Arts Courses (Spring 2025)
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 spring and register through Testudo.
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African American Studies (AASP)
Asian American Studies (AAST)
American Studies (AMST)
Anthropology (ANTH)
Architecture (ARCH)
Arts and Humanities (ARHU)
Art History & Archaeology (ARTH)
Art Studio (ARTT)
Chinese (CHIN)
Cinema and Media Studies (CINE)
Comparative Literature (CMLT)
Communication (COMM)
Dance (DANC)
English (ENGL)
Greek (GREK)
History (HIST)
Immersive Media Design (IMDM)
Information Studies (INST)
Italian (ITAL)
Japanese (JAPN)
Journalism (JOUR)
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Studies (LGBT)
Music (MUSC)
Persian (PERS)
Portuguese (PORT)
Russian (RUSS)
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS)
Theatre (THET)
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
African American Studies (AASP)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| AASP202 | Black Culture in the United States | AASP202H | |
| AASP298J | Special Topics in African American Studies; Black Cultural Activism in Israel | ISRL249A and SOCY298E | ISRL249A, AASP298J, or SOCY298E |
| AASP298L | African-American Literature and Culture | AAAS234 | ENGL234, AAAS234 or AASP298L |
| AASP298Z | Special Topics in African American Studies; Jazz as a Cultural Art Form | ||
| AASP370 | Spike Lee's Joints | CINE353 | AASP370 or CINE353 |
Asian American Studies (AAST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAST351 | Asian Americans and Media | AAST351, AAST398M or AAST398N |
American Studies (AMST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMST203 | Popular Culture in America | ||
| AMST205 | American Material Culture: The Study of People, Places, and Things | ||
| AMST213 | Heroes and Villains in American Film | CINE282 | AMST213, HONR219F, CINE282 or FILM298V |
| AMST298Q | U.S. Latinx Literature and Culture | ENGL235 | ENGL235 or AMST298Q |
| AMST425 | Film and American Landscape | AMST418K or AMST425 | |
| AMST498G | Special Topics in American Studies; Latina/os on the Silver Screen | USLT498A | USLT498A,USLT420, or AMST498G |
Anthropology (ANTH)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH298B | Special Topics in Anthropology; Selected Musical Cultures of the World | MUSC220 |
Architecture (ARCH)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH170 | Design Thinking and Architecture | ||
| ARCH225 | History of World Architecture I | ||
| ARCH271 | People, Planet, and Profit: Building Sustainable Places |
Arts and Humanities (ARHU)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARHU275 | Writing for the Stage and Screen: An Introductory Workshop | ENGL275 | ENGL275 or ARHU275 |
| ARHU298Q | Special Problems in Arts and Humanities; Quantum Steampunk Science-Fiction Workshop | CMSC298Q and PHYS299Q | ARHU298Q, CMSC298Q, or PHYS299Q |
| ARHU376 | Writing the Feature Film | CINE376 | ARHU376 or CINE376 |
| ARHU440 | Arts Leadership Seminar | TDPS440 | TDPS440 or ARHU440 |
Art History & Archaeology (ARTH)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| ARTH255 | Art and Society in the Modern American World | ||
| ARTH263 | Art and Difference | ||
| ARTH292 | Discovering Japan: How the Arts Shaped a Nation | ||
| ARTH300 | Egyptian Art and Archaeology | ||
| ARTH324 | Leonardo's World: Art and Experience in Renaissance Italy | ||
| ARTH357 | History of Photography | ARTH357 or ARTH457 | |
| ARTH359O | Film as Art; Film Gazes and Points of View | ||
| ARTH361 | American Art from Civil War to Civil Rights | ||
| ARTH389W | Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology; Museum and Gallery Communications | ||
| ARTH391 | Transnational Chinese Cinema | CINE335 | ARTH391 or CINE335 |
| ARTH488F | Colloquium in Art History; Japanese Art after 1945 | ||
| ARTH488G | Colloquium in Art History; The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture | ||
