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2021-2022 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

Courses

The University Catalogue includes a listing of all active courses; course sections are not offered every term.
 
  

  • VPAS 657 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Jewelry - Metal Clay, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    With further refinement and exploration, continue to develop techniques used to work with metal clay. This course concentrates on more advanced projects, focused critiques and the more subtle aspects of the medium to convey an artistic message. Course content is designed for application in art classrooms and for those with previous metal clay experience.

    Prerequisites VPAS*620 and VPAS*621

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  

  • VPAS 658 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Drawing & Painting, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This drawing and painting course provides the opportunity to further refine color theory and design concepts using a variety of media at an advanced level. Apply an understanding composition and fluency with materials to work both in the abstract and from direct observation. Educators will focus on the refinement of a series of pieces to build a body of work that reflects an advanced understanding of techniques specific to the two-dimensional visual arts. Educators will develop drawing and painting activities to incorporate into projects for the K-12 classroom.

    Prerequisites VPAS*642 VPAS*643

    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.
  

  • VPAS 659 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics Glazing, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Continue to refine advanced techniques of glaze chemistry and glaze application in relation to clay body, oxidation and firing. Content is designed for those with previous throwing or handbuilding experience as well as glazing instruction. Participants will focus on producing a series of pieces, illustrating refined application of glazes through studio work, lectures and critiques. Discussions consider application of course content into the K-12 classroom.

    Prerequisites VPAS*615

    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.
  

  • VPAS 660 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics Tile & Mosaics, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Develop advanced skills in ceramic tile and mosaics, using techniques involving plaster mold castings for tile replication, as well as various glazing options. Build your personal repertoire of tile and mosaic skills, and learn how to think and work three-dimensionally. Projects are adaptable for K-12 teachers across content areas.

    Prerequisites VPAS*617

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • VPAS 661 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Traditional Jewelry Techniques, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Further advance your abilities in the process of working with metals and understanding of the technical requirements needed to bring these skills into the curriculum. Participants expand on projects using fabrication techniques such as hollow construction, linkage, chain making, forming and fabrication. Projects are adaptable for K-12 students, particularly in the areas of knowledge of 3-D concepts and construction.

    Prerequisites VPAS*619

    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.
  

  • VPAS 662 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Fiber Arts Advanced



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Advance your skills using fiber techniques and fabric processes, including weaving, stamp printing, dyeing and construction. With demonstrations, discussions and hands-on projects enhance vocabulary and the ability to work with this media along with the technical considerations required to bring these approaches into the curriculum. Projects are adaptable for K-12 students, particularly in the areas of knowledge of 3-D concepts and construction.

    Prerequisites VPAS*622

    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.
  

  • VPAS 663 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Glass Fusing & Slumping, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Develop advanced techniques in glass fusing and slumping to make small sculptural and functional objects. Improve technical aspects of kiln work, the compatibilities of glass, annealing schedules, and use of colored sheet glass with powdered frit. Participants will create a series of pieces to cultivate personal style , and consider ways to adapt a range of projects for K-12 students.

    Prerequisites VPAS*624

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  

  • VPAS 664 Printmaking for the Classroom: Monoprinting, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Continue to refine advanced techniques in image making through printmaking medium, monoprinting using relief and collograph techniques. Participants will primarily concentrate on one of the processes to address formal issues such as mark, color and scale. The class will also focus on how printmaking and multiples can be used to further one’s visual language by drawing and collaging into the printed image. Techniques can be applied in a variety of classroom settings.

    Prerequisites VPAS*627
  

  • VPAS 665 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Oil Painting



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This studio (weather permitting, ‘in the field’) painting course provides K-12 teachers with the opportunity to refine color theory and design concepts using oil. Evaluate the effects of light and color using oil as a medium, refine technique to achieve desired results, examine the principles and elements of composition. Studio time, critiques and conversations provide opportunities for personal growth and classroom application of course content.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
  

  • VPAS 667 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Structures, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Develop advanced contemporary book structures to which writing and imagery may be added. These includes accordion variations, altered books, sewn books, flexagons, and pop-ups. Explore the subtle relationships of content with structure and form. Projects are adaptable for K-12 students across content areas.

