Art History

AHST 6301 Foundations I: Practices of Art History (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to research methods in art history. (3-0) Y

AHST 6302 Foundations II: History of Materials and Techniques (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of different ways of studying artworks in their historical, critical, and institutional contexts. (3-0) Y

AHST 6310 Topics in Art History (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to artistic production of a particular time, place, or movement, or a theme treated across chronology and geography. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6311 Topics in Architecture and Landscape Architecture (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of architecture and the built and natural environment. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6312 Topics in Sculpture (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of sculpture. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6313 Topics in Painting (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of painting. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6314 Topics in Works on Paper (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of drawings, prints, and other works on paper. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6315 Topics in the History of Design (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of design. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6316 Topics in Decorative Arts (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of the decorative arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6317 Topics in the History of New Media (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the forms, theories, and histories of new media. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6320 Topics in the History of Collecting (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the history of collecting. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6321 Topics in Global Art Histories (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the global histories of art. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6322 Topics in Data-Driven Art History (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to the integration of qualitative inquiry and observation with methods of computation, natural science, and information design. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6323 Topics in the Histories of Art and Science (3 semester credit hours) Master's seminar on a topic related to intersections of the histories of art and science. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

AHST 6396 Special Topics in Art History (3 semester credit hours) Independent study course that may count toward minimum course requirements for the MA degree. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. (3-0) R

AHST 6V99 Practicum (3-9 semester credit hours) Advanced research project in art history (practicum). Only 15 hours will be counted towards the MA. Pass/Fail only. Department consent required. May be repeated for credit. (3-0) R

Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Arts and Humanities

ARHM 6310 Team-Taught Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 semester credit hours) The study of an interdisciplinary research area with faculty from at least two disciplinary backgrounds. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

Arts Technology Communication and Media

ATCM 6000 ATEC Colloquium (0 semester credit hours) Introduction to research directions and creative practice at the intersection of arts, technology, and emerging communication. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Corequisite: ATCM 6300 or ATCM 6301. (0-0) S

ATCM 6001 Graduate Critique Culture (0 semester credit hours) Introduction to critique culture, including presentation, feedback, and iteration, for creative scholars in arts, technology, and emerging communication. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. (0-0) S

ATCM 6300 Approaches to Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of mutual interactions between technology, emerging communication, and the creative arts. Establishes basic theoretical concepts and principles underlying the graduate program in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication. Corequisite: ATCM 6000. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6301 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of aesthetic principles underlying the interactive electronic arts, as well as their relation to and divergence from aesthetic principles underlying traditional forms of artistic expression. Corequisite: ATCM 6000. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6302 Theories and Histories of Semiotics (3 semester credit hours) This course examines the role of Semiotics in emerging media arts, science, design, technology, communication, and culture by exploring the histories of semiotic theories and their entanglements with linguistics, post-structuralism, aesthetics, and so forth to understand how sign systems function in narration, story, experimentation, and innovation. (3-0) R

ATCM 6304 Computer Processing for Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Advanced study of technology and programming methods appropriate for research design and creative practice in arts, technology, and emerging communication. (0-3) R

ATCM 6305 Animation Creative Practices (3 semester credit hours) An examination of storytelling methodologies and practices used to develop animated content. Topics include ideation, story simplification, evaluation techniques, storyboarding, story reel creation, and communication skills. (0-3) Y

ATCM 6306 First Year Seminar (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to critique culture, including presentation, feedback, and iteration, for creative scholars in arts, technology, and emerging communication. (0-3) Y

ATCM 6307 Second Year Seminar (3 semester credit hours) Continued engagement in the critique process, to include opportunities for interaction with various artists in the field. Emphasis will be placed on thesis preparation. (0-3) Y

ATCM 6310 Animation Studio I (3 semester credit hours) Studio-based course where students work individually and in teams to develop creative and varied animated solutions to assigned topics. A variety of animation methods will be explored. Prerequisite: ATCM 6313 or instructor consent required. (0-3) R

ATCM 6311 Animation Studio II (3 semester credit hours) This course is a continuation of Animation Studio I. Studio-based course where students work individually and in teams to develop creative and varied animated solutions to complex assignments. A variety of animation methods will be explored. Prerequisite: ATCM 6310 or instructor consent required. (0-3) R

ATCM 6313 Animation Project Development (3 semester credit hours) An investigation into various methods and practices necessary for developing and producing successful animation related projects. Topics include team dynamics, time management, budgeting, scheduling, and presentation skills. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6314 Technical Direction (3 semester credit hours) This course examines the application of scripting languages and various technical approaches to animation related problems. Topics include tool development, pipeline usability, and procedurally driven solutions for routine tasks. Prerequisite: ATCM 6305 or instructor consent required. (0-3) R

ATCM 6315 History of Animation (3 semester credit hours) An in-depth examination of the growth and evolution of animation styles and techniques from the early 1900s to today. Topics will include animation technologies, cultural influences, and future animation implications. Critical analysis of a variety of pioneering commercial and experimental animation artists will be included. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6316 Motion Capture (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of advanced methods and techniques in motion capture animation. Students will explore traditional production methods as well as experimental technologies and new research in the field. (0-3) R

ATCM 6317 Procedural Animation (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of advanced methods and techniques for procedurally generated graphics, animation, and other visual imagery through digital media. A variety of animation methods will be explored. (0-3) R

ATCM 6318 Special Topics in Animation (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in animation procedures and practices. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) R

ATCM 6321 Digital Fabrication (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of digital fabrication techniques and their relationship to traditional sculptural processes. Students in the course will employ digital fabrication as an intermediate tool in the process of sculpture, while examining the role that materiality plays in imbuing objects with meaning through thematic development. (0-3) T

ATCM 6322 Experimental Interactive Media (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the theory, principles, and practice of media objects created for an experimental interactive environment, as they relate to multiple aspects of arts, technology, and emerging communication. (0-3) T

ATCM 6323 Modeling and Simulation (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the theory, principles, and practice of modeling, including models for concepts, knowledge, geometry, and dynamics. Students will explore a variety of model types as well as their algebraic and diagrammatic representations, with a special focus on creative media design and representation of models. (0-3) T

ATCM 6325 Arts, Science, and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Examination of current and emerging topics, approaches, and practices at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and humanities. Students in the course will advance new research questions and inquiries at multiple areas of convergence. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

ATCM 6326 Research in Sound Design (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the relationship between sound, music, and the visual arts. This course covers the history of arts, technology, and emerging communication as applied to the domain of sound, with a special focus on interactive applications. (0-3) T

ATCM 6327 Experimental Publishing (3 semester credit hours) Students in this course will examine the broad range of creative and professional activity in the arts, sciences, humanities, and engineering. The course focuses on the development of innovative methodologies for documentation, presentation, and professionalism through emerging technologies and new publishing formats. (3-0) T

ATCM 6330 Special Topics in Interactive Media (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in interactive media, focused on how interactivity defines the degree to which digital artifacts are generated and transformed by their users. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) R

ATCM 6331 Special Topics in Sound Design (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in digital music, sonification, visualization of sonic data, and sound design. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) R

