Arts & Humanities Course
Descriptions
Arts
and Technology Core Courses
ATEC 6300
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Arts and Technology (3 semester hours)
Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of mutual interactions between
technology and the creative arts. Establishes basic
theoretical concepts and principles underlying the graduate program in Arts and
Technology. Required of all degree candidates in Arts
and Technology. (3-0) Y
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics
of Interactive Arts
(3 semester hours) Exploration of aesthetic principles underlying the
interactive electronic arts, their relation to and divergence from aesthetic
principles underlying traditional forms of artistic expression. Topics will include interactive games,
animation, and new modes of narrative. Required of all degree candidates in Arts and Technology.
(0-3) Y
ATEC
7331 Research Methodology in Arts and Technology (3
semester 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
Arts
and Technology Elective Courses
ATEC 6332 Design
Principles (3
semester hours) Exploration of advanced design principles and practices common
to most design professions. Topics include the language of design, core
design concepts, analysis of design, and specialized design practices. (0-3) Y
ATEC 6333
Computational Design
(3 semester 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) Y
ATEC
6334 Information Design for New Media (3 semester hours) This course
explores holistic discovery research and practice in the field of new media
studies. Students will learn to uncover insights about user desirability,
technological potential and possibility, data evaluation, value measures, and
how to select ideas that have the greatest potential to ultimately invest,
develop, and build new products and services. (0-3) T
ATEC
6335 Research in Sound Design (3 semester hours)
Exploration of the relationship between sound, music, and the visual arts. This
course covers the history of art and technology as applied to the domain of
sound, with a special focus on interactive applications. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6341 Game Design (3 semester hours) Advanced study of the structure and
design of digital, analog, narrative, and social game systems. Course focuses
on theory, critical analysis, innovation, and prototype creation. (May be
repeated to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) Y
ATEC
6342 Game Studies (3 semester hours) Advanced study of the computer game as
cultural artifact, procedural system, social space, and artistic medium. (May
be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6343 Interactive Environments (3 semester hours)
Exploration of design principles and practices for the creation of interactive
experiential spaces. Course focuses on atmosphere, flow, interactivity, spatial
narrative, and user experience. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6344 History and Culture of Games (3 semester hours) Interdisciplinary research in the historical,
cultural, sociological, and technological impact of games on human society.
(May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
ATEC
6345 Game Production Lab (3 semester hours) Exploration and
application of advanced methods and techniques (literary, artistic, conceptual,
and technical) involved in the development of interactive games. Includes participation
in development team for creation of a prototype, vertical slice demo, or
complete original game. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum
of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6346 Game Pipeline Methodologies (3 semester hours) Advanced
development and production of digital, analog, narrative, and social games with
emphasis on post-production techniques, including system balancing and tuning,
rapid iteration, and commercial and independent business models. Includes
participation in a development team for creation of a prototype, vertical slice
demo, or complete original game. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6347 Serious Games (3 semester hours)
Advanced research in the application of gaming technologies, systems,
and principles toward games outside the entertainment sector, including health
and medical, social and civil, business, and academic applications. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6348 Educational Games (3 semester hours) Advanced research in
the design, creation, and implementation of game-like systems towards new
research in pedagogy, simulation, training, and formal and informal education.
(May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(0-3) T
ATEC
6351 Digital Arts (3 semester hours) Exploration and application of advanced
methods and techniques for the creation of visual images through the use of
digital media. (May be repeated as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(0-3) Y
ATEC
6352 Motion Capture (3 semester hours) Exploration of advanced methods and
techniques in motion capture animation. Course culminates in a
professional-quality animation project. (May be repeated to a maximum of 9
credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6353 Visualization Research (3 semester hours) Exploration and
application of advanced techniques in animation, visualization, simulation, and
interactivity. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6354 Virtual Environments (3 semester 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. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary
to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6355 Animation Production Lab (3 semester hours)
Exploration and application of advanced concepts and techniques involved in the
development of animated shorts and features. Includes participation in
development team for creation of an animated short or feature-length animated
film. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6356 Interactive Narrative (3 semester hours). Advanced research
in the analysis and creation of interactive narrative systems, designs, and
models through various philosophical and mechanical approaches. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6361 Creating Interactive Media (3 semester hours) This
course covers theory, principles, and practice of media objects created for an
interactive environment. Sections may be devoted exclusively to a single aspect
of emerging media and communications or to a multiplicity of subjects related
to the field. (May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6365 Interaction, Communication, and Exchanges in Virtual Societies (3
semester hours) This course will address emerging issues related to the ever
increasing use of virtual representations of the self and the other in the
fields of human interaction, communication and exchanges. Topics may include
education and training, cultural exchanges, and e-government, with the
underlying human computer interaction and project management implications. The
course will address the design, technical, psychological, ethical, and
sociological dimensions in these fields. (May be repeated for credit as topics
vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6372 (EMAC 6372) Approaches to Emerging Media and Communication (3
semester hours) This course focuses on the conceptual study of emerging media.
Course may explore the theoretical, political, technological, cultural,
cognitive, and historical forces which inform the way media and communication
develop. (3-0) T
ATEC
6373 (EMAC 6373) Emerging Media Studio I (3 semester hours) This
course explores media production across multiple media. Students work in teams
to develop meta-media projects in a variety of content delivery environments.
Class will require students to develop a range of rhetorical (text, audio) and
visual (image, video) strategies appropriate for emerging media. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours maximum).
(3-0) T
ATEC
6374 Digital Textuality (3 semester hours) This course will
combine theory and practice to focus on shifts in text, image, and sound.
