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SOC 493 - Internship in Sociology
Class Hours: var
Credits: 3-12
Prerequisite: Prerequisites vary by track. Permission of internship coordinator required. GPA within SOC of 2.5 or better. Human Services Track Grade of “C” or better in SOC 151 or SOC 161 , SOC 320 , SOC 391 , SOC 392 , and 6cr within substantive area General Sociology Track Grade of “C” or better in SOC 151 or SOC 161 , SOC 320 , SOC 361 or SOC 362 or SOC 363 , and 9cr (6cr within substantive area). Students who wish to intern in a human services agency must take SOC 391 and SOC 392 . Applied Social Research Track Grade of “C” or better in SOC 151 or SOC 161 , SOC 320 , SOC 315 , SOC 325 , and 6cr within substantive area Sociology of Disability Services Track Grade of “C” or better in SOC 151 or SOC 161 , SOC 320 , SOC 391 , SOC 392 , SOC 452 , EDEX 111
Description: A supervised experience in a public or private organization that extends and complements course work at the university.
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SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Description: For beginning students. The primary emphasis is on aural/oral skills. Students learn to converse and ask questions in simple present time and become acquainted with location of Hispanic populations and elements of their daily lives. Attendance is required. May not register for or take a D/F repeat in SPAN 101 when credit has already been received for a higher-numbered Spanish course.
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SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 , or the equivalent as established by departmental placement examination
Description: A continuation of SPAN 101 . Students learn to express past and future time and continue to learn about Hispanic countries and their cultures. Liberal Studies credit is given. Attendance is required. May not register for or take a D/F repeat in SPAN 102 when credit has already been received for a higher-numbered course.
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SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 , or the equivalent as established by departmental placement examination
Description: A continuation of previous work on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students learn to function in everyday situations, expressing opinions and doubts, and narrating and describing in present, past, and future time. Exposure to cultural concepts through literary readings. Liberal Studies credit is given. Attendance is required. No student is allowed to register for or take a D/F repeat in SPAN 201 when credit has already been received for a higher numbered Spanish course.
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SPAN 220 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent
Description: Intensive work or oral communication skills with emphasis on spontaneous interpersonal speaking, discourse strategies, vocabulary building, and pronunciation. Liberal Studies credit is given. Required for all majors and minors. No student is allowed to register for or take a D/F repeat in SPAN 220 when credit has already been received for a higher number Spanish course.
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SPAN 221 - Oral Communication in Spanish for Safety and Health
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 201
Prerequisite or Corequisite: SAFE 101 or SAFE 111
Description: Focuses on the day-to-day, oral Spanish skills needed by safety professionals. Intensive work in Spanish on vocabulary and pronunciation, and on using discourse strategies in spontaneous interpersonal speaking to negotiate meaning and respond in Spanish to specific work-related health and safety situations. These situations may include supervisor-employee, worker-worker, and safety personnel-employee interactions. Required for the Certificate in Spanish for Safety Sciences. Interdisciplinary as it is co-taught by faculty in the Departments of Foreign Languages and Safety Sciences. The Safety Sciences content is delivered in English. (Also offered as SAFE 221 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
Cross-Listed: May be cross-listed withSAFE 221
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SPAN 230 - Intermediate Spanish Composition and Grammar
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 220 or equivalent;
Description: Intensive practice in written expression and communication in Spanish together with a grammar review. Taught in Spanish. Required for all majors and minors. Meets Liberal Studies requirement for a writing-intensive course for majors.
