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2014-2015 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
Courses
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Overview Course Renumbering Course Search Course Prefix Key
Overview
The course catalogue contains information on all active courses offered by the University including: title, course number, credits, contact hours, prerequisites, offering college, priority enrollment, repeatability, and restrictions. Courses listed in the catalogue are not offered every semester. To access a listing of course sections being offered during a particular term refer to the Course Section Offerings page on the Office of the Registrar website.
Course Renumbering
Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year the University began a multi-year course renumbering.
Renumbered Course List
- Division of Liberal Arts
Many courses within the Division of Liberal Arts commencing with the Summer and Fall 2014 terms will be offered under new course numbers. Courses impacted by this change now include a reference to either the new course number or the new subject code. For example “LACR 101 (FYWT*111)” where the number in parenthesis is the new course number. Students registering for Summer 2014 coursework and beyond will do so using the new course numbers.
Course Search
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UA 112 Interdisciplinary Collaboration
1 credit undefined hours
100 level undergraduate course
The focus of this course is on the PROCESS of creative collaboration rather than on the PRODUCT. Students work in their own area of specialization and may venture into other artistic disciplines as dictated by of the nature of the collaborative project they choose to create. All UArts majors are invited to participate in this student-driven course, with guest professor/artists from various disciplines.
This course may be repeated for credit.
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UA 181 Business Fundamentals for the Artist/ Entrepreneur
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A survey of basic business tools and practices designed to meet the specialized needs of individual creative and performing artists functioning within the private enterprise system. Units covered include marketing, fundraising and grant writing, record-keeping, taxes, financial decision-making, and legal issues in the arts.
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UA 201 Travel Course: Selected Topic
0 - 6 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Travel Course: Selected Topic
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UACC 101 Creative Practices
1.5 credits 22.5 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Creative Practices serves as an introduction to the broad range of contemporary professional activities in all of the disciplines available for study at UARTS. The course will emphasize the principles and ideas common to all contemporary art/design/media/performance - pointing toward the potentials inherent in the array of course listings offered in Collaborative Studio.
Required first semester freshman year
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 202 Collaborative Studio: Art Stories\Kid Stories
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
This is the first undergraduate course affiliated with NEUARTS: Neighborhood Engagement at The University of the Arts. This course combines community service while applying a range of student creative skills to make a difference in the local community. We will collaborate with a local elementary after school program and develop art electives and art projects throughout the semester. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 203 Collaborative Studio: Interdisciplinary Collaboration
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Explore your creativity in a student-directed team of artists from all disciplines working with guest professor/artists from various disciplines. The focus of this course is on the process of creative collaboration rather than on product as students venture into various disciplines as dictated by collaborative projects they choose to create. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 204 Collaborative Studio: the Supernatural In Asian Performance and Art
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
The Supernatural in Asian Performance and Art explores the importance of the supernatural as an integral subject in Asian performance and art in the 13th through 21st centuries. Students will expand their cultural knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts from a basis outside Western practices, traditions, and aesthetics to develop a collaborative project that engages non-Western ideas and themes such as spirituality, regard for ancestors, and respect for ritual. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 205 Collaborative Studio: Interdisciplinary Performance Collaboration
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Open to students from all disciplines including dance, theater, music, design, film , writing, crafts, painting, sculpture, media arts, this collaborative studio is focused on research and creation of performance works including site specific works and installations in varying forms and sizes of collaboration, based on a common theme or subject matter, decided on collectively by the students. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 206 Collaborative Studio: Illustration Communication Workshop
1.5 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Students from diverse disciplines will work together to produce posters for the School of Theater Arts Main Stage Productions. Mentored by Illustration and Graphic Design faculty, students are challenged with real-life, professional design studio experiences such as working with a client on deadline and creative processing from concept through completion. Printed posters will advertise upcoming theater productions on campus and throughout the city of Philadelphia. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 207 Collaborative Studio: Vis-Po Right Now
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course will investigate the form and meaning of writing and interpreting poems as printed matter, as objects in space, as mixed media, and as computer generated text. In their collaborative projects students will address how the printed poem is experienced alongside the multitude of dimensional media that can liberate a poem, how a dancer performs a poem, how a sculptor re-interprets poetry through the materiality of an object, and how a composer resonates with poetry in scoring music, among a multitude of possibilities. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 208 Collaborative Studio: The Signal and the Noise
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Students from all disciplines will develop collaborative projects through hands-on making and digital experiments. Working with video, projection mapping, basic animation, 3D scanning, manual and digital fabrication processes, we will investigate what is gained and what is lost when artists translate an idea across multiple media. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 209 Collaborative Studio: Visual Storytelling
