Spring 2026 Course Search

Access is a Practice: Dance and Disability Studies — DAN4373.01

Instructor: Londs Reuter
Days & Time: TU,FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

Accessibility describes the practice of freeing a space or an event so it might be visited by more people in more ways than one could ever presume at the outset. In this course, we will explore the litany of practices that allow more people (and in particular, disabled, mad, and chronically ill people) into all spheres of public life with a particular focus on performance events.

The Tuning in The Trees — MUS4279.01

Instructor: Omeed Goodarzi
Days & Time: FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

The Tuning in the Trees is an advanced seminar in microtonality that treats tuning systems as both technical structures and living landscapes. Students will explore how musical intervals emerge from natural patterns—such as tree bifurcations, harmonic ratios, and number sequences—while engaging deeply with Just intonation, Meantone, Bohlen–Pierce, and other non-Western tunings.

Chinese Calligraphy: Core Strokes and Techniques for Beginners — CHI2132.01

Instructor: Ginger Lin
Days & Time: FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

Traditional Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art form that uses brush and ink to write Chinese characters in a refined and expressive style. It embodies visual beauty, rhythm, and emotion, reflecting the writer’s personality, philosophy, and cultural sensibility. Calligraphy is also valued as a form of meditation and art therapy, fostering focus and inner calm.This course places a strong emphasis on learning the basic strokes and essential techniques of calligraphy.