layout
ART 1051EtcingEtcing
ART 1053Basic PrintmakingBasic Printmaking
ART 1070Basic Ceramic DesignBasic Ceramic Design
ART 1071Bsc Cermc Dsg WhlthwBsc Cermc Dsg Whlthw
ART 2000Intro Arts AdministIntro Arts Administ
ART 2021Basic DrawingSee Department for Description.
ART 2025Basic PaintingSee Department for Description.
ART 2026Bsc Watrcolor PaintgBsc Watrcolor Paintg
ART 2030Basic SculptureSee Department for Description.
ART 2031Sculpture/ModelingSculpture/Modeling
ART 2040Special Topics in Art HistoryThis course explores a variety of issues in art history. The topic, which differs each semester, draws on the expertise of regular or visiting faculty members or on special exhibitions or cultural events in New York City.
ART 2041Topics In Art StudioTopics In Art Studio
ART 2050Basic Graphic Communication: Design and Advertising LayoutThis studio course introduces the graphic design process and methodology. Conceptual and creative thinking is stressed and understood through problem-solving assignments based on research, readings, and classroom demonstrations. The student is introd...
ART 2051Computer-Based Graphic DesignThis course teaches students to realize design concepts through current technology. Students explore the creative possibilities of page design, digital typography, electronic imagery, color systems and color manipulation and other graphic design elem...
ART 2052Graphic Communication: Computer Based Image MakingThis course teaches students image-making for graphic design applications. Focusing on the development of conceptual thinking and problem-solving through the application of design methodology, the course explores how graphic designers use the compute...
ART 2053Ctmp Printmkg MethdsCtmp Printmkg Methds
ART 2054Basic PrintmakingThis course is an introduction to the three basic printmaking techniques: relief, intaglio, and planographic. Students work in the media of woodcut, linocut, cardboard relief, embossment, etching, aquatint, and monoprint.
ART 2056Graphic Communication: Illustration Techniques and ApplicationsThe course introduces illustration techniques and styles, both traditional and current, utilizing computer programs such as Adobe Illustrator. Assignments promote familiarity with historical European and American illustration as well as knowledge of...
ART 2060Basic PhotographyThis course introduces the use of the camera and black-and-white darkroom techniques, with emphasis on visual expression and communication. The history and aesthetics of the medium are included. Students must provide their own 35mm cameras. "Point-an...
ART 2070Basic Ceramic Design: HandbuildingThis course is an introduction to the forming, glazing, and firing of the ceramic forms with the emphasis on handbuilding techniques.
ART 2071Basic Ceramic Design: WheelthrowingThis course course is an introduction to the forming, glazing, and firing of the ceramic forms with the emphasis on wheelthrowing techniques.
ART 2073Intro To CraftsIntro To Crafts
ART 2205Greek and Roman ArtThis course examines the visual arts of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations in cultural context, including interactions with adjacent cultures in West Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe.
ART 2210Medieval ArtThis course surveys the visual arts produced by the cultures of Europe from the rise of Christianity to the Reformation in the sixteenth century.
ART 2220Islamic ArtThis course surveys Islamic architecture, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from the Mediterranean basin, the Arabian peninsula, and central Asia. It covers the period from the seventh century to the present, with attention to art forms in the...
ART 2225Renaissance ArtThis course surveys Western European painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, especially in Italy, from Giotto through Michelangelo.
ART 2235Baroque and Rococo ArtThis course surveys seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European painting, sculpture, and architecture with emphasis on the work of Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velazquez, Boucher, and Watteau.
ART 2240Nineteenth-Century European ArtThe course surveys the major nineteenth-century movements in Western European art: Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism.
ART 2241Twentieth-Century ArtThis course surveys such twentieth-century developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and the United States as Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art.
ART 2242History of Modern DesignThis course surveys the role of design in society and in the production of marketable commodities. It covers graphic, industrial, interior, furniture, and fashion design and examines various styles in light of changing social forces and new technolog...
ART 2250Art of the United StatesThis course surveys the art and architecture of the United States from colonial times through the early twentieth century.
ART 2251Native Art of the AmericasThis course surveys the art and architecture of the Amerindian cultures, including North America, Mesoamerica (mainly Mexico) and Central America, the Caribbean area, and the Andean region of South America.
ART 2255Typogrphy His & ApplTypogrphy His & Appl
ART 2260Far Eastern ArtFar Eastern Art
ART 2262History of PhotographyThis course surveys the history of photography from its development in the early nineteenth century to the present. Imagery, historical movements, theories, and techniques are the major areas of study.
ART 2270African ArtThis course surveys the art and architecture of Africa from prehistory to the present. It emphasizes the traditional visual arts of groups south of the Sahara and includes ancient Egypt and north Africa.