3 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Stories don’t happen; they are told. The means include text, speech, performance and illustration. Examples may be drawn from a nearly inexhaustible range of sources. This course explores storytelling possibilities through five collaborative projects engaging cross-disciplinary media, processes, and forms. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 210 Collaborative Studio: The Collaborative Artist Book
1.5 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Open to students in all majors, the artist book provides an ideal opportunity for students from diverse disciplines to explore and express ideas, personal narratives, and stories in interdisciplinary partnerships that make ready use of accessible and non-threatening tools and formats such as xerography and cell phone photography. In the final project, students will employ basic book binding techniques, combining images and text, to produce a book edition as a collaborative project. Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UACC 211 Collaborative Studio: Enchantment Studio - Creating and Interpreting Songs
1.5 credits undefined hours
200 level undergraduate course
Songs have a powerful magic and figure prominently in the artistic expression of every era. They inspire us, comfort us, make us wise, stir our souls and bring us together as a community. In this collaborative studio class, students will work together to create original songs and interpretations of songs in all media (including performance, video, writing, photography and other visual arts). Is there a song in your heart? Collaborative Studio engages students in cross-disciplinary and collaborative processes, building links and connections across the disciplines through diverse cultural experiences, critical writing and discussion.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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UTPS 500 Literacy + Primary Sources - An Introduction for Teachers Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
500 level graduate course
Effective teachers integrate literacy-based experiences into their classrooms to help students become better readers, writers, communicators and learners. Literacy and the uses of reading and writing in the classroom go beyond the interpretation of texts and the acquisition of critical thinking skills. Literature can humanize, complicate, and make issues in the humanities and science classrooms more tangible for students. The class will employ the resources from the Library of Congress to explore the ways in which archival material-letters, music, photographs-can enhance the understanding of texts. We will examine how texts can help students engage with different subject matters. Finally, we look at the act of writing as a way to engage students with literature, a way engage students as they bring imagery, sounds, meaning and expression alive through their words and the words of others. Each participant receives a copy of the Library of Congress book Poetry 180.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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UTPS 501 Music: Discovering the Roots of American Music to Enhance the Curriculum Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
500 level graduate course
Featuring hands-on activities and engaging exercises to use with students, this one-credit short course focuses on the use of the digital archives of the Library of Congress to effectively prepare and design lessons incorporating 20th century American music, particularly jazz and its influences, into the curriculum. Beginning with the digital archives, develop the ability to access musical resources to provide a multi-sensory approach to teaching t through a creative arts perspective. Participants are engaged in an overview and appreciation of jazz music, movement and the significance of jazz in American history and society - from tradition to innovation. K-8 teachers explore creating musical connections to American history and culture to enhance student learning.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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UTPS 502 All the World’s a Stage: Primary Sources and Theater Games Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
500 level graduate course
The purpose of this course is to have fun making theatre with primary sources. Learn to play and lead theatre games that will help make primary source material enjoyable for the whole class. You’ll learn how to make a character, do improvisation and even try your hand at writing a short play, all while learning skills that will help you unlock primary source material and add to your curriculum.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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UTPS 503 Photography: Who Are We? - Constructing Identity through Images Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
500 level graduate course
Photography has always been a democratic medium and virtually anyone can make a photograph, but learning how to read images and understand what they tell us about ourselves and others is often overlooked. Participants learn how to use the digital archives of the Library of Congress to prepare lessons that incorporate concepts of visual literacy. Participants examine how photography influences identity and how it can be used as a teaching tool in grades K-12. Course activities include field trips for an insider’s look into local archives and museums. Content is appropriate to a range of subject areas as connections to social science, identity, expression and literacy are explored.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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UTPS 504 The Power of the Poster +the Print -Using WPA Sources Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Of the 2,000 Works Progress Administration posters known to exist, the Library of Congress’ collection is the largest. These striking silkscreen, lithograph and woodcut posters were designed to publicize health programs, cultural programs, theatrical and musical performances, travel, educational programs and community activities throughout the United States. The posters were made possible by one of the first U.S. Government programs to support the arts and were added to the Library’s holdings in the 1940s. In this course, learn about the WPA and its mission as well as the connections to history, art, social science and visual literacy that can enrich your teaching. Participants learn about this time period, the power of design to communicate and how to use visual primary sources to engage students. Including hands-on printmaking and design studio exercises, mural tours, museum visits and more, use the digital archives of the Library of Congress to prepare lessons based on these powerful historic images. Content is appropriate to a range of subject areas as connections to social science, history, material processes and literacy are explored.