Arts & Making

HORT 37000

You learn to actually design floral arrangements and understand what goes into running a florist business. Fresh, dried, silk florals, seasonal trends, all of it.

EAPS 10600

You watch disaster movies in class and then break down what Hollywood got completely wrong. Volcanoes, meteors, dinosaurs, severe weather, all covered through the lens of actual science.

HIST 38850

Covers the full arc of space history through film, from the Cold War space race to private companies launching rockets today. More interesting than a standard history course because it actually asks why humans are so obsessed with going to space in the first place.

MUS 25000

A solid introduction to classical music for people who have never really listened to it. You come out understanding what you are hearing and why it matters, which makes concerts and playlists hit differently.

HIST 37100

American history told through rock and roll. Covers how race, politics, and money shaped the music you know, and how the music shaped everything else.

THTR 13300

An intro acting course built for people who have never set foot on a stage. Heavy on exercises, games, and scene work, light on pressure.

THTR 25600

Learn the actual techniques behind stage and character makeup, including aging effects, light and shadow, and transforming a face for a role. Hands on the whole time.

ENGL 20500

You write short fiction and poetry and get honest feedback from classmates in workshop. A good course for anyone who wants to actually develop a writing voice rather than just write papers.

MUS 27000

Covers the software side of music: notation, synthesis, sequencing, and basic recording. Useful whether you want to produce, compose, or just understand how modern music gets made.

MUS 37600

Takes you through musical traditions from around the world and explains how culture shapes sound. Lots of listening, reading, and live performances mixed in.

MUS 16100

A real piano course for beginners. You learn to read music, play scales, and work through actual pieces.

MUS 17100

Learn to improvise in jazz, starting from scratch. Open to any instrument or voice.

DANC 10100

An intro to modern dance built for students with no background. Covers foundational technique and principles through movement.

DANC 10300

Learn jazz dance from the ground up: alignment, rhythm, isolations, and movement patterns. Open to complete beginners.

JPNS 33000

You watch and discuss postwar Japanese films and trace how the country processed decades of change through cinema. Covers a range of directors and styles.

AD 25500

Builds the vocabulary and context to actually understand art rather than just look at it. Covers the full arc of art history and the ideas behind major movements.

COM 27100

You pitch a podcast concept and start recording by week three. Fourteen episodes over the semester means you actually develop a voice and a format.

COM 33200

Covers the full production side of television: writing, directing, and the visual language that makes it work. A course for anyone curious about how the stuff you watch actually gets made.

FLM 38100

A film course built around movies people love for being terrible. Covers cult classics, camp, and why audiences turn failures into obsessions.

FLM 28100

Teaches you how to actually watch a film: the craft, the business, and the cultural context behind it. Covers classics and contemporary releases.

ENGL 23700

Covers poetry across different periods and styles and teaches you how to actually read it. Gets into the social and political contexts behind poems you might have skimmed in high school.

ENGL 20401

A writing workshop focused on sci fi and speculative fiction. You read the genre critically, write your own original work, and get feedback in workshop.

CLCS 33700

Reads the great epics across four ancient cultures: Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and beyond. Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Mahabharata, Beowulf, all in one course.