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2020-21 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

 
 

Counseling
  

  • COUN 570 - Advanced Human Growth and Development

    4 credits
    Examines theory and research related to human development from birth to death. Emphasizes the application of developmental theories to the counseling process. Addresses individual differences in physical and physiological development. Evaluates the influence of perception, cognition, learning, personality, and social factors on behavior throughout the human lifespan. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate coursework in lifespan development or developmental psychology.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 570
    Graded A-F only
  

  • COUN 571 - Counseling Theory

    4 credits
    Explores the roles and functions of the professional counselor relative to other mental health professionals. Develops the core ingredients of effective counseling practice, including interpersonal, conceptual, and helping skills that foster movement toward a client’s goals. Addresses the personal qualities of effective counselors, the creation of therapeutic alliances, counseling microskills, ethical practice, and techniques fundamental to contemporary theoretical orientations. Surveys the primary models of counseling and psychotherapy from theoretical, experiential, and personal growth perspectives. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate coursework in abnormal psychology. Enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 571
    Graded A-F only
  

  • COUN 573 - Mental Health Profession

    3 credits
    Culminating class within the CMHC program, in which students reflect on their journey and both their professional and personal development while in the program, and prepare for the world of work beyond graduation. Students conduct a seminar on their theoretical framework, determine the setting and clients best-suited for their theoretical approach, reflect on their learning in the program, and address other issues germane to the professional counselor. Prerequisite(s): COUN 571  and enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 573
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 574 - Group Counseling

    4 credits
    Offers a theoretical and experiential introduction to group counseling. Emphasizes leadership styles and skills; stages of counseling groups; ethics; specific modalities; and major orientations to group counseling and their applications, evaluations, and effectiveness. Students plan and co-lead a counseling group with student volunteers as part of a laboratory experience and participate in supervision groups. Students also participate in an experiential group separate from the class. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 574
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 575 - Advanced Crisis Intervention Strategies

    4 credits
    Applies intervention strategies to specific crisis situations and critical incidents. Studies the driving forces behind the event, assessment procedures, and intervention strategies applied during and after the trauma incident. Crisis categories include suicide, battered women’s syndrome, sexual assault, post-traumatic stress disorder, personal loss, and substance abuse. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 575.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 576 - Family and Couples Counseling

    4 credits
    Explores the theoretical and practical applications of family-systems approaches to the treatment of dysfunctional families and couples. Presents family lifecycle issues, the role of the therapist, and alternatives to intervention. Prerequisite(s): COUN 571  and enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 576
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 577 - Counseling Children

    4 credits
    Surveys methods, other than behavior modification, of counseling children. Includes forms of play therapy, expressive therapy, role-playing, stress management for children, and experiential methods that aid in the assessment of children’s problems.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 577
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 581 - Ethics and Roles in the Counseling Profession

    4 credits
    Examines the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association, the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and other relevant professional organizations. Focuses on legal and ethical issues related to professional practice in counseling and human service fields. Emphasizes issues of public policy and sociocultural factors affecting counseling. Challenges participants to apply critical-thinking skills to ethical decision making in their respective professional roles. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 581.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 583 - Advanced Psychopathology

    3 credits
    Explores the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of mental illness as defined by the DSM. Covers treatment planning, with special emphasis on psychopharmacology. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate course in abnormal psychology and enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 583
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 585 - Treatment Planning and Consultation

    3 credits
    Focuses on general principles and practices of diagnosis, treatment planning, consultation and referral of mental and emotional disorders, and dysfunctional behavior, including addictive behaviors. Examines the etiology of mental and emotional disorders/dysfunctions and addictive behaviors. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 585
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COUN 586 - Multicultural Counseling

    4 credits
    Encompasses multicultural counseling in the United States. Presents culture-specific models for providing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services for individuals, including children, adolescents, adults, families, groups, and communities. Examines training and ethical issues for clinical mental health counselors in working with diverse ethnic cultural groups and diverse social cultural groups.  Students will also explore their own ethnic and cultural heritage (culture awareness), while challenging attitudes, beliefs, and prejudices, and confronting stereotypes.
      Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the CMHC program.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: PSY 586
    Graded (A-F) only.