    Prerequisites VPAS*637
  

  • VPAS 668 Printmaking for the Classroom: Book Arts & Language Arts, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Integrate text, image and structure through hands-on projects and exercises using a critical approach to theme and concept. Participants will expand their range with book structures using advanced writing exercises to consider text and meaning. Projects include text and collaborative book projects for classroom use.

    Prerequisites VPAS*637
  

  • VPAS 669 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Drawing Advanced



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Improve perception and technical skills in drawing by working from direct observation using still life, figure models and landscape. Utilize a variety of drawing media such as charcoal, pencil, ink and conte crayon. Participants will consider proportion, line and tone in illustrating the physical world. Historical and contemporary references across many traditions are built into each class session. Projects are adaptable for K-12 students across content areas.

    Prerequisites VPAS*641

    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.
  

  • VPAS 670 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Painting, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Further refine color theory and design concepts using oil and/or acrylic paints. This course applies advanced painting techniques to examine the principles and elements of composition. This course features painting from direct observation and discussion of the application of course content into the K-12 classroom. Participants focus on the refinement of a series of pieces to build a body of work that addresses advanced color issues.

    Prerequisites VPAS*645
  

  • VPAS 671 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Ceramics - Throwing, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Continue to refine advanced throwing skills with stoneware clays that explore both traditional and experimental techniques to make functional and sculptural pots. This course provides an opportunity for personal invention, exploration and expression while improving technical skills and competency in thinking and working three-dimensionally. Learn to incorporate these new methods into the classroom to enrich the conceptual skills and craftmanship of your students.

    Prerequisites VPAS*611
  

  • VPAS 672 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Landscape Painting, Advanced II



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Continue to refine advanced techniques with an emphasis on an in-the-field approach to landscape as subject matter. In addition to producing finished paintings, discuss this genre and the themes in it, including the concept of place, scale, the nature of light, and the balance of man and nature. Work outdoors in the local area to address the process of working with the immediacy of changing conditions. Participants may choose oil, acrylic or pastel for their medium and present a series of thematic pieces. Course content and critiques applicable to art classroom instruction.
  

  • VPAS 673 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Collage & Assemblage- A Universal Framework for Communication



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Children and young adults has grown up in a media-drenched environment, full of appropriation. It is second nature to young people to create and curate personal collections of these images. Collage and assemblage as an art practice seeks to recontextualize that collective imagery to be presented in thoughtful and communicative ways. In this course, educators will learn to create collages and assemblages that communicate a focused message. We will explore the ways in which collage and assemblage has been used across cultures and by various artists. We will discuss the environmental and socioeconomic benefits to the art form, using recycled, salvaged, and personal imagery and artifacts to create works of art. Educators will come away with a deep appreciation for meaning in everyday objects and materials for artistic expression.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course may not be audited.
    This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
  

  • VPAS 674 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Portraiture



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    From Ancient Egypt to the selfie, portraits have served as a humanist expression of identity, class, and culture. This class will examine and discuss the meaning and implications of portraiture in its various forms. This course is tailored for K-12 educators to draw and paint the head using charcoal, pencil, and watercolor, and to take these techniques back to the classroom. By manipulating lighting, context, medium, and composition, K-12 educators will create meaningful portraits.

    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.
  

  • VPAS 675 Design Thinking for Educators



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Gain a thorough understanding of Design Thinking principles through hands-on techniques and exercises to take back to the classroom. Course participants will prototype solutions to problems of practice. Central to the course is the question, how can Design Thinking be used to teach 21st century skills creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking?

    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.
  

  • VPAS 677 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Composing And Creating the Personal Photograph



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course is designed for educators to create well-composed, engaging, personal photographic works of art to communicate multiple meanings- far beyond the ‘selfie’- as primary sources in today’s K-12 classroom. We will explore educator-selected subject matter in an effort to ‘locate’ and analyze multiple photographic meanings. Course topics include finding a viewpoint, composing a photograph, reading a photograph, and keeping the viewer’s eyes engaged in the image. Making photographs meaningful- and bridging connections to curriculum- within today’s classroom can hold incredible power for K-12 students. Educators will create and leave with their own portfolios to bring back to their classrooms and share with students in September. The course will be digital camera-based.

