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2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 
  

  • SPAN 254 - The Making of the U.S. -Mexico Border

    4 credits
    This interdisciplinary course examines the sociopolitical construction of the border between the United States and Mexico. Students will examine the history and culture of the border region on both sides of the international boundary and how the border has defined each nation. We will examine environmental issues, labor and economic systems, tourism, immigration and migration, grassroots activism, and border security in our exploration of the complex relationship between these two countries and their citizens. Taught in English. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Diversity US
  

  • SPAN 280 - DIS - On-Site Seminar

    4 credits
    Description Pending CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 281 - Intermediate Spanish in Spain

    4 credits
    Continuation of the Spanish language sequence with a concentration on refinement of skills in written expression and spoken accuracy. Uses Hispanic cultural and literary texts to assist in vocabulary expansion and to develop techniques in mastering authentic language in context. Prerequisite: SPAN 102 , SPAN 182 , or placement. CLA-Foreign Language, CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 299 - ShortTREC Program at the Intermediate Level

    1-8 credits

    The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education.  Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise.  May be repeated as topic changes.  Offering to be determined. CLA-Off Campus Experience

  

  • SPAN 300 - Independent Studies in Spanish

    2-4 credits
    An opportunity for the Spanish major/minor to engage in independent investigation of significant cultural, linguistic, literary, or philosophical questions relative to the student’s field of interest. Students involved in concurrent study of related topic(s) meet regularly in conference groups. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated. Offered each semester.
  

  • SPAN 301 - Spanish Grammar in Cultural Contexts

    4 credits
    This course is designed to improve the student’s accuracy and control of advanced grammatical modes in Spanish resulting in more precise articulation of ideas and opinions and other forms of self-expression. Class will emphasize proportionately the four skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening while using the most contemporary source materials such as magazines, reports, and films in Spanish. In addition, class will use internet sources and other technologies. Activities may include debates, speeches, interviews, reports, conversations, and dramatic skits. Prerequisite: SPAN 201 , SPAN 281  or placement. Offered every semester. CLA-Diversity US
  

  • SPAN 303 - Spanish Grammar & Conversation for Heritage Learners

    4 credits
    This course is designed to further develop reading and writing skills and improve linguistic proficiency of heritage learnerse who learned Spanish at home or in their community. Stress on grammar control and expository writing, as well as implications of bicultural identity and recognition of regional linguistic variations. Students will become familiarized with grammatical terminology and also learn how to use writing conventions in Spanish. Students develop oral and written Spanish for academic and professional contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 202 , placement or special permission. Offered every fall semester. CLA-Diversity US
  

  • SPAN 306 - Spanish Conversation in Cultural Contexts

    4 credits
    The course focuses on developing students’ conversational skills in Spanish through an emphasis on the use of spoken language within the contexts of Hispanic media and theater. Text-, audio-, and visual-based authentic materials as well as selected dramatic pieces in Spanish will provide the basis for oral discussion and exercises centered on improving pronunciation, developing an active vocabulary for use across different communicative contexts, and increasing the integration of all the language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). Prerequisite: SPAN 301 , placement or special permission. Offered every semester. CLA-Diversity International
  

  • SPAN 308 - Spanish Composition

    4 credits
    This course provides a grammar review with special attention to the development of accurate oral and written expression. The objective of this course is to improve written proficiency. Emphasis on acquiring expressive vocabulary and knowing the rhetorical norms of different writing styles: academic writing, formal and informal correspondence, creative, argumentative, etc. Through daily written assignments, including exercises in translation, students should increase control of writing across various contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 301  or SPAN 303 , placement, or special permission. Offered every semester. CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 310 - Gateway to Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies

    4 credits
    This course introduces students to the basic critical skills for literary and cultural analysis, develops reading fluency across genres (such as poetry, prose, and theatre) and literary periods, and examines interdisciplinary cultural discourses as connected to a topic or topics related to the Hispanic world. Representative works and products studied are placed within their historical, cultural and theoretical contexts. The course pays particular attention to the development of oral and written argumentation across cultural frameworks and perspectives. Emphasis is placed on oral interpretations and presentations, critical oral and written responses, as well as on the original application of critical methodologies in written work. Students will develop writing and research skills pertinent to future coursework in the discipline. Topics may rotate among the following: Gender and Representation in Hispanic Literatures and Film; Spain, Latin America, the U.S.: An Odyssey of Cultures; Short Fictions in the Spanish Speaking World; The Hispanic Imagination: Poetry and Narrative; Identity, Performance and Self-Representation in Spanish-Speaking Cultures; The Hispanic Novella Tradition from Cervantes to Garcia Marquez. Prerequisite: Completion of the advanced intermediate sequence, placement, or special permission. Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing in the Major
  

  • SPAN 312 - Love, Sex, and Spirituality in Early Modern Spain

    4 credits
    This course addresses the theme of love, both human and divine, as expressed in Spanish poetry, narrative, and drama from the late 15th to the early 17th centuries. Discussions of literary selections will address each work in its specific historical contexts during the early modern period, while also addressing the theories of love that inform these works. We will pay particular attention to the diverse modalities of amorous representations, both earthly and spiritual, as well as the roles of women as writers and characters. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 313 - Relationships, Marriage, and Romance in Hispanic Literature and Film

    4 credits
    After providing a historical foundation, through representative texts and films this course traces the evolution of courtship and affective and institutional relationships, from the Golden Age to contemporary settings in the Hispanic world. Works studied are placed within their historical and theoretical contexts, in terms of public and private spaces, as well as power and dependency. We also consider the erosion of traditional values and mores as modern Hispanic culture has become more liberal and homogenized in industrial, globalized and media-saturated environments. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International
  

