Graduate Courses

Advanced study of theories & empirical research relating of the intellectual, social, & emotional development in children & adolescents.

This course is intended to introduce students to the theory, practice and clinical applications of individual and group Developmental Transformations (DvT), an improvisational approach to drama therapy. The course will include both experiential and didactic components. Opportunities for continuing to learn about and specialize in DvT will be provided.

Through scholarly discussions, introduction of techniques, & resource sharing, students will explore a broad range of theories & methodologies of devised theatre. Through readings, students will investigate experimental, avant-garde & postmodern performance theory & develop an in-depth understanding of dramatic & narrative structures, which outline how collective & contemporary theatrical art has been conceived, produced & managed. The course will culminate in developing new work for a Devised Theatre Showcase.

Through scholarly discussions, introduction of techniques, and resource sharing, students will explore a broad range of theories and methodologies of devised theatre. Through readings, students will investigate experimental, avant-garde and postmodern performance theory and develop an in-depth understanding of dramatic and narrative structures, which outline how collective and contemporary theatrical art has been conceived, produced and managed. The course will culminate in developing new work for a Devised Theatre Showcase.

Educational theatre practitioners need not only an understanding of the basic conventions of educational drama but a wider understanding of the climate of education and the arts. Professionals must be able to respond to the changing needs of urban students, the challenges of today's society and the broader national educational goals. The class is designed for students who have basic knowledge of the conventions of educational drama and theatre who wish to transfer their classroom experience of a broader venue. Students will build an understanding of different strategies for structuring drama curriculum building to a larger drama program. Participants will develop curriculum targeted at a particular population that they may encounter working as a professional in the field and explore curriculum development for both short and long term programs including the elements involved in creating and developing new drama programs within already existing arts programs or other related settings. Students explore the variety of issues involved in developing new drama programs including assessing a community's needs, recognizing cultural influences and developing long term goals.

Production-based course designed as a structured classroom environment for hands-on, critical inquiry. Students receive research guidance, feedback & support for individually-designed & executed digital media/computational projects. May be taken in conjunction with another MCC course or as a stand-alone course in which students develop an independent project that may be an outgrowth of a previous MCC course.

Examine digital media for learning in museums (e.g., XR, games, mobile apps, and more). Activities include hands-on exhibit design projects (group and individual), student presentations, museum visits, and case studies. Apply learning theories and design frameworks to analyze an existing museum exhibit, or design your own. Home skills in user research, rapid prototyping, public piloting, iterative design, and securing resources. Accept the challenge of stepping out of your academic comfort zone and developing your own professional success measure

There has been much public outcry over the data-tracking practices of governments and corporations and how these threaten civil liberties. Meanwhile, people have increasingly embraced wearable technologies and smartphone apps to monitor and analyze their own bodies and lives. How do individuals "datafy" themselves and how, in turn, does data intimately shape their experience, identity, and life chances? What does contemporary self-tracking (and its pre-digital antecedents) reveal about changing cultural values, political contexts, and understandings of the self?

Theoretical and practical foundations for programming and digital signal processing at an advanced level. Topics covered include signal and system representation, time and frequency domains, phase vocoding, and filter theory and implementation. Lectures, covering concepts important to the implementation of DSP, are reinforced with assignments utilizing MATLAB to digitally manipulate sound files. A background in mathematics and computer programming is recommended, but not required.

Digital technologies are now an integral part of the design of a growing number of learning experiences. Modern learning designers need to master several digital skills to effectively and efficiently embed these new technologies into their designs. Through modular and personalized learning paths, this course will provide practical training and practice to acquire basic skills in graphic design, multimedia production and interactive multimedia for novice students or to attain higher levels of mastery for students with previous experience.

In this hands-on communications course on food media, students learn how to use use social media, write for the web, analyze photography and video, and build and develop a website for an idea -- whether it be business, personal, or professional.

Examines how arts organizations use networked
technologies and digital media in the development and fulfillment of their missions. Students consider the creative, theoretical, and practical implications of integrating various technologies from
multiple perspectives. Students gain an understanding of the ever-shifting landscape of social media and digital marketing, digital-born artworks, emerging technologies, e-commerce, and the role of digital in confronting issues of social justice and racial equity.

This course covers the theoretical and clinical application of digital music in music therapy, focusing on imaginative listening, typologies and sociocultural history, and approaches to tele-health. Students create digital compositions related to the course material and clinical practice.

This course provides an essential foundation upon which to build a drama-in-education practice. It introduces students to many drama-in-education strategies; critiques the educational rationale which supports them; and analyzes the process of structuring drama work as a medium for learning across the curriculum and beyond using the main dramatic conventions of the drama-in-education canon, they will experiment with ways in which to sequence these conventions and will become critically acquainted with the pedagogical principles which delineate the teaching terrain of the drama-in-education practitioner. Students will be required to read a prescribed text, keep a journal, and write a sequence of session plans.

This course explores how education, traditional Chinese health beliefs and practices impact the current health care, access and public transportation, and social welfare for individuals with disabilities in China. Students will explore and identify factors, which may influence a community’s view of disability. The course utilizes the reflective teaching model and experiential learning to enrich students’ understandings of the context.

NYU students will learn traditional Israeli customs, traditions and lifestyles relative to health and disability. Students will learn about the arts and culture of Israel. We will study the practices of the region and compare them with the practices and impact of disability in the U.S..

Uses a diversity lens to examine theories, practices, and policies relative to disability, equity, and culture. Explores educators’ development of culturally responsive special education through reflective practices, teaching philosophy, and school resources and curriculum. Course content also includes classroom-based practices including individualized curriculum development, instructional planning, and assessment for diverse learners. Teachers’ professionalism and advocacy for students with disabilities and their families are also addressed.

This course offers a survey of discourse analytic approaches to research in
education and related areas of inquiry. Considers discourse analysis through interdisciplinary lenses and various disciplinary traditions. Designed as a research methods course for doctoral students in social sciences such as education, human development, art performances, media, and culture, it engages students in learning about and practicing discourse analytic approaches to explore important questions in their respective discipline at the intersections of language, discourse, and power.

This course offers a survey of discourse analytic approaches to research in
education and related areas of inquiry. Considers discourse analysis through interdisciplinary lenses and various disciplinary traditions. Designed as a research methods course for doctoral students in social sciences such as education, human development, art performances, media, and culture, it engages students in learning about and practicing discourse analytic approaches to explore important questions in their respective discipline at the intersections of language, discourse, and power.

The formulation of doctoral research problems in culture and communication. Planning of relevant methodology; criticism of work in progress.