The curriculum offerings are geared We are of the need to expand PA 1) We need The curriculum overhaul is projected to occur in the coming Hopefully, we will toward our curriculum, and the reviewers Program, specialized PA two years. have additional BFA training confirm this by stating concur AVP Arts faculty to teach However, facilities and equipment are dependent on available faculty to “We lacking foundational with the suggested program and some of the resources. specialized courses such as modification in terms of Sciences, proposed courses in each of history and theory. increasing required units (3-6 Provost courses, e.g., Update: the emphases, our units) in all areas of emphases.” flamenco In the PA Program mini-overhaul the lack of foundational facilities will have This includes foundational practitioner and courses is addressed by including a sequence of 2-semester been significantly courses, as cited by the reviewers, historian, history courses in each emphasis. Each emphasis is increased expanded and in the areas of theory and history and aural in unit requirements by adding 3-units (we have removed developed, and for all 3 emphases. skills expert, from the PA core courses.) In PAMU, for example, we are the necessary stage combat adding Aural Skills I and II which will align with the existing equipment will be instructor, etc. Music Theory I and II. In PATH, for example, we are adding an acquired to teach 2) We also need Introduction to Theatre at the 100-level, which will prepare our courses the appropriate students for future practical and theoretical courses. In PADA, effectively. PA facilities to for example, we are adding a second semester of Dance expand our History. In the last 2 years we have hired 2 additional T-T program, and faculty, one in PADA, and a second in PAMU. recruit students effectively. 3) We also need the necessary equipment to teach PA classes effectively. The Program Action Plan is an agreement among appropriate AVPAA and Program to implement recommendations that emerged during the program review process. These recommendations were derived from the program’s self-study, the external review, administrator input, and the Continuous Improvement review. Through the Program Action Plan, the goal is to integrate program review results into Academic Affairs planning and budgeting. To the extent that resources and changes in program and division strategic priorities permit, the Action Plan identifies two-year and five-year targets for implementation of recommendations.
The curriculum offerings are geared toward BFA training lacking foundational courses such as history and theory. We are of the need to expand our curriculum, and the reviewers confirm this by stating “We concur with the suggested program modification in terms of increasing required units (3-6 units) in all areas of emphases.” This includes foundational courses, as cited by the reviewers, in the areas of theory and history for all 3 emphases. PA Program, AVP Arts and Sciences, Provost 1) We need specialized PA faculty to teach some of the proposed courses, e.g., flamenco practitioner and historian, and aural skills expert, stage combat instructor, etc. 2) We also need the appropriate PA facilities to expand our program, and recruit students effectively. 3) We also need the necessary equipment to teach PA classes effectively. The curriculum overhaul is projected to occur in the coming two years. However, facilities and equipment are dependent on available resources. Update: In the PA Program mini-overhaul the lack of foundational courses is addressed by including a sequence of 2-semester history courses in each emphasis. Each emphasis is increased in unit requirements by adding 3-units (we have removed from the PA core courses.) In PAMU, for example, we are adding Aural Skills I and II which will align with the existing Music Theory I and II. In PATH, for example, we are adding an Introduction to Theatre at the 100-level, which will prepare students for future practical and theoretical courses. In PADA, for example, we are adding a second semester of Dance History. In the last 2 years we have hired 2 additional T-T faculty, one in PADA, and a second in PAMU. Hopefully, we will have additional faculty to specialized courses in each of the emphases, our facilities will have been significantly expanded and developed, and the necessary equipment will be acquired to teach our courses effectively. The Program Action Plan is an agreement among appropriate AVPAA and Program to implement recommendations that emerged during the program review process. These recommendations were derived from the program’s self-study, the external review, administrator input, and the Continuous Improvement review. Through the Program Action Plan, the goal is to integrate program review results into Academic Affairs planning and budgeting. To the extent that resources and changes in program and division strategic priorities permit, the Action Plan identifies two-year and five-year targets for implementation of recommendations.
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