Department of Film, Communication, and Performing Arts

This course focuses on fostering an awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the visual arts. Through exposure to cross-cultural art images throughout history, students will build a global artistic vocabulary that allows for he constructive analysis of art objects. Students will also gain an understanding of the influence of art on other important aspects of culture including politics, history, religion, and science.

Introduction to Drawing Course. Dive into the basics of drawing with key concepts such as light and shadow, perspective, proportion observation, and techniques in pencil and charcoal. No prior experience required.

A drawing foundation beyond basics, this course delves into both figurative and abstract art, employing diverse media including water-based techniques and monoprints. No prior experience required.

Prerequisites: (ART 1101 or ART 111)

A study of color and it's manipulation. Collage as well as oil and water based drawing and painting media will be used.

A study of the relationships between objects in three dimensions. The primary focus will be clay and the ceramic process. Hand building, colored clarity, glaze calculation and an introduction to wheel throwing will be addressed.

Prerequisites: ART 1101

A survey of world art from prehistoric times through approximately 1600, viewed in both historical and communication skills are emphasized.

A survey of world art from approximately 1600 through the present day, viewed in both historical and contemporary perspective. Critical thinking and communication skills are emphasized.

A survey of early non-western art, including African, Asian, Islamic, Mesoamerican and Andean, Native American, and Oceanic art, viewed in historical perspective.

This course explores various visual ideas of oil painting based on a student's research of the history of painting from the eighteenth century to the present day. The class examines both traditional and contemporary applications of painting. Through systematic learning techniques and research of classical and contemporary paintings, students develop an understanding of formal concerns as well as representational and non-representational oil painting skills.

Prerequisites: ART 1101

A topical or thematic approach to the study of the networks of relationships between works in the visual arts and the social structures in which those works are created and interpreted, considering both historical and contemporary perspectives. Critical thinking and communication skills are emphasized. Completion of CRIT 1101 & Area C recommended.

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 102 or ENGL 112)

A survey of western art throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, viewed through a historical perspective. Completion of CRIT 1101 and Area C recommended.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

A Survey of American Art from the foundation of American identity within the New World - Colonial era, through the multiple trends and identities of Modern America. Completion of CRIT 1101 and Area C recommended.

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 102 or ENGL 112)

This class will present significant topics in studio art and art history not covered by other classes.

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 112) and CRIT 1101

This class will present significant topics in studio art and art history not covered by other classes.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CRIT 1101

This class will present significant topics in studio art and art history not covered by other classes.

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102 and CRIT 1101)

This course explores the use of traditional and nontraditional materials, installations, and new technologies for creative production and expression. Emphasis is placed on the using of cross-media, such as traditional painting, sculpture, and digital media.

Prerequisites: ART 1101 and (ART 1104 or ART 1301 or ART 2001)

A course of instruction in the essentials of effective informative public speaking. The goal of the course is to help students develop credibility as speakers by gaining basic competence in the preparation and delivery of spoken reports or other informative presentations. (Not open to students enrolled in or with credit for COMM 1110).

A course providing instruction and practice in the use of a variety of audio-visual media, including electronic media, often employed to enhance speaking presentations in a variety of situations. (Not open to students enrolled in or with credit for COMM 1110).

Prerequisites: COMM 1001 (may be taken concurrently)

This course is a broad approach to oral communication skills including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking. Students in this course will be expected to participate in discussions on a frequent basis, take 12 short online quizzes, complete a variety of unit assignments and take a proctored final exam.

Prerequisites: ECOR with a score of C

A study of the fundamentals of effective speaking, with emphasis on preparation and delivery of spoken presentations to inform and persuade. Instruction in and assessment of speaking skills are based on the elements described by the CSU. Communication outcome, focusing on the interrelationships among speaker, listener, situation, purpose, knowledge, organization, vocal and physical delivery, and language. Attention to group and inter- personal interaction is also included. Basic instruction is provided in preparing audio-visuals, including electronic media, to accompany end-of-semester presentations. (Not open to students with credit for COMM 1001 and COMM 1002 without permission of Humanities Department Head).

Survey of contemporary quantitative and qualitative methods used in the study of speech communication. Introduces students to the scientific method in areas of communication studies such as intrapersonal, interpersonal, public, small group, organizational, and nonverbal communication. Provides an introduction to interpretive methods such as participant-observation, symbolic interactionism, and ethnomethodology. Includes the analysis and evaluation of examples of communication research found in the speech communication literature.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and COMM 1110 and CMS 2100 and CMSW with a score of 1

A study and application of principles of effective communication skills in a variety of business and other professional settings within multicultural and/or international contexts. Includes effective verbal, nonverbal, and persuasive strategies; listening competence; and group dynamics. This course is open to students from all majors.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

Study of major theories of interpersonal, group and mass communication, including the hypodermic effect, group leader theory, social categories theory, and diffusion theory.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and CMS 2010

This course is designed to help students develop effective interpersonal communication skills. Students can expect to learn the theories and concepts of interpersonal communication, and then apply them to "real world" situations. It is expected that students will develop proficiencies in dyadic interactions and their analysis. In other words, students should be able to evaluate and moderate their own behavior, and assess the skills of others. In this way, students develop skills and a critical mindset that can be applied when they venture into the work- place. Recommended completion of Area C and E.3.

Prerequisites: ENGL 112 or ENGL 1102

Provides an intensive investigation of communication as it occurs within specific contexts. Topics include computer-mediated communication, courtroom rhetoric, family communication, health communication, instructional communication, organizational interviewing, political rhetoric, small group communication, and the rhetoric of social movements.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

Provides an intensive investigation of communication as it occurs within specific contexts. Topics include computer-mediated communication, courtroom rhetoric, family communication, health communication, instructional communication, organizational interviewing, political rhetoric, small group communication, and the rhetoric of social movements.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

Provides an intensive investigation of communication as it occurs within specific contexts. Topics include computer-mediated communication, courtroom rhetoric, family communication, health communication, instructional communication, organizational interviewing, political rhetoric, small group communication, and the rhetoric of social movements.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

This course is designed to examine the theories, methods, and applications of rhetoric and rhetorical theory. This course will give students an introduction to the thinkers and movements in rhetorical history and examine rhetorical studies most significant to popular culture. This course includes the study of various rhetorical perspectives including Neo-Aristotelian, Narrative, Dramatistic, Feminist, Marxist and Media Effects perspectives.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and COMM 1110

This course is designed to examine the theories, methods, applications and implications of persuasive communication. It includes the study of psychological and sociological aspects of persuasive communication by considering principles used in interpersonal, political, commercial and media contexts.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and COMM 1110 and CRIT 1101

Study of major theories of interpersonal, group and mass communication, including the hypodermic effect, group leader theory, social categories theory, and diffusion theory.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2010) or (CMS 2015)

Study of design, development, and operation of technical systems used by business and industry to transmit and store information, for long-distance communication, and for asynchronous information exchange.