  • SPAN 320 - Memories and Migration: U.S. Latinos in Literature & Film

    4 credits
    This course studies works that follow the tradition of the (auto)biographical and life writings modes of self-representation as they examine the migration, dislocation and settlement in the U.S. of individuals and communities and their process of cultural negotiation and integration. We will focus on their discursive strategies in relation to the past, nostalgia and memory. We will engage these works with current social elements, such as mass media and local and national policies. Using postcolonial theories of discourse, we will also examine how these works situate themselves in light of emerging cultural identities and new cultural realignments. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 325 - Young Writers, Neo-Realism & Urban Culture in the Hispanic World

    4 credits
    This course examines representative cultural production from a wave of young writers, filmmakers, and artists who have opted for a neo-realist aesthetic to represent current national and transnational realities. Focusing on movements like the Generacion X group in Spain and the McOndo and Crack groups in Latin America, the course explores the connections between this new production and urban identities. We pay special attention to the role of U.S. influences, audio-visual media, violence, disease, emerging marginalities, and rearticulated sexualities as elements of this new urban reality. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 326 - Self, Place and the Environment in the Hispanic World

    4 credits
    A study of the complex relationships between individuals and their physical environments, from the countryside to the jungle, in represenative literary works of the 19th and 20th centuries. We will address how interactions withp lace and geography become discursive tools by which to explore various social, cultural and national discourses. The manifestations and permutations of the environmental imagination across various literary movements, from Romanticism to Regionalism, are explored, while also addressing the role of eco-criticism within literary cultural studies. Prerequisite: SPAN 310 . CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 331 - Reading Nation, Gender and Ethnicity in Latin American Culture

    4 credits
    A multidisciplinary study of the discourses of gender and ethnicity during shifting moments of nation construction in Latin America after independence, revolution and modernization projects. Discourse analysis, gender and postcolonial theories will be applied to selected literary texts as well as to films, art movements, political manifestos, and national myths. SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Diversity International
  

  • SPAN 332 - Hispanic Cultures in U.S.: Colonial Spain, Ethnics, Post-Ethnics

    4 credits
    This course traces Hispanic cultural presence in North America through three key historical moments. Starting with Spain’s colonial expansion and cultural imprint in North America, followed by the 1848 transition of these territories to the U.S. and resulting cultural production, the course then focuses on the migrations and political exiles of the late 19th and the 20th century, the civil rights movement, contestatory writing and the rise of ethnic literatures and films in both Spanish and English. Lastly, the course views recent works by first- or second-generation authors who write in English, but occupy a space of enunciation that is neither Hispanic nor Anglo, but fluid, hybrid, and multicultural. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or permission of instructor. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 333 - Colonial/Postcolonial Encounters: Europe, Africa and the Americas

    4 credits
    This course focuses on the interdisciplinary aspects of literature and texts that represent colonial, neo-colonial and post-colonial encounters (Columbus and the “cannibals;” Malinche and Cortez; Pocahontas and John Smith; Prospero and Caliban; contemporary migrants and the immigration officials at the sea or land border of USA or Spain). Our task will be to discuss the notions of power and powerlessness, center and periphery, purity and hybridism, First and Third World, cultural identity and globalization that may be present in these encounters. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
  

  • SPAN 334 - Cultures in Contact and Conflict in the Hispanic World

    4 credits
    This course explores the notions of cultural contact and conflict in several socio-geographic contexts in the Spanish-speaking world including: the U.S.-Mexico border region, indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico and Central America, and the sociocultural and political influence of the U.S. in Puerto Rico. The course examines the concepts of cultural hybridity, contact and conflict, ethnicity and race, adaptation, and cultural/language contact. Course readings draw on a combination of historical analysis, ethnographic studies, autobiography, fiction, poetry, essays, and film in order explore the many manifestations of contact in these three unique contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 339 - War and Imagination: The Spanish Civil War

    4 credits
    The defining event of 20th-century Spain and a prelude to Europe’s Second World War, the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) captured world attention and the imagination of writers, artists, and workers. This course explores historical events that brought about the proclamation of the liberal Second Republic and the ensuing civil war resulting in the long-endured Fascist repression of Francisco Franco and the anti-Francoist guerrilla movement. This course also explores the role of the American Abraham Lincoln Brigade in his fight against fascism during and after the Spanish Civil War. Ideological and social changes (women, minorities, and language communities) are also investigated. This course also analyzes artistic production (literature, art, film, and music) in Spain and US (Hollywood) that shows the rhetoric of war and propaganda. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Diversity International
  

  • SPAN 345 - Cinematic Language: An Introduction to Spanish Filmic Discourse

    4 credits
    An advanced study of Spanish cinema and its cinematographic expression through a systematic analysis of the filmic processes. Based on four basic issues in Spanish films: hybridization; violence; sexual allure; and regional cinemas (Catalan and Basque), students will explore how language mechanisms - ellipsis, transitions, metaphors, symbols, dialogues, narrative processes, time and space are utilized by filmmakers to create unique discursive texts. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Diversity International
  

  • SPAN 350 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Studies

    2-4 credits
    A study of a topic or topics in a linguistic, cultural, or literary aspect of the Hispanic world not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish department. In any given semester the course may be offered as a single four-credit unit or divided into two separate topics, each carrying two credits. May be repeated for credit as topic changes.
  

  • SPAN 351 - Magical Realism to Globalization in Spanish-American Literature & Film

    4 credits
    A study of the major developments in Latin American literature and film in the past half century. First we concentrate on the literary aesthetics of the “Boom” - the movement that propelled Latin American literature into world recognition - and will consider theoretically the use of magical realism through close readings of representative canonical works. The second half of the course will center on the most recent prose and film of new generations of artists (such as the “McOndo” and “Crack Generation” movements, among others) depicting the impact of globalization, transnational forces, consumerism, migrations, and external influences upon Latin American identity. Taught in English. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 352 - African Roots of the Americas

    4 credits
    A study of the many contributions that African Diaspora added to the richness of the present-day cultures of Latin America, Brazil and the Spanish Caribbean. The course will emphasize the influences that the African cultures have had in areas such as the language, economy, religion, music, art, dance and gastronomy. In addition to literary selections, readings in socio-historical sources, films and other art forms will be introduced and discussed. Taught in English.
  

