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Neuroscience (Undergraduate Courses) |
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NEUR-392 Independent Research in Neuroscience (1-6)
Independent experimental student research conducted under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Permission: instructor and department chair.
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NEUR-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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NEUR-435 Food and the Brain (3)
This course examines the intersection of nutrition and the brain. It focuses on the various ways dietary nutrients can impact brain health, and the major neurological and psychiatric conditions which can be impacted by diet. The course reviews the recent literature and covers the following areas: dietary influences on brain energy production; the control of appetite by the brain; vitamins and minerals necessary for optimal brain health, function and behavior; and the neurological effects of food-derived chemicals like caffeine, alcohol, and certain food additives. Crosslist: HLTH-435 . Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: BIO-110 and junior standing.
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NEUR-459 Molecular Neurobiology (3)
Synapses between neurons are the smallest functional unit of the nervous system, and as such can be considered the building blocks from which all sensation and behavior arise. Molecular Neurobiology is an in-depth exploration of the structure and function of synapses in vertebrate organisms. The course follows a bottom-up approach to exploring the subject, with detailed examination of how the neuronal membrane potential and release of neurotransmitters is controlled & modulated; how variation in synaptic organization leads to functional diversity across synapse types; and how circuits with emergent properties are assembled from multiple synaptic connections. Crosslist: BIO-459 , BIO-659 , and NEUR-659 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Prerequisite: BIO-320 or NEUR-220 .
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NEUR-460 Sexual Determination and Differentiation (3)
This course examines molecular, cellular, system-level, and environmental processes that result in a specific sexual phenotype in vertebrates; environmental and genetic determination of sex; developmental sexual differentiation of bipotential tissues; and sexual orientation and sexual identity. Crosslist: BIO-460 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Prerequisite: BIO-210 or NEUR-220 .
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NEUR-475 Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (3)
This course focuses on the interactions among hormones, brain, and behavior. The course covers peripheral and central control of neural function, the influence of environmental and social cues on neuroendocrine anatomy and physiology, and hormonal regulation of complex behavior. Crosslist: BIO-475 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (even years). Prerequisite: BIO-210 or NEUR-220 .
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NEUR-480 Neuropharmacology: The Biochemistry of Behavior (3)
Following an overview of central nervous system physiology, neuroanatomy, and neurochemistry, this course provides a detailed examination of the effects of drugs of abuse and psychopharmacotherapeutics on neural functioning. This overview introduces students to neuroreductionism and its implications for the prediction of drug effects and the pharmacological treatment on pathology. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: NEUR-210 and NEUR-220 .
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NEUR-488 Capstone Seminar in Neuroscience (3)
Throughout their undergraduate training, Neuroscience (BS) majors master the fundamentals of neuroscience, from cells to systems. In this course, students build on previous coursework to attain in-depth knowledge of a major neuroscience topic under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Through completing critical analyses and discussion of the scientific literature, students meet the capstone requirements of application and synthesis of knowledge, as well as thoughtful reflection on their undergraduate experience. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: NEUR-310 , NEUR-320 , or NEUR-330 ; and senior standing. Restriction: Neuroscience (BS) .
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NEUR-489 Neuroscience as a Profession (3)
This course covers professional skills and career paths in the fields of neuroscience and experimental psychology. Topics include scientific writing, scientific presentations, publishing manuscripts, reviewing manuscripts, writing grants, finding a job, use of social media in science, and professional service. Guest lectures introduce students to careers in scientific research, funding, outreach, and service. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Crosslist: NEUR-689 . Prerequisite: NEUR-210 and NEUR-220 . Permission: instructor.
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NEUR-490 Independent Research in Neuroscience (3)
Students conduct independent research in a major capstone project of their design. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Not repeatable for credit. Permission: instructor and department chair.