| ARTH488N | Colloquium in Art History; Painting in the Age of Heroes: Mural Art in Bronze Age Greece | ||
| ARTH488V | Colloquium in Art History; The Art and Culture of the Guitar in Early Modern Europe |
Art Studio (ARTT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross Listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTT100 | Two-Dimensional Design Fundamentals | ||
| ARTT110 | Elements of Drawing I | ||
| ARTT150 | Introduction to Art Theory | ||
| ARTT200 | Three-Dimensional Art Fundamentals | ||
| ARTT210 | Elements of Drawing II | ||
| ARTT255 | Introduction to Digital Art and Design Processes | ARTT255 or ARTT354 | |
| ARTT260 | Dangerous Art: Censorship or Subsidy | ||
| ARTT320 | Elements of Painting | ||
| ARTT330 | Elements of Sculpture: Metal Casting | ||
| ARTT330H | Elements of Sculpture: Metal Casting | ||
| ARTT331 | Elements of Sculpture: Steel | ||
| ARTT333 | Elements of Sculpture: Wood and Mixed Media | ||
| ARTT333H | Elements of Sculpture: Wood and Mixed Media | ||
| ARTT343 | Elements of Printmaking: Screen Printing | ||
| ARTT353 | Elements of Photography |
Chinese (CHIN)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN100 | Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture | ||
| CHIN332 | Chinese Culture through Traditional Chinese Arts | ||
| CHIN418N | Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film; Chinese Cinemas and the Underground | CINE429U | CHIN418N or CINE429U |
Cinema and Media Studies (CINE)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINE245 | Film Form and Culture | ENGL245 | ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245 |
| CINE280 | Film Art in a Global Society | CMLT280 | CINE280, FILM298D or CMLT280 |
| CINE282 | Heroes and Villains in American Film | AMST213 | AMST213, HONR219F, CINE282 or FILM298V |
| CINE319F | Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Cartoons on the Page and on the Screen | ||
| CINE319O | Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Animation and Cinema: Mixing Animation with Live Footage | ||
| CINE319U | Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; How Cinema Judges Us | ||
| CINE329F | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; African-American Music in Film | ENGL329Q | CINE329F or ENGL329Q |
| CINE329N | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Politics and Memory on Screen: A History of Latin American Cinema | ||
| CINE332 | Brazilian Cinema | PORT332 | PORT332, CINE332, or FILM332 |
| CINE335 | Transnational Chinese Cinema | ARTH391 | ARTH391 or CINE335 |
| CINE336 | Soviet Cinema and Empire | RUSS336 | RUSS336, CINE336, or FILM336 |
| CINE342 | Film Comedy | SLLC342 | SLLC342, CINE342, or FILM342 |
| CINE352 | The Baddest Decade: The 1970s in American Film and American History | HIST304 | CINE352, FILM352 or HIST304 |
| CINE353 | Spike Lee's Joints | AASP370 | AASP370 or CINE353 |
| CINE359A | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Writing About Cinema | ||
| CINE359C | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Disaster Cinema | ||
| CINE359E | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Hollywood in the Golden Age, 1930-1950 | ENGL329E | ENGL329E or CINE359E |
| CINE369K | Special Topics in Film Theories; Who Gets Final Cut: Director's Cuts, Studio Cuts, and Editions Both Special and Otherwise | ENGL329K | ENGL329K or CINE369K |
| CINE376 | Writing the Feature Film | ARHU376 | ARHU376 or CINE376 |
| CINE415 | Advanced Filmmaking | ||
| CINE423 | Women and French Cinema | FREN423 | FREN423, CINE423 or FILM423 |
| CINE429Q | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Ideology of Stereotyping: American and Middle Eastern Film aTelevision | ARAB410 | ARAB410 or CINE429Q |
| CINE429U | Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Chinese Cinemas and the Underground | CHIN418N | CHIN418N or CINE429U |
| CINE459A | Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; The Heist Film | ||