  • SPAN 353 - Latinos in the US: Images of Self and Family

    4 credits
    This course will focus on visual and textual representations of Latinos, representing the individual and the family, both by the hegemonic media and by members of these communities. We will follow a multidisciplinary approach as we trace the development of Latinos in Hollywood cinema, television, re-construct representations in newspapers and the general media and place them in historical context. We will engage these texts in a dialogue with contestatory and revisionist representations in film, literature, and other popular forms from within the community. Taught in English. Check department listings. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US
  

  • SPAN 354 - Gender in Contemporary Hispanic Fiction and Film

    4 credits
    This course provides a broad understanding of how gender and sexuality are articulated in fiction, film and other images in the Spanish-speaking world today. We approach these texts using multidisciplinary approaches, and examine their intersection with race, class and Hispanic cultural values and traditions. It will be organized thematically and by region to better understand the diversity of the Hispanic world. Using recent theoretical approaches (feminist, post-feminist, queer), we will study various gender representations (male, female, performative) as we elaborate on issues of authorship, representation and reception. Same as WGST 354   Taught in English. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 355 - Sociolinguistic Theory and Method

    4 credits
    This course explores how language shapes the ways people communicate and how language forms social identities and influences group membership. It examines the cultural beliefs and ideologies embedded in language and how they inform the organization of society. The course will explore topics such as language and power, linguistic ideologies, language socialization, language and identity, linguistic variation, and linguistic ethnography. This course puts linguist theory into practice through the exploration and application of theory from the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. Students will learn the theory and method of linguistic research and collect original data for analysis. 
    Taught in English. Same as LING 302 . Prerequisite: LING 101 , or LING 220 , or ENGL 220 , or ANTH 104 , or SPAN 310 , or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity US
  

  • SPAN 363 - History of the Spanish Language

    4 credits
    An advanced study of the Spanish language examining its history and development from Latin to the phonological and syntactic descriptions found in present-day usage. Topics include comparative data on Spanish-American and peninsular Spanish, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and idiomatic usage. Linguistic study as applied to literature and pedagogical implications is explored. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or concurrent registration with SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Humanities
  

  • SPAN 364 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

    4 credits
    This survey course introduces the primary fields of Spanish linguistics including: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. We will examine the terminology and theoretical frameworks used in each field for the analysis of the Spanish language. Students will put linguistic theory to practice through the completion of exercises and the analysis of speech and text. We will also examine the social contexts that structure the use of language and its speakers by exploring the Spanish language in various settings around the world. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or concurrent registration with SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Social Science
  

  • SPAN 365 - Spanish Sociolinguistics

    4 credits
    This course will familiarize students with issues of language use in context in Spanish-speaking communities around the world. Students will learn the field’s main findings and methods for sociolinguistic analysis. They will become familiar with concepts such as linguistic variation, linguistic change, standard vs. non-prestigious varieties, bilingualism, diglossia, language attitudes, language planning, and conversation analysis. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or concurrent registration with SPAN 310  or by special permission. CLA-Breadth/Social Science, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN 366 - Advanced Expression and Stylistics

    4 credits
    An advanced course in creative writing. Based on the practices of creative writing in different genres and subgenres, translations, and oral production, students will refine their linguistic skills and work towards acquiring a personal style across written contexts. Students will also work toward the development of critical thinking skills when creating new texts. Prerequisite: Gateway course or concurrent registration with Gateway course or special permission. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or concurrent registration with SPAN 310  or special permission. CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • SPAN 375 - Community Based Learning: The U.S. Latino/a Experience

    4 credits
    This course explores the experiences of the Latino/a community in the U.S. by examining regional and national trends in topics such as immigration, labor, family, community, cultural adaption, education and language. Students engage in critical, reflexive thinking and civic responsibility through their participation in a community-based learning project. Students will learn about Latinos/as in various social settings and the impact they have on communities where they live. This course will be complemented by an off-campus component in collaboration with a community partner. Students will partner with organizations that serve the local Latino/a community, and will examine their role and responsibility in relation to issues of citizenship, social and economic justice, and social change. Prerequisite: SPAN 310 , or concurrent registration with SPAN 310 , or special permission. CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 377 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies

    2-4 credits
    The study of a topic or topics related to a literary or cultural aspect of the Hispanic world not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish department. In any given semester the course may be offered as a single four-credit unit or divided into two separate topics, each carrying two credits. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or special permission.
  

  • SPAN 378 - Selected Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics

    2-4 credits
    The study of a topic or topics in Spanish language and linguistics not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish department. In any given semester the course may be offered as a single four-credit unit or divided into two separate topics, each carrying two credits. Amount of credit established at the time of registration. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: SPAN 310   or ocncurrent registration with SPAN 310  or special permission.
  

  • SPAN 379 - Doing Business in the Hispanic World

    4 credits
    This course is designed to give students of Spanish a foundation in business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts as well as an in-depth reflection of what it means to do business in a variety of culturally diverse Hispanic countries. This perspective is conducted through literary readings, contemporary and historical comparisons, mass media analysis, and linguistic descriptions of products or brand names. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  or concurrent registration with SPAN 310  or special permission.
  