ART 3021Intermediate DrawingSee Department for Description.
ART 3025Inter Oil PaintingInter Oil Painting
ART 3032Studio ProjectsStudio Projects
ART 3033Intermediate SculptureAdvanced projects allow a student to choose among such media as wood, stone, metal and plastics.
ART 3040Special Topics in Art (History)This course explores a variety of issues in art history. The topic, which differs each semester, draws on the expertise of regular or visiting faculty members or on special exhibitions or cultural events in New York City. See Summer Special Topic(s)...
ART 3040HHonors Special Topics in Art HistoryHon Spec Top Art His
ART 3041Special Topics in Art (Studio)Through a combination of studio projects, lectures, and museum and gallery visits, this course explores a variety of specific concepts and approaches in visual communication. The topic, which differs each semester, draws on the expertise of regular o...
ART 3041HHonors-Special Topics in Art (Studio)Through a combination of studio projects, lectures, and museum and gallery visits, this course explores a variety of specific concepts and approaches in visual communication. The topic, which differs each semester, draws on the expertise of regular o...
ART 3050Intermediate Graphic Communication: Publication DesignThis intermediate studio graphic design course emphasizes editorial design. Students build on knowledge gained in ART 2050. The class will research and report on the history of publications and publication designers. Current industry trends will be c...
ART 3055Graphic Communication: Corporate DesignThis course provides a comprehensive overview of corporate visual communication. Students develop symbols, logos, and their applications: a corporate identity is created. Through research and assignments, students gain expertise in analyzing corporat...
ART 3056Typography: History and ApplicationThis course studies the origins and usage of contemporary typography through lectures and creative assignments in word/image studies. The history of type is reviewed, with emphasis on important period styles, such as Dada, De Stijl, and the Bauhaus,...
ART 3057Principles of Internet DesignThis course explores principles and methods of designing for the Internet, from content creation through production. The historical development of the Internet and web design, contemporary practices, theoretical issues, and the relationship between w...
ART 3058Graphic Communication: Print ProductionThis course examines current standards and practices in print production for graphic communication. Through the emphasis on design as a problem-solving discipline, students will research and explore the various techniques needed to realize their crea...
ART 3059Animation and Motion GraphicsThis course explores principles and methods of animation and motion graphics for design and new media arts, from content creation through production and distribution. The historical development of animation and motion graphics, contemporary practices...
ART 3060Intermediate PhotographyThis is an intermediate course in photography emphasizing the importance of selectivity in presenting a coherent visual statement. The aesthetics, history, and development of the medium are included. Students must provide their own 35mm cameras.
ART 3061Digital PhotographyThis course builds on the student’s prior experience in ART 2060 and/or NMA 2050 in order to learn the theoretical, creative, and technical elements of digital photography. Through readings, class lectures, critiques, relevant software, and using the...
ART 3061HHonors Digital PhotoThis course introduces the student to digital photographyand the creative, ethical, and legal issues regarding manipulated images. Working with Macintosh computers andauxiliary peripherals, students work with digital or digitized analog images, inclu...
ART 3064PhotojournalismStudents combine skills learned in photography and journalism courses to complete several short photojournalistic essays/assignments as well as a larger final essay. Areas of study include visual imagery, theories, techniques, and the history of the...
ART 3071Inter Cermc DesignInter Cermc Design
ART 3205Greek and Roman ArtThis course examines the visual arts of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations in cultural context, including interactions with adjacent cultures in West Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe.
ART 3210Medieval ArtThis course surveys the visual arts produced by the cultures of Europe from the rise of Christianity to the Reformation in the sixteenth century.
ART 3220Islamic ArtThis course surveys Islamic architecture, painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from the Mediterranean basin, the Arabian peninsula, and central Asia. It covers the period from the seventh century to the present, with attention to art forms in the...
ART 3225Renaissance ArtThis course surveys Western European painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, especially in Italy, from Giotto through Michelangelo.
ART 3235Baroque and Rococo ArtThis course surveys seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European painting, sculpture, and architecture with emphasis on the work of Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velazquez, Boucher, and Watteau.
ART 3240Nineteenth-Century European ArtThe course surveys the major nineteenth-century movements in Western European art: Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism.
ART 3241Twentieth-Century ArtThis course surveys twentieth-century developments in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and the United States, such as Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art.
ART 3242History of Modern DesignThis course surveys the role of design in society and in the production of marketable commodities. It covers graphic, industrial, interior, furniture, and fashion design and examines various styles in light of changing social forces and new technolog...
ART 3244The Influence of Visual Arts on FilmThis course investigates the relationship of film and set design with painting, sculpture, and still photography by exploring the works of directors who formally studied art, films made by artists, and films about artists.
