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2017-18 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

 
 

Theatre
  

  • TA 344 - Drafting for Theatre

    4 credits
    Examines the conventions and techniques of drafting, specifically oriented toward the types of drawings required for stage scenery and properties. Prerequisite(s): TA 166 , TA 167  and TA 169 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 346 - Costume Crafts

    4 credits
    Explores conceptual, problem solving, and construction techniques for costume crafts. Covers millinery, armor, footwear, jewelry, and leatherwork. Offered in alternate years in spring term. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 349 - Fashion Through the Centuries

    4 credits
    Offers a comprehensive survey of Western civilization’s garment fashion history from the beginning of recorded time to the present. Discusses social and political trends; technological innovations; and the human spirit’s creative impact on fashion, history, and culture. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 352 - Investigating the Text

    4 credits
    Students will participate in a detailed formal analysis on one play during the term. This class will include full textual analysis, biographical, critical and performance history of one chosen play. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 354 - Fundamentals of Directing

    4 credits
    Provides an overview of the directing process. Emphasizes play selection, analysis, and preproduction preparation. Explores theories and techniques through text analysis, in-class exercises, and short scenes. Restricted to majors. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, all lower division major requirements, and instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 355 - Intermediate Directing

    4 credits
    Emphasizes play selection and preproduction preparation as the primary source for choice of ground plan, development of blocking strategies, and communication with the actor. Explores the rehearsal process through direction of a scene or one-act play. Restricted to majors. Prerequisite(s): TA 354  and instructor consent by application.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 357A - Musical Theatre Workshop I

    4 credits
    Designed to be taken in sequence with TA 357B , for music and theatre students. TA 357A involves learning, coaching, and preparation of specific musical theatre literature as assigned by the instructor. Must be followed by TA 357B , taken in the same academic year. Prerequisite(s): TA 257  and MUP 170  or MUP 190  or instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 357B - Musical Theatre Workshop II

    4 credits
    Focuses on staging and choreographing material learned in TA 357A . Culminates in a public classroom presentation of the musical theatre material learned over the course of the two-term sequence. Prerequisite(s): TA 357A  taken in the same academic year.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 358 - Auditioning for Musical Theatre

    4 credits
    Develops effective auditioning skills for musical theatre. Covers resumé preparation, finding out about auditions, selection and presentation of appropriate songs, and audition etiquette. Also addresses dance auditions. Prerequisite(s): MUP 170  or MUP 190  or instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 359 - Musical Theatre History

    4 credits
    Offers a comprehensive survey of Western civilization’s musical theatre history from its inception to the present. Discusses the social and political trends and technological innovations that affected the development of the musical theatre genre. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 360 - Creative Dramatics

    4 credits
    Explores the craft of acting through improvisational philosophies and techniques. Uses improvisational methods and philosophies to create original performance pieces. Prerequisite(s): TA 223 , TA 228 , TA 381  or instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 366 - Costume Construction IV

    4 credits
    Continues the development of skills acquired in costume construction. Projects expand in complexity and scope and may include corsetry, tailoring, and period patterning. TA 366 and TA 367  represent advanced courses in costume construction. These courses are offered periodically as the need arises. Prerequisite(s):  TA 268 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 367 - Costume Construction V

    4 credits
    Continues the development of skills acquired in costume construction. Projects expand in complexity and scope and may include corsetry, tailoring, and period patterning. TA 366  and TA 367 represent advanced courses in costume construction. These courses are offered periodically as the need arises. Prerequisite(s): TA 366 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 368 - Corset Making

    4 credits
    Continues the exploration of theatre costume construction through a strong foundation in pattern drafting and construction techniques. The objective is to translate costume sketches into mockups and fitted, finished garments. Students will learn how to draft a corset pattern and how to cut, fit and build that garment, using various construction methods. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 371 - Playwriting

    4 credits
    Employs a variety of creative exercises to stimulate the creation of a one-act play based on the model of traditional Western dramatic structure.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 381 - Acting IV: Advanced Acting

    4 credits
    Covers acting technique and theory for the advanced actor. Emphasizes detailed character development and further development of the craft. Explores classical and contemporary acting styles. Prerequisite(s): TA 283   and instructor consent. Restricted to majors.
    * 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: TA 248.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 382 - Acting V: Advanced Acting

    4 credits
    Covers acting theory and technique for the advanced actor. Emphasizes text analysis, detailed character development, heightened text, and further development of the craft. Explores classical and contemporary acting styles. Prerequisite(s): TA 381   and instructor consent. Restricted to Theatre majors.
    * 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: TA 348.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 383 - Acting VI: Advanced Acting

    4 credits
    Covers acting theory and technique for the advanced actor. Emphasizes naturalistic acting. Emphasizes text analysis, detailed character development, and further development of the craft. Explores contemporary acting styles and texts such as new plays and screenplays. Prerequisite(s): TA 382  and instructor consent. Restricted to Theatre majors.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 399 - 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.
  

