Expressive Arts
The goal of this focal study is to develop the skills to create within the languages of poetry, music, movement, and/or visual design to convey ideas, knowledge, emotion and experiences clearly and imaginatively. Skills include the knowledge and application of the basic structures, form, composition, and interpretive parameters within each language but also relevant connections between them.
Instructions for Focal Study 16
Complete at least three courses and a minimum of 10 credits. No more than two of these courses may have the same disciplinary prefix.
Complete two courses from the first cluster and one course from the second cluster.
| First Cluster (complete 2 courses) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
ARTST 121 OR ARTST 122 OR ARTST 206 OR ARTST 210 OR ARTST 221 OR ARTST 222 OR ARTST 228 OR ARTST 217 OR ARTST 218 |
Studio I (any topic) OR Studio I CE (any topic) OR Design for Aesthetics OR Drawing OR Studio II (any topic) OR Studio II CE (any topic) OR Photography I OR Digital Art I OR Digital Illustration |
2-4 credits |
| DANC 301 | Choreography I | 4 credits |
| MEDA 250 | Elements of Production | 4 credits |
|
MUS 110 OR MUS 111 |
Music Notation and Songwriting OR Music Theory I |
4 credits |
|
THEA 110 OR THEA 210 OR APTH 215/315 |
Acting I: Fundamentals OR Acting II: Scene Study OR Applied Theatre Workshop |
2 credits OR 4 credits OR 4 credits |
| Second Cluster (complete 1 course) | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARTHI | Any ARTHI course | 2-4 credits |
| ENGL 341 | Studies in Poetry | 4 credits |
| MUS 101 | Introduction to Classical Music | 4 credits |
| MUS 102 | History of Jazz and Rock | 4 credits |
| MUS 324 | Music History: The 20th Century | 4 credits |
| THEA 101 | Theatre Appreciation | 2 credits |