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 500 Foundations of Integrating the Arts into the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Brain based research indicates that integrating arts learning into the curriculum assists learners in the full acquisition of new knowledge. This course builds on educators existing knowledge base in the arts and teaches them to apply current research techniques and strategies to the development and implementation of their arts curricula. Educators study the research about arts learning and how it can increase the likelihood that students will acquire a deeper understanding of content and develop higher retention levels.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 501 World Cultures Through Art - Projects for the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore multiculturalism through the examination of five world cultures using art images and projects as a tool to engage students. Asia (China, Japan), West Africa, India, Mexico and Morocco (North Africa) are all touched upon with a general overview of essential social traditions, cultural icons and customs. Develop hands-on art projects and applicable studio activities that can be used within social science, history, art and other subject areas. Studios consider gesture, costume, textiles and imagery as the basis for drawing and collage exercises easily adapted for a range of students. Class includes a visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Lessons and activities are open to beginners seeking artistic projects for their classrooms, as well as those with previous art experience.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 502 History + Philosophy of Murals for Education Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
There is a long tradition of art designed for wall areas to communicate, decorate, inspire and more, as part of an architectural landscape for public viewing. These can be executed on the wall itself, in situ, or worked out in the artist’s studio and later installed. A mural is designed for a specific space and impacts the community, and it reflects a time and place in a unique way. Often, the visual effects are an enticement to attract public attention to social issues or reflect values and attitudes. State-sponsored public art expressions, particularly murals, are often used by regimes as a tool of mass-control and propaganda, or a mural may be a part of a social commentary from the people. In all cases, these works represent important messages. Murals can have a dramatic impact whether consciously or subconsciously on the attitudes of a passerby, as they exist in the spaces where people live and work. This class explores the history of the form, the major movements and well known creators, including the Mexican muralists of the 1930’s, the Work Projects Administration, and the contemporary use and impact of these works.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 503 Philadelphia Murals in the Community Context for Educators Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Through analyzing case-study murals and the larger context of murals in art history, this course examines what roles are played by students, artists, teachers and communities within these large-scale public works of art. Philadelphia has over 3,000 murals; learn about some of them through a variety of tours and talks with the Mural Arts Program. Discover how murals are intrinsically connected to the places and communities where they exist. In addition, participants look at the social needs, issues and history of a site. Through viewing murals in their environments and hearing from selected muralists, participants gain an understanding of the connections murals have to communities, places and the artists who created them. Discussions include connecting themes such as the African-American narrative, students and youth voices, and murals about neighborhood history. Through writing and documenting the tours and comparing contemporary works with murals throughout history, gain a wealth of knowledge on this rich history.
Prerequisites VPAS*502
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 504 Studio Techniques in Mural Making for Educators Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Murals are painted, silkscreened, printed from the computer, mosaiced, laser cut on metal and attached to walls and more! In this course, teachers will be exposed to a range of mediums and techniques used in mural making. In order to develop imagery and understand the process, students will investigate case studies of murals that incorporate mosaic, printmaking and temporary wheat pastes, among other materials including photo/collage based, and printed and hand-drawn/painted. Through drawing, collage, photography, and printmaking, students will learn how these methods can all be used in creating a design. Additionally, students will learn basic Photoshop concepts, which will be used in designing their mural. Sample materials will be presented and discussed and students will be inspired by the range of mediums and possibilities! Students will learn ways of approaching a collaborative process in order to create a mural, as well as develop a smaller portrait mural that will give them the ability to simplify complex imagery with multiple values. Students in the course will design and use various techniques on and off the computer, project the design on parachute cloth, paint it, and install the mural.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 505 Mural Arts + Storytelling for the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Murals are stories - written or spoken - that make their way onto the walls of the city. The work of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program is fueled by the diverse stories of individuals, families and communities. In this class, developed through a partnership with the Mural Arts Program, participants study the historic context of murals in Philadelphia and explore the process of visual translation and community collaboration. Participants learn how to transform writing, storytelling and oral history traditions into the creation of a small-scale mural project in their schools and how this activity can be adapted to a variety of subject areas and diverse learners. The course includes a guided tour of Philadelphia murals, as well as guest speakers and projects that build an understanding of collaborative artmaking. Each participant creates a small panel that is installed as a group mural and learns some of the technical steps that are required to develop mural proposals and installations in school environments.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 506 Advanced Mural Making for Educators Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
In this course, teachers explore an advanced range of mediums and techniques used in mural making, the processes to create professional public murals, and consider the ramifications of larger installations. Participants investigate case studies of murals that incorporate mosaic, printmaking and temporary wheat pastes, among other materials including photo/collage-based, and printed and hand drawn/painted. Through drawing, collage, photography and printmaking, students learn how all of these methods can be used. This course uses a collaborative process, project management concepts, and digital tools in order to create and install a mural, using various techniques.