    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.
  

  • VPAS 678 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Lost Wax Casting



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This class will focus on the technique of lost wax and centrifuge casting to produce small scale sculpture and jewelry in base and precious metal. Beside casting wax, the students can cast seed pods, twigs, bugs (organics), balsa wood and plastics. The concept of casting is simple. Molten metal is poured into a negative space producing a 3- dimensional object. Casting (melting of metals) is one the most important developments in metal working dating back to the bronze age. Students will learn how to make investment molds and calculate weights of alloys and base metals for casting. Basic metal finishing and patinas will be covered.

    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.
  

  • VPAS 679 Portfolio Prep for Students



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course is designed for the high school art teacher to better prepare high school students to
    develop and present a strong art portfolio for college admission, scholarship, and the AP
    Portfolio. Through discussion, review of sample student portfolios, and hands-on studio
    exercises, teachers will leave with the ability to guide students through these processes. Topics
    covered include: college portfolio expectations, expanding the depth and breadth of a portfolio,
    preparing students for National Portfolio Days, interviewing, and presentation methods. Focus
    will be placed on students in critique, theme development, and student editing and organization
    of work.

    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.
  

  • VPAS 683 Advanced Glass Projects



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Learn advanced glass techniques to create sculptural and functional glass objects. Students will use methods to form and manipulate glass using fusing and slumping (bending) techniques, lamp working, and/or cast glass. Building on prior knowledge of kiln work, compatibilities of glass, proper annealing schedules, and creating designs using colored sheet glass with powdered frit., through demonstrations and hands-on studio time, students will explore the unique qualities of this medium. For K-12 educators who have prior experience with glass work.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
  

  • VPAS 687 Visual Arts for the Classroom: the Image in the Age of Social Media



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Social Media has forever changed the way we digest, consume, share, and think about photography, and about imagery more generally. How does this proliferation of images on social media change the way society is communicating? This course explores why, how, and to what end will this evolution play out in today’s K-12 classroom. Educators will think deeply about- and design and plan lessons around- how social media has changed the way that artists and society relate to the photographic image.

    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.
  

  • VPAS 689 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Non-Silver Printing Processes



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course provides educators an intense hands-on experience with the photographic/printmaking process of hand-coating paper and exposing it to actinic light (UV light or sunlight). Spend time exploring 19th century non-silver printing processes, including gum bichromate. You will be introduced to the history of gum printing, along with other non-silver processes, from the late 1800s and into their dormancy and rebirth in the 1970s through the present day. Educators will develop simple 1,2 or 3 layer gum prints using a variety of 2D and 3D light resists, and an understanding of how to integrate this process and use these incredibly timeless printing practices in today’s K-12 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.
  

  • VPAS 690 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Jewelry: Enamel



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Create colorful pieces of jewelry using the ancient art of enameling. Enameling is the art
    of fusing powdered glass to metal under high heat conditions. This course will introduce you to
    basic kiln firing methods, from preparing the enamels to experimenting with opaque and
    transparent colors to achieving rich vibrant patterned surfaces. You will learn basic
    techniques such as Sgraffito (drawing in the enamel), stenciling, and adding elements from
    beads to glass threads. You will also be introduced to the advanced techniques of
    cloisonné and champlevé. Basic metal techniques to set your pieces in jewelry will be discussed,
    along with the design of multiple activities appropriate for the middle and high school
    classroom.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • VPAS 691 Visual Arts for the Classroom: Fashion Design Illustration



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Fashion design is an expressive art that originated to broadly advertise current fashion
    trends. This course introduces 7-12 educators to professional figure- and clothing-illustration
    techniques. Educators will: 1) create fashion figures with attention to proportion and
    detailing, according to fashion industry standards; 2) illustrate garments, fabrics, and
    technical flats; 3) develop a personal sketching style using a variety of artistic media,
    including colored pencils, watercolor, markers and technical pens; and 4) explore the fashion
    history and culture of select ‘eras.’ The final project is the creation of a fashion collection,
    complete with fashion figures, garment, color story, and target market.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • VPAS 692 3-D Projects for the Classroom: Wood Studio



