Performing and Media Arts (PMA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

PMA 1157

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18171 PMA 1157   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Turner, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1168

Do you enjoy watching video essays about your problematic faves on YouTube or TikTok and want to try your hand at making one of your own? Essays offering critical analysis of media objects and fandoms ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18170 PMA 1168   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Badique, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1182

This course examines the pasts, presents, and futures of dance in the Caribbean. From nightclub performances to sacred rituals, we will consider how factors such as discrimination, tourism, migration, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18169 PMA 1182   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Padilla, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

PMA 1410

The Media Production Lab course is a series of self-contained lecture/workshops on various topics in the production of film and video on-set and on-location. The workshops will be hands on experience with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  4027 PMA 1410   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6109 PMA 1410   LAB 402

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1610

This technology lab will provide students with a foundation of the production process through experiential learning of scenographic practices. Students will learn about the technical production processes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  4028 PMA 1610   LAB 401

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1611

Students participating in a PMA creative project led by a faculty member or PMA Guest Artist can earn PMA 1611 credit. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Dance

  •  3958 PMA 1611   PRJ 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Prince, O

      Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: PMA Studios

  •  4157 PMA 1611   PRJ 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kim, D

      Palmer, J

      Smith, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    To be considered to enroll in PMA Studios class please fill out this survey: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0pv6PwyAy2fAdSu

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Xu Honors

  •  8756 PMA 1611   PRJ 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Restrepo Honors

  •  8757 PMA 1611   PRJ 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 1641

The objective of this course is to introduce students to a core topic that unites the tracks between performing and media studies: story. Throughout the semester students will explore the structures of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6166 PMA 1641   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6852 PMA 1641   LAB 401

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2000

The Colloquium provides opportunities for exchange, reflection, discussion of relevant concepts, and extended engagement with the media objects made in a variety of Making Media courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6054 PMA 2000   DES 501

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2220

Introductory modern technique intended for students with some dance training. Material covered includes specific spinal and center work with attention to rhythm, design, and movement expression. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  7808 PMA 2220   STU 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Prince, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2300

Students compose and present short studies that are discussed and reworked. Problems are defined and explored through class improvisations. Informal showing at end of semester. Includes informal showing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 2511

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6976 PMA 2300   DES 501

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2301

Choreography and cinematography are kindred spirits. This class explores their evolving relationship within the interdisciplinary realm of screendance. From Eadweard Muybridge's pioneering photographic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2301

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7696 PMA 2301   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2460

Japanese pop culture-anime, manga, video games, music and more-has been a major phenomenon with massive worldwide popularity for the last three decades. In this course, we will explore a wide range of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2260FGSS 2260SHUM 2460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6395 PMA 2460   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8637 PMA 2460   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8638 PMA 2460   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2490

What does it mean to call a film is Jewish? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews-actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2790JWST 2790VISST 2790

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4173 PMA 2490   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2610

Learn what it means to run a live show. Participate as part of a team to ensure all the elements work together and on time. Learn the intricacies of collaborating with a production group to create a unified ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  3888 PMA 2610   LAB 401

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  3937 PMA 2610   LAB 402

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

      Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  3938 PMA 2610   LAB 403

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2611

This lab will give students practical experience as an assistant stage manager in the organization and management of a theatrical or mediated production; in rehearsals, in technical rehearsals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  4191 PMA 2611   LAB 401

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  4319 PMA 2611   LAB 402

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2640

This course introduces students to basic two-dimensional techniques of makeup design and application for the stage including corrective, old age, youth, likeness, cross gender, and animal makeups. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7697 PMA 2640   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2652

This course introduces students to ancient Greek drama, with a particular focus on the genre of tragedy and its relation to the cultural, political, and performance context of Athens in the 5th century ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2652FGSS 2652SHUM 2652

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7083 PMA 2652   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2701

This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to the methods employed in media arts, sound and performance. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the strategies and historical context of these ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one studio and one project. Combined with: ART 2701