Students will become acquainted with the influence of the digital on forms of
textuality and put theory into practice by communicating ideas through multiple
media forms. (3-0) T
ATEC
6375 Topics in Emerging & Cognitive Design (3
semester hours) Exploration of the underlying psychological issues of users
that can be taken into account in the design and assessment of interactive
technologies, such as online personas, virtual humans and cultures,
brain-computer or human-robotic interfaces, and e-behavior. (May be repeated
for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
ATEC
6376 E-Business Environment Design (3 semester hours) Students
in this course will analyze underlying changes in societal structures fueled by
a web-based economic environment, apply the effect of these societal paradigms
to marketing, examine the effect of technology-driven societal structures on
the workplace, and explore how the optimization of e-marketing and e-business
environment designs can be used to create sustainability strategies. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
ATEC
6381 Special Topics in Emergent Communication (3 semester hours)
Explores current theories informing research on and practices in digital media
and communication, such as distributed, mobile, time-shifted, interactive and
personal media. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9
credit hours.) (0-3) T
ATEC
6382 Special Topics in Interactive Media (3 semester hours) Students
in this course will explore how interactivity defines the degree to which
digital artifacts (such as games, multimedia applications, and interactive
applications) are generated and transformed by their users. Topics may include
interaction design, interface design, and research in anticipatory systems.
(May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) R
ATEC
6383 Special Topics in Sound Design (3 semester hours) Advanced
research in digital music and sound design. Topics may include advanced
visualization of music and sound, sonification of images and data, and advanced
research in interactive sound applications. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) R
ATEC
6384 Special Topics in Game Studies (3 semester hours) An
examination of the links between technology, play, and culture. Topics may
include the ethics of game development, serious and persuasive games,
simulation and training, interactive education, identity and culture in virtual
worlds, multilinear narrative, and philosophical origins of games as a medium.
(May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) R
ATEC
6385 Special Topics in Animation (3 semester hours) Advanced
research in animation, including concept development, character development,
advanced techniques and methods in 2D animation, and animation production
techniques. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3)
R
ATEC
6389 Topics in Arts and Technology (3 semester hours) The
study of specific issues, problems, methods, or practices relevant to arts and
technology. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0)
R
ATEC
6390 Special Topics in Arts and Technology (3 semester hours)
Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course requirements
for the M.A. or M.F.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9
credit hours.) (3-0) R
ATEC
6391 Computer Processing for Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) Advanced study of technology and programming methods
appropriate for research design in Arts & Technology. (3-0) R
ATEC
6397 Independent Readings in Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit) (3-0) R
ATEC
6398 Independent Research in Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
ATEC
6V90 Internship in Arts & Technology (1-3 semester hours)
Students undertake a learning experience at a supervised work situation related
to their graduate area of study. An
internship provides exposure experience 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. (May be repeated for credit to
a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (0- [1-3]) R
ATEC
6V95 Advanced Project Workshop (3-6 semester hours)
Students will engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research
project exploring the interaction of the arts with digital technology. Required
of all M.A. and M.F.A. degree candidates in Arts and Technology. ([3-6]-0) Y
ATEC
7330 Advanced Topics in Complex Digital Interactive Systems (3
semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
ATEC
7335 Advanced Topics in Digital Multisensory Representations and Simulations (3
semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
ATEC
7340 Advanced Studies in Arts and Technology (3 semester hours)
Advanced studies in the theoretical and/or practical interactions of arts and
technology (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
ATEC
7390 Advanced Special Topics in Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course
requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of
9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
ATEC
7620 Advanced Projects in Simulation and Game Design (6
semester hours) Students will engage in the creation of advanced creative
and/or research projects exploring simulation and game design. (0-6) R
ATEC
7V81 Advanced Project Workshop (3-6 semester hours)
Students will engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research
project exploring the interaction of the arts with digital technology.
([3-6]-0) R
ATEC
7V82 Advanced Projects in Interactive Media (1-9 semester hours)
Students will complete an advanced creative and/or research project exploring
the interaction of communication and digital technology. (May be repeated for
credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours as topics vary.) ([1-9]-0) R
ATEC
8303 Independent Readings in Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit) (3-0) R
ATEC
8305 Independent Research in Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
ATEC
8V99 Ph.D. Dissertation (1-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for
credit.) ([1-9]-0) R
Emerging
Media and Communication Core Courses
EMAC
6300 Interdisciplinary Studies in of Emerging Media and Communication (3
semester hours) This course is an interdisciplinary study of the implications
of interactive technology for the creation, dissemination and impact of
communication. Establishes basic theoretical concepts and principles underlying
the graduate program in Emerging Media and Communication. (3-0)Y
EMAC
6374 (ATEC 6374) Digital Textuality (3 semester hours) This
course will combine theory and practice to focus on shifts in text, image, and
sound. Students will become acquainted with the influence of the digital on
forms of textuality and put theory into practice by communicating ideas through
multiple media forms. (3-0) T
Emerging
Media and Communication Elective Courses
EMAC
6342 Digital Culture (3 semester hours) This course will examine the way that the
digital network alters various cultural practices. Students will examine a
range of institutions, practices, and values that are affected by the digital
shift. Topics may include, privacy, legal practices, journalism, politics, and
intellectual property. (3-0) T
EMAC
6361 (ATEC 6361) Creating Interactive Media (3 semester hours)
This course covers theory, principles, and practice of media objects created
for an interactive environment. Sections may be devoted exclusively to a single
aspect of emerging media and communications or to a multiplicity of subjects
related to the field. (May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
EMAC
6365 Journalism and the Digital Network (3 semester 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)
T
EMAC
6372 (ATEC 6372) Approaches to Emerging Media and Communication (3
semester hours) This course focuses on the conceptual study of emerging media.