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NEUR-491 Internship in Neuroscience (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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NEUR-492 Independent Reading Capstone in Neuroscience (3)
Throughout the course of their undergraduate training, Neuroscience (BS) students have been prepared to tackle open questions in neuroscience through scientific inquiry. In this course, students build on their previous coursework and individual interests to complete a set of independent readings on a focused topic under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Through a thorough literature review and the completion of a capstone paper, students meet the capstone requirements of application and synthesis of knowledge, as well as thoughtful reflection on their undergraduate experience. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Not repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: NEUR-210 and NEUR-220 ; NEUR-310 , NEUR-320 , or NEUR-330 ; and completion of Written Communication and Information Literacy II requirement. Permission: instructor.
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NEUR-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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NEUR-497 Honors Capstone I (3)
In this first of a two-course honors capstone sequence students complete the first stages of their proposed research project, including conducting literature reviews, finalizing the experimental design, and acquiring the practical skills required to conduct data collection. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: senior standing. Restriction: Honors in Neuroscience . Permission: Neuroscience Honors Program.
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NEUR-498 Honors Capstone II (3)
In this second of a two-course honors capstone sequence students complete their research project including data collection and analyses and present the results of their project. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: NEUR-497 . Restriction: Honors in Neuroscience . Permission: Neuroscience Honors Program.
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Neuroscience (Graduate Courses) |
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NEUR-635 Nutritional Neuroscience (3)
This course examines the intersection of nutrition and neuroscience. It focuses on dietary effects on brain development, the various ways dietary nutrients can impact brain health, and the major neurological and psychiatric conditions which can be impacted by diet. The course reviews the recent literature and covers the following topics: fatty acids and brain development, macronutrients and cerebral energy metabolism; the control of appetite by the brain; the function of the gut-brain axis; dietary effects on the production of neurotransmitters; micronutrients of importance to brain health, function and behavior; the effects of neuroactive food-derived chemicals like caffeine, alcohol, and certain food additives; and dietary correlates of neurological disease. Crosslist: HLTH-635 .
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NEUR-659 Molecular Neurobiology (3)
Synapses between neurons are the smallest functional unit of the nervous system, and as such can be considered the building blocks from which all sensation and behavior arise. Molecular Neurobiology is an in-depth exploration of the structure and function of synapses in vertebrate organisms. The course follows a bottom-up approach to exploring the subject, with detailed examination of how the neuronal membrane potential and release of neurotransmitters is controlled & modulated; how variation in synaptic organization leads to functional diversity across synapse types; and how circuits with emergent properties are assembled from multiple synaptic connections. Crosslist: BIO-459 , BIO-659 , and NEUR-459 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years).
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NEUR-688 Seminar in Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience (3)
Topics vary by section. Examination of neuroscience issues through articles, texts, and group discussion. The course extends the foundations established in the core curriculum and demonstrates their application to cutting edge research. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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NEUR-689 Neuroscience as a Profession (3)
This course covers professional skills and career paths in the fields of neuroscience and experimental psychology. Topics include scientific writing, scientific presentations, publishing manuscripts, reviewing manuscripts, writing grants, finding a job, use of social media in science, and professional service. Guest lectures introduce students to careers in scientific research, funding, outreach, and service. Crosslist: NEUR-489 . Permission: instructor.
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NEUR-690 Independent Study Project in Neuroscience (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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NEUR-691 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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NEUR-696 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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NEUR-698 Directed Research (1-9)
Repeatable for credit. Grading: A-F only. Note: May not be used in place of NEUR-797 or NEUR-799 .
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NEUR-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-3)
Grading: SP/UP only.
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NEUR-799 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-6)
Grading: Pass/Fail only.
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NEUR-898 Doctoral Continuing Enrollment (1-9)
May be taken by doctoral students completing coursework, exams or proposals in preparation for advancement to candidacy. May be taken with or without regular coursework. Tuition is assessed at the 1 credit rate. Academic load will be determined by total enrolled credits for the semester. Repeatable once for credit. Grading: SP/UP only. Restriction: Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience (PhD) . Permission: program director.
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NEUR-899 Doctoral Dissertation (9)
May be taken by doctoral students who are advanced to candidacy with the approval of the faculty supervising the dissertation (or designee). It is a 9 credit course, but tuition is assessed at the 1 credit rate. The course is graded SP/UP and students will be deemed full-time. The Office of the Registrar must be notified when a student has advanced to candidacy. Grading: SP/UP only. Restriction: doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy. Permission: program director.