Prerequisites VPAS*502
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 507 Integrating Visual Arts Into the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Because education is deeply rooted in the context of broader social conditions, the purpose of education determines what is taught in schools and other cultural institutions and impacts how we view the arts within our society. This course enables participants to develop an understanding and appreciation of the role the visual arts have played in our evolution from the earliest evidence of man’s art making to the visual culture within which we now live, where signs and symbols form the very essence of our cultural experience. Beginning with our biological need to make things ‘pretty’, this course will explore the history of ideas in art education, the theories, and the innovators who influenced the way we learn. Through this investigation into the ideas underlying education in art and material culture, participants will explore with special emphasis on the relationship between school and society. An understanding of how cognitive development relates to creativity and the stages of growth in children will inform the participant of the potential that visual art has to positively impact learning. Finally, this course will provide an overview of materials and art making techniques appropriate to create an art-infused, elementary classroom through hands-on art making experiences.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 508 Integrating Performing Arts Into the K-5 Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
The purpose of this course is to examine innovative approaches to the teaching of traditional, standards-based curriculum through the performing arts for K-5 grade teachers to allow for content of the course to be tailored to appropriate developmental levels. Appropriate for professional educators who are currently teaching K-5 general classroom, ELL, Special needs, English, Mathematics, Science and/or Social Studies, the course will develop understanding, knowledge and skill for using performing arts practice as a teaching tool in each academic discipline while also demonstrating how performing arts projects can facilitate collaboration across content areas. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences to practice the implementation of performing arts activities as tools for academic learning.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 509 Integrating Performing Arts into the 6-12 Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
The purpose of this course is to examine innovative approaches to the teaching of traditional, standards-based curriculum through the performing arts for 6-12 grade teachers, to allow for content of the course to be tailored to appropriate developmental levels. Appropriate for professional educators who are currently teaching 6-12 general classroom, ELL, Special needs, English, Mathematics, Science and/or Social Studies, the course will develop understanding, knowledge and skill for using performing arts practice as a teaching tool in each academic discipline while also demonstrating how performing arts projects can facilitate collaboration across content areas. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences to practice the implementation of performing arts activities as tools for academic learning.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 510 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics -Throwing Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course explores both traditional and experimental throwing techniques to make functional and sculptural pots. Develop a repertoire of skills, improve competency in thinking and working three-dimensionally, and incorporate new methods to encourage craftsmanship and conceptual skills in students. This course provides an opportunity for personal invention and exploration in developing sound skills to take back to the classroom. Learn throwing techniques with stoneware clays for both the beginning and advanced student. In addition, discover finishes experimenting with colored slips, under glazes, oxides, shop glazes and firing techniques.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 511 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics -Throwing, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
With further refinement and exploration, develop advanced throwing skills with stoneware clays. Use both traditional and experimental throwing techniques to make functional and sculptural pots. In addition, expand knowledge of firing techniques and finishes with colored slips, under glazes, oxides and shop glazes. This course provides an opportunity for personal invention, higher-level challenges and advanced critique in throwing. Improve competency in thinking and working three-dimensionally and bring these skills into the classroom. Prerequisite: 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics-Throwing Introductory (VPAS 510)
Prerequisites VPAS*510
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 512 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics –Raku, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Raku is a form of Japanese pottery that uses low firing temperatures and removal from the kiln while still hot, creating a unique surface finish often with crackled textures. Raku techniques have been adopted and modified by contemporary potters worldwide. In this course, explore the techniques of Raku firing and the qualities of this approach.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 513 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics -Raku, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore the techniques of Raku firing and the qualities of this approach, with an emphasis on more refined projects, focused critiques and the more advanced aspects of the medium to convey an artistic message. Participants develop work in a series and consider application to the classroom.
Prerequisites VPAS*512
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 514 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics Glazing, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Investigate ceramics materials and processes, focusing on glaze chemistry and glaze application in relation to clay body, oxidation and firing. Participants develop technical experience in glazes and discuss the visual and physical characteristics of fired glaze in relation to the integration of form, surface, color, structure, function and expression. Content is designed for those with previous throwing or handbuilding experience who seek to explore technical aspects of glazing. Studio time, critiques and lectures provide opportunities for personal exploration, as well as consideration of classroom application of course content.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 515 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics Glazing, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Further investigate advanced glaze chemistry and glaze application in relation to clay body, oxidation and firing. Participants develop technical experience in glazes and discuss the visual and physical characteristics of fired glaze in relation to the integration of form, surface, color, structure, function and expression. Content is designed for those with previous throwing or handbuilding experience as well as glazing instruction. Participants focus on producing a series of pieces illustrating refined application of glazes through studio work, lectures and critiques. Discussions consider classroom application of course content.