Prerequisites: CMS 2010

This course introduces students interested in corporate communication to the process of developing a media package, concept generation for campaigns, following a production project from start to finish. Overview of audience and situation analyses, objectives, strategies, tactics, budgets, measurement. Consideration of corporate communication strategy from concept through production to evaluation.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

This course introduces students to the techniques used to promote local involvement in public affairs, resolve differences between groups, and reach public policy decisions that best accommodate the interests of all parties involved.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and (COMM 3300 or COMM 4100)

This course develops students’ research, critical thinking, and spoken communication skills by having them debate controversial social issues relevant to democratic societies. Students will learn to construct strong arguments for and against resolutions, identify logical fallacies, and cross-examine opponents.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and (CRIT 1101 or CRIT 1101H)

Organizational Communication introduces students to theories of management and communication. Students apply their knowledge of theory to real-world phenomena utilizing a case-study approach. This combination of theory and application develops knowledge and skills necessary for success in corporate communication environments.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and ENGL 1102

This course explores nonverbal communication in theory and practice; with emphasis on the types of nonverbal behaviors that communicate meaning and the functions those behaviors serve.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and COMM 1110

This course explores cross racial, interracial, and intraracial communication in theory and practice, with emphasis on cultivating the communication tools necessary to successfully navigate through human interaction where race and ethnicity are concerned.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and COMM 1110

Intercultural Communication is a course dedicated to theories and practices of communicating across cultures. The students will learn how other cultures deal with conflict, context, and communication.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

This course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary for grass roots organizing on social justice issues. It involves hands-on experience in organizing for social justice and in partnering with existing nonprofit organizations that promote direct action for the common good.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

This course offers an overview of the cultural, social, political, and economic impact of mediated communication. Topics include the nature and function of media, core media institutions, and media in transition. Students will analyze media critically, including the contemporary mediascape, and develop a historical perspective on major media forms.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1101

This course covers the principles of visual literacy and basic techniques in the production of media content, with focus on visual awareness, composition, aesthetics and processing as key elements in effective communication.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1101

A humanities-based approach to cinema as an art form, this course introduces the basic elements of motion-picture form: camerawork, editing, narrative, sound, and mise-en-scene. The course also locates contemporary filmmaking within historical and international contexts. Attendance is required for weekly out-of-class screenings.

Introduction to photographic techniques and editing. Students will learn basic composition, lighting, and image processing for digital distribution.

An introduction to the production and distribution of networked digital media. Readings and assignments teach the basic concepts employed in production/distribution as well as hands-on skills using hardware and software. Students are required to provide a digital audio/video recording device (e.g. smart phone or camcorder) that meets the specifications listed on the CMS program website.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

This course provides CMS majors with the necessary skills to conduct independent, primary, interdisciplinary research in Media Studies and Cultural Studies. Students learn a variety of humanistic and social-scientific methodologies, which may include some or all of the following: in-depth interviewing, focus groups, archival research, content analysis, semiotics and textual analysis. Students choose an appropriate media topic to study through a variety of research modes and methods over the length of the semester. Open to students who have been admitted to the Communication and Media Studies (CMS) minor or BA programs.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and CMS 2010 and ENGL 1102 and (FILM 2100 or CMSS 2100 or CMS 2015) and CMSW with a score of 1

An introduction to humanities-based approaches to the study of media and culture. Theories of textual and visual signification are introduced, including the contributions of discursive contexts and audience expectations. The class considers questions of taste, quality, and cultural identity, particularly as applied to contemporary and emerging media technologies.

Prerequisites: (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015) and (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 112) and (COMM 1110 or SPCH 121 or SPCH 201) and CMS 2010 and CMSW with a score of 1

Study of film, broadcast, print, and Internet industries, explaining how these industries work in the corporate world.

Prerequisites: CMS 2010

A chronological survey of major types of media and human communication, from pre-history through the present day, focusing upon the interrelationships between communication media and their larger social and cultural contexts. The history of communication leading to English-language media is the main focus, but comparisons and contrasts with other world communication systems will also be explored. Recommend: Completion of Areas C and E.3 (preferably HIST 1110).

Prerequisites: CMS 2010 and (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 112) and (COMM 1110 or SPCH 121 or SPCH 201) and (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015)

This course closely studies the development of a specific national or regional cinema in terms of its aesthetic, theoretical, and socio-political dimensions. Topics range from the study of a historical period (the Russian silent era, for example), to an in-depth analysis of a single (The French New Wave), to the conceptualization of a specific national or regional cinema (e.g., Japanese, Indian French, Mexican, Canadian, African, New Zealand, etc.).

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100)

This course closely studies the development of a specific national or regional cinema in terms of its aesthetic, theoretical, and socio-political dimensions. Topics range from the study of a historical period (the Russian silent era, for example), to an in-depth analysis of a single movement (The French New Wave), to the conceptualization of a specific national or regional cinema (e.g., Japanese, Indian, French, Mexican, Canadian, African, New Zealand, etc.).

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100

This course closely studies the development of a specific national or regional cinema in terms of its aesthetic, theoretical, and socio-political dimensions. Topics range from the study of a historical period (the Russian silent era, for example), to an in-depth analysis of a single movement (The French New Wave), to the conceptualization of a specific national or regional cinema (e.g., Japanese, Indian, French, Mexican, Canadian, African, New Zealand, etc.).

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of law, ethics and diversity in mass media, a basic understanding of how existing laws control the operation of mass media, and recognition of freedom of expression and press laws in the United States including access to government records.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and COMM 1110

This studio course introduces the aesthetic conventions and technical skills of motion-picture lighting, including instruments, equipment, and techniques used for in-studio and on-location settings. Students will learn the process behind production lighting and demonstrate the ability to achieve a professional-quality video image.

Prerequisites: CMS 2410 or CMS 2420 or FILM 1520

This studio course introduces the aesthetic conventions and technical skills of recorded sound. Assignments include field recording for audio media (e.g. radio and podcasting) and video, along with post-production sound design for moving images, including the preparation of dialog, sound effects, and music tracks.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

A course in writing and editing for mass audiences, including print, broadcast, and Internet Journalism. Emphasis on news gathering, public affairs reporting, and practical applications of journalistic techniques and genres.

