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Undergraduate Performance Courses

CMST 2040: Introduction to Performance Studies

Introduction to the field of Performance Studies, including the analysis and performance of texts. 
ILC - Intercultural Knowledge & Competence

CMST 3040: Performance Composition

Study of the rhetorical and aesthetic elements of solo and group performance, including performances of literature, cultural performances and experimental performances.

CMST 3041: Performance in Everyday Life

Exploration of theories and study of performance and theatricality in daily life. 

CMST 3900: The Music Documentary

 

CMST 4141: Performing Narrative

Advanced study of selected novels, short stories and oral narratives through solo and group performance; stylistic and rhetorical analyses.

CMST 2200/4400: Practicum in Communication Studies

Course credit for practical experience in HBB activities.

Undergraduate Film Courses

CMST 3013: Topics in Film Fenres

Cultural history, structure, rhetoric and performance of particular film genres.

Undergraduate/Graduate Bridge Courses

CMST 4312: Forms & Methods of Media Performance

Topics such as Documentary, Poetry and Video, Video Art, Media Theatre. 

Graduate Performance Courses

CMST 7945: Performance Criticism

Topics related to solo and group performance of literature; performance theory and criticism; interrelationships of performance and culture; experimental performance forms; qualitative research methods.