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Across Meadows’ 13 areas of study, there is no shortage of exciting and unique courses for students to take. From courses examining the $95 billion sneaker industry to courses focused on the exploration of color theory in art, there is something to pique everyone’s interest.

Hear from some of our faculty and students on their favorite “can’t miss” courses at Meadows.

HISTORY OF CINEMA AND TV COMEDY

Film & Media Arts

This popular course, highlighted by Film & Media Arts Professor and Chair Mark Kerins, offers insight into a major genre that's often overlooked in traditional film studies coursework. In this course, students survey the development of comedy in film and television, with emphasis on a historical examination of comic films and TV shows. They also get to explore a theoretical analysis of the phenomena of humor and laughter.

AFRICAN FESTIVAL AND MASQUERADE

Art History

A favorite of senior studio art major Sophie Kim, this course explores African festival arts from the 19th century to the present and introduces the arts of various African peoples – including masquerade, regalia, and performance – in historical, religious, ethnographic and geographic context. Through field footage, ethnographic texts and visual analysis of contemporary exhibitions, music videos, and documentary films, students engage the wealth and breadth of African masquerade practices and examine new approaches to histories of live and performance art.

SNEAKER LAW

Journalism

Created and taught by Professor Jenny Davis, this Fashion Media course explores design, business and law through the $95 billion sneaker industry. Last fall, students got to take on a sneaker collaboration for their final project, designing a sneaker for the Dallas’ new professional women’s soccer team FC Trinity. Team owner Dori Araiza, an ÃÛÌÒ½´alum, and an FC Trinity player visited the class to discuss the team and present its brand to the students, and the team eventually voted on the winning student-designed sneaker.

INTRODUCTION TO ARTS AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship

This course provides a foundation in the management of arts organizations, creative enterprises and other endeavors, and allows students to explore key issues in the management of arts organizations and events at local, regional, national and international levels. Will Emmert, a senior majoring in voice performance and minoring in Arts and Nonprofit Leadership, has cited this class as a favorite and loves how it helps students learn to strategize their own strengths to better market and exhibit their talents.

THE ART OF FOOD & EMPIRE

Art History

Professor Tashima Thomas’s introductory art-survey course offers a global history of food in art, from 1400 to the present. Focusing on the visual and performing arts, the course holds up a lens to the history of taste and appetite, the social life of cuisine, the aesthetics of gastronomy, brand marketing, food policies, and the environmental impact of our food systems.

COLOR AND THE VISUAL IMAGE

Art

This studio art course is all about color theory and utilizing the CMY color wheel. Students play around with lighting and framing while discovering and exploring the ways a shift of color can drastically change the mood or meaning of a piece. Senior Kaitlyn Gonzales, currently pursuing a B.F.A. in art, says that this class helped her feel more comfortable using color in her work and she has come to find a deeper appreciation for color and the rich history behind it all.