Performing and Media Arts (PMA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

PMA 1100

How we understand our world is integrally related to the forms of media and artistry we encounter. The First year Writing Seminars offered through Performing and Media Arts ask students to engage critically ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Adaptations Across Media

  •  2450 PMA 1100   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Stanley, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Speaking Bodies,Dancing Knowledge in Caribbean

  •  2847 PMA 1100   SEM 102

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Padilla, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    You will not receive credit or FWS credit for this section of PMA 1100.102 if you have already received credit for PMA 1172.
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1104

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2373 PMA 1104   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1175

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2444 PMA 1175   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mahmood, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1410

The Media Production Lab course is a series of self-contained lecture/workshops on various topics in the production of film and video on-set and on-location. The workshops will be hands on experience with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9610 PMA 1410   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1610

This technology lab will provide students with a foundation of the production process through experiential learning of scenographic practices. Students will learn about the technical production processes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9525 PMA 1610   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1611

Students participating in a PMA creative project led by a faculty member or PMA Guest Artist can earn PMA 1611 credit. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Twelfth Night Shakespeare

  •  9526 PMA 1611   PRJ 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Dance

  •  9527 PMA 1611   PRJ 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2100

This course is designed to offer students a broad, foundational introduction to the mission of the Department of Performing and Media Arts. With a focus both on making artistic work in mediated forms and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9630 PMA 2100   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Milles, B

      Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2300

Students compose and present short studies that are discussed and reworked. Problems are defined and explored through class improvisations. Informal showing at end of semester. Includes informal showing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 2511

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9585 PMA 2300   DES 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2380

This course is a hybrid seminar/performance forum that combines scholarly exploration of hip hop musical aesthetics with applied performance. Students will engage in online and in-class discussions of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2380MUSIC 2380

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18357 PMA 2380   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2400

This course is created to prepare students accepted into CULA into beginning the groundwork toward their independent study projects they will complete during the Spring study away experience. Additionally, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9642 PMA 2400   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Cornell in Los Angeles program students.

PMA 2560

From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present moment, movies - and in particular Hollywood - have profoundly influenced the ways in which people see, think and talk about the world. Focusing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2760ENGL 2761VISST 2300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8288 PMA 2560   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8289 PMA 2560   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8290 PMA 2560   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2610

Learn what it means to run a live show. Participate as part of a team to ensure all the elements work together and on time. Learn the intricacies of collaborating with a production group to create a unified ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  9528 PMA 2610   LAB 401

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  9529 PMA 2610   LAB 402

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

      Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  9530 PMA 2610   LAB 403

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2611

This lab will give students practical experience as an assistant stage manager in the organization and management of a theatrical or mediated production; in rehearsals, in technical rehearsals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  9531 PMA 2611   LAB 401

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2670

This course aims to give students a good historical and critical grounding in Shakespeare's drama and its central and continuing place in Renaissance culture and beyond. We will read poetry and primarily ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2270

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8403 PMA 2670   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Lorenz, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2680

Language is a skin, the critic Roland Barthes once wrote: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8411 PMA 2680   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hanson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2701

This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to the methods employed in media arts, sound and performance. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the strategies and historical context of these ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one studio and one project. Combined with: ART 2701

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4444 PMA 2701   STU 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Velazquez Solis, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4446 PMA 2701   PRJ 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Velazquez Solis, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one studio and one project. Combined with: ART 2701

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4445 PMA 2701   STU 502

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shongov, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4447 PMA 2701   PRJ 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Shongov, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2800

An introduction to the actor's technique and performance skills, exploring the elements necessary to begin training as an actor, i.e., observation, concentration, and imagination. Focus is on physical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9532 PMA 2800   DES 501

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9533 PMA 2800   DES 502

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9534 PMA 2800   DES 503

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3000

Independent study allows students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for the course, must approve ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  9535 PMA 3000   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9536 PMA 3000   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9537 PMA 3000   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9538 PMA 3000   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9539 PMA 3000   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9540 PMA 3000   IND 606

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9541 PMA 3000   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9542 PMA 3000   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9543 PMA 3000   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9544 PMA 3000   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9545 PMA 3000   IND 611

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9546 PMA 3000   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9547 PMA 3000   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9548 PMA 3000   IND 614

