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Well, we're back to the grindstone here, hard at work on our two repertory shows opening in February, and gearing up for classes to start on Wednesday.
We've got more prospective graduate students coming to visit (meaning, those who are applying to our program, intending to apply, etc.), so i've finally gotten around to setting up downloadable versions of my syllabi for my four crafts courses so that folks looking into the program can see what the courses entail, current students can see in advance what their projects will be, etc.
I also hope these may be useful for those of you who might be developing your own related courses--i know when i was structuring these classes, i did a TON of research online looking at what other graduate schools offered similar courses, paging through syllabi and project descriptions from old USITT presentations, etc., but really had trouble turning up very much of use. Hence, here they are. Please, peruse.
Mind you, i am not saying, "Please, steal my syllabus! I'd love that!" but if you want to use them as templates and inspiration for developing your own, please do! For that matter, i would love to see others' syllabi for similar courses; definitely if you use mine as a framework for your own, please do send me a copy of what you come up with. And, frankly, i'm not even opposed to people using my projects and course structure directly, if you ask my permission first. (Heck, if you want the whole entire course, lecture notes and reading assignments and everything, let me know and we can work something out; i'll gladly turn it into a package.)
These are abridged syllabi, in that they don't include the actual calendar sections with dates and reading assignments by week, due dates, university holidays, etc., since those change on a semester-by-semester basis.
This semester my course is called Decorative Arts, which is the umbrella term given to it by the registrar, and which is not terribly evocative. What it really means is, we cover gloves, footwear, jewelry, parasols, body padding and other alterations to the human form, and macropuppetry.
Download abridged DRAMA 595 Dyeing/Distressing Syllabus
Download abridged DRAMA 597 Millinery Syllabus
Download abridged DRAMA 598 Mask/Armor Syllabus
Download abridged DRAMA 599 Decorative Arts Syllabus
Entirely unrelated: if you have not yet heard about the millinery of J. Smith Esquire, click and browse. Mr. Smith only recently completed his MA in Millinery at the Royal College of Art in 2007, but mark my words: he is the next Philip Treacy, i predict. My personal favorite: the steel-framed tattooed pigskin top hat. (Close second: the 3' tall beaver felt top hat--talk about a stovepipe!)
We've got more prospective graduate students coming to visit (meaning, those who are applying to our program, intending to apply, etc.), so i've finally gotten around to setting up downloadable versions of my syllabi for my four crafts courses so that folks looking into the program can see what the courses entail, current students can see in advance what their projects will be, etc.
I also hope these may be useful for those of you who might be developing your own related courses--i know when i was structuring these classes, i did a TON of research online looking at what other graduate schools offered similar courses, paging through syllabi and project descriptions from old USITT presentations, etc., but really had trouble turning up very much of use. Hence, here they are. Please, peruse.
Mind you, i am not saying, "Please, steal my syllabus! I'd love that!" but if you want to use them as templates and inspiration for developing your own, please do! For that matter, i would love to see others' syllabi for similar courses; definitely if you use mine as a framework for your own, please do send me a copy of what you come up with. And, frankly, i'm not even opposed to people using my projects and course structure directly, if you ask my permission first. (Heck, if you want the whole entire course, lecture notes and reading assignments and everything, let me know and we can work something out; i'll gladly turn it into a package.)
These are abridged syllabi, in that they don't include the actual calendar sections with dates and reading assignments by week, due dates, university holidays, etc., since those change on a semester-by-semester basis.
This semester my course is called Decorative Arts, which is the umbrella term given to it by the registrar, and which is not terribly evocative. What it really means is, we cover gloves, footwear, jewelry, parasols, body padding and other alterations to the human form, and macropuppetry.
Download abridged DRAMA 595 Dyeing/Distressing Syllabus
Download abridged DRAMA 597 Millinery Syllabus
Download abridged DRAMA 598 Mask/Armor Syllabus
Download abridged DRAMA 599 Decorative Arts Syllabus
Entirely unrelated: if you have not yet heard about the millinery of J. Smith Esquire, click and browse. Mr. Smith only recently completed his MA in Millinery at the Royal College of Art in 2007, but mark my words: he is the next Philip Treacy, i predict. My personal favorite: the steel-framed tattooed pigskin top hat. (Close second: the 3' tall beaver felt top hat--talk about a stovepipe!)