Prerequisites: CMS 2010 and (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 112) and (COMM 1110 or SPCH 121) and (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015)

This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to advertising as an industry, its history, evolution and cultural impacts. Students will study theories of advertising, the advertising agency and the roles and responsibilities of its personnel. Students will also learn production techniques and the relationships among the advertising agency, the client, and the media.

This course provides students with a detailed introduction to public relations, including its historical origins, and its distinctions from advertising. Students will study theories of the public and public relations theory, while learning the many roles of the public relations practitioner and of the public relations agency. Through case studies students will examine the legal and ethical concerns of P.R., while studying the press release, newsletter, and personal appearances.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

This course provides students with an understanding of the operations and functions of radio and television broadcasting in both America and in other countries. Students will learn how broadcasting and the electronic media operate including programming, production and distribution, networks, local stations, advertising and promotion, audience ratings and new technologies.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and CMS 2010

This course teaches students fundamental design skills which can be applied to advertising and publicity layout and production. Students learn the fundamentals of color theory and software applications along with design techniques used in the representation of corporate entities in the production of print ads; logos and corporate identities; online ads, and/or newsletters. Students will also learn the role and responsibilities of designers within the advertising industry.

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102) or (ART 1104) or (CMS 2410)

An advanced writing course that examines dispersed computer networks as new media forms. The course begins with a survey of the aesthetic, historical, and theoretical contexts that shape communication using digital media. It then offers hands-on experience in the development of hypertext and multimedia documents. Recommended: ITSK 1401 or equivalent knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 112)

A studio course that focuses on aesthetic and communicative applications of graphic, streaming, and interactive digital media. Class projects will result in a portfolio of work integrating sound, typography, photo illustration, and moving images.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

This course explores how women are represented in American popular culture, and how popular culture shapes our common sense notions regarding women, men, and our gender- specific roles in society. We will consider what types of images we see and hear in various forms of popular culture, including Hollywood movies, fashion magazines, television, advertising, music and popular health. We will then question how we learn to respond to and interpret these messages. Throughout our course we will study how pop cultural texts work to create meanings and how we can become critical consumers of those messages.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2015 or FILM 2100) and (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 112)

In this course, students will study the mechanics of screenwriting. The course explores dramatic structure including film language, story, and character development. Students will analyze and apply various techniques in writing for the screen.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100

This course is the principal experiential learning component of the Communication and Media Studies degree program. The placement site will be in a professional communication, performance, or other media environment related to the career interests or goals of the individual student. Students must coordinate their placements both with their desired internship/practicum sites and with the CSU Office of Experiential Learning. Placement opportunities outside the U.S. are encouraged. Enrollment is limited to students majoring in Communication and Media Studies and also requires program approval.

Prerequisites: COMM 3300 and COMM 1110

Restrictions: Communication Media Studies

This course offers Communication and Media Studies students an additional experiential-learning opportunity that may be completed in addition to the required internship, CMS 3901. The course involves supervised work in teaching, training, and/or tutoring related to the career interests or goals of the individual student. Enrollment is limited to students majoring in Communication and Media Studies and also requires program approval.

Restrictions: Communication Media Studies

This course offers Communication and Media Studies students an additional experiential-learning opportunity that may be completed in addition to the required internship, CMS 3901. The course involves supervised work in advanced media production related to the career interests or goals of the individual student. Enrollment is limited to students majoring in Communication and Media Studies and also requires program approval.

Prerequisites: CMS 4410 or CMS 4450 or CMS 3710 or ENGL 3901

Restrictions: Communication Media Studies

This course is the principal experiential learning component of the Communication and Media Studies degree program. The placement site will be in a professional communication, performance, or other media environment—either on- or off-campus, as appropriate—related to the career interests or goals of the individual student. Students must coordinate their placements both with their desired internship/practicum sites and with the Clayton State Office of Experiential Learning. Placement opportunities outside the U.S. are encouraged. Enrollment is limited to students majoring in Communication and Media Studies and also requires program approval.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and COMM 3300

This course is the principal experiential learning component of the Communication and Media Studies degree program. The placement site will be in a professional communication, performance, or other media environment—either on- or off-campus, as appropriate—related to the career interests or goals of the individual student. Students must coordinate their placements both with their desired internship/practicum sites and with the Clayton State Office of Experiential Learning. Placement opportunities outside the U.S. are encouraged. Enrollment is limited to students majoring in Communication and Media Studies and also requires program approval.

Prerequisites: COMM 3300 and COMM 1110

This course continues the humanities-based approach to cinema begun in Introduction to Film, now in a writing-intensive format. Through weekly writing assignments students master the analysis of motion-picture form, including camerawork, editing, narrative, sound, and mise-en-scene. The course also considers multiple approaches to film theory and criticism within historical and international contexts. Attendance is required for weekly out-of-class screenings.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and FILM 2700

This course explores the role of women in cinema as on-screen representation, as spectators, and as filmmakers. We will study selected films and readings particularly in light of women's gender, class, race, and sexuality.

Prerequisites: ENGL 112 or ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100

An analysis of specific genres of American and international cinema, focusing on the conventions and icons of those genres and examining significant films within them.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100)

An analysis of specific genres of American and international cinema, focusing on the conventions and icons of those genres and examining significant films within them.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100)

An analysis of specific genres of American and international cinema, focusing on the conventions and icons of those genres and examining significant films within them.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100)

This course teaches students to analyze television programming using such methods as genre criticism, ideological criticism, auteurs criticism, semiotics and cultural studies and instructs them in the important elements of television production, including narrative structure, cinematography, editing, sound and acting.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015)

An introduction to the three phases of digital video creation: pre-production, production, and post-production. Students will be required to attend events (e.g., video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and (CMS 2420 or FILM 1520)

This studio course in digital video production investigates modes of digital production, including fiction, documentary, experimental, personal narrative, web video, and interactive media, teaching fundamental terms and concepts while providing students with hands-on hardware and software skills. Students will be required to attend events (e.g. video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and (CMS 2420 or FILM 1520)

This studio course in digital video production investigates modes of digital production, including fiction, documentary, experimental, personal narrative, web video, and interactive media, teaching fundamental terms and concepts while providing students with hands-on hardware and software skills. Students will be required to attend events (e.g. video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and (CMS 2420 or FILM 1520)

This course focuses on the roles played by media in processes of cultural and economic globalization.

