Aesthetic Expression Pathway
The Aesthetic Expression Pathway focuses upon expressive presence through performance across art and media skills. People’s understanding of the world, sense of identity, and motivation to action are shaped by belonging, emotional experience, and imagination. Aesthetic Expression develops the capacity to understand the role of creative work in society and to connect others through its expression. Through the courses in this Pathway, students learn how to engage in creative expression to build confidence and adaptability under pressure.
Majors restrict Pathway Certificates to encourage a breadth of skills-development beyond their program. An Aesthetic Expression Pathway Certificate may be earned within a major as a second certificate for students in the following majors:
Art and Design (BFA)
Digital Music Production and Entrepreneurship (BA)
English (BA)
Music and Music Education (BS)
Theatre Arts (BA)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| People’s understanding of the world, sense of identity, and motivation to action are shaped by emotionally powerful imagery, aesthetic experience and imagination. Aesthetic Expression develops the capacity to connect with others through imaginative creation and to understand the role of such creative work in society. Students in this Pathway learn how to engage in creative expression to build confidence and adaptability under pressure. | ||
| Pathway Certificate Requirements | 15-16 | |
| To attain a Pathway certificate in Aesthetic Expression, students must complete 15-16 credits from the following list of courses, including at least two courses at the 3000 level or higher from this list: | ||
| Methods and Materials | ||
| Imagery | ||
| PSU Student Design Company | ||
| Creativity in Visual Art (CTDI) | ||
| Creativity in Visual Art - Online (CTDI) | ||
| The Art of Sketching (CTDI) | ||
| Art of Sketching - Online (CTDI) | ||
| Special Topics in Art | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Poetry Workshop | ||
| Literature into Film | ||
| Writing and the Creative Process (CTDI) | ||
| The Art of Film (CTDI) | ||
| Quebec Cinema and Society | ||
| Musicianship I | ||
| Introduction to Reading Music | ||
| Introduction to Music Composition | ||
| Composition | ||
| Photography: Darkroom | ||
| Photography: Digital | ||
| The Art of Photography (CTDI) | ||
| Spanish Cinema (PPDI) | ||
| Introduction to Theatre Design | ||
| Acting I (WECO) | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Acting II | ||
| Directing for the Stage (INCO) | ||
| For-credit enrollment in MU, TH and DN performance groups and studies may be counted toward the Aesthetic Expression Pathway by student request. Up to 4 credits may be counted in this fashion. | ||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | |