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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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  • SPAN 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • SPAN 415 - Don Quixote


    Description:
    This course will focus on the novel Don Quixote (1605, 1615) by Miguel de Cervantes.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 432 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar


    Description:
    Advanced grammar, composition, and stylistics through textual analysis and essay writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: either SPAN 342 or SPAN 346.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 442 - Spanish Translation and Interpretation


    Description:
    This course illustrates the specific semantic and syntactic aspects of Spanish in translation by examining a variety of texts and materials. Lectures, readings, and discussions in both English and Spanish.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: either SPAN 342 or SPAN 346.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 445 - Spanish Medieval Literature


    Description:
    This course analyzes the most representative works, literary genres, and movements of the Spanish Middle Ages. Lectures, readings, and discussions conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 446 - Hispanic Cinema


    Description:
    Focuses on the analysis of films that represent different aesthetics and genres of Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino filmmaking. The course is offered in English to students of any discipline, and is a literature elective for spanish majors and minors. Film critiques will be written in Spanish for Spanish majors and minors.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 449 - Spanish Golden Age Literature


    Description:
    Novel, theatre, and poetry in 16th- and 17th-century Spain, including works by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderon, or Quevedo.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 456 - The Spanish and Latin Short Story


    Description:
    Study of the short-story genre represented in works by major modern and contemporary Spanish and Latin American writers. Lectures, readings, and discussions conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 457 - Latin American Theater


    Description:
    Study of dramatic and performance theories and of theatrical pieces from Latin American playwrights.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Lectures, readings, and discussions conducted in Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 459 - Latin American Poetry


    Description:
    Study of literary conventions of poetry and the major contemporary Latin American poets.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Lectures, readings, and discussions conducted in Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 465 - Spanish Theater


    Description:
    Study of dramatic and performance theories and of theatrical pieces from Spanish playwrights.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Lectures, readings, and discussions conducted in Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 466 - Spanish Poetry


    Description:
    Study of poetic theories and of main developments in the poetry of Spain.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • SPAN 467 - Spanish and Latin American Literature and Film


    Description:
    Literary criticism of major contemporary Spanish and Latin American fiction and its reflection in film.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: SPAN 301.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Lectures, readings, and discussions conducted in Spanish.
  
  • SPAN 491 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  
  • SPAN 498 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • STEP 101 - Science Seminar I: Research Experience


    Description:
    First course in three-quarter freshman science series.  Students gain practical introduction to the scientific process through designing and conducting experimental, laboratory and field investigations. Students must take STEP 101, 102, and 103 to receive credit for Applications of Natural Science breadth area.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: enrollment in STEP Program.

    Credits: (2)

    General Education Category
    NS-Application Natural Science (W)
  
  • STEP 102 - Science Seminar II: Interdisciplinary Research Theme


    Description:
    Second course in three-quarter freshman science series.  Students will take an interdisciplinary approach toward a class research project centered on a single theme. Students must take STEP 101, 102, and 103 to receive credit for Applications of Natural Science breadth area.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: STEP 101 and enrollment in STEP Program.

    Credits: (3)

    Consent
    By permission.
    General Education Category
    NS-Application Natural Science (W)
  
  • STEP 103 - Science Seminar III: Current Topics


    Description:
    Third course in three-quarter freshman science series.  Topical survey of active research efforts by faculty and students in science, technology and mathematics fields at CWU. Students must take STEP 101, 102, and 103 to receive credit for Applications of Natural Science breadth area.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: STEP 102 and enrollment in STEP Program.

    Credits: (1)

    General Education Category
    NS-Application Natural Science (W)
  
  • STEP 301 - Bridge Seminar I: Survey of Research Opportunities


    Description:
    First course in two-quarter sequence for incoming transfer students. Students are introduced to undergraduate research opportunities at CWU and learn to write an effective research proposal.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: must be an incoming transfer student enrolled in STEP Program.

    Credits: (1)

    Consent
    By permission.
  
  • STEP 302 - Bridge Seminar II


    Description:
    Second course in a two-quarter sequence for incoming transfer students. Students develop research and critical thinking skills through careful reading of scientific publications and hands-on experiments.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: STEP 301 and must be an incoming transfer student enrolled in STEP Program.

    Credits: (2)

    Consent
    By permission.
  
  • TH 101 - Appreciation of Theatre and Film


    Description:
    Viewing, discussing, and comparing film and live theatre performance.

    Credits: (4)

    General Education Category
    AH-Aesthetic Experience
  
  • TH 107 - Introduction to Theatre


    Description:
    Overview of the basic elements of the theatre arts and dramatic structure, and the environment for production of plays. Attendance at assigned outside events is required.

