Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Tiffany Ana López, Dean
Office of Student Affairs
101 Mesa Arts Building
949-824-6646
http://www.arts.uci.edu/
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is among the nation’s most acclaimed creative centers for the performance and study of the arts through their history, theory, and cultural context. The School consists of four departments: Art, Dance, Drama, and Music, offering a B.A., B.F.A., and B.Mus. at the undergraduate level, and M.F.A.s in a variety of specializations. The Departments of Drama and Music house three doctoral programs - Drama's in Performance Theory (jointly with UC San Diego's Department of Theater and Dance), and Music's in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) and History and Theory of Music. The Department of Art also offers a minor in Digital Arts, and the drama department offers a minor in Drama.
The School’s departments are located in and around UCI's arts village, providing daily interaction among students and faculty in all Arts disciplines. The School's facilities are creative laboratories for the development of skills and for the exploration and articulation of the human experience. They include studios and technologically enhanced classrooms, five theatres (including the Irvine Barclay Theatre, located on the UCI campus), the Experimental Media Performance Laboratory (xMPL), a theatre/concert hall, three art galleries, the Donald R. and Joan F. Beall Center for Art + Technology, the Gassmann Electronic Music Studio, the Motion Capture Studio, the Arts Computing Laboratory, the Digital Arts Teaching and Research Laboratories, professionally managed and staffed production shops, and publicity and box offices supporting the School’s extensive production, performance, and exhibition schedule.
The Steven Ehrlich-designed Contemporary Arts Center provides 59,000 square feet of technology-driven instructional and research spaces, as well as a 4,000-square-foot gallery and a “black-box” performance space. Along with its motion-capture studio, these facilities place the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and UCI at the forefront of these fields.
Arts students work collaboratively across disciplines in addition to deeply exploring their own chosen disciplinary fields. Faculty and students from across the campus are engaged in the School's Institute for 21st Century Creativity, a platform for theoretical and practical exploration of the creative process.
The School's artists, performers, and scholars' work are regularly recognized globally. The School has an extensive program of visiting and residential distinguished artists and teachers featured in numerous School activities.
Students receive assistance with program planning and a variety of other services from the professional and student-support staff in the School’s Office of Student Affairs; the staff also provide academic counseling to arts students. An extensive network of alumni work with faculty and staff to provide mentorship and professional guidance for current and graduating students.
The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts is committed to the highest levels of excellence in exploring, researching, studying, and presenting the best of both traditional art forms and to playing a central role in creating new, emerging art forms.
Change of Major
Students wishing to change to an Arts major should contact the Arts Student Affairs Office for information about change-of-major requirements, procedures, and policies. Additionally, students should refer to the Change of Major Criteria website for more information.
Special Programs of Study
Campuswide Honors Collegium
The Campuswide Honors Collegium is available to selected high-achieving students from all academic majors from their freshman through senior years. For more information contact the Campuswide Honors Collegium, 1200 Student Services II; 949-824-5461; honors@uci.edu; or visit the Campuswide Honors Collegium website.
UC Education Abroad Program
Upper-division and, in some cases, graduate students have the opportunity to experience a different culture while making progress toward degree objectives through the University’s Education Abroad Program (UCEAP). UCEAP is an overseas study program which operates in cooperation with host universities and colleges throughout the world. For additional information, visit the Study Abroad Center website.
Honors
Students who have distinguished themselves academically will be considered for honors at graduation. General criteria are that students must have completed at least 72 units in residence at a University of California campus. In keeping with the Academic Senate Resolution, no more than 16 percent of the graduating seniors may receive such academic honors - approximately 2 percent summa cum laude, 4 percent magna cum laude, and 10 percent cum laude.. For additional information, visit the Honors page. Individual departments may offer other special honors to students who have excelled in their major subject.
Access and Engagement Opportunities
Access and Engagement at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts partners with local school districts, arts organizations, and community groups to share the School’s talents and knowledge beyond the UCI campus. One such outreach program is Creative Connections - a paid, year-long internship for School of the Arts students to earn valuable practical pedagogical experience in K–12 classrooms and in community settings. Projects range from integrating arts into core curriculum in K–6, to workshops in the arts for middle and high schools, to college application mentorship and career conversations for high school juniors and seniors interested in arts majors. Interns are paid hourly or may choose to receive independent study credit for their participation. All Claire Trevor School of the Arts students with a minimum 3.0 GPA may apply for this program.
The Arts Launch Internship Program offers academic year-long, paid professional development internships that allow CTSA students to explore career and professional pathways in the creative sector. Arts Launch provides CTSA students with opportunities that support their career and professional goals, expands how CTSA students think about working in the creative sector, enhances capacity in Orange County area arts organizations, and launches the next generation of creative leaders. Interns are paid hourly or may choose to receive independent study credit for their participation. All Claire Trevor School of the Arts students with a minimum 3.0 GPA may apply for this program.
Scholarships
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts provides the following scholarship and fellowship support to continuing students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
All Majors:
Edna Helen Beach Scholarship: Awarded to underrepresented undergraduate students in the performing and visual arts.
Claire Trevor Society Scholarships: Provides scholarships to students majoring in Art, Dance, Drama, Music, and in the areas of Community Outreach, and Arts Research.
Michael and Stacy Koehn Endowed Fund: Provides support for students participating in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Creative Connections Program.
Rosine J. Offen Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding undergraduate students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
Dean’s Scholarships: Provide support for professional and educational opportunities for students majoring in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
Kris and Linda Elftmann Scholarship: Provides undergraduate student support for a Fine Arts Major selected on the basis of academic excellence.
Leo Freedman Endowed Fellowship: Awarded to outstanding applicants to a graduate program in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
Medici Circle Scholarship: Provides financial support for project-specific educational opportunities for students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
Thomas T. and Elizabeth Tierney Scholarship in Fine Arts: Awarded annually to outstanding students at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
Art Majors:
Art Department Scholarship Fund: Provides scholarships for students studying Art.
Bailey Scholarship in Art: To support need-based scholarships for talented undergraduate students majoring in Art.
H.B. Yolen and Isabelle Memorial Arts Scholarship: Awarded to talented students based on financial need studying sculpture, painting, or theatre arts.
Pacific Art Foundation Scholarship: Awarded to an outstanding painting student in the Department of Art.
Dance Majors:
AstaireAwards Scholarship: Awarded to an outstanding student majoring in Dance.
William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarships: Awarded to outstanding Dance majors with an emphasis in ballet.
Gregory Browne Osborne Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding Dance majors with an emphasis in ballet.
Susan&Goran Endowed Graduate Student Award in Dance: To provide fellowship awards for graduate students in Dance.
Sylvia Reines Scholarship in Dance: Awarded to graduate and undergraduate students in Dance.
R. and Walter A. Kohler, Beth L. Koehler Dance Scholarship: Provides support for dancers who show potential in the area of contemporary modern dance, a high level of creative achievement, and high academic performance.
Donald McKayle Scholarship: Awarded to students studying contemporary modern dance.
Elaine Koshimizu Endowed Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Dance: To support competitive, merit-based scholarships for underrepresented students majoring in Dance.
Drama Majors:
Marilyn L. Wolfsberg Fellowship: To provide professional development opportunities for a promising graduate student in the Department of Drama.
Bette and Steven Warner Award in Drama and Music: Awarded to outstanding students in the Music Department’s voice program and the Drama Department.
H.B. Yolen and Isabelle Memorial Arts Scholarship: Awarded to talented students based on financial need studying sculpture, painting, or theatre arts.
Frederick Reines Scholarship in Drama: Awarded to graduate and undergraduate students in Drama.
Shubert Foundation Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Drama: Awarded to outstanding graduate students in the Department of Drama based on merit and need.
Meyer Sound Design Endowed Fellowship: To support of fellowships for exceptional graduate students in the sound design program.
Music Majors:
Music Department Scholarship Fund: Provides scholarships for students studying Music.
David C. Leidal Memorial Scholarship: Provides scholarships to students majoring in Music.
Alice Lowell Memorial Scholarship: Provides undergraduate support for students studying classical music from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Margie McDade Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to an upper-division undergraduate student studying piano or violin, based on need.
Marjorie and Robert Rawlins Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students studying piano, violin, viola, or cello.
Frederick Reines Music Scholarship: For students majoring in Music and studying voice.
Sylvia Reines Scholarship in Music: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students in Music.
Harry and Marjorie Anne Slim Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Music.
Winifred W. Smith Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students studying cello, violin, or piano.
Phyllis Kovach Vacca Memorial Scholarship: Awarded to undergraduate students studying cello, piano, or violin.
Bette and Steven Warner Scholarship in Drama and Music: Awarded to outstanding students in the Music Department's voice program and the Drama Department.
William C. Holmes Fellowship: Awarded to graduate students studying musicology.
Norma Barnard MacLeod Scholarship: Awarded to students studying the guitar or lute.
Faculty
Kei Akagi, B.A. International Christian University, Professor Emeritus of Music; Asian American Studies
Lonnie R. Alcaraz, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Drama (lighting design, digital imaging)
David Allan, Choreographer/Former Soloist, National Ballet of Canada; Choreographer, ballet companies, operas, film, and television, Professor Emeritus of Dance (ballet, pas de deux, choreography)
Rhea Anastas, Ph.D. The City University of New York, Associate Professor of Art (20th century experimentalism in the visual arts, critical theory, cultural theory)
Kevin H. Appel, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Department Chair and Executive Director of University Art Galleries and Professor of Art (painting)
Sarah Awad, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Teaching of Art (drawing, painting)
Stephen F. Barker, Ph.D. University of Arizona, Professor Emeritus of Drama (post-modern theatre, Beckett, critical theory)
Cynthia M. Bassham, M.F.A. American Conservatory Theatre, Professor of Teaching of Drama (voice, speech for actors, acting)
Amy Bauer, Ph.D. Yale University, Professor of Music
Haroutune Bedelian, M.A. Royal Academy of Arts, Professor Emeritus of Music
Lorna Griffitt Bedelian, D.M.A. Indiana University, Professor of Teaching of Music
Frances Bennett, B.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer of Music
Sasha Berliner, B.A. Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, Lecturer of Music
Andrew L. Borba, M.F.A. New York University, Head of Acting and Professor of Drama (acting)
Jennifer Bornstein, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Director of University Art Galleries and Professor of Art (photography)
Richard A. Brestoff, M.F.A. New York University, Professor of Drama (film and television acting)
David Brodbeck, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Music; European Languages and Studies; History
Juliette A. Carrillo, M.F.A. Yale University, Head of Directing and Professor of Drama (directing)
Juli C. Carson, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Art (art history, critical theory, curatorial practice)
Dennis R. Castellano, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Teaching Emeritus of Drama (music theatre)
Eleanore Choate, M.A. California State University, Long Beach, Lecturer of Music
Patricia Cloud, M.M. University of Southern California, Lecturer of Music
Coleman Collins, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Art (new genres, electronic art and design, critical theory, film theory, Black studies)
Miles C. Coolidge, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Professor of Art (photography)
Mary Corey, M.A. University of California, Riverside; Certified Professional Labanotator, Professor Emerita of Dance (dance history, dance notation and reconstruction)
John L. Crawford, Intermedia Artist and Software Designer, Professor of Dance (screendance, interactive media, telematic performance, motion capture, digital arts)
Jonathan Davis, D.M.A. Juilliard School, Lecturer of Music
Myrona L. DeLaney, Ed.D. University of California, Irvine, Head of Music Theatre and Professor of Teaching of Drama (music theatre, singing, acting)
Efren Delgadillo, Jr., M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Associate Professor of Drama (scenery, design)
Michael Dessen, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Robert and Marjorie Rawlins Chair in Music and Professor of Music
Diane L. Diefenderfer, former soloist Frankfurt Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, Director of Pilates program for Dance Wellness, Undergraduate Advisor, Associate Professor of Teaching of Dance (ballet, Repertory, Pilates Mat, Pilates Reformer)
Zachary Dietz, M.S. University of Oregon, Associate Professor of Teaching of Drama (music theatre)
John Christopher Dobrian, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Professor Emeritus of Music; Informatics
Holly Durbin, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Head of Design and Professor of Drama (costume design)
Clifford L. Faulkner, M.A. California State University, Long Beach, Professor of Teaching Emeritus of Drama (scenery design, history of design, gay theatre)
Nohema Fernandez, D.M.A. Stanford University, Professor Emerita of Music
Jennifer J. Fisher, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside; founder and editor of Dance Major Journal, Professor of Dance (critical dance studies)
Sarah Koo Freeman, M.M. The Juilliard School, Assistant Professor of Music
Marcia G. Froehlich, M.F.A. University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Drama (costume design)
Michel Gervais, Lecturer of Dance
Martha Gever, Ph.D. The City University of New York, Professor Emerita of Art (history and criticism: video, media studies, popular culture)
Lindsay Gilmour, M.F.A. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Assistant Professor of Dance (modern/contemporary choreography, improvisation)
Liz Glynn, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Professor of Art (sculpture, ceramics, installation, performance art)
Douglas S. Goheen, Ph.D. University of Denver, Professor Emeritus of Drama (scenery design, digital imaging)
Charlotte Griffin, M.F.A. University of Texas, Austin, Associate Professor of Dance (choreography, modern/contemporary, screen dance)
Chad Michael Hall, M.F.A. The Ohio State University, ACDA Baja Regional Director and Associate Professor of Dance (contemporary technique, choreography, improvisation, screendance)
Stephan Hammel, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Associate Professor of Music
Matthew Hare, D.M.A. University of Iowa, Lecturer of Music
Jason Harnell, Lecturer of Music
George C. Harvey, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Professor Emeritus of Drama (artistic direction, producing, lighting design)
Gary Heaton-Smith, D.M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Lecturer of Music
Donald D. Hill, M.F.A. University of Southern California, Professor of Teaching Emeritus of Drama (stage management, directing, acting)
Michael K. Hooker, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Professor of Drama (sound design)
Jibade-Khalil Huffman, M.F.A. Brown University, Assistant Professor of Art (video, photography, writing, new genres)