Repeated: may be taken concurrently
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SPAN 231 - Safety and Health Technical Reading and Writing in Spanish
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or the equivalent as established by Foreign Languages departmental placement exam.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: SAFE 101 or SAFE 111
Description: Intensive practice in written expression and reading comprehension in Spanish to develop the communication skills needed by safety professionals. Focuses on comprehending and producing technical texts on safety practices, such as reports, summaries, and correspondence. Includes comprehension of non-technical texts on safety-related issues, such as newspaper and magazine articles. Required for the Certificate in Spanish for Safety Sciences. Interdisciplinary as it is co- taught by faculty in the Departments of Safety Sciences and Foreign Languages. The Safety Sciences content is delivered in English. (Also offered as SAFE 231 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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SPAN 244 - Modern Mexico
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent and participation in the Mexico Summer Study Abroad Program
Description: Taught in Mexico as part of the IUP Mexico study abroad program; introduces the contemporary culture of Mexico. Provides a cultural perspective within which to understand current phenomena. Exposes students to readings on cultural and historical topics, current events, and folkloric narratives. Complements firsthand experience gained through field trips and through living with a Mexican family. Course is taught in Spanish on-site in Mexico and online.
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SPAN 260 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Description: A Prerequisite for any 300- or 400-level course in Hispanic literatures. Provides the tools necessary for developing literary competence and combines a study of literary genres and analysis with an introduction to the literatures of Spain and Spanish America. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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SPAN 330 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Description: Extensive work on the development of written expression and communication at the “advanced level” of proficiency in Spanish, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, together with the study of advanced-level structures. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 340 - Hispanic Cultures into the 19th Century
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Description: An introduction to the significant aspects of the cultures of both Spain and Spanish America. Elements for explanation and discussion are drawn from artistic, literary, religious, geographic, social, and political manifestations of Hispanic cultures as they have revealed themselves through the early 19th century. Taught in Spanish. (Titled Hispanic Civilization through the 19th Century before 2016-17.)
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SPAN 342 - Spanish Cultures from the 19th Century to the Present
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Description: Analyzes the major cultural trends in 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century Spain as they relate to its current problems, aspirations, and values. Draws elements for explanation and discussion from artistic, literary, religious, geographic, social, and political manifestations. Taught in Spanish; (May not duplicate credit for SPAN 382 taken in Valladolid.) (Titled 20th-Century Spanish Civilization and Culture before 2016-17.)
Previously Offered As: offered alternate years.
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SPAN 344 - Spanish-American Cultures from the 19th Century to the Present
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Description: Analyzes the major cultural trends in Spanish America as they relate to its position in the world, starting with the independence movements of the early nineteenth century, through the 20th century to the present. Draws elements for explanation and discussion from social, political, artistic, literary, religious, and geographic manifestations, including indigenous and African cultural influences. Taught in Spanish; (Titled 20th- Century Spanish-American Civilization and Culture before 2016-17.)
Previously Offered As: offered alternate years.
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SPAN 350 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent. May earn credit for SPAN 350 before taking SPAN 230 only by completion of a minimum six-week study abroad program and successful prior completion of SPAN 220 (or the equivalent).
Description: Extensive practice in oral communication skills. Emphasizes development of fluency in speaking over a wide range of topic areas. Required for all majors and minors.
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SPAN 362 - Survey of Peninsular Literature
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Introduces a careful and critical reading of literary texts from Spain, read either in their entirety or in select passages. Taught in Spanish;
Previously Offered As: offered alternate years.
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SPAN 364 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Introduces a careful and critical reading of Spanish-American literary texts, read either in their entirety or in select passages. Taught in Spanish;
Previously Offered As: offered alternate years.
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SPAN 382 - Contemporary Spain
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 and SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Gives a general view of Spain today in the areas of society, economy, and political institutions. (See SPAN 342 )
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SPAN 382-389 - Pennsylvania-Valladolid Program
Credits: 18
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 and SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Contact chairperson, Department of Foreign Languages. Courses taken in Valladolid include SPAN 382 -SPAN 389 and SPAN 482 (3cr). Descriptions follow.
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SPAN 383 - Geography and History of Spain
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 and SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Introduces a panorama of Spanish physical, social, and economic geography, including the recent autonomic division of the country and the communication among the autonomies. Also reviews the history of Spain from the 15th century to the present with special emphasis on today’s Spanish institutions.