Course may explore the theoretical, political, technological, cultural,
cognitive, and historical forces which inform the way media and communication
develop. (3-0) T
EMAC
6373 (ATEC 6373) Emerging Media Studio I (3 semester hours) This
course explores media production across multiple media. Students work in teams
to develop meta-media projects in a variety of content delivery environments.
Class will require students to develop a range of rhetorical (text, audio) and
visual (image, video) strategies appropriate for emerging media. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours maximum).
(3-0) T
EMAC
6375 Research Methodologies in Emerging
Media and Communication (3 semester hours) This course
introduces the basic set of knowledge and skills required for conducting
rigorous research in emerging media and communication from various approaches.
The concepts, strategies, methods, and skills that you will acquire in this
course should help you to understand the implications and limitations of
research reported by others, and to conduct and publish research in your chosen
area of inquiry. Methods covered might include qualitative, quantitative,
and/or ethnographic approaches. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9
hours.) (3-0) T
EMAC
6381 Special Topics in Emergent Communication (3 semester hours) A
course dedicated to current issues, research problems, and special projects in
emerging media and communication. Topics will vary and may include distributed,
mobile, time-shifted, interactive and personal media. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
EMAC
6383 Emerging Media Studio II (3 semester hours) Advanced
collaborative workshop devoted to the creation of sophisticated communications
employing multiple media platforms. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of
9 credit hours.) (0-3) T
EMAC
6V91 Advanced Project Workshop (3-6 semester hours)
Students propose, develop and execute an advanced creative and/or research
project exploring the Emerging Media and Communication. This course is required
of all degree candidates in Emerging Media and Communication. ([3-6]-0) Y
History
Core Course
HIST
6301 Historiography (3 semester hours) Graduate-level introduction to the
practice and forms of written history. Required of all students in the M.A.
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. (3-0) Y
History
Elective Courses
HIST
6310 Early American History (3 semester 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 hours maximum). (3-0) T
HIST
6320 America in the Nineteenth Century (3 semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HIST
6324 Gilded Age & Progressive Era (3 semester 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) T
HIST
6325 America in the Twentieth Century (3 semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HIST
6326 U.S. Foreign Relations (3 semester hours) The study of U.S.
diplomatic relations with Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East,
and Soviet Russia in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. (3-0) T
HIST
6327 U.S. Since 1945 (3 semester hours) The study of the political, economic,
social, and cultural development of the United States since the end of World
War II. (3-0) T
HIST
6330 Regional and Area History in the United States (3
semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HIST
6332 Slavery in America (3 semester hours) The study of the
origins, evolution, growth and destruction of racial slavery in America from
1619-1865. (3-0) T
HIST
6333 Rise of the Jim Crow South (3 semester 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) T
HIST
6335 U.S. Women (3 semester hours) The study of recent historiography,
current methods, and major themes in U.S. women's and gender history. (3-0) T
HIST
6340 European and World History (3 semester 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 hours maximum). (3-0) T
HIST
6350 Asian History (3 semester hours) The study of specific themes and/or
periods in the history of Asia. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HIST
6360 Latin American History (3 semester hours) The study of
specific themes and/or periods in the history of Latin America. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HIST
6365 Mexican History (3 semester hours) The study of specific themes and/or
periods in the history of Mexico. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HIST
6370 Middle Eastern History (3 semester hours) The study of
specific themes and/or periods in the history of the Middle East. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HIST
6390 Topics in History (3 semester hours) The study of
specific themes and/or periods in history. (May be repeated for credit as
topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HIST
6395 Special Topics in History (3 semester hours) If taken
as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course requirements
for the M.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.)
(3-0) R
HIST
6397 Independent Readings in History (3 semester hours) (May be
repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HIST
6398 Independent Research in History (3 semester hours) (May be
repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HIST
6399 Master's Thesis (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit but only 6
hours will be counted toward M.A.) (3-0) R
Humanities
Core Courses
HUMA
6300 Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (3
semester 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, Master of Arts in
Teaching, and Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities. (3-0) S
Humanities
Elective Courses
Aesthetic
Studies
HUAS
6303 Performance Literature, Theory, and Criticism (3
semester 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 to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6305 Criticism, Interpretation, and Performance (3
semester hours) An investigation of interrelationship among the activities of
criticizing, interpreting, and performing artistic texts. Examples may be drawn from literature,
theater, performance art, web 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) T
HUAS
6310 Introduction to Film Studies (3 semester 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
HUAS
6312 Art and Society (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6313 The Business of the Arts (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6315 The Arts in Historical Contexts (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (3-0) Y
HUAS
6317 Art and Authorship (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6318 Arts and Their Institutions (3 semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6320 Studies in Experimental Traditions (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9
credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6324 Spaces of Display and Performance (3 semester 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 hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6330 Studies in the Visual Arts (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6331 Studies in Music (3 semester 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 to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6333 Advanced Orchestra/Chamber Music Ensemble (3
semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) Permission
of instructor required. (3-0) T
HUAS
6334 Iberian Culture and Music (3 semester 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
HUAS
6336 Photography Studio/Seminar (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6337 Digital Photography (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 6 credit
hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6339 Painting/Digital Imaging/Video (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6340 Studies in Theater and Dance (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS
6345 Shakespeare in Performance (3 semester 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. May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Topics may vary. (3-0) T
HUAS
6347 Solo Performance (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6348 Performance Installation (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0)
T
HUAS
6350 Creating Poetry (3 semester hours) An investigation in a workshop
environment of the aesthetics of the art and creation of poetry, focusing on
the creative techniques and processes involved in producing poems and song
lyrics in a variety of formalist, free verse, and experimental forms that
combine verbal, written art with the visual and performing arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6351 Creating Novels (3 semester hours) An investigation in a workshop
environment of the aesthetics of the art and creation of the novel, focusing on
the creative techniques and processes involved in producing novels in a variety
