Arts Courses
The University of Maryland invites students from all majors to engage with the arts in their curriculum. This list of courses is not exhaustive, but provides a starting point for all students to participate in arts-related courses at Maryland. If you are interested in learning more about opportunities to infuse the arts into your curriculum, browse the following list of classes offered this fall and register through Testudo.
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African American Studies (AASP)
Asian American Studies (AAST)
American Studies (AMST)
Architecture (ARCH)
Arts and Humanities (ARHU)
Art History & Archaeology (ARTH)
Art Studio
Chinese (CHIN)
Cinema and Media Studies (CINE)
Classics (CLAS)
Comparative Literature (CMLT)
Communication (COMM)
Dance (DANC)
English (ENGL)
French (FREN)
German Studies (GERS)
History (HIST)
University Honors (UNUH)
Immersive Media Design (IMDM)
Information Studies (INST)
Italian (ITAL)
Journalism (JOUR)
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Studies (LGBT)
Music (MUSC)
Persian (PERS)
Russian (RUSS)
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS)
Theatre (THET)
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
Fall 2024
African American Studies (AASP)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AASP202 | Black Culture in the United States | ||
| AASP298L | African-American Literature and Culture | ENGL234 | ENGL234 or AASP298L |
| AASP478E | Humanities Topics in African American Studies; Black Digitalities | ENGL438B | ENGL438B or AASP478E |
Asian American Studies (AAST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAST351 | Asian Americans and Media | AAST351, AAST398M or AAST398N | |
| AAST355 | Asian Americans in Film | AMST328W | AAST355, AAST398L or AMST328W |
| AAST422 | Asian American Women and Gender | AAST498G or AAST422 | |
| AAST440 | South Asian American Literature and Culture | AAST440 or AAST498W | |
| AAST498T | Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies; Fresh Pages: Asian American Creative Voices Workshop |
American Studies (AMST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMST203 | Popular Culture in America | ||
| AMST204 | Film and American Culture Studies | ||
| AMST298Q | U.S. Latinx Literature and Culture | ENGL235 | ENGL235 or AMST298Q |
| AMST320 | (Dis)ability in American Film | AMST320 or AMST328X | |
| AMST328W | Asian Americans in Film | AAST355 | AAST355, AAST398L or AMST328W |
| AMST498C | Special Topics in American Studies; Central Americans and the United States: Culture, Politics, and Community | USLT450 | AMST498C, USLT450, or USLT498D |
Architecture (ARCH)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH170 | Design Thinking and Architecture | ||
| ARCH226 | History of World Architecture II | ||
| ARCH270 | Design in Practice | ||
| ARCH271 | People, Planet, and Profit: Building Sustainable Places | RDEV250 | ARCH271 or RDEV250 |
Arts and Humanities (ARHU)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARHU240 | Cultural Institutions of the United States | TDPS258C | ARHU240 or TDPS258C |
| ARHU275 | Scriptwriting for Theater, Film, and Television | ENGL275 | ENGL275 |
| ARHU299M | Studies in Humanities Technology; Machine Learning in Language and Art | COMM298M and ENGL289G | ARHU299M, COMM298M, or ENGL289G |
| ARHU340 | Financial Entrepreneurship for Arts Leaders | MUSC448E | ARHU340 or MUSC448E |
Art History & Archaeology (ARTH)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTH200 | Art and Society in Ancient and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean | ||
| ARTH201 | Art and Society in the West from the Renaissance to the Present | ||
| ARTH230 | Symbolic Images: The Theory and Practice of Iconography in European Art, 1400-1850 | ||
| ARTH255 | Art and Society in the Modern American World | ||
| ARTH261 | Monuments, Monumentality, and the Art of Memorial | ||
| ARTH262 | Public Art | ||
| ARTH301 | Aegean Art and Archaeology | ||
| ARTH324 | Leonardo's World: Art and Experience in Renaissance Italy | ||
| ARTH335 | Seventeenth-Century Art in the Netherlands | ||
| ARTH359M | Film as Art; The Western and the Vision of the West | ||
| ARTH362 | Presently Black: Contemporary African American Art | ||
| ARTH383 | Art of Japan after 1500 | ||
| ARTH389I | Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology; Social and Socialist Realisms: Art, Revolution, and Solidarity in the Global Cold War | ||
| ARTH389M | Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology; Afrofuturism | ||
| ARTH392 | Contemporary Chinese Art and Film | FILM329L | ARTH392 or FILM329L |
| ARTH488I | Colloquium in Art History; Living in the shadow of Vesuvius | ||
| ARTH488J | Colloquium in Art History; Japanese Art in the 20th Century: Empire,War & Occupation | ||
| ARTH488Z | Colloquium in Art History; Great Chinese Film Directors: Ang Lee to Zhang Yimou |