ATCM 6335 Game Design and Development (3 semester credit hours) Advanced study of the structure, content, and design of games, with a particular focus on prototype creation and development. A variety of design practices will be explored for digital, analog, and experimental games. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6336 Critical Game Studies (3 semester credit hours) Advanced study of analog and digital games as material artifacts, cultural practices, social relations, and artistic media in historical contexts through the field of game studies. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6340 Game Production Methods (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of best practices and production techniques for game design and development, with a focus on the intersections between industry, independent, academic, and experimental practices. Course covers methodologies from multiple perspectives and field areas. (3-0) R

ATCM 6341 Game Production Studio (3 semester credit hours) This studio-based course functions as a simulation of the game development industry. Students work individually and in teams to design, develop, and produce large-scale game projects that emphasize innovation, aesthetics, mechanics, and technological achievement. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (0-3) Y

ATCM 6342 Experimental Games Studio (3 semester credit hours) This studio-based course focuses on exploring games as both the subject of and media for experimental, conceptual, and reflexive critical art. In addition to surveying existing experimental work in games, students will engage in a range of art practices to push the boundaries of current cultural understandings around gaming. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (0-3) T

ATCM 6343 Educational Games Studio (3 semester credit hours) This studio-based course focuses on the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of educational games and game based simulations. Games developed in this course are expected to contribute toward new research in pedagogy, simulation, training, and formal and informal education. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (0-3) T

ATCM 6344 Building Virtual Worlds (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in the conceptualization, creation, and application of interactive immersive environments, including research in synthetic spaces, interactive game engines, and hybrid physical/virtual worlds. Prerequisite: ATCM 6335. (0-3) R

ATCM 6345 Interactive Narrative (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in the analysis and creation of interactive narrative systems, designs, and models through various philosophical and mechanical approaches. (0-3) R

ATCM 6349 Special Topics in Game Development (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in aspects of game development, design, production, and implementation. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) R

ATCM 6351 History and Culture of Games (3 semester credit hours) Interdisciplinary research in the historical, cultural, sociological, and technological impact of games on human society. Prerequisite: ATCM 6336. (3-0) R

ATCM 6352 Socially Conscious Games (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the technologies, rules, and processes that shape social relations in contemporary digital culture. Students will examine digital games both as objects of study and as a lens for studying social relationships. Course includes perspectives from multiple related fields, including play and game studies, sociology, history, science and technology studies, and media studies. Prerequisite: ATCM 6336. (3-0) R

ATCM 6353 Games, Education, and Simulation (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in the application of gaming technologies, systems, and design principles toward games with applied purposes, including health and medical, social and civil, business, and academic applications. Course includes perspectives from multiple educational structures and theories. Prerequisite: ATCM 6335 or ATCM 6336. (0-3) T

ATCM 6354 Play and Culture (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of play as a fundamental aspect of culture, as it relates to aspects of art, technology, and emerging communication. (0-3) R

ATCM 6355 Narrative System Research (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in the structures, models, and procedures of narrative in interactive systems. Students in the course will forge connections between narrative, interactive media, and multiple related fields, with a focus on creating innovative experiences for audiences and users. Instructor consent required. (3-0) T

ATCM 6357 Virtual Worlds and Communities (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the history, culture, and structure of virtual communities as they relate to interactive virtual worlds. Prerequisite: ATCM 6336. (3-0) R

ATCM 6360 History of Interactive Media (3 semester credit hours) Survey of the history of interactive media as it relates to arts, technology, and emerging communication, including analysis of potential future directions. (3-0) R

ATCM 6361 Design Research Methods (3 semester credit hours) Exploration and application of advanced digital design methods, covering multiple divergent topics in design research. (3-0) R

ATCM 6365 Design Principles (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of advanced principles and practices common to most design professions. Topics include the language of design, core design concepts, analysis of design, and specialized design practices. (3-0) T

ATCM 6366 Information Architecture and Design (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of research principles and practices for information architecture and design. Students will examine structures and strategies for content and information organization, usability and user perception, data evaluation, and the technological potential of shared information environments. (0-3) T

ATCM 6367 Human Computer Interaction (3 semester credit hours) Advanced exploration of human computer interaction as it relates to arts, technology, and emerging communication. Students in the course will examine HCI from multiple academic fields and perspectives. (0-3) R

ATCM 6368 Usability Testing (3 semester credit hours) Exploration and application of advanced testing methodologies, principles, and practices for user-based interaction design. (0-3) R

ATCM 6369 Media Analytics (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in gathering, analyzing, and understanding data to gain new insights into actional designs, as applied to arts, technology, and emerging communication. (3-0) R

ATCM 6370 Computational Design (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the computational theory of design and the design of products and processes through digital means, such as computer graphics, animation, visualization, simulation, computer-aided design, and image processing. (0-3) R

ATCM 6371 Visualization Research (3 semester credit hours) Exploration and application of advanced techniques in animation, visualization, simulation, and interactivity. (3-0) R

ATCM 6372 Pervasive Computing and Interaction Design (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in pervasive computing and ambient intelligence as applied to the field of interaction design. Students in the course will examine a wide range of research topics in ubiquitous systems and applications. (0-3) R

ATCM 6373 Interactive Environments (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of design principles and practices for the creation of interactive experiential spaces, with an emphasis on techno-cultural impact. (0-3) R

ATCM 6374 Special Topics in Interaction Design (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in interactive media and digital design. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) R

ATCM 6375 Critical Approaches to Emerging Media Studies (3 semester credit hours) This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of media and networked technologies. It examines the history of media studies and key theoretical works in the field, with an emphasis on how institutions and ideology shape cultural representation and technological production. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6376 Media and Cultural Studies Methods (3 semester credit hours) This course provides basic knowledge of hermeneutic traditions in critical media studies as well as its research methods, such as archival, practice-based, and ethnographic methods. (3-0) Y

ATCM 6377 Creativity as Social Practice (3 semester credit hours) This course explores creative production as a form of social practice. Students develop multimodal projects that use a range of rhetorical and visual tactics to engage audiences in social and collaborative exchanges. (0-3) Y

ATCM 6378 Tactical Media (3 semester credit hours) Students in this course will learn abut the history of tactical media as activist art practice. They will also develop their own tactical media interventions that interrogate dominant material, political, economic, and cultural structures, using contemporary media forms and practices such as film, advertising images, games, music and sound, and performance art. (3-0) T

ATCM 6380 Histories of Emerging Media (3 semester credit hours) This course examines the histories of emerging media by foregrounding the relationship between new media in their historical contexts and cultural, social, political, economic, and epistemological transformations. (3-0) R

ATCM 6381 Media, Culture, and Economy (3 semester credit hours) This course examines the history of and interplay among economic logics and media technologies and industries. Prerequisite: ATCM 6300 or instructor consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 6382 Privacy, Surveillance, and Technology (3 semester credit hours) This course situates contemporary issues in privacy and surveillance within their historical context. It introduces students to the field of surveillance studies. Prerequisite: ATCM 6300. (3-0) R

ATCM 6383 Digital Culture (3 semester credit hours) This course examines how networked media and digital technologies shape culture and society. Topics may include but are not limited to the history of intellectual property and intellectual property law; Internet governance and regulation; transnational media flows; media as spectacle; and media activism. Prerequisite: ATCM 6300. (3-0) R