Prerequisites: CMS 3020 and (CMS 3101 or COMM 3010)

A study of advertising and public relations theories and practices with emphasis on communication strategy and creative practices behind the delivery of advertising and public relations messages to target audiences.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and (CMS 3500 or CMS 3550 or CMS 3560)

Introduction to crisis and change communication and application, covering crisis communication theory, management approaches during corporate changes, and the influence of culture on crisis and change communication.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2010) or (COMM 3300)

This course focuses on emerging definitions, theories, and practices of social media. It surveys different platforms and investigates contemporary uses of social media by individuals and institutions. In addition, it includes hands-on experience and production techniques using selected platforms.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2010) or (CMS 2015)

Introduction to the technical and creative skills necessary for producing high quality serial asynchronous audio programming (podcasts). Topics include: audio recording and editing, copyright, voice training, interviewing, writing for spoken communication, narrative structure, and musical arrangement. Over the course of the semester, students will produce their own podcasts.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

Seminar in Communication and Media Studies topics.

In this course, we will explore the role of women as artists, spectators, and representations in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Our primary category of analysis in Women & the Arts is gender, the socially constructed and historically variable understanding of what it means to be a woman or man, but we will further consider how this category interacts with race, class, and sexuality in the arts. Likewise, a central idea in our class is that knowledge and images conveyed through artistic texts are not neutral; rather, the arts socialize and discipline us even as they entertain and enlighten us.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and (FILM 2100 or ART 2302 or PHIL 2401 or THEA 1100 or WST 2500 or CMS 2015)

Considers the roles played by media and rhetoric in shaping the nature, development and impact of one or more social movements. Examines how communication and media have facilitated or hindered protest and reform in the United States and the world. Rotating topics.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015)

Considers the roles played by media and rhetoric in shaping the nature, development and impact of one or more social movements. Examines how communication and media have facilitated or hindered protest and reform in the United States and the world. Rotating topics.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015)

Considers the roles played by media and rhetoric in shaping the nature, development and impact of one or more social movements. Examines how communication and media have facilitated or hindered protest and reform in the United States and the world. Rotating topics.

Prerequisites: COMM 1110 and (FILM 2100 or CMS 2015)

Independent study in Communication and Media Studies (credit varies). Prerequisite(s): Junior-level status and CMS Program permission.

Restrictions: Communication Media Studies

This senior-level seminar will prepare students for entering careers in communication, media, and related fields. Students will receive training in job search techniques and interview skills, and study current dynamics in the workforce. Students will also develop a professional resume and a digital portfolio appropriate to their interests, strengths, and career goals.

Prerequisites: (CMS 3101 or CMS 3901 or CMS 3020)

Teaches the fundamentals of ballet technique and vocabulary through basic barre exercises, center work, and floor combinations.

An introduction to the basic movements, style, and vocabulary of American Jazz dance through a warm-up regimen, floor exercises, and combinations.

Prerequisites: DANC 2110

An introduction to the basic movement concepts and vocabulary of contemporary modern dance.

Continued study of classical ballet technique and vocabulary through barre exercises, center work, and floor combinations.

Prerequisites: DANC 2110

Continued study of the movements, style, and vocabulary of American Jazz dance through a warm-up regimen, floor exercises, and combinations.

Prerequisites: DANC 2120

Continued exploration of the movement concepts and vocabulary of contemporary modern dance.

Prerequisites: DANC 2130

Student performance in a dance concert, providing ensemble and performance experience.

A survey of the roots, styles, and artists of dance from prehistory through the 20th century, including a practical study of various historical dance movements.

Prerequisites: DANC 2110 or DANC 2120 or DANC 2130 or DANC 2140

Theory and practice of dance composition through physical discovery, musicality, storytelling, and the use of choreographic tools.

Prerequisites: (DANC 3110 or DANC 3120 or DANC 3130 or DANC 3140)

This course is the first of an 18-credit hour certification in “Film & Television Post-Production.” Students will operate various professional non-linear editing (NLE) systems, with a focus on practical skills and essential knowledge of editing, including file management, footage logs, timecodes, proxies, edit decision lists (EDLs), synchronization, transitions, simple effects, basic audio mixing and file exports. Additionally, students will explore the terminology, department hierarchy, history and theory of editing and sound design through topics such as continuity style, montage, juxtaposition of images, development of sound design, and linear and flat-bed editing. Students will also develop an understanding and awareness of current post-production industry standards and workflow practices. This course is the prerequisite for ALL other courses in the Georgia Film Academy “Film & Television Post-Production” Certification Pathway.

This course is the first of a two-course program that will provide an introduction to the skills used in on-set film production, including all forms of narrative media that utilize film-industry standard organizational structure, professional equipment and on-set procedures. In addition to the use of topical lectures, PowerPoint presentations, videos and hand-outs, the course will include demonstrations of equipment and set operations as well as hands-on learning experiences. Students will learn: film production organizational structure, job descriptions and duties in various film craft areas, names, uses and protocols related to various pieces of professional on-set film equipment. Students will also learn, through lecture and exercises, how the various film craft relate to one-another on a working set, as well as how and why they all must operate in sync. In addition, students will learn skills related to networking and self-marketing.

A humanities-based approach to cinema as an art form, this course introduces the basic elements of motion-picture form: camerawork, editing, narrative, sound, and mise-en-scene. The course also locates contemporary filmmaking within historical and international contexts. Attendance is required for weekly out-of-class screenings.

This hands-on course introduces students to camera-based imaging. Students learn basic composition and lighting techniques, principles of visual design, image processing and manipulation, and the basics of creating moving images through animation.

This essential, hands-on course introduces students to the production and distribution of digital media. Workshops, readings, and assignments teach the basic concepts employed in production, post-production, and distribution, as well as practical skills using professional equipment and post-production software. Students will create a number of projects in the course, which they can use on their demo reels.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

Students will explore concepts of visual storytelling using a variety of tools including storyboarding and animatics. Students will develop knowledge of and approaches to designing pre-visualization materials that reflect the design, mood, action, and dialogue of a film or video project and which will tell the story most effectively.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or FILM 2100) and (CMS 2420 or FILM 2420) or FILM 1520

This course is the second of a two-course program designed specifically to provide students with a basic level of on-set film production skills, knowledge and experience with film-industry standard organizational structure, professional equipment and on-set procedures. The skills and knowledge gained in FILM 2510 will form a foundation for students to be able to perform at an entry-level on working productions. This course will focus on professional-level productions, on which students will have roles in on-set and pre-production crafts. Because of the compressed and sometimes unusual scheduling nature of film production, students must have flexibility in their own schedules to be able to work on these projects. The course will be structured similar to a seminar or practicum.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520

This course introduces students to the evolution of motion pictures as an art form from the silent era to the present. It critically surveys historically important cinematic traditions across narrative, documentary, and/or experimental forms.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 2812 and (FILM 2813 )

