Music Interpretation Seminar and Field Assignment (ATS 175 / ATS 176)

This course is designed to give the student hands-on experience in producing and engineering music. It is a highly specialized program focused on all technical aspects of sound production for application in a variety of settings including the congregation in the church, worship and music events, concerts, YWAM bases, etc.

School of Culture and Art and Field Assignment (ATS 225 / ATS 226)

This specialized art school focuses on preparing the students to understand their personal and cultural identity. They learn how to incorporate cultural art forms in leading worship, sharing their faith, and teaching others in the context of the broader culture or society. Each course will include some general teaching about culture and the arts, and then focus on the culture and art expressions of the nation in which the course runs and/or the nation where outreach is focused.

Arts Practicum (ATS 319)

Arts practicums are designed to give serious students a deeper experience and training in their area of arts specialty (music, dance, fine arts, etc.) with an emphasis on practical application – usually through performance or teaching. This will usually be a position with a specific project within YWAM that requires further development of their skills.

Advanced Production and Performance (ATS 313)

For those desiring to go further beyond ATS 200 level courses, this course provides additional training and practical experiences to deepen skills and p
ersonal development as artistic directors and producers, through musical theatre, dance, and other forms of performing arts.

School of Performing Arts II and Field Assignment (ATS 315 / ATS 316)

This school builds on the foundations established in the School of Performing Arts I and takes the student to higher levels of difficulty in their skill level as a performing artist. The school will give the students a more coherent understanding of the performing arts in a biblical and sociocultural framework.

The field assignment gives students the opportunity to perform in public places and to teach various art forms through workshops and seminars.

Performance and Production Practicum (ATS 322)

Students will apply the learning of the lecture phase as part of a team bringing creating a performing arts production. The practicum begins with a research phase begins. The school will travel to other cities with strong artistic movements to study the cultural riches of said places to acquire and apply them in the creative process. This is followed by the production phase where they will study different aspects of production such as wardrobe, makeup, set design, illumination and sound, script study, choreographic and musical composition etc. Students will work together with their peers and teachers to create a final piece. The school will end with a tour of the final production.

Performance and Production (ATS 321)

The school prepares people with advanced skills for participation in a performing arts production. With a central focus on the professional development of the artist’s technique and character, the school offers students training in one of three different specialties: dance, acting, or music. Parallel to the technique studies, all students of the AME will receive teachings on biblical foundations of the arts such as character of the artist, co-creating with God, and the Spiritual power of the Arts to name a few. They will also learn general skills for making a production happen. The training is in the context of a team developing and performing in a production together.

Advanced Production and Performance Practicum (ATS 314)

During this practicum, students will apply principles and skills learned in ATS 313 through creating art festivals and other forums for artistic expression from a biblically-based perspective.

Art Evangelists School and Field Assignment (ATS 257 / ATS 258)

This school is designed to train artists to be agents of transformation in communities, cities and nations. Students are trained in the biblical basis for creating art, with an emphasis on three areas: God’s character, heart purity and the position of the artist, and the means to communicate the message. The technical skills offered include: drawing, painting, ceramics, textiles, and sculpture.

School of Fashion Design (ATS 223)

This course equips fashion designers not only with the skills and techniques of the industry, but also with an understanding of ethics concerning marketing and a biblical perspective of fashion and design. Some topics covered are paint and design, fashion history, sewing, patterns, psychology of fashion, image accessorizing, truth and emotions, marketing and sales techniques, designing a thematic collection, fashion show logistics, and designing and producing a women’s line, a men’s line and a children’s line.

During the internship, we will explore how we can do fashion for the kingdom of God, embrace and grow in our identity as artists, and how we can use fashion to have an impact in the fashion industry.

We will go through the process of creating clothes from designing to making, and we will create pieces and collections that reflect what we believe in and what God puts on our hearts to communicate to the people around us.