ART 3250Art of the United StatesThis course surveys the art and architecture of the United States from Colonial times through the early twentieth century.
ART 3252Native Art of the AmericasThis course surveys the art and architecture of the Amer-indian cultures, including North America, Mesoamerica (mainly Mexico) and Central America, the Caribbean area, and the Andean region of South America.
ART 3253Modern Latin American ArtModern Latin American Art
ART 3254Architecture and the CityThis course surveys the design and construction of architecture in the context of the city, particularly New York City. It examines monuments from the past alongside their modern descendants, from skyscrapers, parks, and bridges to religious and civi...
ART 3256History of Modern ArchitectureThis global survey course traces developments in modern architecture from approximately 1800 to the present. The course will examine the built environment in terms of artistic issues specific to architecture and design, and will also analyze building...
ART 3260Asian ArtThis course surveys the architecture, painting, and sculpture of Asian cultures (principally India, China, Central Asia, Tibet, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia) from prehistoric times to the present with an emphasis on cross-cultural and religious i...
ART 3262History of PhotographyThis course surveys the history of photography from its development in the early nineteenth century to the present. Imagery, historical movements, theories, and techniques are the major areas of study.
ART 3270African ArtThis course surveys the art and architecture of Africa from prehistory to the present. It emphasizes the traditional visual arts of groups south of the Sahara and includes ancient Egypt and north Africa.
ART 3280The Art MarketThis course investigates the art market in history from the Renaissance to the contemporary United States. It explores the ways in which the marketing of art differs from that of other commodities. Questions of authenticity and rarity in determining...
ART 3282Museums and Gallery StudiesThis course surveys the history of art collecting from antiquity to the present. It examines the present-day functioning of organizations devoted to the public exhibition and interpretation of the visual arts, particularly New York City museums and g...
ART 4021Advanced DrawingAdvanced Drawing
ART 4055Corporate Design II: Design for Non-Profit OrganizationsIn this studio course, students design the graphic identity for an actual client in government, the arts, or other social institutions. A different client is chosen each semester. Its functions and needs are analyzed critically and a visual identity...
ART 4900Design And Photography In Theaory And PracticeIn this course students pursue a project in photography or graphic communication that reflects a topic related to the contemporary social environment. Students work in their individual discipline to create a personal portfolio reflecting their vision...
ART 5000Independent Study Art IThis course enables students to pursue a project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor. A description of th...
ART 5000HIndependent Study Art IThis course enables students to pursue a project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor. A description of th...
ART 5001Independent Study Art IIThis course enables students to pursue a project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor. A description of th...
ART 5002Independent Study Art IIIThis course enables students to pursue a project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor. A description of th...
ART 5003Independent Study Art IVThis course enables students to pursue a project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor. A description of th...
ART 5004Independent Study Art VThis course enables students to pursue a project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor. A description of th...
ART 5010Graphic Communication InternshipThis course is a work-study program for students interested in graphic communication. Interns put their graphic training to practical use by working for a semester in the design department of a New York-based corporation, cultural institution, advert...
ART 5011Graphic Communication InternshipThis course is a work-study program for students interested in graphic communication. Interns put their graphic training to practical use by working for a semester in the design department of a New York-based corporation, cultural institution, advert...
ART 5900Senior SeminarThis course will assist the advanced graphic communications student in the transition from school to professional life. Course content includes the development and design of a professional portfolio, study of professional practices, and a senior proj...
ART 6000Honors Seminar :ArtHonors Seminar :Art
ART 6001HonorsSee Department for Description.
ART 6001HHonors in Art IThis course offers outstanding students the opportunity to conduct original, in-depth research with a focus in art history, fine art, photography, or graphic communication, and to work closely with a faculty advisor on a major project in art that is...
ART 6002HonorsSee Department for Description.
ART 6002HHonors Art IIThis course offers outstanding students the opportunity to conduct original, in-depth research with a focus in art history, fine art, photography, or graphic communication, and to work closely with a faculty advisor on a major project in art that is...
ART 6003HArt Honors IIISee Department for Description.
ART 7000Art ElectiveArt Elective
ART 7050Art Intermediate ElectiveArt Intermediate Elective
ART 7100Art Studio ElectiveArt Studio Elective
ART 7200Art History ElectiveArt History Elective
ART 7300Art Humanities ElectArt Humanities Elect
ART 7350Art General Edu ReqArt General Edu Req
ART 7400Art Advanced ElecArt Advanced Elec
ART 7500Art Theory ElectiveArt Theory Elective
FPA 2000Introduction to Arts AdministrationThis course offers a general introduction to arts administration as a field of study and as a career choice. It surveys the roles of administrators in arts organizations dedicated to art, music, and theatre. It also explores aesthetic bases of creati...