Jesse Colin Jackson, M.Arch. University of Toronto, Dean for Creative Research and Director of the Minor in Digital Arts and Associate Professor of Art; Informatics (media art, architecture, design, informatics)
Ulysses S. Jenkins, M.F.A. Otis Art Institute, Professor Emeritus of Art; African American Studies (video, performance art)
Ariyan Johnson, M.A. The City University of New York School of Professional Studies at The Graduate School and University Center, Assistant Professor of Dance (Hip Hop, Jazz)
Ketu H. Katrak, Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College, Professor Emerita of Drama; English (drama and performance, African drama and Ancient Sanskrit drama [from India], postcolonial literature and theory, women writers and feminist theory)
Daniel Keeling, M.M. University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Assistant Professor of Teaching of Drama (music theatre, voice instruction)
Dennis Kim, M.M. Yale School of Music, Assistant Professor of Music
Mari Kimura, D.M.A. Juilliard School, Professor of Music
Jerzy Kosmala, D.M. Indiana University, Lecturer of Music
Madeline Kozlowski, M.F.A. Brandeis University, Professor Emerita of Drama (costume design)
Peter Krapp, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Film and Media Studies; English; European Languages and Studies; Informatics; Music (history of computing, cultural memory, aesthetic communication, cybernetics, history of cryptology)
Anthony James Kubiak, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor of Drama (American and modern drama, modern poetry, critical theory, philosophy)
Antoinette Lafarge, M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Professor Emerita of Art (new media)
Daphne Pi-Wei Lei, Ph.D. Tufts University, Professor of Drama; Asian American Studies (Asian theatre, Asian American theatre, intercultural theatre, gender theory, performance theory)
Simon Leung, B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Art; Asian American Studies (new genres, critical theory, contemporary art history, performance)
Joseph S. Lewis, M.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art, Professor of Art (public art, artist books)
Eric Lindsay, D.M. Indiana University, Lecturer of Music
Loretta Livingston, Ph.D. Texas Woman's University; Certified Laban Movement Analyst; former principal with Bella Lewitzky Dance Company, Professor Emerita of Dance (choreography, Laban movement analysis, body and practice)
Mara Jane Lonner, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Associate Professor of Teaching Emerita of Art (drawing, painting, 3D design)
Catherine B. Lord, M.F.A. State University of New York at Buffalo, Professor Emerita of Art (queer theory, feminism, photography)
Annie M. Loui, Professor of Drama (movement, directing, acting)
Lar Lubovitch, Honorary Doctorate, Juilliard School of the Arts, Founder and Director of New York-based Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and UCI Distinguished Professor of Dance (choreography, repertory, technique, and special projects)
Vítor Luiz, International Principal Dancer/Choreographer; former Principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, English National Ballet, Ballet Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Assistant Professor of Dance (ballet, repertory and partnering)
Molly L. Lynch, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine; Pilates Certified; Choreographer/Artistic Director of the National Choreographers Initiative, Professor of Dance (ballet, arts management, and senior seminar)
Tiffany Ana López, University of California, Santa Barbara, Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and Professor of Drama (Latinx theater and performance, dramaturgy)
Monica Majoli, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Art (painting)
Daniel Joseph Martinez, B.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Claire Trevor Professor and Professor of Art (new genres, photography, sculpture)
Kevin McKeown, M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Lecturer of Music
Irene Messoloras, D.M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Music
Yong Soon Min, M.F.A. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emerita of Art (minority, diasporic, and third cinemas; media, nationalism, and globalization; race, sexuality, and popular culture)
Na Mira, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Art (experimental video and moving image, installation, new genres, writing)
Andreas Mitisek, Music and Arts University, Vienna/Austria, Lecturer of Music
Elliott Moreau, M.M. University of Southern California, Lecturer of Music
Ian Andrew Munro, Ph.D. Harvard University, Head of Doctoral Studies and Professor of Drama; English (European drama and performance, early modern popular culture, theatrical performance of wit)
Margaret Murata, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Professor Emerita of Music
Yee Eun Nam, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Drama (scenery, production design)
Lisa Marie Naugle, Ph.D. and M.F.A. New York University, Artistic Director for DTM2 Performance Ensemble and Professor of Dance (choreography, improvisation, teaching of dance/pedagogy, modern dance, online/interactive technology special projects, supports international initiatives for CTSA)
Dawn Norfleet, Ph.D. Columbia University, Lecturer of Music
Dariusz Oleszkiewicz, B.A. California Institute of the Arts, Lecturer of Music
Deborah Oliver, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Associate Professor of Teaching of Art (performance art, new genres)
Vincent Olivieri, M.F.A. Yale University, Professor of Drama; Music (sound design)
Hossein Omoumi, Ph.D. University of Florence, Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts and Professor of Music
Jane M. Page, M.F.A. Indiana University, Professor Emerita of Drama (directing, acting)
Andrew A. Palermo, B.F.A. University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Professor of Drama (music theatre choreography)
Jennifer Pastor, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs and Professor of Art (sculpture)
Simon G. Penny, Graduate Diploma, M.F.A. equivalent, Sydney College of the Arts, Professor of Art; Informatics; Music (informatics, robotic sculpture, interactive environments, electronic media)
Gerald Pinter, B.A. University of North Texas, Lecturer of Music
Janice G. Plastino, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Professor Emerita of Dance (kinesiology/anatomy, research methods, choreography, dance science/medicine)
Geoffrey Pope, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Lecturer of Music
Zachary Price, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, Associate Professor of Drama; African American Studies (African American drama and performance, Black cultural production, Afro Asian performance and aesthetics, performance and community, liberation studies)
Yvonne Rainer, Claire Trevor Professor and Professor Emerita of Art (performance, dance, video)
Colleen Reardon, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Emerita of Music
Cyrian Reed, M.A. University of Phoenix, Bejing Dance Academy graduate and Assistant Professor of Dance
Janelle Reinelt, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor Emerita of Drama (British theatre, political theory, performance)
Bryan R. Reynolds, Ph.D. Harvard University, Distinguished Professor and Claire Trevor Professor of Drama (Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, critical theory, feminist theory, performance theory, cultural studies)
William S. Roberts, M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Professor of Teaching of Art (photography)
Tara Rodman, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Drama; Asian American Studies; East Asian Studies (modernist performance, Japanese theatre and dance, transnationalism, racial formation, global Asias)
Amanda Ross-Ho, M.F.A. University of Southern California, Professor of Art (sculpture)
Michael Rushman, M.M. University of Southern California, Lecturer of Music
Nancy L. Ruyter, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University, Professor Emerita of Dance (dance history, Spanish dance, bibliography and research)
Constance J. Samaras, M.F.A. Eastern Michigan University, Professor Emerita of Art (photography, intermedia, cultural criticism)
John Schneiderman, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Teaching Emeritus of Music
Nina Scolnik, B.M. Oberlin College, Professor of Teaching of Music
Kelli Sharp, DPT Chapman University, Director of Medical Humanities and Department Chair and Associate Professor of Dance; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (somatic practices, dance science, kinesiology, physical therapy, motor learning and performance)
Eli Simon, M.F.A. Brandeis University, UCI Chancellor's Professor and Professor of Drama (acting, directing)
Jaymi Smith, B.F.A. DePaul University, Interim Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Interim Dean and Professor of Drama (lighting design)
Rajna Swaminathan, Ph.D. Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Music
Darryl Taylor, D.M.A. University of Michigan, Professor of Music; African American Studies
Alan Terricciano, M.A. Eastman School of Music, Associate Dean for Academic Personnel and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Dance; Music (music for dance, musical resources, critical issues in dance, music theory, keyboard skills, improvisation, and repertoire)
Philip D. Thompson, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Drama (voice, speech for actors, acting)
David K. Trend, Ph.D. Miami University, Professor of Art (visual culture)
Richard J. Triplett, M.A. Otis Art Institute, Professor Emeritus of Drama (scenery and costume design, history of design)
Stephen Tucker, D.M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus of Music
Kojiro Umezaki, M.A. Dartmouth College, Professor of Music
Joel R. Veenstra, M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, Department Chair and Head of Stage Management and Professor of Teaching of Drama (stage management, producing, improvisation)
Sunil P. Verma, M.D. University of Southern California, Assistant Dean of Workforce Development and Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology; Music
Amanda Jane Walker, M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Lecturer of Music
Tong Wang, M.F.A. University of Utah; Principal dancer with the Shanghai Ballet, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Dayton Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Ballet West, Associate Professor of Dance (ballet, choreography, men's ballet, pas de deux)
S. Ama Wray, Ph.D. University of Surrey, Professor of Dance; African American Studies (jazz, choreography, decolonizing improvisation, wellness, social justice and contemplative pedagogy)
Bruce N. Yonemoto, M.F.A. Otis Art Institute, Professor Emeritus of Art; Asian American Studies (video, experimental media, film theory)
Arts Courses
ARTS 1. ArtsCore. 4 Units.
An introduction to the arts in general, and to the arts at UCI. Concentration on (1) the interdisciplinary nature of the arts, and (2) the content of particular arts disciplines.
(IV)
ARTS 75. Digital Media: Exhibition. 4 Units.
A discussion and critique course in all media arts. Includes a review of key media arts concepts and the preparation of an end-of-quarter exhibition.
Prerequisite: Proposal submission required.
ARTS H81. Improvisation and Modes of Research / Creative Expression. 4 Units.
Through immersion, readings, analysis, and observation, students are trained to recognize, build, and engage a set of “improvisatory” cognitive skills in order to enhance artistic creation, the generation of language, data analysis, and the application of the scientific method.
Restrictions: Seniors and Campuswide Honors Collegium only.
(IV)
ARTS 199. Independent Study. 1-4 Units.
Individual study or directed projects as arranged with faculty member.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Art Courses
ART 1A. Art in Context: History, Theory, and Practice. 4 Units.
First in a three-quarter foundation sequence introducing students to a broad range of contemporary art, media, and practices in relation to their 20th-century cultural and historical antecedents. ART 1A deals specifically with contemporary painting and photography.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
ART 1B. Art in Context: History, Theory, and Practice. 4 Units.
Deals with film/video/performance. Concerned with the development of modern/contemporary film, video, and performance, with a focus on experimental and avant-garde production from the early 20th century to today.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
ART 1C. Art in Context: History, Theory, and Practice. 4 Units.
Third in a three-quarter foundation sequence introducing students to a broad range of contemporary art, media, and practice in relation to their 20th-century cultural and historical antecedents. Deals specifically with space and cyberspace.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
ART 8. Changing Creativity. 4 Units.
Explores creativity as a changing concept in historical and contemporary terms from the perspectives of producers, consumers, and institutions. Encompasses international perspectives and the role of new technologies in considering creativity as a resource for innovation and social change.
(IV)
ART 9A. Visual Culture: Media, Art, and Technology. 4 Units.
Examines creative activities in all spheres of life, including the "artistic" impulses that dwell in the individual. Culture is addressed in broad terms of the many institutions and cultural forces that shape everyday activities of listening, seeing, doing.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
ART 9B. Visual Culture: A Culture Divided. 4 Units.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, controversies flourished in the mainstream media over purportedly obscene art, anti-American writing, and moral decay, among other issues. Examines these new conflicts as they manifest themselves in public life and everyday experience.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
ART 9C. Visual Culture: Thematic Investigations. 4 Units.
Considers a broad range of concerns and questions raised by various acts of appropriation in contemporary art and visual culture, such as originality, authenticity, authorship, translation, audience and aesthetics, temporal dimensions of a work, and context.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
ART 11A. Topics in History of Contemporary Art. 4 Units.
Surveys mid-19th and 20th-century art production, from modernity through post-modernity, in a historical and cultural context.
Prerequisite: ART 9A.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 12A. Art, Design, and Electronic Culture. 4 Units.
Introduction to historical and theoretical foundations of digital media art, tracing how information technologies seeded growth of new expressive medium. Considers how today's pervasive digital culture evolved through interdisciplinary collaborations between artists, engineers, scientists, scholars.
(IV)
ART 12B. Cultural History of the Anthropocene. 4 Units.
A survey of the ongoing interactions between technological and social change through the 19th century and 20th century, with special attention to the history of computing, changing arts and cultural practices, and the idea of the Anthropocene.
(IV)
ART 12C. Intelligences of Arts. 4 Units.
Introduces contemporary neuroscience and new approaches to cognition – embodied, enactive, extended, situated, distributed. Reviews the history of related ethological, biological, psychological, technological, and philosophical traditions. Considers arts and cultural practices from these and other perspectives, and considers case studies.
(III)
ART 20A. Basic Drawing I. 4 Units.
Encourages an investigation of the premises and limits of drawing, primarily, but not inevitably, as a two-dimensional medium. Includes slide presentations and discussions of the historical uses of a wide range of drawing. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 30A. Basic Painting I. 4 Units.
Examination of the fundamental components of painting: color, form, space, surface, scale, and content. Studio work, slide presentations, and critiques of student work. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 30B. Basic Painting II. 4 Units.
Further examinations of the essential qualities of painting: color, form, space, surface, scale, and content. Studio work, slide presentations, and critiques of student work. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 30A.
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 40. Beginning Sculpture. 4 Units.
The practice of sculpture in the contemporary arts; inclusion of spatial interventions, site-specific and environmental design, appropriation of found materials; techniques in cutting joining, and assembly of wood, metals, and plastics. May include casting, welding, and ceramics. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 50A. Matter and Media . 4 Units.
A project-based introduction to tools and approaches for creating and sharing digital media content within internet-mediated social environments, with a particular emphasis on art-making and personal expression. Includes an overview of basic user experience and interaction design principles.
ART 50B. Interaction and Experience. 4 Units.
An overview of digital video and audio production for the Web, emphasizing art-making and personal expression. Includes digital media aesthetics and conceptual design, basic audio and video recording, and fundamentals of desktop video, audio, and Web authoring software applications.
ART 51. Basic Ceramic Sculpture. 4 Units.
Exploration of use of clay as sculptural basis with an emphasis on development of an idea and its relation to contemporary and experimental art practice. Hand-building, glazing, finishing processes, and use of other structural materials. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 65A. Foundations in Media Design. 4 Units.
Provides an overview of media design in the digital age, covering principles of design for different media (2D, time-based, interactive); history of relationship between art and design; and practice in working with different design approaches. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 65B. Foundations in Internet Art and Design. 4 Units.