| CINE469E | Special Topics in Film Theories II; Representing the Holocaust |
Comparative Literature (CMLT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMLT235 | Black Diaspora Literature and Culture | ||
| CMLT280 | Film Art in a Global Society | CINE280 | CINE280, FILM298D or CMLT280 |
| CMLT398I | Special Topics in Comparative Studies; Latinx/e Creative Writing: Home and Identity | SPAN359W and USLT328P | SPAN359W, CMLT398I, or USLT328P |
Communication (COMM)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM375 | Documentary Theory and Practice |
Dance (DANC)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANC128 | Fundamentals of Ballet | ||
| DANC138A | Global Dance Forms; Musical Theatre Jazz | ||
| DANC138L | Global Dance Forms; Latin Dance | ||
| DANC148 | Fundamentals of Modern Dance | ||
| DANC158 | Fundamentals of Jazz | ||
| DANC200 | Introduction to Dance | ||
| DANC228 | Ballet I | ||
| DANC229 | Ballet II | ||
| DANC338P | Dance Techniques; Advanced Hip Hop | ||
| DANC418 | Contemporary Modern | ||
| DANC466 | Laban Movement Analysis |
English (ENGL)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL125 | Why Poetry Matters | ||
| ENGL222 | American Literature(s) | ||
| ENGL234 | African-American Literature and Culture | AAAS234 | ENGL234, AAAS234 or AASP298L |
| ENGL235 | U.S. Latinx Literature and Culture | AMST298Q | ENGL235 or AMST298Q |
| ENGL241 | What Novels Do | ||
| ENGL243 | What is Poetry? | ||
| ENGL245 | Film Form and Culture | CINE245 | ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245 |
| ENGL246 | The Short Story | ||
| ENGL256 | Fantasy Literature | ||
| ENGL257 | Children's Literature | ||
| ENGL265 | LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | ||
| ENGL271 | Writing Poems and Stories: An Introductory Workshop | ||
| ENGL272 | Writing Fiction: An Introductory Workshop | ||
| ENGL273 | Writing Poetry: An Introductory Workshop | ||
| ENGL275 | Writing for the Stage and Screen: An Introductory Workshop | ARHU275 | ENGL275 or ARHU275 |
| ENGL289I | Gender and Science in Film and Media | WGSS280 | ENGL289I or WGSS280 |
| ENGL290 | Introduction to Digital Studies | ||
| ENGL295 | Introduction to Digital Storytelling and Poetics | ||
| ENGL308C | Special Topics in Shakespeare; Shakespeare's Nature(s) | ||
| ENGL319C | Special Topics in Science, Literature, and Media; From Frankenstein to Dracula: the Monstrous and Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century Literature | ||
| ENGL329B | Special Topics in Film Studies; Cartoons on the Page and on the Screen | CINE319F | CINE319F, FILM319F or ENGL329B |
| ENGL329E | Special Topics in Film Studies; Hollywood in the Golden Age, 1930-1950 | CINE359E | ENGL329E or CINE359E |
| ENGL329K | Special Topics in Film Studies; Who Gets Final Cut: Director's Cuts, Studio Cuts, and Editions Both Special and Otherwise | CINE369K | ENGL329K or CINE369K |
| ENGL329Q | Special Topics in Film Studies; African-American Music in Film | CINE329F | CINE329F or ENGL329Q |
| ENGL331 | American Jewish Literature | JWST341 | ENGL331 or JWST341 |
| ENGL346 | Twentieth Century Fiction |
Greek (GREK)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREK301 | Scenes from Athenian Life | GREK301 or GREK351 | |
| GREK488J | Greek Readings; Tragedy and Comedy |
History (HIST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST111 | The Medieval World | ||
| HIST219O | Special Topics in History; Colonial and Post-Colonial Science Fiction, Afrofuturism, and History | ||
| HIST304 | The Baddest Decade: The 1970s in American Film and American History | CINE352 | CINE352, FILM352 or HIST304 |
| HIST419A | Special Topics in History; From Neverland to Downton Abbey: History and Popular Culture in 20th Century Britain |
Immersive Media Design (IMDM)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMDM101 | Introduction to Immersive Media | CMSC101 or IMDM101. | |
| IMDM127 | Creative Coding for Digital Media | IMDM127 or CMSC125. | |
