Study Away: New York City

1000-level THE—Beyond the Marquee: NYC Theater

Course Description

Students begin “Beyond the Marquee: NYC Theater” on the Landmark College campus before traveling to New York City to experience its vibrant and diverse theater scene. The course offers a comprehensive introduction to the full spectrum of theatrical expression in NYC, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, experimental, and international productions. While in New York, students will attend live performances and participate in daily class sessions designed to deepen understanding of the city’s theatrical landscape. In addition to structured activities, students will have opportunities to pursue individual interests and explore the city independently. To conclude the course, students will return to the Landmark College campus for final wrap-up sessions and reflection. Assignments encourage critical thinking and focus on the breadth theater found in the city. Please note: some performances may include mature content or address challenging themes.

Credits: 3

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify types of performance through class discussion and reading.
• Recognize the aesthetic choices that are made in theatrical productions and differentiate them based upon context.
• Express a critique while demonstrating discipline specific vocabulary.
• Interpret performances and relate them to each other.

Prerequisites

None

Course Description

In this experiential arts course, students learn art history while also making art! Students spend a few days in the art studio learning basic observational sketching techniques: how to quickly capture what they see with pencil and sketchpad. Then spend an immersive week away from campus visiting art museums, galleries and other cultural institutions in a vibrant metropolitan setting. Students will learn how look at art as form and interpret it contextually, and to document their reflections on their in-person experiences with art, and culture in a sketchbook-journal utilizing sketching, and graphic notetaking techniques. No drawing experience is necessary! Students will engage daily in field trips to museums, sketching, discussions, critiques, and presentations. 

Credits: 3

Learning Outcomes

• Utilize and experiment with the techniques, concepts, and strategies of contemporary drawing and sketching, and the principles of art and design through the creation of artwork in the sketchbook.
• Identify and analyze the materials and methods of various modes of creative visual culture. Recognize and contextualize diverse historical and contemporary issues and practitioners in the arts.
• Plan and maintain a productive “artistic study”: interpret art and document personal reflections, progress toward individual creative goals, and incorporate art historical antecedents in order to explore and expand artistic interests and narratives through sketching art in person.
• Prepare, assemble and assess drawings for inclusion in student sketchbook presentations
• Engage and collaborate in group discussions and assessment critiques

Prerequisites

• Good academic standing (GPA of 2.0 or above)
• WRT1012 and
• One 1000-level course in the Integrated Arts—can be ART, CER, DRW, MUS, PHO, PNT, THE, VID or Art History Course or permission of the department chair, Meg Baronian.

Accommodations

• While on campus, students will stay in their normal campus housing.
• The group will stay at Pod 39 Hotel in Manhattan. Students stay in shared rooms with bunk beds (two students to a room) with a small in-room bathroom. Students should be prepared for very small rooms and bathrooms!
• The hotel has easy access to public transportation and plenty of food choices for all budgets.
• If a student has an accommodation for a single room on campus, they may request a single room in New York City—this must be done immediately when accepting the offer of admission to the program. Single rooms are not guaranteed as it will depend on availability at the hotel. If available, a single room fee of $500 will be charged.

Transportation

• Students will travel to and from New York in vans and/or by train.
• While in New York, students will be given a 7-day MetroCard allowing unlimited access to subways and local buses. This will cover all required program transportation in the city as well as any free time travel. If lost, the student will be responsible for replacing the MetroCard.

Meals

• On campus, students will have meals in the Landmark dining hall.
• In New York:
  • Breakfast each day will be provided at the hotel.
  • Two group meals (lunch or dinner) will be provided.
  • All other meals will be at the student's expense. Students will not have access to refrigerators or a kitchen. There are convenience stores as well as restaurants for all budgets within walking distance of the hotel.

Special Considerations

Consider the following to determine if this course is right for your learning style. The following applies to the week spent in New York City—the rest of the time students will be on campus.

Free Time/Independence: Moderate
While on campus, students will have class most days, both morning and afternoon. Evenings, and the long weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, will be free.

During the New York City portion of the program, participants will likely have some free time every day, with at least one half-day and one full day free. Some program activities (particularly for the theater course) will be held in the evenings. 

During free time in New York, there will be options offered for students who are not confident exploring on their own.

Physical Demands: Moderate
The New York portion of this program includes a significant amount of walking, on the streets, on the subway, and (for the museums course) in museums and galleries. There will be options for resting (and activities will be accessible to those with physical limitations) but the program does require some stamina.

Transitions: Low/Medium
As a part of its nature, the program changes location twice (from campus to NYC and back again). In New York, participants will stay in one hotel for the whole week, and the daily schedule of class sessions and museum or theater visits will be fairly regular and set in advance.

Stimuli: High
The travel portion of this program takes place in Manhattan, an enormous, bustling, noisy city. The group's hotel is on a quieter side street, though traffic sounds can still be heard from the rooms. The group will navigate busy streets and subways. The ART course will visit some enormous art museums, and the THE course will attend theater performances which may be dark, crowded, and possibly loud. Program leaders are experienced in working with LC students and will preview the week's schedule as well as each day's itinerary thoroughly. The program will include opportunities for down time.

ART3038 Art and the City: Exploring NYC through Art Museums & Sketching

• Academic Director: Samuel Rowlett, Professor of Visual Arts
• Program Director: Eve Khan, Academic Advisor

Program Cost

The cost of this program is being finalized, but program fee estimates are as follows:

• $7,400 for the ART course
• $7,880 for the THE course

The program fee includes:

• Tuition for the 3-credit course
• Housing and meals in the residence halls and dining hall at Landmark for the period on campus
• Housing, breakfasts, and two group meals during the period in New York
• Group transportation to and from New York
• MetroCard for subway and bus transportation for the week
• All entrance fees for required program activities

Additional Expenses

Student spending can vary depending on the individual. New York provides opportunities for both limited and unlimited budgets. A thrifty student might spend as little as $30 per day on meals, but between $40 and $60 a day is a more likely estimate. Students should have spending money at their discretion for souvenirs and shopping. The following costs are not included in the program fee:

• Meals aside from two group meals and breakfasts
• Free-time activities
• Laundry
• Souvenirs, gifts, etc.

Scholarship

There is one Global Engagement Scholarship available for each of the New York courses. The scholarship covers 50% of the program fee.

This is a need-based scholarship. Data from students' Financial Aid applications will be used to determine need.

The deadline to apply for the scholarship has passed and all funds have now been awarded.

Applications for J-term are now closed. The original application timeline was as follows:

• Application Deadline for J-term Study Away programs and scholarships: Tuesday, October 7 at 11:59 PM
• Notification of Acceptance and Scholarship Decisions: Friday, October 17
• Accepted student confirmation deadline (including $2,000 deposit): Wednesday, October 29

Accepted students must complete the following and submit it to the Office of Study Abroad. These can be uploaded using this form, or delivered in person to Lewis 215.

1. Release and Indemnification Agreement
2. Health Form

Students must be sure to read the Landmark College Conditions of Participation, referenced in the Release form.