Prerequisites VPAS*514
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 516 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics Tile + Mosaics Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Create large and small-scale ceramic mosaic constructions through the use of line drawings, freehand sketches, slide transfers or with computer assistance. Learn techniques such as plaster mold castings for tile replication opportunities, the use of plastic patterns or one-of-a-kind fabrications. Mounting and hanging are covered as well. Content open to all teachers with an interest in producing tiles; application to classroom use is considered.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 517 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramic Tile + Mosaics, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
In this studio-focused course, participants with previous tile-making experience learn more refined techniques to create tile and mosaic constructions as well as more advanced approaches to developing an understanding of material culture and history in the curriculum. Lectures and field trips consider the history of tile making as an art form. Explore useful lessons for K-12 teachers in all subjects to bring clay and tile projects to engage students of all ages. Course includes studio time at a local tile-making studio.
Prerequisites VPAS*516
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 518 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Traditional Jewelry Techniques, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is an introduction to beginning traditional jewelry techniques and metalwork. Participants learn basic fabrication techniques such as hollow construction, linkage, chain making, forming and fabrication. With demonstrations, discussions and hands-on projects, this course provides an overview to the vocabulary and process of working with metals and an understanding of the technical requirements and considerations to bring these skills into the curriculum. Content applicable to K-12 art classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of 3-D concepts and construction with students. No previous jewelry experience required.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 519 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Traditional Jewelry Techniques, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Participants expand on projects using fabrication techniques such as hollow construction, linkage, chain making, forming and fabrication. This course furthers the process of working with metals and the understanding of the technical requirements needed to bring these skills into the curriculum. Content applicable to K-12 art classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of 3-D concepts and construction with students.
Prerequisites VPAS*518
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 520 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Jewelry -Metal Clay, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Metal clay is an amazing material that is well adapted to classroom use. It is metallic clay made of either pure silver or bronze, which molds and handles like putty, fires in a kiln and becomes solid permanent silver. This material is unique, safe and non-toxic and requires only simple tools and equipment that students of all ages can easily use. In this course, work with various forms in both silver and bronze to produce basic jewelry or small sculptural objects, covering topics such as wet and dry fabrication, firing times and temperatures, use of the kiln and alternative firing methods. Topics may include projects for students, simple tool making and rubber molding, other basic jewelry techniques, and use of metal elements and alloys in jewelry. Course content is designed for application in art classrooms.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 521 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Jewelry -Metal Clay, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
In this course, work with metal clay in both silver and bronze to produce jewelry or small sculptural objects, covering more complex topics and techniques including applications of metal clay in combination with other materials, consideration of jewelry techniques, and use of metal elements and alloys. Course content is designed for application in art classrooms and for those with previous metal clay experience. Prerequisite: 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Jewelry-Metal Clay, Introductory(VPAS 520).
Prerequisites VPAS*520
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 522 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Fiber Arts Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore general fiber techniques and fabric processes, including weaving, stamp printing, dyeing and basic construction as an introduction to working with these materials. With demonstrations, discussions and hands-on projects, this course provides an introduction to the vocabulary and process of working with this media and the technical requirements and considerations to bring these approaches into the curriculum. Content applicable to K-12 classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of 3-D concepts with students. Open to all teachers with interest in fibers, no previous fiber experience required.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 523 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Glass Fusing + Slumping, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore an overview of basic glass techniques as an introduction to this material. Hands-on projects include fusing and slumping (bending), framework and basic casting. Those new to glass discover the technical aspects of working in both the hot and cold shops and discuss types of glass to use, the compatibilities of glass, annealing schedules and using sheet glass with powdered frit. Content applicable to K-12 classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of 3-D concepts. Open to all teachers with interest in glass, no previous experience required.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 524 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Glass Fusing + Slumping, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Continue to refine glass techniques to make small sculptural and functional glass objects. Participants use methods to form glass with fusing and slumping (bending) techniques. Develop more advanced experience with the technical aspects of kiln work, the compatibilities of glass, annealing schedules and using colored sheet glass with powdered frit. Participants create a series of pieces to build a style within their work and develop a range of projects for students.
Prerequisites VPAS*523
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 525 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Glass Sampler Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore an overview of basic glass techniques as an introduction to this material. Hands-on projects include fusing and slumping (bending), flamework and introductory glassblowing. Those new to glass discover the technical aspects of working in both the hot and cold shops and discuss types of glass to use, the compatibilities of glass, annealing schedules and using sheet glass with powdered frit. Content applicable to K-12 classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of 3-D concepts. Open to all teachers with interest in glass, no previous experience required.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 526 Printmaking for the Classroom: Monoprinting, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course addresses image-making through basic printmaking media such as monoprinting, with some relief printing techniques, that can be used in a classroom without specialized equipment or presses. Create images by drawing or painting directly on the plate or by working from a sketch; the creative process is analyzed at every point. Techniques covered printing with water-based inks and multiple colors as well as working with non-traditional presses that can be used in a variety of classroom settings.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 527 Printmaking for the Classroom: Monoprinting, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This class addresses image making through printmaking media, such as relief, monoprinting and collographs. Create images by drawing/painting directly on the plate or by working from a sketch. The creative process is analyzed at every point, with water-based inks and multiple colors as well as working with non-traditional presses that can be used in a variety of classroom settings.