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9549 PMA 3000   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9550 PMA 3000   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9551 PMA 3000   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9552 PMA 3000   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

PMA 3190

This lab introduces students to the collaborative, intellectual, and practical operations of a Visual Anthropology Lab. Students gain practical experience working as part of a team to support ongoing research, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3190ANTHR 6190PMA 6190

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18351 PMA 3190   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3226

How does the social production of dance reflect its historical context? Is dance inherently political? What is the meaning of the beautiful in dance? Beginning with 16th century court dances, we will explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9602 PMA 3226   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3452

What role should moving images play in debates about transnational migration, one of the principal factors re-shaping communities and communication today? Focusing on cinema from the late 20th and early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3442PMA 5452

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9640 PMA 3452   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3510

This introductory course familiarizes students with documentary filmmaking and audiovisual modes of knowledge production. Through lectures, screenings, workshops, and labs, students will develop single-camera ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3110ANTHR 6110PMA 6510

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7586 PMA 3510   STU 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.gle/GpPefYrbG7Szn2Vp7 to apply.

PMA 3531

This course explores the fundamentals of writing for the screen. The course format will include creative writing assignments, class discussion, screenings and workshop. Students will produce short film ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9584 PMA 3531   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.gle/1sRpxRi7omEL3kYYA to apply.

PMA 3533

This course explores the history, theory, and craft of writing for film, television, and other narrative media (including documentary, reality television, interactive media, etc.). We consider the vital ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3533

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9618 PMA 3533   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3550

Global Cinema and Media offers a survey of international film and media history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: COML 3261VISST 3175

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9577 PMA 3550   LEC 001

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9578 PMA 3550   LAB 401

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3570

An introduction to filmmaking, students will learn to create compelling characters, as well as develop strong storytelling skills through basic character and story development and breakdown, cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9583 PMA 3570   STU 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3580

Film is a language that expresses the director's idea and cinematography is a key component of the language of film. You need to develop visual storytelling skills by blending lights, camera movements, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9628 PMA 3580   STU 501

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3610

Based on previous coursework and experience, students may be offered the opportunity to participate as an apprentice in a mentored PMA creative project. The apprentice experience and number of credits ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9553 PMA 3610   STU 501

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9554 PMA 3610   STU 502

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3614

A course working on the creation and development of characters on paper. The character designs explored will not be bound by the limits of the human body or physical costumes, but rather will push the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9609 PMA 3614   STU 501

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3640

An exploration of the scene design process for the live performance. Students will execute design projects employing various media (e.g., sketches, paper models, computer graphics) that examine how the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9555 PMA 3640   DES 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3680

Covering the basics of digital audio, bioacoustics, psychoacoustics and sound design, as they apply to theatre, film and music production. Students create soundscapes for text and moving image using ProTools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3431

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9556 PMA 3680   DES 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3691

The first half of the semester will focus on Location Sound Recording; boom mic?ing, wiring actors with body mics, plant mic?s, room tone capture and field recording. The second half will focus on Post ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9641 PMA 3691   DES 501

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3740

In A Theory of Parody, Linda Hutcheon defines parody broadly as repetition with critical difference, which marks difference rather than similarity. Taking a cue from Hutcheon, we will consider parody as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3745FGSS 3740LGBT 3740

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9603 PMA 3740   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3754

In this course, we will critically examine the production and performance of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender through literature and contemporary performance genres such as spoken word, slam poetry, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9612 PMA 3754   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3757

Explores major American playwrights from 1900 to 1960, introducing students to American theatre as a significant part of modern American cultural history. We will consider the ways in which theatre has ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3360ENGL 3360

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9588 PMA 3757   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3800

Practical exploration of the actor's craft through exercises in physical and psychological action, improvisation and scene study. (PMA-EP) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9558 PMA 3800   DES 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3804

In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will study the strategies that sound artists, composers, visual artists, writers, and filmmakers have employed to use Black sounds as a sign. We will explore intersections ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ART 3804ART 5804PMA 5804

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4549 PMA 3804   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Obadike, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3880

Focused, practical exercises teach the student fundamental staging techniques that bring written text to theatrical life. A core objective is to increase the student's awareness of why and how certain ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 3798