ATCM 6384 Digital Publics and Counterpublics (3 semester credit hours) This course explores key theories of publics and counterpublics and investigates their constitution within networked media. Prerequisite: ATCM 6300. (3-0) R

ATCM 6385 Emerging Media and Identity (3 semester credit hours) This course examines emerging media and identities, with a focus on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, disability, class, age, and/or nation. Topics will include how such identities are represented in media and how people use media to reshape such representations. Prerequisite: ATCM 6300 or instructor consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 6386 Digital Textuality (3 semester credit hours) This course acquaints students with the influence of the digital on textuality. Students learn how to put theory into practice by re-creating a cultural object across multiple media forms. Prerequisite: ATCM 6300. (3-0) R

ATCM 6387 Emerging Media Studio (3 semester credit hours) Advanced workshop. Students work collaboratively to produce creative works across multiple media platforms. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Prerequisite: ATCM 6377. (0-3) R

ATCM 6388 Critical Making (3 semester credit hours) This course examines theories and practices of critical making. Topics may include the history of DIY practices and communal creativity; identity in relation to communities of practice; critical, speculative, and adversarial design; and so forth. (0-3) R

ATCM 6389 Special Topics in Networked Cultures (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in networked cultures. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

ATCM 6390 Social Science Research Methods in Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) This course introduces the basic set of knowledge and skills required for conducting rigorous research in emerging communication. The concepts, strategies, methods, and skills that students will acquire in this course should help in understanding the implications and limitations of research reported by others, and to conduct and publish research. (3-0) R

ATCM 6391 Theories of Media Psychology (3 semester credit hours) This course will synthesize the research on the psychological aspects of production and consumption of media across different media and of content genres. Viewing media consumption through a psychological lens, this class may cover topics such as media and: social influence, motivation and emotion, unconscious processing, stereotyping and prejudice, social cognition, and group dynamics. (3-0) R

ATCM 6392 Journalism and the Digital Network (3 semester credit hours) This course will examine the ways in which the digital network has (and by extension has not) transformed the work of reporting, filtering, and creating the news. (3-0) R

ATCM 6395 Special Topics in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Advanced research in issues, methods, or practices relevant to arts, technology, and emerging communication. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

ATCM 6396 Independent Readings in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 6397 Independent Research in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 6398 Thesis Proposal (3 semester credit hours) Preparatory work for the creation and development of a Master's thesis or Master's project in arts, technology, and emerging communication. This course is an independent investigation which may be team based. Department consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 6399 Master's Thesis (3 semester credit hours) Students engage in the creation of a Master's thesis focused on one or more aspects of arts, technology, and emerging communication. This course is an independent investigation which may be team based and may correspond to the development and execution of a Masters Project. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor Consent Required. (3-0) R

ATCM 6698 Master's Project I (6 semester credit hours) Students engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research project focused on one or more aspects of arts, technology, and emerging communication. This course is an independent investigation which may be team based. Instructor consent required. (6-0) R

ATCM 6699 Master's Project II (6 semester credit hours) This course is a continuation of ATCM 6698 Master's Project I. Students engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research project focused on one or more aspects of arts, technology, and emerging communication. This course is an independent investigation which may be team based. Instructor consent required. (6-0) R

ATCM 6V90 Internship in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (1-3 semester credit hours) The ATEC internship is designed for experiential learning in professional contexts such as museums, non-profits, the culture industries, and other workplace sites that are relevant to a student's course of study. Internships can provide an opportunity for students to explore some topics and techniques in a professional environment. To qualify as an intern, the student must be working in a professional environment that includes a supervisor/manager that will support them through the process, and an ATEC faculty member to oversee the internship's academic requirements. To qualify for academic credit, the student will report to a supervising faculty member throughout the semester, with a final objective to be turned in at the end of the semester. May be repeated for credit as internships vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. ([1-3]-0) S

ATCM 6V99 Advanced Master's Thesis (3-6 semester credit hours) Students engage in the creation of a Master's thesis focused on one or more aspects of arts, technology, and emerging communication. This course is an independent investigation. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor Consent Required. ([3-6]-0) R

ATCM 7330 Advanced Topics in Complex Digital Interactive Systems (3 semester credit hours) This course focuses on the analysis, design and production of complex digital interactive systems applied to domains such as learning and training, entertainment, and scientific experiment. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

ATCM 7331 Research Methodology in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) This course presents students with a variety of research methods that are appropriate for advanced research in Arts and Technology. Methods will include ethnographic, experimental, descriptive, historical, and philosophical. (3-0) R

ATCM 7332 Creative Practice Research Methods (3 semester credit hours) This course explores creativity as a research methodology in the advanced study of arts, technology, and emerging communication as well as its research methods, including applied, performance-based, and experimental methods. (3-0) R

ATCM 7335 Advanced Topics in Digital Multisensory Representations and Simulations (3 semester credit hours) This course explores the technical, conceptual, sociological, and artistic dimensions of digital multisensory representations in various contexts, domains and applications: entertainment, communication, education and training. Focus of the course may vary to deeper address specific questions in visual, auditory, kinetic, and olfactive representations and simulations. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

ATCM 7340 Advanced Studies in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Advanced studies in the theoretical and/or practical interactions of arts and technology. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

ATCM 7390 Advanced Special Topics in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Independent study course that may count toward minimum course requirements for the PhD degree. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 7620 Advanced Projects in Simulation and Game Design (6 semester credit hours) Students will engage in the creation of advanced creative and/or research projects exploring simulation and game design. (0-6) R

ATCM 7V81 Advanced Doctoral Project Workshop (3-6 semester credit hours) Students will engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research project exploring the interaction of the arts with digital technology. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. ([3-6]-0) R

ATCM 7V82 Advanced Projects in Interactive Media (1-9 semester credit hours) Students will complete an advanced creative and/or research project exploring the interaction of communication and digital technology. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

ATCM 8303 Independent Readings in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 8305 Independent Research in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 8306 Qualifying Exam Preparation in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Independent readings in preparation for PhD qualifying examinations. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (18 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) S

ATCM 8307 Dissertation Proposal in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (3 semester credit hours) Independent research to support the development of the dissertation proposal. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

ATCM 8V99 PhD Dissertation (1-9 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

History

HIST 6301 Historiography (3 semester credit hours) Graduate-level introduction to the practice and forms of written history. Required of all students in the MA program in History, this course examines the ways in which historians have conceived of their craft, the centrality of interpretation to the historical process, and the use of a variety of methods and theories in the study of the past. Students are expected to complete this course within their first two semesters of enrollment. (3-0) Y

HIST 6302 Public History (3 semester credit hours) This course will introduce students to the field of public history. In it, they will interrogate how, why, where, and when we present the past to the public, and develop fundamental skills to do so in engaging, enlightening, and ethical ways. (3-0) R

HIST 6303 Teaching History (3 semester credit hours) The study of methods in teaching history and the practical application of these methods in the college classroom. Students will produce sample teaching materials, such as a syllabus and a teaching philosophy statement. (3-0) R

HIST 6305 Exploring Urban Cultures (3 semester credit hours) The study of the European cities of Berlin, Paris, and London from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries. (3-0) T