  • SPAN 380 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Studies in Spain

    4 credits
    A study of a topic or topics in a linguistic, cultural, or literary aspect of the Hispanic world not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish department. Papers and course work are completed in English. Recommended for students taking SPAN 181 , SPAN 182 , and SPAN 281  while studying in the Barcelona Summer Program. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 381 - Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies in Spain

    4 credits
    The study of a topic or topics related to a literary or cultural aspect of the Hispanic world not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish department. Papers and course work are completed in Spanish. Recommended for students taking SPAN 382  while studying in the Barcelona Summer Program. CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 382 - Selected Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics in Spain

    4 credits
    The study of a topic or topics in Spanish language and linguistics not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish department. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 201 , or placement. CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 394 - Hispanic Studies Seminar

    4 credits
    An advanced seminar on a topic relating to the linguistics, culture, and/or literature of the Hispanic world. Emphasis on research and critical thinking. Required of all majors not completing an Honors thesis. Seminars may rotate among the following topics: Diaspora and Space in Hispanic Fiction and Film; Transatlantic Exchanges - A Cultural Food History from 1492 to the Present; Exclusions, Exiles and Displacements in the Spanish-Speaking World; The Filmic Discourse of Contemporary Spain; Language and Nationalism. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: SPAN 310  and at least one advanced elective taught in Spanish or special permission. Offered every semester.
  

  • SPAN 399 - ShortTrec Program at the Upper Level

    1-8 credits
    The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education.  Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise.  May be repeated as topic changes.  Offering to be determined. Enrollment priority will be given to Spanish/English Majors and Minors; and Sophomores. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive, CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • SPAN 400 - Hispanic Studies Senior Capstone

    1 credits
    The Capstone is a summative experience of the skills and approaches acquired by an undergraduate student throughout the major in correspondence with National Standards. Conducted as an independent study, it will consist of three components: (1) An oral defense of an Honors Thesis or a revised research paper drawing on the work, content and methodologies from one of the Hispanic Studies Seminars regularly offered by the Spanish department, or from the work of an undefended Honors Thesis in Spanish. Students will complete revisions and any further research/expansion of the paper, and also prepare to present that research to peers and faculty members at the Spanish Department’s Hispanic Studies Colloquium, a public forum showcasing the research of graduating Spanish majors. (2) Completion of an oral proficiency exam. (3) Completion of a writing proficiency exam. Open only to senior Spanish majors. Prerequisite: SPAN 394 , or concurrent registration with SPAN 394 . CLA-Capstone
  

  • SPAN 410 - Specialized Honors in Spanish I

    0 - 8 credits
  

  • SPAN 411 - Specialized Honors in Spanish II

    0-8 credits
  

  • SPCH 101 - Speech Fundamentals

    4 credits
    Provides students with a variety of extemporaneous and impromptu speaking experiences, which develop the student’s skills in the organization, content, and delivery of public communication. Includes some vocal exercise work to help train the speaker to better understand, use, and control the voice and body in performance. Overall aim is to help students feel more confident in their ability to “think on their feet” and present ideas in a clear and interesting manner. Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • SPCH 301 - Advanced Speech

    4 credits
    Designed for the serious student who wishes to excel in oral communication. Builds on previous experience with extemporaneous and impromptu speaking to give each student practice at speech-making that is specialized to his/her career plans. Emphasizes careful crafting of speeches, debate, fielding questions, leading panel discussions, making an impact in two minutes, and holding interest in longer presentations. Uses video resources to tape and analyze performances. Students are required to attend selected speeches given on campus. Prerequisite: SPCH 101  or equivalent and permission of instructor. Signature of instructor required for registration.
  

  • STAT 120 - Statistical Computing in R

    4 credits

    This course provides students with an introduction to computing in the popular statistical programming language R.  Topics include: data structures, reading and storing data, data transformation and manipulation, accessing and using packages, conditionals, loops, functions, graphics and data visualization, and introductory statistical methods for data analysis.  No previous programming experience is required.

     

    Registration priority: STAT Minor.

  

  • STAT 220 - Special Topics in Statistics

    4 credits
    This course is intended to add depth to the minor by including a variety of supplemental topics.  Depending on instructor and student interest, topics may include categorical data analysis (including generalized linear models), time series, sports statistics, sampling methods, survey research, and nonparametric statistics. Prerequisite: C- or better in MATH 117  
  

  • STAT 240 - Statistical Machine Learning

    4 credits
    This course provides students with an introduction to statistical machine learning techniques using the statistical programming language R.  Emphasis will be on supervised learning methods such as linear and logistic regression, k-nearest neighbors, discriminant analysis, naive Bayes, and decision trees, as well as model assessment tools such as cross-validation. Prerequisite: MATH 117   Same as: DATA 240 .  Course Offering : Every Fall. 
  

  • STAT 350 - Statistical Theory

    4 credits

    This course is intended for students interested in augmenting their understanding of the topics covered in MATH 117  and MATH 227  with a more thorough treatment of the topics.  Additional material includes mathematical notation and fundamental concepts used in statistics, basic discrete probability, probability models and distributions, and more in-depth, mathematical treatment of other topics found in MATH 117 .  The course also develops some basic mathematical (i.e., matrix algebra) and statistical topics needed for analyzing high-dimensional statistical data.  Appropriate for students interested in attending graduate school in statistics or related discipline. Prerequisite: C- or better in MATH 227  or ECON 303  

     

    May substitute MATH 303  and MATH 320  (8 credits).

  

  • STAT 380 - Statistics in Context

    4 credits

    In this research seminar, students complete a major research project that includes a significant statistical component.  The research project may be a part of another credit-bearing experience (such as a departmental research seminar, honors thesis or independent study) or it may be original for this course.  In this course, students will conceptualize, implement, analyze, and communicate the results of the quantitative data analysis portion of their research project. Prerequisite: C- or better in MATH 227   or ECON 303  

     

    Students may substitute a course with a MATH 117 prerequisite that uses statistics in the context of another discipline such as PSYC 211  , SOC 210  , NEUR 210  , or PH 340  .