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9559 PMA 3880   DES 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4000

In this advanced undergraduate-level seminar, all senior majors synthesize four years of study in a collaborative intellectual and artistic project with the faculty. Over the course of the fall semester, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9611 PMA 4000   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4671

This course will explore the cultural, political and social ramifications of stand-up comedy through the lens of twentieth and twenty-first century stand up comedians. Because of streaming services, Stand ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4672

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9631 PMA 4671   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4675

Examines how collaboration among stage directors, designers, and actors leads to differing interpretations of plays. The course focuses on how the texts themselves are blueprints for productions with particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 4210VISST 4546

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9561 PMA 4675   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4695

This course contemplates challenges associated with researching and representing LGBTQ+ pasts. We approach this topic from several angles: 1) by asking what constitutes queer and trans in different historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9632 PMA 4695   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4835

An understanding of performance as object and lens, modality and method, is integral to scholarship and research across the humanities and social sciences. Charting the advent and defining principles of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9598 PMA 4835   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4950

First of a two-semester sequence (the second is PMA 4951) for seniors engaged in an honors project. Honor guidelines and form. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9592 PMA 4950   RSC 701

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9593 PMA 4950   RSC 702

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9594 PMA 4950   RSC 703

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9595 PMA 4950   RSC 704

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  9596 PMA 4950   RSC 705

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

PMA 4951

Second of a two-semester sequence (the first is PMA 4950) for students engaged in an honors project. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9597 PMA 4951   RSC 701

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

PMA 4952

Academic credit can only be awarded for unpaid internships. Students must submit an Application for Academic Credit by April 15. The Application for Academic Credit must be received/approved prior to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9591 PMA 4952   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 5452

What role should moving images play in debates about transnational migration, one of the principal factors re-shaping communities and communication today? Focusing on cinema from the late 20th and early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3442PMA 3452

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18513 PMA 5452   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 5804

In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will study the strategies that sound artists, composers, visual artists, writers, and filmmakers have employed to use Black sounds as a sign. We will explore intersections ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ART 3804ART 5804PMA 3804

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4551 PMA 5804   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Obadike, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6021

This class is designed to introduce doctoral students to Humanistic Research Methods. While qualitative and quantitative research methods are humanistic, this course serves as an added layer of context ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9629 PMA 6021   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6190

This lab introduces students to the collaborative, intellectual, and practical operations of a Visual Anthropology Lab. Students gain practical experience working as part of a team to support ongoing research, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3190ANTHR 6190PMA 3190

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18352 PMA 6190   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6400

This required seminar for the new graduate minor in media studies considers media from a wide number of perspectives, ranging from the methods of cinema and television studies to those of music, information ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9620 PMA 6400   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ma, S

      Vaziri, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6510

This introductory course familiarizes students with documentary filmmaking and audiovisual modes of knowledge production. Through lectures, screenings, workshops, and labs, students will develop single-camera ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3110ANTHR 6110PMA 3510

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7588 PMA 6510   STU 501

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.gle/GpPefYrbG7Szn2Vp7 to apply.

PMA 6600

An introduction to the theory and methods involved in the study of performing and media arts. Attention focuses on pedagogy and the profession in Part I. Part II explores current scholarly trends. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9587 PMA 6600   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6695

This course contemplates challenges associated with researching and representing LGBTQ+ pasts. We approach this topic from several angles: 1) by asking what constitutes queer and trans in different historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9637 PMA 6695   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6835

An understanding of performance as object and lens, modality and method, is integral to scholarship and research across the humanities and social sciences. Charting the advent and defining principles of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9607 PMA 6835   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 7000

Independent study in performing and media arts allows graduate students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9567 PMA 7000   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9568 PMA 7000   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9569 PMA 7000   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9570 PMA 7000   IND 604

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9571 PMA 7000   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9572 PMA 7000   IND 606

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9573 PMA 7000   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9574 PMA 7000   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9575 PMA 7000   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9576 PMA 7000   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 7100

Provides graduate students in the field of Performing and Media Arts an opportunity to work directly with a faculty member to explore pedagogical theory and practice in undergraduate theatre classes in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9564 PMA 7100   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9565 PMA 7100   SEM 102

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9566 PMA 7100   SEM 103

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person