HIST 6306 Artist and Writer in Society (3 semester credit hours) Inquiries into the role and activities of creative artists and writers in a historical and cultural context. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6310 Early American History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in American history through the American Revolution. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6320 America in the Nineteenth Century (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in American history in the nineteenth century. Topics may include the Civil War and Reconstruction. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6321 Thought, Culture, and Society in the United States (3 semester credit hours) Themes in the intellectual, cultural, and philosophical history of the United States. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6322 Nineteenth-Century American Cultural History (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to the cultural history and historiography of nineteenth-century America. Central themes include the cultural history of capitalism; race, slavery, and representation; memory and cultural reproduction; and the development of a modern bureaucratic set of values. (3-0) T

HIST 6323 Readings in American Culture (3 semester credit hours) An examination of historically significant works of American culture within their historical context. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6324 Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3 semester credit hours) The study of social, political, and economic life in the period between 1877 and 1919. Special attention to the relationship between government and society. (3-0) R

HIST 6325 America in the Twentieth Century (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods of American history in the twentieth century. Topics may include World War I, World War II, and the Civil Rights Era. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6327 U.S. Since 1945 (3 semester credit hours) The study of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States since the end of World War II. (3-0) R

HIST 6328 The 1960s (3 semester credit hours) The study of the "Long Decade" of the 1960s, from Elvis to the fall of Richard Nixon. The course will analyze political, economic, social, and cultural developments. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6330 Regional and Area History in the United States (3 semester credit hours) The study of themes related to the history of specific regions of the United States, for example the South, the Southwest, and Texas. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6332 Slavery in America (3 semester credit hours) The study of the origins, evolution, growth, and destruction of racial slavery in America from 1619-1865. (3-0) R

HIST 6333 Rise of the Jim Crow South (3 semester credit hours) The study of the origins of segregation and disfranchisement in the New South. Explores historiographical debates about the nature and meaning of Jim Crow. (3-0) R

HIST 6334 New Directions in Southern Studies (3 semester credit hours) The study of how scholarship on the U.S. South has begun to push the conventional boundaries of the discipline through its focus on the categories of race, gender, sexuality, and transnationalism. (3-0) R

HIST 6335 U.S. Women (3 semester credit hours) The study of recent historiography, current methods, and major themes in U.S. women's and gender history. (3-0) T

HIST 6336 The Idea of the American South (3 semester credit hours) This course is designed to explore the history and literature of the idea of the American South as it has developed since the Civil War. Drawing on a range of works, including primary and secondary sources, this class will explore such themes as regionalism, nationalism, race, class, culture, and identity. We will pay special attention to the field of southern history and what has been called the "new southern studies." (3-0) R

HIST 6337 American Political Cultures (3 semester credit hours) An inquiry into the development of political cultures in the United States. Topics may include the apparatus of the state, the development, and influence of political parties and ideologies, and grass-roots political movements. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6339 North American History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of North America. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6340 European and World History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of Europe and the world. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6341 Thought, Culture, and Society in Europe (3 semester credit hours) Themes in the intellectual, cultural, and philosophical history of Europe. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6342 The Holocaust (3 semester credit hours) An examination of the event, its background, and its consequences, with emphasis on the political, psychological, theological, and artistic responses it has engendered. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

HIST 6343 Modernity, Culture, and the Jews (3 semester credit hours) The study of the role of Jews in the creation of modern culture, with emphasis on Jewish participation as an area of interaction, exchange, and encounter. (3-0) T

HIST 6344 Historical Contexts of the Holocaust (3 semester credit hours) Examination of specific historical contexts relevant to the Holocaust, such as studies of modern Jewish history and culture, modern German history and culture, and the history of Antisemitism. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6350 Asian History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of Asia. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6351 Thought, Culture, and Society in Asia (3 semester credit hours) Themes in the intellectual, cultural, and philosophical history of Asia. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6360 Latin American History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of Latin America. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6361 Thought, Culture, and Society in Latin America (3 semester credit hours) Themes in the intellectual, cultural, and philosophical history of Latin America. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6365 Mexican History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of Mexico. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6368 Genocide and Human Rights in Latin America (3 semester credit hours) Examination of genocides and human rights struggles in Latin America. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6370 Middle Eastern History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of the Middle East. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6371 Thought, Culture, and Society in the Middle East (3 semester credit hours) Themes in the intellectual, cultural, and philosophical history of the Middle East. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6380 History of Early Modern Thought (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to and examination of the authors and texts influential in shaping Western culture through the eighteenth century. The course will treat philosophy as well as social, political, and religious thought during particular periods. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours). (3-0) T

HIST 6381 History of Modern Thought (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to and examination of the authors and texts influential in shaping modern Western culture since 1800. The course will treat philosophy as well as social, political, and religious thought during particular periods. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6382 (PHIL 6355) Magic, Science, and Religion (3 semester credit hours) A study of the relationships between magic, science, and religion during the period of the Scientific Revolution, and how these relationships interacted with the development of early modern European culture and society. (3-0) T

HIST 6383 (PHIL 6356) Space, Time, and Culture (3 semester credit hours) The study of the relationship between changing philosophic and scientific concepts of space and time and forms of cultural expression such as art, literature, and music. (3-0) T

HIST 6384 Movements in Thought and Culture (3 semester credit hours) The study of movements in thought and culture through a variety of perspectives, but emphasizing their intellectual bases: e.g., the Enlightenment, Romanticism, etc. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6385 Modern Jewish Thought (3 semester credit hours) Study of modern and contemporary Jewish thought, with an emphasis on the relationship between Judaism and philosophy. (3-0) R

HIST 6386 (PHIL6351) History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 semester credit hours) The study of one or more topics in history and philosophy of science, technology, or medicine. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6387 (PHIL 6362) Philosophy of History (3 semester credit hours) This course examines philosophical thought about history in Europe and America from the nineteenth century to the present. Issues examined may include: The speculative philosophy of history; the epistemology of history; the ethics of historical research; historical interpretation and causal explanation; the question of historical objectivity; the linguistic turn and narrative representation; revisionism; history and theory; post-colonialism. (3-0) R

HIST 6388 Perceptions of the Past (3 semester credit hours) Approaches to perceiving, reconstructing, appreciating, and analyzing the past. Formal historiographical methods, the fictionalization of the past, or the understanding of memory and nostalgia may be emphasized. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 6389 Ideas in Historical Contexts (3 semester credit hours) The study of an idea or ideas in specific cultural, historical, or disciplinary circumstances. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6390 Topics in History (3 semester credit hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in history. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6391 Topics in the History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) Topics in intellectual and/or cultural history. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6392 Topics in the History of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (3 semester credit hours) Examination of specific topics within the history of the Holocaust, genocides, and struggles for human rights. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 6394 Independent Study in History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) Independent study that may count toward minimum course requirements of the MA in History of Ideas. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HIST 6395 Special Topics in History (3 semester credit hours) If taken as an independent study, course may count toward minimum course requirements for the MA degree. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HIST 6396 Historical Inquiry (3 semester credit hours) A leveling course for graduate students with little background in the field as an advanced introduction to historical study and the history of ideas. Department consent required. (3-0) R