Creative Writing
  

  • CW 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 18 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 220 - Introduction to Creative Writing

    4 credits
    Orients students to courses of study in creative writing and steps toward their completion. Regularly scheduled exercises in fiction, poetry, and mixed-genre writing are supplemented by selected readings.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 230 - Texts and Traditions

    4 credits
    Directed reading of key fictional and poetic works from across a wide historical spectrum. Assignments include responses and creative exercises. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 281 - Introductory Fiction Writing

    4 credits
    Students explore key elements of fiction writing (character, scene, story, plot, etc.). Class activities include programmatic exercises, assigned reading, and discussion.  Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 282 - Introductory Poetry Writing

    4 credits
    Students explore key elements of poetry writing (sound play, historical forms, proceduralism, etc.). Class activities include programmatic exercises, assigned reading, and discussion.   Approved for University Studies Explorations - Strand E. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 298 - Introductory Studio Practice

    2 credits
    Teaches students how to develop an individual writing practice through faculty mentorship and small-group discussion and critique with the class cohort. Students create a body of written work, drawing on readings, research, and experience. Focuses on developing writing as a daily discipline and exploring possibilities of form and genre. Repeatable for 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 .
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • CW 299 - Special Studies

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 320 - Emergent Forms

    4 credits
    Directed reading of innovative contemporary works by poets, fiction writers, and mixed-genre writers. Assignments include critical responses and creative exercises. Selections are coordinated in part with featured guests in the Emergent Forms reading series. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 380 - Non-Fiction Writing

    4 credits
    A course in prose writing, with emphasis on foundational principles of mechanics and non-fiction genres such as the essay, critical review, and life writing. Prerequisite: CW 320 (CW 380 may be taken concurrently with CW 320). Prerequisite(s): CW 220 , CW 230 , and CW 320   (CW 380 may be taken concurrently with CW 320.)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 381 - Intermediate Fiction Writing

    4 credits
    An intermediate course in fiction writing. Prerequisite(s): CW 281  , CW 320  (CW 381 may be taken concurrently with CW 320.)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 382 - Intermediate Poetry Writing

    4 credits
    An intermediate course in poetry writing. Prerequisite(s): CW 220 , CW 230 , CW 282 , and CW 320  (CW 382 may be taken concurrently with CW 320.)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 385 - Principles of Dramatic Writing

    4 credits
    In this guided creative-writing workshop, students will take the idea for a stage or screenplay and turn it into a finished draft. After a preliminary consultation on goals and methods, each student will work with the instructor to set up a personalized writing plan for composing, critiquing, and revising a script over the course of the term. Repeatable up to 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  or permission of instructor.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 386 - Songwriting

    4 credits
    Explores writing lyrics for song. Includes an overview of the historical and current practices of songwriting, collaborating with musicians, and professional practices in songwriting. Repeatable up to 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  or permission of instructor.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 398 - Intermediate Studio Practice

    2 credits
    Teaches students how to develop an individual writing practice through faculty mentorship and small-group discussion and critique with the class cohort. Students create a body of written work, drawing on readings, research, and experience. Focuses on developing writing as a daily discipline and exploring possibilities of form and genre.  Repeatable up to 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 .
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • CW 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 405 - Writing and Conference

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 407 - Writing Seminar

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 409 - Practicum

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 420 - Beyond the Workshop

    4 credits
    Students investigate print and electronic publishing, with emphasis on literary journals and small press publishing. Students work on producing an independent student journal, organizing a student reading series, etc. Selected students assist in editing and production of West Wind Review, SOU’s annual literary journal. Repeatable for 16 credits.

      Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 ; Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 481 - Advanced Fiction Writing: Short Story

    4 credits
    An advanced course in fiction writing, with emphasis on conception and execution of a substantive short story. Prerequisite(s): CW 220 , CW 230  and CW 381 ; Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 482 - Advanced Poetry Writing

    4 credits
    An advanced course in poetry writing, with emphasis on conception and execution of an extended project. Prerequisite(s): CW 220 , CW 230 , and  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 484 - Novel Writing

    4 credits
    In this guided creative-writing workshop, students will take the idea for a story or a work in progress and turn it into the draft of a novel or novella. After a preliminary consultation on goals and methods, each student will work with the instructor to set up a personalized writing plan for composing, critiquing, and revising a long-form fiction manuscript over the term. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): CW 381  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 498 - Capstone Studio Practice

    2 credits
    Teaches students how to develop an individual writing practice through faculty mentorship and small-group discussion and critique with the class cohort. Students create a body of written work, drawing on readings, research, and experience. Focuses on developing writing as a daily discipline and exploring possibilities of form and genre. Capstone Studio students complete a research-based written presentation on their body of work and explore avenues for post-college publication and employment. Repeatable for up to 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): CW 220  and CW 230 .
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • CW 499 - Special Studies

