Degree Prgrams and Certificate Offered at UNCSA CIP Prgram Title 500101 Visual and Perfrming Arts, General Degree Cde Specialty Area Degree Abbreviatin Status Campus Prgram Title 004 000 4D A Fur-year Undergraduate Arts Certificate 500301 Dance, General 023 000 BFA A Dance 500501 Drama and Dramatics/Theatre 023 000 BFA A Drama Arts, General 500502 Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technlgy 500602 Cinematgraphy and Film/Vide Prductin 500699 Film/Vide and Phtgraphic Arts, Other 023 000 BFA A Design & Prductin 110 000 MFA A Design & Prductin 023 000 BFA A Filmmaking 110 000 MFA A Film Music Cmpsitin 500903 Music Perfrmance, General 025 000 BM A Music 117 000 MM A Music 503 569 PM A Prfessinal Artist Certificate (Pst Master's) 500908 Vice and Opera 503 568 PM A Fletcher Opera Prfessinal Artist Certificate (Pst Master's)
Student Learning Outcmes 500101 - Fur-year Undergraduate Arts Certificate (4D): The SLOs f this prgram are the same as the BFA degrees in the crrespnding disciplines belw. 500301 Dance (BFA): The prgram s SLOs are: Students will be ready fr the prfessinal envirnment by demnstrating versatility and a prfessinal dispsitin thrugh their knwledge f current and viable perfrmance-based techniques. Artistry Students will be able t synthesize their knwledge f technical skills, creative imaginatin and aesthetic knwledge in preparatin fr perfrmance, emphasizing the elements f musicality, phrasing, and characterizatin. Physicality Students will execute chregraphy with clarity, energy, athleticism, and breath, utilizing a basic understanding f anatmical principles and dance alignment. Dispsitin Students will practice the craft f dance with a disciplines and self-mtivated apprach. Student will be able t cllabrate and wrk as part f a team. Students will be fluent in dance vcabulary, terminlgy, and prfessinal standards and prtcl. 500501 Drama (BFA): Schl f Drama at UNCSA trains talented yung men and wmen t be exciting, versatile and accmplished prfessinals. The schl emphasizes classical values in its training t meet a well-recgnized demand fr actrs t be technically skilled and creatively inspired. The SLOs include: The student will acquire a wrking knwledge f the prfessin and expectatins f the industry, including but nt limited t auditin techniques and etiquette, the current and ever changing uses f technlgy, casting directr and agent relatinships, prfessinal prtcl in rehearsal and perfrmance situatins, maintaining psitive prfessinal relatinships and advancing a career in an ethical and creative manner. Critical Analysis The student will demnstrate the ability t transfrm int character by analyzing dramatic material and applying the apprpriate learned skills in rder t bring that material t a full realizatin in the acting space. The student will demnstrate kinesthetic awareness by demnstrating dance skills, stage cmbat skills and theatre mvement skills. The student will shw increased flexibility and range in the vcal instrument using a variety f accents and dialects and by perfrming in heightened and classical language as well as the incrpratin f singing techniques. The student will demnstrate the ability t integrate acting techniques and apprpriate musical styles in studi and perfrmance prjects.
Prfessinal Cllabratin The student will acquire and demnstrate necessary cllabrative skills t wrk effectively n a prfessinal level in studi and perfrmance prjects with directrs, fellw actrs, stage managers, designers, technicians and all parties wh participate in the prcess f bringing a prductin t realizatin. 500502 Design and Prductin (BFA): Schl f Design and Prductin (D&P) has the fllwing general SLOs fr its undergraduate prgram in disciplines including Cstume Design and Technlgy, Lighting, Scene Design, Scene Painting, Scenic Technlgy, Theatre Sund Design, Stage Management, Stage Prperties, and Wig and Make-up: Ability t wrk in the prfessinal envirnment Ability t create a cmpelling prtfli t prfile themselves fr industry pprtunities Time management and ability t prduce quality wrk in a specified time frame Ability t wrk within industry prtcls t develp and execute prjects Prfessinal Cmmunicatin Ability t use the language specific t the area f design prductin r management used by wrking prfessinals Ability t use artistic vcabulary fr cllabratin Ability t cmmunicate ideas bth verbally and thrugh presentatinal material Creative Cllabratin Ability t wrk effectively with a team n prjects Ability t respect wrking relatinships Fllw set prtcls accrding t industry standards Finance and Budgeting Ability t manage resurces time, materials, persnnel, and facilities Prblem Slving Ability t cmbine research and resurces in slving prductin prblems Ability t prblem-slve within resurce cnstraints Specialty Skills Accrding t their specialty, ability t apply technical and artistic skills t elevate the effectiveness f the finished wrk 500502 Design and Prductin (MFA): D&P has the fllwing SLOs fr its graduate prgram: Ability t wrk in the prfessinal envirnment Ability t create a cmpelling prtfli t prfile themselves fr industry pprtunities at a level cnsistent with the MFA Advanced time management skills and the prfessinal ability t prduce quality wrk in a specified time frame