HIST 6397 Independent Study in History (3 semester credit hours) Independent study that may count toward minimum course requirements of the MA in History. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HIST 6398 Independent Research in History (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HIST 6399 Master's Thesis (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). Only 6 semester credit hours will be counted toward MA. Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HIST 7301 Research Methods (3 semester credit hours) Practical training in historical research using primary sources. May include archival research training. (3-0) R

HIST 7305 Advanced Topics in Thought, Culture, and Society (3 semester credit hours) Advanced topics in intellectual and cultural history. The course may focus on different themes, periods, and geographical areas. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 7306 Advanced Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality (3 semester credit hours) A historical examination of the varied experiences of women, of ideas and cultural expressions of gender and sexuality. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HIST 7320 Advanced Topics in U.S. Thought, Culture, and Society (3 semester credit hours) Advanced topics in the intellectual and cultural history of the United States. The course will focus on key thinkers, ideas, schools of thought, or cultural beliefs chosen from different periods and understood within their intellectual and social contexts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 7321 American Intellectual History (3 semester credit hours) The study of American thought from the seventeenth century to the present, with a focus on philosophy, political thought, and social thought. (3-0) T

HIST 7340 Advanced Topics in European Thought, Culture, and Society (3 semester credit hours) Advanced topics in the intellectual and cultural life of European societies. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

HIST 7387 (PHIL 7387) Advanced Topics in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 semester credit hours) Topics will vary but may include consideration of the philosophical or historical basis for the evolution of scientific thought; the problem of conceptual change in the study of the fundamental character of technology and its impact on culture. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

Humanities - Aesthetic Studies

HUAS 8303 Independent Readings in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (30 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUAS 8305 Independent Research in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (15 semester credit hours). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

Humanities - History of Ideas

HUHI 8303 Independent Readings in History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (30 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUHI 8305 Independent Research in History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (15 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

Humanities

HUMA 5V01 Supervised Internship in the Humanities (1-9 semester credit hours) Exploration of professional settings in the humanities. Students undertake a new learning experience at a supervised work situation related to their academic interests. An internship provides exposure to a professional working environment, application of theory to working realities, and an opportunity to test skills and clarify goals. Course requirements include formal and reflective writing. Pass/NP only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

HUMA 5V02 Internship in the Humanities (1-9 semester credit hours) Developing professional tools in the humanities. Students undertake a new learning experience at a supervised work situation closely related to their academic interests. An internship provides exposure to a professional working environment, application of theory to working realities, and an opportunity to further test skills and clarify goals. Course requirements include formal and reflective writing. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

HUMA 6300 Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to the arts and humanities, including concepts of inquiry and interpretation that form the theoretical bases of the graduate programs, seminars, workshops, and studios. Required of all degree candidates for the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities. (3-0) S

HUMA 6320 French Review (3 semester credit hours) Intensive grammar review to assist students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with French texts. Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0) Y

HUMA 6321 Spanish Review (3 semester credit hours) Intensive grammar review to assist students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with Spanish texts. Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0) Y

HUMA 6323 German Review (3 semester credit hours) Intensive grammar review to assist students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with German texts. Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0) R

HUMA 6330 French Workshop (3 semester credit hours) Advanced reading, interpretation, and translation of texts in French. Workshop concludes with a translation examination, which comprises both the course final and the program's proficiency examination in French. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HUMA 6331 Spanish Workshop (3 semester credit hours) Advanced reading, interpretation, and translation of texts in Spanish. Workshop concludes with a translation examination, which comprises both the course final and the program's proficiency examination in Spanish. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HUMA 6333 German Workshop (3 semester credit hours) Advanced reading, interpretation, and translation of texts in German. Workshop concludes with a translation examination, which comprises both the course final and the program's proficiency examination in German. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HUMA 6360 Representations of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (3 semester credit hours) Students will be taught approaches to perceiving, reconstructing, appreciating, and analyzing the past through its representations. The course may be taught from different perspectives, including literature, film, and visual performing arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

HUMA 6390 Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Studies of topics that incorporate multiple disciplinary materials and perspectives. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

HUMA 6393 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUMA 6395 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUMA 6V81 Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (1-9 semester credit hours) If taken as an independent study, course may count toward minimum course requirements for the MA and PhD degree. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

HUMA 7390 Advanced Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Advanced studies of topics that incorporate multiple disciplinary materials and perspectives. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUMA 7V81 Advanced Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (1-9 semester credit hours) If taken as an independent study, course may count toward minimum course requirements for the PhD degree. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

HUMA 8303 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (30 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUMA 8305 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (15 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

HUMA 8V01 Dissertation Proposal (3-9 semester credit hours) Independent study course for the preparation of the dissertation proposal. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (18 semester hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. ([3-9]-0) R

HUMA 8V99 Dissertation (1-9 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

History of Ideas

IDEA 6300 Proseminar in History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) An introduction to graduate study in the History of Ideas. This course is a graduation requirement for all History of Ideas M.A. and Ph.D. students, and must be taken in the first Fall Semester of enrollment. (3-0) Y

IDEA 6399 Masters Portfolio (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). Only 6 semester credit hours will be counted toward MA. Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

IDEA 8303 Independent Readings in History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (15 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

IDEA 8305 Field Exam Preparation in History of Ideas (3 semester credit hours) Supervised preparation for field exams. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (30 semester credit hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

IDEA 8V01 Dissertation Proposal (3-9 semester credit hours) Independent study course for the preparation of the dissertation proposal. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (30 semester credit hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. ([3-9]-0) R

IDEA 8V99 Dissertation in History of Ideas (1-9 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

Latin American Studies

LATS 6300 Introduction to Latin American Studies (3 semester credit hours) An interdisciplinary introduction to the theories, methodologies, topics, and themes relevant to the study of Latin America. Required of all students in the MA program in Latin American Studies. (3-0) T

LATS 6390 Internship in Latin American Studies (3 semester credit hours) Students will complete an internship established in partnership with UT Dallas and businesses and/or not-for-profit agencies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). Only 6 semester credit hours will be counted toward the MA. Department consent required. (3-0) R

LATS 6399 Capstone Project in Latin American Studies (3 semester credit hours) Students produce a capstone project on a topic of their choice in Latin American Studies in the form of either a research thesis or final project. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). Only 6 semester credit hours will be counted toward the MA. Department consent required. (3-0) R

Literature

LIT 5348 Topics in Literary Studies (3 semester credit hours) May be repeated for credit as topics vary (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6300 Proseminar in Literary Studies (3 semester credit hours) Introduction to the key concepts, issues, and debates in the discipline of literary studies. (3-0) Y