FPA 3000The Arts in New York City TodayThis interdisciplinary course explores the intersection of art, music, and theatre within the context of landmark cultural institutions in New York City. The focus is on institutions that serve all three disciplines (e.g., the Metropolitan Museum of...
FPA 3000HHonors - Arts in New York CityCourse became FPA 4900H
FPA 3041Special Topics in New Media and Interdisciplinary ArtThis course uses a combination of studio projects, lectures, and museum and gallery visits to explore a variety of specific concepts and approaches in New Media and interdisciplinary art. The topic, which differs each semester, draws on the expertise...
FPA 4900The Arts in New York City (1900- Present) (Formerly 3000)This interdisciplinary course explores the intersection of art, music, and theatre within the context of landmark cultural institutions in New York City that serve all three disciplines (e.g., the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, the Brook...
FPA 4900HHonors - Capstone: Arts in New York CityThis interdisciplinary course explores the intersection of art, music, and theater within the context of landmark cultural institutions in New York City that serve all three disciplines (e.g., the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, the Brook...
FPA 5000Independent Study FPA IThis course enables students to pursue an interdisciplinary project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor....
FPA 5001Independent Study FPA IIThis course enables students to pursue an interdisciplinary project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor....
FPA 5002Independent Study FPA IIIThis course enables students to pursue an interdisciplinary project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor....
FPA 5003Independent Study FPA IVThis course enables students to pursue an interdisciplinary project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor....
FPA 5070Arts Administration InternshipThis course offers firsthand experience in a professional arts administration setting. Students work a minimum of 10 hours per week as interns in an arts organization under the supervision of a site mentor. Their assignments will relate to one or mor...
FPA 5071Arts Administration InternshipThis course offers firsthand experience in a professional arts administration setting. Students work a minimum of 10 hours per week as interns in an arts organization under the supervision of a site mentor. Their assignments will relate to one or mor...
FPA 6001FPA Honors IFPA Honors I
FPA 6001HFine and Performing Arts Honors IThe honors program in natural sciences is intended for the outstanding student. Each student conducts an experimental (laboratory/field) or theoretical project under the close supervision of a faculty mentor. The data collected will be used to write...
FPA 6002Fine and Performing Arts Honors IIFine and Performing Arts Honors II
FPA 6003FPA Honors IIIFPA Honors III
FPA 7000Fine and Performing Arts ElecFine and Performing Arts Elec
FPA 7350FIN/Per Gen Ed Req MFIN/Per Gen Ed Req M
FPA 7450FIN/Per Arts Req MetFIN/Per Arts Req Met
FPA 9100Arts, Culture, and the Civic EnvironmentThis course provides an overview of the diverse range of arts businesses in New York, from small to large, commercial to non-profit, and encompassing art, music, and theatre organizations. This preparatory course includes an introduction to all facet...
FPA 9101Independent Study in Arts AdministrationStudents may apply to the program director for permission to enroll in an independent study with a member of the faculty, in order to explore a specific Arts Administration topic in more depth and to draw on the expertise of the faculty adviser.
FPA 9120Development and Management of Arts Education ProgramsArts education programs play an important role in serving community needs, developing arts audiences, and in many cases, can be an important source of grant funding or ancillary income. This course addresses how to develop and manage arts education p...
FPA 9130Managing in Arts EnvironmentsThis course provides perspective on strategic decision making for arts businesses. Through review and discussion of case studies, students will become familiar with contemporary opportunities and challenges facing businesses in the arts sector and ho...
FPA 9140Marketing the ArtsThis course will provide an overview of techniques utilized by arts businesses to increase sales, develop and retain audiences, and create awareness. Students will learn to select marketing tools to suit strategic goals and budget limitations, develo...
FPA 9150Advanced Practicum in Resource Development for the ArtsArts ventures, both non-profit and commercial, require leaders who can successfully solicit funds to secure the venture¿s success. In this course, students will employ standard techniques for raising funds and will learn how to apply those technique...
FPA 9155Touring and Presentation of Arts OrganizationsThis course provides an overview of the touring and presenting industry in the arts. It is designed to expose future artists, managers, concert promoters, those who book concerts for venues, and leaders of performing centers to the current climate fo...
FPA 9160Audience Development and Member ServicesThis course concentrates on the necessity of building and servicing audiences, including how to monetize the outcomes of outreach. Topics include examination of audience trends and purchasing patterns, retaining core audiences while expanding audienc...
FPA 9170Professional Internship in Arts AdministrationInternships with professional arts organizations provide mentoring and structured learning experiences that provide students in the M.A. program in Arts Administration the opportunity to gain valuable skills and insights that can only come through...
