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Courses - Fall 2025
TDPS
Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
Open Seats as of
07/01/2025 at 04:30 PM
TDPS201
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Technical Production
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ARHU-Dance department; or must be in a major within the ARHU-Theatre department.
Credit only granted for: DANC210 and THET114 or TDPS201.
Formerly: DANC210 and THET114.
Students are provided with an overview of topics related to the technical production of theatre and dance including: scenic, prop and costume construction, lighting, sound and video execution and management structures.
Students must pay a $25.00 lab fee.
TDPS240
Arts Organizations and Audiences in the United States
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: ARHU240.
Credit only granted for: TDPS258C, TDSP240 or ARHU240.
Formerly: TDPS258C.
An introduction to the history and role of arts organizations in the U.S., as well as the respective audiences and populations they serve. This grounding allows artists and emerging administrators to understand the events and questions that have shaped the field, and develop strategies for advancing sustainable arts organizations in the future.
TDPS358T
Special Topics in Intermediate Performing Arts; Technology for Performing Arts: Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Students must pay a $25 lab fee.

An introduction to experimental technology systems, and how to adapt them for use in live performance. Students will be introduced to a variety of new media tools.
TDPS441
Arts Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ARHU240 or TDPS240; or permission of instructor.
Recommended: ARHU440 or TDPS440.
Restriction: Limited to 4 undergraduate students (2 in ARHU and 2 in TDPS).
Cross-listed with: ARHU441.
Jointly offered with: ARHU640, TDPS640.
Credit only granted for: TDPS458E, ARHU441, TDPS441, ARHU640 or TDSP640.
Formerly: TDPS458E.
Establishes arts entrepreneurship as a unique discipline with the goal of connecting creative initiatives (products, artforms, and programs) to audiences, resources, and communities. Introduces students to the ways in which creative initiatives both create value and offer solutions to social, political, environmental, and cultural issues. Students will develop artist impact statements and identify different contexts and ways to apply their talents and creative initiatives in society.
TDPS458D
(Perm Req)
Special Topics in Advanced Performing Arts; Film as Perfomance
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Alternating between lecture & creative research on Week A and creative laboratories on Week B. Students must pay a $25 lab fee.

A dynamic incubator for performing artists who crave new ways of seeing, making, and understanding their voice via cinema and beyond. Moving beyond conventional filmmaking methods, the course embraces performance, philosophy, research, intuitive storytelling, as well as technical exploration performance for camera, scripting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and beyond. The lens becomes a collaborator, a witness, and an accomplice in the act of process & creation.
TDPS469
(Perm Req)
Advanced Practicum in Stage Management
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
TDPS479
(Perm Req)
Production Practicum
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
TDPS640
Arts Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: ARHU640.
Credit only granted for: ARHU640, TDPS640, or THET669U.
Formerly: THET669U.
Establishes arts entrepreneurship as a unique discipline with the goal of connecting creative initiatives (products, artforms, and programs) to audiences, resources, and communities. Introduces students to the ways in which creative initiatives both create value and offer solutions to social, political, environmental, and cultural issues. Students will develop artist impact statements and identify different contexts and ways to apply their talents and creative initiatives in society.