  

  • THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre Arts

    4 credits
    An introduction to the theory and practice of the theatre and its arts and crafts: acting, directing, playwriting, design, production/administration. Combines background and theory for each discipline with work on creative projects that demonstrate and implement the theories and principles. Requires no previous theatrical experience.
  

  • THEA 101 - The Art of the Play

    4 credits
    A survey of major works of the theatrical repertoire with special emphasis on understanding play construction and developing an analytical process that inspires and facilitates translation of dramatic writing into theatrical presentation. Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • THEA 120 - Theatre Technology

    4 credits
    An introduction to the theory, techniques, materials, and equipment of theatre technology. Focuses on the principles and practice of set and costume construction, scenery painting, the nature and use of electricity, lighting, and sound equipment, tools and their safe usage, technical production organization and management. Lecture format with extensive practical laboratory work. Course fee: $30 Corequisite: Must register for THEA 120L. Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • THEA 130 - Introduction to Acting and Public Performance

    4 credits
    A study of the fundamentals of acting and how performance skills can be applied to other forms of public expression, such as making speeches, presenting reports, doing church readings, etc. Includes various techniques in preparing a role and developing such skills as relaxation, concentration, rehearsal and performance practices, vocal and movement work, building a character and working with a director. Practical application of these techniques and skills through classroom work with monologues as scenes. Open to those with no theatrical experience as well as those who have acted before.
  

  • THEA 135 - Acting and Directing

    4 credits
    A laboratory course in the basic theories and techniques of acting and directing. Extensive scene work, class exercises, and written analyses. Each student directs two scenes and acts in at least four. Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • THEA 199 - ShortTREC: Introductory Level

    1-8 credits
    The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education.  Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise.  May be repeated as topic changes. CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • THEA 200 - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Apprenticeship/ Internship

    4 credits
    A full-time apprenticeship or internship lasting from early May through late August with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The specifics of each assignment are determined by the department, the Shakespeare Theatre, and the individual student. The apprentice program is designed for students with little experience and a primary interest in acting. Apprentices receive intensive training in scene study, voice and movement, and have broad exposure to all aspects of theatre production, gaining valuable knowledge and experience in each. The internship program is designed for more advanced students interested in developing their knowledge and skills in a specific, non-acting area, such as set, lighting, or costume design, directing, stage management, general management, publicity, and box office. Requirements include the keeping of a journal that records the student’s day-to-day activities and experiences, a detailed written summary of the entire apprenticeship/internship, and a creative project. All work must be completed before the student finishes the program. Exact completion date and nature of the creative project are determined in consultation with the Shakespeare Theatre and the Drew faculty adviser. Drew students receiving four credits for THEA+191S can apply only four additional credits of internship (INTC 200 ) toward the degree. Additional tuition required when taken during summer. Signature of instructor required for registration.
  

  • THEA 205 - Performing Arts Administration

    4 credits
    An introduction to the basic cultural role, issues, structures, operations, and personnel of performing arts (music and theatre) organizations, focusing primarily on the non-profit sector. Contextual subjects will include: an arts institution’s role in and responsibility to its community; government’s role in the arts; issues of control and power within the organization. Specific topics will include: types of organizations and organizational structures; marketing, publicity and public relations; fundraising, donor relations, grant writing; long-range planning. Prerequisite: At least 8 credits in Theatre Arts or Music. Same as: MUS 270 .
  

  • THEA 210 - Theatre History I: Origins to the Renaissance

    4 credits
    An examination of the development of Western theatre from its origins through the Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Restoration, in relation to culture and society. Also includes study of Asian theatre, including Japanese Noh theatre. Gives consideration to plays, criticism, theatres, audiences, performers, styles, and conventions of theatrical production. Prerequisite: THEA 101 . Offered fall semester.
  

  • THEA 220 - Theatre Design

    4 credits
    An introduction to the theory, process, and techniques of set, lighting, and costume design. Students will learn how to create and express information in 3 dimensions using, established drafting practices, creating scale models, drawings, and light plots. Painting and rendering techniques will be explored in costume and set renderings. The course will also include principles and dynamics of design, the development of a design concept, script analysis from the designer’s perspective, and color theory. Lecture/lab format.  This course has a course fee of $40. Course fee: $30 Prerequisite: THEA 101 , THEA 120  or equivalent. Offered each semester. CLA-Quantitative
  

  • THEA 225 - Scene Painting

    2 credits
    The art of scenic painting, examining a wide variety of painting techniques used in the theatre. Each student completes several scenic painting projects. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: THEA 120 
  

  • THEA 232 - Actor’s Lab: Monologues I

    2 credits
    A course geared to the actor’s individual skills, to strengthen performance in monologues. Students will work with contemporary plays, developing character, emotional truth, and physical action. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: THEA 135 . Signature of instructor required for registration.
  

  • THEA 233 - Actors’ Lab: Scenes I

    2 credits
    A course geared to the actor’s individual skills, to strengthen performance in scene study. Students will work with contemporary plays, developing character, emotional truth, and physical action. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: THEA 135 . Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
  

  • THEA 235 - Movement for the Actor

    2 credits
    Acting students will work carefully and in-depth to develop the unique qualities necessary for expert stage performance, beginning with relaxation, balance, alignment and coordination, and extending to sophisticated use of the physical instrument to interpret a variety of characters and styles. Dedicated techniques such as the Feldenkrais and/or Alexander Methods will be studied and applied, offering each participant an individualized approach to body awareness and forming the “mind-body” connection necessary for excellence in dramatic performance. Classes will involve both personalized exercises and the physical interpretation dramatic material. May be repeated for credit Enrollment priority: Second-year students. Prerequisite: THEA 135 .
  