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7225 PMA 2701   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Liesching, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7226 PMA 2701   PRJ 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Liesching, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one studio and one project. Combined with: ART 2701

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7923 PMA 2701   STU 502

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Velazquez Solis, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7924 PMA 2701   PRJ 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Velazquez Solis, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2703

From hieroglyphs to HTML, ancient poetry to audiotape, and Plato's cave to virtual reality, Thinking Media offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the most influential media formats of the last three ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  3746 PMA 2703   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Moseley, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 2800

An introduction to the actor's technique and performance skills, exploring the elements necessary to begin training as an actor, i.e., observation, concentration, and imagination. Focus is on physical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5879 PMA 2800   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Smith, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enrollment open to Sophomores and Freshmen. All others please place yourself on the wait-list. Thank you.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5881 PMA 2800   DES 502

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enrollment open to Sophomores and Freshmen. All others please place yourself on the wait-list. Thank you.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5880 PMA 2800   DES 503

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enrollment open to Sophomores and Freshmen. All others please place yourself on the wait-list. Thank you.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8012 PMA 2800   DES 504

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enrollment open to Sophomores and Freshmen. All others please place yourself on the wait-list. Thank you.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8541 PMA 2800   DES 505

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Smith, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pre-enrollment open to Sophomores and Freshmen. All others please place yourself on the wait-list. Thank you.

PMA 3000

Independent study allows students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's instructor for the course, must approve ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12044 PMA 3000   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12045 PMA 3000   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12046 PMA 3000   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12047 PMA 3000   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12048 PMA 3000   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12049 PMA 3000   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12050 PMA 3000   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12051 PMA 3000   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kim, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12101 PMA 3000   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12182 PMA 3000   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12185 PMA 3000   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12201 PMA 3000   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12205 PMA 3000   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12213 PMA 3000   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12303 PMA 3000   IND 615

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13138 PMA 3000   IND 616

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Embree, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13139 PMA 3000   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13144 PMA 3000   IND 618

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17481 PMA 3000   IND 619

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17482 PMA 3000   IND 620

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17483 PMA 3000   IND 621

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 3104

What do we learn when we turn an ear to the commons? Who determines what sounds are desirable or undesirable in a community and what are the stakes of that negotiation when it comes to public space? This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ART 3104ART 5104PMA 5104

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Memory

  •  9055 PMA 3104   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, K

      Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3210

Classical Dance Technique is a studio course for the practice and performance of classical concert dance techniques, principles, and elements, including but not limited to Cecchetti and Vaganova ballet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  3092 PMA 3210   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Russo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $40.

PMA 3215

In this course, we interrogate how immigration debates are staged and experiences of belonging are redefined through performance. The categories of undocumented, illegal, displaced, and exile collide on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3215

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6309 PMA 3215   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Aldape Munoz, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3350

Formally titled technosomakinesics, this class works to expand the specific aesthetics related to dance as embodied performance. Included in the process is the analysis of built environments that both ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VISST 3758

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7879 PMA 3350   DES 501

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Prince, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3420

This course examines both mainstream representations of and independent media made by, for, and about Asians and Asian Americans throughout U.S. cultural history. In this course, we will analyze popular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AAS 3020AMST 3025

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8058 PMA 3420   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8168 PMA 3420   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 3421

This course examines a range of exciting and provocative 20th- and 21st- century theoretical paradigms for thinking about literature, language and culture. These approaches provide differing, though often ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7743 PMA 3421   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Caruth, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3425

This course will explore approaches to the Deaf experience taken by Deaf artists from the 1900s to the present. Analysis of chosen works of Deaf art, film and theater will illuminate the expression of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASL 3215

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4278 PMA 3425   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Schertz, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3504

In this course, students will create and write their own half-hour or hour long pilots. They will be expected to build on a premise and have an episodic engine that sustains for the full length of an entire ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7698 PMA 3504   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bryant, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.office.com/r/HRyyGKiTN2 to apply.