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SPAN 384 - History of Spanish Art
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 and SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Exposure to the richness of art in the Iberian Peninsula and in particular in the area of Madrid and Castilla-Leon. Studies the evolution of Spanish art in history, giving more emphasis to contemporary tendencies.
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SPAN 385 - Survey of Spanish Literature
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 and SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Introduces a general study of Spanish literature from its origin to the present time; students learn to appreciate and analyze the different literary genres. An emphasis on 20th-century literature.
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SPAN 389 - Theory and Practice of Spanish Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 and SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Introduces Spanish syntax, morphology, and the Spanish language lexicon, as well as familiar and formal conversation and idiomatic expressions used in everyday situations.
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SPAN 390 - Teaching of Elementary Content through the Spanish Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Passage of a language proficiency examination and instructor permission
Description: Studies current theories of language acquisition processes in children and develops foreign language instructional objectives and activities that integrate language and cultural learning with the content areas of the elementary school curriculum. Through hands-on practice, students develop techniques for teaching functional language, planning lessons, testing language skills, setting curricular objectives, and selecting/designing materials appropriate to the needs and interests of elementary school foreign language learners.
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SPAN 402 - Translation and Interpretation
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 , SPAN 350
Description: Fundamental translation skills for use in business and industry as well as in academic and popular fields.
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SPAN 410 - Medieval Literature
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Reading and discussion of various medieval genres: brief prose narrative, epic, lyric, and didactic poetry, prose, and medieval drama. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 411 - Golden Age Spanish
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: An analysis of themes, motifs, and stylistic devices of Spanish poetry, novel, and theater of the Renaissance and Baroque. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 412 - The Spanish Novel of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: An analysis of selected novels from three major periods: the 19th century, the Generation of 1898, and the post-Civil War. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 413 - Spanish Poetry of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: The study and analysis of lyric poetry in Spain from 19th-century poetry through modernism and its evolution to the present. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 430 - 20th-Century Spanish-American Prose
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: Traces literary expressions from the turn of the century to the present in the major prose expressions of the essay, the short story, and the novel. Taught in Spanish;
Previously Offered As: offered in four-year rotation.
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SPAN 431 - Spanish-American Poetry
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Description: A study of Spanish-American poetry from its early manifestations through modernism, post-modernism, and avant-garde. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 450 - Conversation Forum
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 350 or equivalent
Description: Extensive work on the development of speaking skills at the “Advanced” level of oral proficiency, as defined in the Speaking Guidelines developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Focuses on paragraph-length discourse and narration and description in present, past, and future time frames within a variety of topics and contexts.
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SPAN 453 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonemics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 230
Description: An introduction to the study of the phonological system of Spanish and emphasis on improving pronunciation. Includes a theoretical basis for under-standing the Spanish sound system, pronunciation practice and recordings, study of Spanish dialects, and linguistic analyses. Taught in Spanish. Required for Spanish education K-12 majors; highly suggested for Spanish majors.
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SPAN 454 - Spanish in Four Dimensions
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 and SPAN 330
Description: Introduces the fundamentals of Spanish linguistics. Provides an overview of the study of the sound system (phonetics and phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence structure (syntax), and sociolinguistic aspects. Applies linguistic principles by practicing translation and interpretation of authentic texts. Explores other linguistic areas, such as semantics, sociolinguistics, and language variation through the study of Spanish across the Spanish-speaking world and the US. Taught in Spanish with English appropriate to course content.
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SPAN 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not in-luded in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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SPAN 482 - Independent Study
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-6
Restriction: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Description: An opportunity to engage in an in-depth analysis of some topic dealing with the Spanish language and culture through consultation with a faculty member.
Approved: Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
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SPAN 483 - Honors Thesis
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-6
Restriction: Admission to departmental honors program; prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Description: An intensive, focused study involving independent research culminating in a written thesis approved by a thesis director and two faculty readers/committee members.