  • THEA 236 - The Actor’s Voice

    2 credits
    Serious students of acting will explore techniques to free and enhance the natural speaking voice for performance in a full range of classical and modern drama. Classes will employ a rigorous technique such as the Linklater system to promote relaxation, breath control, production, articulation and emotional connectedness. Drills, poetry and dramatic monologue work will be done in this class. Students taking this class are encouraged to follow it with THEA 232 / Actor’s Lab: Monologues. Prerequisite: THEA 135 .
  

  • THEA 245 - Intermediate Directing

    4 credits
    A study of the theory and practice of directing, from the selection of a play through casting, rehearsals, and performance. Emphasizes script analysis and how one translates the playwright’s vision into theatrical reality. Coursework includes written assignments and scene projects that help students better understand the art and craft of directing while developing and refining skills and techniques in the discipline.  Prerequisite: THEA 220  (can be taken at the same time), THEA 135 , and permission of instructor. Prerequisite: THEA 135  and permission from instructor. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
  

  • THEA 255 - Playwriting

    4 credits
    Writing the one-act play from rough draft through polished revision. Exercises in characterization, plot, setting, dialogue, theme, metaphor and dramatic structure. Course focuses on developing material based on observation, adaptation, and imagination through the use of journals, newspapers and improvisation. Class meetings focus on the reading and discussion of student work and selected published plays. Prerequisite: THEA 101  or instructor permission Offered every semester. CLA-Breadth/Arts, CLA-Writing in the Major
  

  • THEA 264 - Show: Business

    2 credits
    A dramatic literature seminar exploring how modern theatre looks at ways of doing business, from Naturalism (Hauptman’s The Weavers) through Expressionism (Treadwell’s Machinal), Epic theatre (Brecht’s Mother Courage) and Realism (Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People). The intersection of race, gender and economy will be examined in works ranging from Shaw’s Major Barbara to Anna Deveare Smith’s Twilight. Videos may include such work as The Cradle Will Rock, Death of a Salesman and Raisin in the Sun. Students will examine readings through written analysis and group discussion. Offered in alternate years. CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • THEA 265 - Women in Theatre

    4 credits
    A selected study of the contributions of women in the theatre, with special focus on plays by women. Course may be organized by historical period(s) or appropriate theme. Also could include study of other women theatrical artists and practitioners: actors, directors, designers, artistic directors, producers. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Same as: WGST 265   CLA-Breadth/Arts
  

  • THEA 268 - Special Topics in Dramatic Literature

    2 or 4 credits
    This course will focus on selected topics in Dramatic Literature with an emphasis on diverse populations, social constructs and/or cultures of the United States. Plays covered will explore how these populations are represented, created, challenged, supressed or empowered. Some questions to be explored may include: How have theatre artists from various diverse populations opened up new terrain both socially and aesthetically? Is theatre a form of entertainment or social protest or ritual? Howcan these forms be combined? In addition, we will look at the kinds of relationships explored in the plays: What types of racial or ethnic relationships are depicted? What about gender, sexual orientation, and class? Amount of credit established at time of registration CLA-Diversity US
  

  • THEA 269 - Special Topics in Dramatic Literature

    2 or 4 credits
    This course will focus on selected topics in Dramatic Literature with an emphasis on international and/or transnational populations, social constructs, and/or cultures. Plays covered will explore how global forces have shaped these populations and how they have responded. Some questions to be explored may include: How have theatre artists from various diverse populations opened up new terrain both socially and aesthetically? Is theatre a form of entertainment or social protest or ritual? Howcan these forms be combined? In addition, we will look at the kinds of relationships explored in the plays: What types of racial or ethnic relationships are depicted? What about gender, sexual orientation, and class? Amount of credit established at time of registration. CLA-Diversity International
  

  • THEA 270 - Introduction to Performing Arts Administration

    4 credits
    An introduction to the basic cultural role, issues, structures, operations, and personnel of performing arts (music and theatre) organizations, focusing primarily on the non-profit sector. Contextual subjects will include: an arts institution’s role in and responsibility to its community; government’s role in the arts; issues of control and power within the organization. Specific topics will include: types of organizations and organizational structures; marketing, publicity and public relations; fundraising, donor relations, grant writing; long-range planning. Prerequisite: At least 8 credits in Theatre Arts or Music. Offered spring semesters in even-numbered years. Same as: MUS 270 . CLA-Quantitative
  

  • THEA 278 - Special Topics in Theatre

    2 or 4 credits
    This course will focus on selected topics in theatre with an emphasis on diverse populations, social constructs and/or cultures of the United States. Coursework will explore how these populations are represented, created, challenged, suppressed or empowered. Amount of credit established at time of regsitration. CLA-Diversity US
  

  • THEA 279 - Special Topics in Theatre

    2 or 4 credits
    This course will focus on selected topics in theatre with an emphasis on international and/or transnational populations, social constructs and cultures. Coursework will explore how global forces have shaped these populations and how they have responded. Amount of credit established at time of registration. CLA-Diversity International
  

  • THEA 299 - ShortTREC Program at the Intermediate Level

    1-8 credits
    The course will focus on selected topics offered as shortTRECs through the Center for Global Education.  Topics and location of the course will vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise.  May be repeated as topic changes.  Offering to be determined. CLA-Off Campus Experience
  

  • THEA 300 - Theatre Practice: Independent Study

    1-4 credits
    A tutorial course stressing independent investigation of a topic selected in consultation with the instructor.  Regular meetings with adviser and written assignments or creative projects. May be repeated once for credit. At least eight credits in theatre arts courses.  Signature of instructor required. Offered every semester.
  

  • THEA 301 - Theatre Practice: Playwriting

    1 credits
    For playwrights whose plays are in production in our production season, and producers of our Plays in Process (PIPs) series.  In addition to work done on the production, playwrighting students must attend a post-production talkback and submit a paper.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301 - 309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non majors: one credit per semester, up to four credits can be counted toward the degree.  Students must consult with the faculty member assigned to the course and formally enroll with the Registrar’s Office before completion of the project (i.e., before the end of the production) to receive academic credit. May be repeated. Prerequisite: At least eight credits in theatre arts courses.  Signature of instructor required for registration. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester.
  