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Performing Arts (Undergraduate Courses) |
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PERF-065 Musical/Theatre Production (0)
Provides students with practical production experience in designated areas of theatre including performance, technical, and stage management. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Note: Audition required. All students participating in theatre productions enroll in either PERF-065 or PERF-165 .
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PERF-066 Musical Theatre Role Development (0)
Furthers students’ skill base in the course of preparing roles for musical theatre productions. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Note: Audition required. All students participating in theatre productions enroll in either PERF-065 or PERF-165 , all students cast in musical theatre production roles also enroll in PERF-066 or PERF-166 .
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PERF-100 Introductory Music Colloquium (1)
This course provides a comprehensive, integrated course that introduces students to the various specialty areas within the field of music. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-109 Dance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue study at the same level of dance technique. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-110 Understanding Music FA1 (3)
This course introduces the richness and variety of musical language through listening and comprehension. The course explores fundamentals of acoustics, melody, harmony, form, texture, and color in a wide range of music from ancient and global (non-Western) music to European concert music, jazz, blues, and an eclectic array of popular music. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Note: The course includes required attendance at live concerts.
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PERF-111 Class Piano Level I (1)
Beginning study in piano. Prepares the beginning student for private study as well as basic keyboard musicianship skill essential to all musicians regardless of discipline.
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PERF-112 Class Piano Level II (1)
Prepares the beginning student for private study as well as expansion of basic keyboard musicianship skill essential to all musicians regardless of discipline. Prerequisite: PERF-111 .
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PERF-113 Class Guitar (1)
Beginning study of guitar. Prepares the beginning student for private study and instrumental music study. Repeatable for credit.
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PERF-114 Class Voice (1)
Basic principles of singing. Prepares the beginning student for private study and more effective choral singing, etc. Repeatable for credit.
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PERF-115 Theatre: Principles, Plays, and Performance FA1 (3)
Provides an overview of the principles of drama from the ancient Greeks to contemporary society. The class draws on theatre history and social context, the reading of great literature, critical analyses, and artistic exploration to culminate in the experience which is the essential element of the art itself-performance. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-118 World Music FA1 (3)
This course focuses on the meanings of music in diverse global cultures through analysis of social and cultural contexts. Students examine the confluences and divergences of culture that happen in borderland regions, whether geographical, political, or social, through the lens of musical practice. AU Core Habits of Mind: Cultural Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Grading: A-F only.
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PERF-120 Music Fundamentals (3)
Introductory study of musical notation and theory including rhythm, intervals, scales, keys, chords, and musical forms. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-124 Music Theory I (3)
The principles of part-writing, counterpoint, phrase structure, modulation to the dominant, and harmonic progression. Emphasis on compositional and analytical work. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-120 .
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PERF-125 Music Theory II (3)
A continuation of Music Theory I, extending to chromatic harmonies, more complex contrapuntal and formal structures, modulation to distant keys, and modes. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-124 .
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PERF-126 Musicianship I (3)
The practical techniques of reading, hearing, sight singing, playing, and conducting simple (diatonic) musical materials and the methods by which those tasks are accomplished. Includes lab work in keyboard skills, conducting, score reading, and improvisation. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-120 .
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PERF-127 Musicianship II (3)
The continuation of reading, sight singing, playing, and conducting scores into chromatic and modal materials. Includes lab work in keyboard skills, conducting, score reading, and improvisation. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-126 .
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PERF-142 University Chorus (1)
Prepares and presents major works of the choral and choral-orchestral literature. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Note: Audition required.
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PERF-143 University Chamber Singers (1)
Small, highly select choral ensemble which prepares and presents advanced literature appropriate to a chamber ensemble. Rehearsals are also dedicated to appropriate pre-professional training of ensemble vocalists. Includes occasional tours and off-campus performances. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Note: Audition required.
