Arts Classes for ANY Major

You don’t have to be an art major to take classes in the arts!

This list is updated each semester, but may not reflect the most current offerings. For the latest course availability, section details, or to register, please click the link below.

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100 Introduction to Art

102 2D Foundations

104 3D Foundations

107 Introduction to Digital Forms

108 Foundations of Contemporary Art

112 Drawing for Non-Art Majors

176 Digital Photography for Non-Art Majors

208 Current Directions in Art

224 Ceramics I

244 Art Metal I

306 Relief Printmaking

307 Making Comics I

316 Lithography

318 Introduction to Video, Performance & Installation Art

338 Service Learning in Art

372 Set Design I

448 Relief/Screenprint III

454 Neon: Light as Sculpture

470 3D Environments

470 Art for Social Change

470 Art/Life, Theory/Performance

470 Artists as Curators

470 Special Topics in 4D Art

486 Letterpress Printing: Books and Multiples

508 Colloquium in Art

106 Have Brush, Will Travel: The Italian Renaissance from Florence to Rome

107 The Body, Sex, & Health in Art

118 Elegant Revenge: Chinese Arts and Drama

201 History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals

210 A History of the World in 20 Buildings

239 Making the American Landscape

242 Intro to Afro-American Art

264 Dimensions of Material Culture

303 Architecture as Weapon …
Sophomore standing

304 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Sophomore standing

320 Italian Renaissance Art
Sophomore standing

366 From Pollock to Warhol
Sophomore standing

379 Cities of Asia
Sophomore standing

405 Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Sophomore standing

428 Visual Cultures of India
Sophomore standing

468 Frank Lloyd Wright
Sophomore standing

155 Intro to Digital Media Production

200 Intro to Digital Communication

222 Reboots, Remakes, & Retellings

250 Introduction to Contemporary Media

300 Film Comedy
Sophomore Standing

308 Comics as Visual Rhetoric
Sophomore Standing

313 Brands and Influencers
Sophomore Standing

313 Music Video from MTV to TikTok
Sophomore Standing

313 Netflix’s Streaming Revolution
Sophomore Standing

313 Reality TV
Sophomore Standing

347 Race, Ethnicity, and Media

350 Introduction to Film
Sophomore Standing or COM ARTS 250

351 Television Industries
Sophomore Standing or COM ARTS 250

355 Introduction to Film and TV Production
Sophomore Standing or COM ARTS 155

358 Documentary Film: Representation and Reality
Sophomore Standing

100 Understanding Dance

101 Social Dance I

106 Ballet II

108 Contemporary Dance II

110 Hip-Hop

110 Workshop in Dance Activity

112 Contemporary Dance Technique and Theory II

115 Hip-Hop Dance Technique and Theory 1

121 Asian American Movement

126 Ballet Technique I-B

131 Somatic Theory and Practices

132 Rommett Floor-Barre

132 Workshop in Body Studies and Practices

135 Pilates Mat I

136 Pilates Equipment I

156 Movement as Material Through Improvisation

165 Introduction to the Histories of Dance

168 Dancing Gender: Embodiment, Politics and Feminist Theory

212 Contemporary Dance Technique and Theory IV

226 Ballet Technique II-B

268 Political and Cultural Perspectives in Dance Studies
Sophomore Standing

312 Contemporary Dance Technique and Theory V

319 Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion
Sophomore Standing

326 Ballet Technique III-B

365 Dance History II: Directions and Issues of Contemporary Dance
Sophomore Standing

373 Introduction to Dance and Community

410 Contemporary Dance Forms

576 History of Screendance

101 Introduction to Textile Design

123 What is Design?

140 Visual Thinking – Form and Space

150 Visual Thinking – Pixels and Pencils

151 Craft & Construction for Garments

228 Textile Embellishment I

240 Human-centered Design and Business

251 The Science of Textiles – Performance & Properties

252 Design Leadership Symposium

264 Dimensions of Material Culture

341 Design Thinking for Transformation

501 Life Centered Design

501 Regenerative Design

501 Sustainable Design for Fashion

521 Environments of Crisis & Design
Junior Standing

525 Civic Design: Systems Thinking in Public Service Design

579 Virtual Reality
Sophomore Standing

