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New Student Conference 2016 Department of Performance S tudies Degree Plan Concentration options: The Performance S tudies Arts and Culture degree plan allows for flexibility and individuality. Design and Technology Choose

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New Student Conference 2016

Department of Performance S tudies

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Degree Plan

  • Concentration options:
  • Arts and Culture
  • Design and Technology
  • Composition and Devised

Performance

  • Music
  • Theatre
  • The Performance S

tudies degree plan allows for flexibility and individuality.

  • Choose courses that are

within your concentration, but also will support your career goals.

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Parts of Your Degree Plan

  • Overall Requirements
  • Major Coursework
  • Core Curriculum
  • General Electives
  • Optional Minor
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Check Your Degree Plan

  • Did you take any
  • AP Exams?
  • Dual credit courses?
  • IB courses?
  • If something is missing,

please let me know!

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  • You should also find:
  • Handouts with general information
  • Trial schedule
  • Advising S

yllabus

  • Career Trajectories list
  • Final Exam S

chedule

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Howdy.tamu.edu

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Reading the Howdy S chedule

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Prerequisits, Restrictions and Attributes

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More Restrictions

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  • Attributes on courses

tell you where the courses fits into your degree plan and core curriculum.

  • You can find a list of

approved courses within each attribute at core.tamu.edu

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Hints For Today

  • Play to your strengths!
  • You must take at least one course in your

major

  • Plan around your Language and S

cience courses

  • Be sure you check your restrictions/pre-reqs!
  • If a section has less than 5 seats available, be

sure you have an alternative!

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How To Register

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Registering For Courses

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Registering For Courses

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Department of Performance Studies

BA in Performance S tudies

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What is Performance S tudies?

Exploring performance in all aspects of social life and how performance shapes human experience. Interdisciplinary program

  • Types of Performance:
  • Live Theater
  • Music
  • Avant-garde performance
  • Dance
  • Film
  • Religious ritual and ceremony
  • Everyday life: dress, posture, make-up,

uniforms

  • S

poken-word or slam poetry, performative writing

  • Graffiti
  • Internet chat rooms or social media
  • S

ports and games

  • Political arenas, trials, democracy
  • Wall S

treet Culture

  • Parenting

Piano Studio students Johnny D., Philp & Nichole Green create a devised performance piece in concert.

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Dr. Kirsten Pullen’s Theatre History class learns about Indian dance through performa nce as research. PERF 101 students perform their final projects focusing

  • n voting

and equality.. MA student Katie Elder combines performance and technology PERF 101 students workshop performances combining theatre, music, and food.

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Who We Are

Jeff Watson- Scene Shop Foreman John Moeller- Technical Studio Director Josh Harms- Administrative Coordinator

  • Dr. Donnalee

Dox- Department Head Brianna Doucet- Academic Advisor

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Who We Are

30 Faculty members with specialization in: Composition Technical Theatre Ethnomusicology Acting and Directing Performance S tudies Various instrumentation specialists.

  • Dr. James Ball III shares his research on

diplomatic performances at a faculty colloquium.

  • Dr. Isacc Bustos & Dr. Mariana

Gariazzo perform together for a music class.

  • Dr. Leonardo Cardoso & Dr. Kim Kattari are

co-conveners of the Performance & Culture Working Group on campus.

  • Dr. David Donkor gives a lecture
  • ver his research at the Glasscock

Center for Humanities.

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Overall Requirements

  • Must complete 120 hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0
  • verall and minimum GPA of 2.0 in Performance S

tudies coursework.

  • 18 hours of major coursework must be completed at TAMU
  • Must complete 36 hours of upper-division (300 or 400 level)

courses, 12 hours of which must be completed in major coursework.

  • Must complete two PERF courses formally designated as

writing intensive.

  • Incorporate 6 hours from the list of approved courses for

International & Cultural Diversity into your degree plan.