Prerequisites VPAS*526
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 528 Printmaking for the Classroom: Screenprinting, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is an introduction to methods in screen printing with water-based inks. Demonstrations in screen printing techniques are followed by hands-on work in stencil preparation, mixing of pigments, registration processes, pulling a print and presentation, including development and application of various hand-cut and photo stencils. Course includes idea development and application of visual skills in expression of color, line and form through drawn, photographic or computer-generated stencil processes. Emphasis is on the acquisition of personal expression and technical skills, within the capabilities of screen printed opaque and transparent colors. Content is applicable to K-12 art classrooms.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 529 Printmaking for the Classroom: Screenprinting, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Participants expand on projects using stencil methods in screen printing with water-based inks. Course includes idea development and application of visual skills in expression of color, line and form through drawn, photographic or computer-generated stencil processes. Emphasis is on the acquisition of personal expression and technical skills, within the capabilities of screen printed opaque and transparent colors. Content is applicable to K-12 art classrooms.
Prerequisites VPAS*528
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 534 Printmaking for the Classroom: Letterpress Printing, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
The traditional art of printing from engraved plates and metal type is explored using the University’s collection of metal and wood typefaces. Create several printed works via typesetting and the Vandercook Proofing Press. Design custom polymer plates and perform multi-color printing. Participants consider how letterpress techniques and process can be taught to students in the K-12 classroom.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 535 Printmaking for the Classroom: Letterpress Printing, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Participants expand on printing projects using engraved plates and metal type from the University’s collection of metal and wood typefaces. Create several printed works via typesetting and the Vandercook Proofing Press. Design custom polymer plates and perform multi-color printing. Participants consider how letterpress techniques and process can be taught to students in the K-12 classroom.
Prerequisites VPAS*534
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 536 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Structures, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Participants in this course are introduced to a variety of contemporary book structures to which writing and imagery can be added. This includes accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups. Projects and discussions include approaches to incorporate images with simple text to convey meaning within various types of books. Collaborative book projects for classroom use and the opportunity to create a personal book are developed. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed; projects are adaptable for K-12 students in many subject areas.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 537 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Structures, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Participants in this course continue the exploration of a variety of contemporary book structures to which writing and imagery can be added. This includes accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups. Projects and discussions include approaches to incorporate images with simple text to convey meaning within various types of books. Collaborative book projects for classroom use and the opportunity to create a personal book are developed. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed; projects are adaptable for K-12 students in many subject areas.
Prerequisites VPAS*536
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 538 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Arts + Language Arts, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course integrates text, image and structure through hands-on projects and exercises. Explore a variety of book structures as well as simple writing exercises to consider text and meaning for students. Participants learn several book structures, such as accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups, to which writing is added, as well as simple methods to generate images. Projects consider text and collaborative book projects for classroom use. This course is suitable for visual arts and literacy teachers. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed; projects are adaptable for elementary to high school students; resource materials and readings are provided.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 539 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Arts + Language Arts, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course outlines the process of integrating text, image and structure through hands-on projects and exercises. Participants further develop their knowledge of book structures, such as accordion variations, sewn books, flexagons and pop-ups, to which writing and images are added. Projects consider text and collaborative book projects for classroom use. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed; projects are adaptable for elementary to high school students; resource materials and readings are provided.
Prerequisites VPAS*538
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 540 Printmaking for the Classroom: Creating Digital Books Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore the book format as a vehicle for different types of visual narratives, combining digital tools with book design to develop creative concepts. Adobe Photoshop is used as the primary image-making software with InDesign for page layout. Participants work with text and image sequentially and narratively within a variety of book structures. Participants should bring a digital camera and have some previous experience with Photoshop. Classroom applications for elementary and high school students are addressed.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 541 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Drawing Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Drawing is at the fundamental foundation of all fine arts, crafts, media and design areas. Working from direct observation using still life, figure models and the urban landscape, participants improve perception and technical skills. Create in a variety of basic drawing media is explored such as charcoal, pencil, ink and conte crayon. This course considers proportion, line and tone in illustrating the physical world. Content designed for those seeking to establish drawing skills as well as those interested in developing existing skills in more depth. Classroom applications for all grade levels are addressed.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 542 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Drawing /Painting, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Drawing and painting are foundational skills for visual literacy and for developing an understanding of form, composition, light and color. Working from direct observation, including some figure models, participants improve perception and technical skills working both in drawing media and in paint. Create a range of timed pieces in basic drawing media such as charcoal, pencil, ink and conte crayon, then move on to more advanced work using acrylic paints. This course considers color theory,composition, painting technique, and the overall process.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 543 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Drawing +Painting, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Expand drawing and painting skills at a more advanced level. Working from direct observation, including some figure models, participants improve perception and technical skills, working both in drawing media and in paint. Create a range of times pieces in basic drawing media such as charcoal, pencil, ink and conte crayon, then move on to more advanced work using acrylic paints. This course considers color theory, composition, painting technique, and the overall process and includes in-depth critiques.