LIT 6304 Literary Themes (3 semester credit hours) Examination of specific themes as they appear in various literary works and traditions. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6306 Major Authors (3 semester credit hours) Study of one or more major literary figures, such as Dante, Chaucer, Milton, Cervantes, Goethe, Blake, Balzac, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Mann, Eliot, Pound, Woolf, Faulkner, Paz, or Borges. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6308 Literary Forms and Genres (3 semester credit hours) Examination of literary forms and/or genres, either individually or in relation to each other. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6309 Literary Periods and Movements (3 semester credit hours) Examination of literary periods (e.g., Romanticism) and/or movements (e.g., the Harlem Renaissance). May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6315 Literary and Critical Theory (3 semester credit hours) Examination of currents and debates in literary and/or critical theory. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6319 Translation Theory (3 semester credit hours) Examination of currents and debates in translation theory. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6320 Poetry Workshop (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing advanced creative techniques and processes necessary for producing effective poems. Instructor consent required. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6321 Fiction Workshop (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing advanced creative techniques and processes necessary to producing effective short stories. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6322 (VPAS 6352) Creating Television and Movie Scripts (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing techniques and processes necessary for producing movie, multimedia, video, and television scripts. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6323 (VPAS 6353) Creating Plays and Musicals (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing creative techniques and processes necessary for producing plays and musicals. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6325 Nonfiction Workshop (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing advanced techniques and processes necessary for producing effective nonfiction. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6326 Translation Workshop (3 semester credit hours) A workshop designed to provide students with a model not only of literary interpretation but also of an interdisciplinary approach to literature through the act of translation. Emphasis is on the translation of literary works into English. Issues involved in this process will form the basis of the workshop's theoretical component. May be repeated for credit (12 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

LIT 6331 Rhetoric (3 semester credit hours) Examination of topics in the study of rhetoric such as ethos, histories of rhetoric, rhetorical theory, visual rhetoric, the rhetoric of technology and science, the Sophists, rhetoric as epistemic, and the work of key figures (e.g., Baudrillard, Burke, Foucault, Spivak). May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6332 Teaching First-Year Writing (3 semester credit hours) Covers both the methods of teaching first-year writing and pedagogical theories of modern composition. Enrollment required for teaching assistants assigned to sections of Rhetoric 1302, but not limited to such students. Instructor consent required. (3-0) Y

LIT 6370 Literature and Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Examination of philosophical questions and problems in literary works and/or literary study. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

LIT 6371 Literature, Science, and Culture (3 semester credit hours) Examination of the treatment of scientific concepts (e.g., relativity, evolution) and technological developments (e.g., computers, virtual reality) in literature. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

LIT 6372 Literature, Culture, and Society (3 semester credit hours) Examination of the values and concerns of various social groups through a study of literary works; consideration of the role of literature and the writer in given societies. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

LIT 6377 Literature and the Other Arts (3 semester credit hours) Examination of literature and its relationship to the visual and/or performing arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

LIT 6382 Latin American Literature (3 semester credit hours) Studies in the literatures of Latin America. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

LIT 6383 Chinese Literature (3 semester credit hours) Studies in the literatures of China. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6387 Modern Jewish Literature (3 semester credit hours) Study of modern Jewish literatures in multiple national contexts and languages, with emphasis on the interaction between modernity and vision of Jewish identities and traditions. (3-0) R

LIT 6388 Literature and the Holocaust (3 semester credit hours) Study of major literary works (novels, short stories, and poems) written under the impact of the Holocaust as well as literary theories responding to these works. Some emphasis placed on films and other works of visual art. (3-0) T

LIT 6392 Topics in Literary Studies (3 semester credit hours) May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6393 Topics in Translation Studies (3 semester credit hours) Topics in the field of Translation Studies such as anthropological approaches to translation, the history of translation, translation and reading, and historical aspects of translation. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

LIT 6395 Independent Study (3 semester credit hours) Independent study under the supervision of a faculty member on a topic agreed upon by the student and the faculty supervisor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). Program consent required. (3-0) R

LIT 7300 Academic Writing Workshop (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing advanced techniques and processes necessary for producing publishable scholarly writing in the discipline of literary studies. Prerequisite: LIT 6300 or instructor consent required. (3-0) Y

LIT 7321 Advanced Creative Writing Workshop (3 semester credit hours) An advanced workshop developing creative techniques and processes necessary to producing effective poetry, nonfiction, short stories, scripts, or other genres. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

LIT 7322 Advanced Translation Workshop (3 semester credit hours) An intensive investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of the art and craft of literary translation focusing on the techniques and processes involved in producing English translations of poetic, dramatic, fictional, and essayistic works. Students are expected to produce publishable translations. Discussions will include the history and theory of literary translation. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). Prerequisite: LIT 6326 or instructor consent required. (3-0) R

LIT 8303 Independent Readings in Literature (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (15 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

LIT 8305 Field Exam Preparation (3 semester credit hours) Independent study course for the preparation of field examinations. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (18 semester credit hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

LIT 8V01 Dissertation Proposal (3-9 semester credit hours) Independent study course for the preparation of the dissertation proposal. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (18 semester credit hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. ([3-9]-0) R

LIT 8V99 Dissertation (1-9 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

Philosophy

PHIL 6311 Ancient Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Study of texts significant in the history of philosophy from the ancient world. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6312 Chinese Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) This course will be an exploration of the major philosophical traditions of China, including Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, and Legalism. (3-0) R

PHIL 6313 Early Modern Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Study of texts significant in the history of philosophy from the early modern period, circa 1500-1800. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6314 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) This course will focus on major thinkers, texts, and movements within nineteenth and twentieth-century philosophy. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

PHIL 6322 Continental Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Study of one or more major figures and movements within the tradition of modern continental philosophy, from mid-nineteenth century to the present, for example, Nietzsche, Heidegger, de Beauvoir, Benjamin, Arendt, hermeneutics, phenomenology, deconstruction. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6323 Analytic Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Study of one or more major figures and movements within the tradition of modern analytic philosophy, from mid-nineteenth century to the present, for example, Frege, Wittgenstein, Anscombe, Foot, Rawls, ordinary language philosophy, logical empiricism. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6324 American Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Study of one or more major figures and movements within the tradition of American philosophy, for example, Emerson, James, Addams, Dewey, transcendentalism, pragmatism, process philosophy. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6325 Feminist and Queer Theory (3 semester credit hours) Study of one or more major figures or movements within the tradition of feminist philosophy and queer theory, for example, Wollstonecraft, de Beauvoir, Butler, Alcoff, Nussbaum, Halberstam, standpoint theory, analytic feminism, care ethics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6327 Modern Jewish Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Study of modern and contemporary Jewish thought, with an emphasis on the relationship between Judaism and philosophy. (3-0) R

PHIL 6331 Philosophy and Poetry (3 semester credit hours) This course will focus upon a philosophical reading of poetry that tries to grasp philosophy as a kind of poetic thinking. Texts will draw from poets who write in a philosophical register as well as from philosophers whose aim is to offer a new kind of poetic thinking. Interdisciplinary in focus and conceptual structure, the course will consider an approach to the philosophy of language attuned to translation theory, rhetoric, and social-political themes. (3-0) T

PHIL 6336 Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics (3 semester credit hours) A study of philosophical aesthetics and theories of art, including philosophical issues raised by artists, art movements, and individual works of art. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6345 Philosophy of Emotion (3 semester credit hours) This course will explore of central philosophical questions about the emotions, concerning for example what emotions are, how they relate to perception, cognition, belief and knowledge, their rationality or irrationality, or their connection with moral or aesthetic evaluation. (3-0) R

PHIL 6351 (HIST 6386) History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 semester credit hours) The study of one or more topics in history and philosophy of science, technology, or medicine. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

PHIL 6355 (HIST 6382) Magic, Science, and Religion (3 semester credit hours) A study of the relationships between magic, science, and religion during the period of the Scientific Revolution, and how these relationships interacted with the development of early modern European culture and society. (3-0) T