Repeated: May be taken more than once to a maximum of 6cr.
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SPLP 111 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Major in speech-language pathology and audiology or minor in audiology
Description: An introduction to study of physiological, acoustical, and scientific processes involved in production and reception of speech. The genetic development of speech sounds and factors that hinder or facilitate speech and language acquisition.
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SPLP 123 - Phonetics and Language
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Restriction: Speech-Language Pathology Major
Description: Provides and overview of the structure of language and the cognitive processing underlying normal language behavior with application for individuals with communication disorders. Includes a detailed study of classification of American English phonemes using physical and acoustical perspectives. Develops a proficiency in the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet for allophonic transcription of normal and disordered speech. Discusses dialectal variation throughout the course.
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SPLP 242 - Speech and Hearing Science
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores the theoretic properties, biological characteristics, and physical analysis of human speech production, speech perception, hearing and swallowing. Integrates applications of clinical instrumentation and measurement.
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SPLP 251 - Anatomy and Physiology for Communication Disorders
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Restriction: Speech-Language Pathology Major
Description: Examines the structure and function of the body systems involved in speech production (i.e., respiration, phonation, articulation), hearing and swallowing and an introduction to the nervous system. Normal variances based on age, gender, and race are included. Comparisons between normal and disordered clinical presentations are introduced.
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SPLP 310 - Observation in Communication Disorders
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Speech-language pathology and audiology majors with junior standing
Description: Provides a context for observation of individuals of all ages receiving speech-language pathology or audiology services. Discusses principles of observation, as well as assessment, prevention, and intervention.
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SPLP 311 - Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Restriction: Speech-Language Pathology major
Description: Examines the types and causes of hearing loss and the impact on communication across the lifespan. Addresses measurement of ear physiology and hearing. Includes types and functions of hearing assistive technology with trouble-shooting strategies.
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SPLP 334 - Language Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Speech-language pathology and audiology major
Description: The study of development of an interpersonal communication system; language as a system of symbols for communication; the structure of the English language, including phonology, syntax, semantics. Highlighting of neurological, social, and psychological bases of language development.
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SPLP 342 - Neuroscience for Communication Disorders
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Speech-language pathology and audiology major, junior standing
Description: An overview of the basic anatomy of the central nervous system and its control of human swallowing and communication. Includes the biological science principles of speech and language processing and neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults. (Titled Speech Science II Neuroscience before 2016-17.)
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SPLP 345 - Articulation and Language Disorders
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Restriction: Speech-Language Pathology major
Description: Explores principles and practices for articulation and language disorders as they apply across the lifespan and culturally diverse populations. Provides an overview of evidence-based assessment and intervention tools and practices used within the profession. Facilitates students’ development of clinical writing skills to report the results of diagnostic and treatment sessions.
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SPLP 401 - Autism for the SLP
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Restriction: Speech-Language Pathology major
Description: Examines the interplay among cognition, language, and communication in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Focuses on the interdisciplinary team approach. Introduces methods for assessment and intervention for language and social communication skills. Emphasizes methods that can facilitate social skills, play and friendships.
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SPLP 408 - Organic Disorders
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Speech-language pathology and audiology major, junior standing
Description: Introduces the theoretic foundations, clinical characteristics, diagnostic procedures, and treatment options for three subspecialties in speech-language pathology: stuttering, voice disorders, and dysphagia.
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SPLP 412 - Professional Practice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Speech-Language Pathology major
Description: Explores the demands and experiences in a variety of clinical practice settings. Focuses on management techniques for client documentation, materials, referrals and interprofessional practice. Emphasizes issues of ethical practice and cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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SPLP 420 - Undergraduate Clinic
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: SPLP 310 , SPLP 410 , GPA of 3.0 or better, all major courses, program director’s permission
Description: An experience in working with individuals or groups of persons who exhibit speech, language, or hearing problems. Treatment planning, documentation, and service delivery.