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    Educators will focus on shaping wood by hand while refining form and finish. You will design
    and complete a utilitarian object or create a 3D sculpture, characterized by “continuous” curves
    and surfaces free of high/low spots and devoid of tool marks. You will learn safe machine operation
    for the band saw, for 2D patterns using thin plywood and roughing-out an object’s curved
    profiles from hardwoods. You will also learn proper handling techniques of hand tools
    essential for shaping wood into curvilinear forms: spoke shave, pattern makers, wood files,
    scrapers and abrasives. Throughout the course, you will explore wood properties. Appropriate
    for educators of all grade levels. No prior experience necessary.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • VPAS 693 2-D Projects for the Classroom: Screenprinting & Monoprinting



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    This course addresses image-making through methods in screen printing and monoprinting that
    can be used for every day classroom use, without specialized equipment or presses. Demonstrations
    in 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, drawn and photo stencils. Emphasis is on the acquisition of
    personal expression and technical skills and use of water-based inks. Open to all K-12 teachers,
    across content.

    Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • VPAS 694 Non-Fiction Film Production for the High School Classroom



    3 credits 42.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    With the advent of affordable, high-quality video cameras and highly accessible computer-based
    editing systems, documentary filmmaking has become an increasingly popular storytelling
    medium for high school students. The camera opens up new worlds to high school students in
    profound and revolutionary ways. Explore the documentary form, experiment with a wide range of
    affordable production and post-production tools, and come away with interview strategies, lighting
    and sound basics, proficiency using technical gear, and the foundation for developing rubrics
    for film-based projects to use in your classroom. Recommended for high school teachers. No
    previous filmmaking experience necessary.

    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.
  

  • VPAS 699 Arts Education Capstone



    1 credit 14.0 hours
    600 level graduate course

    The Graduate Certificate in Arts Education Capstone course serves as a culminating experience for educators enrolled in PIE Graduate Certificates at the University of the Arts. Through independent research and instructor guidance, this capstone course ties together the elective courses completed as part of the graduate certificate. Through independent research, participants will produce a summative project based on individual interest and utility within the educator’s classroom, school or district.

    Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from VPAS courses

    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.
  

  • WFTV 111 Introduction to Screenwriting I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The first semester of this year-long course introduces the major principles of writing stories for the screen: three-act structure, the plotting of dramatic sequences, character development, dramatic conflict, and story setting. Through focused weekly writing assignments and small-group workshops, students will complete two original five-sequence film narratives that could be developed into short screenplays.

    Only open to WFTV and CW majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WFTV 112 Introduction to Screenwriting II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Students apply the fundamentals of screenwriting learned in the first semester to the creation of a ten-sequence original film narrative. Weekly study-film screenings, readings and workshops will deepen their understanding of how classic three-act screenplay structure supports a film protagonist’s transformational character arc.

    Prerequisites WFTV*111

    Only open to WFTV and CW majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 133 Writing for Film



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This introductory writing requirement exposes students to the principles of screenwriting applicable to the development of short film and animation scripts. Fundamentals of character development, story structure, dialogue and formatting will be covered, and focused on a variety of narrative short film storytelling approaches and script lengths. Learned principles will be applied to feature-length screenplays and television pilots/episodes in more advanced courses.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 141 Storytelling



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    Storytelling is an introduction to narrative theory and practice. Students will explore the cultural and psychological functions of narratives as they are used across a spectrum of media, including written, pictorial, and oral. Creative exercises in a range of media help students reflect on the many ways that a narrative can be manipulated and exploited, to powerful effect, including oral presentations of stories as a conduit for feedback-conscious and subconscious-on the narrative’s structure and effectiveness.

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.