Introduction to creating art for the Internet, covering history and structure of networks; key types of net-based interactivity; basics of Web design and scripting. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 65C. Gizmology and Kinetics. 4 Units.
Provides students with basic skills in materials, construction and design applicable to making machines, musical instruments and things with moving parts enabling work in kinetic sculpture, custom interactive systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Maker/DIY culture. Materials Fee
ART 71A. Introduction to Photography I. 4 Units.
Introduction to technical underpinnings emphasizing photography as a contemporary art practice. Topics include 35mm non-automatic camera operation, exposure and lighting, black and white printing, introduction to digital photography, discussion of critical and historical issues. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 71B. Introduction to Photography II. 4 Units.
Techniques covered include medium and large format cameras, digital photography, studio lighting, digital and analog color printing, mural room. Conceptual direction is developed through critiques, critical readings, discussions, slide lectures. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 81. Beginning Video. 4 Units.
Offers an introduction to the experimental histories and contemporary practices of video art with training in video, audio, lighting equipment, and editing software. Screenings, readings, and discussions engage issues of installation, representation, technology, and critical media literacy. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 91. Basic Performance Art. 4 Units.
Exploration of objects, gesture, action, text, image, and media to create narrative or non-narrative works. Elements of theory and history of performance art are discussed to illustrate techniques and styles to understand, identify, and articulate artistic vision and voice.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 95. Special Topics in Basic Media. 4 Units.
Basic instruction in media or disciplines not otherwise represented in the regular curriculum. Topics vary according to the instructor.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 100. Special Topics in Art. 4 Units.
Materials fee, topic dependent.
Prerequisite: ART 9A. Lower-division writing strongly recommended.
Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 101W. Artists as Writers. 4 Units.
Contemporary art practice involves text, as final form or an integral element. Many contemporary artists consider writing as essential to their practice. Covers historical and contemporary uses of text and image as well as artists' writing.
Prerequisite: ART 9A and ART 11A. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Restrictions: Art majors only. No Campuswide Honors Collegium students.
(Ib)
ART 106A. Programming for Artists. 4 Units.
Programming as a means to create interactive artworks with an emphasis on the integration of video, sound, text, and stills. Topics include basic concepts in programming, understanding the limits of code, working with video and audio files, and interface design. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 65A. Recommended: ART 11B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 108. Digital Filmmaking Project I. 4 Units.
Students learn to conceive, develop, and produce original video works building directly upon previously learned skills. Use of video stage and post-production editing facilities. Lectures on video/film subjects, production strategies, readings, screening, field trips, and group critiques. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 81.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 109. Performance and the Camera. 4 Units.
Surveys the development of contemporary artists who use performance strategies in the making of videos and films. Students analyze the artist's conceptual approach to performative gestures, actions, and landscapes created for their video or film art.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 110A. Mechatronic Art I. 4 Units.
Introduces the practice and theory of analog electronics, emphasizing the design and development of simple interactive systems and the integration of such systems into real-world contexts of performance, installation, sculpture, and automated artifacts. Materials Fee
ART 113. How to be Clever with Stuff. 4 Units.
How to Be Clever with Stuff is an introduction to the skilled embodied practices of arts and crafts, working with hand tools, wood, and steel. Class includes technical lecture/demos, short technical assignments, a self-initiated final project, and design drawing. Materials Fee
Restrictions: Art majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
ART 121A. Afro-Futurism I. 4 Units.
First of a two-part course on the futuristic artistic vision of Black film, video, and cyberspace. Deals with critical analyses of the Black image in Western Art history, and its association to contemporary Hip Hop culture, art, and music.
Prerequisite: ART 9A. Satisfactory completion of upper-division writing strongly recommended.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 121B. Afro-Futurism II. 4 Units.
Second of a two-part course on the futuristic artistic visions of Black film, video, and cyberspace. Deals with modern techno-culture, digital activism, and designing technology based on African aesthetic principles of contemporary Hip Hop International Culture.
Prerequisite: ART 9A. Satisfactory completion of upper-division writing strongly recommended.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 123B. Issues in Media, Violence, and Fear. 4 Units.
Violence has been instrumental in story-telling throughout history in art, literature, religion, and entertainment. Continuing presence of media violence provoked debates among parents, politicians, media producers, and academics. Examines history, theory, aesthetics, economics, and politics of violent representation.
Prerequisite: ART 9A. Satisfactory completion of the Upper-Division Writing requirement is recommended.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 125. Issues in Photography. 4 Units.
Rigorous investigation of photographic practices and critical writings, the relationship of photography to the construction and maintenance of cultural institutions, the circulation of photographic ideas in society, and photography and technology.
Prerequisite: ART 1A or ART 71A or ART 71B or ART 152A or ART 152B or ART 152C or ART 152D or ART 152E or ART 190B. Recommended: Satisfactory completion of the Upper-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 126B. Issues in Techno-Arts. 4 Units.
Addresses issues related to artmaking practices that emerge in tandem with new technologies. Topics include sociopolitical contexts of techno-art; utopic/dystopic framings; key moments in the history of techno-arts.
Prerequisite: ART 9A. Recommended: ART 11B.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 127B. Issues in Experimental Film History. 4 Units.
A critical study of experimental film/video art genres and production techniques considering their narrative, structural, iconographic, and cultural aspects. Hollywood narrative, Nouvelle Vague, American Independent, and Video Art compared in terms of production innovation, design, and conceptual content. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 9A.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 128. Issues in New Genres. 4 Units.
Investigates issues in post-studio practices, including concepts of time, relational aesthetics, site-specificity, institutional critique, and the post-medium condition.
Prerequisite: ART 9A. Recommended: Satisfactory completion of the Upper-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 130A. Projects in New Technologies. 4 Units.
Working with media such as electronic still cameras, desktop publishing, faxes, satellites, virtual reality, digitized imaging. Cultural issues pertinent to the emergence of new technology (e.g., ethical concerns, social impact, copyright laws, nontraditional approaches to distribution, cyberpunk, global markets).
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 131. Projects in Installation. 4 Units.
Investigates interior installation in particular spaces. Working in teams, students install, discuss, and remove projects. Technical information and hands-on experience with various media is provided. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 40.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
ART 138. Place Making and Public Art. 4 Units.
How do art interventions in public spaces inform our definition of "place" and develop culturally informed audiences? Students will engage in class projects and group investigations that question the traditional and institutional conceptual boundaries of exhibition/distribution.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 141. Digital Filmmaking Advanced Project I. 4 Units.
Incorporating narrative structures in a multi-screen context. Students design and produce an active space in which activities will move from one screen to another. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 81A and ART 81B.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 144. Artist Books as Objects. 4 Units.
Are artist books still relevant in the contemporary creative community? Focusing on intellectual content and raw physicality, students will explore this question and image/text relationships by creating handmade one-of-a-kind or edition book projects utilizing various mechanical reproduction techniques.
ART 146. The Artist Archives. 4 Units.
Addresses ways in which artistic production and archival practice intermingle and overlap. Examines critical works on the nature of knowledge and the archive, and uncovers methodologies of knowledge production and how these inform what we think of as art.
Prerequisite: ART 9A.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 150. Advanced Studio Topics--Painting. 4 Units.
Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies will be explored. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 30B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 150C. Advanced Drawing . 4 Units.
Advanced studio problems in visual exploration. Students pursue individual solutions to self-defined and presubscribed projects. Techniques/materials are individual choice. Continual analysis of the personal process.
Prerequisite: ART 20A.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 150G. Advanced Figure Painting. 4 Units.
Students develop technical skills in painting the figure. Live model sessions and projects that investigate the use of the figure in contemporary art.
Prerequisite: ART 150F.
ART 151. Advanced Studio Topics--Sculpture. 4 Units.
Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies will be explored. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 40.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 152A. Advanced Studio Topics: Photography. 4 Units.
Focused investigation of a range of issues in photographic practice, with an emphasis on developing individual student projects, refining critical thinking, and conceptual framing. Technical topics covered as required. Readings, lectures, critiques, labs. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 71B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 152B. Documentary Photography. 4 Units.
Documentary practice is examined through the realization of photo-based projects. Thematic focus of student's choosing will be refined through lectures, discussion, technical demonstrations, field trips, labs, and individual meetings. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 71B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 152C. The Public Image. 4 Units.
Strategies for artistic intervention in the public circulation of images are examined alongside the role images play in constructing public identity. Individual or collaborative student projects will be directed around course themes. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 71B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 152E. The Constructed Image. 4 Units.
A studio investigation of theoretical ideas, critical possibilities, historical precedents, and various techniques involving the production of fabricated images. Techniques may include montage, digital, chemical and in-camera manipulations, studio constructions, appropriations, performance, and projected images. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 71B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 153. Digital Filmmaking Advanced Project II. 4 Units.
Directed to the production of individual or collaborative videotapes, using studio, portable camera, editing facilities, and sound and computer elements. Emphasis will be on individually initiated projects. Readings and screenings are assigned. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 81A and ART 81B.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 154. Advanced Studio Topics: Performance. 4 Units.
An intensive investigation of the practice of performance art, with an emphasis on the development of individual projects, and the refinement of various technical skills, as well as audiences, spaces, and cultural connections.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 156. Advanced Studio Topics: Ceramic Sculpture. 4 Units.
Discussion of ideas, techniques, and personal control of form. Clay body, fabrication, glazing, and firing. Emphasis on development of personal direction. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 51.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 170. Advanced Projects. 4 Units.
Students working in different mediums focus on ambitious research, planning, development, and experimentation, leading to a single work or focused series that is large in scope. The project is exhibited and documented at the end of the quarter. Materials Fee
Prerequisite: ART 150 or ART 150C or ART 151 or ART 152A or ART 152B or ART 152C or ART 152D or ART 152E or ART 152F or ART 153 or ART 166A or ART 190 or ART 190B or ART 190C or ART 40.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 189. Critical Aesthetics . 4 Units.
Surveys critical thought that has influenced twentieth-century art production, preparing the student to engage contemporary art with a critical eye, specifically addressing aesthetic and political debates of the historical avant-garde, the neo-avant garde, and postmodern culture.
Restrictions: Art majors only.
ART 190. Senior Project and Critique. 4 Units.
Directed-study critique class in preparation for final project and life after graduation; documentation and portfolio preparation for graduate school. Investigation of exhibition spaces and funding opportunities, participation in artists' communities outside the university, and artists' rights issues.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Seniors and Art majors only.
ART 190B. Senior Projects and Critique in Photography. 4 Units.
Directed group study focused on production of photographic projects of significant scope and ambition. Emphasis on preparation for continued study and/or practice in photography in advanced settings beyond the undergraduate university experience. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Seniors and Art majors only.
ART 197. Art Internship. 1-4 Units.
Under faculty supervision, students participate directly in a variety of art institution settings, including museums, galleries, and nonprofit organizations.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Juniors only.
ART 198. Honors Exhibition. 4 Units.
Preparation, installation, and participation in the annual honors exhibition. Materials Fee
Restrictions: School of the Arts Honors students only.
ART 199. Independent Study. 1-4 Units.
Individual study or directed creative projects as arranged with faculty member. Materials fee.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
ART 210. First-Year Graduate Seminar. 4 Units.
Introductory theory class to contemporary art: intellectual history, theoretical antecedents, and current critical concerns.
ART 215. Graduate Seminar Topics. 4 Units.
In-depth discussion of contemporary art production in relation to a variety of theoretical, cultural, and historical topics. Material is determined by the given instructor's current research interest. Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
ART 220. Graduate Seminar: Issues in Contemporary Art. 4 Units.
Classroom interaction with artists, curators, critics, lecturers from fields outside of the arts or from cross-disciplines. Includes recommended readings, discussions, panel participation, writing assignments.
Prerequisite: ART 210 with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
ART 230. Graduate Group Critique. 4 Units.
Focus on studio production. Students are expected to help foster and develop an environment in which serious and sophisticated peer critique can take place.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 9 times
ART 236. Graduate Topics in Studio Production. 4 Units.
Graduate group study of a specific medium or art practice (e.g., painting; video, installation, photography, sculpture/3D, performance, digital media, public art, sound art; film). Includes consideration of technical, theoretical, historical, and/or formal issues.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
ART 240. Interdisciplinary Projects. 4 Units.
Intensive faculty-led discussion of in-progress graduate studio projects--can be discipline driven or working across fields in a rigorous interdisciplinary studio environment where students meet with the professor both individually and in small groups.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
ART 250. Directed Reading and Research. 4 Units.
Independent study with a supervising faculty member to direct academic research, develop bibliographies, and discuss assigned readings.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
ART 251. Special Topics Seminar. 4 Units.
Directed reading and/or study group on a given research topic. Agreed-upon meeting structure may be flexible in order to accommodate off-campus field trips and travel.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
ART 261. Graduate Thesis Writing Seminar. 4 Units.
Seminar for writing as a component of the thesis. Different models of writing, text, and spoken word will be discussed. Required second year.
Corequisite: ART 262.
ART 262. Graduate Thesis Independent Study. 1-4 Units.
Tutorials and directed study in thesis writing, research and/or studio production with thesis committee chair and/or thesis committee members to be taken during final quarters of study.
Corequisite: ART 261.
Prerequisite: ART 210 with a minimum grade of B- and ART 215 with a minimum grade of B- and ART 220 with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
ART 263. Graduate Thesis, Exhibition Critique. 4 Units.
Group critique required for matriculating M.F.A. students during the quarter in which their thesis exhibitions are scheduled. Public presentation/lecture on student's work required.
ART 399. University Teaching. 4 Units.
Limited to Teaching Associates working under the active guidance and supervision of a regular rank faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 12 units
Dance Courses
DANCE 2. Dance Health and Injury Prevention. 4 Units.
An overview of factors that affect the health of dancers. Includes evaluation of general health measures and prevention and management of common dance injuries.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 3. Scientific Concepts of Health. 4 Units.
Introduction to the scientific foundations of health, emphasizing those pertaining to success in college and lifetime wellness. Includes principles of cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, flexibility, and nutritional fitness. A variety of learning experiences are offered to apply science to real life.
(II)
DANCE 14. Social Dance. 2 Units.
