Arts Production
Department: Communication & Theatre Arts
Today, it is rare to meet a working artist who is only acting, or directing, making films, or shooting photographs. Today’s theatre world is merging with other disciplines, as reflected in the slash-titles many artists use:
performer/director/screenwriter
lighting designer/videographer
multi-media installation artist/graphic designer/photographer
filmmaker/web-designer
The Arts Production POE is a multi-disciplinary program designed to offer students a broad base of practical training, and also an area of focus, as they begin to shape their lives as multi-faceted artists, graphic designers, or arts managers.
While the “home” course for the AP POE is the Arts Production Lab in the Theatre program, it is important to stress the inter-departmental nature of the Arts Production POE. The AP Lab can be understood as the gathering point for young student artists from different areas to gather, train, and collaborate. The primary objective of the AP Lab is for students to achieve fluency across artistic media by studying and applying a few fundamental aesthetic principles through creative projects. All projects generated through the AP Lab, whether created for on or off campus clients OR allied with Juniata Theatre productions, serve as a platform for students to learn these fundamentals. AP Lab work centers around four spheres of artistic work:
publications integrating graphic design, writing, and photography
video and sound production
live art space installation
integrating multi-media work with live performance
AP Lab students are also encouraged to use their projects as a portfolio of work as they seek internships and jobs.
The Arts Production POE consists of courses in Theatre and other departments: Art, Information Technology, Communication and English.
Theatre courses (26 credits):
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH 210 | Living Theatre History | 3 |
H |
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| TH 310 | 20th Century Innovations | 3 |
H |
CW |
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| TH 275, 276, 375, 376, 475, 476 | Arts Production Lab (minimum 5 semesters-minimum 10 credits | 2 |
F |
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| TH 180, 181, 280, 281, 380, 381, 480, 481, 482, 483 | Arts Production Practicum (minimum 10credits) | 1-3 |
F |
Art courses (12 credits):
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR 110 | Survey of Western Art | 3 |
FI |
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| choose 1 of the following: | |||||
| AR 317 | 20th Century Art | 3 |
AR 110 | FI |
CS |
| AR 315 | Women in Art | 3 |
AR 110 |
FI or CA |
CS |
| AR 301 | African American Art | 3 |
AR 110 | FI or CA |
CW |
| choose 2 of the following: | |||||
| AR 103 | Beginning Drawing | 3 |
F |
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| AR 200 | Beginning Painting | 3 |
F |
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| AR 205 | Beginning Ceramics | 3 |
F |
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| AR 208 | Beginning Photography | 3 |
F |
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| AR 303 | Intermediated Drawing | 3 |
AR 103 | F |
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| AR 215 | Ceramic Sculpture | 3 |
F |
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| AR 308 | Intermediate Photography | 3 |
AR 208 | F |
|
Digital Media courses (15 credits):
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT 110 | Principles of Information Technology | 3 |
S |
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| IT 310 | Hypermedia | 3 |
IT 210 | F |
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| IT 360 |
Digital Video Production | 3 |
CM 133 & AR 208 |
F |
|
| AR 204 |
Digital Art I | 3 |
F |
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| AR 203 |
Digital Photography I | 3 |
F |
Communication courses (6 credits choose 2 courses, one must be upper level):
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM 132 | Message Analysis | 3 |
H | CS | |
| CM 133 | Mass Media & Society | 3 |
H | CS | |
| CM 330 |
Media Analysis | 3 |
CM 132 or CM 133 | H | CW, CS |
| CM 420A |
Rhetoric of Film | 3 |
CM 132 or CM 133 | H | CW |
English Courses (3 credits - choose 1 course):
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN 155 | The Short Story | 3 |
H |
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| EN 303 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
EN 110 | H |
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| EN 305 |
Fiction Writing | 3 |
EN 110 & EN 155 | FH |
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| EN 376 |
Writing Across Media | 3 |
EN 110, JR or SR standing | H |
Total POE credits = 62
updated 6.11
