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.
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