Ability t wrk within industry prtcls t develp and execute tp quality prfessinal prjects Prfessinal Cmmunicatin Ability t use the language specific t the area f design prductin r management used by wrking prfessinals Ability t use artistic vcabulary fr cllabratin at the MFA level Ability t cmmunicate ideas bth verbally and thrugh presentatinal material Creative Cllabratin Ability t wrk effectively with a team n prfessinal quality prjects Ability t respect wrking relatinships Fllw set prtcls accrding t industry standards Finance and Budgeting Ability t manage resurces time, materials, persnnel, and facilities Prblem Slving Ability t cmbine research and resurces in slving prductin prblems at an advanced level Ability t prblem-slve within resurce cnstraints Specialty Skills Accrding t their specialty, ability t apply advanced technical skills t elevate the effectiveness f the finished wrk 500602 Filmmaking (BFA): Schl f Filmmaking has six general SLOs fr its undergraduate prgram disciplines including Animatin, Prductin Design, Editing and Sund, Cinematgraphy, Screenwriting, Prducing and Directing as well as Cinema Studies: Ability t wrk in the prfessinal envirnment with a brad-strke understanding f hw mvies are made and the individual specialty skills invlved Ability t create a cmpelling reel r prtfli t prfile themselves fr specialized industry pprtunities Prfessinal Cmmunicatin Ability t cmmunicate using industry terminlgy Understanding f research required fr film prjects and prfessinal presentatins Creative Cllabratin Ability t wrk effectively with a team n film prjects Visual Strytelling Understanding f stry and hw it is advanced thrugh the arts f stry develpment and screenwriting as well as acting, directing, art directin, cinematgraphy, picture-editing and sund design Ability t tell a cmpelling visual stry Ability t cnfrm written cncepts and stries t the visual medium, beginning with strybards
Critical Analysis Understanding f film histry, aesthetics, and technlgy Ability t apply understanding f film histry, aesthetics, and technlgy t identify and slve cntemprary filmmaking prblems Ability t prperly set up and perate all basic grip and lighting equipment Ability t perate prperly all prductin equipment such as Panasnic DVX vide camera and Sund Devices sund mixer Understanding f and ability t implement Final Cut Pr editing sftware 500699 Filmmaking (MFA): Schl f Filmmaking has fur general SLOs fr its graduate prgram: Ability t create effective, aesthetically pleasing, prfessinal film scres that cmplement the narrative, thematic, and emtinal needs f a film s stry Ability t creative effective rchestratin, ranging frm classical music styles t mainstream Hllywd rchestral appraches Ability t create a cmpelling reel that demnstrates ne s cmpsitinal skills Ability t handle the business-related aspects f the film and televisin industries, such as dealing with agents, managers, attrneys, and prducers Understanding f the mechanics f cntract preparatin, studi bking, cntracting musicians, and filing cue sheets with perfrmance scieties Prfessinal Cmmunicatin and Cllabratin Ability t cmmunicate with the filmmaker using industry terminlgy Ability t cllabrate with the filmmaker, t translate his/her ideas int musical frm Ability t assemble and wrk effectively with musicians Ability t cmprt neself amng industry prfessinals in a mature fashin Critical Analysis Brad-strke understanding f film histry, aesthetics, and terminlgy Understanding f musical genres and styles Understanding the effectiveness f musical ensembles f different sizes Ability t analyze film scres by established cmpsers, that is, t understand hw the music creates md, and supprts r purpsefully distracts frm the narrative and/r thematic issues, emtinal tne, r the visual style f a film Understanding f cntemprary recrding techniques Understanding f the latest recrding sftware Ability t implement state-f-the-art electrnic technlgy 500903 Music (BM): Schl f Music has five SLOs fr its undergraduate prgram: Critical Artistic Analysis Perfrm r cmpse music at a level f artistry prgressing tward prfessinal emplyment Cmprehend and evaluate multiple pints f view abut perfrmance r cmpsitin techniques and musical expressin
Prfessinal Cllabratin Learn t functin as a cntributr t a wrk team such as a perfrming ensemble Prfessinal Literacy Gain fundatinal level f familiarity with music literature, especially as it pertains t principal area f study Understand and interpret music in a variety f styles, genres, mediums and histrical eras Achieve awareness f practical infrmatin and realities f careers in music Demnstrate the ability t prepare, auditin and/r interview fr a graduate prgram f study Demnstrate knwledge f the grant writing prcess and the imprtance f develping entrepreneurial skills Demnstrate knwledge f arts-in-educatin and ther cmmunity utreach venues Develp basic skills fr using music technlgy Demnstrate basic writing skills as they apply t career develpment Perfrm r cmpse music at a level f technique prgressing tward prfessinal emplyment 500903 Music (MM & PM): Schl f Music has five SLOs fr its graduate prgram: Critical Artistic Analysis Perfrm r cmpse music at a level f artistry qualifying fr prfessinal emplyment Cmprehend and evaluate multiple pints f view abut perfrmance r cmpsitin techniques and musical expressin at a level cnsistent with graduate study Prfessinal Cllabratin Learn t functin as a leader and cllabratr in a wrk team such as a perfrming ensemble Prfessinal Literacy Gain practical knwledge with music literature, especially as it pertains t principal area f study Understand and interpret music in a variety f styles, genres, mediums and histrical eras at a prfessinal level Learn t speak and write effectively abut music frm varius style perids Achieve awareness f advanced practical infrmatin and realities f careers in music Demnstrate the ability t prepare, auditin and interview fr prfessinal emplyment Demnstrate the ability t prepare, auditin and interview fr a pst-graduate r dctral prgram f study Demnstrate knwledge f the grant writing prcess and the imprtance f develping entrepreneurial skills Demnstrate knwledge f arts-in-educatin and ther cmmunity utreach venues
Demnstrate the ability t advcate fr music t varius ppulatins Develp advanced skills fr using music technlgy Demnstrate advanced writing skills as they apply t career develpment Perfrm r cmpse music at a level f technique sufficient fr prfessinal emplyment 500908 - Fletcher Opera Prfessinal Artist Certificate (PM): This prgram shares the same SLOs as 500903 Music (MM & PM) abve.