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 505 - Writing and Conference

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 16 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • CW 507 - Writing Seminar

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for 16 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • CW 509 - Practicum

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CW 520 - Beyond the Workshop

    1 to 4 credits
    Students investigate print and electronic publishing, with emphasis on literary journals and small press publishing. Students work on producing an independent student journal, organizing a student reading series, etc. Selected students assist in editing and production of West Wind Review, SOU’s annual literary journal. Repeatable for 16 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • CW 530 - Graduate Fiction Writing: Short Story

    1 to 4 credits
    An advanced course in fiction writing, with emphasis on conception and execution of a substantive short story.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • CW 541 - Graduate Poetry Writing

    1 to 4 credits
    An advanced course in poetry writing, with emphasis on conception and execution of an extended project.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • CW 599 - Special Studies

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

Dance
  

  • D 157 - Introduction to Musical Theatre Dance

    3 credits
    Intended for students with little or no previous dance experience. Introduces common musical theatre dance styles, the language of dance, and techniques for picking up steps. (Cross-listed with TA 157  .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 182 - Introduction to Modern Dance

    2 credits
    Explores technique, improvisation and compositional components of modern dance for beginning and experienced dancers. Also covers techniques to strengthen and stretch your body and creativity. Students will learn basic modern dance technique and form, explore partnering skills, and play with improvisational structures both individually and in groups. Students will be given a prompt by the instructor and guided through the development of a movement phrase for the final exam. Dancers will present their phrase for the final exam. Repeatable for a maximum of 20 credits. (Cross-listed with PE 182  and TA 182 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 183 - Dance Improvisation

    2 credits
    Utilizing the elements of dance, this class investigates movement through structured explorations for the creative development of personal movement repertoire, spontaneous group interaction, and observation skills. The course emphasizes the exploration of movement through spur-of-the-moment problem solving and creative risk-taking. This course is designed to evoke the student’s creative movement individuality and sense of ensemble. It may also include weight-sharing and contact improvisation. Repeatable for a maximum of 20 credits. (Cross-listed PE 183  and TA 183 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 189 - Tap Dance I

    3 credits
    Beginning level class in Tap Dance technique and vocabulary. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. (Cross-listed with TA 189 ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 192 - Ballet I

    2 credits
    Introduces ballet movement vocabulary and creates a foundation for dance technique for many Western dance forms. Students learn and practice a basic barre of classical ballet exercises that build throughout the term; learn center floor work including port de bras, adagio, small jumps, large jumps, turns and short ballet combinations. Students learn a basic ballet movement vocabulary and can correctly identify twenty ballet steps they have practiced throughout the term. As a term project, students choreograph a one-minute ballet dance using material from the class OR write a 5-page paper on a dance-related topic they research during the term. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. (Cross-listed with TA 192  and  PE 192 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 193 - Jazz I

    2 credits
    Provides an introduction to solid dance technique, jazz dance vocabulary, proper dance alignment, and use of the core of the body to stabilize and control movement. Various styles of jazz will be used in combinations throughout the term with a foundation of LA style jazz inspired by the studios of Dupre, Joe Tremaine, Carleton Johnson and Jaime Rogers. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. (Cross-listed with TA 193  and PE 193 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 199 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 257 - Musical Theatre Dance

    3 credits
    Further develops dance technique, with emphasis on musical theatre dance routines. Also examines popular and theatrical dance styles of the twentieth century and music theatre history. Prerequisite(s): TA 157  or instructor consent. (Cross-listed with TA 257 ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 258 - Musical Theatre Dance II

    3 credits
    Continuation of TA 257 Musical Theatre Dance. It is an intermediate/advanced level class which continues to develop solid dance technique and stylistic variation, expand dance vocabulary, and both learn and create dance combinations (choreography). Repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits. Prerequisite(s): TA 257  or instructor permission. (Cross-listed with TA 258  ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 289 - Tap Dance II

    3 credits
    Continuation of TA 189, Introduction to Tap Dance. Further exploration of Tap Dance technique, vocabulary and execution on an intermediate level. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): D 189   or TA 189   or instructor permission. (Cross-listed with TA 289  ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 293 - Ballet II