    This course is equated with the following courses: LITT*141, CMMC*141, WRIT*141, WRIT*141
  

  • WFTV 145 Character



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    This course is an introductory exploration of what makes a character memorable. Through observation, research, and a fundamental understanding of personal backstory, psychological wants/needs, values, flaws, emotional characteristics, and personality types, students will learn how to build and reveal dynamic, intriguing, and complex memorable characters in a variety of mediums.

    Priority enrollment to Writing for Film/TV majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 211 Screenwriting I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    An applied writing workshop that introduces all the fundamentals of screenwriting: scene structure, dramatic beats, dialogue, story structure, character, plot, and dramatic conflict. The course begins with a series of focused scene-writing exercises. Then students develop and hour-long script idea, prepare character profiles, organize plot points, write and revise and outline, and complete a first script draft that focuses on the main story line.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    Only open to WFTV, ANIM, Film/Video, FIlm/An and CW majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 212 Screenwriting II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Second semester of an intensive introduction to the fundamentals of screenwriting. In this course, students outline a subplot to complement the main story line from the script writing the previous semester, write a new script draft that incorporates both the A and B stories, workshop their scripts, and then embark on a major revision that begins with a new outline and concludes with an extensively rewritten second draft.

    Prerequisites WFTV*211 or WFTV*283

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 221 Screenplay Adaptation



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The vast number of theatrical and television films adapted from fictional and nonfiction sources make it essential that emerging screenwriters understand the art of adaptation. Following an introduction to the basics of adaptation, this course analyzes three movies adapted from fictional sources (novels, short stories, etc.) and three from nonfiction sources (e.g. books and magazine journalism). Creative written work from both is integrated into the course.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    Priority enrollment for Creative Writing majors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 227 Writing for Television I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    In this studio workshop course, students will learn about and practice the craft of writing dramatic scripts for episodic television, as well as how the TV industry functions. Through writing exercises, discussions, and working in teams, students will create and outline season arcs, and ultimately each student will produce a ‘spec’ episode of an existing TV or streaming show for their portfolio.

    Prerequisites WFTV*240

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 232 Creating Reality TV



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Through lectures, screenings, and readings, this course examines the reality television genre from historical, economic, and creative perspectives. Students will create two reality series proposals, one with an accompanying promotional and marketing campaign.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 240 TV Story Analysis



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course introduces the narrative strategies used in serialized and episodic programming. Through screenings, script readings, and supplemental materials, students will develop an ability to critically examine and analyze the myriad of story structures used in shows so they can apply these techniques to their own television and streaming projects.

    Priority enrollment for Writing for Film/TV and Screenwriting majors, and Screenwriting minors.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 241 Screenplay Analysis



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Introduces the student to the fundamental principles of script development through analysis of the full-length screenplay. The unique structure of the single-protagonist, buddy, ensemble, and non-linear 3-act formats will be examined in several film genres. Students can apply techniques of screenplay analysis to the development of their own scripted projects.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 242 Film Story Analysis



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The course examines various narrative film genres, identifying the unique and distinctive qualities of the screenwriting conventions utilized. Screenings and analyses highlight the devices employed by screenwriters to tell a good story. Each weekly screening is followed by a critical paper.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 260 Worldbuilding for Film, Games, and Animation



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Designed for game artists, animators, filmmakers, and writers of all mediums, this course begins and supports the vast and elaborate process of speculative world-building. Students will form a fictional world that comments on a specific aspect of our existing world, and then expand that idea into a setting for a story. As they fill in the basic rules and everyday details of this fictional world, they will practice using characters to demonstrate the world’s parameters, which, by the end of the course, will lead to the logical seed of a plot.

    Prerequisites WFTV*133

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WFTV 283 Screenwriting Workshop for Non-Majors



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course focuses on the fundamental elements and process of screenwriting in a workshop setting. Though students will complete a short film script as their final project, the tools and knowledge necessary to complete a feature-length script will be the focus of study.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    Animation, Creative Writing, Film/Video, and Writing for Film+Television majors are not permitted to register this course.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 290 Selected Topics: Screenwriting



    1 - 3 credits undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Topics and studies of current interest in any aspect of screenwriting, television and related
    media. Students will analyze already-produced works to identify the dramatic elements necessary
    to generate ideas and content appropriate to the specific course. Topics will be designed
    according to the expertise of the faculty, and visiting artists.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 311 Writing the Feature Film I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    An intensive writing workshop that engages students in all of the professional stages involved in the planning and writing of a feature-length movie script. Students develop a concept, pitch the project, write character profiles, lay out the plot points, and write a long outline of treatment for a full-length work that will be scripted in the following semester.