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SPLP 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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SUST 201 - Introduction to Sustainability Studies
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 01
Credits: 3
Description: Keystone course for students pursuing a minor in Sustainability Studies. To live sustainably is to aspire for balance with the environment in a society that seeks equality, justice, and the well-being of all species. Considers definitions of sustainability and introduces the principles, histories and practices of sustainability through a critical combination of interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural perspectives. Enables grappling with major, interdependent social, economic, cultural, and environmental contexts and issues related to sustainability. Engages in a praxis-based problem-solving research project, which addresses a core set of current sustainability issues emerging in local, regional, national, and global contexts.
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SUST 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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SUST 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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THTR 101 - Introduction to Theatre
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores major conceptual, philosophical, and aesthetic underpinnings of theatre arts. Includes the analysis of major historical and contemporary works of drama through dramatic literature and live and mediated performance. Introduces key elements of theatre through examining the roles and functions of acting, playwriting, directing, and design. Meets Fine Arts requirement for Liberal Studies. THTR 101 and THTR 161 may be substituted interchangeably for D/F repeats. THTR 101 and THTR 161 may not be used for duplicate credit. THTR 161 is required for the Effective Teamwork and Communication minor.
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THTR 111 - Foundations of Theater
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: A primary course for those engaged in theater and any other performance-related area so as to define the nature of theater art, develop one’s own individual system of analysis, and finally acquire an understanding of process, dramatic structure, composition, genre, theatrical styles, and a theory of performance.
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THTR 120 - Stagecraft
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Corequisite: THTR 486
Description: Explores the material, methods, and procedures utilized in creating scenery for live performance and sound stage production. Covers the basics of scenery construction through instruction and practical applications. Develops competencies with the basic materials, equipment and creative methods used in a scenery studio and as a stage hand, running performances. Requires practice of competencies through co-requisite enrollment in THTR 486 Practicum (.5 cr).
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THTR 122 - Costume Technology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Corequisite: THTR 486
Description: Provides instruction and practical experience in the process of building costumes for live and recorded performance, and operating wardrobe support. Includes competencies of cutting, sewing, and fabric modification. Develops capability in wardrobe operation, costume stock, and material identification and selection. Requires practice of competencies by co-requisite enrollment in THTR 486 Practicum (.5 cr).
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THTR 130 - Stage Voice and Movement
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Generates healthy vocal production and expressive physicality for performance. Demonstrates beneficial adjustments of personal vocal and physical mannerisms. Performs resonant, articulate vocal projection and flexible, expressive movement in multiple stage configurations.
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THTR 132 - Introduction to Acting
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the art and craft of the theater from the actor’s point of view. Through practical application, students develop personal and professional skills that enhance oral communication, self-presentation, and self-confidence. Students also develop the ability to respond knowledgeably to theatrical productions as an audience member.
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THTR 140 - Foundations of Ensemble
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: An intensive, experiential workshop that introduces and explores fundamental components of theatrical performance (vocal, physical, ensemble, imaginative, analytic) in a holistic sequence of exercises and projects. Provides incoming theater majors with a common set of foundational theater skills and knowledge, a theatrical vocabulary, and collaborative ensemble interaction that enriches the freshman experience. As students progress, whether on a performance track or in other areas, this course gives them a shared context from which to grow as theater artists.
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THTR 161 - Introduction to Theatre: Teamwork
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores major conceptual, philosophical, and aesthetic underpinnings of theatre arts. Includes the analysis of major historical and contemporary works of drama through dramatic literature and live and mediated performance. Introduces key elements of theatre through examining the roles and functions of acting, playwriting, directing, and design. Builds skills in teamwork through implementation of theatrical practice, analysis of interpersonal communication, and development of collaboration within a team project. Designed for those seeking a minor in Effective Teamwork and Communication. Meets Fine Arts requirement for Liberal Studies. THTR 101 and THTR 161 may be substituted interchangeably for D/F repeats. THTR 101 and THTR 161 may not be used for duplicate credit. THTR 161 is required for the Effective Teamwork and Communication minor.
