Graduate Courses

This course is an interdisciplinary and intercultural examination of human communication through food in Shanghai. Explores the social, economic, political, and cultural ramifications of food production and consumption. Students will have a unique opportunity to explore various local, regional and transnational, and food rituals.

Examination of current global music management issues. Topics include international market research, selection of international target markets, planning & decision-making, how to utilize the global reach of the Internet, how to measure & predict global music trends, & cultural diversity issues in the music industry

A study abroad course program that examines the higher education system of Germany in comparison to the US and other countries. Germany now provides strong leadership in Europe in terms of economic growth and leadership of the European Union; less known is its robust system and diversified system of universities and its commitment to internationalization. Through visits to universities, policy organizations, and government planning agencies, students will have the opportunity to meet with rectors, faculty, researchers, and students themselves. Our goals will be to understand the opportunity structures for all groups in the country, including the large immigrant populations.

Examines globalization and higher education in Brazil with comparison to the United States through an historical overview and an analysis of contemporary issues. Students will gain an understanding of the variety of higher education institutions in Brazil (large/small, public/private/religious, etc.) and will become familiar with issues of equity and access, internationalization in higher education, faculty and student mobility, variation among public versus private universities economic structures, the role of foreign university partnerships, and other higher education issues. Visits to public and private universities and colleges in Brazil allow students to engage in discussions with directors, faculty members, deans and students.

A study abroad course program that examines the higher education system of Ghana in comparison to the US and other countries. Through visits to universities, policy organizations, and government planning agencies, students will have the opportunity to meet with administrators, faculty, researchers, and students themselves. Our goals will be to understand the opportunity structures for all groups in this developing national context.

Designed to provide graduate students with an opportunity to examine India's higher education system and to discover and analyze similarities and differences in comparison to higher education in the United States. Through visits to universities and public and private colleges, we will engage in discussion with directors, faculty members, deans of students and their staffs and students themselves. Special lectures with sociologists and national officials will help us understand the goals and future aspirations of Indian higher education and how higher education meets the social, political, and cultural needs of society. In addition to meeting on the campus in New York, students will participate in a two week travel program in India that will provide an in-depth case study of its higher education. The course includes lectures from scholars and visits to Indian colleges and universities to meet with faculty, administrators, and students. Additional sessions will be held with directors of the national government commission on the future of higher education. Topics will include curricular options, admissions requirements, distribution of students by class and ethnic group, college climate, and services offered.

This course is designed to provide graduate students with an opportunity to examine Turkey's higher education system and to discover and analyze similarities and differences in comparison to higher education in the United States and other countries. The course will focus on Turkey's ancient and very recent university traditions. Turkey has several institutions of higher learning, which date back more than 500 years, and has seen rapid development and expansion among universities in the last few decades. Changes in national law in 1981 permitted the establishment of private non-profit universities. Today, there are 102 public universities and 52 private universities, several which are internationally ranked, all under the jurisdiction of central policy agencies and a national testing and admissions system.

An introduction to selected musical sounds and practices from cultural groups around the world. Through exposure to distinct musical cultures, from traditional to transnational, students define and apply musical concepts such as rhythm, timbre, melody, and form. Socio-cultural contexts are also examined, touching on issues such as race, gender, embodied participation, technologies of production and circulation, and relationship to religion, the state, and other social structures. This course does not count towards graduate degree requirements.

The course examines the conceptual and empirical work on the social, cultural, and economic aspects of globalization and their implications for education. We shall explore education in light of: 1) the increasing de-territorialization of cultural formations; 2) the emergence of global markets along with the post-nationalization of the production and distribution of goods and services -- with a concomitant premiss on knowledge -- intensive work; 3) new information and communication technologies which are reshaping the structure and meaning of work, belonging and community; 4) unprecedented population movements and worldwide immigration. We shall examine recent conceptual work, in globalization and its relationships to human experience with a focus on youth.

This course examines how gender and sexuality are being reconfigured in the context of globalization and transnational flows. We will examine key texts drawn from feminist/global cultural studies and engage with topics concerning citizenship, modernity, global labor flows, migration and activism. Through a reading of theoretical texts and ethnographic case studies, we will track the politics and performance of gender and sexuality within transnational and mediatized environments.

The roles and responsibilities of trustees and officers who govern nonprofit, tax-exempt arts organizations. How the planning, budgeting, personnel development, and marketing policies of arts endeavors are determined.

A Stanislavski based course introducing fundamental acting technique and stage convention through the integration of improvisation, monologs, and scene study, speech and movement.

Continuation of skills and concepts introduced in Graduate Acting for Singers I with an increased focus on character development, interaction and heightened language.

An intensive practicum course building on the skills introduced in Graduate Acting for Singers I and II, with increased focus on acting styles for contemporary and classical theatre.

Examination of the processes of A&R (Artists & Repertoire), production, & manufacturing. Criteria for music evaluation & genre categories are analyzed. The role of the studio for the producer & the artists.

A general introduction to the fundamental concepts of music technology, including: sound propagation, the principles of microphone operation, the use of speakers and mixers, the MIDI standard and its implementation, the basics of digital systems, waveform editing and audio file formats and compression. The lectures will be complemented by practical assignments and demonstrations, through which students will gain a basic understanding of how to use technology to enhance and demonstrate their musical work.

Assignment to studios, mastering labs, or other music technology-related firms for advanced on-the-job training.

Graduate Jazz Seminar will present weekly interviews and discussions wit seminal Jazz artists from around the world. Discussions will include performance practices and oral histories. Students from the Jazz Studies Program are required to attend.

A classroom or praxis based course, focusing on current issues in studio art or the art professions. Topics examine a broad range of art and visual culture foci, with an emphasis on new approaches to both subject material and pedagogical methods.

Description; This course examines traditional examples of ethical behavior in the American and European modern and contemporary art market and compares them to current, increasingly complex art business practices. We will analyze general concepts and specific situations in the expanded and interconnected global business of art. Students will be asked to consider which, if any, current business practices and concepts require reconsideration and how these may apply to a global art market.