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Major Coursework

  • All students must

complete the following courses:

  • PERF 101 Intro to

Performance S tudies

  • PERF 301 Performance

in World Cultures

  • PERF 481 S

enior S eminar and Project

  • The remainder of the major

coursework is chosen from within your concentration area and must include:

  • 3 courses in culture
  • 3 courses in technique
  • 3 applied courses
  • 3 major electives
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Major Coursework

  • All students must

complete the following courses:

  • PERF 101 Intro to

Performance S tudies

  • PERF 301 Performance

in World Cultures

  • PERF 481 S

enior S eminar and Project

  • The remainder of the major

coursework is chosen from within your concentration area and must include:

  • 3 courses in culture
  • 3 courses in technique
  • 3 applied courses
  • 3 major electives
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Major Coursework Cont.

  • Culture Courses
  • Courses that highlight the

cultural significance of performance and situate it globally.

  • Course topics include:
  • Music History
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Theatre History
  • S

cript Analysis

  • The History of Dress and

S

  • ciety
  • Technique Courses
  • Courses that are designed to

help students acquire practical skills in performance.

  • Course topics include:
  • Costume Technology and

Design

  • Music and Technology
  • Intermedia Performance
  • Music Theory
  • Acting, Design, and

Technology

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Degree Plan Concentrations: Arts and Culture

  • Technique Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 204 Music Theory I with MUS C 208 Musicianship I (co-requisites)

  • THAR 102 S

cript Analysis

  • THAR 245 Basic Theatrical

Design

  • THAR 302 Dramaturgy
  • THAR 407 Performing

Literature

  • Culture Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 311 Music in Early Western Culture

  • MUS

C 312 Music in Modern Western Culture

  • MUS

C 324 Music in World Cultures

  • THAR 201 World Theatre
  • THAR 381 Theatre History and

Dramatic Literature I

  • THAR 382 Theatre History and

Dramatic Literature II

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Degree Plan Concentrations: Composition and Devised Performance

  • Technique Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 204 Music Theory I with MUS C 208 Musicianship I (co- requisites)

  • MUS

C 205 Music Theory II with MUS C 210 Musicianship II (co- requisites)

  • PERF 402 Intermedia

Performance

  • THAR 102 S

cript Analysis

  • THAR 302 Dramaturgy
  • THAR 407 Performing

Literature

  • Culture Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 201 Music and the Human Experience

  • MUS

C 311 Music in Early Western Culture

  • MUS

C 312 Music in Modern Western Culture

  • MUS

C 324 Music in World Cultures

  • THAR 381 Theatre History

and Dramatic Literature I

  • THAR 382 Theatre History

and Dramatic Literature II

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Degree Plan Concentrations: Concentration in Design and Technology

  • Technique Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 204 Music Theory I with MUS C 208 Musicianship I (co- requisites)

  • MUS

C 235 Introduction to Composition

  • MUS

C 316 Music and Technology

  • PERF 202 Introduction to

Performance Technology

  • PERF 318 Electronic Composition
  • THAR 102 S

cript Analysis

  • THAR 135 Theatre Technology I
  • THAR 245 Basic Theatrical Design
  • THAR 355 Costume Technology
  • THAR 308 S

tage management and Arts Administration

  • Culture Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 228 History of Electronic Music

  • MUS

C 312 Music in Modern Western Culture

  • MUS

C 324 Music in World Cultures

  • THAR 155 History of Western Dress
  • THAR 156 Dress, Culture, and

S

  • ciety
  • THAR 381 Theatre History and

Dramatic Literature I

  • THAR 382 Theatre History and

Dramatic Literature II

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Degree Plan Concentrations: Concentration in Music

  • Technique Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 204 Music Theory I with MUS C 208 Musicianship I (co- requisites)

  • MUS

C 205 Music Theory II with MUS C 210 Musicianship II (co- requisites)

  • MUS

C 206 Music Theory III with MUS C 212 Musicianship III (co- requisites)