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THTR 212 - History and Literature: Renaissance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Surveys Western theater from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Examines styles and genres of the period through the work of playwrights, directors, actors, designers, and theorists. Includes the study of cultural, social, political, and economic contexts of Western theater in this period, as well as the changes in performance practice, the architecture of performance space, theater technology, and audience composition.
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THTR 213 - History and Literature: Modern and Contemporary
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Surveys Western theater from the late 19th century to the present. Examines styles and genres of the period through the work of playwrights, directors, actors, designers, and theorists. Includes the study of cultural, social, political, and economic contexts of Western theater in this period, as well as the changes in performance practice, the architecture of performance space, theater technology, and audience composition.
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THTR 214 - Theatre History and Literature: Tragedy
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Surveys various eras of theatre grouped into major topics including but not limited to: Tragedy and Women, Gender, and Identity. Examines and analyzes how the plays reflect the social and historical contexts of these topics, especially how perceptions of tragedy have changed, and how issues regarding women, gender, and identity have evolved throughout the centuries. Includes how playwrights, designers, directors, and other theatre-makers have presented and staged these issues, and how audiences have received them.
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THTR 215 - Theatre History and Literature: Comedy
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Surveys various eras of theatre grouped into major topics including but not limited to: Comedy and the Business of War and Peace. Examines and analyzes how perceptions and performances of comedy have changed, as well as which aspects have stayed largely the same. Analyzes war as a historical reality and how playwrights, directors, designers, and other theatre-makers have found ways to stage war and its collateral damage.
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THTR 216 - Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the fundamentals of scenic, costume, lighting, and sound design for theater and dance. Focuses on creative processes used by designers to make choices. Analyses scripts, creates best practice in director and designer communication, applies visual storytelling and understands the integration of the design elements into a unified production.
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THTR 221 - Performance Lighting
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Corequisite: THTR 486
Description: lntroduces concepts and develops skills to apply lighting technology to various stage, video and photographed performances. Acquire skills in instrument selection, system set up, and console programming. Develop beginning level practices of lighting composition, lighting color theory, and cueing. Practice of competencies required by corequisite enrollment in THTR 486 for 0.5 credits.
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THTR 223 - Makeup for the Stage
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Deals with practical application of straight and character makeup and may include instruction in creating beards, wigs, prosthetics, and masks.
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THTR 225 - Theater Graphics
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 3
Credits: 3
Description: A practical introduction to hand drawing, drafting, and graphic technology applied to theater design, technology, and stage management.
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THTR 226 - Stage Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 111 or instructor permission
Description: A practical survey of stage management as it pertains to theater, dance, and opera productions. Covers the role of the stage manager from pre-production to post-production as well as the techniques, communication methodology, practices, and standard theater terminology.
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THTR 240 - Acting I
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 132 (B or better) or THTR 140
Description: Explores the primary elements of the Stanislavski system of character development. Examines text analysis and the development of physical action through a character’s subtext, as well as motivational and improvisational techniques.
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THTR 261 - Simulation Performance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Trains in Standardized Patient/Simulation Participants (SP) methodology using Applied Theatre techniques. Applies skills in character development, scenario creation, improvisation, and debriefing to interdisciplinary simulations ranging from healthcare to psychology to political science. Portrays complex characters within simulations to enhance communication skills, verbal and nonverbal. Investigates nuanced provider-patient or professional-client interactions within a team-created original scenario.
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THTR 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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THTR 310 - Theater Criticism
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Junior or senior theater major status or permission
Description: Gives students of theater an opportunity to use what they have learned in the areas of theater (acting, directing, design, and playwriting) toward the critical process of responding to theater productions. Examines differences between theater criticism and theater reviews while learning to write critical responses to live performances both on and off campus.