of lyrical, experimental, and traditional forms that combine verbal, written
art with the visual and performing arts.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6352 Creating Television and Movie Scripts (3 semester hours)
An investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of art and
creation of movie, multimedia, video, and television scripts, focusing on the
creative techniques and processes involved in producing scripts in a variety of
experimental and traditional forms that combine verbal, written art with
acting, filmmaking, and production. May
be repeated for credit as topics vary (9 hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6353 Creating Plays and Musicals (3 semester hours) An
investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of art and creation
of drama, focusing on the creative techniques and processes involved in
producing plays and musicals in a variety of experimental and traditional forms
that combine verbal, written art with the musical and dramatic arts. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (9
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6354 Creating Short Fictions (3 semester hours) An
investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of the art and
creation of the short story and the novella, focusing on the creative
techniques and processes involved in producing short stories in a variety of
experimental and traditional forms that combine verbal, written art with the
visual and performing arts. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6355 Creating Nonfictions (3 semester hours) This workshop will
draw from one or several nonfiction genres such as portraiture, historical
accounts, essays, biography, and autobiography and will show how they are
realized using techniques by the creation of art. Topics may vary but may
include visual artists, filmmakers, composers, or other artists. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6373 Studies in Film, Television, and Digital Media (3
semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6375 Imagery and Iconography (3 semester 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
to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6377 Critical Theory and the Visual Arts (3 semester hours) A
mapping of the relations between the visual arts and critical theories from the
mid-20th century to the present. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6380 Creating Poetry: Intermediate (3 semester hours) An
intensive investigation into the forms (both ancient and modern), theories, and
creations of poetry in a workshop environment that will focus on the creative
techniques and processes involved in producing formalist, lyrical, free verse,
and experimental poetry. Permission of the instructor and previous completion
of HUAS 6350 are required. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6381 Creating Fiction: Intermediate (3 semester hours) An
intensive investigation into the theories, aesthetics, and creation of fiction
in a workshop environment that will focus both on structure and on creative
techniques and creative process involved in producing sophisticated,
challenging, and linguistically developed fictions. The course may emphasize
the short story, novel, or novella. Permission of the instructor and previous
completion of HUAS 6351 or HUAS 6354 are required. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6383 Creating Scripts: Intermediate (3 semester hours) An
intense investigation of the theory, history, aesthetics, art, and creation of
play, movie, and television scripts in a workshop environment that will focus
on the creative techniques and processes involved not only in the creation of
film, play, and television scripts, but also in the production of plays, films,
and television episodes. Permission of the instructor and previous completion
of either HUAS 6352 or HUAS 6353 required. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
6385 Creating Nonfictions: Intermediate (3 semester hours) An
intensive investigation into the theory, aesthetics, and creation of
biographies, autobiographies, and historical accounts in a workshop environment
that will explore the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction and between
art and reality. Permission of the instructor and previous completion of HUAS
6355 are required. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0)
T
HUAS
6390 Special Topics in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course
requirements for the M.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9
credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUAS
6391 Creativity: Visual Arts Workshop (3 semester 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 hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6392 Creativity: Image/Text Workshop (3 semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6393 Creativity: Time-Based Arts Workshop (3 semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6394 Creativity: Performance (3 semester 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
hours maximum). (3-0) T
HUAS
6397 Independent Readings in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUAS
6398 Independent Research in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUAS
6399 Music in Historical Context (3 semester hours) Study of
music in society: dates, periods, genres, style characteristics, major figures,
representative masterworks, political/economical/social climate, corollaries in
literature, theatre, visual art. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUAS
6608 Performance Training (6 semester hours) Intensive
workshop-based course focusing on training and performance techniques to
develop skills and methods for creating new performance. Activities include physical and vocal
training, performance games and exercises, and will focus on methods,
strategies, and processes of creation.
Special attention to the performer's relation to 'text' exploration and
evolution. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 credit hours.) (6-0)
T
HUAS
6609 Music Performance (6 semester hours) Applied study of
instrumental/vocal techniques, interpretation, repertoire building and
performance practice. May be repeated
for credit (12 hours maximum). (6-0) T
HUAS
7305 Advanced Topics in Art History (3 semester hours) Advanced
studies in one or more arts of various places and historical periods. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
7320 Advanced Topics in the Visual Arts (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
7330 Advanced Topics in Music (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
7340 Advanced Topics in Theater and Dance (3 semester 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 as topics vary for credit to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
7349 Advanced Topics in Creative Writing (3 semester hours) Advanced
investigation of the theory, history, aesthetics, art, and creation of creative
writing in a workshop environment. The course may focus on poetry, short
stories, scripts or other genres. (May be repeated as topics vary for credit to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
7355 Interdisciplinary Studies in Music (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit
hours) (3-0) T
HUAS
7360 Advanced Topics in Film, Television, and Digital Media (3
semester 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 as topics vary for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS
7380 Advanced Topics in Aesthetic Studies (3 semester hours)
Advanced study of particular themes, topics, and issues in the various
disciplines that constitute aesthetic studies. (May be repeated as topics vary
for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUAS
7390 Advanced Special Topics in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course
requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of
9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUAS
7601 Advanced Music Performance (6 semester hours) Applied
study of advanced instrumental/vocal techniques, interpretive insights,
repertoire building and historical performance practice. May be repeated for credit (12 hours
maximum). (6-0) T
HUAS
8303 Independent Readings in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUAS
8305 Independent Research in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
(3-0) T
History
of Ideas
HUHI
6300 History of Early Modern Thought (3 semester 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
to a maximum of 6 hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6301 History of Modern Thought (3 semester 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
to a maximum of 6 hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6305 Ideas in Contexts (3 semester hours) The study of an idea
or ideas in specific cultural, historical, or disciplinary circumstances.
