Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of Humanities

Course Description :

This course develops a practical and theoretical understanding of the techniques involved in music creation and production using digital audio workstations, mobile and online applications. Students will interrogate how computers, tablets and mobile technologies can be used as tools for creative music making. The course provides a practical understanding of the capabilities and limits of computer-based music technology. Students also gain a basic theoretical background to the nature of music and organized sound through experimentation with technologies which enable sound to be recorded, sampled, and programmed. Topics covered in this unit include music studio setups and workflows, audio recording, multi-track mixing, MIDI sequencing, virtual instruments and sound design. MUSC1010 employs a 'flipped' course model consisting of weekly laboratory sessions and online content in place of traditional lectures

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of Humanities

Course Description :

Exploration of theatre as collaborative art. Investigation of the dynamics and creativity of theatre production through plays, theatrical space, and cultural context, with particular attention to the roles and interaction of the audience, playwrights, directors, actors, designers, producers, and critics. Drama combines the literary arts of storytelling and poetry with the world of live performance. As a form of ritual as well as entertainment, drama has served to unite communities and challenge social norms, to vitalize and disturb its audiences. In order to understand this rich art form more fully, we will study and discuss a sampling of plays that exemplify different kinds of dramatic structure; class members will also participate in, attend, and review dramatic performances.

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of Humanities

Course Description :

This course provides an introduction and professional orientation to the field of physical education. The role of the instructor of physical education in schools, industry, and community agencies is emphasized. The scientific foundations of physical activity and career opportunities in physical education are also examined. The content and application will vary from one instructor to another.

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of Humanities

Course Description :

This survey course introduces the aesthetics of Japanese art, architecture and traditional crafts. While the course provides a chronological approach as a historical framework, and covers master works from the Nara, Heian, and Kamakura periods, the course focuses upon work from the Momoyama period onward, that is, the fully developed traditional Japanese aesthetic. Beyond the identification of iconic images, salient architectural features and objects such as those used in the tea ceremony, the course includes writings regarding Japanese aesthetics.

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of Humanities

Course Description :

Art and Architecture are a cultural practice that structures the physical, social and political environment. This curriculum will introduce students to the ancient Egyptian art and architecture from the Early Dynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Period of ancient Egypt. Students interested in moving to careers in Business or engineering, or working for international, public, or non-governmental development agencies are requested to gain knowledge in Art and Architecture. Students should gain a broad understanding of Art and Architecture values, contexts and sites. The analysis of Art and Architecture prepares students for graduate programs in International Business and the allied fields such as art and architectural history, landscape architecture, interior design, urban design, urban planning and historic preservation. This knowledge will assist students to demonstrate understanding of the form, structure and function art and architecture in 3D space and will give the student the ability to interpret the works by placing them in their historical, social and artistic context. The curriculum will be based on seminars, field trips and virtual visits.