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 2812 and (FILM 2813 )

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This rotating topics course focuses on contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a film criticism topic.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520 or (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420)

This intensive hands-on course introduces students to the artistic and technical operation of video cameras and related equipment used for motion picture production. Camera movement, composition, focus, exposure, file formats, in-camera image modifications, application of post-production techniques in shaping the digital negative, and other elements of high-resolution image acquisition and processing are covered in this project-based course. Students will also learn the role of the Director of Photography and related positions on a film crew.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and (CMS 2410 and CMS 2420) or FILM 1520

This course closely studies the development of a specific national or regional cinema in terms of its aesthetic, theoretical, and socio-political dimensions. Topics range from the study of a historical period (the Russian silent era, for example), to an in-depth analysis of a single (The French New Wave), to the conceptualization of a specific national or regional cinema (e.g., Japanese, Indian French, Mexican, Canadian, African, New Zealand, etc.).

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100) or FILM 2100

This course closely studies the development of a specific national or regional cinema in terms of its aesthetic, theoretical, and socio-political dimensions. Topics range from the study of a historical period (the Russian silent era, for example), to an in-depth analysis of a single movement (The French New Wave), to the conceptualization of a specific national or regional cinema (e.g., Japanese, Indian, French, Mexican, Canadian, African, New Zealand, etc.).

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100 or FILM 2100

This course closely studies the development of a specific national or regional cinema in terms of its aesthetic, theoretical, and socio-political dimensions. Topics range from the study of a historical period (the Russian silent era, for example), to an in-depth analysis of a single movement (The French New Wave), to the conceptualization of a specific national or regional cinema (e.g., Japanese, Indian, French, Mexican, Canadian, African, New Zealand, etc.).

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100 or FILM 2100

This course studies the rich and diverse history of African American Cinema from the silent era to the present day. The course’s primary texts of study are Independent films directed by African American filmmakers, occasionally considered in dialog with selected Hollywood representations of African Americans. The course particularly emphasizes Black Film Aesthetics as a politics of representation and counter-representation—the ways in which film is used as a medium of protest, resistance, and cultural affirmation.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

This course studies how Disney films reflect and skew the traditional fairy tales on which they are based, in order to further discern how Disney constructs its ideologies and promotes particular identities. Disney created these films within particular historical and cultural contexts; as such, the course considers how their creative circumstances from the 1930s right up to the present day yielded their particular intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, capitalism, and nation. Additionally, the course considers how audiences can interpret these popular cultural texts in ways not necessarily designed or even forethought by Disney.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

This studio course introduces the aesthetic conventions and technical skills of motion-picture lighting, including instruments, equipment, and techniques used for in-studio and on-location settings. Students will learn the process behind production lighting and demonstrate the ability to achieve a professional-quality video image.

Prerequisites: CMS 2410 or FILM 2400 or CMS 2420 or FILM 1520 or FILM 2420

This studio course introduces the aesthetic conventions and technical skills of recorded sound. Assignments include field recording for audio media (e.g. radio and podcasting) and video, along with post-production sound design for moving images, including the preparation of dialog, sound effects, and music tracks.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or FILM 2100

The course will explore the role of the film producer with focus on both the creative and organizational techniques of producing. Students will explore and put into practice the detailed preparation that precedes a film or television shoot and will learn the proper pre-production techniques to ensure a successful project.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and CMS 2420 or FILM 1520

This is a hands-on course in directing, and theoretical class based on lectures, readings, and presentations. Students will learn the role of a director and execute basic directing techniques. They will learn visual storytelling, shot design, and how to cast and direct actors.

Prerequisites: (ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100) and (FILM 1520 or CMS 2420)

This course will allow students to gain experience working on the set of a feature film or television program.

Prerequisites: FILM 1520

This revolving topics course analyzes and discusses historically important films by great international directors. It considers the role of the director in the creation of excellent films: personal “auteurist” styles, cinematic strategies, and typical themes.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and FILM 2700

In this course, students will study the mechanics of screenwriting. The course explores dramatic structure including film language, story, and character development. Students will analyze and apply various techniques in writing for the screen.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100 or FILM 2100

This course focuses on the basic principles and practices of motion graphics, including design and composition, storyboarding and planning, compositing, and sequencing. Students will be introduced to current software and concepts used in the production of motion pictures, television, and networked media. Students should expect to spend additional time in the lab outside of the scheduled class time.

Prerequisites: CMS 4450 or FILM 4450

This course continues the humanities-based approach to cinema begun in Introduction to Film, now in a writing-intensive format. Through weekly writing assignments students master the analysis of motion-picture form, including camerawork, editing, narrative, sound, and mise-en-scene. The course also considers multiple approaches to film theory and criticism within historical and international contexts. Attendance is required for weekly out-of-class screenings.

Prerequisites: (FILM 2100 or CMS 2100) and FILM 2700

This course explores the role of women in cinema as on-screen representation, as spectators, and as filmmakers. We will study selected films and readings particularly in light of women's gender, class, race, and sexuality.

Prerequisites: ENGL 112 or ENGL 1102 and CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100 or FILM 2100

An analysis of specific genres of American and international cinema, focusing on the conventions and icons of those genres and examining significant films within them.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100) or FILM 2100

An analysis of specific genres of American and international cinema, focusing on the conventions and icons of those genres and examining significant films within them.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100) or FILM 2100

An analysis of specific genres of American and international cinema, focusing on the conventions and icons of those genres and examining significant films within them.

Prerequisites: (CMS 2100 or CMSS 2100) or FILM 2100

An introduction to the three phases of digitial video creation: pre-production, production, and post-production. Students will be required to attend events (e.g., video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or (FILM 2100 and CMS 2420 or FILM 2420) or FILM 1520 and FILM 3155

Students will learn to use a variety of approaches including the proper design and integration of 2D and 3D effects as well as green screen and compositing workflows to achieve seamless, narrative-driven, visual effects sequences. Students will use industry-standard software to create vivid, realistic, and seamlessly integrated final projects.

Prerequisites: CMS 4450

This course focuses on mastery of advanced elements of narrative motion picture lighting. The course covers the visual and emotional qualities of light, how to apply different approaches and employ a variety of equipment and tools in lighting for character, commercial/corporate, and narrative scenes. The course examines and provides students on-set experience in the role of the lighting director, gaffer, and other crew positions.

Prerequisites: CMS 3410 and FILM 3155

Students design and create multiple effects-based projects based on advanced compositing and visual effects techniques. Topics include 3D modeling, digital mattes, pre-visualization tools for seamless preview and production of effects on-set, and integration of effects as elements of the production and post-production environments.

