Writer’s Craft

This one-term course offers students an opportunity for focused writing practice. Honing and developing their skills in grammar, organization, use of evidence, and argument, students

Lyrics as Poetry

Lyrics as Poetry: From Old Bops to Hip Hop. Since Bob Dylan’s recent award of the Nobel Prize in Literature, songwriters and lyricists have gained

Exploring Race & Racism

What is race? What is racism? How did the concept of race emerge and (how) has the understanding of what race means changed over time?

NY Stories: Finding Home

For centuries, aspiring artists, writers, and performers, immigrants from across the globe, and newcomers from every corner of the country seekingfame or fortune have hoped

Heroes Fall

How did we get from Achilles to Spiderman? What are heroes really good for? Where did the concept originate? Who is allowed to be a

The Worlds We Build

The Worlds We Build: Writing Original Fiction In this course students will read and discuss extant works of short fiction, then compose original material of

Studio Production 2

This course is an extension of MUS130. Students must have taken Studio Production I and have departmental approval. Students in MUS230 will participate in all

Art of Seeing & Photographing

The Art of Seeing and Photographing: Foundations of Visual Communication and Photography Skills This introductory photography course provides a foundational experience in the art of

The Art of Political Argument

Since the introduction of moveable type to Europe in 1450, political argument has been the common currency of public debate and democratic citizenship. Many of

Philosophy of Art

In this class, students will explore some of the most popular topics in contemporary philosophical debates about art. We will discuss what constitutes a work

Islam and the Qur’an

This course is a non‑theological effort to understand the Qur’an as a literary text, using it to also introduce Islam, Islamic theology and modern Islamic

Art of Seeing & Drawing

The Art of Seeing and Drawing: Foundations of Visual Communication and Drawing Skills This introductory drawing course provides a foundational experience in the art of