Current and historical forms that may include ballroom, disco, square dance, Latin styles, and other social dances from the early-to-mid 20th century.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
DANCE 21A. Music for Dancers. 4 Units.
Emphasis on the development of musical skills most pertinent to the dancer: vocabulary, notational literacy, rhythmic and melodic acuity, score reading, and fundamental analysis; working with live accompaniment.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 30A. Studio Workshop in Ballet I. 2 Units.
Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 30B. Studio Workshop in Ballet I. 2 Units.
Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 30A.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 30C. Studio Workshop in Ballet I. 2 Units.
Beginning ballet: fundamentals and principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 34. Men's Studio Workshop in Ballet. 2 Units.
Emphasis on men's traditional ballet, techniques, and movements.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 40A. Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary Dance I. 2 Units.
Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 40B. Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary Dance I. 2 Units.
Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 40C. Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary Dance I. 2 Units.
Fundamentals of modern/contemporary dance, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 50A. Studio Workshop on Jazz I. 2 Units.
Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 50B. Studio Workshop on Jazz I. 2 Units.
Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 50A.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 50C. Studio Workshop on Jazz I. 2 Units.
Fundamentals of jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal point of view of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 50B.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 52A. Workshop in Tap I. 2 Units.
Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 52B. Workshop in Tap I. 2 Units.
Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.
Prerequisite: DANCE 52A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 52C. Workshop in Tap I. 2 Units.
Beginning tap: principles of rhythm and basic tap steps.
Prerequisite: DANCE 52B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 53A. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop I. 2 Units.
Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 53B. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop I. 2 Units.
Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.
Prerequisite: DANCE 53A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 53C. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop I. 2 Units.
Designed to support non-major dance students learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of Hip Hop dance forms.
Prerequisite: DANCE 53B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 60A. Choreography. 4 Units.
Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 60B. Choreography. 4 Units.
Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.
Prerequisite: DANCE 60A.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 60C. Choreography. 4 Units.
Beginning-to-intermediate study of principles of dance composition. May include composition assignments for stage and video. By audition, works may be shown quarterly in public studio performances.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 80. Introduction to Ballet and Modern Dance. 4 Units.
Survey of 19th- and 20th-century ballet, modern dance, and theatre dance.
Restrictions: Non-major only.
(IV and VIII)
DANCE 81. American Ballet and Modern Dance since 1900. 4 Units.
A survey of American ballet and modern dance in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Lectures are supplemented by video.
Overlaps with DANCE 90C.
Restrictions: Non-major only. Dance 81 and Dance 90C may not both be taken for credit.
(IV)
DANCE 90A. Dance History I. 4 Units.
Global perspectives. Topics and histories of dance and movement practices from various parts of the world.
Overlaps with DANCE 80.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII)
DANCE 90B. Dance History II. 4 Units.
The history of dance in the western tradition from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Prerequisite: DANCE 90A.
Overlaps with DANCE 80.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII.)
DANCE 90C. Dance History III. 4 Units.
The history of dance in the western tradition in the the 20th and 21st centuries.
Prerequisite: DANCE 90B.
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
DANCE 100. Kinesiology for Dance. 4 Units.
The study of the production of dance movement by the musculoskeletal system. Anatomical and dynamic analysis of dance movement.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 103. Pilates. 2 Units.
Basics of technique emphasizing alignment, breath control, correction of muscular imbalances.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 104. Pilates Reformer. 2 Units.
Utilizes the Universal Reformer apparatus, aiding the student in core stabilization, correcting muscular imbalances, increasing flexibility, and improving strength.
Prerequisite: DANCE 103.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 110. World Dance . 2 Units.
Studio workshop of dances and movement sources of specified countries or areas.
Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary
DANCE 130A. Pointe Class. 2 Units.
Beginning and intermediate pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 132A and DANCE 132B and DANCE 132C.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 132A. Studio Workshop in Ballet II. 2 Units.
Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: (DANCE 30A and DANCE 30B and DANCE 30C) or audition. Prerequisites are for non-Dance majors only.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 132B. Studio Workshop in Ballet II. 2 Units.
Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 132A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 132C. Studio Workshop in Ballet II. 2 Units.
Intermediate ballet and beginning pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 132A and DANCE 132B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 133A. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet III. 2 Units.
Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 132C with a minimum grade of B+. Placement by audition is also accepted.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 133B. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet III. 2 Units.
Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 133A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 133C. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet III. 2 Units.
Advanced intermediate ballet and pointe work; principles of classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 134A. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet IV. 4 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.
Prerequisite: DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C with a minimum grade of B+. Placement by audition is also accepted.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 134B. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet IV. 4 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.
Prerequisite: DANCE 134A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 134C. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet IV. 4 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.
Prerequisite: DANCE 134A and DANCE 134B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 135A. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet V. 4 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 135B. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet V. 4 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.
Prerequisite: DANCE 135A. Placement by audition is also accepted.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 135C. Advanced Studio Workshop in Ballet V. 4 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance styles: principles of classical ballet.
Prerequisite: DANCE 135A and DANCE 135B. Placement by audition is also accepted.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 137. Repertory . 2 Units.
Rehearsal and performance of repertoire from established ballet, modern, or jazz choreographers.
Prerequisite: (DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C) or (DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B and DANCE 143C).
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 139. Partnering. 2 Units.
Principles of partnering techniques in various dance performance styles.
Prerequisite: DANCE 133A and DANCE 133B and DANCE 133C and DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B and DANCE 143C.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 142A. Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary II. 2 Units.
Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 142B. Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary II. 2 Units.
Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.
Prerequisite: DANCE 142A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 142C. Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary II. 2 Units.
Introduction to the principles of motion, including the use of breath, gravity, spatial awareness, and time values.
Prerequisite: DANCE 142A and DANCE 142B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 143A. Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary III. 2 Units.
Builds on fundamentals of Dance 142A-B-C and introduces performance techniques.
Prerequisite: DANCE 142C with a minimum grade of B+.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 143B. Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary III. 2 Units.
Builds on the fundamentals of DANCE 142A-DANCE 142B-DANCE 142C and introduces performance techniques.
Prerequisite: DANCE 143A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 143C. Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary III. 2 Units.
Prerequisite: DANCE 143A and DANCE 143B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 144A. Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary IV. 2 Units.
Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.
Prerequisite: DANCE 143C with a minimum grade of B+.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 144B. Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary IV. 2 Units.
Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.
Prerequisite: DANCE 144A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 144C. Advanced Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary IV. 2 Units.
Synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.
Prerequisite: DANCE 144A and DANCE 144B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 152A. Intermediate Studio Workshop in Jazz II. 2 Units.
Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 152B. Intermediate Studio Workshop in Jazz II. 2 Units.
Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 152A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 152C. Intermediate Studio Workshop in Jazz II. 2 Units.
Intermediate jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 152A and DANCE 152B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 153A. Advanced Studio Workshop in Jazz III. 2 Units.
Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 152C with a minimum grade of B+.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 153B. Advanced Studio Workshop in Jazz III. 2 Units.
Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 153A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 153C. Advanced Studio Workshop in Jazz III. 2 Units.
Advanced jazz: principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 153A and DANCE 153B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 154A. Advanced Jazz: Performance Techniques IV. 2 Units.
Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.
Prerequisite: DANCE 153C with a minimum grade of B+.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 154B. Advanced Jazz: Performance Techniques IV. 2 Units.
Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.
Prerequisite: DANCE 154A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 154C. Advanced Jazz: Performance Techniques IV. 2 Units.
Advanced jazz emphasizing performance techniques.
Prerequisite: DANCE 154A and DANCE 154B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors only.
DANCE 155A. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop II. 2 Units.
Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 155B. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop II. 2 Units.
Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.
Prerequisite: DANCE 155A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 155C. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop II. 2 Units.
Introduction to learning outcomes in basic and foundational concepts of hip hop dance forms.
Prerequisite: DANCE 155B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 156A. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop III. 2 Units.
Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.
Prerequisite: DANCE 155C with a minimum grade of B+.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 156B. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop III. 2 Units.
Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.
Prerequisite: DANCE 156A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DANCE 156C. Studio Workshop in Hip Hop III. 2 Units.
Builds on fundamentals of Dance 155A-B-C and introduces commercial and industry standards.
Prerequisite: DANCE 156A and DANCE 156B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance - Choreography majors, Dance - Performance majors, and Dance majors only.
DANCE 160. Improvisation. 2 Units.
Structured and experiential improvisation to heighten the personal intuitive processes, the kinesthetic sense, spatial and temporal awareness, and to encourage insights into the potential movement resources of the individual for performance and choreography. Course encourages freedom of exploration.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 162A. Choreography II. 4 Units.
Directed choreographic projects for stage or video integrating the elements of stagecraft. In process or completed works may be shown quarterly in public studio or stage performances.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 162B. Choreography II. 4 Units.
Directed choreographic projects for stage or video integrating the elements of stagecraft. In process or completed works may be shown quarterly in public studio or stage performances.
Prerequisite: DANCE 162A. Audition required.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 163. Dance and Video Technology. 4 Units.
Introduction to video and audio documentation of dance performance. Integrating dance performance within the film aesthetic. Techniques and technologies of video cameras, formats, editing, and projection. Overview of video compression and DVD authoring.
Prerequisite: DANCE 60A.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 164. Screendance. 4 Units.
Overview of dance for film and choreography for the camera. Aesthetics of creating dance for the screen. Approaches for delivery of dance films to an audience, including projection, DVD, Web, and mobile devices. A final dance film project is required.
Prerequisite: DANCE 163.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 165. Choreographic Projects. 1-4 Units.
Supervised choreographic projects for workshop productions.
Prerequisite: DANCE 162A. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 170. Dance Performance. 1-4 Units.
Rehearsal and performance as a principal dancer, part of the ensemble, or as an understudy in a faculty-choreographed production.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 171. Dance Workshop. 1-4 Units.
Rehearsal and performance in a student-choreographed production.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 172. Master of Fine Arts Concert. 1-4 Units.
Rehearsal and performance as a principal dancer, part of the ensemble, or as an understudy in a graduate student-choreographed production.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 178. Performance Laboratory. 2 Units.
Rehearsal and performance of graduate student-choreographed dance works for the M.F.A. thesis.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 180C. Laban Studies. 4 Units.
Laban movement analysis.
Prerequisite: DANCE 21A.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 185W. Critical Issues in Dance. 4 Units.
Critical thinking and writing about dance, with a section on dance criticism and a major emphasis on persuasive writing about significant issues in the dance world.
Prerequisite: DANCE 90A and DANCE 90B and DANCE 90C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
(Ib)
DANCE 193. Selected Topics in Dance. 1-4 Units.
Directed group studies of topics in dance.
Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary
DANCE 195. Arts Management. 4 Units.
Designed for students interested in the developmental and management of nonprofit arts organizations. Examines the organizational structure and areas of operation such as marketing, fundraising, budgeting, production, and administration.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 197. Independent Study. 1-4 Units.
Individual independent projects in experimental laboratory, library, field, performance, under instructor's direction. Students can receive conceptual, creative, and theoretical instruction in the successful completion of a written report or performance.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 199. Senior Thesis. 4 Units.
Directed research or creative activity for senior Dance majors. Research consists of a substantial essay on dance history, research in dance science, or the creation of original or reconstructed choreography.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Dance majors, Dance - Choreography majors, and Dance - Performance majors only.
DANCE 201. Seminar in Kinesiology for Dance. 4 Units.
Introduction to the anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological principles of dance movement.
Prerequisite: DANCE 100.
DANCE 222. Musical Resources. 4 Units.
Detailed study of music as it relates to dance. Historical overview of musical form, style, and other elements. Analysis of various affinities between music and dance. Practical applications.
DANCE 225. Seminar in the Teaching of Dance Techniques. 4 Units.
Principles and theories of teaching dance techniques. Supervised presentation and teaching of technique class.
DANCE 231A. Graduate Studio: Ballet. 2 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 231B. Graduate Studio: Ballet. 2 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 231A with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 231C. Graduate Studio: Ballet. 2 Units.
Advanced ballet, pointe work, and performance style: principles of the classical ballet with an emphasis on technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 231B with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 241A. Graduate Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary. 2 Units.
Advanced modern dance: synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique. Aims to bring students to the preprofessional level.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 241B. Graduate Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary. 2 Units.
Advanced modern/contemporary dance offering a synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 241A with a minimum grade of B-. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 241C. Graduate Studio Workshop in Modern/Contemporary. 2 Units.
Advanced modern/contemporary dance offering a synthesis of fundamentals and performance technique.
Prerequisite: DANCE 241B with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 251A. Graduate Studio: Jazz. 2 Units.
Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 251B. Graduate Studio: Jazz. 2 Units.
Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 251A with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 251C. Graduate Studio: Jazz. 2 Units.
Principles of jazz dance and contemporary forms, incorporating the personal views of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DANCE 251B with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Audition required.
DANCE 252A. Graduate Studio: Tap. 2 Units.
An overview of tap concentrating on the development of various technique forms using basic and intermediate principles.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
DANCE 255A. Graduate Studio Workshop in Hip Hop. 2 Units.
Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 255B. Graduate Studio Workshop in Hip Hop. 2 Units.
Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.
Prerequisite: DANCE 255A with a minimum grade of B-. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 255C. Graduate Studio Workshop in Hip Hop. 2 Units.
Advanced hip hop dance with an emphasis on technique and added study of commercial and industry standards.
Prerequisite: DANCE 255A with a minimum grade of B- and DANCE 255B with a minimum grade of B-. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DANCE 261A. Graduate Studio in Choreography. 4 Units.
Graduate work in dance composition emphasizing the individual aesthetic. Assignments in movement discovery, solo and group forms, with the main emphasis on independent work.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 261B. Graduate Studio in Choreography. 4 Units.
Graduate work in dance composition emphasizing the individual aesthetic. Assignments in movement discovery, solo and group forms, with the main emphasis on independent work.
Prerequisite: DANCE 261A with a minimum grade of B-.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 281. Dance and Video Technology. 4 Units.
Introduction to video and audio documentation of dance performance. Integrating dance performance within the film aesthetic. Techniques and technologies of video cameras, formats, editing, and projection. Overview of video compression and DVD authoring.
DANCE 282. Seminar in Movement Analysis. 4 Units.
Theories of movement analysis and nonverbal communication applied to dance.
