Performing and Media Arts (PMA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

PMA 1175

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9487 PMA 1175   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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 1183

From the Bronx to LA, hip-hop journeys from coast to coast and across oceans. What are the special analytical problems of hip-hop’s dissemination? How can we resolve the contradictions that arise when ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9496 PMA 1183   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Chung, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

PMA 1184

In high school, I wasn’t allowed to use “I” in an essay. But now that I’m in university, “I argue” or “We observe” or something similar is in almost every article or book I’ve been assigned. When or how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9497 PMA 1184   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Sengdala, B

  • 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

  •  5461 PMA 1410   LAB 401

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5462 PMA 1410   LAB 402

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5390 PMA 1610   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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: Dance

  •  5391 PMA 1611   PRJ 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1670

The Student Laboratory Theatre Company (SLTC) is a group of student-actors who earn credit by acting in two or three scenes directed by students taking PMA 4880. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5392 PMA 1670   STU 501

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2000

The Colloquium provides opportunities for exchange, reflection, discussion of relevant concepts, and extended engagement with the media objects made in a variety of Making Media courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  5477 PMA 2000   DES 501

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2221

Contemporary Movement Practices is an intermediate-level studio immersion in contemporary concert dance genres and methodologies germane to the 21st-century field. In-depth modules will extract and explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5485 PMA 2221   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2452

In this course, we will explore over one hundred years of Japanese cinema—one of the most prominent and diverse global film industries—from silent comedies to J-Horror, “ramen westerns” to Studio Ghibli. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2252

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10271 PMA 2452   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10272 PMA 2452   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10273 PMA 2452   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10274 PMA 2452   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10275 PMA 2452   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2490

What does it mean to call a film is Jewish? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews-actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2790JWST 2790VISST 2790

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1435 PMA 2490   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Shapiro, E

  • 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

  •  5393 PMA 2610   LAB 401

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  5394 PMA 2610   LAB 402

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

      Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  5395 PMA 2610   LAB 403

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5396 PMA 2611   LAB 401

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  5397 PMA 2611   LAB 402

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2652

This course introduces students to ancient Greek drama, with a particular focus on the genre of tragedy and its relation to the cultural, political, and performance context of Athens in the 5th century ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2652FGSS 2652SHUM 2652

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8574 PMA 2652   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2681

More than 400 years after his death, Shakespeare remains an inescapable part of world culture. His influence can be traced at every level, from traditional art forms like theater, poetry, and opera to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2080SHUM 2080

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6235 PMA 2681   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gilbert, R

  • 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

  •  7930 PMA 2701   STU 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Velazquez Solis, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7931 PMA 2701   PRJ 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Velazquez Solis, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2703

From hieroglyphs to HTML, ancient poetry to audiotape, and Plato's cave to virtual reality, Thinking Media offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the most influential media formats of the last three ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8945 PMA 2703   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Born, E

  • 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

  •  5398 PMA 2800   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: sophomores and first-years during pre-enrollment; all others should enroll on the waitlist.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5399 PMA 2800   DES 502

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: sophomores and first-years during pre-enrollment; all others should enroll on the waitlist.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5400 PMA 2800   DES 503

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: sophomores and first-years during pre-enrollment; all others should enroll on the waitlist.

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. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5401 PMA 3000   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Aldape Munoz, 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

  •  5402 PMA 3000   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5403 PMA 3000   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5404 PMA 3000   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, 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

  •  5405 PMA 3000   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5406 PMA 3000   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • 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

  •  5407 PMA 3000   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5408 PMA 3000   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5409 PMA 3000   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5410 PMA 3000   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5411 PMA 3000   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5412 PMA 3000   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5413 PMA 3000   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5414 PMA 3000   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5415 PMA 3000   IND 615

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5416 PMA 3000   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, 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

  •  5417 PMA 3000   IND 618

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Stratford, 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

  •  5418 PMA 3000   IND 619

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5419 PMA 3000   IND 620

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5420 PMA 3000   IND 621

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 3243

Making Dance on Camera is an interdisciplinary laboratory course where students acquire and apply fundamental camera, direction, editing, and production skills through the context and collaboration of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5489 PMA 3243   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3410

From Al Capone to Tony Soprano, the mafia has been the subject of numerous films over the course of 70 years, so many in fact that one might well speak of a mafia obsession in American popular culture. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ITAL 3010

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3617 PMA 3410   SEM 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campbell, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3425

This course will explore approaches to the Deaf experience taken by Deaf artists from the 1900s to the present. Analysis of chosen works of Deaf art, film and theater will illuminate the expression of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASL 3215

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1157 PMA 3425   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Schertz, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3485

Beginning in the early days of silent cinema, a rich tradition of what are called city films, combines technological innovation with the exploration of specific urban spaces. Students in this class will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  3738 PMA 3485   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Keller, P

      Lawless, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3490

An introduction (without prerequisites) to fundamental problems of current political theory, filmmaking, and film analysis, along with their interrelationship. Particular emphasis on comparing and contrasting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3300GERST 3550GOVT 3705

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8920 PMA 3490   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3508

A course that creates films through various cameras and tools. Using everything from film still photography to 16mm film and digital cameras, students will make diverse and experimental films. This class ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5491 PMA 3508   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • 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.  Combined with: COML 3261PMA 6550VISST 3175

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5447 PMA 3550   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3560

In 1968, amongst cultural and political turmoil, the American film industry adopted the ratings system, which helped usher in the kinds of cinema we know today. This course focuses on developments in U.S. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3760VISST 3760

