• Program Overview

    In West Field University's Department of Performing Arts, we take center stage in a symphony of creativity and expression. Our seasoned faculty members craft an environment where students become maestros of performance. They nurture the development of knowledge, skills, and the critical artistry essential for success in the ever-evolving world of the performing arts.

  • ARTISTIC FOUNDATION AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION:

    Our educational overture opens like a dance of possibility. Just as a captivating performance begins with a strong foundation, our program establishes a sturdy groundwork in fundamental artistic principles. This ensures students gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricate workings within the world of performing arts.

  • STAGE EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTIONS:

    WFU's department of Performing Arts sets the stage for artistic growth and professional connections. Our students step into a world where creativity and knowledge harmonize. They embrace a spectrum of opportunities, from grand productions and artistic gatherings to captivating encounters with renowned performers. We expand the boundaries of their artistic journey, painting a vivid picture of professional growth and a network of performing arts enthusiasts.

Introduction To Film (PA-027)

Get an introduction to film, covering the basics of filmmaking, film history, and cinematic techniques. Analyze film production, storytelling in film, and the art of cinematography.

Humanities (PA-039)

Explore the humanities, covering various aspects of human culture, including art, literature, philosophy, and history. Analyze the impact of the humanities on society and the appreciation of human expression.

Art And Culture (PA-314)

Explore art and culture, covering the intersections of art, culture, and creativity. Analyze the cultural significance of art, artistic movements, and their impact on society.

Introduction To Performing Arts (PA-373)

Discuss the fundamentals of theater, focusing on the basics of dramatic arts, theatrical production, and acting techniques. Analyze theater production, script analysis, and the components of a successful stage performance.

Fundamentals Of Theater (PA-588)

Study music fundamentals, emphasizing the basic principles of music theory, notation, and musical composition. Analyze musical concepts, notation systems, and the fundamentals of creating music.

Music Fundamentals (PA-636)

Learn about music, covering the study of music theory, composition, and musical performance. Analyze musical elements, musical notation, and the appreciation of diverse musical genres.

History Of Music (PA-651)

Explore the world of film, focusing on the art of filmmaking, cinematic techniques, and the history of cinema. Analyze film production, storytelling, and the impact of film on culture.

Introduction To Drama (PA-757)

Study new products development management, emphasizing strategies for developing and launching new products. Analyze product development processes, market research, and product management practices.

Introduction To Music (MUS-315)

Gain an introduction to music, covering the fundamentals of music theory, notation, and musical styles. Analyze the elements of music, musical forms, and the role of music in culture.

Music Appreciation (MUS-393)

Explore music appreciation, emphasizing the appreciation of various music styles, composers, and historical periods. Analyze musical aesthetics and the cultural impact of music.

Introduction To Music History (MUS-401)

Gain an introduction to music history, covering the evolution of music from ancient to contemporary times. Analyze music styles, composers, and the historical context of music.

Introduction To Jazz (MUS-554)

Gain an introduction to jazz music, covering jazz styles, history, and the elements of jazz music. Analyze the improvisation, jazz musicians, and the cultural significance of jazz.

Special Topics In Performing Arts (MUS-698)

Discuss special topics in performing arts, exploring contemporary issues, trends, and research in the field of performing arts. Analyze current practices and their implications for performing artists.

World Music (MUS-874)

Explore world music, covering musical traditions from diverse cultures and regions. Analyze world music styles, instruments, and the cultural significance of global music.

Cost Of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE TO BACHELOR'S DEGREE (ABPM) $18,480
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $18,480
WHERE AFFORDABILITY

Meets Opportunity

At West Field University, we embrace the intersection of affordability and opportunity. Our dedication to accessible education guarantees that exceptional learning is not coupled with exorbitant costs. We create pathways to knowledge, granting students the opportunity to flourish without the weight of excessive tuition expenses, empowering them for a brighter future.