Prerequisites: FILM 4420

Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, students master the basic terminology, and skills of digital post production, with an emphasis on nonlinear video editing. Fundamentals of visual storytelling-including continuity, pacing, and dramatic structure-are emphasized.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or (FILM 2100 and CMS 2420 or FILM 2420) or FILM 1520 or FILM 2400 or CMS 2410

In this advanced class, students will study the narrative-specific use of color grading, compositing, motion tracking, titles and graphics as well as other industry-standard methods for professionally finishing a film or video project. Digital mattes, painting, 3D modeling and other visual effects tools and techniques will also be touched upon and used by students to enhance narrative film and video.

Prerequisites: CMS 4450

This advanced course in video production gives students experience with advanced visual storytelling, directing, lighting and sound. Students will develop, produce, and direct short narrative projects while working in three other crew positions on student films. Students will learn on-set etiquette, the role of the Assistant Director, Director of Photography, Director, and Assistant Camera.

Prerequisites: CMS 4410 or FILM 4410 and CMS 3820 or FILM 3820 and CMS 4450 or FILM 4450

This studio course in digital video production investigates modes of digital production, including fiction, documentary, experimental, personal narrative, web video, and interactive media, teaching fundamental terms and concepts while providing students with hands-on hardware and software skills. Students will be required to attend events (e.g. video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or (FILM 2100 and CMS 2420) or FILM 1520

This studio course in digital video production investigates modes of digital production, including fiction, documentary, experimental, personal narrative, web video, and interactive media, teaching fundamental terms and concepts while providing students with hands-on hardware and software skills. Students will be required to attend events (e.g. video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or (FILM 2100 and CMS 2420) or FILM 1520

This studio course in digital video production investigates modes of digital production, including fiction, documentary, experimental, personal narrative, web video, and interactive media, teaching fundamental terms and concepts while providing students with hands-on hardware and software skills. Sutdents will be required to attend events (e.g. video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or (FILM 2100 and CMS 2420 or FILM 2420) or FILM 1520

This studio course in digital video production investigates modes of digital production, including fiction, documentary, experimental, personal narrative, web video, and interactive media, teaching fundamental terms and concepts while providing students with hands-on hardware and software skills. Sutdents will be required to attend events (e.g. video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 or (FILM 2100 and CMS 2420) or FILM 1520

This rotating topics course focuses on either contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a media criticism topic.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

This rotating topics course focuses on either contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a media criticism topic.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

This rotating topics course focuses on either contemporary production practices in film and television and teaches fundamental terminology and concepts through hands-on hardware and software skills or on a media criticism topic.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100

This course will allow students to earn credit for participating in film and media industry activities. Students may volunteer for film/media conferences or events, attend speakers and special presentations, work on-set for film/media productions, and/or take part in other faculty-approved activities. A minimum number of hours will be required for each credit hour and the work must be documented.

Prerequisites: CMS 4410 and FILM 3155

This course will allow students to earn credit for participating in film and media industry activities. Students may volunteer for film/media conferences or events, attend speakers and special presentations, work on-set for film/media productions, and/or take part in other faculty-approved activities. A minimum number of hours will be required for each credit hour and the work must be documented.

Prerequisites: CMS 4410 and FILM 3155

This advanced seminar will bring a rotating selection of film and media industry professionals to campus for master-class style workshops with seminar participants. Visiting professionals will also give public lectures highlighting best-practices and career advice for students and the wider film community.

Prerequisites: FILM 3155

This course will provide students the opportunity to shape their best film and video work into a cohesive and career-ready portfolio. Students will meet with faculty as needed for input and direction and will publish the portfolio of their work online after a review by faculty and industry professionals.

Prerequisites: CMS 4410 and CMS 4450

Monitors student attendance at recitals.

Restrictions: Music - General, Music - General

Introduction to and extensive work with the elements of musical notation, reading, and execution relating to pitch, rhythm and tonality. Basic aural skills training in listening, solfege, sight-singing and dictation is included.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

A beginning study in reading, notation, and execution of fundamentals of music relating to pitch, rhythm. and tonality. The course is intended for non-music majors and is open to all students. May not be counted for credit towards fulfillment of any major or minor curriculum in music.

Study of diatonic melodic and harmonic structures and introduction to harmonic progression and voice leading. Completion of MUSC 1001 or equivalent experience recommended prior to enrollment in this course.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

Harmonic progression; writing with first and second inversion triads; non-harmonic tones, cadences, phrases, and periods; uses of diatonic seventh chords. Binary and Ternary forms.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1011 or MUSC 1001

An introduction to music history, music literature, and critical listening skills.

Studies in interval recognition, triad and seventh chord recognition of basic elements of rhythm. Sight-singing, exercises in rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

Continued work in sight-singing, dictation; elementary work in improvisation.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1111

Restrictions: Music - General, Music - General, Performing Arts

A beginning course for non-music majors with little or no keyboard background. Emphasis on basic functional skills such as note-reading, chord knowledge, basic technique, elementary repertoire, and rudimentary music theory. May not be counted for credit towards fulfillment of any major or minor curriculum in music.

Develops basic piano skills in sight-reading, technique, keyboard harmony, harmonization, transposition, improvisation and ensemble playing.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

Continued work in developing basic piano skills in sight-reading, technique, keyboard harmony, harmonization, transposition, improvisation and ensemble playing.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1151

Group instruction in vocal performance.

Group instruction in guitar.

Private secondary lessons in voice, piano and other instruments.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1710 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSC 3410 (may be taken concurrently)

This course provides opportunity for students to demonstrate the ability to perform in ensemble that are varied both in size and nature. Successful audition required.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

Introduction to International Phoenetic Alphabet as a preliminary to study of pronunciation of the major languages of Wester art music, and study of the pronunciation of Ecclesiastical Latin, standard Italian, and standard broadcast American English using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

Secondary functions; modulations. Modal mixture, Neapolitan sixths, altered dominants. Fugue, variation and rondo forms.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012

Augmented sixth chords, enharmonic modulation. Analytic work in a variety of 20th Century repertories. Sonata form.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2011

A study of various forms and styles of music through history listening to recordings, reading, and concert attendance designed to develop the skills of perceptive listening. Critical thinking and communication skills are emphasized. May not be counted for credit towards fulfillment of any major or minor curriculum in music.