    2 credits
    Builds on the basics learned in a first year of Ballet, with variations and a brisker tempo for both the barre and the center work. Students work at a faster pace with a wider vocabulary for an hour and a half, twice a week. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. (Cross-listed with TA 293  and PE 293 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 295 - Jazz II

    2 credits
    Provides a continuation of the jazz dance vocabulary which begins in Jazz I. The foundation is still LA style jazz, as interpreted from the studios of Dupre, Joe Tremaine, Carleton Johnson and Jaime Rogers. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. (Cross-listed with TA 295  and PE 295 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • D 399 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

Digital Cinema
  

  • DCIN 100 - Career Foundations in Digital Cinema

    1 credit
    Students explore career opportunities in cinema while learning important set safety protocols, bystander intervention strategies to prevent harassment and abuse, industry-standard production procedures and record-keeping, sustainable production practices, and crew terminology essential to working on professional film and television sets.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 101 - Production Tools 1: Audio

    2 credits
    Introduces basic audio recording techniques for film, television, and digital production, focusing on representational clarity, fidelity, and safe professional practices. Students complete exercises using digital audio recorders, wireless and boom-mounted microphones, and Adobe Audition.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 102 - Production Tools 2: DSLR Video

    2 credits
    Introduces basic photography and videography techniques, including fundamentals of exposure, composition, visual aesthetics, and photo editing. Students complete exercises using DSLR cameras, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 103 - Production Tools 3: Non-Linear Editing

    2 credits
    Introduces essential non-linear video editing techniques and principles of post-production workflow. Students will complete exercises that develop beginning and intermediate familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 200 - Storytelling Foundations

    4 credits
    Students will study narrative communication across multiple mediums to better understand how stories shape identities, communities, and cultures. Students will explore classical story principles, such as plot, narration, characterization, and audience, as well as innovative and transgressive narrative strategies, and apply their understanding in the creation of their own original stories. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand E.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 220
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 201 - Introduction to Film Analysis

    4 credits
    Introduces principles, theories, and methods of cinematic communication and film analysis and explores related audio/visual texts. Students become critical consumers of media as they learn how cinematic form is used to construct meaning and understand how people from diverse cultures might interpret and process media in distinct ways. Approved for University Studies Explorations (Strand E - Humanities).
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 290, FLM 290
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 202 - History of Cinema

    4 credits
    Surveys the historical development of the film and other media industries, examining the aesthetic, social, and economic contexts in which media institutions produce and distribute media artifacts.  Approved for University Studies, Strand F.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 203 - Digital Cinema Production

    4 credits
    Students develop skills in project management, collaboration, creative problem-solving, and effective leadership as they explore their prospective careers in Digital Cinema. Students learn the stages of film production, how crews are organized, the budget and scheduling process, and work together in small groups to prepare and produce short films. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 101  and DCIN 102  and DCIN 103  (these may also be taken concurrently) or equivalents, or instructor approval.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 216 - Studio Production for Film & Television

    4 credits
    Provides an introduction to the basic equipment and operating techniques of multi-camera studio production. Explores camera operation, the language of video production, and other necessary equipment and techniques. Students work individually and in groups to develop, script, prep and shoot original work.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 216, COMM 172, VP 172
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 250 - The Production Assistant Experience

    4 credits
    Offers beginning production students the opportunity to work as a Production Assistant on the Digital Cinema programs Crew Experience project. Students must attend weekly production meetings and commit to working at least two full production days on set. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 100  or instructor permission.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 299 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 301 - Innovations in Creative Media

    1 credit
    Through this one-day, conference-styled course, students collaboratively engage with the latest technological developments, industry trends, and contemporary problems in the professional world of creative media.  Repeatable for up to 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 313 - Design Problems in Sound & Light

    4 credits
    Students will learn intermediate level skills and techniques in camera, audio, and lighting for film and video production. Through lectures, readings, and short video projects, students will gain knowledge of standard production tools and workflows. During the course of the term, students will practice lighting, shooting, and recording sound in the studio and on location. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 203  or both DCIN 101  and DCIN 102  (these may also be taken concurrently), or instructor approval.  
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 313, COMM 272, VP 272.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • DCIN 321 - Visual Storytelling I: Cinematography

    3 credits
    Students pursue advanced study of the technical, aesthetic, and craft considerations of storytelling through cinematographic techniques and digital cinema cameras. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 313  or COMM 313.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 322 - Visual Storytelling II: Editing