| IMDM498G | Special Topics in Immersive Media; Immersive Visual and Embodied Interfaces for Dance |
Information Studies (INST)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| INST104 | Design Across Campus | ||
| INST388F | "Maker Movement" Approach to Computing; Electronics for Makers | ||
| INST408Z | Special Topics in Information Science; Creative Coding |
Italian (ITAL)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL411 | Monsters and Demons: the Faces of Evil in Dante's Inferno |
Japanese (JAPN)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL411 | Monsters and Demons: the Faces of Evil in Dante's Inferno |
Journalism (JOUR)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOUR150 | Introduction to Mass Communication | ||
| JOUR152 | Introduction to Storytelling with Code | ||
| JOUR175 | Media Literacy | ||
| JOUR456 | Literature in Journalism | JOUR456 or JOUR673 | |
| JOUR459Q | Special Topics in Journalism; Introduction to Music Journalism |
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Studies (LGBT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGBT265 | LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media | ENGL265 | ENGL265 or LGBT265 |
| LGBT459M | Selected Topics in Sexuality and Literature; American Poetry: Beginning to the Present | ENGL435 | ENGL435 or LGBT459M |
School of Music (MUSC)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC102B | Class Piano | ||
| MUSC103 | Beginning Class Piano II | ||
| 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. | |
| MUSC220 | Selected Musical Cultures of the World | ||
| MUSC240 | Elements of Music Composition for Non-Majors | MUSC240 or HONR218M | |
| MUSC289I | Exploring the Power of Musical Performance in Social Engagement | ||
| MUSC436 | Jazz: Then and Now | ||
| MUSC438M | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology; Music in the Muslim World | ||
| MUSC448D | Selected Topics in Music; Arranging | ||
| MUSC448U | Selected Topics in Music; African-American Musical Traditions: American Protest Music Rap, Rock, and R&B | ||
| MUSC482 | Music in the Baroque Era |
Persian (PERS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERS385 | Theatre and Dance in Iran and Afghanistan | ||
| PERS498G | Special Topics in Persian Studies; Masterpieces of Modern Persian Literature |
Portuguese (PORT)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORT332 | Brazilian Cinema | CINE332 | PORT332, CINE332, or FILM332. |
Russian (RUSS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSS336 | Soviet Cinema and Empire | CINE336 | RUSS336, CINE336, or FILM336. |
Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDPS358A | Theatre and Dance in Iran and Afghanistan | PERS385, THET328W | TDPS358A, THET328W, PERS398A, or PERS385 |
| TDPS408D | Seminar in Theory and Practice of Critical Difference; Contemporary History of Black Performance: Theory & Practice | ||
| TDPS440 | Arts Leadership Seminar | ARHU440 | TDPS440 or ARHU440. |
Theatre (THET)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| THET110 | Introduction to the Theatre | ||
| THET120 | Introduction to Acting | ||
| THET251 | Broadway Mashup: Remixing America Through Musical Theater | ||
| THET285 | The Art of Communication and Presentation | COMM107, COMM200, INAG110, JOUR130, or THET285. | |
| THET287 | Subversive Cultures and Performance | THET289I or THET287. | |
| THET294 | Black Theatre and Performance II | ||
| THET328L | Special Topics in Intermediate Theatre and Performance; Acting for Digital and Live Performance | ||
| THET328W | Theatre and Dance in Iran and Afghanistan | PERS385, TDPS358A | TDPS358A, THET328W, PERS398A, or PERS385 |
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
| Course ID Number | Course Name | Cross-listed With | Credit Only Grants For |
|---|---|---|---|
| WGSS250 | Introduction to WGSS: Art and Culture | WMST250 or WGSS250 | |
| WGSS280 | Gender and Science in Film and Media | ENGL289I | ENGL289I or WGSS280 |