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PERF-144 University Orchestra (1)
Prepares and presents works of orchestral literature, occasionally in collaboration with the AU Chorus and other Department of Performing Arts ensembles. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Note: Audition required.
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PERF-145 Chamber Ensembles (1)
String, mixed, and wind ensembles which prepare and present selected chamber music literature. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Note: Audition required.
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PERF-146 Jazz Orchestra (1)
Prepares and performs selected jazz works including standards, traditional big band era arrangements, and charts of more progressive, international, and fusion styles. Ensemble works in both big band and small combo format. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Note: Audition required.
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PERF-147 Symphonic Band (1)
Prepares and presents works of the symphonic band literature. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Note: Audition required.
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PERF-150 Pep Band (1)
Woodwind, brass, and percussion ensemble. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit.
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PERF-161 Gospel Choir (1)
Prepares and presents works of gospel vocal and choral literature. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit.
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PERF-165 Musical/Theatre Production (1)
Provides students with practical production experience in designated areas of theatre including performance, technical, and stage management. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Grading: A-F only. Note: Audition required. All students participating in theatre productions enroll in either PERF-065 or PERF-165.
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PERF-166 Musical Theatre Role Development (1)
Furthers students’ skill base in the course of preparing roles for musical theatre productions. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Grading: A-F only. Note: Audition required. All students participating in theatre productions enroll in either PERF-065 or PERF-165 , all students cast in musical theatre production roles also enroll in PERF-066 or PERF-166.
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PERF-170 Theatre Matters (3)
This introductory course focuses on theatrical works grappling with issues and injustices in the world and examines ways in which theatre practitioners bring these works to life, substantively contributing to the intellectual persuasion and emotional manipulation of audiences. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Permission: instructor. Note: Intended for Performing Arts: Musical Theatre (BA) and Performing Arts: Theatre (BA) students.
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PERF-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PERF-205 Masterpieces of Music FA1 (3)
Listening to and analyzing masterpieces of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present day. The course includes a variety of genres and styles with background study into the historical era and particular composers. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: spring.
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PERF-209 Dance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue study at the same level of dance technique. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-210 Greatness in Music FA1 (3)
Study of the concept and meaning of greatness in music through the Western classical canon, world music, vernacular and popular music, and performance. Readings and lectures examine the aesthetic criteria for greatness in each area and offer students an opportunity to evaluate and critique diverse genres of music. Course readings are drawn not only from music but also other arts. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-214 Theatre Performance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue their current level of performance study. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: PERF-251 . Permission: program director.
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PERF-215 Opera on Stage and Film FA1 (3)
Classics of operatic repertoire. Through readings, viewing videotapes, and attending live productions, students confront the literary sources, dramatic and musical structures, cultural forces, and the social, political, and historical environments that shaped the works and gave them life. Usually Offered: spring.
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PERF-220 Reflections of American Society on Stage FA1 (3)
Examines artistic and cultural developments and societal phenomena as reflected in stage performance throughout the history of the United States. By reading plays as well as viewing productions linked to important historical, artistic, cultural, and political movements and events, students investigate and analyze the relationships between the creative artists, their produced works, and the societal contexts within which they originated. AU Core Habits of Mind: Socio-Historical Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall, spring, and summer.
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PERF-224 Music Theory III (3)
Exploration of the structural principles of Western music from the Baroque period to the late twentieth century. Special emphasis on sonata form, motivic development, chromaticism, harmonic reduction, and structural analysis. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-125 .
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PERF-225 The African American Experience in the Performing Arts FA1 (3)
Explores African American contributions to uniquely American forms and institutions in the performing arts. The course examines the artistic and cultural implications of these forms-from minstrelsy, vaudeville, and tap dance to jazz, blues, and gospel-set against the societal phenomena that shaped them, as well as the influence of African Americans on the broad range of performing arts genres, including musical theatre, drama, comedy, dance, and film. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-226 Improvisation (3)
Introduction to the basic proficiency and technique of improvising. Restriction: Music (BA) . Note: Music (Minor) consult advisor.