    3 credits
    Advanced study of the technical, aesthetic, and craft considerations of storytelling through non-linear editing. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 103  or DCIN 203 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 375, VP 375
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 331 - Screenwriting 1: The Short Script

    4 credits
    Introduces and applies the unique techniques and practices of scriptwriting for short films. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 200  or COMM 220 or CW 281  or TA 167 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 312, VP 312
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 332 - Screenwriting 2: Features & Pilots

    4 credits
    Applies the unique techniques and practices of scriptwriting for longform screen stories, such as a television pilot or feature-length spec script. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 331  and Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 334 - Directing for the Screen

    4 credits
    Addresses the skills essential to working as a director in film and video, including script analysis, casting, rehearsal techniques, blocking, directing actors, visual storytelling through shot selection and mise-en-scene, and communicating a cohesive vision to the crew.  Students will workshop and shoot scenes with actors in order to hone their craft. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 203  or TA 424 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 314
  

  • DCIN 340 - Entrepreneurial Producing

    4 credits
    Students learn to develop new projects as independent producers while also mastering below-the-line production management skills, such as advanced script breakdown and scheduling, film budgeting, location scouting and permitting, contracts and crew management, call sheets, and production reports. Students also collaboratively launch a crowdfunding campaign, in conjunction with the SOU Foundation, to finance the project to be shot during DCIN 350 - The Crew Experience . Prerequisite(s): DCIN 203  and Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 350 - The Crew Experience

    12 credits
    Students collaborate under the supervision of the instructor, on the production of a significant film project. Students must apply and interview for their roles and are assigned based on their experience, skills, and portfolio of previous work. The project is funded primarily through a crowdfunding campaign run in the previous term as part of DCIN 340 - Entrepreneurial Producing . Repeatable for up to 24 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 363 - Film Theory & Practice: Documentary

    4 credits
    Introduces students to the history and theory of documentary film. Students examine a range of documentary practices, considering their respective representational strategies and the consequence of those strategies for epistemological and ethical concerns at the center of the documentary tradition.  Approved for University Studies - Strand I. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 201  or DCIN 202 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 363, CM 363
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 364 - Film Theory & Practice: Narrative Cinemas

    4 credits
    Introduces students to the history and theory of narrative film from an international perspective.  Students examine a range of narrative filmmaking practices, considering their respective national, cultural, and economic contexts, modes of production, technological developments, and traditions of visual storytelling.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): DCIN 201  or DCIN 202  or NAS 275 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 364
  

  • DCIN 365 - Film Theory & Practice: Genre

    4 credits
    Explores popular film genres such as the Western, the musical, the thriller, science fiction, the detective story, the epic, and the comedy of silent films. Emphasizes cultural and artistic value, the characteristics of each form, and variations within forms. May survey multiple genres or focus on a single genre and its sub-genres. Prerequisite(s): COMM 290 or DCIN 201  or DCIN 202 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 365, COMM 296, FLM 296.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 366 - Film Theory & Practice: Auteurs

    4 credits
    Offered as either a comparative study of selected works by several major film directors who have made significant contributions to cinematic art or as a detailed study of a single film artist with a substantial body of work. Prerequisite(s): COMM 290 or DCIN 201  or DCIN 202 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 366, COMM 297, FLM 297.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 399 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 407 - Seminar

    1-4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 409 - Practicum/Internship in Digital Cinema

    1 to 15 credits
    Supervised internship or advanced individual project approved by Digital Cinema faculty. Includes the application of principles and theories of Digital Cinema theory or practice in educational, professional, and community settings. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 203  or COMM 215 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 409B, VP 409.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • DCIN 410A - Capstone I

    2 credits
    Students conduct research and development work in support of an original Capstone thesis project. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and COMM 300B .
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 410B - Capstone II

    2 credits
    Students serve in a substantial role in the production of an original Capstone thesis project. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and DCIN 410A .
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 410C - Capstone III

    2 credits
    Students complete work on the Capstone thesis project, build a portfolio of professional, academic, and creative work, and engage in critical reflection of their Capstone learning. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and DCIN 410B .
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 444 - Film Festival Programming and Promotion

    2-4 credits
    Students will study the international film festival circuit and independent film market, and may participate in a community partnership project with a regional film festival (such as the Ashland Independent Film Festival), participate in the programming and promotion of a film exhibition, and/or prepare a festival submission strategy for an assigned short film. Repeatable for up to 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): DCIN 201  or COMM 290.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 444.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • DCIN 472 - Advanced Production Projects

    2-4 credits
    Offers supervised experience in advanced film, television, and/or video production.  Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 313  or DCIN 321  or DCIN 322  or COMM 375.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 472.
  