Our Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84-140

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14-18

Introduction To Film (PA-027)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Beginnings
     Griffith And His Contemporaries: 1908–1920
     American Cinema In The 1920s
     European Cinema In The 1920s
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Hollywood Studio System
     American Cinema In The 1930s
     European Cinema In The 1930s
     American Cinema In The 1940s
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     European Cinema In The 1940s
     American Cinema In The 1950s
     International Cinema In The 1950s
     American Cinema In The 1960s
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     International Cinema In The 1960s
     American Cinema In The 1970s
     International Cinema In The 1970s
     American Cinema In The 1980s
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     International Cinema In The 1980s
     American Cinema In The 1990s
     International Cinema In The 1990s
     Global Cinema Since 2000

Humanities (PA-039)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Humanities: An Introduction To The Adventure
     The Ancient World
     Ancient Greece: The Classical Spirit
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ancient Rome: The Spirit Of Empire
     The Spirit Of Monotheism: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
     The Early Middle Ages: The Feudal Spirit
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Late Middle Ages: The Gothic Awakening
     The Renaissance Spirit In Italy
     Reformation And Late Renaissance
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Spirit Of Baroque
     The Spirit Of Enlightenment
     Revolution And Romanticism
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Industrial Age: The Spirit Of Materialism
     The Spirit Of Modernism
     The Contemporary Spirit

Art And Culture (PA-314)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, And Egyptian Civilizations
     Aegean Culture And Early Greece
     Classical And Hellenistic Greece
     Roman Civilization
     Judaism, Early Christianity, And Byzantine Civilizations
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Islamic Civilization
     Indian Civilization
     Early Chinese Civilization
     Early Japanese Civilization
     Early Civilizations Of The Americas And Africa
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Early Middle Ages And The Romanesque
     Gothic And Late Middle Ages
     The Renaissance And Mannerism In Italy
     The Renaissance In Northern Europe
     The Baroque Age
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Eighteenth Century
     Romanticism And Realism
     Impressionism And Post-Impressionism
     Chinese Civilization After The Thirteenth Century
     Japanese Civilization After The Fifteenth Century
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Early Twentieth Century
     Modern Africa And Latin America
     Mid-Twentieth Century And Later
     Diversity In Contemporary Life

Introduction To Performing Arts (PA-373)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Art?
     The Creative Impulse
     Cultural Purpose Of Art
     Decorating Ourselves And Our Environment
     The Visual Elements Of Art
     Terminology And The Principles Of Design
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Methodologies Of Art History
     Drawing
     Painting And Related Techniques
     Printmaking
     Still Photography, Film, Video, And Digital Imagery
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Craft
     Sculpture
     Architecture
     The Ancient World
     Ancient Greece, Etruria, And Rome
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Early Christianity And The Medieval World
     The Renaissance And Mannerism
     The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries
     The Art Of India And Southeast Asia
     The Arts Of China And Japan
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Art In Africa
     Art Of The Pacific And The Americas
     The Nineteenth Century
     1900 To 1945
     1945 To The Present

Fundamentals Of Theater (PA-588)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cultural Collaboration: Theatre And Society
     Experiencing Theatre: Collaboration Of Actor, Audience, And Space
     Analyzing Theatre: Thinking And Writing About Live Performance
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Understanding The Play: A Theatrical Blueprint
     Interpreting The Play: Understanding Genre, Reading, And Writing
     Producing The Play: Connecting Theatre And Audience
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Director: Vision And Leadership
     The Actor: From Mask To Contemporary Performance
     The Playwright: Imagination And Expression
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Designer: Materializing Conception And The World Of The Play
     Foundations: Classical Theatrical Forms
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reinterpretations: Europe Rediscovers The Western Classics
     Revolutions: Romanticism To Postmodern Experiment

Music Fundamentals (PA-636)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pitch
     Rhythm And Meter
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Major And Minor Scales
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Intervals
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Triads And Seventh Chords
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fundamentals Of Harmony

History Of Music (PA-651)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Plainchant And Secular Monophony
     Polyphony To 1300
     Music In The 14th Century
     The Emergence Of Renaissance Style
     The Genres Of Renaissance Music, 1420-1520
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music In The 16th Century
     The New Practice
     Vocal Music, 1600-1650
     Vocal Music, 1650-1750
     Instrumental Music, 1600-1750
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Art Of The Natural
     Instrumental Music In The Classical Era
     Vocal Music In The Classical Era
     The Age Of The Tone Poet
     Orchestral Music, 1800-1850
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Piano Music, Chamber Music, Song
     Dramatic And Sacred Music
     Orchestral Music, 1850-1900
     The Growth Of Pluralism
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Search For New Sounds 1890-1945
     Beyond Tonality
     The Tonal Tradition
     New Currents After 1945