    Credits: (4)

    General Education Category
    AH-Aesthetic Experience (W)
  
  • TH 143 - Private Voice Lessons


    Description:
    Individual vocal instruction in the musical theatre style.

    Credits: (1-4)

    Consent
    By permission.
    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • TH 144 - Foundations of Acting


    Description:
    Introduction to the theory and practice of acting craft, development of the actor’s tools, basic acting techniques, including pantomime, vocal conditioning, improvisation, and scene study.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 148 - Actor Conditioning – Monologue


    Description:
    Theory, technique, and practice of the acting craft with emphasis on choosing, analyzing, researching, and preparing monologues for audition and performance.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Corequisite: TH 244.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • TH 166 - Theory of Play Production


    Description:
    Theories of production are explored through basic script analysis and the examination of protocol and procedures in the resident production company and a variety of world theatre models.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 201 - Dance Production Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to dance production work for public presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (1-3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 12 credits.
  
  • TH 202 - Performance Studio


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to performance in studio work, which may be presented publicly.

    Credits: (1-3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 24 credits.
  
  • TH 207 - Introduction to Children’s Drama


    Description:
    History, literature, and aesthetics of children’s drama techniques in the United States and throughout the world.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 215 - Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre I


    Description:
    Basic music terminology, fundamentals of notation, scales, and the study of basic rhythms. Ear training, interval singing, and melodic dictation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: 1 credit of MUS 154A.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 216 - Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre II


    Description:
    Study of major and minor scales, major and minor key signatures, major and perfect intervals, and continued study of rhythms. Interval and melodic singing, melodic dictation, and beginning of singing in counterpoint.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: 2 credits of MUS 154A and TH 215.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 217 - Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre III


    Description:
    Study of diminished, half diminished, and augmented intervals and scales, basic conducting patterns, exploration of lead sheets, and modern chord notation. Continuation of interval, melodic, and counterpoint singing, as well as sight singing and the reading of rhythmic patterns.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: 3 credits of MUS 154A and TH 216.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 243 - Singing for Actors


    Description:
    An introduction to the mechanics of singing as applied to presentations of theatrical show music.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for up to 9 credits.
  
  • TH 244 - Basic Acting 1


    Description:
    Theory and practice of essentials of acting craft-development of the actor’s tools, the voice, body, and imagination. Introduction to Satnislavski method, with viewpoints and composition.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 245 - Basic Acting II


    Description:
    Theory and practic of essential acting craft–development of the actor’s tools, the voice, body, and imagination. Physical theatre techniques, improvisation, scene study.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 244.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 246 - Basic Acting III


    Description:
    Theory and practice of essential acting craft–development of the actor’s tools, the voice, body, and imagination. Concentration on physical theatre techniques, scene study, and text analysis.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 245.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 248 - Vocal Conditioning for the Actor


    Description:
    Study and application of the techniques used in the development of the actor’s foundational vocal conditioning.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Co-requisites: TH 245 and TH 246.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • TH 252 - Stage Dance


    Description:
    Study and directed practice of individual and group dance in modern musicals and operas.

    Credits: (2)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 8 credits.
  
  • TH 261 - Costume Technology


    Description:
    Basic theory and study of costume construction and fabrication for the theatre. Emphasis on terminology, safe operating procedures of sewing machinery, basic stitches, and fabric identification. Participation in production work is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major or apparel design minor.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 266 - Theatre Drafting


    Description:
    Supervised study and practice of drafting theatrical sets, properties, and light plots.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 267 - Scene Technology


    Description:
    Scene construction, rigging, painting, and shifting techniques. Participation in production work is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 268 - Lighting Technology


    Description:
    Participation in production work is required. Applied study of lighting instruments, lighting accessories, hanging, cabling, focusing, lighting control systems, safety, and maintenance. Participation in production work is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre arts or film and video studies major.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 270 - Stage Makeup


    Description:
    The history, functions, materials, and techniques of makeup as a theatrical art.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

    Notes:
    Production application required.
  
  • TH 290 - Cooperative Education Portfolio


    Description:
    A collection of individualized contracted field experiences with the industry. This contractual arrangement involves a student learning plan, with a cooperating employer, under faculty coordination, that must be completed prior to the first experience to be included in the portfolio.

    Credits: (1-6)

    Consent
    By permission.
    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 6 credits.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • TH 295 - Theatre Education Portfolio


    Description:
    Live Text portfolio will be employed to build professional portfolios, documenting theatre training, and compliance with state certification and NCATE standards.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • TH 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • TH 300 - Rehearsal and Performance


    Description:
    Open only to non-majors participating in theatre arts productions. Does not satisfy any requirement for the major. Course meets with appropriate application course and instructor.