Art Studio (ARTT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTT100 | Two-Dimensional Design Fundamentals | ||
| ARTT150 | Introduction to Art Theory | ||
| ARTT210 | Elements of Drawing II | ||
| ARTT255 | Introduction to Digital Art and Design Processes |
Chinese (CHIN)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN315 | Modern Chinese Literature in Translation | ||
| CHIN418V | Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film; Chinese Machines, Global Media | CINE429V | CHIN418V or CINE429V |
Cinema and Media Studies (CINE)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINE245 | Film Form and Culture | ENGL245 | ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245 |
| CINE280 | Film Art in a Global Society | CMLT280 | CINE280, FILM298D or CMLT280 |
| CINE283 | Iranian Cinema | PERS283 | PERS283, CINE283 or FILM298B |
| CINE298A | Special Topics in International Film Studies; Masterpieces in French and Francophone Cinemas | FREN243 | CINE298A or FREN243 |
| CINE319C | Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Images of Revolt: Strike, Riot, Uprising | ||
| CINE329A | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Transnational Neorealism | HIST328J | HIST328J or CINE329A |
| CINE329T | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Sports in Film | ||
| CINE329T | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Sports in Film | ||
| CINE334 | Soviet Film: Propaganda, Myth, Modernism | RUSS334 | RUSS334, CINE334, or FILM334 |
| CINE337 | Contemporary Chinese Art and Film | ARTH392 | ARTH392, FILM329L or CINE337 |
| CINE359C | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Disaster Cinema | ||
| CINE369V | Special Topics in Film Theories; Authoritarianism in Cinema & Literature | ||
| CINE429N | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; New German Cinema | GERS458C and GERS689N | CINE429N, GERS458C, or GERS689N |
| CINE429V | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Chinese Machines, Global Media | CHIN418V | CHIN418V or CINE429V |
| CINE441 | Italian Cinema I: Neorealism | ITAL436 | CINE441, FILM441 or ITAL436 |
| CINE459Y | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Great Chinese Film Directors: Ang Lee to Zhang Yimou | CINE459Y | ARTH488Z or CINE459Y |
| CINE469A | Special Topics in Film Theories II; Experimental and Avant-Garde Cinema |
Classics (CLAS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAS190 | Discovering the World of Ancient Rome | HIST219T | CLAS190 or HIST219T |
| CLAS375 | Ancient Comedy |
Comparative Literature (CMLT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMLT235 | Black Diaspora Literature and Culture | ||
| CMLT242 | Diversify and Multiply: Jewish Culture and the Production of an Identity | JWST272 | JWST272, CMLT242, or ISRL249G |
| CMLT280 | Film Art in a Global Society | CINE280 | CINE280, FILM298D or CMLT280 |
| CMLT399E | The Great Derangement: Climate, Art, and Literature | GERS367 | GERM399E, CMLT399E, or GERS367 |
Communication (COMM)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM298M | Selected Topics in Communication; Machine Learning in Language and Art | ARHU299M and ENGL289G | ARHU299M, COMM298M, or ENGL289G |
Dance (DANC)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANC128 | Fundamentals of Ballet | ||
| DANC138J | Global Dance Forms; Afro Jazz | ||
| DANC138L | Global Dance Forms; Latin Dance | ||
| DANC138P | Global Dance Forms; Hip Hop | ||
| DANC148 | Fundamentals of Modern Dance | ||
| DANC158 | Fundamentals of Jazz | ||
| DANC200 | Introduction to Dance | ||
| DANC418 | Contemporary Modern |
English (ENGL)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL120 | Acting Human: Shakespeare and the Drama of Identity | ||
| ENGL126 | Why Fiction Matters | ||
| ENGL222 | American Literature(s) | ||
| ENGL234 | African-American Literature and Culture | AASP298L | ENGL234 or AASP298L |
| ENGL235 | U.S. Latinx Literature and Culture | AMST298Q | ENGL235 or AMST298Q |
| ENGL243 | What is Poetry? | ||
| ENGL244 | The Play's the Thing | ||
| ENGL245 | Film Form and Culture | CINE245 | ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245 |
| ENGL251 | Detective Fiction | ||
| ENGL256 | Fantasy Literature | ||
| ENGL257 | Children's Literature | ||
| ENGL265 | LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | LGBT265 | ENGL265 or LGBT265 |
| ENGL271 | Writing Poems and Stories: An Introductory Workshop | ||
| ENGL272 | Writing Fiction: A Beginning Workshop | ||
| ENGL273 | Writing Poetry: A Beginning Workshop | ||
| ENGL275 | Scriptwriting for Theater, Film, and Television | ARHU275 | ENGL275 or ARHU275 |
| ENGL289G | Special Topics in English; Machine Learning in Language and Art | ARHU299M and COMM298M | ARHU299M, COMM298M, or ENGL289G |
| ENGL295 | Introduction to Digital Storytelling and Poetics | ||