PMA 3550

Global Cinema and Media offers a survey of international film and media history from the late nineteenth century to today. Through a focus on key films and significant epochs, the course traces the evolution ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3261VISST 3175

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8988 PMA 3550   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3570

An introduction to filmmaking, students will learn to create compelling characters, as well as develop strong storytelling skills through basic character and story development and breakdown, cinematography, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4198 PMA 3570   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3610

Based on previous coursework and experience, students may be offered the opportunity to participate as an apprentice in a mentored PMA creative project. The apprentice experience and number of credits ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9817 PMA 3610   STU 501

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  9818 PMA 3610   STU 502

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3632

The production designer is responsible for creating, controlling, and managing 'the look' of narrative films, television & contemporary and digital media from page to screen. This hands-on, project-based ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6055 PMA 3632   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Embree, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3640

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8015 PMA 3640   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Embree, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3660

Design of costumes for theatre and film, concentrating on script and character analysis, period research, design elements, figure drawing and rendering skills, and an understanding of production ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3093 PMA 3660   STU 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3680

Covering the basics of digital audio, bioacoustics, psychoacoustics and sound design, as they apply to theatre, film and music production. Students create soundscapes for text and moving image using ProTools ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3431

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5882 PMA 3680   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3684

What can sound tell us about culture, power, and ideology? Does it echo the information given to us by images? Does the information translate across media? Or does sonic information speak in a fundamentally ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9109 PMA 3684   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3758

How has theatre shaped our notion of America and Americans in the second half of the 20th century and beyond? What role has politics played in the theatre? How has performance been used to examine concepts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3370ENGL 3370

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7763 PMA 3758   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3770

The course focuses on Shakespeare's middle to late plays, from the problem comedies, through the great tragedies and romances. While we will pay particular attention to questions of dramatic form (genre) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3270

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8352 PMA 3770   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rosenberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3800

Practical exploration of the actor's craft through exercises in physical and psychological action, improvisation and scene study. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5884 PMA 3800   DES 501

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 3805

In this introductory class, students will study elements of successful dramatic writing: strong structure, effective dialogue, and imaginative theatricality. Students will craft and revise short plays, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6307 PMA 3805   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4401

This production seminar is for students with basic documentary filmmaking skills who want to work with previously collected footage and/or are in production on a project in or around Ithaca. Over the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4401ANTHR 7401PMA 7401

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7810 PMA 4401   DES 501

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4403

When people (academics usually) write about cult movies they are typically talking about films like Rocky Horror Picture Show or Casablanca or The Big Lebowski. Rarely, if ever, are Coming to America or ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4401

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7762 PMA 4403   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4422

A course on strategies and techniques for live musical performance with technology, including multimedia: image, video, movement, and sound. In developing our awareness of tools for live music with various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 4421MUSIC 6422PMA 6422

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9406 PMA 4422   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

      Ernste, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4450

The Rural Humanities seminar will introduce students to the public humanities as both a disciplinary inquiry and a set of practices grounded in public and community engagement. It is intended to train ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: PMA 6450SHUM 4800SHUM 6800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  •  8930 PMA 4450   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://rural.as.cornell.edu/seminar to apply.

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  •  8931 PMA 4450   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 4532

Focuses on the structure and style of the original web-series and long-form short screenplay, and incorporates extensive peer feedback, workshop, and revision. Students will produce and revise an original ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8971 PMA 4532   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Frahm, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://forms.office.com/r/jdFiudYN7M to apply.

PMA 4608

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  9869 PMA 4608   STU 501

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4680

To explore cultural aspects of imprisonment through a focus on theatre produced by those incarcerated. Does making theatre in prison seem to assist in transformation? Students create work with PPTG members ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one laboratory. Combined with: SHUM 4860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7747 PMA 4680   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7748 PMA 4680   LAB 401

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Auburn, NY.