    Credits: (1-2)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • TH 301 - Production Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to production work for public presentation. Different sections will be offered for participants in each area of the production team.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admitted to the theatre arts major or dance performance minor.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 18 credits.
  
  • TH 302 - Performance Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to performance work on productions for public presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 18 credits.
  
  • TH 303 - Management Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to stage management work on productions for public presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 18 credits.
  
  • TH 312 - Creative Dramatics in School and Leisure


    Description:
    Theory and practice of dramatic improvisation as a stimulus for learning and creative recreation. Focus on exploratory drama for language acquisition and social interaction.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 313 - Writing for Children’s Theatre


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: either TH 166 and TH 207, or admission to the english writing specialization.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 329 - Directing I


    Description:
    Participation in and direction of fundamentals of applied directing.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: TH 144 and TH 244.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 330 - Introduction to Playwriting


    Description:
    Fundamentals and practice in dramatic writing techniques and styles.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: either TH 107 and TH 166, or admission to the English writing specialization.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 8 credits.
  
  • TH 332 - New Play Production


    Description:
    An exploration of the problems and techniques specific to the production of original, student-written plays. Participation in public performances of new plays, including weekend and evening activities is required.

    Credits: (2)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • TH 333 - Stage Combat Fundamentals


    Description:
    The study and practice of basic skills, techniques, and safety factors used in staging and performing violence for the stage and media. Focus is on falls, rolls, and unarmed combat. May include use of one historical weapon.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 144 or TH 244.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 335 - Movement for the Actor


    Description:
    The study and practice of various movement disciplines, such as Laban, Suziki, Feldenkrais, Chekhov, Lessac, or Alexander, to enhance flexibility and expressiveness of the actor’s body in a variety of performance applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 144 or TH 244.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated if content or title changes for up to 9 credits.
  
  • TH 340 - Introduction to Theatre Design


    Description:
    An introduction to the basic elements of design used to create unified scenery, costume, lighting, makeup, and sound designs with an emphasis in research and conceptualization.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 342 - Stage Voice


    Description:
    Advanced voice training for the actor. Study of phonetics, scansion, phrasing, and proficient use of the vocal instrument.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 246.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 343 - Singing for Actors II


    Description:
    An introduction to the mechanics of singing as applied to presentations of theatrical show music.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 243.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 9 credits.
  
  • TH 344 - Intermediate Acting I


    Description:
    Character interpretation and scene study through script analysis and scene work.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 246.

    Credits: (3)

    Notes:
    TH 344 and TH 345 to be taken in sequence.
  
  • TH 345 - Intermediate Acting II


    Description:
    Character interpretation and scene study through script analysis and scene work. Courses are to be taken in sequence.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 344.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 350 - Theatre Management


    Description:
    Courses are to be taken in sequence. Policy and practice of theatre administration including budgets, contracts, box office, purchasing, staffing, marketing, and audience development.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: TH 107 and TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 351 - Theatre Management


    Description:
    Courses are to be taken in sequence. Policy and practice of theatre administration including budgets, contracts, box office, purchasing, staffing, marketing, and audience development.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: TH 107 and TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 352 - Stage Dance II


    Description:
    Advanced study and directed practice of individual and group dance in modern musicals.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 252.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 12 credits.
  
  • TH 353 - Stage Properties


    Description:
    Research, methodology, design, and construction of stage props and furniture.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 267.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 354 - Scene Painting


    Description:
    Study in the methodology and skills of scene painting, materials, and techniques.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 356 - Stage Sound


    Description:
    Engineering and operation of the technologies for theatrical sound.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 360 - Stage Management


    Description:
    Techniques, communication methodology, resources, practices, and technical training for the stage manager.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 361 - Stage Costuming


    Description:
    Further study of construction and fabrication for the stage. Emphasis on patterning, dyeing, and distressing costumes for the stage.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 261.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 362 - Costume Crafts


    Description:
    Advanced study in fabric manipulation and the construction of costume crafts, and properties. Special focus on advanced dying techniques, fabric painting, distressing, millinery, jewelry, manipulation, and body padding.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 261.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 363 - Theatre History I


    Description:
    From origins to the Elizabethan Era.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 107.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • TH 364 - Theatre History II


    Description:
    From the Elizabethan period to Ibsen.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 107.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • TH 365 - Theatre History III


    Description:
    From Ibsen to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 107.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • TH 366 - Theatre Rendering


    Description:
    Exploration and application of various rendering styles and media for theatrical applications.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 367 - Stage Scenery


    Description:
    Introduction to technical direction and auditorium management. Advanced stage scenery construction techniques are studied and applied.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 267.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 368 - Stage Lighting