Prerequisites VPAS*542
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 544 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Painting, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Focus on basic painting skills, color mixing and composition through exercises from direct observation. This course focuses on painting techniques in acrylics and oils using projects that can be replicated with students within art classrooms. Designed for those new to the media as well as those who seek to refine and develop existing skills, participants engage in critique and discussions.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 545 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Painting, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore more refined techniques and critiques of painting and color theory with an emphasis on advanced aspects of the medium to convey an artistic message through a series of works. Participants use acrylics and oils, working from direct observation on projects that can be replicated with students within art classrooms.
Prerequisites VPAS*544
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 546 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Landscape Painting, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Emphasis will be on an ‘in the field’ approach to landscape as subject matter. In addition to producing finished paintings, participants will discuss this genre and the themes often illustrated in it, including the concept of place, scale, the nature of light, and the balance of man and nature. As weather permits, participants will work outdoors to address the process of working with the immediacy of changing conditions. Participants will work from direct observation and cover concepts in landscape composition that will help them achieve their desired results. Choice of media may be oil, acrylic or pastel. Topics include: proper grounds (surfaces) for oil paint, materials, mediums, and techniques for the efficient use of the time, how to use a loose drawing to form a strong composition; and making color studies. Participants will also discuss choosing a location, reading the weather, reading the light, and color mixing for landscape. This course is intended for educators with previous experience in basic drawing and painting. All course content will be directly applicable to classroom instruction and curriculum for art educators.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 547 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Landscape Painting, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore landscape painting at a more advanced level. Working in the field, participants discuss themes inherent in this subject matter, evaluate the effects of light and color, and refine specific techniques. As weather permits, work outdoors in the Bucks County landscape with expansive vistas to consider. This course takes into account the immediacy of changing conditions while working en plein air. Participants work from direct observation and consider techniques that achieve desired results. Choice of media may be oil, acrylic or pastel. Topics include mediums and techniques for the efficient use of time, analyzing composition, color studies, reading weather and light conditions, and basic color mixing. Course content and critiques applicable to art classroom instruction.
Prerequisites VPAS*546
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 548 Visual Arts for the Classroon: Digital Photography, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore, refine and improve general techniques relating to digital photography, including camera functions, image storage and final output options. In addition, composition, lighting and subject are discussed and critiqued. Some basic post-production techniques using Photoshop are also introduced. Participants must bring a digital SLR camera and a portable storage device.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 549 Visual Arts Process + Materials for the Classroom: Digital Photography, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Refine and improve techniques relating to digital photography, expanding overall photographic competency and aesthetic sensibility. Composition, lighting and subject are discussed and critiqued as participants create a cohesive body of work with the final goal a series of project-based photographs. Some basic post-production techniques using Photoshop are introduced. Participants must bring a digital SLR camera and a portable storage device.
Prerequisites VPAS*548
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 550 Integrating Design Fundamentals - Projects for the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course presents a step-by-step approach to understanding what causes one to look at a painting, photograph, or any two-dimensional media and what is needed to maintain visual interest. This method applies aspects of line, shape, value, and color directly to moving the viewer’s eye to and through a composition. With studio projects and hands-on exercises reinforcing concepts, vocabulary and visual organization, participants strengthen their own design thinking skills and develop new methods to convey and explain design to students. In addition, critiques and discussions regarding interpretation are included. Applicable to the fine arts, applied arts, and digital media, this course provides a simple and comprehensive methodology through which artists can create dynamic art.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 551 Visual Storytelling Techniques for Educators Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Consider narrative concepts as conveyed or enhanced through visual images. Using primarily museum and art history resources, as well as selected children’s books, participants consider how images convey meaning themselves or are used in conjunction with text to tell stories. Look at the works of illustrators such as Maurice Sendak, Eric Carle, Faith Ringgold and Beatrix Potter to discuss the relationship of image with text. Study works by artists Henri Matisse, Edward Hopper, Henri Rousseau, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, whose work contains strong narrative elements to explore how images alone can convey a story. Discover studio projects, presentations and hands-on exercises that can be replicated directly to help students increase their visual literacy skills and enhance learning. Use museum resources as a primary teaching tool with visits to the Rosenbach Museum and Library and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Designed primarily for K-8 classroom teachers, as well as those teaching art, English or language arts; open to all with an interest in visual storytelling.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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VPAS 552 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Expanded Techniques for Glass Fusing + Slumping: Pattern Bars Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 45.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Expand your glass techniques by learning how to incorporate ‘pattern bars’ into projects. Participants use advanced methods to create projects with simple bars showing flow dynamics and viscosity; the grafting of precise geometry and placement; and randomization based on color theory and three-dimensional concepts. Various techniques are considered to create a single wall piece. Pieces will be cold-worked and polished. Slumping/draping possibilities are also discussed. Content applicable to K-12 classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of three-dimensional concepts.