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PERF-231 Introduction to Acting (3)
This course acquaints students with basic skills and approaches used in the craft of acting. Through the study and exploration of various acting techniques, students create grounded, truthful performances by accessing internal resources, developing a set of critical performance skills, and applying specific techniques to their work. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-251 Fundamentals of Acting (3)
Introduces beginning performance skills for actors, including the basics of Stanislavski’s system of acting, basic physical and vocal warm-ups, and character analysis. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Permission: instructor.
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PERF-260 Stagecraft (3)
Explores techniques of stagecraft including scenery, properties, lighting, sound, and makeup, along with theatrical production philosophy and organization and an overview of the process of design. Mandatory lab sessions provide experience in scenic construction, basic electricity, stage lighting, costume, and live-performance support. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-261 Introduction to Stage Design (3)
Introduces the elements and principles of design, the relationship between image and text, and how these principles are applied to scenography in the performing arts. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-262 Stage Management (1)
Provides a broad overview of stage management and related production management theory, with concentration on rehearsal and performance management techniques. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Prerequisite: PERF-260 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-265 Theatre Practicum (1)
Topics vary by section. Provides a practical experience in designated areas of technical theatre: set construction and lighting, costume, and stage management. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PERF-260 .
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PERF-294 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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PERF-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PERF-308 The Moving Body (3)
Explores awareness of physical instincts, and the skill set to utilize those instincts in the act of physical creative expression on stage. Students use their bodies as exploratory tools to embrace the power of personal creativity and authentic expression. With a focus on physical theatre, the course is designed primarily for actors, but the techniques explored are also applicable to dancers and others in the performing arts. Usually Offered: fall. Permission: instructor.
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PERF-309 Dance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue study at the same level of dance technique. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-314 Theatre Performance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue their current level of performance study. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: PERF-308 , PERF-340 , PERF-348 , PERF-350 , or PERF-355 . Permission: program director.
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PERF-318 Insiders and Outsiders in World Music (3)
How can the history of ethnomusicology help us to understand colonial and decolonial paradigms of knowledge-making? This course explores musical traditions from the point of view of both native and non-native scholars in order to think critically about the knowledge, assumptions, and values each brought to their studies. Through reading, listening, participant observation, and reflective essays, students gain sonic and theoretical familiarity with three dynamic musical traditions as well as an understanding of how scholars continue to grapple with historic inequities in music scholarship. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Diversity and Equity.
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PERF-320 History of Rock Music (3)
A stylistic examination of rock music from its origins to the present. Movements studied within a context of culture and society include blues, R&B, rockabilly, the folk revival, soul, doowop, the Motown sound, beach music, British rock, acid rock, hard rock, metal, disco, punk, grunge, and hip-hop. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-321 Evolution of Jazz and Blues (3)
Cultural sources and growth of divergent stylistic characteristics of jazz and blues through the past hundred years. Usually Offered: spring.
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PERF-322 History of Music I: From Antiquity to 1750 (3)
Historical survey of music in Western civilization, from antiquity and the Middle Ages (to c.1400), through the Renaissance (c.1400-1600) and the baroque era (c.1600-1700). The course focuses on the origins and evolutions of genres, styles, and forms in which the music is examined within a social and cultural context. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-125 .
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PERF-323 History of Music II: From 1750 to the Present (3)
Historical survey of music in Western civilization, from the pre-classical and classical (c.1750-1800), through the romantic (c.1800-1900) and modern eras (c.1900-present). The course focuses on the origins and evolutions of genres, styles, and forms in which the music is examined within a social and cultural context. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-125 .
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PERF-325 Counterpoint (3)
The study of contrapuntal writing from tonal sources including the invention, chorale-prelude, and fugue through analysis and composition of examples. Also includes invertible counterpoint and canon. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-125 .
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PERF-326 Orchestration (3)
Scoring for various chamber ensembles and full orchestra. Analysis of the orchestration of composers from the classical era to the present. Prerequisite: PERF-125 .