  • TA 400A - Theatre Capstone Workshop

    1 credit
    Helps students develop an effective and limited topic for their capstone project. Students will narrow their capstone topic, complete a literature review and develop a schedule for completing their capstone paper.  Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Theatre BA/BS majors with senior standing.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 400B - Capstone Experience

    1 credit
    Based on their proposal prepared in TA 400A, students will complete their capstone experience project under the supervision of  their capstone advisor. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Theatre BA/BS majors with senior standing.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 401 - Research

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 403 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Involves the preparation and presentation of a theatrical production or appropriate theatre project. BFA candidates only. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent. Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • TA 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 407 - Seminar

    1 to 9 credits
    Involves acting, business management, directing, design, or production experience with an established repertory, regional, stock, or summer theatre. Must be accepted by the company. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent. Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 408 - Workshop

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 409 - Practicum/Teaching Assistant

    1 to 15 credits
    For students enrolled as teaching assistants to the instructor. The student participating as a teaching assistant reinforces and broadens his/her fundamental precepts of the discipline. Work includes extensive record keeping, copying, and preparation of the classroom space. Assistant helps to answer logistical questions. In addition, assistant may be responsible for coaching, editing, and reviewing work done by participants of the class. Assistant must have previous experience in the discipline for which he/she is assisting. Instructor consent required. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 421 - Auditioning I

    4 credits
    Involves the study and practical development of skills for prepared auditions. Focuses on the development of monologue material, cold reading, improvisational audition skills, and graduate school auditions. Prerequisite(s): TA 381   and instructor consent. Restricted to majors.

     
    * 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: TA 350.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 422 - Auditioning II

    4 credits
    Explores career development opportunities beyond an educational environment. Includes intensive study of the business of acting in major markets and regional theatre as well as topics such as representation, guilds, unions, and professional expectations. Prerequisite(s): TA 421  and instructor consent. Restricted to majors.
    * 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: TA 351.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 424 - Film Acting

    4 credits
    An advanced acting class that bridges the gap between stage and film performance techniques. Explores classic and current trends in film acting. Includes exercises and projects in film and camera technique based on traditional, contemporary scene, and monologue work. Prerequisite(s): TA 246  or TA 281 , junior standing and instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 425 - Advanced Film Acting

    4 credits
    An advanced continuation of TA 424. Advanced acting class that explores specialized film performance techniques, and classic and current trends in film acting. Includes advanced exercises and projects in film and camera techniques based on traditional, contemporary scene and monologue work.  Prerequisite(s): TA 424 . Restricted to Theatre majors.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 430 - The Art of Storytelling

    3 credits
    Explores folk tales, literary tales, and family and personal stories. Focuses on observing different storytellers, experimenting with a variety of storytelling techniques, and developing a personal storytelling style. Students learn to select and adapt stories for telling and deliver them with their own unique flair. Covers audience-participation storytelling, story games, story-theater, and developing family stories. K-12 teachers learn to use storytelling in the classroom throughout the curriculum. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ED 430 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 434 - Theatre Business Management

    4 credits
    Covers the principles and methods of budgeting, promotion, box office management, and operations. Prerequisite(s): TA 166 , TA 167  and TA 169 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 436 - Topics in Shakespeare

    4 credits
    A study of select Shakespearean plays keyed to a particular topic, issue, genre, theme, or critical/theoretical method. Recent examples include “Shakespeare, Gender, and Sexuality” and “Shakespeare’s problem Comedies.” Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): SHS 200  /ENG 200  /TA 200  , junior standing or above, minor in Shakespeare Studies or consent of the instructor. (Cross-listed with ENG 436 /SHS 436 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 439 - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Plays in Production

    3 credits
    Involves discussions and evaluations of realized productions. Offers opportunities to observe production techniques at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Purchase of tickets is required. Guests from a variety of departments at OSF offer insight into the process of how a production evolves from the page to the stage. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 442 - Theatre Sound Design

    4 credits
    Offers an advanced study of theatre sound, with emphasis on providing practical experience in designing sound for various production styles. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): TA 242 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 443 - Scene Design Studio

    4 credits
    Covers all aspects of scene design, from conceptualization, development, collaboration, and documentation. Students work on theoretical projects and, in some cases, are involved in actual productions. Provides experience in all aspects of scene design and assists students in developing their design portfolios. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): TA 243  and junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 444 - Advanced Stagecraft