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VPAS 553 Murall Project Development and Design Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
What does it take to make your mural really happen? This class empowers teachers with the necessary skills required for the designing, planning, budgeting, and executing a mural in their school or community. Through investigation and development of individual projects, the class will begin by learning about the narratives, content and design process. Each class session will take students a step further in the realization of their mural concept. By the end of the class students will have their design, their budget, a site, and a curriculum to create this project with a class. This course provides students with the tools, skills, and opportunity to develop, design, and plan an execution for a mural project. Students bring in their project ideas and through the class they will develop the tools and skills they require to execute the idea. They will go through the steps of creating a plan for community engagement, develop a timeline, create a budget (and financial plan) and facilitate workshops around the mural project. The class will critique and support the student’s choice of site, project, and plan. Established guest muralists will be invited to join the class as an established ‘design panel’ that will review each design as focus will be given to the actual design, and the plan to work with a community/classroom and site. In addition, project managers from the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia will review the community engagement aspect of their mural project and provide feedback. Students will also spend one day working on an actual mural site.
Prerequisites VPAS*503 and VPAS*504
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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WRIT 261 Cinema Arts College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduction to the various production values, which directly influence the character of the dramatic product. Subjects of study include music, cinematography, art and production design, editing, sound, costume design, and special/computer effects as they relate to the writer’s intention and the quality of the final product.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 327 Episodic Television Writing I College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
An intensive writing class that analyzes the specific genre of episodic television writing. Students view examples of various genres in the form, and work in teams to create original written work. Three major projects are completed over the course of the semester, including creating an original series pilot.
Prerequisites WRIT*212 or WRIT*220
Priority enrollment to Writing for Film/TV majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 382 Writing for Magazines College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course develops the skills of writing for print publications, especially magazines. Students write and edit articles of the following types: features and “soft” news, Op-Ed letters, first-person narrative essays, profiles, and reviews. In addition to working on their writing through revision, editing, and collaboration, they learn how to identify a target magazine, how to brainstorm publication ideas, make a pitch, meet deadlines as well as be introduced to the business life of the freelance writer.
Prerequisites WRIT*204
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 408 Senior Teleplay I College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
This advanced writing workshop offers students direct and intensive experience in the planning and writing of dramatic-television scripts in multiple formats. Students review the elements of story structure, character, and dramatic conflict as they apply specifically to episodic television, collaborate on the creation and development of their story ideas, and then plan, write, and revise an individual spec script for an existing television series.
Prerequisites WRIT*325
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 409 Senior Teleplay II College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
In this advanced writing workshop, students develop their own dramatic television series and write multiple drafts of one episode. Building on skills learned in Senior Teleplay I, writers pitch their series, write series bibles containing character biographies and outlining a short season’s worth of episodes, outline one complete episode, and then write and revise that episode’s teleplay, leaving the class with a professional quality pilot-episode teleplay.
Prerequisites WRIT*408
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 411 Senior Screenplay I College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The final project students in Writing for Film and Television who choose to write a feature-length screenplay as their thesis script. Students present their work in stages - beat sheets, outlines, and the first draft of their screenplay - in frequent consultation with their instructor.
Prerequisites WRIT*312
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 412 Senior Screenplay II College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The final project for students in Writing for Film and Television who choose to write a feature-length screenplay as their thesis project. Students workshop the first drafts of their screenplays, then consult frequently with the instructor as they execute a thoroughly revised second draft and a third draft that focuses mostly on scene, structure, dialogue and language.
Prerequisites WRIT*411
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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WRIT 490 Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to Undergraduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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WRIT 499 Internship College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Seniors are placed with regional companies to expose them to a real work environment in the field of media. Placements vary and can include local network-affiliated television stations, public broadcasting stations, film production companies or multimedia manufacturers. A paper or journal chronicling the experience is required upon completion of the internship.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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WRIT 690 Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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