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Business: Marketing (Graduate Courses) |
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MKTG-688 Applied Client Project (3)
In this course students work in cross-functional teams to complete a comprehensive marketing project for either a for-profit or non-profit business enterprise. Teams are responsible for conducting primary and secondary research and reporting findings to their client. In addition, students use their research to develop a communication plan that includes a strategy, set of objectives, detailed budget, and a plan for campaign measurement. This project yields a deeper understanding and appreciation for the interdependence of each functional area, improves teamwork, and further develops written and oral communication skills. Repeatable for credit. Restriction: Marketing (MS) .
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MKTG-690 Independent Study Project (1-6)
Prerequisite: MKTG-612 . Permission: instructor and department chair.
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MKTG-691 Internship in Marketing (1-3)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 . Permission: instructor and department chair.
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MKTG-696 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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MKTG-750 Internet Marketing Management (1.5)
Using the Internet as an implementation tool for business and marketing strategy. Provides an overview of web and commerce technologies, but the focus of the course is on marketing applications of the Internet, including distribution, commerce, advertising, public relations, and other “stakeholder” relations. A technical background is not required, but students develop an understanding of technical aspects of the Internet relating to marketing strategy. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 .
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MKTG-754 Database Marketing (1.5)
In contrast to traditional mass marketing approaches where firms market to large segments of consumers, database marketing uses individual level customer data (e.g., name, address, age, income, date and dollar amount of last purchase) to tailor marketing programs to individual customers. These individual level data are used to better understand customer behavior, to more effectively segment, target, and serve the marketer’s customers, and to identify new, promising prospects. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 .
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MKTG-755 Applied Market Segmentation (1.5)
This course brings together geography and demographics (geodemographics) to teach students how to segment markets and consumers more precisely so that marketing resources are used more effectively. Students also learn about the availability and characteristics of public and proprietary data and how these sources can be merged to provide valuable insights about consumer behavior and target marketing. This is a hands-on, practical course that includes mapping; reporting, and writing assignments using the proprietary software and segmentation tools developed by Nielsen Claritas; the market leader in precision marketing. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 .
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MKTG-761 Buyer Behavior (1.5)
Analysis of the psychological foundations of consumer behavior and implications for marketing strategy, including consumer perception, attention, comprehension, and memory; attitudes and attitude-behavior relationships; information integration and decision making; and behavior modification perspectives. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 .
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MKTG-762 Integrated Marketing Communication (3)
Survey of issues and techniques in integrated marketing communication (IMC). The course covers foundation issues, general strategic issues, and specific IMC vehicles and techniques. Includes the role of the “brand” in IMC, the role of consumer behavior, setting objectives, creative planning and implementation, media planning, advertising, sales promotion, sponsorship, and campaign effectiveness. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 (may be taken concurrently).
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MKTG-763 Overview of Integrated Marketing Communications (1.5)
Survey of issues and techniques for integrated marketing communication (IMC). The course covers foundation issues, general strategic issues, and specific traditional media vehicles and techniques. Includes the role of the brand in IMC, the role of consumer behavior, setting objectives, creative planning and implementation, media planning, advertising, sales promotion, sponsorship, and campaign effectiveness. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite/Concurrent: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 .
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MKTG-765 Brand Strategy (3)
This course deals with the brand and what it represents to customers and stakeholders of an organization. The challenge of creating and managing this valuable asset is examined. Topics include brand-market analysis, segmentation, brand positioning for strategic advantage, brand equity, brand hierarchies and portfolios, extension, and leverage. The course uses a mix of cases, readings, and discussions with clients to enhance student skills and understanding of marketing strategy. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 .
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MKTG-767 Research for Marketing Decisions (3)
This course provides an overview of marketing research and its use in making effective marketing decisions. The course introduces the market research process and emphasizes appropriate research designs, sampling plans, and a toolbox of data collection and analysis techniques so that the results generated are meaningful and valid. Qualitative and quantitative research methods are covered. Students design questionnaires, collect research data, and use software to analyze data. Emphasis is on the applications of marketing research in various fields of marketing. Prerequisite: MKTG-612 or MKTG-632 (may be taken concurrently).
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Performing Arts: Applied Music (Undergraduate Courses) |
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MUS-001 Applied Music Performance Lab (0)
Required weekly performance lab provides students enrolled in private instrument or vocal study the opportunity to perform before their peers and public, or to hear guest performers and lectures. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Corequisite: MUS-121 , MUS-122 , MUS-334 , or MUS-434 .