Topics may include the idea of revolution considered in theory as well as in
the American, French, and Bolshevik Revolutions; the idea of creativity in
science, art, philosophy, and psychology; the interaction of science and
religion from various perspectives. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary
to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6313 Thought, Culture, and Society in Europe (3 semester hours)
Themes in the intellectual and cultural life of European societies. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6314 Thought, Culture, and Society in the United States (3
semester hours) Themes in the intellectual, cultural, and philosophical history
of the United States. The course will focus on the writings of key thinkers
chosen from different periods and on placing these writings within their
intellectual and social contexts. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6315 Thought, Culture, and Society in Latin America (3
semester hours) Themes in the intellectual and cultural life of Latin American
societies. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit
hours) (3-0) T
HUHI
6320 Perceptions of the Past (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6323 Space, Time, and Culture (3 semester 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
HUHI
6325 Movements in Thought and Culture (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6327 Artist and Writer in Society (3 semester hours) Inquiries
into the role and activities of creative artists (e.g., painters, sculptors,
musicians, writers, filmmakers, comics creators, game designers) in various
places and times. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 6
credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6329 Philosophical Issues and the Humanities (3 semester hours)
An investigation philosophical problems and traditions in continental
philosophy, hermeneutics, as well as philosophy of science and technology. (May
be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6332 European Enlightenment (3 semester hours) The study of the
European intellectual movement of the Enlightenment, its precursors and
consequences. (3-0) T
HUHI
6334 Exploring Urban Cultures (3 semester hours) The
study of the European cities of Berlin, Paris, and London from the
mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth century. (3-0) T
HUHI
6335 Modern Jewish Thought (3 semester hours) Study of modern and
contemporary Jewish thought, with an emphasis on the relationship between Judaism
and philosophy. (3-0) T
HUHI
6336 Modernity, Culture, and the Jews (3 semester 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
HUHI
6337 Moving Pictures in Jewish Culture and Thought (3
semester hours) The study of the role of Jews in the movie industry from the
silent era to contemporary Hollywood production. (3-0) T
HUHI
6338 The Holocaust (3 semester hours) An examination of the event, its
background and consequences, with emphasis on the political, psychological,
theological, and artistic responses it has engendered. (May be repeated for
credit to maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUHI
6340 Readings in American Culture (3 semester hours) An
examination of the ways in which Americans have defined themselves, and been
defined by others, over time. Works read
will be drawn from a variety of genres and may include studies of myth and
symbol. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6341 American Intellectual History (3 semester 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
HUHI
6342 American Political Cultures (3 semester hours) An
inquiry into the development of political cultures in the United States since
the late eighteenth century. Emphasis on
how the apparatus of the state (courts, legislatures, elections, schools,
asylums, the military) has provided formal frameworks for ongoing cultural
contests among diverse Americans over the meanings of citizenship, family,
work, property, nature, health, and privacy. (3-0) T
HUHI
6343 The American Experience in Vietnam (3 semester hours) The
study of the reaction and response of American society to the political,
military, and cultural turmoil engendered by the Vietnam War. (3-0) T
HUHI
6344 The 1960s (3 semester 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. (3-0) T
HUHI
6345 The Woman Question (3 semester hours) The study of how
particular cultures and/or thinkers have defined the "woman
question". Subjects may include particular geographical regions, major
literary or historical movements and events. (May be repeated for credit as
topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6346 New Directions in Southern Studies (3 semester 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) T
HUHI
6348 Thought, Culture, and Society in Asia (3 semester hours)Themes
in the intellectual and cultural life of Asian societies. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUHI
6349 Thought, Culture, and Society in the Middle East (3
semester hours) Themes in the intellectual and cultural life of Middle Eastern
societies. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit
hours) (3-0) T
HUHI
6351 History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3
semester hours) The study of one or more topics in history or philosophy of
science, technology, or medicine. For example, science and values, science and
democracy, philosophy of information technology, feminist philosophy of
science, history of psychology, foundations of physics, biomedical ethics. (May
be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6355 Twentieth Century Philosophy (3 semester hours) This
course will focus on major thinkers and texts within 20th-Century European or
American philosophy taking up a variety of issues, e.g., ethics, technology,
hermeneutics, phenomenology, epistemology or philosophy of science. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI
6395 Topics in the History of Ideas (3 semester hours) Topics
in philosophy, intellectual and/or cultural history. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
6396 Historical Inquiry (3 semester 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. (3-0) R
HUHI
6397 Independent Readings in History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUHI
6398 Independent Research in History of Ideas (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUHI
6399 Special Topics in the History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course requirements
for the M.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of
9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7313 Advanced Topics in U.S. Thought, Culture, and Society (3
semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUHI
7314 Advanced Topics in European Thought, Culture, and Society (3
semester hours) Advanced topics in the intellectual and cultural life of
European societies. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of
9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUHI
7315 Advanced Topics in Thought, Culture, and Society (3
semester 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 to a maximum of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUHI
7330 The History of Hermeneutics (3 semester 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
HUHI
7332 Topics in Recent Continental Philosophy (3 semester 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 to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7335 Philosophical Topics in the Analytic Tradition (3
semester hours) Examination of philosophical issues arising from or inspired by
the works of Russell, Wittgenstein, Frege, Carnap, and their heirs, including
Popper, Quine, and Sellars. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7340 New Currents in the History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
Exploration of significant recent approaches that represent major disciplinary
and interdisciplinary contributions to the field. With emphasis on theory and
method, focus falls upon critical study of new interests that include 'new'
social and cultural histories, mentalities, post-structuralism, feminism,
critical theory, institutionalist history, and hermeneutics, among others. (May
be repeated for credit as topics vary to maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7368 Topics in Thought and Society (3 semester hours) Studies
in ideas, institutions, and applied history. The approach may be comparative or
limited to a single cultural or geographical area. (May be repeated for credit
as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7387 Science and Technology in Western Culture (3
semester 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 to a maximum
of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7391 Women in European Society (3 semester hours) A
historical examination of the varied experiences of European women, focusing on
work, family life, political action, sexuality, and cultural expression. May
emphasize early modern or modern period. (May be repeated for credit as topics
vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.)