FPA 9180Professional Consultancy/ Thesis in Arts AdministrationAs the culmination of his/her work in the program, each student will serve as a consultant to a New York-based arts business. The student will assist the organization in addressing a real challenge or opportunity by developing strategies that work wi...
FPA 9190Cultural Policy and the ArtsThis course explores the development of cultural policy institutions and processes in the United States and abroad, with a strong emphasis on understanding the context and issues of contemporary American cultural policy. The course shifts during the...
FPA 9197Special Topics in Museum and Gallery Management: Museum AdministrationThis course considers how museums reveal the social and cultural ideologies of those who build, pay for, work in, and visit them. We will study the ways in which history is (and has been) constructed by museum administration, acquisitions, exhibition...
FPA 9198Selected Topics in Arts AdministrationIn pursuing knowledge and skills relevant to arts management, students explore topics such as leadership challenges, public controversies, the creation of new facilities and organizations, and changing philanthropic priorities. They also develop insi...
FPA 9199Special Topics in Theatre Management: Current Issues in Performing Arts LeadershipThis course examines the ways performing arts leadership adapts to variable financial and artistic challenges with new approaches of structuring management and programming to make innovative spaces for nonprofit theatre. Students study select off and...
MSC 1001Introduction to MusicSee Department for Description.
MSC 1002The Art of MusicSee Department for Description.
MSC 1003Music in CivilizationAn introductory survey of music in cultural and social history. The course proceeds chronologically through historical style periods to consider the development of Western classical music in relation to the cultural background with some inclusion of...
MSC 1005Principles of MusicAn introductory music course in which musical elements, structures, and styles are studied. Development of analytical abilities will be emphasized through consideration of major musical works by diverse composers. A wide variety of types and forms of...
MSC 1005HHonors Principles of MusicAn introductory music course in which musical elements, structures, and styles are studied. Development of analytical abilities will be emphasized through consideration of major musical works by diverse composers. A wide variety of types and forms of...
MSC 1038Basic Music Theory ISee Department for Description.
MSC 1039Basic Music Theory IISee Department for Description.
MSC 2016LMsc 2016 LectureMsc 2016 Lecture
MSC 2026Ear Training ISee Department for Description.
MSC 2027Ear Training IISee Department for Description.
MSC 2028Ear Training IIISee Department for Description.
MSC 2029Ear Training IVSee Department for Description.
MSC 2041EnsembleSee Department for Description.
MSC 2042Ensemble IISee Department for Description.
MSC 2043Ensemble IIISee Department for Description.
MSC 2044Ensemble IVSee Department for Description.
MSC 2051BandSee Department for Description.
MSC 2052Band IISee Department for Description.
MSC 2053Band IIISee Department for Description.
MSC 2054Band IVSee Department for Description.
MSC 2061ChorusStudy and performance of music literature written for mixed chorus.
MSC 2061LMsc 2016 LectureMsc 2016 Lecture
MSC 2062Chorus IIStudy and performance of literature written for mixed chorus. A public concert is given each term.
MSC 2063Chorus IIIStudy and performance of literature written for mixed chorus. A public concert is given each term.
MSC 2064Chorus IVStudy and performance of literature written for mixed chorus. A public concert is given each term.
MSC 2081OrchestraSee Department for Description.
MSC 2082OrchestraSee Department for Description.
MSC 2083OrchestraSee Department for Description.
MSC 2084OrchestraSee Department for Description.
MSC 2090Fundamentals of Music IThe course covers the basic elements of music (staff notation, rhythm and meter, scales, keys, clefs, intervals, and chord construction) and introduces the techniques of Kodaly, Orff, and Dalcroze. Students learn basic keyboard technique, including m...
MSC 2091Fundamentals Musc IiFundamentals Musc Ii
MSC 3002Music of the Baroque PeriodThe course surveys Baroque music and music theory (time period approximately 1580-1750) by first considering the innovations in musical styles from the point of view of genre and national (Italian, French, and German) schools. Topics include the deve...
MSC 3003Music of the Classic PeriodThe course surveys classic music of the eighteenth century by considering the development of the style and examining the principal genres, with emphasis on the music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Topics include the principal forms (sonata-allegro,...
MSC 3004Music of the Romantic PeriodThe course offers a chronological survey of nineteenth-century European composers and western musical style. It includes representative examples of the art song, the piano character piece, chamber music, the concerto, the symphony, the opera, and the...
MSC 3005World MusicIn this course, students explore a number of traditional and contemporary music styles from different parts of the world. All music is considered in relation to its region's sociocultural, economic, geographical, and political systems.
MSC 3006Choral MstrpiecesChoral Mstrpieces
MSC 3007Folk Mus In AmericasFolk Mus In Americas
MSC 3008Folk Msc Of WorldFolk Msc Of World
MSC 3009Music in AmericaSee Department for Description.
