美国综合类大学开设的艺术&表演类的夏校项目,其目标是以艺术类专业冲刺TOP20院校的学生所必选的课外活动项目。夏校能帮助学生深度了解国外院校的教学方式、快速提升专业技能、提前体验大学生活。另外,如果能够在夏校课程期间获得国外院校老师的青睐以及推荐信,将会大大提升该院校本科的成功申请概率。
2024年美国顶尖大学的夏校项目均已开放申请,还没有准备好申请材料的同学们需要抓紧时间。同时,我们将为同学们推荐几个含金量高且具有代表性的艺术&表演类夏校项目。
Part.1
哈佛大学艺术&表演类夏校项目涵盖的专业领域十分广泛,包括电影、戏剧、音乐、创意写作、游戏设计、数字媒体等不同方面的课程。课程内容不仅从艺术实操性上进行针对性训练,也能提升学生在文学作品上思考的深度,并启发跨专业申请学生进行艺术作品的创新演绎。
课题方向:
Why Do Movies Move Us?
Introduction to Film
Performing Musical Theater
Fundamentals of Music
Music and Disability
Humor Writing
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
Character Design for Animation and Games
The Intellectual Economy of Pants: Fashion, Gender, and Power
Crypto-Aesthetics: Economics, Politics, and Art on the Blockchain
Part.2
耶鲁大学的夏校课程以专业性强、申请门槛高闻名,参加过耶鲁夏校的学生在申请名校本科时将具有很大的竞争力。课程的专业方向有艺术、戏剧与导演、戏剧研究、电影研究、音乐大类,在每个大类中,学校提供3-5个具体的课程供学生选择,每个课程限制15人报名。
课题方向:
Art
Visual Thinking
Painting Basics
Introduction to Graphic Design: Typography for Print and Video
Introduction to Interactive Design: WWW
Drama & Directing
A Practical Approach to Directing
Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors
Film Studies
Sports and Media
Money and Media: The Business of Hollywood
World Cinema
Film, Video, and American History
Hallyu: Korean Film, Music, and Pop Culture
Music
1000 Years of Love Songs
Introduction to Jazz, Race, and Gender
Electronic Dance Music: Fundamentals
Theater Studies
Public Speaking
Modern American Drama
Acting: Constructing a Character
其中,含金量非常高、申请难度非常大的课程有:
Conservatory for Actors
该课程适合对戏剧表演感兴趣的学生,在5周的时间内,学生能获得在场景中表演的机会和表演细节上的专业指导。参与者包括即将上大学的11、12年级的高中生、耶鲁大学及校外的本科生以及希望磨练专业技能的研究生,旨在让团队构成的多样化经验对个人发展产生益处。
Yale Young Writers' Workshop
这项课程要求申请人必须在16至18岁之间且即将升入11、12年级的学生。在项目申请时需要递交体现专业技能的500字写作素材作为补充材料,由此能看出他们对于进入课程学习的学生质量筛选严格。不过,在工作坊中,学生有机会见到小说作家Jennifer McCauley、诗歌作家Allison Joseph等专业人士并且与他们交流合作,因此吸引了大量的学生前来竞争该夏校的席位。
Part.3
宾大在艺术&表演方向开设了Pre-College Programs课程,该课程为想要挑战常春藤盟校学习能力的高中生而设计。夏校学生与宾夕法尼亚大学本科生一起上课,并且在完成5周的课程后能获得1-1.5的学分。
课题方向:
American Art
Ancient Drama
World Film History
另外,为期2周的Penn Summer Prep课程则允许学生从人文学科和STEM中进行组合方式的选课,适合想要提升综合能力、跨界学习能力的学生申请。学生需要在上午模块和下午模块中各选择1个课程。
课题方向:
Digital Media, Inequality, and Cyber-Civil Rights
The Writer’s Launchpad
Artistic Philosophy and Creative Psychology
Part.4
哥大的艺术&表演方向夏校课程设置主要集中在其强势学科——电影、建筑和创意写作几个大类,课程细分方向数量多,研究内容精专,体现出足够的专业深度。除此以外,还开设了动画与游戏、戏剧、时尚等方向的夏校课程,秋季就读9-12年级与即将毕业的学生都可以进行申请。
课题方向:
Art and Architecture
Character Design for Animation and Gaming
Creating Original Theater: Playwriting, Directing, and Acting
Introduction to Film Studies
Digital Filmmaking: From Initial Concept to Final Edit
Introduction to Architectural Design and Theory
Introduction to Community Planning and Social Justice in Architecture in NYC
Introduction to Contemporary Architectural Practice in New York City
Urban Planning and Design
Fashion Design: Focus on New York City Style and Culture
Creative Writing
Creative Nonfiction Intensive
Imaginative Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Literary Lions: A Legacy of Writers at Columbia
Master Class in Creative Nonfiction
Master Class in Fiction
Master Class in Poetry
Novel-Writing Intensive
Punchlines and Page-Turners: A Comedy-Writing Intensive
Short Story Intensive
The Columbia Creative Writing Workshop
Part.5
开放的课程体系和充分的学术自由,让布朗成为唯一上榜媒体发布的“Top 20学生最快乐的学校”的藤校。这一教学理念同样体现在布朗大学夏校上,艺术&表演类的学生可以在Summer@Brown夏校中选择参加游戏、时尚、表演、电影、戏剧、创意写作、音乐制作等课程。