    Prerequisites WFTV*133 and WFTV*145

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 312 Writing the Feature Film II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    An intensive writing workshop that engages students in all of the professional stages involved in the planning and writing of a feature-length movie script. Working from a revised outline composed the previous semester, students write the first draft of a feature-length screenplay, participate in workshops with their peers, and then embark on a revision that results in an extensively rewritten second draft.

    Prerequisites WFTV*311

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 328 Writing for Television II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    In this advanced studio screenwriting course, students pitch ideas for original TV or streaming series, either comedy or drama, then develop series bibles and complete multiple drafts of the pilot episode. Students will also explore the television/streaming industry and the processes involved in bringing a series to fruition.

    Prerequisites WFTV*240

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 329 Film & TV Production Management



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    This course provides practical information and hands-on experience in the planning and management of dramatic film and television shoots. Emerging screenwriters will gain an understanding of how film professionals turn their scripts into movies and TV episodes, and filmmakers will learn about the complex apparatus of producing filmed drama, which they will find useful in either an independent setting or as part of a large-scale industry production.

    Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102D, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 333 Writing the Short Film



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    The course, building upon the fundamentals of structuring and formatting introduced in Screenwriting I, explores the qualities that are unique to and inherent in the conception of short form film projects. Emphasis is placed on a wide variety of narrative approaches that films employ when they are substantially shorter than a conventional feature length piece.

    Prerequisites WFTV*133 or WFTV*145

    Open to School of Film majors only.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
    This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.
  

  • WFTV 411 Screenwriting Thesis I



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This course is the first in a two-semester sequenced capstone course for all Writing for Film and Television majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first 3 years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. Students may choose to write a feature-length screenplay or a dramatic series television pilot.

    Prerequisites WFTV*312

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WFTV 412 Screenwriting Thesis II



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    This second course in a two-semester sequence is the capstone course for all Writing for Film and Television majors. The focus is on producing new work as well as reconsidering and revising work from the first three years of study, with the goal of producing a professional-quality portfolio of finished pieces. Students may choose to write a feature-length screenplay or a dramatic series television pilot.

    Prerequisites WFTV*411

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WFTV 490 Independent Study



    1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
    400 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.
  

  • WFTV 499 Internship



    3 credits 45.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Seniors can intern with regional or national companies to experience a real work environment
    in the field of media. Internships can include local network-affiliated television stations,
    public broadcasting stations, TV or film production companies/studios, or other media
    platform businesses. A paper or journal chronicling the experience is required upon
    completion of the internship.

    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
    Pass/fail grading only.
    This course is equated with the following courses: WFTV*499, WRIT*499
  

  • WFTV 690 Graduate Independent Study



    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.

    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.
  

  • WFTV 699 Topics: Writing for Film and Television



    1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
    600 level graduate course

    Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar.

    This course may be repeated for credit.
    This course requires permission by the offering program office.
  

  • WOOD 101 Introduction to Furniture and Wood



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    100 level undergraduate course

    The introduction of wood as a material, basic joinery theory, and the ability to manipulate safely with both hand and power tools. Lecture on and demonstration of the properties of wood and the proper use of the band saw and shaping tools, including rasps, chisels, small hand planes, and gouges.