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THTR 311 - Dramaturgy
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: An introduction to the study and profession of dramaturgy. A study of the historical significance of the dramaturg through the reading of early and modern practitioners. An examination of a number of critical theories that students will use to contextualize play scripts under study. Performance of such dramaturgical tasks as identifying script references, historicizing social conventions and customs, comparing translations of notable foreign plays, preparing information packets for actors, directors, and design teams, drafting program notes, and organizing talkbacks. An opportunity to provide services for a department production.
Cross-Listed: (Cross-listed as ENGL 309 .)
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THTR 313 - American Theater Between the Wars
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Surveys popular and significant American plays written and produced in the 1920s and 1930s. Examines theatrical styles, trends, and themes that reflect the era’s values and the challenges and threats to those values. Analyzes and compares the work of playwrights, directors, performers, and designers within the historical and social contexts of the past Great War and the impending Second World War, as well as formulates comparisons to the world of the 21st century.
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THTR 320 - Scene Design
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces scenic design by applying design principles. Demonstrates current scene design practice, creates design concepts, applies graphic communication methods, and develops a method to create scenic design projects.
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THTR 321 - Stage Lighting Design
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces stage lighting design by applying the fundamental principles of design. Explores current lighting methods and equipment, evaluates the controllable properties and functions of stage lighting, analyzes how to see light and creates evocative storyboards and associate design graphics.
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THTR 322 - Costume Design
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the art and craft of costume design. Evaluates scripted and unscripted works, analyzes characters, develops research skills and applies to design ideas using figure drawing and mood boards as communication methods. Creates designs for characters in performance.
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THTR 323 - Sound Design
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Covers the basic principles and theories of designing sound for the theatre. Through demonstration and practical application, covers the following principal areas: basic electronics, recording techniques and equipment, musical and effects integration, theatre acoustics, designing sound, and sound reinforcement.
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THTR 331 - Improvisation and Creativity
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Synthesizes short- and long-form improvisation techniques and scene practice. Interprets an overview of improvisation styles and practitioners. Analyzes how social mores, world events, and prevailing attitudes shaped and continue to shape the world of improvisational theater throughout theater history. Culminates in final improvisation performance project.
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THTR 332 - Auditioning
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 240
Description: Analyzes dramatic texts and performances conceptually and critically. Integrates textual analysis with performance skills to audition pieces of varied performance genres/styles. Creates dramatically effective audition performances.
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THTR 340 - Acting II
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 240
Description: A continuation of the study of Stanislavski system, focusing on his primary texts, toward a development of individual student techniques. Emphasizes scene study through applying techniques to scene rehearsal and role problems and exploring the relationships between psychological states, physical action, and truth in acting.
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THTR 342 - Acting Shakespeare
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 240
Description: Prepares students to perform in Shakespeare’s play through an advanced acting studio. Explores a background overview of the Elizabethan period in addition to various methods toward approaching the movement, language, and verse forms from an actor’s point of view.
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THTR 347 - Playwriting
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: A practical exploration of the craft and process of playwriting. Focuses primarily on the practical, “hands-on” experiences approximating the “developmental process” currently in use in the American theater. The student is guided from the initial concept through synopsis, outlines, working drafts, and completion of an original one-act play and a “staged reading” of this project. Either of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
Note: Cross-listed as ENGL 347 .
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THTR 350 - Directing
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 240
Description: Analyzes diverse scripts from a director’s perspective with attention to dramatic structure, character
analysis and staging. Applies script analysis to casting, floor plans and rehearsal procedures. Directs
short scenes for class presentation.
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THTR 361 - Performance of Caring
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Enhances interpersonal communication with patients, clients, and colleagues using an interactive and hands-on approach based on Performance Studies. Builds skills in empathetic response, verbal and nonverbal communication, and active listening applied directly to scenarios from a range of disciplines. Engages in performative role-playing to explore collaborative problem- solving, practice de-escalation techniques, and navigate challenging situations in the workplace. Applies performance tools and Applied Theatre methods for enhanced interpersonal communication skills in simulations tailored to specific disciplines.