MSC 3011AppreciationAppreciation
MSC 3012Romantic Orch MusicRomantic Orch Music
MSC 3013Music TodayMusic Today
MSC 3014The OperaThis course is a historical study of the development of opera from its origins to the present with emphasis on the impact of music on drama as well as changing forms and styles. Related literary, aesthetic, and social issues are considered. Works by...
MSC 3015Opera In 19th CentOpera In 19th Cent
MSC 3016Music of the Twentieth CenturyThe course is a chronological survey of musical styles and trends within the historical and cultural context of the 20th century. It examines technical and stylistic developments in contemporary music, specifically, Impressionism, Neoclassicism, Exp...
MSC 3017Opera In 20th CentOpera In 20th Cent
MSC 3018Music In The CityMusic In The City
MSC 3019The American Musical TheatreThis course explores the American musical from nineteenth-century minstrelsy, vaudeville, operetta, and burlesque, through its golden age (1930-1950). Attention then turns to the stylistic and sociopolitical development of the genre since World War I...
MSC 3020Emergence-Jazz To'35Emergence-Jazz To'35
MSC 3021Jazz TodayJazz Today
MSC 3022Popular Song in AmericaThis course examines the stylistic and technological developments as well as socio-cultural influences that have shaped popular music in the US since the 17th century, with emphasis on the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Styles discussed include psal...
MSC 3024Jazz: From Its Origins to the PresentThis course traces the history of jazz from its beginnings to the present day. Social and commercial factors are discussed in tracing the development of this truly American music from European and West African influences. Listening examples are drawn...
MSC 3024HHonors-Jazz: Origin to PresentThis course traces the history of jazz from its beginnings to the present day. Social and commercial factors are discussed in tracing the development of this truly American music from European and West African influences. Listening examples are drawn...
MSC 3025Music in the Light TheatreComic opera, operetta, and musical comedy are here subject to close investigation. Emergence of intermezzi in the late eighteenth century inaugurates the study. Subsequently, concern centers on the rise of German singspiel, French opera comique, Engl...
MSC 3026Harmony IThis music theory course is a study of the rudiments of music and basic principles of harmony. Topics include rhythm, musical notation, scales, key signatures, intervals, triads, seventh chords, harmonic function, harmonic progression, and elementary...
MSC 3027Harmony IIThis course extends the study of harmony to encompass harmonic progressions between triads on all scale degrees and techniques of modulation to the dominant or relative major. Studies in counterpoint extend to second, third, and fourth species. Activ...
MSC 3029Harmony IVThe topics of harmonic study in this course include modulation to chromatically related keys, all uses of applied chords, modal mixture, and chromatic dominant preparation, with particular emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of large complete...
MSC 3031Music of Latin America and the CaribbeanThis course explores the vast world of music centered in and around South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It traces the influence of early American rhythms, forms, and culture upon those of the Latin neighbors, as well as present...
MSC 3032Electronic MusicSurvey of modes of production and literature of electronic music. Basic acoustical theory. Study of studio equipment, synthesizers, amplified instruments, computers. History of electronic music. Listening examples from electronic literature including...
MSC 3033Music and SocietyAn exploration of music in its interaction with social, technological, economic, and commercial factors in Europe and in America. Extra-musical organizations (court, church, private commission, publishing house, and foundation) as well as biographica...
MSC 3034Music in FilmsThis course explores the uses of music in film since 1895. Excerpts from commercial films are studied, both to demonstrate film music development and to explore the cinematic relationship between the visual and aural. Topics for discussion include th...
MSC 3036Commercial Music and the MediaA study of music utilized in the television, radio, corporate, and industrial markets, emphasizing the connection between compositional procedures and commercial objectives. The aesthetics of commercial/functional music written or used to advertise a...
MSC 3043The History of Music from Antiquity Through the Baroque (1750)Historical study of music, musical thought, and practice in Western civilization. The course includes detailed consideration of the development of vocal and instrumental music within sacred and secular traditions in the Medieval, Renaissance, and Bar...
MSC 3044The History of Music from Classicism (c. 1750) to Modern TimesHistorical study of music, musical thought, and practice in Western civilization from the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth century. The course includes consideration of sonata, symphony, concerto, opera, and song, particularly in the eighteent...
MSC 3044HHonors - Classicism to ModernHistorical study of music, musical thought, and practice in Western civilization from the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth century. The course includes consideration of sonata, symphony, concerto, opera, and song, particularly in the eighteent...