Introduction To Drama (PA-757)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     From Text To Performance Goals
     Understanding Play Structure Goals
     Understanding Character Goals
     Understanding Language Goals
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Tragedy Goal
     Comedy
     Farce And Satire
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Understanding Tragicomedy And New Forms
     Understanding Modernism
     Understanding Modern Realism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Understanding Theatricalism And Epic Theater
     Understanding Minimalism And The Absurd
     Understanding Feminist Drama
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Understanding The ‘New’ Docudrama
     Understanding The Solo Text Performance
     Understanding Interculturalism

Introduction To Music (MUS-315)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music Around The World
     Fundamentals Of Music
     The Art Of Listening
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Middle Ages: 400–1400
     The Renaissance: 1400–1600
     The Baroque Era
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Classic Era
     Beethoven
     Early Romantic Music
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Mid- To Late Romantic Music
     The Twentieth Century I: The Classical Scene
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Twentieth Century Ii: Jazz, An American Original
     The Twentieth Century Iii: Popular Music In The United States

Music Appreciation (MUS-393)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     From The Creator To The Listener
     What To Listen For In Music
     Becoming A Musically Aware Concertgoer
     How The Basic Musical Elements Interact
     Performing Media: Instruments, Voices, And Ensembles
     An Introduction To Musical Styles
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music Before 1600
     The Baroque Style Period (1600–1750)
     Baroque Style Music (1600–1750)
     The Classical Style Period (1750–1820)
     Music Of The Classical Period
     Beethoven: Bridge To Romanticism
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Romantic Style Period (1820–1900)
     Early-Romantic Music
     Romantic Opera
     Late-Romantic Music
     Nationalism
     Impressionism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Modernism And Post-Modernism
     Stravinsky: Into The Twentieth Century
     Expressionism: Atonal Music
     Neoclassicism: Mainstream Music
     Experimental And Technological Music
     Classical Music In North America
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Jazz: The Great American Art Form
     Popular Music: Times, They Are A-Changin’
     Broadway Musical Theater
     Music In The Movies
     Contributions Of World Cultures

Introduction To Music History (MUS-401)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music In Multicultural America
     The Music Of Native Americans
     The Roots Of European/Anglo-American Music
     The Roots Of African-American Music
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Roots Of Latin American Music
     The Blues
     Jazz
     Gospel
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cajun And Zydeco
     Country Music  
     The Urban Folk Revival
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rock ‘N’ Roll
     Soul, Motown, And Funk
     Salsa, Reggae, And Caribbean Latino Music
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Tejano, Banda, And Contemporary Mexican-American Music
     Asian American Music
     Hip-Hop And Rap

Introduction To Jazz (MUS-554)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Jazz
     How To Listen To Jazz
     The Origins Of Jazz
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Early Jazz
     Swing
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Bebop
     Cool Jazz
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Hard Bop
     Avant-Garde Of The 1960'S And 1970'S
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fusion
     Jazz Today

Special Topics In Performing Arts (MUS-698)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pictures: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking And Photography
     Sculpture
     Music
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Theatre
     Cinema
     Dance
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Architecture
     Literature
     Ancient Approaches
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Artistic Reflections In The Pre-Modern World
     Artistic Styles In The Emerging Modern World
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Beginnings Of Modernism
     Pluralism: Beyond The Modern And Post-Modern Age.

World Music (MUS-874)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction: Studying Music Of The World'S Cultures, Bruno Nettl.
     The Music Of India, Charles Capwell
     Music Of The Middle East, Bruno Nettl
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Music Of China, Isabel K.F. Wong
     The Music Of Japan, Isabel K.F. Wong
     The Music Of Indonesia, Charles Capwell
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Music Of Sub-Saharan Africa, Thomas Turino
     The Musical Culture Of Europe, Philip V. Bohlman
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music In The Caribbean
     Music In Latin America, Thomas Turino
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Native American Music, Bruno Nettl
     Ethnic North America, Philip V. Bohlman
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