DANCE 283. Critical Issues in Dance. 4 Units.
Reading, writing, discussing, and presenting key issues that relate to dance studies. Basics of dance analysis and criticism. Special emphasis on effective ways of defining, clarifying, and arguing for points of view.
Prerequisite: DANCE 284 with a minimum grade of B-.
DANCE 284. Bibliography and Research. 4 Units.
Understanding the field of dance studies, available resources, research methods, and academic formats in preparation for thesis writing.
DANCE 285. Graduate Projects. 4 Units.
Projects may be educational, choreographic, scientific, historical, or philosophical in scope and must have faculty advisor approval.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
DANCE 286. Thesis. 4 Units.
Substantial research in a topic approved by the student's graduate committee. Results of the research must be written in approved thesis style.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
DANCE 287. Graduate Lectures in Dance. 1-4 Units.
A series of lectures and discussions of announced topics in dance. Content may be from history, ethnology, notation, medicine, music, or other areas in the field.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DANCE 296. Proseminar in Dance History. 4 Units.
Discussion seminar with emphasis on reading and thinking about problems in dance history; presentation of oral and written reports.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
DANCE 297. Directed Reading. 1-4 Units.
Topic to be approved by instructor. Paper required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DANCE 399. University Teaching. 4 Units.
Limited to Teaching Assistants.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Dance majors only.
Drama Courses
DRAMA 10. Introduction to Theatre. 4 Units.
An interactive introduction to the world of theatre that serves to develop an appreciation of theatrical arts, to establish an awareness of landmarks within the performance history, and to create an understanding of the collaborative roles and departments that exist.
(IV)
DRAMA 11. The Rock and Roll Spectacle Show. 4 Units.
A thorough overview to the development and cultural significance of the Rock 'n' Roll Spectacle show. Focus on historical and recent developments of the spectacle show, trends in the aesthetics of the field, and various sub-genres.
(IV)
DRAMA 12. Music Theatre Today. 4 Units.
An interactive and thorough overview of 21st century music theatre. Develops an appreciation and awareness of the contemporary musical on stage today, current trends in the development of new music theatre work, and the art form’s global expansion.
(IV)
DRAMA 13. Food, Film, Power. 4 Units.
Food is the ambassador of cultures. The journey of food maps the history of human civilization. Examines feature films, documentaries, shorts, and writings on food, and analyzes the geopolitics, economics, migration, culture, performativity, and power of food.
(IV and (VII or VIII))
DRAMA 14. Performing Rock 'N' Roll. 4 Units.
Explores major movements in the history of rock 'n' roll in terms of performance, not virtuosity necessarily of the performers as musicians, rather as performances of aesthetics in modes of embodied ideology, iconoclastic spectacle, mixed media fashion, and subcultural formation.
DRAMA 15. Performance Now. 4 Units.
Exposes students to what is most current in the world of performance and theatre. Begins with a series of lectures on the idea of performance, and the various theories that frame it.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
DRAMA 16. Performing Culture. 4 Units.
Culture, aesthetics, and ideology (combined in the concept "subculture") work to fashion social identities. Using theories and methodologies of performance studies, with an emphasis on American culture, explores why and how culture is reinforced through performance.
(IV)
DRAMA 20A. Culture in Performance. 4 Units.
A three-quarter foundation series exploring the rich depth of theatre, drama, and other genres of performance across a wide variety of worldwide forms, for performer and audience.
(IV)
DRAMA 20B. Culture in Performance. 4 Units.
A three-quarter foundation series exploring the rich depth of theatre, drama, and other genres of performance across a wide variety of worldwide forms, for performer and audience.
(IV)
DRAMA 20C. Culture in Performance. 4 Units.
A three-quarter foundation series exploring the rich depth of theatre, drama, and other genres of performance across a wide variety of worldwide forms, for performer and audience.
(IV)
DRAMA 22. Applied Improvisation. 4 Units.
An introduction to Applied Improvisation (AI), the improvisational mindset, the current trends and historic uses of AI, and concepts and techniques from improvised theatre that can help individuals achieve their goals beyond creating comedy.
(IV)
DRAMA 30A. Acting. 4 Units.
Focuses on Stanislavski-based terminology and technique through theatre exercises and improvisation. The first part of a one-year series in basic acting technique and discipline.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DRAMA 30B. Acting. 4 Units.
Focuses on scene work and character development. The second part of a one-year series in basic acting technique and discipline.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 30A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DRAMA 30C. Acting. 4 Units.
Focuses on monologues, auditions, callbacks, and the profession of acting. The third part of a one-year series in basic acting technique and discipline.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DRAMA 34. Movement for Actors. 4 Units.
Fundamentals of stretch, strength, and alignment; exploring spatial awareness and physical control through mime isolations, techniques, and related improvisation.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
DRAMA 35. Speech for the Theatre. 4 Units.
An introductory course in voice and speech for actors, combining the body-based approach to voice developed by Fitzmaurice, and speech work of Knight and Thompson. Designed for the needs of actors and is not a public speaking course.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 40A. Development of Drama. 4 Units.
The development of Western Drama, concentrating on the drama’s intellectual, social, and artistic foundations. About 10 plays and supplementary critical material are read each quarter. Greek Drama through Shakespeare.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII)
DRAMA 40B. Development of Drama. 4 Units.
The development of Western Drama, concentrating on the drama’s intellectual, social, and artistic foundations. About 10 plays and supplementary critical material are read each quarter. Restoration Drama through Ibsen.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII.)
DRAMA 40C. Development of Drama. 4 Units.
The development of Western Drama, concentrating on the drama’s intellectual, social, and artistic foundations. About 10 plays and supplementary material are read each quarter. Contemporary Drama. Post Naturalistic theatre.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII.)
DRAMA 50A. Introduction to Costume Design. 4 Units.
Introduction to the process and procedures employed by the costume designer for the theatre. The elements of design are discussed in the context of character development, historical period, and style. Exercises extend to drawing, rendering, and investigation of human proportions.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 50B. Introduction to Scenic Design. 4 Units.
Introduction to the principles and practice of scenic design. Weekly problems include research into various periods and styles of production with an emphasis on the conceptual idea. Perspective drawing, rendering, and model building are covered in studio exercises and assignments.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 50C. Introduction to Lighting Design. 4 Units.
Introduction to the principles, theories, and equipment employed by the lighting designer for the stage. Areas of investigation include history, technology, and script analysis. Detailed studio attention is given to the theory and practice of design.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors, Drama majors, and Dance - Choreography majors only.
DRAMA 50D. Introduction to Sound Design. 4 Units.
Principles, theories, equipment use, and terminology employed by the sound designer for the stage. Areas of study include history, technology, and script analysis. Focuses on the theory and practice of design.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 50E. Introduction to Stage Management. 4 Units.
A basic study of theatrical, dance, and opera stage management practices, forms, and methods, from first script reading to closing night. Opportunity to observe professionals at work in regional and touring situations as available.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 10 (may be taken concurrently).
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 60. Topics in Advanced Stage Management. 4 Units.
Nurtures a greater appreciation for the stage manager and his or her process, and supports students who are interested in pursuing a career in professional stage management.
Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary
DRAMA 65. Music Theatre Workshop I. 2 Units.
Basic vocal technique and characterization of musical theatre repertoire explored.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 80. Directing I . 4 Units.
Introduction to comprehensive directing process from pre-production to opening. Focus on fundamental skills: analysis, staging, action, actor coaching, and elements of design. Skills applied to scripted theatrical material. Develop a language for commenting on theatrical production. Attending and critiquing productions.
DRAMA 100. University Theatre . 4 Units.
Rehearsal and performance in a faculty-directed
production.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DRAMA 101A. Theatre Production: Costume. 1-6 Units.
The production courses are offered to give students the opportunity to participate in departmental productions. Students engage in the production and construction of designed work as well as its applied execution during performance.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 24 units
Restrictions: May be taken for credit for a maximum of 24 units provided productions change.
DRAMA 101B. Theatre Production: Scenic. 1-6 Units.
The production courses are offered to give students the opportunity to participate in departmental productions. Students engage in the production and construction of designed work as well as its applied execution during performance.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 24 units
Restrictions: May be taken for credit for a maximum of 24 units provided productions change.
DRAMA 101C. Theatre Production: Lighting. 1-6 Units.
The production courses are offered to give students the opportunity to participate in departmental productions. Students engage in the production and construction of designed work as well as its applied execution during performance.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 24 units
Restrictions: May be taken for credit for a maximum of 24 units provided productions change.
DRAMA 101D. Theatre Production: Stage Management. 1-8 Units.
The production courses are offered to give students the opportunity to participate in departmental productions. Students engage in the production and construction of designed work as well as its applied execution during performance.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 24 times
Restrictions: May be taken for credit for a maximum of 24 units provided productions change.
DRAMA 101E. Theatre Production: Audio. 1-6 Units.
The production courses are offered to give students the opportunity to participate in departmental productions. Students engage in the production and construction of designed work as well as its applied execution during performance.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 24 units
Restrictions: May be taken for credit for a maximum of 24 units provided productions change.
DRAMA 101S. Theatre Production: Theatre Management. 1-6 Units.
The production courses are offered to give students the opportunity to participate in departmental productions. Students engage in the production and construction of designed work as well as its applied execution during performance.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 24 units
Restrictions: May be taken for credit for a maximum of 24 units provided productions change.
DRAMA 103. Topics in Dramatic Literature. 4 Units.
Courses include Medieval and Tudor Drama, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Shakespeare, Restoration and 18th Century Drama, Modern British Drama, Modern American Drama, Tragedy, and Comedy.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 103W. Lectures in Dramatic Literature. 4 Units.
Courses include Medieval and Tudor Drama, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Shakespeare, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama, Modern British Drama, Modern American Drama, Tragedy, and Comedy.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 109. Special Topics in Theory and Criticism. 4 Units.
Discussion of recent major trends and ideas in critical theory, concentrating on in-depth readings and lectures in particular facets of theory and criticism: Derrida, Butler, Lacan, Deleuze, and others.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 109W. Special Topics in Theory and Criticism. 4 Units.
Discussion of recent major trends and ideas in critical theory, concentrating on in-depth readings and lectures in particular facets of theory and criticism: Derrida, Butler, Lacan, Deleuze, and others.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 110. Special Topics in Classical Dramas . 4 Units.
Designed to introduce students to various classical traditions-early Greek and Roman theatres, to be sure, but also, by way of comparison, the classical traditions of non-European cultures.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 40A and DRAMA 40B and DRAMA 40C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 110W. Special Topics in Classical Dramas. 4 Units.
Designed to introduce students to various classical traditions-early Greek and Roman theatres, to be sure, but also, by way of comparison, the classical traditions of non-European cultures.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 40A or DRAMA 40B or DRAMA 40C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 112W. Special Topics in Early Modern and Neoclassical Theatre. 4 Units.
Investigates aspects of European theatre and culture in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries; individual courses may focus on specific topics within this broad expanse.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 116. Special Topics in Nineteenth-Century Dramas. 4 Units.
Looks at the various trends and conventions of theatres in the nineteenth century, both Euro-American and beyond, paying special attention to the culture and political milieu within which these various traditions appeared.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 40A and DRAMA 40B and DRAMA 40C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 116W. Special Topics in Nineteenth-Century Dramas. 4 Units.
Looks at the various trends and conventions of theatres in the nineteenth century, both Euro-American and beyond, paying special attention to the culture and political milieu within which these various traditions appeared.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 40A and DRAMA 40B and DRAMA 40C. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 118. Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Drama. 4 Units.
An investigation into the many forms and permutations of modern (1880-1945), and contemporary (since 1945) drama, paying special attention to the historical and philosophical interpretations of text and performance.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 40A and DRAMA 40B and DRAMA 40C. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 118W. Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Drama . 4 Units.
An investigation into the many forms and permutations of modern (1880-1945), and contemporary (since 1945) drama, paying special attention to the historical and philosophical interpretations of text and performance.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 40A and DRAMA 40B and DRAMA 40C. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 121. Introduction to Asian Theatre. 4 Units.
An introduction to some of the major traditional theatrical forms and dramatic texts from India, China, and Japan. Other than dramatic texts (in English translation), attention is also paid to theory, history, and performance styles of traditional Asian theatre.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 122. Asian American Theatre. 4 Units.
An introduction to the history and development of Asian American theatre and drama. Besides play analysis, special attention is also paid to the history and politics of Asian American identity and experience, as well as to aspects of theatrical performance.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 123. Multicultural Theatres. 4 Units.
A study of the history, culture, aesthetics, and literature of various traditional performing arts and their connections to the contemporary multicultural society.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 126. African American Film and Drama. 4 Units.
A critical investigation of films and plays written by African Americans, with emphasis on dramaturgical and cinematic strategies, individual and collective representation, and the legacy of African American political struggle.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 126W. African American Film and Drama. 4 Units.
A critical investigation of films and plays written by African Americans, with emphasis on dramaturgical and cinematic strategies, individual and collective representation, and the legacy of African American political struggle.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 129. Advanced Topics in Performance. 4 Units.
Addresses particular issues in theatre and performance that typically lie outside of regular course offerings. May address such issues as the theatre of the Avant Garde, performing gender, transversality and performance, body art, installation and performance art, among other topics.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 129W. Advanced Topics in Performance. 4 Units.
Addresses particular issues in theatre and performance that typically lie outside of regular course offerings. May address such issues as the theatre of the Avant Garde, performing gender, transversality and performance, body art, installation and performance art, among other topics.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
(Ib)
DRAMA 130. Intermediate Acting. 4 Units.
Rehearsal and presentation of scenes from contemporary material. Focus on connection with scene partner, playing actions, and text analysis. Introduction to the credibility and theatricality of characterization and style.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 30A and DRAMA 30B and DRAMA 30C with an average grade of B or better. For transfer students: one year of beginning acting with an average grade of B or better.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 132A. Writing for Performance. 4 Units.
Completion of a short play or its equivalent; discussion of student writing and of relevant literary texts.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 134. Studio for Advanced Movement for Actors. 4 Units.
Studio course in conditioning and partnering techniques to the practice of contact improvisation. Contact improvisation is explored and applied in scene study.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 34 with a minimum grade of B.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
DRAMA 135. Master Classes in Acting. 1-4 Units.