MSC 4003History Of Music IHistory Of Music I
MSC 4004Hist Of Music IIHist Of Music II
MSC 4035Orchestration IOrchestration I
MSC 4036Orchestration IIOrchestration II
MSC 4900Music and SocietyThis course considers music in its interaction with social, technological, economic, and commercial factors. Extra-musical organizations-court, religious institution, private commission, publishing house, foundation-as well as biographical data such...
MSC 4905Harmony IIIThis course advances the study of harmony to include applied chords, modal mixture, modulation to distantly related keys, and chromatic dominant preparation. Contrapuntal study includes 16th- and 18th-century forms and techniques. Students demonstrat...
MSC 5000Independent Study Music ISee Department for Description.
MSC 5001Independent Study Music IISee Department for Description.
MSC 5002Independent Study Music IIISee Department for Description.
MSC 5003Independent Study Music IVSee Department for Description.
MSC 5050Internship in Music ManagementThe internships provide students with an in-depth experience of the music management profession. Interns spend at least 10 hours per week in an organization, working under the supervision of one or more senior managers in the firm. The student perfor...
MSC 5050LMsc 5050 LectureMsc 5050 Lecture
MSC 5051Internship in Music ManagementThe internships provide students with an in-depth experience of the music management profession. Interns spend at least 10 hours per week in an organization, working under the supervision of one or more senior managers in the firm. The student perfor...
MSC 6001Honors ProgramThis course offers outstanding individuals the opportunity to work with a professor on an original research project that is historical, critical, or analytic in nature focusing on music or the music industry. The degree with honors is conferred upon...
MSC 6001HHonors - Music IThis course offers outstanding individuals the opportunity to work with a professor on an original research project that is historical, critical, or analytic in nature focusing on music or the music industry. The degree with honors is conferred upon...
MSC 6002Honors ProgramThis course offers outstanding individuals the opportunity to work with a professor on an original research project that is historical, critical, or analytic in nature focusing on music or the music industry. The degree with honors is conferred upon...
MSC 6002HHonors - Music IIThis course offers outstanding individuals the opportunity to work with a professor on an original research project that is historical, critical, or analytic in nature focusing on music or the music industry. The degree with honors is conferred upon...
MSC 7000Music ElectiveMusic Elective
MSC 7050Music Intermed ElectiveMusic Intermed Elective
MSC 7100Music History ElectMusic History Elect
MSC 7200Music Humanit ElectMusic Humanit Elect
MSC 7300Music Studio ElectivMusic Studio Electiv
MSC 7400Music Advanced ElectMusic Advanced Elect
MSC 7500Music Theory ElectveMusic Theory Electve
NMA 2050Introduction to New Media ArtsThis studio course introduces theories and practices of new media art. Assignments based on lectures, screenings, research, classroom demonstrations, discussions and readings provide hands-on experience in a variety of media, which may include digita...
NMA 3010Video IThis hands-on introduction to digital video art examines the moving image as a form of personal expression and communication. Through projects, lectures, screenings, and field trips, the course will explore both how video works and how it can be used...
NMA 3012Digital InteractivityUser input can affect a wide range of new media artworks that may include animation, sound, web projects, and robotics. In this hands-on introduction, students will learn techniques for harnessing analog and digital inputs to create responsive, inter...
NMA 3021Performing with New MediaThis course offers students practice-based methods that combine new media arts and performing. Students will study contemporary models of performance that use multimedia and video technologies to provide context for class projects. Through exercises...
NMA 3022Art Games and Virtual WorldsArt Games are interactive experiences set within virtual worlds that are designed by an artist, but that are activated by the live input of participants. Unlike commercial videogames that focus on entertainment, action, or combat, art games highlight...
NMA 3041Special Topics in Media and ArtsThis course uses a combination of studio projects, lectures, and museum and gallery visits to explore a variety of specific concepts and approaches in New Media and interdisciplinary art. The topic, which differs each semester, draws on the expertise...
NMA 3059Animation and Motion GraphicsThis course explores principles and methods of animation and motion graphics for design and new media arts, from content creation through production and distribution. The historical development of animation and motion graphics, contemporary practices...
NMA 3061Digital PhotographyThis course builds on the student’s prior experience in ART 2060 and/or NMA 2050 in order to learn the theoretical, creative, and technical elements of digital photography. Through readings, class lectures, critiques, relevant software, and using the...
NMA 4900New Media Arts in Theory and PracticeIn this course students pursue a project in new media art that reflects a topic related to the contemporary social environment. Students work within their individual concentrations to create a personal portfolio reflecting their vision of a particula...
NMA 7000New Media Arts ElecNew Media Arts Elec
NMA 7050New Media Art Int ElectiveNew Media Art Int Elective
NMA 7100New Media Art Adv ElNew Media Art Adv El
THE 1041Introduction to the Theatre ArtsBy examining how the creative arts of the playwright, director, actor, and designer contribute to the form of the play that ultimately appears on stage, the course provides a basic understanding and critical appreciation of the arts of the theatre. S...