    Description:
    Study of electricity, color, distribution, drafting, lighting paperwork, and light programming.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: TH 266 and TH 268.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 375 - Asian Drama


    Description:
    Survey of the traditional theatre, puppetry, and dance-drama forms of Asia. Historical development. Cultural and aesthetic aspects of the text in performance. Influence on contemporary world theatre.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

    Credits: (4)

    Consent
    By permission.
    General Education Category
    AH-Aesthetic Experience (W)
  
  • TH 377 - Staging Gender


    Description:
    Concepts of gender and their historical development are examined through analysis of dramatic literature, films, and contemporary performance culture.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • TH 380 - Studies in Drama


    Description:
    Intensive study of representative examples of drama.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: ENG 302 and ENG 303, and admitted to the theatre arts major.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 15 credits.
  
  • TH 382 - Ethnic Drama


    Description:
    Study of contemporary American multi-cultural plays by people of color and other ethnic groups.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

    Credits: (4)

    General Education Category
    AH-Aesthetic Experience (W)
  
  • TH 383 - Contemporary World Drama


    Description:
    Selected post-First-World-War plays from around the world are studied.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 107.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • TH 384 - Puppetry


    Description:
    Survey of puppetry principles and their application to the classroom, recreational facility, and theatre. Production techniques. Analysis of literature adaptable to theatre form.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 393 - Theatre Laboratory


    Description:
    Practical experience in all aspects of theatre production to better prepare for career opportunities.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 3 credits.
  
  • TH 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • TH 400 - Rehearsal and Performance


    Description:
    Open only to non-majors participating in theatre arts productions. Does not satisfy any requirement for the major. Course meets with appropriate application course and instructor.

    Credits: (1-2)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • TH 401 - Production Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to production work for public presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 18 credits.
  
  • TH 402 - Performance Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to acting work on productions for public presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 18 credits.
  
  • TH 403 - Management Application


    Description:
    Skills learned in the classroom are applied to stage management work on productions for public presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: admission to the theatre major.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 18 credits.
  
  • TH 413 - Producing Children’s Theatre


    Description:
    An exploration of the problems and techniques specific to the production of touring children’s theatre productions and elementary-age theatre productions. Participation in the research, conceptualization, design, and building of properties, costumes, sets, sound, and puppets for children’s theatre.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 415 - Musical Theatre History and Literature I


    Description:
    The history of musical theatre from the inception of this uniquely American art form through the innovations of Oklahoma! The contributions of major lyricists, composers, directors, designers, performers, and choreographers, and an analysis of the works themselves, exploring the sociological relationships, ramifications, and cultural influences of the art form.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 365.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 416 - Musical Theatre History and Literature II


    Description:
    The history of musical theatre from Oklahoma! to the inception of the rock musicals in the 1960s. The contributions of major lyricists, composers, directors, designers, performers, and choreographers, and an analysis of the works themselves, exploring the sociological relationships, ramifications, and cultural influences of the art form.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 415.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 417 - Musical Theatre History and Literature III


    Description:
    The history of musical theatre from the rock musicals of the 1960s to the present. The contributions of major lyricists, composers, directors, designers, performers, and choreographers, and an analysis of the works themselves, exploring the sociological relationships, ramifications, and cultural influences of the art form.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 420 - Drama in Schools 1


    Description:
    Practicum experience in planning, creating, teaching, and assessing drama lessons for diverse populations.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 144 and TH 166.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 421 - Drama in Schools 2


    Description:
    Practicum in play production, curriculum development, traditions, and trends in the application of drama education in the K-12 classroom.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 420.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 429 - Directing II


    Description:
    Script study emphasizing the specific artistic and logistical preparation involved in directing a play. Culminates in directing selected scenes.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 329.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • TH 430 - Script Writers Workshop


    Description:
    Fundamentals and practice in writing full-length dramatic scripts from concept to working draft, in a variety of areas such as: musical theatre libretto, radio plays, reader’s theatre, and stage plays from films.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: either TH 107 and TH 166, or admission to either the english writing or film and video studies major.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • TH 433 - Advanced Stage Combat


    Description:
    The study and practice of advanced skills, techniques, and safety factors used in staging and performing armed combat for the stage and media. Focus is on historical weaponry such as a single sword, rapier, and dagger, broadsword, and small sword.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 333.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • TH 435 - Period Movement for the Actor


    Description:
    The study and practice of various period movement and dance styles, such as Greek, Renaissance, Farce, or Comedy of Manners, to prepare the actor’s body for a variety of playing styles.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: TH 335.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Repeatable if course content changes.
 

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