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PERF-340 From Scene Into Song (3)
Provides practical workshop experience to develop proficiency in a range of musical theatre genres. Students develop vocal and acting techniques to dramatically interpret lyrics, to craft smooth transitions from dialogue to song, and to create characters within specific contexts of chosen musicals. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-126 , PERF-127 , and PERF-251 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-346 Survey of Musical Theatre (3)
Provides a basic overview of the historical developments of musical theatre and a study of the structural forms and content of the various genres, from fledgling musical attempts to the Golden Age to present-day musicals. Because modern musical theatre is a uniquely American art form, this course encourages students to examine the musical within evolving historical, social, political, and artistic milieus. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-170 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-348 Scene Study (3)
Continues the exploration of beginning performance skills through scene study, textual analysis, and character exploration. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-251 . Permission: Instructor.
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PERF-350 Acting Styles (3)
An intermediate-level acting course focusing on character analysis and performance of Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, absurdist drama, and other non-contemporary or modern dramatic literature. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-251 and PERF-348 .
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PERF-355 Voice and Speech (3)
Develops effective techniques of voice and diction to cultivate optimally efficient use of the vocal instrument onstage. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-251 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-356 Diction for Singers (3)
An introduction to the diction rules required for lyric (sung) Italian, French, and German, and application of those rules through practical application in songs, arias, and vocal chamber music. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is introduced and used to assist students in learning consistent foreign language and as a tool for additional communication among singers, teachers, and coaches when discussing questions of lyric diction. Usually Offered: alternate springs (odd years).
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PERF-362 Lighting Design (3)
Explores the power of lighting in the theatrical experience. Students learn the basics of electricity, the physics of theatrical lighting equipment, and the art of lighting in the collaborative design process. Projects include designing theoretical light plots and composing lighting cues for actual productions. Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Prerequisite: PERF-260 and PERF-261 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-364 Basics of Set and Costume Design (3)
Introduces the technical and artistic aspects of set and costume design. Draws on the fine arts, architecture, history, critical analysis, and the student’s own artistic exploration to facilitate an understanding of how these are applied to stage production. Prerequisite: PERF-260 and PERF-261 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-365 Theatre History I: From the Greeks to the Eighteenth Century (3)
Explores the historical pattern of dramatic literature and theatrical production and the social function of the theatre from its earliest appearance through the eighteenth century. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-170 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-366 Theatre History II: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present (3)
Explores the historical pattern of dramatic literature and theatrical production and the social function of the theatre from the nineteenth century to the present. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-170 . Permission: instructor.
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PERF-390 Independent Reading Course in Performing Arts (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PERF-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PERF-409 Dance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue study at the same level of dance technique. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit. Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-414 Theatre Performance Practicum (1)
Provides students with the opportunity to continue their current level of performance study. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: PERF-456 . Permission: program director.
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PERF-420 Art, Performance, and Politics (3)
Students examine an array of cultural, expressive, and performance texts, and focus on aesthetic strategies and practices that various artists, activists, and politicians have developed and used to advance political claims and/or to enact social change. Students also investigate matters of form, content, and context to interrogate the ways that art, performance, and politics are inextricably linked. This investigation allows students to consider the aesthetic and political concerns raised by course materials and current/historical events. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry.
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PERF-435 Topics in Music (3)
Topics vary by section. Topics include the study of a stylistic area such as orchestral, chamber, opera, American, folk, and twentieth-century music, or specific studies in analysis, technique, performance practices, music philosophy, and aesthetic theory. Crosslist: PERF-635 . Usually Offered: spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Permission: instructor.
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PERF-441 Advanced Studies in Music History and Ethnomusicology (3)
Topics vary by section. Seminars provide detailed examination of issues, processes, and values in musical traditions of the world, organized geographically or thematically, with reference to current and historic social, political, and economic contexts. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PERF-125 and PERF-127 .
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PERF-442 Advanced Studies in Music Analysis and Performance (3)
Topics vary by section. Seminars provide advanced analysis of works in the Western music tradition including classical and popular genres and their relationship to performance, composition, improvisation, and/or ear training. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PERF-125 and PERF-127 .
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