PHIL 6356 (HIST 6383) Space, Time, and Culture (3 semester credit hours) The study of the relationship between changing philosophic and scientific concepts of space and time and forms of cultural expression such as art, literature, and music. (3-0) T

PHIL 6360 Philosophical Issues and the Humanities (3 semester credit hours) An investigation of philosophical problems that arise from the investigation of the arts and humanities, such as the nature of interpretation or the philosophy of history. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6362 (HIST 6387) Philosophy of History (3 semester credit hours) This course examines philosophical thought about history in Europe and America from the nineteenth century to the present. Issues examined may include: The speculative philosophy of history; the epistemology of history; the ethics of historical research; historical interpretation and causal explanation; the question of historical objectivity; the linguistic turn and narrative representation; revisionism; history and theory; post-colonialism. (3-0) R

PHIL 6367 (ACN 6337 and HCS 6337) Cognitive Ethnography (3 semester credit hours) Students in this course will learn to observe, document, and analyze cognitive processes in real-world settings using the methods of cognitive ethnography. The course provides the theoretical and philosophical framework of embodied, situated, and distributed cognition and the interaction of cognition and culture that forms the foundation of cognitive ethnography methodology. The course may emphasize the uses of cognitive ethnography in human-computer interaction, system design, laboratory studies, cultural psychology, or media effects. Department consent required. (3-0) R

PHIL 6390 Topics in Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6391 Major Figures (3 semester credit hours) A study of the major works and central ideas of a major philosopher. May be repeated for credit as figure varies (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 6392 Great Texts (3 semester credit hours) An in-depth study of a single major philosophical text. May be repeated for credit as key text varies (9 semester credit hours maximum). Prerequisite: Any previous PHIL course. (3-0) R

PHIL 6398 Independent Study in Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Independent study that may count toward minimum course requirements of the MA in History of Ideas. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

PHIL 7330 The History of Hermeneutics (3 semester credit hours) Studies in the history of hermeneutics as a biblical-philological method and its transformation by the modern German tradition into a philosophical approach to language and experience. Focus on the work of Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer. (3-0) T

PHIL 7332 Topics in Recent Continental Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) Close textual study of the works of leading continental philosophers such as Nietzsche, Derrida, Foucault, Heidegger, Husserl, and others. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 7387 (HIST 7387) Advanced Topics in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 semester credit hours) Topics will vary but may include consideration of the philosophical or historical basis for the evolution of scientific thought; the problem of conceptual change in the study of the fundamental character of technology and its impact on culture. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

PHIL 7391 Advanced Topics in Philosophy (3 semester credit hours) May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

Visual and Performing Arts

VPAS 5V01 Supervised Internship in Visual and Performing Arts (1-9 semester credit hours) Exploration of professional settings in the visual and performing arts. Students undertake a new learning experience at a supervised work situation related to their academic interests. An internship provides exposure to a professional working environment, application of theory to working realities, and an opportunity to test skills and clarify goals. Course requirements include formal and reflective writing. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

VPAS 5V02 Internship in Visual and Performing Arts (1-9 semester credit hours) Developing professional tools in the visual and performing arts. Students undertake a new learning experience at a supervised work situation closely related to their academic interests. An internship provides exposure to a professional working environment, application of theory to working realities, and an opportunity to further test skills and clarify goals. Course requirements include formal and reflective writing. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. ([1-9]-0) R

VPAS 6300 Proseminar in Visual and Performing Arts (3 semester credit hours) An interdisciplinary course focusing on developing skills in scholarly investigation and creative practice and on innovative ways to integrate both into professional and academic work. (3-0) Y

VPAS 6303 Performance Literature, Theory, and Criticism (3 semester credit hours) Examination of a wide range of performance and theatrical traditions and texts. Using various critical and theoretical perspectives, the focus will be on the interplay between textual analysis, theoretical and critical frames, and performance. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6305 Criticism, Interpretation, and Performance (3 semester credit hours) An investigation of interrelationship among the activities of criticizing, interpreting, and performing artistic texts. Examples may be drawn from literature, theater, performance art, digital and inter-media applications, film/video, music, and visual arts. The course will include an exploration of the effects of various cultural and theoretical perspectives on our response to specific works. (3-0) R

VPAS 6310 Introduction to Film Studies (3 semester credit hours) Study of the history and formal and stylistic elements of cinema as a medium of expression, as an industry, and as an art form; and an introduction to the tenets and theoretical basis of the academic discipline known as film studies. (3-0) T

VPAS 6312 Art and Society (3 semester credit hours) Study of the many forms of interaction between the arts and the society in which they exist. Topics may include the role of the artist in society, the representation of social and religious values in art, or the influence of art and the artist upon society. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6313 The Business of the Arts (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of effective means to find, create, and manage markets and audiences for works of art. Topics may include digital media, visual or performing arts, museum studies, and arts management. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6315 The Arts in Historical Contexts (3 semester credit hours) Studies in one or more arts of various places and historical periods. Topics will vary, but may focus on a particular movement (e.g., Surrealism), a specific era (e.g., the Renaissance), or a place (e.g., Paris in the early twentieth century). May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) Y

VPAS 6317 Art and Authorship (3 semester credit hours) In-depth study of the role of the work, cultural milieu, and impact of an individual artist, writer, filmmaker, composer, performer, critic, scholar, or cultural historian. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6318 Arts and Their Institutions (3 semester credit hours) Studies of the institutions that shape and present the visual and performing arts by providing their physical, administrative, and financial frames; art museums, theaters, symphony associations, performance consortiums, or private foundations. The course will focus selectively on these institutions, grouping them for study in various ways depending on the interests and expertise of the instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6320 Studies in Experimental Traditions (3 semester credit hours) Studies in the works of artists whose experimentation with forms of expression breaks new ground in the arts and demands changes in the aesthetic perception of the public. The course will focus on such experimental movements as modernism, postmodernism, and various avant-gardes that form the new tradition of the contemporary arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6324 Spaces of Display and Performance (3 semester credit hours) Usually art works and performances are encountered in specific ritualized spaces designed for them and exerting strong influence on their character. The course will address such spaces critically from the point of view of architecture, theories of display, and concepts of ritual spectatorship. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6330 Studies in the Visual Arts (3 semester credit hours) Explorations in various forms of the visual arts. The course may focus on a specific form (e.g., painting, sculpture, film, photography) or interrelations among visual forms. Emphasis will be on the understanding of the creative process underlying the finished work. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6331 Studies in Music (3 semester credit hours) Studies in forms of musical expression. Topics will vary, but the course will emphasize the nature, development, and artistic possibilities of various forms of music. Courses may relate music to developments in other arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6333 Advanced Orchestra/Chamber Music Ensemble (3 semester credit hours) Workshop in which instrumentalists, singers, dancers, actors, composers, lyricists, visual artists and/or video/performance artists create and perform music for small and larger ensembles, plus multi-media and theater works. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (0-3) T

VPAS 6334 Iberian Culture and Music (3 semester credit hours) Study of the transfer of music and culture between Spain, Portugal, and the countries of the Americas which had close connections to the Iberian countries via language, culture, and commerce. (3-0) T