Advanced acting in specialized areas including acting for the camera: situation comedy; commercials; auditioning and industry preparation; Shakespeare; Molière; Chekov; improvisation; advanced movement and voice and speech for the actor; self-starting; stage combat; repertory acting, singing; comedy; clowning; and masks.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 130 with a minimum grade of B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 136. Music Theatre Acting. 4 Units.
An acting class exclusive to the students in the B.F.A. in Music Theatre program.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 142. Music Theatre Workshop II. 4 Units.
A workshop in audition technique and song interpretation.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
DRAMA 143A. Music Theatre Workshop III. 4 Units.
Scene study and song repertoire examined by era for the advanced Music Theatre student. 1800s-1940.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 142. Audition required.
DRAMA 143B. Music Theatre Workshop III. 4 Units.
Scene study and song repertoire examined by era for the advanced Music Theatre student. 1940s-1970s.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 142. Audition required.
DRAMA 143C. Music Theatre Workshop III. 4 Units.
Scene study and song repertoire examined by era for the advanced Music Theatre student. 1970's-present.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 142. Audition required.
DRAMA 144. Music Theatre Workshop IV. 4 Units.
A performance class concentrating on role building. Work culminates with in-class performances of abbreviated versions of musicals.
Prerequisite: For B.F.A. students: DRAMA 143A, DRAMA 143B, DRAMA 143C, and audition. For Drama graduate students: audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 145. Music Theatre Singing. 1 Unit.
Private weekly voice lessons for the advanced Music Theatre student.
Corequisite: DRAMA 143A.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 9 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 146. NYSP-Preparation. 4 Units.
Class preparation for the New York Satellite Program (NYSP) - an immersion experience in New York City for the musical theatre performer.
Prerequisite: Admission is by audition and the following prerequisites: DRAMA 30C and two quarters of DRAMA 148A, DRAMA 148B, or DRAMA 148C (if the 148 prerequisite is not complete at the time of auditions, student must enroll during the fall and winter quarters in the same year as the trip to New York); senior Drama majors must have successfully completed DRAMA 40C and DRAMA 120C; non-Drama majors must have sophomore standing or higher and must carefully plan their course schedule as many spring quarter classes cannot be taken while part of the NYSP.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 148A. History of American Musical Theatre. 4 Units.
A survey of the influential artists who produce, write, direct, and perform on America's musical stages. Surveys 1800s-1960s.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
Concurrent: DRAMA 248A
DRAMA 148B. History of American Musical Theatre. 4 Units.
A survey of the influential artists who produce, write, direct, and perform on America's musical stages. Surveys 1970s-present.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
Concurrent: DRAMA 248B
DRAMA 149. Music Proficiency for Actors. 2 Units.
A musicianship class introducing basic musical terminology, theory, and sight singing skills.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 150. Costume Production Techniques. 4 Units.
Studio instruction in pattern making, draping, millinery, and construction techniques.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 50A.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 157. Lighting Composition. 4 Units.
Provides an opportunity for students to pursue stage lighting composition in a studio atmosphere. Laboratory practice includes weekly exercises in style and genre. Emphasis is placed on the realization of conceptual ideas.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 50C.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 158. Topics in Theatre Design. 4 Units.
Examines the various functions of scenery and costume: locale, historical period, mood, and atmosphere, with special assignments in each area. Discussion of problems in scenic metaphors and visualization, emphasizing techniques of planning and presentation (e.g., floor plans, models, and rendering).
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 159. Proseminar in Theatre Design. 4 Units.
Topics in theatre design.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 164A. History of Costume. 4 Units.
A study of the development of dress and the influence of cultural factors on clothing from the time of Egyptians to Early Baroque.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 50A.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 164B. History of Costume. 4 Units.
A study of the development of dress and the influence of cultural factors on clothing from late Baroque to World War I.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 50A.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 176. Script and Score. 4 Units.
A form and analysis seminar discussing the libretto and score of landmark musicals.
Prerequisite: Two courses from DRAMA 148A or DRAMA 148B or DRAMA 148C.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 177. Song Repertoire. 2 Units.
A song coaching class culminating in a song recital or showcase. Each quarter will feature a different composer, lyricist, or musical style.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 180. Contemporary Dramatic Criticism and Theory. 4 Units.
Reading and analysis of theories and critical approaches to contemporary theatre: Brecht, Artaud, and others who have contributed to the form and idea of the modern theatre. Writing of assigned exercises in dramatic criticism.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 180W. Contemporary Dramatic Criticism and Theory. 4 Units.
Reading and analysis of theories and critical approaches to contemporary theatre: Brecht, Artaud, and others who have contributed to the form and idea of the modern theatre. Writing of assigned exercises in dramatic criticism.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
(Ib)
DRAMA 182A. Dance Technique, Level I. 4 Units.
Advanced beginner and intermediate dance training including musical theatre, ballet, jazz and contemporary modern techniques and repertoire. Body conditioning is also a major component of the course.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 182B. Dance Technique, Level I. 4 Units.
Advanced beginner and intermediate dance training including musical theatre, ballet, jazz and contemporary modern techniques and repertoire. Body conditioning is also a major component of the course.
Prerequisite: (DRAMA 65 or DRAMA 142) and DRAMA 182A. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 183A. Dance Technique, Level II. 4 Units.
Intermediate and advanced dance training including musical theatre, ballet, jazz and contemporary modern techniques and repertoire. Body conditioning is also a major component of the course.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 183B. Dance Technique, Level II. 4 Units.
Intermediate and advanced dance training including musical theatre, ballet, jazz and contemporary modern techniques and repertoire. Body conditioning is also a major component of the course.
Prerequisite: (DRAMA 65 or DRAMA 142) and DRAMA 183A. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 184. Directing II. 4 Units.
The principles of stage directing, covering the director's functions in the areas of interpretation, composition, coaching, and styling a theatrical production. Directing exercises and projects; the final project is the preparation of a hypothetical proposal for a play production.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 185. Advanced Directing. 4 Units.
A seminar in directorial organization and research. Student prepares a textual and dramaturgical analysis, a production timetable, and a hypothetical production book of an assigned play.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 184.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Music Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 190. NYSP-Acting. 1-4 Units.
New York Satellite Program acting classes taught by guest faculty in New York.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 146.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 191. NYSP - Dance. 4 Units.
New York Satellite Program dance classes in ballet, tap, jazz, and musical theatre styles taught by guest faculty in New York.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 146.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 192. NYSP - Singing. 4 Units.
New York Satellite Program private and group lessons in musical theatre singing taught by guest faculty in New York.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 146.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 193. NYSP - Performance. 4 Units.
New York Satellite Program rehearsals and public, staged readings of original musicals in New York.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 146.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 194. NYSP-UCI Residency. 4 Units.
New York Satellite Program follow-up classes and performances back on Irvine campus upon the return from New York.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 146.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
DRAMA 195. Music Theatre Dance - Special Topics. 1-4 Units.
Advanced dance classes in specialized areas including the dance styles of a choreographer (de Mille, Fosse, Robbins, Tune, Stroman), genre (tap, ballroom, jazz, swing, hip-hop), or in musical theatre choreography.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 182A or DRAMA 182B or DRAMA 183A or DRAMA 183B. Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 198. Director Class Project. 1-8 Units.
For students who are involved in the Director Class Projects at UCI as actors, directors, designers, stage managers and their assistants. M.F.A. Directors and the Head of Directing (HoD) supervise the projects.
Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DRAMA 199. Project in Theatre . 1-4 Units.
Independent theatre projects with Drama faculty.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DRAMA 200. Graduate Studio: Acting. 4 Units.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 201. Graduate Studio: Voice. 1 Unit.
Graduate studio in vocal production for actors.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 202. Graduate Studio: Speech. 1 Unit.
Graduate studio in speech for actors.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 203. Graduate Studio: Movement. 2 Units.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 206. Graduate Studio: Voice/Movement Dynamics. 2 Units.
Daily conditioning exercises.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 211. Graduate Studio: Directing. 4 Units.
Graduate studio in directing.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 219. Graduate Master Class. 1-4 Units.
Various topics such as Shakespeare, comedy, Molière, improvisation, Kabuki, television acting.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 220. Seminar in Dramatic Literature. 4 Units.
Topics in Dramatic Literature.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 225. Seminar on Theatre Pedagogy. 4 Units.
A seminar on the major teaching systems in the dramatic arts with particular attention to professional arts training. Required prior to applying for Teaching Assistantships in studio areas.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 240. Graduate Projects . 1-4 Units.
Various projects depending on student’s concentration (acting, design, musical theatre, directing).
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama and Theatre majors and Drama majors only.
DRAMA 241. Singing Pedagogy . 2 Units.
Learning how to teach voice lessons and coach musical theatre singing. Experiences include both private voice lessons and observing the lessons given to the B.F.A./Music Theatre students.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Graduate Music Direction students only.
DRAMA 242. Conducting . 2 Units.
Private conducting instruction to develop freedom of movement/expression, baton technique, ear training, and tempo memory for both rehearsal and performance situations in musical theatre.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 9 times
Restrictions: Graduate Music Directors only.
DRAMA 244. Dramaturgy: Theory and Methods. 4 Units.
Examines the practice, place, and theory of dramaturgy. Explores plays in terms of how they work: dramatic form and structure, historical context, and more. Study includes dramaturgy as a theatrical practice.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 246A. Musical Scene Study I. 4 Units.
Musically directing scenes from musicals of various time periods. Features works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including songwriters Gilbert and Sullivan, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, and Cole Porter.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Graduate Music Director students only.
DRAMA 246B. Musical Scene Study II. 4 Units.
Musically directing scenes from musicals of various time periods. Features works from the middle of the 20th century including songwriters Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Julie Styne, Kander and Ebb, and Jerry Herman.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Graduate Music Directors only.
DRAMA 246C. Musical Scene Study III. 4 Units.
Musically directing scenes from musicals of various time periods. Features works from the late 20th and early 21st centuries including songwriters Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Schwartz, Flaherty and Ahrens, and Jeanine Tesori.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Graduate Music Directors only.
DRAMA 247. Musicals Abridged . 4 Units.
Musically directing abridged versions of musicals from various time periods and genres.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Graduate Music Directors only.
DRAMA 248A. History of American Music Theatre. 4 Units.
A survey of the influential artists who produce, write, direct, and perform on America's musical stages. Surveys 1800s-1960s.
Concurrent: DRAMA 148A
DRAMA 248B. History of American Musical Theatre. 4 Units.
A survey of the influential artists who produce, write, direct, and perform on America's musical stages. Surveys 1970s-present.
Concurrent: DRAMA 148B
DRAMA 249. Graduate Music Direction. 4 Units.
Various musical direction activities including the vocal direction, accompanying, and conducting of musical theatre performances.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 9 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
DRAMA 251A. Foundations of Theatre. 4 Units.
Seeks to create greater understanding in the roots and theories of theatrical models, aesthetics, action vs. reaction of differing thoughts in theatrical doctrine, and art, architecture, music, and fashion that contributed to the style and practice of theatre.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 251B. Foundations of Theatre. 4 Units.
Seeks to create greater understanding in the roots and theories of theatrical models, aesthetics, action vs. reaction of differing thoughts in theatrical doctrine, and art, architecture, music, and fashion that contributed to the style and practice of theatre.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 251C. Foundations of Theatre. 4 Units.
Seeks to create greater understanding in the roots and theories of theatrical models, aesthetics, action vs. reaction of differing thoughts in theatrical doctrine, and art, architecture, music, and fashion that contributed to the style and practice of theatre.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 254. Graduate Stage Management. 4 Units.
Studio exercises and projects in stage management.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 255. Graduate Design Seminar. 4 Units.
Projects, lectures, and critical discussion in costume, scenery, lighting, and sound design.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 256. Survival and Professional Practice in Design. 4 Units.
Provides an in-depth examination of business skills needed to survive as a theatrical designer. Required 'Bridge' course in the Design MFA programs, relevant to all disciplines.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 257A. Costume Thesis Project. 4 Units.
Development of thesis project with focus on organization, research, timeline, and execution.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 240 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 257B. Scenic Thesis Project. 4 Units.
Development of thesis project with focus on organization, research, timeline, and execution.
DRAMA 257E. Thesis Writing Project-Stage Management. 4 Units.
Development of thesis topic with focus on organization, research, timeline, and execution.
Prerequisite: 12 units of DRAMA 254.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 258. Drawing for Designers. 2 Units.
A multi-skill level course in drawing technique focusing on skills essential to stage designers including line, proportion, perspective and creating dynamic compositions. Focus will primarily be in figure drawing but may include still-life, landscape, and architectural drawings. Materials Fee
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 9 times
DRAMA 259. Theatre Colloquium. 1 Unit.
Exposes students to a wider range of theatrical practitioners, theories, and topics through guest lecturers, special projects, and cross-disciplinary dialogue.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 260A. Digital Costume Rendering. 4 Units.
A studio course in costume rendering for the theatre using computer image manipulation. Instruction in compositing and painting techniques and performance design conventions.
DRAMA 260B. Digital Textile Design and Printing. 4 Units.
A studio course in textile design using digital printing and embossing techniques. Instruction in state-of-the-art software and output manipulation for artistic expression.
DRAMA 262. Digital Design: 2D/3D Modeling. 4 Units.
A studio course in CAD's 2D drafting and 3D modeling capabilities for theatrical design. Instruction in state-of-the-art software for 2D and 3D object creation and theatrical presentation conventions.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 263. Digital Design: 3D Rendering. 4 Units.
A studio course in theatrical design through 3d modeling on computer and use of state-of-the-art rendering software. Instruction emphasizes collaborative design process through the use of scenic designer/lighting designer teams for all projects.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 262 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 264. Lighting Graphics. 4 Units.
A studio course in the various graphic methods employed by lighting designers in the theatre. Projects include manual and CAD techniques for Light Plot and Paperwork creation.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 262 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 265. Digital Design: 2D CAD. 4 Units.
A studio course in theatrical design and architectural lighting design on the computer. Instruction in state-of-the-art software for 2D object creation. Theatrical and architectural standards implemented in performance design.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 262 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama majors and Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 266. Digital Design: Digital Audio Systems. 4 Units.