  • THEA 302 - Theatre Practice: Shop Technician

    1 credits
    Significant practical project under faculty supervision as a technician working for 30 hours in one area of production.  Scene shop, lighting or costume shop.  Summary paper required at completion of project.  Theatre arts majors: MUST complete two credits of this course toward graduation.  May take up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318, AND/OR 319 per semester; a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Students must consult with the faculty member assigned to the course and formally enroll in theis course at the beginning of the semester.  Non-majors: one credit per semester, up to a total of four credits. Prerequisite: THEA 120 . Offered every semester.
  

  • THEA 303 - Theatre Practice: Design - Sets One or Two

    1 credits
    A study of the process of design through the experience of designing in the department’s production season during the first half of the term. Classroom discussion/presentation focuses on works in progress, with special emphasis on the problems of creating and executing a design for the stage; working with directors, other designers, technicians and crew; drafting and rendering techniques. Enrollment is required of all students designing sets, lights or costumes in the production season, in the first half of a given semester.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non-majors: up to four credits can be counted toward the degree. Prerequisite: THEA 120 .  Also, THEA 220  on a pre-requisite or co-requisite basis. Offered every semester in the first half of the term.
  

  • THEA 304 - Theatre Practice: Stage Management - Sets One or Two

    1 credits
    A study of the process of stage managing through the experience of stage managing in the department’s production season during the first half of a term.  Classroom discussions and presentations focus on works in progress, with a special emphasis on the stage manager’s role in production organization and communication.  Enrollment is required of all students’ stage managing a production in the first half of a given semester.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318, or 319 per semester; up to six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Minors: up to four credits can be counted toward the degree. Can be repeated. Offered every semester in the first half of the term.
  

  • THEA 305 - Theatre Practice: Acting - Sets One or Two

    1 credits
    Significant practical project under faculty supervision as an actor in a major role for the department’s production program during the first half of a term.  Summary paper required at the completion of the project.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to six total credits can be counted toward the degree.  Students must consult with faculty member assigned to the course and formally enroll with the Registrar’s Office before completion of the project (i.e. before the end of the production) to receive academic credit.   Non-majors: one credit per semester, up to a total of four credits. Prerequisite: THEA 135 . Offered every semester in the first half of the term.
  

  • THEA 306 - Theatre Practice: Dance

    1 credits
    A study of the process of dance through the experience of performing in the department’s dance concert.  Summary paper required at the completion of the prokect.  Students must: consult with the faculty member assigned to the course (to determine whether the project is sufficient for credit), and formally enroll with the Registrar’s Office before completion of the project (i.e. before the end of the production) to receive academic credit.  Majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to six credits towards the degree.  Minors: up to four credits toward the degree.  Coure may be repeated. Prerequisite: DANC 101  OR DANC 220  as a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Every Semester.
  

  • THEA 307 - Theatre Practice: Design for Dance

    1 credits
    A study of the process of design through the experience of designing the department’s dance season.  Classroom discussion/presentation focuses on works in progress, with special emphasis on the problems of creating and executing a design for dance; working with choreographers, other designers, technicians and crew; drafting and rendering techniques.  Enrollment is required of all students designing sets, lights or costumes, in the dance season, in the second half of a given semester.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Prerequisite: THEA 120  or THEA 220   Offered in the second half of every semester.
  

  • THEA 308 - Theatre Practice: Electrician/Technical Director - Sets One or Two

    1 credits
    This course is for students working as electricians or technical directors in a production in the Department of Theatre and Dance during the first half of a term.  Production work is recommended as co-curricular training with our tech and design classes.  In addition to the work done on the production, students must attend a post-production talkback and submit a paper.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non majors: up to four credits can be counted toward the degree.  May be repeated up to three times. Recommended prerequisite or co-requisute: THEA 120 . Offered ever semester in the first half of the term.
  

  • THEA 309 - Theatre Practice: Dramaturgy

    1 credits
    For dramaturgs working on plays that are in production in our production season.  In addition to work done on the production, students must attend a post-production talkback and submit a paper.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309 and/or THEA 313, 314, 315, 318, 319 per semester; up to six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non-majors: one credit per semester, up to a total of four credits. Prerequisite: at least eight credits in theatre arts courses.  Approval of instructor required for registration.  Can be repeated for credit. Offered every semester in the first half of the term.
  

  • THEA 310 - Theatre History II: Restoration Through World War I

    4 credits
    An examination of the development of Western theatre in relation to culture and society from the Enlightenment through the beginnings of Modern Theatre. An exploration of the significant departures and complements to the mainstream as well as other compelling traditions, particularly those of Japan, China, and Bali. Gives consideration to the plays, criticism, theatres, audiences, performers, styles, conventions of theatrical production. Prerequisite: THEA 210 . Offered spring semester . CLA-Writing in the Major
  

  • THEA 311 - Contemporary Performance and Critical Theory

    4 credits
    An examination of the significant departures from and the complements to the mainstream such as the development of non-commercial theatre and the growth of multiculturalism, performance art, and inter-active, multi-disciplinary theatre. Gives consideration to the plays, criticism, theatres, audiences, performers, styles, and conventions of theatre production. Students will synthesize and correlate classroom work with ongoing observation of historical influences in contemporary theatre, developing familiarity with the particular theatres and artists who are currently interpreting, rejecting, or re-inventing theatre history. Prerequisite: THEA 310 . Offered fall semester. CLA-Breadth/Interdisciplinary, CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive
  

  • THEA 313 - Theatre Practice: Design- Sets Three or Four

    1 credits
    A study of the process of design through the experience of designing in the department’s production season during the second half of a term.  Classroom discussion/presentation focuses on works in progress, with special emphasis on the problems of creating and executing a design for the stage; working with directors, other designers, technicians and crew; drafting and rendering techniques.  Enrollment is required of all students designing sets, lights or costumes, in the production season, in the first half of a given semester.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non majors: up to four credits can be counted toward the degree. Prerequisite: THEA 120  and THEA 220  (THEA 220 may be taken concurrently). Offered every semester in the second half of the term.
  