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MUS-121 Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (1)
One half hour per week private instruction in voice, guitar, conducting, and keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Repeatable for credit. Corequisite: MUS-001 . Permission: department. Note: Performing Arts major or minor or participation in ensembles required.
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MUS-122 Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (2)
One hour per week private instruction in voice, guitar, conducting, and keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Repeatable for credit. Corequisite: MUS-001 . Permission: department. Note: Performing Arts major or minor or participation in ensembles required.
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MUS-334 Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (4)
Junior performance honors. Full recital required. Corequisite: MUS-001 . Note: audition required.
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MUS-434 Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (4)
Senior performance honors. Full recital required. Corequisite: MUS-001 . Note: audition required.
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PERF-400 Dance Capstone (3)
Students research, design, and implement a project in dance that integrates and utilizes skills, theory, and experience acquired throughout their undergraduate study. Usually Offered: fall Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: PERF-131 .
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Performing Arts: Applied Music (Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses) |
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MUS-021 Private Instrument (0)
Students may enroll in noncredit private study for voice, piano, organ, guitar, or other orchestral instruments, for either ½ hour (MUS-021) or one hour (MUS-022 ) per week. Permission: department.
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MUS-022 Private Instrument (0)
Students may enroll in noncredit private study for voice, piano, organ, guitar, or other orchestral instruments, for either ½ hour (MUS-021 ) or one hour (MUS-022) per week. Permission: department.
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MUS-534 Studio Accompanying (2)
Provides piano students with practical studio experience with singers and instrumentalists; includes two supervised hours (lessons) and four preparation hours per week. Repeatable for credit. Note: audition required.
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Performing Arts: Applied Music (Graduate Courses) |
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MUS-791 Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (1)
One half hour per week private instruction in voice, guitar, conducting, and keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Repeatable for credit. Permission: department.
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MUS-792 Private Instrumental or Vocal Study (2)
One hour per week private instruction in voice, guitar, conducting, and keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Repeatable for credit. Permission: department.
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Neuroscience (Undergraduate Courses) |
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NEUR-102 National Student Leadership Conference Topics (1)
Topics vary by section. Topics in psychology and neuroscience include structure and function of the nervous system. Usually Offered: summer. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Restriction: National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC).
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NEUR-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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NEUR-210 The Brain (3)
This course is an introduction to how the brain works, providing an overview of the systems of the brain. Topics include neuroanatomy, sensory and motor systems, and the systems underlying language and learning. Students should have an understanding of high school-level biology and chemistry. Usually Offered: fall.
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NEUR-220 The Neuron (3)
This course provides an introduction to how single brain cells, called neurons, work. Topics include neural coding, excitable membranes and action potentials, synaptic physiology and neurotransmitters, and neural circuit structure and function. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: BIO-110 and NEUR-210 .
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NEUR-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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NEUR-310 Cognitive Neuroscience with Laboratory (4)
This course explores the neural underpinnings of complex behaviors, including attention, object recognition, memory, cognitive control, social cognition, and language. The lab covers fundamental research methods in cognitive neuroscience, including ethical issues, design of studies, and analysis of data. Students become familiar with the design of behavioral paradigms, clinical approaches, electroencephalography (EEG), neuroimaging (MRI, functional MRI), and neuromodulation. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: NEUR-210 .
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NEUR-320 Behavioral Neuroscience with Laboratory (4)
In this course students acquire up-to-date knowledge about the structures and functions of the brain and nervous system. Specific emphasis is placed on neural mechanisms that underlie the behavioral expression of psychological processes such as leaning, memory, motivation, and addition. The lab provides an overview of the concepts and methods used to study behavioral neuroscience, including ethical issues, animal handling, design of studies, and analysis of data. Methods covered include behavioral measures, surgical and histological procedures, neurohormonal assays, ontogenetic, and imaging techniques. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: NEUR-220 .
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NEUR-330 Neurobiology with Laboratory (4)
This course enables students to explore molecular and cellular neuroscience in further depth, including electrophysiology and signaling, genetics, development of the nervous system, hormonal regulation of the nervous system, cellular mechanisms of learning, and pattern generators. The lab covers fundamental research methods in neurobiology, including ethical issues, design of studies, and analysis of data. Methods covered include electrophysiology, microscopy, visualization and identification of genes and proteins, biochemical assays, and cell cultures. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: NEUR-220 .
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NEUR-380 Computational Methods in Brain and Behavioral Science (4)
Students learn about how computers are used in neuroscience research. They learn basic programming skills and how to analyze and report scientific data using software that is commonly used in neuroscience, e.g., IPython, RStudio, ImageJ, Neuron. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: BIO-220 or NEUR-220 or PSYC-220 , and MATH-221 .