PMA 4681

This course explores the increasing presence of all the arts in prisons throughout the country and examines the increasing scholarship surrounding arts programs and their efficacy for incarcerated persons. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4681SHUM 4081

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6764 PMA 4681   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4701

This course explores nightlife as a temporality that fosters countercultural performances of the self and that serves as a site for the emergence of alternative kinship networks. Focusing on queer communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7733 PMA 4701   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 4950

First of a two-semester sequence (the second is PMA 4951) for seniors engaged in an honors project. Honor guidelines and form. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3836 PMA 4950   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3885 PMA 4950   RSC 702

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3959 PMA 4950   RSC 703

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

PMA 4951

Second of a two-semester sequence (the first is PMA 4950) for students engaged in an honors project. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3103 PMA 4951   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Stratford, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3104 PMA 4951   RSC 702

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3105 PMA 4951   RSC 703

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Palmer, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3433 PMA 4951   RSC 704

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Goelzer, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3955 PMA 4951   RSC 705

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3957 PMA 4951   RSC 706

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4146 PMA 4951   RSC 707

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4318 PMA 4951   RSC 708

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

PMA 5104

What do we learn when we turn an ear to the commons? Who determines what sounds are desirable or undesirable in a community and what are the stakes of that negotiation when it comes to public space? This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ART 3104ART 5104PMA 3104

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Memory

  •  9056 PMA 5104   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Obadike, K

      Obadike, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6400

This required seminar for the new graduate minor in media studies considers media from a wide number of perspectives, ranging from the methods of cinema and television studies to those of music, information ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 6400GERST 6405MUSIC 6400

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4133 PMA 6400   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Born, E

      Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6421

This course examines a range of exciting and provocative 20th- and 21st- century theoretical paradigms for thinking about literature, language and culture. These approaches provide differing, though often ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7746 PMA 6421   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Caruth, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6422

A course on strategies and techniques for live musical performance with technology, including multimedia: image, video, movement, and sound. In developing our awareness of tools for live music with various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 4421MUSIC 6422PMA 4422

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9407 PMA 6422   DES 501

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Cross, W

      Ernste, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6450

The Rural Humanities seminar will introduce students to the public humanities as both a disciplinary inquiry and a set of practices grounded in public and community engagement. It is intended to train ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: PMA 4450SHUM 4800SHUM 6800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  •  7369 PMA 6450   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • Topic: Documenting Local Lives: Filmmaking As Research

  •  7370 PMA 6450   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bunn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 6680

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9222 PMA 6680   SEM 101

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9223 PMA 6680   LAB 401

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 6701

This course explores nightlife as a temporality that fosters countercultural performances of the self and that serves as a site for the emergence of alternative kinship networks. Focusing on queer communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7914 PMA 6701   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 7000

Independent study in performing and media arts allows graduate students the opportunity to pursue special interests not treated in regularly scheduled courses. A faculty member, who becomes the student's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3094 PMA 7000   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Sheppard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3095 PMA 7000   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3096 PMA 7000   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Haenni, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3097 PMA 7000   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Levitt, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3098 PMA 7000   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3099 PMA 7000   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3100 PMA 7000   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3101 PMA 7000   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jaime, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  3102 PMA 7000   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Milles, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7301 PMA 7000   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

PMA 7100

Provides graduate students in the field of Performing and Media Arts an opportunity to work directly with a faculty member to explore pedagogical theory and practice in undergraduate theatre classes in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3135 PMA 7100   SEM 101

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Feldshuh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3138 PMA 7100   SEM 102

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Black, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3708 PMA 7100   SEM 103

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Simms, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7247 PMA 7100   SEM 104

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gainor, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PMA 7401

This production seminar is for students with basic documentary filmmaking skills who want to work with previously collected footage and/or are in production on a project in or around Ithaca. Over the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4401ANTHR 7401PMA 4401

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7779 PMA 7401   DES 501

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Raheja, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person