  • DCIN 472A - Advanced Documentary Production

    4 credits
    Offers students an advanced exploration of documentary media production. Students explore the diverse approaches used by documentarians to represent reality and consider the benefits and limitations of these approaches for their own production work. By the end of the term, students will have pitched, planned, shot and edited a short documentary in collaboration with others in the class. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 313  or DCIN 321  or DCIN 322  or COMM 375.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 472A, VP 372A.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • DCIN 472C - Advanced Promotional Production for Clients

    4 credits
    Students work with real-world clients to produce an advanced promotional campaign, including video and social media components. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 313  or DCIN 321  or DCIN 322  or COMM 375.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 472C, VP 372C.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • DCIN 472D - Advanced Short Film Production

    4 credits
    Hands-on course in short film production. Students work in groups to produce short films, considering such aspects as scriptwriting, mise-en-scène, acting styles, cinematography, editing and narrative.  Repeatable for up to 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 313  or DCIN 321  or DCIN 322  or COMM 375.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 472D, VP 372D.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • DCIN 472F - Advanced Virtual Reality Production

    4 credits
    This course offers students an opportunity to explore the use of 360 degree video capture and the production of virtual worlds as a storytelling medium. Students will learn the basic technologies of 360VR capture, editing and post-production, and apply those skills to create immersive virtual worlds. Students will have the option to pursue documentary/journalistic, artistic/conceptual or narrative/fictional applications of emerging technologies for VR production.  Repeatable for up to 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and DCIN 313  or DCIN 321  or DCIN 322  or COMM 375.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 472F.
    Graded A-F only.
  

  • DCIN 544 - Film Festival Programming and Promotion

    4 credits
    Students will study the international film festival circuit and independent film market, participate in a community partnership project with the Ashland Independent Film Festival, program and promote a student film festival, and prepare a festival distribution strategy for their own short films.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 544
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 572 - Advanced Production Projects

    2-4 credits
    Offers supervised experience in advanced film, television, and/or video production.  Repeatable for up to 16 credits.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 572
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 572A - Advanced Documentary Production

    4 credits
    Offers students an advanced exploration of documentary media production. Students explore the diverse approaches used by documentarians to represent reality and consider the benefits and limitations of these approaches for their own production work. By the end of the term, students will have pitched, planned, shot and edited a short documentary in collaboration with others in the class. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 572A
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 572C - Advanced Promotional Production for Clients

    4 credits
    Involves work with government and non-profit clients to script, prep, produce, and edit promotional and informational programs. Includes work with SOU departments, students and administration to develop studio and remote productions that promote, educate, and benefit the university. Students will study and apply advanced aesthetic and technical production skills to complete these professional studio and taped productions, which may be distributed on RVTV and on the web. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 572C.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • DCIN 572D - Advanced Short Film Production

    4 credits
    Hands-on course in short film production. Students investigate key formal criteria that define short films, paying particular attention to the relationship between genre and style. Students work in groups to produce short films, considering such aspects as scriptwriting, mise-en-scène, acting styles, cinematography, editing and narrative.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: COMM 572D.
    Graded (A-F) only.

Economics
  

  • EC 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • EC 201 - Principles of Microeconomics

    4 credits
    Introduces consumer and firm behavior and the market process. Explores the economic analysis of different market structures of perfect competition, imperfect competition, and monopoly, along with the principles of income distribution and resource allocation under a market system. Some sections approach the principles of microeconomics by focusing on a particular topic or issue. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • EC 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    4 credits
    Deals with human behavior and choices as they relate to the entire economy. Covers aggregate demand and aggregate supply of goods and services; the effect of taxes and spending on the economy’s output and employment; and the Federal Reserve’s manipulation of the money supply, inflation, and economic growth. Some sections approach the principles of macroeconomics by focusing on a particular topic or issue. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • EC 232 - Exploratory Data Analysis

    4 credits
    Explores data and applications to real-world problems. Covers time-series and cross-sectional data, analysis of skewness and outliers, methods of averaging for variables as flows or stocks, and applies nae forecasting techniques to real-world settings. Approved for University Studies (Quantitative Reasoning-Strand D). Prerequisite(s): MTH 95 , Level II
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
 

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