Advanced work in sight-singing, rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic dictation.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1112

This course develops in the student the ability to read at sight with fluency, in addition to elementary work in improvisation.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2111

Intermediate piano skills in sight-reading, technique, keyboard harmony, harmonization, transposition, score-reading, improvisation and ensemble playing.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1152

Continued intermediate piano skills in sight-reading, technique, keyboard harmony, harmonization, transposition, score-reading, improvisation and ensemble playing.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2151

A study of selected non western music cultures, past and present, introducing a variety of musical concepts and styles from around the world, reflecting the inter- relationships between musical styles and the cultures in which they are created and interpreted. Critical Thinking and communication skills are emphasized.

Study in music performance in the student's major performance area. Student expected to perform a cross-section of music from the complete repertory of the particular performance medium, and develop technical skills requisite for artistic self-expression at an appropriate level. Open only to music majors or by approval of the department head.

Study in music performance in the student's major area. Students are expected to perform a cross-section of music from the complete repertory of the particular performance medium, and develop technical skills requisite for artistic self-expression at an appropriate level.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1710 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSC 3410 (may be taken concurrently)

Study of the pronunciation of standard stage German (Buhnendeutsch), and classical artistic French (style soutenu) using the international Phonetic Alphabet, with a brief introduction to other issues of singing diction, such as Austro-German Latin.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1771

This course is designed to introduce students to real-life music education through structured observation of and interaction with local music educators. Students will also become familiar with technology, professional journals, and other resources specifics to music education.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012

This course offers an overview of American popular music, exploring formal and stylistic origins of various genres and examining connections between popular music and traditional forms.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1102

The development of advanced piano skills for piano performance majors and others who wish to develop more sophisticated keyboard skills beyond the degree requirements will be covered. Continued work in sight- reading, score-reading (open choral score and orchestral score), accompanying, harmonization, transposition, figured bass and improvisation as well as increased velocity in scale and arpeggio playing.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2152

Introduction to recent development in musical technology, including analog and digital synthesizers, computer notation programs, MIDI, and digital sampling. Basic work in analog and digital recording.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2011

This course will provide an introductory overview of the commercial music industry, including its history and development within the context of the production of multiple popular and traditional styles. The course explores how the music industry has developed in the United States. Students will consider how music (as well as musicians) has evolved into "product."

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012

This course provides opportunity for student to demonstrate the ability to perform in ensemble that are varied both in size and nature. Successful audition required.

Prerequisites: MAUD with a score of 1

Explores the rudiments of conducting and gesture as it relates to sound. Students should obtain competency in beat patterns, cues, cutoffs, ictus, and other rudimentary skills. Ongoing growth, through frequent podium time, is expected in the areas of left-hand independence, score preparation and rehearsal techniques. The course regularly engages skills obtained in previous courses: music theory, music history, and aural skills especially. An emerging presence as a consummate musician should develop during each student’s podium time.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2011

Continued growth and mastery of the elements from Beginning Conducting. A strong command of transpositions, left-hand independence, complex rhythms, score preparation, and rehearsal techniques are additional goals by the course’s conclusion. This course also explores arranging and concert programming. As the culminating and final semester of the conducting sequence, the student’s cumulative musicianship should be present in their conducting and rehearsal techniques.

Prerequisites: MUSC 3431

Learning to play an instrument from the string family. Learning teaching methods and materials. Observation in the public schools.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1011

Methods and Materials of playing and teaching brass instruments. Evaluation of methods and materials.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1011

Methods and materials of playing and teaching percussion instruments. Evaluation of methods and materials.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1011

Methods and materials of playing and teaching woodwind instruments. Evaluation of methods and materials.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1011

Performance in small chamber ensembles appropriate to student's major performance area.

Restrictions: Music - General, Music - General

Development of technical and musical skills necessary to accompany vocalists and instrumentalists. Performance in small chamber ensembles appropriate to student's major performance area.

This course grants credit for performance in a staged production of music drama. This course provides students with the opportunity to study and apply the techniques of effective performance in all forms of music drama intended for theatrical, rather than concert, performance.

Survey of Western music from antiquity through 1750.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2011 and ENGL 1102

Survey of Western music from 1750 to present.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2011 and ENGL 1102

A study of the literature of solo song, with particular attention to the national styles of solo song with piano accompaniment from 1800 to the present.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012

Survey of standard keyboard literature for piano. Emphasizes style analysis, performance-practice problems, and editions.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012 or MUSI 113

Practical work in improvising in a variety of music styles.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2011

This course is a transcript marker indicating that a committee of faculty have approved the student's junior recital.

Prerequisites: MUSC 4500 (may be taken concurrently) and SOPH with a score of 1

Principles and techniques for teaching music to children K through 8. Includes musical development of the young, program goals and content, methods, and assessment strategies.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2900

Introduction to standard musical forms, including sectional forms, fugue and canon, sonata and sonatina forms, hybrid forms such as first-movement concerto form, sonata- rondo etc.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2012 or MUSI 203

This course introduces and examines issues of health, well-being, and safety currently of concern in the performing arts industry. Topics including repetitive motion injuries, voice care, hearing health, workplace safety and environmental hazards will be presented and students will learn basic preventive and self-care strategies. Each student will study the discipline of Body Mapping in order to bring awareness to habitual patterns of tension and inefficient movement and to refine their body map in order to make art with efficient, healthy movement.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1101

This course explores the evolving nature of the music industry as it relates to live performances. Students will explore copyright law, contract law, publicity, marketing, and promotions within the context of the touring artist and the performance event.

Prerequisites: MUSC 3310

Study in music performance in the student's major performance area.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2500

Study in music performance in the student's performance area.

Prerequisites: (MUSC 1710 or MUSC 3410)

A study of New Music Theatre forms including but not limited to the American Musical.

A study of the human voice, its registers, classification of voices, method of practicing, analysis, style, and selection of literature. Work in vocal pedagogy lab.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012 or MUSI 113

A study of current trends and methods used in teaching private and group piano lessons. Special emphasis on technical problems and appropriate literature.

Prerequisites: MUSC 1012 or MUSI 113

An exploration of various topics in music usually in a seminar format.

An exploration of various topics in music usually in a seminar format.

An exploration of various topics in music usually in a seminar format.

A directed program of reading, research, service, and/or performance under the close direction of a faculty member.

Designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of choral techniques and literature. Students will study practical conducting strategies while acquiring the knowledge of choral repertoire suitable to public school settings.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2900 or MUSC 3430 or MUSC 3911

Methods and materials of teaching instrumental music. Evaluation of methods and materials.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2012

Methods and Materials of teaching elementary instrumental music. Evaluation and implementation of methods and materials.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2900 or MUSC 3910

Full-time supervised teaching of music in school settings. To be taken during the student's final semester of the program.