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NEUR-390 Independent Reading in Neuroscience (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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NEUR-391 Internship in Neuroscience (1-6)
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-490 Independent Research in Neuroscience (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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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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Performing Arts (Undergraduate Courses) |
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PERF-010 American University Dance Company (0)
Practical experience and investigation of the creative, performance, production, facilitation, and logistical processes of a dance company. Students engage in faculty, guest artist, and student choreography through rehearsals, performance, production, and reflection. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: dance program director. Note: Audition required.
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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-101 Dance Improvisation (2)
An introduction to the basic principles and theories of dance improvisation. The course evokes students’ creative individuality and sense of ensemble through individual as well as partner and group exercises. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: spring.
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PERF-102 Contemporary Dance I (2)
An introduction to the basic principles and theories of contemporary dance. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-103 Jazz Dance I (2)
An introduction to the basic principles and theories of jazz dance. Through practical experience, students encounter various elements of jazz dance that stem from social dance vernacular in the United States. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-104 Ballet I (2)
An introduction to the basic principles and theories of ballet. The course emphasizes bodily awareness, musicality, vocabulary, dynamic alignment, and functional rotation. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize form. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-106 African Dance I (2)
An introduction to the basic principles and theories of African dance. The course examines traditional African dance forms and contemporary applications. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: spring.
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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)
An introduction to musical language through listening and comprehension. The fundamentals of acoustics, melody, harmony, form, texture, and color in a wide range of music from ancient and global music to European concert music, jazz, blues, and popular music. Includes listening and concert attendance requirements. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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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. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PERF-116 Tap Dance I (2)
An introduction to basic principles and theories of tap dance. Dexterity, varying sound intensity, rhythm, and musicality are emphasized. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-117 Urban Dance Forms I (2)
An introduction to the basic principles and theories of urban dance forms. The course examines various movement forms and their relation to history, culture, and movement. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. 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. 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-130 Opening Seminar (1)
An orientation to the study of dance, with emphasis on developing required tools and processes. Usually Offered: fall.
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PERF-131 Creative Practice (3)
An introduction to creative processes, tools, and skills. Students develop awareness of their own creative process through individual and group projects, problem solving, creative tasks, and reflection. Usually Offered: fall.
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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: 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-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PERF-200 Dance as an Art Form FA1 (3)
A survey of dance as an artistic, social, and cultural form. Students discover the diverse ways dance represents and reflects society’s experiences and values. Through lectures, readings, written work, performances, movement labs, and choreography/performance assignments students develop an understanding of aesthetics, function, and expression in dance. Usually Offered: fall, spring, and summer.
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PERF-202 Contemporary Dance II (2)
Builds on contemporary dance principles. The course investigates contemporary dance through movement, research, observation, and creativity. The course approaches technique and artistry as clearly interwoven principles. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Prerequisite: PERF-102 . Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-203 Jazz Dance II (2)
Through practical experience, students encounter jazz dance as a reflection of American culture. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Prerequisite: PERF-103 . Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-204 Ballet II (2)
Builds on ballet concepts. Designed to enhance technical and artistic proficiency through barre, center phrases, and creative work that stimulate and challenge the dancer. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Prerequisite: PERF-104 . Permission: dance program director.
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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. Usually Offered: spring.
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PERF-206 African Dance II (2)
Builds on principles of African dance. The course investigates African dance through the inter-relationship between movement and sound, creative expression, and community in African dance. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PERF-106 . Permission: dance program director.
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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-216 Tap Dance II (2)
Builds on tap dance principles. The course investigates tap dance through multiple styles emerging from the cross-cultural integration of Irish and African traditions in the United States. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PERF-116 . Permission: dance program director.
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PERF-217 Urban Dance Forms II (2)
This course builds on urban dance principles. The course investigates the evolution of urban dance forms and hip hop culture. Course work includes movement, readings, and other assignments to contextualize the form. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Prerequisite: PERF-117 . Permission: dance program director.
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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. 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. 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-230 Principles of Movement (3)
An introduction to human anatomy, kinesiology, and somatics in relation to dance technique, performance, conditioning, and injury prevention. Students develop movement observation and analysis skills as applied to the structure and function of the dancing body. Usually Offered: alternate springs.
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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-302 Contemporary Dance III (2)
A practical and theoretical integration and refinement of contemporary dance technique. Personal artistry and advanced technical development and improvisation are emphasized. Prerequisite: PERF-202 . Permission: dance program director.
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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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