A more in-depth approach to the art of Jazz Dance, this course emphasizes technical and artistic skills based on a foundation of correct body alignment, movement isolation, rhythmic awareness, musicality, advanced vocabulary, auditioning and performance focus, strength, stamina, and flexibility at the advanced level.

This course explores the process of making dances, and studies the elements of dance composition, including the development of solo and group studies for class presentation.

Choreography II is a course designed to continue to develop choreographic tools in duets and small groups in various dance genres. Focus is on structuring sophisticated choreographic works. Emphasis is placed on different kinds of creative processes and relationships between dancers.

This course is designed to develop skills to teach all the major dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern dance techniques, creative movement and improvisation. Topics will include class creation, developing inventive teaching skills, methods of class preparation, ways of communicating and correcting, preparing age-appropriate material, choosing music, use of imagery and teaching body awareness to students.

Study of legal and ethical issues faced by technical writers.

Study of visual methods or persuasion in technical and professional writing.

Study in advanced topics in professional and technical writing. Special emphasis on theoretical and practical issues in professional and technical writing.

Study of technical editing and methods relevant for professional editing, including drafting, editing, and proofreading.

A-S 366 is an intermediate level course that allows students to explore three-dimensional form through digital design and hybrid fabrication. Students will create sculpture from digital models using 3D printing, 3D scanning, CNC routing, and laser cutting. The goal of this course is to develop concepts and techniques of CAD modeling for use in 3D CAD/CAM processes as they apply to visual art, space, and design. Emphasis will be given to dealing with the use of current technology in combination with traditional sculpture processes in an artistic context. Six Studio hours per week.

A-S 367 is an intermediate level course that allows students to explore a variety of digital fabrication processes used in CAD based artistic topics. This class builds on students' previous experiences with hybrid fabrication media. Readings and discussion of contemporary and future directions in digital fabrication supplement the class. The use of current technology combined with traditional processes in an artistic context will be emphasized. Students will develop a professional body of work stemming from personal research. Six studio hours per week.