HUHI
7397 Women in American Society (3 semester hours) A
historical examination of the varied experiences of American women, focusing on
work, family life, political action, sexuality, and cultural expression. May
emphasize early modern or modern period. (May be repeated for credit as topics
vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
7399 Advanced Special Topics in the History of Ideas (3
semester hours) Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course
requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of
9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI
8303 Independent Readings in History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUHI
8305 Independent Research in History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUSL
6304 Studies in Literary Themes (3 semester hours)
Examinations of specific themes as they appear in various literary works and
traditions. Themes considered in courses may include love, heroism, feminism,
the anti-hero, or revolution. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6308 Studies in Literary Forms and Genres (3 semester hours)
Studies in various literary genres, either individually or in relation to each
other. Among topics considered will be the difficulties of defining genres, the
nature of specific genres, their historical and aesthetic development, and
their artistic possibilities. Genres for
discussion may include tragedy, comedy, the novel, and various forms of poetic
expression. (May be repeated for credit
as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUSL
6309 Literary Movements (3 semester hours) Studies in the
nature of intellectual and artistic movements, with emphasis on how they affect
literary expression. Examples of such
movements are romanticism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours). (3-0) Y
HUSL
6310 Studies in Literary Interpretation (3 semester hours) Study of
the issues involved in the attempt to interpret dramatic, poetic, and fictional
texts. Emphasis will be placed on the
writing of interpretive essays and on the exploration of how various cultural
and intellectual perspectives as well as different theoretical stances affect
the reading of a specific text. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6312 Major Authors (3 semester hours) Study of one or more major literary
figures, such as Dante, Chaucer, Milton, Cervantes, Goethe, Austen, Blake,
Balzac, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Mann, Eliot, Pound, Woolf, Faulkner, Paz or
Borges. May be repeated for credit as
subjects vary (9 hours maximum). (3-0) Y
HUSL
6313 Shakespeare (3 semester hours) Study of the dramatic and/or poetic
writings of William Shakespeare. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6314 Jane Austen and Her Time (3 semester hours) Study of
the writings of Jane Austen and the ways in which her work engages the
political and social issues of her day. (3-0) T
HUSL
6315 Literary Theory (3 semester hours) Consideration of major literary theories,
such as new criticism, deconstruction, gender studies, and chaos theory, with
emphasis on how these theories influence and modify the interpretation of
literary and other artistic texts. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary
to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6330 Studies in Literature and the Other Arts (3 semester hours)
An examination of the links between literature and music, the visual arts,
film, theater, and/or dance. Topics and
approaches will vary but may include, for example, the fantastic in literature
and visual arts, structures in literature and music, adaptations of novels into
film, and the pastoral in literature and the visual arts. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6340 Literature Before 1800 (3 semester hours) Studies in the
literature and culture of selected periods in the Western tradition. May focus on ancient, medieval, or early
modern periods. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours) (3-0) T
HUSL
6345 Early American Literature (3 semester hours) Study of
literary works written in and about America from the early 1500s to 1800. (May
be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6350 Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3 semester hours)
Studies in the literature and culture of the nineteenth century. May focus on
British, European, American, Latin American, or Asian contexts. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours) (3-0) T
HUSL
6355 Literature, Science, and Culture (3 semester hours) Seminar
emphasizing the treatment in literature of scientific concepts (e.g.,
relativity, evolution) and technological developments (e.g., computers, virtual
reality) of particular importance. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary
to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6360 Literature of the Twentieth Century (3 semester hours) Studies
in the literature and culture of the twentieth century. May focus on British, European, American,
Latin American or Asian contexts. (May
be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours) (3-0) T
HUSL
6370 Studies in Literature and Ideas (3 semester hours) Studies
of the relationship between selected literary texts and major ideas in
philosophy, science, and politics. The
course will examine systems of thoughts as they are incorporated, delineated,
and explored in literature. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6372 Literature and Society (3 semester hours) Seminar studying the
values and concerns of various social groups through a study of literary texts,
including consideration of the role of literature and the writer in given
societies. (May be repeated for credit
as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6373 Topics in Latin American Literature (3 semester hours) Studies
in the literatures and cultures of Latin America. (May be repeated for credit
as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6374 Modern Jewish Literature across Cultures (3 semester 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) T
HUSL
6375 German Literature and Ideas 1870-1960 (3 semester hours)
Study of the range and diversity of German-Austrian literature and thought from
the end of the nineteenth century through the 1960s. (3-0) T
HUSL
6376 Literature of Weimar Germany (3 semester hours) Study of
literature written during the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) with attention to
formative influences on and cultural-political forces shaping the artistic
imagination. (3-0) T
HUSL
6378 Literature and the Holocaust (3 semester hours) Seminar
considering both major literary works (novels, short stories, and poems)
written under the impact of the Holocaust as well as literary theories
responding to these texts. Some emphasis
placed on films and other works of visual art. (3-0) T
HUSL
6380 The Art and Craft of Translation (3 semester hours) Workshop
designed to provide students with a model not only of literary interpretation
but also of an interdisciplinary approach through the act of translating that
can be applied to a wide range of texts and issues. Emphasis is on the actual
translation of literary texts from another language into English. Issues
involved in this process will form the basis of the workshop's theoretical
component. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) S
HUSL
6381 Critical Approaches to Translation (3 semester hours) The
study of the various approaches to the history, theory, and criticism of
literary and humanistic translation. Topics may include the translator's