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4366 PMA 3560   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4367 PMA 3560   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4368 PMA 3560   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • 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

  •  5450 PMA 3570   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • 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. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5422 PMA 3610   STU 501

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  5423 PMA 3610   STU 502

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3615

Introduction to draping and patterning basics followed by research, experimentation, and translation of historic silhouettes and structure. Previous basic machine sewing experience helpful, but ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5424 PMA 3615   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3660

Design of costumes for theatre and film, concentrating on script and character analysis, period research, design elements, figure drawing and rendering skills, and an understanding of production ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5425 PMA 3660   STU 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 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

  •  5426 PMA 3680   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5427 PMA 3680   DES 502

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3684

What can sound tell us about culture, power, and ideology? Does it echo the information given to us by images? Does the information translate across media? Or does sonic information speak in a fundamentally ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5488 PMA 3684   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3686

This course explores creative collaboration, examining effective methods for leading and participating in artist-teams across various disciplines. Students will study successful models of collective art-making, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ART 3786

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5492 PMA 3686   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, K

      Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3800

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5430 PMA 3800   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3805

In this introductory class, students will study elements of successful dramatic writing: strong structure, effective dialogue, and imaginative theatricality. Students will craft and revise short plays, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5421 PMA 3805   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4401

This production seminar is for students with basic documentary filmmaking skills who want to work with previously collected footage and/or are in production on a project in or around Ithaca. Over the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4401ANTHR 7401PMA 7401

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14780 PMA 4401   DES 501

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4513

Labor is a universal human activity that orders societal hierarchies and determines value. Cinema and television, by zooming in and out of labor paid or unpaid, masculine or feminine, tedious or pleasurable, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  1756 PMA 4513   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4585

A continuation of PMA 3570, Introduction to Visual Storytelling, students will dive deeper into creating story driven short form narratives. Students will have the opportunity to develop and produce a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 4793

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5451 PMA 4585   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4660

The act of adaptation invokes a response to source material from a variety of inspiration(s) -- images, poems, stories, iconic moments, people, legends, events, histories. Artist/creators work to transcend ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 4260

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5453 PMA 4660   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • 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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5487 PMA 4671   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4681

This course explores the increasing presence of all the arts in prisons throughout the country and examines the increasing scholarship surrounding arts programs and their efficacy for incarcerated persons. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4681SHUM 4081

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5478 PMA 4681   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4701

This course explores nightlife as a temporality that fosters countercultural performances of the self and that serves as a site for the emergence of alternative kinship networks. Focusing on queer communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5471 PMA 4701   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4712

This upper-level seminar considers the long evolution of queer and trans TV from its role in the origins of television as a medium through its contemporary manifestations. The premises of the course—subject ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5490 PMA 4712   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4801

Advanced acting students will expand their skills using targeted approaches and methodologies of the instructors' choosing to develop scripted and/or original material for in-class study and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5431 PMA 4801   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4841

What does it mean to be-or to become-animated? How have thinkers ranging from ancient and modern philosophers to contemporary critical theorists conceptualized animated-ness as essence, feeling, form, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 6841

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5468 PMA 4841   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4866

The function of the theatre critic is well understood, but the role of the dramaturg remains mysterious in the American theatre. Yet theatre critics and dramaturgs use many of the same research, analytic, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 4766ENGL 6766PMA 6866

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5463 PMA 4866   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4880

Builds on the directing techniques learned in Fundamentals of Directing I. In this course each student directs actors from the Student Laboratory Theatre Company in a series of projects and public presentations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5432 PMA 4880   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • 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

  •  5455 PMA 4950   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5456 PMA 4950   RSC 702

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5457 PMA 4950   RSC 703

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • 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

  •  5458 PMA 4951   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5459 PMA 4951   RSC 702

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 6405MUSIC 6400

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5481 PMA 6400   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Shechtman, A

      Wang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6513

Labor is a universal human activity that orders societal hierarchies and determines value. Cinema and television, by zooming in and out of labor paid or unpaid, masculine or feminine, tedious or pleasurable, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  1752 PMA 6513   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6550

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.  Combined with: COML 3261PMA 3550VISST 3175

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5460 PMA 6550   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6701

This course explores nightlife as a temporality that fosters countercultural performances of the self and that serves as a site for the emergence of alternative kinship networks. Focusing on queer communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5469 PMA 6701   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6841

What does it mean to be-or to become-animated? How have thinkers ranging from ancient and modern philosophers to contemporary critical theorists conceptualized animated-ness as essence, feeling, form, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PMA 4841

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5467 PMA 6841   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6866

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 4766ENGL 6766PMA 4866

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5465 PMA 6866   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • 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

  •  5437 PMA 7000   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5438 PMA 7000   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5439 PMA 7000   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5440 PMA 7000   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5441 PMA 7000   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5442 PMA 7000   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5443 PMA 7000   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5444 PMA 7000   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5445 PMA 7000   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5446 PMA 7000   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • 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

  •  5433 PMA 7100   SEM 101

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5434 PMA 7100   SEM 102

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5435 PMA 7100   SEM 103

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5436 PMA 7100   SEM 104

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 7401

This production seminar is for students with basic documentary filmmaking skills who want to work with previously collected footage and/or are in production on a project in or around Ithaca. Over the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4401ANTHR 7401PMA 4401

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14782 PMA 7401   DES 501

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person