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  • MLNG 375: Popular Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Examines the American experience in terms of its multiple cultural expressions. By adopting the methods of social scientists, the students will develop an analytical perspective and gain awareness of American culture and of cross-cultural communication. Issues such as stereotyping and representation of "the other" will be explored. The theoretical considerations, along with a close focus on various cultural texts ( literary, print, and visual media)-through a practice of "reading also between the lines'-will provide the students with greater understanding of culture in general and of the processes involved in cultural production. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Employ and recognize semiotic, psychoanalytic, sociological and historical systems of thought and interpretation in the analysis of film. 2) Interpret or "read" cultural objects from a critical perspective. 3) Write brief cogent essays ( both analytic and descriptive) concerning film and popular culture. 4) Recognize and employ historical perspective on the development of popular culture. 5)Employ the processes of question formulation, drafting, elaboration and revision in the development of essays.
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  • MLNG 395: Selected Topics in MLNG II

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Selected Topics in MLNG
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  • MLNG 396: Independent Study in MLNG II

    1.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Independent Study in Modern Languages
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  • MLNG 397: Selected Topics in MLNG

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    No course description available.
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  • MLNG 595: Special Topics in MLNG

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    No course description available.
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  • MOD 101: Supplemental Modern I

    0.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course provides fundamental instruction in Modern Dance Technique. Students will learn how to put into action a wide range of movement concepts and skills. Instruction provides methods for improving movement organization, efficient and effective strength and stamina building, with a strong emphasis on developing performance skills. Prerequisites: B.A. Dance Major, Not Modern Concentration. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Identify and demonstrate the following basic modern dance concepts and principles: spinal suppleness; practical use of opposition; effective use of effort; movement stabilization and breathe support for developing strength, stamina and agility; dynamic use of central axis for balance, suspension, weight shift, fall and recovery; movement organization, and increased range of motion. (2) Identify and demonstrate basic approaches to presentation and performance. (3) Organize and execute class material with fundamental musicality and phrasing. (4) Perceive and identify strengths and areas in need of improvement to demonstrate basic ability to self-evaluate student growth. (5) Identify and write about the history and aesthetic of selected artists that make up the modern dance canon.
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  • MOD 102: Supplemental Modern II

    0.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course is a continuation of MOD 101 and provides level II, instruction in modern dance. Principles learned in term I will be reinforced and students will learn how to adapt them to a wider range of movement. Prerequisites: MOD 101. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Modify and apply variations to the following basic modern dance concepts and principles: spinal suppleness; practical use of opposition; effective use of effort; movement stabilization and breathe support for developing strength, stamina and agility; dynamic use of central axis for balance, suspension, weight shift, fall and recovery; movement organization. (2) Modify and demonstrate varied approaches to basic presentation and performance skills. (3)Organize and execute class material with musical acuity. (4) Develop skills for self-evaluation of class work. (5) Identify a selection of the major figures in modern dance. Cultivate an aesthetic awareness of the breath of history of modern dance through current trends.
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  • MOD 111: Modern I

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Course Description: This course provides fundamental instruction in Modern Dance Technique. Students will learn how to put into action a wide range of movement concepts and skills. Instruction provides methods for improving movement organization, efficient and effective strength and stamina building, with a strong emphasis on developing performance skills. Prerequisite: Freshmen dance major; audition. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: (1) Identify and demonstrate the following basic modern dance concepts and principles: spinal suppleness; practical use of opposition; effective use of effort; movement stabilization and breathe support for developing strength, stamina and agility; dynamic use of central axis for balance, suspension, weight shift, fall and recovery; movement organization, and increased range of motion. (2) Identify and demonstrate basic approaches to presentation and performance. (3) Organize and execute class material with fundamental musicality and phrasing. (4) Perceive and identify strengths and areas in need of improvement to demonstrate basic ability to self-evaluate student growth. (5) Identify and write about the history and aesthetic of selected artists that make up the modern dance canon.
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  • MOD 121: Modern II

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Course Description: This course is a continuation of MOD 111 and provides level II, instruction in modern dance. Principles learned in term I will be reinforced and students will learn how to adapt them to a wider range of movement. Prerequisite: MOD 111. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: (1) Modify and apply variations to the following basic modern dance concepts and principles: spinal suppleness; practical use of opposition; effective use of effort; movement stabilization and breathe support for developing strength, stamina and agility; dynamic use of central axis for balance, suspension, weight shift, fall and recovery; movement organization. (2) Modify and demonstrate varied approaches to basic presentation and performance skills. (3) Organize and execute class material with musical acuity. (4) Develop skills for self-evaluation of class work. (5) Identify a selection of the major figures in modern dance. Cultivate an aesthetic awareness of the breath of history of modern dance through current trends.
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