working methods, interviews with translators, multiple translations, the
changing nature of interpretive approaches, theoretical models of translation,
and criteria for the evaluation of translations. (May be repeated for credit as
topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6383 Teaching First-Year Writing (3 semester 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. (May be repeated
for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.) (3-0) Y
HUSL
6384 Digital and Visual Rhetorics (3 semester hours) Covers a
wide range of topics addressing the study of visual rhetoric as well as
rhetoric in digital environments. Course also emphasizes the relationship of
digital and visual rhetorics to media ecology/media studies as well as the
implications of these rhetorics for composition pedagogy. (3-0) T
HUSL
6385 Rhetorical Theory (3 semester hours) A historical survey
of Western rhetorical theory focusing on major figures in rhetoric. (3-0) T
HUSL
6386 Special Topics in Rhetoric (3 semester hours) A
seminar in the study of rhetoric. May include one or more topics such as ethos,
histories of rhetoric, the rhetoric of technology and science, the Sophists,
rhetoric as epistemic, key figures in rhetoric (e.g., Burke, Foucault,
Baudrillard, Spivak, etc.). (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
6388 The Nature of Language (3 semester hours) An inquiry into the
nature, origins, and evolution of language, the relationship of language to
thought and to creativity, language as a social tool, and nonverbal patterns of
communication. Survey of linguistic theory and method applicable to the study
of the phonological, morphological, lexical, semantic, and syntactic levels of
language. (3-0) T
HUSL
6389 Applied Linguistics (3 semester hours) Techniques for
comparing two or more languages. The study of traditional and modern theories
and practices of language learning and teaching. (3-0) T
HUSL
6390 Theory and Practice in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
Group projects integrating the interpretation of literary texts or themes with
experiments in creative writing and performance. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6392 Topics in Literary Studies (3 semester hours) The
study of themes, genres, authors, and/or movements in literature. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
6393 Independent Readings in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUSL
6394 Independent Research in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUSL
6395 Special Topics in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course requirements
for the M.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.)
(3-0) R
HUSL
6396 Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture (3
semester hours) Studies in the language, various literary movements, or the
general cultures of Spanish-speaking peoples in Europe or Latin America. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to
a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
6398 World Literatures (3 semester hours) Studies in
literatures from specific regions, ethnic groups, and nationalities within and
outside the United States. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
6399 Studies in Asian Literature (3 semester hours) Studies
in the literature and cultures of Asia.
Topics may include Zen/Chan History, Thought, and Poetry; Confucianism;
and the I-Ching (Book of Changes). (May be repeated for credit as topics vary
to a maximum of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUSL
7308 Advanced Studies in Literary Forms and Genres (3
semester hours) Advanced studies in various literary genres, either
individually or in relation to each other. Topics considered may include the
difficulties of defining genres, the nature of specific genres, their
historical and aesthetic development, and their artistic possibilities. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL
7309 Advanced Studies in Literary Movements (3 semester hours)
Advanced studies in the nature of intellectual and artistic movements, with
emphasis on how they affect literary expression. Examples of such movements are
romanticism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism. (May be repeated for credit
as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours). (3-0) R
HUSL
7322 Advanced Translation Workshop (3 semester 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 primarily of works by contemporary international
writers. Discussions will include the
history and theory of literary translation.
Permission of the instructor or previous completion of HUSL 6380
required. (3-0) R
HUSL
7350 Advanced Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature (3
semester hours) Advanced studies in the literature and culture of the
nineteenth century. May focus on British, European, American, Asian, or Latin
American contexts. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9
hours) (3-0) T
HUSL
7360 Advanced Studies in Twentieth Century Literature (3
semester hours) Advanced studies in the literature and culture of the twentieth
century. May focus on British, European, American, Asian, or Latin American
contexts. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours)
(3-0) T
HUSL
7370 Advanced Studies in Literature and History (3
semester hours) Studies of selected literary texts and art movements in times
of high political tension (American Revolution, Civil War, Weimar Germany,
etc.). (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit
hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
7372 Advanced Studies in Literature and Society (3
semester hours) Advanced studies of the values and concerns of various social
groups through the analysis of literary texts, including consideration of the
role of literature and the writer in given societies. (May be repeated for
credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
7390 Advanced Special Topics in Literary Studies (3
semester hours) Independent studies course that may count toward minimum course
requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of
9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
7391 Special Topics in Translation Studies (3 semester hours)
The investigation of the field of Translation Studies. Topics may include the
anthropological foundation of translation; the study of crossing cultural
barriers; translation methodologies as a model for interdisciplinary research;
communication as translation; translation and reading; historical aspects of
translation; models of cultural differences; critical approaches to the
theories of translation from the Greeks to the present; and specific research
and translation projects. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a
maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL
8303 Independent Readings in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUSL
8305 Independent Research in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
Education
and General Courses
HUED
5353 (ED 5353) Teaching English as a Second Language (3
semester hours) Investigation of modern techniques of teaching English as a
second language in relation to the general development of language skills
(listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in secondary schools. Contributions of modern linguistic science to
both theory and practice. (3-0) Y
HUED
5360 Teaching Spanish (3 semester hours) Study of modern theories and practices of
teaching Spanish, with a focus on pedagogical applications for students
teaching foreign-language skills in secondary schools or community colleges.