VPAS 6336 Photography Studio/Seminar (3 semester credit hours) Workshop-based course designed to foster reflection on the relationship between human perception and the photographic mediation of reality. The course may emphasis photographic processes or conceptual frameworks. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) T

VPAS 6337 Digital Photography (3 semester credit hours) Workshop in which students explore digital photography within the context of contemporary art, emphasizing the relationship between digital imaging processes and color photographic techniques. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) T

VPAS 6339 Painting/Digital Imaging/Video (3 semester credit hours) Workshop in which students will pursue creative work in a medium of their preference or expertise (can include painting, drawing, digital imaging, video or hybrid forms). May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) T

VPAS 6340 Studies in Theater and Dance (3 semester credit hours) An investigation of theater, performance art, inter-media, and/or dance as forms of art. The course will relate to and incorporate trends in other arts and contemporary intellectual and cultural movements, theories and critical issues. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6343 Essential Plays (3 semester credit hours) This course examines some of the world's most beloved masterpieces of dramatic literature. The class will explore methods of analyzing and interpreting plays for theatrical production, as literature, and for deeper understanding and enjoyment as readers, scholars, and spectators. May be repeated as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6345 Shakespeare in Performance (3 semester credit hours) Studies of Shakespeare's plays, examining varied artistic and scholarly interpretations in film and performance. The course will blend lectures, discussions, and practical skill-based exercises and may include scholarly and/or creative projects. Meant for aspiring writers, actors, directors, and teachers, with or without experience in performing. (3-0) T

VPAS 6347 Solo Performance (3 semester credit hours) Workshop in which students explore aspects of devising, writing, and performing solos, with an emphasis on developing work in multiple genres, media, and formats. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6348 Performance Installation (3 semester credit hours) An exploration of the theory, history, and practice of employing installation and performance art with technology as a means of extending personal artistic practice. Emphasis will be on practical experience in the conceptualization and production of collaborative, experimental, trans-disciplinary artistic expression. May be repeated for credit (6 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) R

VPAS 6352 (LIT 6322) Creating Television and Movie Scripts (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing techniques and processes necessary for producing movie, multimedia, video, and television scripts. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

VPAS 6353 (LIT 6323) Creating Plays and Musicals (3 semester credit hours) A workshop developing creative techniques and processes necessary for producing plays and musicals. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

VPAS 6373 Studies in Film, Television, and Digital Media (3 semester credit hours) Study of aspects of motion picture history, criticism, and aesthetics. Topics may include genre study, documentary practices, national cinemas or movements, theories of reception, or comparisons of these and other art forms. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6374 Myth In/And Media (3 semester credit hours) The class will explore, from a mythological perspective, how we have come to live in a world surrounded by an increasingly pervasive, powerful deluge of mythologically-informed media representations. Yet the content, language, formations, and templates applied are mythological, if not fundamental, to the origins of human consciousness and civilization. Includes mythological examinations of popular television programs, music videos, computer games, comic books, and films. (3-0) T

VPAS 6375 Imagery and Iconography (3 semester credit hours) The study of the visual image, its uses, and constructions of meaning. Topics may include the nature of the visual image, the modes of interpretation of visual images, the relationship of image and text, and the ways in which the visual image is used to shape our imagination. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6377 Critical Theory and the Visual Arts (3 semester credit hours) A mapping of the relations between the visual arts and critical theories from the mid-twentieth century to the present. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6390 Special Topics in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3 semester credit hours) Independent study course that may count toward minimum course requirements for the MA degree. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. (3-0) R

VPAS 6391 Creativity: Visual Arts Workshop (3 semester credit hours) A workshop emphasizing the creation of artistic works in a specific area of the visual arts (e.g., painting, drawing, photography, sculpture). Topics such as narrative representation or the study of a genre are explored to examine the theoretical basis guiding practice. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6392 Creativity: Image/Text Workshop (3 semester credit hours) An exploration of the visual possibilities inherent in the art of the text. Topics may include an investigation of techniques derived from various media that foster the transformation and combination of words and images. The problem of creating text for a visual environment will be examined. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6393 Creativity: Time-Based Arts Workshop (3 semester credit hours) Exploration of the conceptual demands inherent in time-based visual art. Topics may include interactive visual arts, installation, kinetic art, computer animation, and video processes. The potential of narrative models may be examined. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6394 Creativity: Performance (3 semester credit hours) A skills-based course intended to enable the exploration, development, and realization of a performance expression. Project-focused, the course may include playwriting, adaption of non-dramatic or oral history sources, or be guided by specific text(s), improvisation, inter-cultural or inter-media explorations. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 6397 Independent Readings in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

VPAS 6398 Independent Research in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (9 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

VPAS 6399 Music in Historical Context (3 semester credit hours) Study of music in society: dates, periods, genres, style characteristics, major figures, representative masterworks, political/economical/social climate, corollaries in literature, theater, visual art. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 7305 Advanced Topics in Art History (3 semester credit hours) Advanced studies in one or more arts of various places and historical periods. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 7320 Advanced Topics in the Visual Arts (3 semester credit hours) Advanced explorations in various forms of the visual arts. The course may focus on a specific genre or form or on interrelations among visual forms. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (0-3) T

VPAS 7330 Advanced Topics in Music (3 semester credit hours) Advanced studies in forms of musical expression. The course will emphasize the nature, development, and artistic possibilities of various forms of music. Courses may relate music to developments in other arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 7340 Advanced Topics in Theater and Dance (3 semester credit hours) Advanced investigation of theater, performance art, inter-media, and/or dance as forms of art. The course will relate to and incorporate trends in other arts and contemporary intellectual and cultural movements, theories and critical issues. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 7355 Interdisciplinary Studies in Music (3 semester credit hours) Study of music in relation to one or more of the other arts/disciplines: literature, theatre, dance, visual art, cinema, history, psychology, technology, etc. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 7360 Advanced Topics in Film, Television, and Digital Media (3 semester credit hours) Advanced study of particular aspects of motion picture history, criticism, and aesthetics. Topics may include genre study, documentary practices, national cinemas or movements, theories of reception, or comparisons of these and other art forms. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) T

VPAS 7380 Advanced Topics in Aesthetic Studies (3 semester credit hours) Advanced study of particular themes, topics, and issues in the various disciplines that constitute aesthetic studies. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). (3-0) R

VPAS 7390 Advanced Special Topics in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3 semester credit hours) Independent study course that may count toward minimum course requirements for the Ph.D. degree. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 semester credit hours maximum). Department consent required. (3-0) R

VPAS 8303 Independent Readings in Visual and Performing Arts (3 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (15 semester credit hours maximum). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

VPAS 8305 Field Exam Preparation (3 semester credit hours) Independent study course for the preparation of field examinations. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (18 semester credit hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. (3-0) R

VPAS 8V01 Dissertation Proposal (3-9 semester credit hours) Independent study course for the preparation of the dissertation proposal. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit (18 semester credit hours maximum or fewer depending on the individual student's degree plan). Instructor consent required. ([3-9]-0) R

VPAS 8V99 Dissertation (1-9 semester credit hours) Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for credit. Instructor consent required. ([1-9]-0) R