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THTR 362 - Performance for Social Change
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores how performance can be a tool for social transformation within a global context from social media campaigns to organized protests. Engages in deep inquiry on diverse cross-cultural performance and learn tools to create social change through interdisciplinary collaboration. Uses the performance methods of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, address issues of power, privilege, social identity, and systems of oppression. Covers the political, cultural, and historical contexts of contemporary global movements for social change and key theoretical frameworks with which to analyze and create performance. Applies performance tools for creative and non-violent action for social change through dialogue, interactive exercises, community-based performance, and identity awareness projects. Includes Equity/Diversity/ Inclusion (EDI) pedagogy through the lens of multicultural performance awareness and facilitator training for engaging in community dialogue.
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THTR 371 - Musical Theater History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Surveys the development of musical theater as a performing art form in America. Examines the ways musicals both reflect and embody values, tastes, and trends from their respective historical eras. Explores musical theater from historical, political, social, and aesthetic perspectives. Focuses on the beginnings of musical theater to the present with emphasis on the cultural development and impact of the art form.
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THTR 372 - Musical Theater Auditioning
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 240 or instructor permission
Description: Introduces the study of audition techniques for musical theater, music, scene, and lyric analysis, and characterizations addressed. Enhances and improves audition and performance skills as well as the ability to find and choose appropriate audition material.
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THTR 373 - Musical Theater Scene Study
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 240 or instructor permission
Description: An intensive text and score analysis in relation to the process of characterization for the actor, singer, dancer in musical theater focused through musical scene work into song performance. In addition, basic insights and strategies for a professional career in theater are presented.
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THTR 471 - Musical Theater Performance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Develops musical theatre skills at a more advanced level in a rehearsal and production format. Applies advanced performance techniques to bring characters to life on stage, while using a contemporary American musical. Culminates in a final performance focusing on ensemble building and the creation of fully developed characterizations. This is a repeatable course that meets the Theatre, Dance, and Performance degree requirements.
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THTR 480 - Theatre Seminar
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: THTR 111; THTR 486
Description: Capstone course for majors. Students complete work on their senior thesis project and examine career options. Students develop résumés, portfolios, and other materials particular to their education as a theatre or dance artist and their aspirations for a career or postgraduate studies in a creative field.
Previously Offered As: Offered fall semester only.
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THTR 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-6
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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THTR 482 - Independent Study
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-6
Restriction: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Description: Independent study in theater may be either purely academic or may be a practical production project, supported by a written document giving evidence of significant scholarly investigation or original, creative effort.
Repeated: May be repeated to a maximum of 6cr. Approved: Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
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THTR 484 - Directing Studio
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 350 or instructor permission. Written application to the instructor is required.
Description: An opportunity for students to direct scene work, one-act plays, or larger projects, according to individual levels of experience, preparation, and readiness, as well as program resources. The focus is on practical application of directing principles to specific issues. Student projects are performed in public, open-class recitals.
Repeated: May be repeated.
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THTR 486 - Practicum: Performance, Production, Dramaturgy, or Applied Theatre
Class Hours: var
Credits: 0-3
Description: Develop skills through artistic practice of performance, production, dramaturgy and applied theatre. Engage with faculty led, professionally modeled productions of plays, musicals and dance. Increase competency in acting, directing, stage management, design/technology, dramaturgical research and applied theatre techniques including simulation practices.
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THTR 487 - Acting Studio
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Minimum of THTR 240 or instructor permission. Written application to the instructor may be required when necessary.
Description: An advanced studio course offering scene practice with faculty direction, coaching, and criticism. Specific focus of scene work varies from semester to semester, including improvisation techniques, stage dialects, audition techniques, stage combat, physical theater, and acting for the camera as alternating semester options.
Repeated: May be repeated with a different focus each time.
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