  • Or MUS

C 207 Form and Analysis taken with MUS C 212 Musicianship III

  • Culture Courses (9 hours)
  • MUS

C 311 Music in Early Western Culture

  • MUS

C 312 Music in Modern Western Culture

  • MUS

C 324 Music in World Cultures

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Degree Plan Concentrations: Concentration in Theatre

  • Technique Courses (9 hours)
  • THAR 110 Acting I:

Fundamentals

  • Choose from the following:
  • THAR 135 Theatre

Technology I

  • THAR 255 Costume

Technology

  • THAR 245 Basic Theatrical

Design

  • Culture Courses (9 hours)
  • THAR 102 S

cript Analysis

  • THAR 381 Theatre History and

Dramatic Literature I

  • THAR 382 Theatre History and

Dramatic Literature II

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Career Trajectories

  • Advertising
  • Corporate Communications
  • Public Relations S

pecialist

  • Arts and Entertainment Law
  • Museum Exhibition Coordinator
  • Public Humanities Researcher
  • Arts Administration
  • Recording Engineer
  • Electronic Music Technician
  • Television/Radio Broadcaster
  • S
  • cial Media Director
  • Civic Events Planning
  • Graphic Design
  • Audience Research
  • Video Game Composer
  • Technical Director
  • S

tage Manager

  • Music S
  • ftware Developer
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Performance Opportunities

  • S

mall Ensembles

  • Class-based Performances
  • Devised Performance
  • Plays
  • Music and Theatre Collaborations
  • Guest Artists
  • Workshops
  • S

tudio Recitals

  • Performance as Research, Directed

S tudies, and Individual Research Opportunities available also.

PERF 101 students present their final project about voting and equality. Students perform at the Electric LaTex Festival.

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S tudy Abroad

The department currently offers three recurring study abroad opportunities

  • PERF in S

ydney: explore Performance S tudies at the University of S ydney

  • TAMU in Tokyo: study Japanese

Traditional Performing Arts

  • Argentina, Culture and Tango:

perform tango, study Argentinian culture, and develop S panish language skills.

  • The opportunity for faculty led

programs is also available, recent trips include:

  • Music and the Human

Experience in Italy (S ummer

  • Performance S

tudies in London

Study Abroad in Tokyo University of Sydney

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S cholarships

  • Awards ranging from $500

to $2000

  • Up to 10 awards available
  • S

tudents will be eligible after one successful semester in the program

  • S

uccess includes satisfactory GPA and departmental participation

THAR 381 students look over text to prepare for a class performance. 1. The PERF Voice Studio 2. Guest artist Grace Choi works with Professor Andrea Imhoff’s piano studio. 1. 2.

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Advising Goals

  • Our students will be able to
  • Access campus resources
  • Use critical thinking skills in

decision making

  • Develop a schedule,

understand degree requirements & register successfully.

  • Understand and follow

academic rules of university, college and department.

  • Advising S

yllabus

  • Read the syllabus
  • Review the information
  • Any questions?
  • S

ign

  • S

ubmit

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S cheduling Advising Appointments

swan.tamu.edu/PERF

  • Office hours for Performance S

tudies students are M- F 8a-12p.

  • Walk-ins are always welcome, but it is best to

schedule an appointment to avoid a lengthy wait time.

  • Please come prepared for our advising sessions
  • Bring your degree plan
  • Bring your questions
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Communication

Weekly Newsletter

  • Please check your TAMU

email regularly!

  • When emailing please be

polite and professional

  • All emails should include

a subject, intro, sign off, and be written in complete sentences.

Email Communication

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Tools and Resources

  • Campus Resources
  • Academic S

uccess Center

  • Writing Center
  • Career Center
  • S

tudent Counseling S ervices

  • S

tuAct

  • S

tudent Health Center

  • Your Advisor!!
  • Tools for success:
  • Workshops
  • Academic S

uccess Center weekly meetings

  • S

eminars

  • First semester

seminar, PERF 285

  • Degree Planner
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Meet Your Degree Planner!

  • Helps us plan your classes until graduation
  • S

hows what requirements you are missing

  • Helps planning courses with pre-reqs
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