THE 1041CIntroduction to the Theatre ArtsBy examining how the creative arts of the playwright, director, actor, and designer contribute to the form of the play that ultimately appears on stage, the course provides a basic understanding and critical appreciation of the arts of the theatre. S...
THE 1041HHonors - Introduction to the ArtsBy examining how the creative arts of the playwright, director, actor, and designer contribute to the form of the play that ultimately appears on stage, the course provides a basic understanding and critical appreciation of the arts of the theatre. S...
THE 1042Hist Of TheatreHist Of Theatre
THE 1043Introduction to ActingThis course introduces the student to the essential techniques and methods of acting. Students are introduced to selected plays both through literary analysis and attendance at current productions.
THE 1051StagecraftSee Department for Description.
THE 3010Workshop in Children's TheatreBy considering the role of drama in the elementary and junior high school classroom and the practical problems generally met in elementary and junior high school play production, this course offers a learning and testing ground for the skills requisi...
THE 3020Applied Theatre WorkshopThis course is an introduction to applied theatre, a field that uses theatre as amedium for real-world education, activism, therapy, and civic engagement. Wewill study key forms of applied theatre including educational theatre, Playback,Theatre of th...
THE 3033Oral Int ShakespearOral Int Shakespear
THE 3042History of TheatreThis course offers the student an exploration of the origins of theatre and overviews of major world theatre production practices and dramatic literature drawn from Western, African, and Asian traditions. The place of theatre in society and its poten...
THE 3043Theatre of Color in the United StatesThis course introduces students to the essential historical roots of the leading theatres of color in the United States: African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American. Selected texts of both classic and contemporary plays r...
THE 3044Advanced ActingThrough the analysis of play and character and the performance of scenes, students learn to polish those skills developed in THE 1043.
THE 3045Principles of DirectingWorking with acting students from THE 3044 or THE 1043, students learn the principles and practices of directing a play.
THE 3046Play ProductionThis course offers a comprehensive overview of all production aspects of thetheatre. Students will study and execute projects on scenic construction, lighting,painting, costume, stage properties, sound design, and stage management. Students will be e...
THE 3050Performing with New MediaThis course offers students practice-based methods that combine new media arts and performing. Students will study contemporary models of performance that use multimedia and video technologies to provide context for class projects. Through exercises...
THE 3052Workshop in PlaywritingThis course provides beginning and advanced playwrights with practical techniques for developing works for the stage. Concentrating on the dynamics of live human interaction as the substance of drama, the course emphasizes the structure of action and...
THE 3052HHonors-PlaywritingThis course provides beginning and advanced playwrights with practical techniques for developing works for the stage. Concentrating on the dynamics of live human interaction as the substance of drama, the course emphasizes the structure of action and...
THE 3054Stage Design: Principles and PracticeThis course introduces students to the theory and practice of perspective, principles of design and color for three dimensions, computer applications, such as autoCAD, and production work, as they relate to scene design. The culmination of the course...
THE 3055Thetr Costume&MakeupThetr Costume&Makeup
THE 3056Theatre Organization and ManagementThis course introduces students to professional skills, concepts, and bestpractices required for the successful management and leadership of modern daytheatre organizations. Topics include: budgeting; marketing; fundraising; audience development; bra...
THE 3060Immigration on Stage and ScreenWhat impact have immigrants had on the development of American theater, television, film, and performance art? How do these performances help us to understand how immigrants form new identities onstage and off? This course considers the immigrant the...
THE 4053Playwriting IIThis is the second course in the playwriting sequence. Students write two- and three-act plays. There are staged readings of all student plays. Not open to students who have completed SPE 3053 or SPE 4053.
THE 4101Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4102Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4103Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4104Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4105Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4106Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4107Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4108Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4109Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 4110Selected TopicsStudents do advanced study in theatre with emphasis on aspects not treated in regular courses.
THE 5000Independent Study Theater ISee Department for Description.
THE 5001Independent Study Theater IISee Department for Description.
THE 5001HHon Independent Study THE IISee Department for description.
THE 6001Honors IOutstanding students have the opportunity to work individually with a faculty advisor on an in-depth written research or creative project in theatre. The project involves either original scholarly research on a topic of historical, theoretical, or co...
THE 6002Honors IIOutstanding students have the opportunity to work individually with a faculty advisor on an in-depth written research or creative project in theatre. The project involves either original scholarly research on a topic of historical, theoretical, or co...
THE 7000Theatre ElectiveTheatre Elective
THE 7050Theatre Intermed ElcTheatre Intermed Elc
THE 7100Theatre Advanced ElcTheatre Advanced Elc