120 Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

141 Black Science Fiction

141 Science Fiction and Fantasy

150 Literature & Culture of Asian America

167 British and American Writers

167 Novels of Troubled Love

169 Lit as Equipment for Living

169 Modern American Literature

172 Literatures of Native America

174 Black Life Narratives

174 Lit, Work, & American Identity

174 Literature and Social Justice

176 Topics in Literature and Film

177 Beowulf to Tolkien

177 Literature and Popular Culture

177 Narco-Narratives

177 Reading Like a Monk

178 Digital Media, Literature, and Culture

178 Social Media Writing

207 Introduction to Creative Writing:
Fiction and Poetry Workshop
First Year, freshman or sophomore standing only

241 Literature and Culture I: to the 18th Century
Sophomore standing

241 Literature and Culture II: from the 18th Century to the Present
Sophomore standing

245 Contemporary Poetry
Sophomore standing

245 Early Black Literature
Sophomore standing

246 Literature by American Indian Women

373 Contemporary Poetry
Sophomore standing

432 Later Works of Shakespeare
Sophomore standing

457 Psychedelic Imaginaries
Sophomore standing

577 Postcolonial Theatre: Drama, Theory and Performance in the Global South
Junior standing

636 Entrepreneurship in Arts & Cultural Organizations
Junior standing

210 Introduction to Landscape Architecture Design Studio

211 Shaping the Built Environment

239 Making the American Landscape

250 Survey of Landscape Architecture Design

260 History of Landscape Architecture

264 Dimensions of Material Culture

375 Design with Microclimate
Sophomore standing

375 Natural Landscape Design
Sophomore standing

375 Plants in the Sustainable City
Sophomore standing

40 Wind Ensemble*

41 Concert Band*

42 Varsity Band*

43 University Band

50 Concert Choir*

52 Treble Choir*

56 Chorale*

59 University Chorus

60 All-University String Orchestra

62 University Symphony Orchestra*

102 Jazz in 20th-Century America

103 Introduction to Music Cultures of the World

113 Music in Performance

256 University Opera*

256 Opera Workshop*

260 Global Hand Drumming Ensemble

262 Jazz Ensemble*

265 Ensemble – Woodwind*

266 Resistance Music Ensemble*

267 Brass Chamber Music*

267 Ensemble – Brass*

267 Horn Choir*

267 Low Brass Ensemble*

267 Trumpet Ensemble*

268 Ensemble – Percussion*

269 Ensemble – String*

270 Ensemble – Guitar*
Musicians other than guitarists are permitted to enroll and be incorporated into ensembles

297 All-University Phil Orchestra

297 Beginning Class Guitar

319 Indigenous Musics

319 Topics in Music and Ethnicity in the United States

422 Fundamentals of Music Production
Sophomore Standing

461 Collegium Musicum*

497 Business of Voice
Sophomore standing

497 Gospel Choir
Sophomore standing

497 Introduction to Music Business
Sophomore standing

497 Life Sov Union Mus Film Media
Sophomore standing

497 Musical Women
Sophomore standing

497 Sound Cultures, Sound Politics
Sophomore standing

497 Tolkien, Music, Middle-earth
Sophomore standing

497 Universality of Rhythm
Sophomore standing

* Audition required

143 Introduction to Performance: Voice
Consent of instructor needed to register

144 Vocal Instruction for Non-Voice Majors
Consent of instructor needed to register

146 Music Lessons for Non-Majors
Consent of instructor needed to register

200 Elementary/Intermediate Piano for Non-Piano Majors
Consent of instructor needed to register

100 Experiencing Theatre

120 Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

130 Fundamentals of Theatrical Design

140 Voice I: Effective Communication

150 Acting I: Intro to Acting

160 Technical Theatre Fundamentals

200 Acting Skills for Life

220 Scenic Studio Practicum

234 Collaborative Problem Solving

256 Video Games as Performance: A Historical Perspective

260 Producing Theatre

335 In Translation: The Drama of Henrik Ibsen
Junior Standing

341 Fundamentals of Improvisation

357 Introduction to Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness
Sophomore standing

364 Makeup for the Theatre
Sophomore standing

367 Script Analysis

372 Set Design I

577 Postcolonial Theatre: Drama, Theory and Performance in the Global South
Junior standing

619 Play Reading
Junior standing