Prerequisites: MUSC 4920

A major final project (performance and/or research based, significant internship experience, etc.) for the Bachelor of Arts in Music. Normally taken in the student's last semester of study.

A survey of the dramatic arts from the perspective of performance as an integral part of world cultures, past and present. Critical thinking and communication skills are emphasized.

A study of the history of design in theatre. Emphasis will be placed on the theatre design process from inception to performance and the application of the principles and elements of design.

An introductory class that explores the various styles of dance.

An introduction to the basic fundamentals of acting including stage terminology, movement and improvisation. Students will explore the actor’s relationship to script and environment.

A laboratory class that includes attendance to performances, workshops and meetings as specified by the Theatre faculty. This course is required for all theatre students. (S/U grading. To pass the course, students must attend a minimum number of approved events during the semester as indicated in the course syllabus.)

A course in which students may receive credit for work on theater productions.

A hands-on introduction to skills and techniques for building scenery and operating stage lighting systems with an emphasis on safety and proficiency.

A hands-on introduction to skills and techniques for costumes and makeup with an emphasis on safety and proficiency.

An introduction to visual design and composition techniques for theatre and film emphasizing sketching, drafting, color media, and digital depiction.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

This course is designed to prepare students for the industry. Emphasis will be placed on defining a student’s area(s) of focus and outlining paths to success.

A survey of dramatic literature and theatre history from its origins to the 18th century

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and ENGL 1102

A survey of dramatic literature and theatre history from the 19th century to the present

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and ENGL 1102

A foundation course that covers effective methods for interpreting, dissecting and analyzing a script.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 1880

In this foundational course, students will critically explore the language of different art forms, including theatre, art, music, dance, and film, through the lens of arts and cultural critics.

A practical study of diverse acting principles and methodologies

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 1880

Intermediate application in the creation and development of a theatrical production from inception to completed presentation.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 1880

Introduction to vocal and physical techniques for healthy performance and proper use of a student’s instrument

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 1880

An introduction to physical combat with an emphasis on unarmed combat and foundational combat techniques. Students focus on body awareness, movement, and storytelling.

This upper-level course is designed to prepare students in their area(s) of focus for the industry. Emphasis will be placed on portfolios, internships, and industry preparation.

Prerequisites: THEA 2500

An introduction to the theory and practice of improvisation in a theatrical context.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 or THEA 1880

A study in the basic mechanics of writing theatrical work with an emphasis on plot and dialog.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

In this course, students will study the mechanics of screenwriting. The course explores dramatic structure including film language, story, and character development. Students will analyze and apply various techniques in writing for the screen.

Prerequisites: CMS 2100 and ENGL 1102

A foundational study of the principles of directing from conceptualization to actualization, emphasizing script analysis, staging, and collaboration

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 2880

Advanced acting techniques with an emphasis on in-depth character research, scene study and practical experience in developing a role.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 1880 and THEA 2880

A concentrated exploration of the principles and practices of directing, emphasizing directing a project for presentation

Prerequisites: THEA 3850

A professional internship developing and applying theatrical skills in a real-world context.

A professional internship developing and applying theatrical skills in a real-world context.

A professional internship developing and applying theatrical skills in a real-world context.

In this in-depth course, students examine the business side of being an artist in the industry. Through intrapersonal and interpersonal skills analysis, students investigate business tools and strategies to develop their unique voices as artists and enhance their marketability in the industry.

Prerequisites: (THEA 1880) and (THEA 2400)

Students gain practical production experience involving various areas in the program

Students gain practical production experience involving various areas in the program

Students gain practical production experience involving various areas in the program

Individual instruction designed to meet the specific needs of individual students in their areas of specialization.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

Restrictions: Performing Arts

Individual instruction designed to meet the specific needs of individual students in their areas of specialization.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

Restrictions: Performing Arts

Individual instruction designed to meet the specific needs of individual students in their areas of specialization.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

Restrictions: Performing Arts

Advanced application in the creation and development of a theatrical production from inception to completed presentation.

Prerequisites: THEA 1990

Advanced application in the creation and development of a theatrical production from inception to completed presentation.

Prerequisites: THEA 3991

Advanced application in the creation and development of a theatrical production from inception to completed presentation.

Prerequisites: THEA 3992

A study of design principles and practices, history of design and practical applications of lighting.

Prerequisites: THEA 2100 or THEA 2400 or FILM 2420

A study of the principles and practices, history and practical applications in set design.

Prerequisites: THEA 2100 or THEA 2400 or FILM 2420

A study of the principles and practices, history, and practical applications in costume design.

Prerequisites: THEA 2110 or THEA 2400 or FILM 2420

This course is a continuation of the techniques learned in Voice and Movement I with an emphasis on an intermediate level of vocal and physical training for the actor.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and THEA 1880 and THEA 3220

In this course, students will study and apply their performance skills in voiceovers for radio, animation, commercials, film, and other media. Students will learn techniques for developing characters and accents that they can access on demand. Students will create and analyze their vocal recordings for use on professional voiceover demo recordings or in other media.

Prerequisites: THEA 1880

This course involves a stage and screen major's final project, particular to the major’s interest resulting in a public performance or presentation

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

Restrictions: Theatre

A study of non-western Theatre styles and concepts as they relate to contemporary American Theatre.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

A study of the history and contributions of African-American to American theatre.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

Students apply theatrical techniques for song analysis, analyze and explore singing and acting through song.

Prerequisites: THEA 2880

A seminar in theatre topics.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

A seminar in theatre topics.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

A seminar in theatre topics.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100

This rotating topics course focuses on production practices in technical theatre.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and (THEA 2110 or THEA 2400) or FILM 2420

This rotating topics course focuses on production practices in technical theatre.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and (THEA 2110 or THEA 2400) or FILM 2420

This rotating topics course focuses on production practices in performance.

Prerequisites: (THEA 1100) and (THEA 2880)

This rotating topics course focuses on production practices in performance.

Prerequisites: (THEA 1100) and (THEA 2880)

This rotating topics course focuses on theatre literature, history, and criticism.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and (THEA 2701 or THEA 2702)

This rotating topics course focuses on theatre literature, history, and criticism.

Prerequisites: THEA 1100 and (THEA 2701 or THEA 2702)

An advanced acting course in which students explore performance techniques for the camera.

Prerequisites: THEA 3880

An advanced acting course in which students explore performance techniques for the camera.

Prerequisites: THEA 3880

An in-depth exploration of the ideas and practical applications of contemporary acting.

Prerequisites: THEA 3880