    Requires completion of 15 credits
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 211 Woodworking Exploration Projects



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    Introduction to basic woodworking skills and processes, including sharpening and setting up hand tools and machinery, theory of solid wood joinery, and construction. In addition to building technical skills, emphasis is on contemporary and historical furniture design issues.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 212 Woodworking Exploration Studio



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    A continued exploration of furniture and the wooden object as vehicles for personal expression. This freestanding course also serves as a companion to CRWD 211. Materials addressed will be at a beginning level-more experienced students taking the class will explore the topics in more depth.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 223 Wood Carving



    1.5 credits 45.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    An introductory course focused on the development of technical skills. A survey of historical and contemporary precedents exposes the student to the potential wood carving has as a vehicle for artistic expression. The class covers the selection, use, and sharpening of tools, materials and choice of woods, lamination and joinery used for carving, finishing techniques, and letter carving. Students provide their own carving tools.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • WOOD 225 Making and Playing: Improvisational Musical Instruments



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    The course will serve as an introduction to essential principals of sound mechanics and simple musical instrument design and building. Using essential materials and basic woodworking processes, these principals will be investigated in a manner that encourages spontaneity, critical awareness, and collaboration in design, making, and use. The goal is an integration of personal studio practice with the social environment of music and sound. The teaching method will combine lectures covering historical, cultural, and technical information with demonstrations of tool and material use. The importance of temporal and haptic experience in developing an appropriate level of workmanship will be stressed. Much student/faculty contact will be one on one and students will be expected to actively share critical input with each other. Students will learn to make simple musical instruments/sound objects that demonstrate the several basics means of sound production. A series of didactic demonstrations of mechanics, material possibilities, and techniques will be accompanied by presentations of ethnographic instruments, music, and social environments. Three projects of increasing complexity will ask for responses to this introductory material. Students will research and develop concept proposals for each assignment, working initially “solo” and later within the context of “duets” and “ensembles.” Within these varied contexts designs will be tested and implemented refining structure, material use, acoustic response, function relative to the body, and aesthetic content.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
  

  • WOOD 299 Selected Topics in Wood



    1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
    200 level undergraduate course

    This course allows for the presentation of one-time, unique studio experiences involving either specialized themes, media, classroom structures, or teaching and learning formats, for the development of projects relevant to contemporary Wood issues.

    Requires completion of 30 credits.
    This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
  

  • WOOD 311 Wood/Furniture Junior Studio I



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    Covers tools, joinery, methods, and materials. Content progresses with increasing complexity, involving machining, hand tools, finishing, and surface treatments. Senior Crafts majors taking this course may choose to spend all or part of their time producing thesis work to supplement the thesis component of Crafts Projects III.

    Prerequisites WOOD*211 and WOOD*212

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 312 Wood/Furniture Junior Studio II



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    A continuation of CRWD 311. In preparation for the senior thesis, students take on increased responsibility for the form and content of their work.

    Prerequisites Complete 6 credits from WOOD*211 and WOOD*212

    Corequisite Course(s): SOAC*300 and SOAC*301

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 313 Wood/Furniture Junior Projects



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    300 level undergraduate course

    A continuation of CRWD 311. In preparation for the senior thesis, students take on increased responsibility for the form and content of their work.

    Prerequisites Complete 6 credits from WOOD*211 and WOOD*212

    Corequisite Course(s): SOAC*300 and SOAC*301

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 411 Wood/Furniture Senior Thesis I



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    In consultation with faculty, students question and refine their interests and begin production of a cohesive body of work for their thesis exhibition. Faculty presentations are complemented by student research and investigation.

    Prerequisites WOOD*211 and WOOD*212

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 412 Wood/Furniture Senior Thesis II



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    Production of work for the thesis exhibition continues. In preparation for leaving the academic environment, students complete work for their portfolio. Though development of technical skills continues, the emphasis is on having students articulate their ideas and understand the content of their work.

    Prerequisites WOOD*211 and WOOD*212

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 413 Wood/Furniture Senior Studio



    3 credits 90.0 hours
    400 level undergraduate course

    A continuation of CRWD 313. Problems become more complex as students acquire a level of technical mastery appropriate to their ideas. Emphasis is placed on the student’s conceptual development.

    Prerequisites SOAC*301

    Corequisite Course(s): CRFT*401 or CRFT*402

    This course is not repeatable for credit.
  

  • WOOD 490 Independent Study



    1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
    400 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.

    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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