课题方向:
Applied Game Design
Fashion, Gender and Textiles in the Modern Age
Acting
Post-Cinema? New Media and the Digital Turn
Race, Gender & Horror: Reading Psychoanalysis in American Film & Fiction
Innovative Writing Across Media: An Introduction to the College Workshop
Comedy and Cruelty
Introduction to Film Analysis
The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Writing for Performance/Designing Creative Inquiry
Ekphrasis and Art Writing
Practical Acoustics for Music Producers
Electronic Music Production: From Idea to Practice
Introduction to Architectural Design Studio
Part.6
西北大学夏校由成立于1931年的西北大学国家高中研究院开设,被广大学生誉为“Cherubs”。西北大学夏校每年仅招收至多80名11年级高中生,竞争可谓非常激烈。艺术&表演类学生可以参加戏剧艺术、电影与视频、剧本创作三个课程。
课题方向:
Theatre Arts
Performance
Stage Management/Design-Tech
Film & Video
Acting on Camera
Screenwriting
Production
Playwriting
Part.7
在康奈尔大学的夏校项目中,学生可以从康奈尔大学常规本科课程中进行选课,获得的成绩和学分将记录在康奈尔大学的官方成绩单上,通常可以转移到康奈尔大学或其他地方的学位。即将进入11-12年级艺术类学生可以在Art、Design and Environmental Analysis、Fiber Science and Apparel Design三个本科专业的课程中进行选择。
课题方向:
Art
Art as Experience: TransMedia
Art as Experience: Sculpture
Art as Experience: Photography
Design and Environmental Analysis
Change-making: Designing Healthy and Hospitable Environments
Introduction to Environmental Psychology
Fiber Science and Apparel Design
Fashion Design and Visual Thinking
Fashion Computer-Aided Design
Fibers, Fabrics, and Finishes
Part.8
南加州大学暑期课程通过提供为期4周的多样化暑期课程,将卓越的传统延伸到优秀的高中生。南加州大学暑期课程由南加州大学教师和南加州大学学术界经验丰富的专业人士教授,通过讲座、实践研讨会和实验室以及嘉宾讲座来创造引人入胜的学术体验。每门课程的设计都比速成高中课程或其他暑期大学预科课程提供的广泛入门课程更具互动性、吸引力和挑战性。
课题方向:
Architecture
Exploration of Architecture
PerformingArts& Music
Acting Intensive
Comedy Performance
Guitar Seminar: Jazz, Rock & Beyond
Musical Theatre
Writing& CriticalThinking
Creative Writing Workshop
Ethics in the 21st Century: Business, Politics & Technology
The Philosophy of Economic Markets, Money & Property
Part.9
NYU Precollege为即将进入11-12年级的高中生提供了体验纽约大学学生生活的机会,获得大学学分以攻读未来学位。艺术&表演类专业的学生可以选择写作、电影、数媒、表演方向的课程。
课题方向:
College Writing Workshop
Storytelling: From Aristotle to Beyonce and Beyond
The Language of Film
Cultural Capital: Media & Arts in New York City
Introduction to Media Studies
Acting for the Camera
此外,纽约大学的艺术&表演类王牌学院Tisch与Steinhardt开设了含金量更高的艺术专业夏校项目,重点培养9-12年级学生在媒体、表演及电影艺术方面的叙事能力,让学生在艺术家和知名教授学者的指导下,不仅能获得本科或研究生的学分,提高专业技能,同时还能与世界各地的学子进行合作,从而为将来的大学或职业生涯做好准备。
课题方向:
Tisch Online High School Filmmakers Workshop
Tisch Future Artists
Future Dancers & Dancemakers
Future Dramatic Writers
Future Filmmakers
Future Game Designers
Future Imagemakers
Future Music Moguls
Future Theatre Artists
Steinhardt Music Summer Programs
Broadway Percussion Seminar
Jazz and Improv Composers Workshop
Summer Strings (Virtual and On-Campus Sessions)
Brass Workshop
Summer Institute for Woodwind Studies
Broadway Winds
Piano Intensive
Classical Voice Intensive
Summer Musical Theatre Workshop
Contemporary Vocal Workshop
Scoring for Film, TV, Advertising or Video Games
Songwriters Workshop
Musical Theatre Conducting
Kodály Summer Institute
Music Business Summer Institute: What Makes a Star?
Music Therapy Summer Intensive
Tisch Summer High School
Dance
Drama
Dramatic Writing
Filmmaking
Game Design
Photography and Imaging
Recorded Music
Production and Design
希望以上的艺术&表演专业夏校项目信息推荐给大家可以带来帮助。另外,美国综合类大学也开设了艺术&科技、理科、人文等专业夏校项目,艺术作品集能作为补充材料递交助力夏校申请。