Comprehensive tutorial on digital audio including hard disk recording, editing, data compression, and ethernet audio distribution. Focus is on recording, editing, and delivery of audio as used by the sound designer in the digital domain.
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 267. Digital Design: Creating Sounds from Scratch. 4 Units.
The process of analyzing sounds for their core timbral components and using that data to create new sounds - from realistic to fantastic - by means of digital manipulation.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 266 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 271. Conceptual Sound Design. 4 Units.
An intensive, project-based seminar for exploring relationships between sound and sight. Synesthesia, creative intent vs. audience perception, and sound/movement are typical of the many topics to be explored. A series of creative projects are assigned and critiqued in peer review.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 266 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 272. Musical Theatre Sound/Concert Sound. 4 Units.
A concept-to-opening study of the process of designing sound systems for musicals and live/touring sound. Special attention given to the paperwork and documentation required to package, build, and mix these shows.
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 277. Critical Listening. 4 Units.
Exploration of the many variables that affect (and effect) the audio chain. Perceiving and understanding these parameters unlocks the art of controlling sound and stylizing cues. Also includes the process of equalizing/aligning sound systems and the art of audio mastering.
Prerequisite: DRAMA 266 with a minimum grade of B-.
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 279. Advanced Sound Design. 4 Units.
An in-depth investigation into sound design for the theatre. Special emphasis is placed on text analysis, design conception, content creation, content delivery, and design organization. Class projects include creating paper designs and paperwork for different texts.
DRAMA 280A. Techniques in Costume Design. 4 Units.
Student exercises in the techniques and implementation of costume design.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 280B. Techniques in Scenery Design. 4 Units.
Student exercises in the techniques and implementation of scenic design.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 280C. Techniques in Lighting Design. 4 Units.
Student exercises in the techniques and implementation of lighting design.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 280D. Techniques in Sound Design. 4 Units.
Student exercises in the techniques and implementation of sound design.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Drama majors only.
DRAMA 290. Dramatic Literature and Theatre History Prior to 1900. 4 Units.
Studies in selected areas of dramatic literature and theatre history prior to 1900. Topics addressed vary each quarter.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DRAMA 291. Dramatic Literature and Theatre History, 1900 to Present. 4 Units.
Studies in selected areas of dramatic literature and theatre history, 1900 to present. Topics addressed vary each quarter.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DRAMA 292. Cultural and Critical Theory. 4 Units.
Studies in selected areas of cultural and critical theory. Topics addressed vary each quarter.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DRAMA 293. Directed Studies. 4-12 Units.
Directed study with Drama faculty.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
DRAMA 294. Dissertation Research. 4-12 Units.
Dissertation research with Drama faculty.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DRAMA 295. Professional Internship. 1-12 Units.
An arranged internship at the South Coast Repertory Theatre, or other equity theatre company, for qualifying M.F.A. students. A stipend and equity points are provided by the theatre company.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Drama graduate students only.
DRAMA 297. Dramaturgy Practicum. 4 Units.
Requires doctoral students to identify two plays from the Drama Department's season to work as dramaturges. Students write a Dramaturgy Booklet recording their research and interactions with director, actors, and the design team. Students will work with doctoral faculty.
Restrictions: Drama and Theatre majors only.
DRAMA 299. Performance as Research. 4 Units.
Independent or collaborative practical work combined with strong research components, such critical analysis, fieldwork, or theorization. Requires Ph.D. faculty as mentors.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
DRAMA 399. University Teaching. 4 Units.
Limited to Teaching Assistants.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Music Courses
MUSIC 3. Introduction to Music. 4 Units.
Introduction to musical concepts and active listening skills. Students develop musical understanding through critical readings, selected repertoire, fundamental concepts related to rhythm, pitch, and genre. Students apply those concepts to music from a wide range of historical and cultural origins.
(IV)
MUSIC 4. Introduction to Opera. 4 Units.
Introduces students with no musical background to the dramatic and performance conventions of opera, and suggests ways of developing a critical stance vis-a-vis the social, political, gender-related and moral conflicts that are presented by composers and librettists.
(IV)
MUSIC 5. Popular Music in the United States. 4 Units.
Examines the cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions of popular music in the United States over the last century and a half, with an emphasis on matters related to class, race, ethnicity, and gender.
(IV)
MUSIC 8. The Beatles and the Sixties. 4 Units.
Through a study of the music of the Beatles, students are introduced to selected broader historical and cultural themes (e.g., race and music, gender and music, music and the counterculture) while developing an understanding of the basic elements of music.
(IV)
MUSIC 9. Rock: The Early Years. 4 Units.
Surveys the social and cultural fabric of the post-World War II United States (from the late 1940s through the early 1970s) as seen through the prism of music - rock and roll music.
(IV)
MUSIC 10. Piano for Majors. 1 Unit.
For Music majors with little or no piano experience. Provides the necessary background for realizing keyboard exercises required in the theory and harmony courses, and develops skills to play and sight-read simple music from different periods.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 15. Musicianship. 2 Units.
Interval and chord quality identification, melodic and harmonic dictation, tonal and chromatic sight-singing, and rhythmic reading and dictation.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 16A. Music Theory. 4 Units.
Review of music fundamentals. Triad and seventh chords, musical texture, chord spacing, embellishing tones, and introduction to diatonic harmony. Part-writing and model composition with tonic, dominant seventh, and subdominant harmonies.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 16B. Music Theory. 4 Units.
Introduction to phrase structure. Part-writing and harmonization with predominants, linear dominants, 6/4 embellishing chords, leading-tone and other diatonic seventh chords. Advanced meters and rhythmic-metric dissonance. Diatonic sequence. Introduction to tonicization and modulation through motion to V and III.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16A with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors and Music majors only.
MUSIC 16C. Music Theory. 4 Units.
Tonicization and modulation to closely related keys. Simple binary and ternary forms. Voice-leading reductions and simple forms. Diatonic sequence with seventh chords. Introduction to chromatic harmony I: modal exchange and mixture chords, the Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16B with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors and Music majors only.
MUSIC 16D. Theory/Musicianship. 4 Units.
Extended homophonic and contrapuntal formal designs (continuous variations, rondo form, sonata form, invention, fugue). Embellishing chromatic chords, dominant prolongation, modulations to foreign keys, extended harmonies, chromatic sequence, chromatic voice-leading and symmetrical divisions of the octave.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 21A. Keyboard Skills. 1 Unit.
Designed to develop the foundational skills of sight-reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, figured bass realization, and score reading.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 21B. Keyboard Skills. 1 Unit.
Designed to develop the foundational skills of sight-reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, figured bass realization, and score reading.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 21C. Keyboard Skills. 1 Unit.
Designed to develop the foundational skills of sight-reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, figured bass realization, and score reading.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 25A. Fundamentals of Music I. 4 Units.
Gain comprehensive insight into the fundamental concepts of music theory, including notation, harmony, and score analysis. Designed for students of all levels to improve their understanding of how music is composed, performed, and heard.
(IV)
MUSIC 25B. Fundamentals of Music II. 4 Units.
Gain comprehensive insight into the fundamental concepts of music theory, including notation, harmony, and score analysis, building further on materials covered in Fundamentals of Music I.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 25A.
(IV)
MUSIC 32. Introduction to Jazz Improvisation. 4 Units.
A hybrid format, practice-based course introducing jazz improvisation skills, focused on melodic improvisation over chord changes. Students learn to improvise over standard jazz forms, gain fluency with jazz concepts and artists, and learn transcription skills and software tools.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 25 with a minimum grade of C- or MUSIC 16A with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors and Music majors only.
MUSIC 39A. The Classical Tradition I. 4 Units.
The first in a two-quarter sequence providing foundational knowledge and skills through engaging with the European classical tradition in music.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
MUSIC 39B. The Classical Tradition II. 4 Units.
The second in a two-quarter sequence providing foundational knowledge and skills through engaging with the European classical tradition in music.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV)
MUSIC 40B. History of European Music: From the Renaissance through the Baroque. 4 Units.
An introduction to the analysis of musical styles and forms, to the sources for constructing music history and reconstructing historical music, and to J.S. Bach.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII.)
MUSIC 40C. History of European Music: Hasse to Mahler. 4 Units.
An introduction to the analysis of musical styles and forms, and to the sources for constructing music history and reconstructing historical music, to Richard Wagner.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII)
MUSIC 40D. 20th Century Music. 4 Units.
Survey of principal composers, movements, and compositional techniques of Western art music of the modern era.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VIII.)
MUSIC 41. Major Composer. 4 Units.
Study of the works of an important composer with emphasis on their significance in historical and social contexts. Composers selected represent a wide variety of historical periods, nationalities, and stylistic orientations.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
(IV)
MUSIC 45. History of Film Music. 4 Units.
Course provides an overview of film music history. Special emphasis will be placed on developing an analytic vocabulary for musical elements and cultivating an understanding of how music can function within a film.
(IV)
MUSIC 46. Music in Multimedia. 4 Units.
Students explore intersections between music and other media forms through creating multimedia projects, readings, lectures, and discussion. Students produce music, edit video, increase media literacy, and study theories behind how music communicates meaning.
(IV)
MUSIC 47. Introductory Topics in Music Technology. 4 Units.
Introductory topics in electronic music, digital audio, and other aspects of music technology.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
(IV)
MUSIC 48. Introductory Topics in Music and Culture. 4 Units.
Examines music and musical practices in different historical periods, societies, and cultural settings.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
(IV)
MUSIC 49. History of Hip Hop. 4 Units.
Surveys the history of hip hop music from its origins to the present day.
(IV and VII )
MUSIC 51. Introduction to Music Technology. 4 Units.
A study of the influence of technology on the musical culture and aesthetics from the 20th century to the present, with particular emphasis on the role of the computer. Work includes lectures, readings, listenings, discussions, demonstrations, writing, and experimentation.
(IV)
MUSIC 65. Piano for Music Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Corequisite: MUSIC 15.
Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 66. Strings for Music Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Corequisite: MUSIC 15.
Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 67. Winds for Music Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Corequisite: MUSIC 15.
Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 68. Voice for Music Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Corequisite: MUSIC 15.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 69. Percussion for Music Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Corequisite: MUSIC 15.
Repeatability: May be taken 6 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 70. Guitar, Lute, and Other Plucked Instruments for Music Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Corequisite: MUSIC 15.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 78. History of Jazz. 4 Units.
Development of jazz from African and African American folk origins through blues, early jazz, swing, bebop, "cool" jazz, fusion, free jazz, and contemporary trends.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
(IV and VII.)
MUSIC H80. Experiments in Music. 4 Units.
Scientists explain the cognition of music using experimental methodology; artists expand the domain of music by trying previously unknown ways of making it. These two types of experiment deepen our understanding of music, from both scientific and artistic vantage points.
Restrictions: Campuswide Honors Collegium only.
(IV)
MUSIC 82A. MAHUR-Pish Radif: Introduction to Classical Persian Music. 4 Units.
Survey of art music in Iran and basic structures of classical Persian music, with emphasis on MAHUR modal system and different instruments of classical Persian music. No musical experience required, but interest in vocal music is strongly recommended.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 82B. HOMAYUN-Pish Radif: Introduction to Classical Persian Music. 4 Units.
Survey of art music in Iran and basic structures of classical Persian music, with emphasis on HOMAYUN modal system and famous musicians and performers of classical Persian music. No musical experience required, but interest in vocal music is strongly recommended.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 82C. SHUR-Pish Radif: Introduction to Classical Persian Music. 4 Units.
Survey of art music in Iran and basic structures of classical Persian music, with emphasis on the SHUR modal system and different poetic rhythms in classical Persian music. No musical experience required, but interest in vocal music is strongly recommended.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 122A. Piano Literature. 2 Units.
Survey of stringed keyboard literature from the English Virginalists through twentieth-century composers. Historical, formal, and stylistic considerations of music presented. Performances by class participants and occasional outside guests.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 122B. Piano Literature. 2 Units.
Survey of stringed keyboard literature from the English Virginalists through twentieth-century composers. Historical, formal, and stylistic considerations of music presented. Performances by class participants and occasional outside guests.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 122C. Piano Literature. 2 Units.
Survey of stringed keyboard literature from the English Virginalists through twentieth-century composers. Historical, formal, and stylistic considerations of music presented. Performances by class participants and occasional outside guests.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 126. Piano Pedagogy. 2 Units.
The materials and methods of piano instruction are examined and evaluated.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 131. Post-Tonal Theory. 4 Units.
Significant harmonic, rhythmic, and structural practices since 1900. Analysis and written work exploring free atonality and serialism; neo-tonal practices such as use of extended tertian harmonies, modalism, pandiatonicism, and non-tertian harmonies; structural principles such as aleatory, metric modulation and minimalism.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16D.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 132. Jazz Theory. 4 Units.
Study of jazz harmony and melody construction in improvisation. Covered topics include terminology, chord symbols, notation, voicings, and scales as commonly used in jazz and popular music. Issues regarding tonality and ramifications of the blue scale are also examined.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16D.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 136. Instrumentation. 4 Units.
Ranges and capabilities of modern orchestral instruments. Exercise in writing for various combinations of wind, string, and percussion instruments and for full orchestra.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 140. Topics in Medieval Music. 4 Units.
Topics in medieval music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 141. Topics in Renaissance Music. 4 Units.
Topics in renaissance music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 142. Topics in Baroque Music. 4 Units.
Topics in Baroque music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 142W. Topics in Baroque Music . 4 Units.
Topics in Baroque music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
(Ib)
MUSIC 143. Topics in Classical Music. 4 Units.
Topics in classical music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 143W. Topics in Classical Music. 4 Units.
Topics in classical music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
(Ib)
MUSIC 144. Topics in Romantic Music. 4 Units.
Topics in romantic music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 144W. Topics in Romantic Music. 4 Units.
Topics in romantic music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
(Ib)
MUSIC 145W. Topics in 20th Century Music. 4 Units.
Topics in 20th century music.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
(Ib)
MUSIC 146. Studies in Jazz Music. 4 Units.
Topics in Jazz Music.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 147. Studies in Music Technology. 4 Units.
