ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS
COURSES IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS AT VILLANOVA
91探花offers a number of courses on the study of music and other arts through academic departments such as Theatre, Communications, English, and others, many of which cover core requirements. Please talk to your advisor for additional information.
The following classes are currently offered on a rotating basis. If you are interested in taking a particular course that is not offered regularly, you should let the department know of your interest.
- SAR 2113: The Charm of Music
- SAR 2114: Words and Music: The Art of Song
- SAR 2115: Orchestral Music
- SAR 2118: The Broadway Musical
- SAR 2119: Jazz: America's Music
- SAR 3030: Special Topics in Music (S21 - The Beatles: Song by Song)
- THE 2034: Musical Theatre
- COM 3242: African American Performance
- COM 3243: Performance Art
- COM 3354: Media Criticism
- CSC 1043: The Laptop Instrument (Programming & Music Theory)
- ECE 3230: Signals Lab
- ENG 2043: Writing about US Pop Culture
- FFS 3285: French Popular Music, 1950-Present
- HON 5410: Guitar Class
- HON 5410: Piano Class
- HON 5435: Music Theory
- ITA 2225: Italian Music
- MSE 2602: Physics: 40% Solution: Light/Sound
- PHI 4140: Philosophy of Contemporary Music
- SAR 2009: Sounds of Slavic Spirit
The following classes are currently offered on a rotating basis. If you are interested in taking a particular course that is not offered regularly, you should let the department know of your interest.
- ACS 1000/1001: Ancients/Moderns (Arts and Culture Learning Community)
- CSC 1045: Algor, Cartoons, & Animation
- COM 2240 Theories of Performance Studies
- COM 3240 Performance for Social Change
- COM 3241 Performance of Literature
- COM 3243 Performance Art
- COM 3247 Storytelling
- COM 3248 Performance Ethnography
- ENG 3616: Irish American Drama & Film
- HON 5300: Learning the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- HON 5400: Dance
- HON 5400: Mindfulness Meditation
- HON 5440: Poetry
- HON 5460: Drawing
- HON 5460: Painting with Acrylics
- HON 5460: Painting with Watercolors
- HON 5460: Photography
- HUM 2500: History: Imperialism & Humanities
- SAR 2010: Intro to Calligraphy
- SAR 2020: Basic Watercolor Techniques
- SAR 2150: Intermediate Watercolor
- SAR 2021: Basic Drawing Techniques
- SAR 2151: Intermediate Drawing
- SAR 2022: Basic Oil Painting
- SAR 2023: Basic Acrylic Painting
- SPA 3764: Drama of Golden Age Spain
- SPA 3944: Hispanic Pop Culture
- THE 2019: The Theatrical Experience
- THE 2021: Theatre in Philadelphia
- THE 2025: Improvisational Theatre
- THE 2029: Fundamental Principles of Acting
- THE 2030: Advanced Principles of Acting
- THE 2032: Elements of Dance
- THE 2033: Advanced Elements of Dance
- THE 2051: Creativity
- THE 3006: Shakespeare on Stage
- THE 3007: Playwriting
- THE 3008: Theatre of the African Diaspora
- THE 3010: Mindfulness in Action
- THE 3011: Asian Theatre
- THE 4011: Directing the Play
- THE 4014: Women and Theatre
Attention first-year students! Whether you are a performer, an artist, or a lover of the arts, the Communitas Art and Culture Learning Community will help you develop a sense of citizenship and personal responsibility with a special focus on art, music, performance, and imaginative interpretation.
In this learning community, students explore:
- Who am I in relation to the arts?
- Culture through the ages
- Off-campus performances, museums and art galleries
Students who select Communitas:
- Live together in a residence hall on south campus
- Take a specially-designed Augustine and Culture Seminar (ACS), a class all first-year students participate in
- Enjoy unique co-curricular programming
- Are enrolled in a one-credit Communitas course designed around a specific theme
SUMMER MUSIC STUDIES
Over 12,000 music educators participated in our practical graduate music education courses during the program鈥檚 25+ year run, which concluded in 2023. If you need a transcript from one of our credit-granting institutions during that time, please click on "Transcript Information" below.
Students who attended the 91探花Summer Music Program may now request transcripts through Moore College of Art & Design, following the closure of the University of the Arts (UArts).
Transcript requests carry a fee and are handled by Moore鈥檚 Office of the Registrar. For complete instructions and to submit a request, please visit:
TRAVELING TO VILLANOVA
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- Most of our performances as well as the Summer Music Studies program are held in St. Mary's Hall, building number 53 on the campus map. Use the parking lot entrance labeled 'West Campus Entrance'.
- Some larger events are held in the 91探花Room in the Connelly Center, building number 24 on the campus map.