(3-0) T
HUED
6304 Master of Arts in Teaching Casebook (3 semester hours) (May be
repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
Review Courses in Foreign Languages
These courses are meant to assist students in
moving from intermediate to advanced work with foreign-language texts.
Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of
undergraduate courses). The courses do not meet the language requirement or
count in degree plans, but they are offered to help students prepare for the
textual interpretation and translation undertaken in the language workshops.
They are graded on a pass/fail basis.
HUMA
6320 French Review (3 semester hours) Intensive grammar review to assist
students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with French texts. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency
(usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0) Y
HUMA
6321 Spanish Review (3 semester hours) Intensive grammar review to assist
students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with Spanish texts. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency
(usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0) Y
HUMA
6323 German Review (3 semester hours) Intensive grammar review to assist
students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with German texts. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency
(usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0) R
Advanced Workshops in Foreign Languages
Advanced reading,
interpretation, and translation of texts in foreign languages. Recommended preparation:
at least intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of
undergraduate courses); the appropriate language review course (listed above)
is also recommended. Although students earn regular grades in the workshops,
these courses do not count toward minimum course requirements for any degree,
since they are offered to help students prepare for the program’s proficiency
examinations. Each workshop concludes with a translation examination, which comprises
both the course final and the program’s proficiency examination in the foreign
language.
HUMA
6330 French Workshop (3 semester 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. (3-0) R
HUMA
6331 Spanish Workshop (3 semester 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. (3-0) R
HUMA
6333 German Workshop (3 semester 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. (3-0) R
HUMA
6390 Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) Studies
of topics that incorporate multiple disciplinary materials and perspectives.
(May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) R
HUMA
6393 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA
6395 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA
6V81 Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (1-9 semester hours)
If taken as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course
requirements for the M.A. and Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-9]-0) R
HUMA
7390 Advanced Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours)
Advanced studies of topics that incorporate multiple disciplinary materials and
perspectives. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUMA
7V81 Advanced Special Topics in Arts and Humanities
(1-9 semester hours) If taken as an independent studies course may count toward
minimum course requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit
to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-9]-0) R
HUMA
8303 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA
8305 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA
8V99 Dissertation (3-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) ([3-9]-0)
R
Review Courses in Foreign Languages
These courses are meant to assist students in
moving from intermediate to advanced work with foreign-language texts.
Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of
undergraduate courses). The courses do not meet the language requirement or
count in degree plans, but they are offered to help students prepare for the
textual interpretation and translation undertaken in the language workshops.
They are graded on a pass/fail basis.
HUMA 6320 French Review (3 semester hours) Intensive grammar review to assist students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with French texts. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0)Y
HUMA 6321 Spanish Review (3 semester hours) Intensive grammar review to assist students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with Spanish texts. Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses). (3-0)Y
HUMA 6323 German Review (3 semester hours) Intensive grammar review to
assist students in moving from intermediate to advanced work with German texts.
Prerequisite: intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of
undergraduate courses). (3-0)Y
Advanced
Workshops in Foreign Languages
Advanced reading,
interpretation, and translation of texts in foreign languages. Recommended preparation:
at least intermediate proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of
undergraduate courses); the appropriate language review course (listed above)
is also recommended. Although students earn regular grades in the workshops,
these courses do not count toward minimum course requirements for any degree,
since they are offered to help students prepare for the program’s proficiency
examinations. Each workshop concludes with a translation examination, which
comprises both the course final and the program’s proficiency examination in
the foreign language.
HUMA 6330 French Workshop (3 semester 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. (3-0) R
HUMA 6331 Spanish Workshop (3 semester 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 the Spanish. (3-0) R
HUMA 6333 German Workshop (3 semester 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 the German. (3-0) R
HUMA 6390 Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) Studies of topics that incorporate multiple disciplinary materials and perspectives. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUMA 6393 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA 6395 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA 6V81 Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (1-9 semester hours) If taken as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course requirements for the M.A. and Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-9]-0) R
HUMA 7390 Adv. Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) Advanced studies of topics that incorporate multiple disciplinary materials and perspectives.(May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.)(3-0) R
HUMA 7V81 Adv. Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (1-9 semester hours) If taken as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course requirements for the Ph.D. degree. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.) ([1-9]-0) R
HUMA 8303 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA 8305 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA 8V99 Ph.D. Dissertation (1-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.)
([1-9]-0) R
Latin
American Studies Courses
LATS
6300 Introduction to Latin American Studies (3 semester hours)
An interdisciplinary introduction to the theories, methodologies, topics, and
themes relevant to the study of Latin America. Required of all students in the
M.A. program in Latin American Studies. (3-0) Y
LATS
6390 Internship in Latin American Studies (3 semester 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 but only 6 credit hours will be counted toward the M.A.) (3-0)
R
LATS
6399 Capstone Project in Latin American Studies (3
semester 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. (May be repeated but only 6 credit hours will be counted toward the
M.A.) (3-0) R