Specialized topics in electronic music, computer-aided music, and other aspects of music technology.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary
MUSIC 148. Studies in Ethnomusicology. 4 Units.
Topics in Ethnomusicology.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 149. Studies in Music History. 4 Units.
Specialized topics in musical genres; culture and social issues; performance practices; and interrelated arts.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 39A and MUSIC 39B. Satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 150. Composition. 4 Units.
Exercises and projects for diverse instrumental-vocal combinations; contemporary techniques and problems. Participation in the improvisation ensemble and working with electronic media.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 151. Computer Music Composition. 4 Units.
Exercises in the composition of music uniquely possible by computer, including digital signal processing, computer control of synthesizers and processors, and algorithmic composition. Demonstrations and musical analyses in class; considerable studio work outside class.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 51.
MUSIC 153. Counterpoint. 4 Units.
Studies in contrapuntal practices of various style periods such as the 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16B with a minimum grade of C-.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 155. Analysis. 4 Units.
Methods of formal analysis applicable to all Western musical styles: additive, continuous, transformational, and hierarchic forms; rhythm, texture, and sonority as form and process.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16D.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 156A. Song Literature. 2 Units.
A survey of song literature. Designed as an overview of the song repertoire, German Lieder.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 156B. Song Literature. 2 Units.
A survey of song literature. Designed as an overview of the song repertoire, French mélodie.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 157. Advanced Study in Composition. 4 Units.
Individual weekly lessons in composition.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 150 with a minimum grade of C-.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 158A. Diction. 2 Units.
In-depth study of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), including its transcription and pronunciation, and its application for singers. Introduction to IPA and Italian diction.
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors and Music majors only.
MUSIC 158B. Diction. 2 Units.
In-depth study of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), including its transcription and pronunciation, and its application for singers. German diction.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 158A.
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors and Music majors only.
MUSIC 158C. Diction. 2 Units.
In-depth study of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), including its transcription and pronunciation, and its application for singers. French Diction.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 158A and MUSIC 158B.
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors and Music majors only.
MUSIC 160. University Orchestra. 2 Units.
Study and performance of standard orchestral repertory and works by contemporary composers. Membership is open to all qualified students by audition only.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 161. Wind Ensemble. 2 Units.
Study and performance of works written for varying combinations of wind and percussion instruments. Membership is open to all qualified students by audition only.
Prerequisite: Audition required.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 162. University Chorus. 2 Units.
Make-up of the ensembles varies and may include University Chorus, Chamber Choir, Madrigal Singers, Women's Chorus, and Reading Choir. Membership is open to all students.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 162P. University Chorus: Accompanying. 2 Units.
Keyboard accompanying for one of the UCI choral organizations, with individual coaching in sight reading, score reading, and other accompanying skills.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 12 times
MUSIC 164. Opera Workshop. 2-4 Units.
Preparation and performance of operatic repertoire, including arias, scenes, and fully staged operas, and/or stage training and role analysis.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 164P. Opera Workshop: Accompanying. 2-4 Units.
Training in techniques and operatic repertory for keyboard players.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 165. Piano for Music Performance Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 166. Strings for Music Performance Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 166P. String Accompaniment. 2 Units.
Chamber ensemble experience with the solo string repertory for keyboard, participation in the weekly string master class, performance in public recitals.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
MUSIC 167. Winds for Music Performance Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 168. Voice for Music Performance Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 169. Percussion for Music Performance Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 170. Guitar, Lute, and Other Plucked Instruments for Music Performance Majors. 2 Units.
Private weekly lessons and a weekly master class/workshop for the discussion of solo repertory and performance practice, including special topics such as historical notational systems, traditional American guitar styles, and demonstrations of period plucked instruments. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 171. Chamber Singers. 2 Units.
A select ensemble specializing in vocal chamber music from all periods. Frequent performances on and off campus. Membership is open to all singers by audition. Materials Fee
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 176. Chamber Ensembles . 2 Units.
Make-up of the ensembles varies and may include various Classical ensembles, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Small Jazz Combos, Percussion Ensemble, and Guitar Ensemble. Membership is open to all qualified students by audition only.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
MUSIC 178. Jazz Orchestra. 2 Units.
Rehearsal and performance of literature written for large jazz ensemble with emphasis on methods and materials. Laboratory setting for new arrangers and/or composers of modern jazz pieces.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 181. Improvisation. 4 Units.
Improvisation has been central to all music traditions. Course explores real-time music-making in a variety of non-notated contexts. Different improvisational styles are presented, including jazz, Asian improvisation, and experimental modern music. Emphasis on actual classroom performance.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 182. Advanced Jazz Combo. 2 Units.
Small-group jazz ensemble and improvisational workshop. Range of music covered encompasses the full traditional jazz from improvised ragtime up through the most current avant-garde musical techniques.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 183A. Jazz Composition I. 4 Units.
Performance and lecture course for writing and performing original jazz compositions. Emphasis is placed on composing as a way to create new improvisational frameworks. Cyclical forms, modal compositions, blues-oriented compositions, and ballad writing.
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 183B. Jazz Composition II. 4 Units.
Performance and lecture course for writing and performing original jazz compositions. Emphasis is placed on composing as a way to create new improvisational frameworks. Non-functional harmony, contemporary forms, free-bop, and current trends.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 78 and MUSIC 132 and MUSIC 183A.
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 183C. Jazz Composition III. 4 Units.
Performance and lecture course for writing and performing original jazz compositions. Emphasis is placed on composing as a way to create new improvisational frameworks. Study of modern tonal-center compositions, intervallic compositions, and alternate rhythms.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 78 and MUSIC 132 and MUSIC 183A and MUSIC 183B.
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 186. Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology Workshop. 2 Units.
A practice-based course in which students create original musical works through composition, improvisation, and/or technology, both individually and collaboratively.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors have the first consideration for enrollment.
MUSIC 189. Accompanying for Plucked Strings: Continuo and Changes. 2 Units.
Students apply theory to their instruments as they learn the basics of pre-1800 continuo playing and post-1900 jazz charts. Includes discussions of appropriate repertory, treatment of harmonic progressions, and finer points of style and technique.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 16C.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 191. Tutorial in Music. 1-4 Units.
Supplemental instruction related to student's area of study. Taken only when the materials studied lie outside regular departmental offerings, and when the student has no formal chance to pursue the subject.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate advisor approval required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
MUSIC 193. Conducting. 4 Units.
Introduces students to the basic techniques employed in the practice of conducting and includes score study and development of leadership skills.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 195A. Senior Thesis. 2 Units.
With consultation in regularly scheduled meetings, students identify and study relevant texts and materials and prepare a prospectus for an original thesis.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in the Honors Program in Music and Culture.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 195B. Senior Thesis. 2 Units.
Students submit an outline and preliminary drafts of section of their thesis to the instructor, on a schedule supervised by the instructor. The final version will address the instructor's comments and criticisms.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 195A.
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 197. Word and Music. 2 Units.
Performance class for advanced singers and pianists with emphasis on collaborative approach to vocal literature.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 199. Independent Study. 2-4 Units.
Student-devised research/composition project, with faculty guidance, resulting in a formal paper/project. Taken only when materials studied lie outside regular departmental offerings or when students have no formal chance to pursue the subject.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate or graduate advisor approval required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Music majors and Music - Performance majors only.
MUSIC 200. Bibliography and Research. 4 Units.
Required of all entering students. A systematic introduction to the bibliographical tools both in the general field of music and in the student's areas of specialization.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 202. Proseminar in Musicology. 4 Units.
Introduces significant issues and recent developments in musicology and music criticism, including exposure to the controversies that have brought change and reflection to the discipline.
Corequisite: Recommended for musicology students: MUSIC 200.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B.
MUSIC 203. Music Thesis . 4 Units.
Intensive work dedicated to researching and writing a Master's thesis under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 with a minimum grade of B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 204. Proseminar in Music Theory and Analysis. 4 Units.
Introduction to music theories, analytic approaches, and methodologies as applied to repertories drawn from Western art and popular music.
Corequisite: Recommended for musicology students: MUSIC 200.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B.
MUSIC 209. Seminar in Creative Practices. 1-4 Units.
Core first-year seminar required for graduate students in the Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology emphasis of the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. Composition and presentation of original student works, lecture, and discussion.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 210. Choral Conducting . 4 Units.
Intensive private instruction and study of the various choral literatures.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 211. Performance . 4 Units.
Contents vary according to the student's major instrument. Intensive private instruction and study of the various literatures.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 6 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 212. Composition. 4 Units.
Intensive work in composition geared to each student's level of competence.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 214. Graduate Recital. 0 Units.
Performance of public recital.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 215A. Computer Music Composition and Production. 4 Units.
Study of the composition and production of music made uniquely possible by the computer, including usage of prevalent digital music technology, techniques of digital signal processing, and computer control of synthesizers and audio processors.
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 222. Seminar in Musicology . 4 Units.
Focuses on current scholarship in musicology and related fields with a strong critical content. Addresses topics relative to their historical and stylistic periods. Recent topics have included Stravinsky, Holy Women, Mahler, Historiography, Issues in Performance Practice, and Brahms’s Chamber Music.
Corequisite: Recommended for musicology students: MUSIC 200.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 224. Seminar in Music Theory and Analysis. 4 Units.
Typical topics include Schenkerian theory and analysis, contemporary form theory, and advanced techniques in the analysis of late 19th-century and contemporary music (e.g., transformational theory, Neo-Riemannian, and scale network theory).
Corequisite: Recommended for musicology students: MUSIC 200.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
MUSIC 231. Improvisation. 4 Units.
Introduces the practice and history of improvisation in diverse fields of Western music since 1950. Performance projects and group critiques, weekly reading and listening assignments, participation in a class concert, and a research paper.
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 235. Critical Studies in Music. 4 Units.
A critical examination of music traditions, institutions, and aesthetics, employing new scholarship in music and new critical studies in other disciplines.
Corequisite: Recommended for musicology students: MUSIC 200.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 236. Theoretical ICIT Seminar. 1-4 Units.
Seminar studying new genres and topics that integrate composition, improvisation, new technologies, and non-classical cultures.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 237. Practical ICIT Seminar. 1-4 Units.
Study of new practices and techniques that integrate composition, improvisation, new technologies, and non-classical cultures.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 239. Thesis Colloquium. 1-2 Units.
ICIT students present their thesis work-in-progress for discussion and criticism. Faculty and visiting artists/scholars also present their current work.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 8 units
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 240. Graduate Projects . 4 Units.
Substantial projects in performance, conducting, or composition (other than those specifically required for the degree), accompanied by a summary paper.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 242A. First-Year Research and Writing Seminar I. 4 Units.
Guided reading for one quarter on a broad subject selected by the instructor, followed by one quarter in which the student undertakes independent research on the selected topic, leading to a substantial term paper.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 with a minimum grade of B.
MUSIC 242B. First-Year Research and Writing Seminar II. 4 Units.
Guided reading for one quarter on a broad subject selected by the instructor, followed by one quarter in which the student undertakes independent research on the selected topic, leading to a substantial term paper.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 200 with a minimum grade of B and MUSIC 242A with a minimum grade of B.
MUSIC 243A. Second-Year Research and Writing Tutorial I. 4 Units.
In this two-quarter sequence, students gain expertise in a first area of research concentration by undertaking directed reading on a topic of their choice and then writing a paper of near-publishable length and quality on that topic.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 242B with a minimum grade of B.
MUSIC 243B. Second-Year Research and Writing Tutorial II. 4 Units.
In this two-quarter sequence, students gain expertise in a first area of research concentration by undertaking directed reading on a topic of their choice and then writing a paper of near-publishable length and quality on that topic.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 243A with a minimum grade of B.
MUSIC 244. Readings for the Qualifying Examination. 4-12 Units.
Directed reading in preparation for the Qualifying Examination.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 243B with a minimum grade of B.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 245. Prospectus Research. 4-12 Units.
Research and writing of the Dissertation Prospectus.
Prerequisite: MUSIC 244 with a minimum grade of B.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 250. Directed Research. 4 Units.
Preparation for qualifying exams in ICIT or an individual research project, resulting in a substantial paper or comparable documentation of the research results.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 276. Contemporary Ensemble. 2 Units.
Chamber ensemble for the performance of contemporary music, including newly composed and improvised forms.
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 290. Dissertation Research. 4-12 Units.
Research and writing of a Ph.D. dissertation.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
MUSIC 299. Independent Study. 2-4 Units.
Student-devised research/composition project, with faculty guidance, resulting in a formal paper/project. Taken only when materials studied lie outside regular departmental offerings or when students have no formal chance to pursue the subject.
Prerequisite: Graduate advisor approval required.
Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times
Restrictions: Music majors only.
MUSIC 399. University Teaching. 1-4 Units.
Limited to Teaching Assistants.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times
- Art, B.A.
- Art, M.F.A.
- Dance, B.A.
- Dance, B.F.A.
- Dance, M.F.A.
- Digital Arts, Minor
- Drama and Theatre, Ph.D.
- Drama, B.A.
- Drama, M.F.A.
- Drama, Minor
- History and Theory of Music, Ph.D.
- Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology, Ph.D.
- Music Theatre, B.F.A.
- Music, B.A.
- Music, B.Mus.
- Music, M.F.A.
- Music, Minor
Applications are accepted for fall quarter admission only, and ordinarily must be completed by January 15 for the Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre, the M.F.A. in Art, the M.F.A. in Dance, and the M.F.A. in Music, and by March 1 for the M.F.A. in Art with a concentration in Critical and Curatorial Studies. Applications for the M.A. and Ph.D. in ICIT must be submitted by December 1. The number of graduate students that can be admitted to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts is limited. Applicants are advised to arrange for auditions, interviews, and the submission of portfolios, compositions, and dossiers by the appropriate deadlines. Students applying for scholarships and fellowships should do so by January 15, and are also encouraged to apply for financial assistance through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. The Claire Trevor School of the Arts has a modest number of teaching assistantships available in all areas, and all candidates are automatically reviewed for teaching assistantship positions; the School informs successful candidates by June 1 for the following academic year.
Upon admission to the program the student is assigned an advisor. Students should discuss with their advisor the scope of undergraduate preparation to determine any areas which may need strengthening if full benefit from graduate study is to be derived.