Victory University 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

HU-2301 INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
Interdisciplinary Arts focuses on the exploration of the humanities through the arts. It examines
the relationship of the arts to values, objects, and events. The course also examines the
difference between the artist and other humanists: Artists reveal values, while other humanists
examine or reflect on values. The purpose of this course is to study how values are revealed in
art.
HU-2333 INTRODUCTION TO RHETORICAL THEORY (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
A survey of significant methodologies available to rhetorical critics with an emphasis on the
critical abilities necessary to describe, explain, analyze and evaluate symbolic influences in the
public sphere. Offered Fall semesters of odd-numbered years.
HU-2500 CULTURAL WORLDVIEWS (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course uses an interdisciplinary art comparison of current cultural perspectives found in
the world today. Students will discover how these worldviews, the values and cultural
priorities, that stem from these principles are presented in the arts (painting, sculpture,
architecture, literature, film, photography, etc.) produced by these cultures. Through critical
reading and analysis, students will explore how these assumptions present themselves in our
own diverse culture. Offered Spring semesters.
HU-2601 ACTING I
(3 SEMESTER HOURS)
Acting I is the study of developing the self as a vessel for communication through stage and
acting technique. There is a philosophical approach to helping the actor find independence on
stage through the use of acting and technical skills. The class will present opportunities to
explore basic technique, theories in acting, self-awareness, and presentation of dramatic
materials. The class experience will include lectures, written assignments, aural assignments,
acting, movement, role play, improvisation, observation, and participation.
HU-2602 ACTING II
(3 SEMESTER HOURS)
Acting II is the continuing study of developing the self as a vessel for communication through
stage and acting technique. There is a philosophical approach to helping the actor find
independence on stage through the use of acting and technical skills. The class will present
opportunities to explore basic technique, theories in acting, self-awareness, and presentation
of dramatic materials. The class experience will include lectures, written assignments, aural
assignments, acting, movement, role play, improvisation, observation, and participation. This is
a continued and advanced building on the fundamentals of Acting I. Prerequisite: HU-2601.
HU 3101 * PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
An introduction to the field of psychology through the vantage point of the psychology of
music, this course will examine the intersection of music, psychology, and neuroscience.
Balancing scientific and artistic perspectives, the Psychology of Music course provides an
overview to, and critical analysis of, the major issues in music cognition. Topics include: How
humans perceive music, links between music and emotion, modern neuro-imaging techniques
and what they tell us about music’s effects on the brain, psychological processes involved in
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