| ENGL310 | Medieval and Renaissance British Literature | ||
| ENGL311 | British Literature from 1600 to 1800 | ||
| ENGL368F | Special Topics in African American, African, and African Diaspora Literatures; Angela Davis | AASP398U, AMST328B, and WGSS379U | AASP398U, AMST328B, ENGL368F, and WGSS379U |
| ENGL375 | J.R.R. Tolkien: Middle-earth and Beyond |
French (FREN)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREN243 | Masterpieces in French and Francophone Cinemas |
German Studies (GERS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERS367 | The Great Derangement: Climate, Art, and Literature | CMLT399E | GERM399E, CMLT399E, or GERS367 |
| GERS378A | Special Topics in German Studies; The Rise of German Fascism | ||
| GERS458C | Literary or Media Genres; New German Cinema | CINE429N and GERS689N | CINE429N, GERS458C, or GERS689N |
History (HIST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST110 | The Ancient World | ||
| HIST111 | The Medieval World | ||
| HIST319F | Special Topics in History; Modern African History through Film, Literature, and Music | ||
| HIST324 | Classical Greece | ||
| HIST328J | Selected Topics in History; Transnational Neorealism | CINE329A | HIST328J or CINE329A |
| HIST331 | Europe in the High Middle Ages: 1000-1500 | RELS341 | HIST331 or RELS341 |
University Honors (UNUH)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HNUH228C | The Fiction of Fact: Science as Storytelling | ||
| HNUH228R | The Picture of Health and Illness: Modern Medicine in Illustration |
Immersive Media Design (IMDM)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMDM101 | Introduction to Immersive Media | CMSC101 or IMDM101 | |
| IMDM127 | Creative Coding for Digital Media | IMDM127 or CMSC125 |
Information Studies (INST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| INST104 | Design Across Campus | ||
| INST728B | Special Topics in Information Studies; Music Encoding for Preservation & Research |
Italian (ITAL)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL436 | Italian Cinema I: Neorealism | CINE441 | CINE441, FILM441 or ITAL436 |
Journalism (JOUR)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOUR150 | Introduction to Mass Communication | ||
| JOUR152 | Introduction to Storytelling with Code | ||
| JOUR334 | Audio and Podcast Reporting | ||
| JOUR458V | Special Topics in Journalism; The Power of the Writing Voice: Covering Celebrities, Art Exhibits, Concerts and Theatre |
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Studies (LGBT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGBT265 | LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | ENGL265 | ENGL265 or LGBT265 |
School of Music (MUSC)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC102B | Class Piano | ||
| MUSC106 | Beginning Classical Guitar | ||
| MUSC140 | Music Fundamentals I | ||
| MUSC204 | Popular Music in Black America | ||
| MUSC205 | History of Popular Music, 1950-Present | ||
| MUSC210 | The Impact of Music on Life | MUET210 or MUSC210 | |
| MUSC215 | World Popular Musics and Identity | MUET200 or MUSC215 | |
| MUSC448E | Financial Entrepreneurship for Arts Leaders | ARHU340 | ARHU340 or MUSC448E. |
| MUSC484 | Music in the Romantic Era | ||
| MUSC438G | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology; Global Hip Hop |
Persian (PERS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERS280 | Art Activism in Iran | PERS289M, ARTH389O, or PERS280 | |
| PERS283 | Iranian Cinema | CINE283, FILM298B | PERS283, CINE283 or FILM298B. |
| PERS398M | Special Topics in Persian Studies; Mystical Love Poetry: East and West |
Russian (RUSS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSS334 | Soviet Film: Propaganda, Myth, Modernism | CINE334 | RUSS334, CINE334, or FILM334 |
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDPS258C | Special Topics in Introductory Performing Arts; Cultural Institutions in the United States | ARHU240 | TDPS258C or ARHU240 |
| TDPS358T | Special Topics in Intermediate Performing Arts; Technology for Performing Arts: Theory and Practice |
Theatre (THET)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THET110 | Introduction to the Theatre | ||
| THET285 | The Art of Communication and Presentation | COMM107, COMM200, INAG110, JOUR130, or THET285 | |
| THET287 | Subversive Cultures and Performance | THET289I or THET287 | |
| THET293 | Black Theatre and Performance I | ||
| THET328L | Special Topics in Intermediate Theatre and Performance; Acting for Digital and Live Performance | ||
| THET328O | Special Topics in Intermediate Theatre and Performance; Movement for the Actor |
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed with (if applicable) | Credit Only Grants for (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WGSS250 | Introduction to WGSS: Art and Culture | WMST250 or WGSS250 |