  • THEA 314 - Theatre Practice: Stage Management; Sets Three or Four

    1 credits
    A study of the process of stage managing through the experience of stage managing in the department’s production season during the second half of a term.  Classroom discussion and presentations focus on works in progress, with special emphasis on the stage manager’s role in production organization and communication.  Enrollment is required of all students’ stage managing a production in the second half of a given semester,  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318 or 319 per semester; up to a total credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non majors up to four credits can be counted toward the degree.  Can be repeated.  Offered every semester in the second half of the term.
  

  • THEA 315 - Theatre Practice: Acting - Sets Three or Four

    1 credits
    Significant practical project under faculty supervision as an actor the department’s production program during the second half of the term.  Summary paper required at completion of project.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318, 319 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Students must consult with the faculty member assigned to the course and formally enroll with the Registrar’s Office before completion of the project (i.e. before the end of the production) to receive academic credit.  Non-majors: one credit per semester, up to a total of four credits can be counted toward degree.  Can be repeated. Prerequisite: THEA 135 . Offered every semester in the second half of the term.
  

  • THEA 318 - Theatre Practice: Electrician/Technical Director - Sets Three or Four

    1 credits
    This course is for students working as electricians or technical directors in a production in the Department of Theatre and Dance in the second half of the term.  Production work is recommended as co-curricular training with our tech and design classes.  In addition to the work done on the production, students must attend a post-production talkback and subit a paper.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309, THEA 313, 314, 315, 318, or 319 per semester; up tp a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non-majors: up to four credits can be counted toward the degree.  May be repeated up to three times. Recommended prerequisite or may be taken concurrently: THEA 120 . Offered every semester in the second half of the term.
  

  • THEA 319 - THEA Practice: Dramaturgy - Sets Three or Four

    1 credits
    For dramaturgs working on plays that are in production in our proudction season.  In addition to work done on the production, students must attend a post-production talkback and submit a paper.  Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 301-309 and/or THEA 313, 314, 315, 318, 319 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree.  Non-majors: one credit per semester, up to a total of four credits.  Can be repeated. Prerequisites: at least eight credits in theatre arts courses.  Approval of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester in the second half of the term.
  

  • THEA 320 - Advanced Theatre Technology

    4 credits
    The course will primarily focus on the principles and practice of Technical Direction and Production Management and the role of the Technical Director within the context of a collaborative process. The course will also include in depth study of subjects such as stage carpentry, stage electronics, shop management, stage rigging, and technical drafting. The course will also introduce subjects such as motion control, and common trade practices. Course fee: $15 Course may be repeated one time. Prerequisite: THEA 120 .
  

  • THEA 321 - Historic Research for Theatrical Production

    2 credits
    This course serves as an introduction to the principles of period research for theatrical production. Specific attention will be given to period dress and dcor, research techniques utilized by theatrical designers and technologists, and drafting and rendering techniques. The course will be in lecture format and will include extensive theoretical production projects. Prerequisite: THEA 120 .
  

  • THEA 322 - Creative Collaboration

    2-4 credits
    This course will explore how designers and directors collaborate in the theatre. We will examine how some of the great collaborators of our time create their work and discuss the challenges which they often face. Students will team up to create their own in-class projects taking on the roles of director and designer to immerse themselves in this process. Course fee: $15 May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: THEA 120 , THEA 220 , THEA 135 , and permission of instructor.
  

  • THEA 323 - Graphic Communication for the Theatre

    2 credits
    This course serves as an in depth study into the modes of technical drawing and presentation of the Theatre designer and technician. Students will learn the basic requirements set forth by the International Standards Organization (ISO), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the comprehensive standards of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Attention will be given to basic drafting concepts including geometric construction, types of drawings proscribed by ISO and ANSI standards, specific drawings relevant to theatre production, and lettering. The course will also introduce students to Computer Assisted Design by utilizing commonly used software such as AutoCAD and VectorWorks. Prerequisite: THEA 120 .
  

  • THEA 324 - Sound Design for the Theatre Arts

    2 credits
    The course will focus on the principles and practice of sound design, and the role of the sound designer within the context of a collaborative process. Additional attention will be given to audio engineering and electronics. The course will be in lecture format and will include extensive theoretical production projects. Prerequisite: THEA 120 .
  

  • THEA 325 - Advanced Set Design

    2 credits
    An advanced study of scenic design. Examines theories and approaches, as well as drawing, rendering, and drafting techniques. Includes use of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) technology and other software as a tool to aid the designer. Each student completes several advanced design projects. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: THEA 120 , THEA 220 , and THEA 135 .
  

  • THEA 326 - Advanced Lighting Design

    2 credits
    An advanced study of lighting design. Examines theories and approaches, as well as drawing, rendering, and drafting techniques. Includes use of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) technology and other software as a tool to aid the designer. Each student completes several advanced design projects and light labs. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: THEA 120 , THEA 220 , THEA 135 .
  

  • THEA 327 - Advanced Costume Design

    2 credits
    An advanced study of costume design. Examines theories and approaches, as well as drawing, rendering, and painting techniques. Includes use of computer technology as a tool to aid the designed. Each student completes several design projects. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: THEA 120 , THEA 220 ,and  THEA 135 . Signature of instructor required for registration.
 

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