    4 credits
    Studies stagecraft techniques, including scenic materials, metalwork, plastics, stage equipment and machinery, and custom fabrication as they relate to theatre production. Prerequisite(s): TA 333  and junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 445 - Lighting Design: Creating the Aesthetic

    4 credits
    Concentrates on the use of light as a means of supporting the audience’s understanding and appreciation of theatrical performances. In lab experiences, students employ color, angle, intensity, and texture to achieve appropriate realism, mood, and visibility. Explores the timing of lighting transitions or cues and the effect upon rhythm inherent in a performance. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): TA 245  and junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 446 - Lighting Design: Technique and Implementation

    4 credits
    Covers all aspects of lighting design including script analysis, developing a light plot, and realization of a design. Topics include stage-lighting graphics, lighting equipment, and technology. Lab experiences focus on the integration of lighting design into the greater whole of production. Prerequisite(s): TA 245 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 453 - Topics in World Drama

    4 credits
    Examines forms of theatre and plays outside the Western canon and how they intersect with or have influenced Western forms. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 454 - Advanced Directing

    4 credits
    Continues exploring the idea of the director as creative artist and will include consideration of the history and theory of directing, along with exercises and projects that may expand into non-textual or derived work. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): TA 354 , TA 355 . Restricted to Theatre majors with junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 455 - Theatre Practice

    2-4 credits
    Provides advanced practical experience in acting, stagecraft, lighting, sound, costuming, promotion, makeup, business management, house management, and stage management for scheduled theatre productions. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Two sections may be taken concurrently with instructor’s approval. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to majors with junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 458 - Topics in Drama

    4 credits
    Explores selected plays by various playwrights. Attendance at a live performance may be required. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 459 - Forms and Meaning of Drama

    4 credits
    Offers a critical analysis of the nature, dramatic forms, and characteristics of the theatrical event. Prerequisite(s): Theatre major and junior standing.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 462 - Costume Design IV

    4 credits
    Expands the skills developed in costume design. Students generate a professional portfolio through further investigation of play interpretation, character analysis, research challenges, and intensive drawing and painting. TA 462 and TA 463 represent the second year of a five-course sequence in costume design. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s):  TA 264  and instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 463 - Costume Design V

    4 credits each
    Further expands and develops skills learned in costume design. Students generate a professional portfolio through further investigation of play interpretation, character analysis, research challenges, and intensive drawing and painting. TA 462 and 463 represent the second year of a five-course sequence in costume design. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): TA 462  and instructor consent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 484 - Computer Aided Design for Theatre

    4 credits
    Continues to develop skills established in TA 344 Drafting for Theatre with much greater emphasis in computer generated 3d models and rendering techniques primarily using Vectorworks, a leading CAD software in the entertainment industry. The class will also explore Photoshop, SketchUp and other widely used programs in order to create powerful communication tools for artists, designers and technicians in the arts. Prerequisite(s):  TA 344  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 501 - Research

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 503 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Involves the preparation and presentation of a theatrical production or appropriate theatre project. BFA candidates only. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 507 - Seminar

    1 to 6 credits
    Involves acting, business management, directing, design, or production experience with an established repertory, regional, stock, or summer theatre. Must be accepted by the company. Repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 508 - Workshop

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 509 - Practicum

    1 to 15 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 521 - Principles of Production Analysis-Representational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to the script work of directors and designers. Offers the foundation for direction and design. Requires reading and analyzing plays with the intent to realize a theatrical production of the plays assigned. Includes discussion of plays viewed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Coursework includes dramatic structure, scenic breakdown, beat analysis, statements of dramatic action, and discussion of analogies and metaphors used in developing a unified concept for a production. Limited to first year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 522 - Principles of Production Analysis-Presentational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to the script work of directors and designers. Offers the foundation for direction and design. Requires reading and analyzing plays with the intent to realize a theatrical production of the plays assigned. Includes discussion of plays viewed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Coursework includes dramatic structure, scenic breakdown, beat analysis, statements of dramatic action, and discussion of analogies and metaphors used in developing a unified concept for a production. Limited to second year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 523 - Principles of Production Analysis-Musical Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to the script work of directors and designers. Offers the foundation for direction and design. Requires reading and analyzing plays with the intent to realize a theatrical production of the plays assigned. Includes discussion of plays viewed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Coursework includes dramatic structure, scenic breakdown, beat analysis, statements of dramatic action, and discussion of analogies and metaphors used in developing a unified concept for a production. Limited to third year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 526 - Design Elements-Representational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related primarily to the designer’s work. Offers opportunities to explore how the varied elements of design integrate to realize a unified production. Curriculum includes research, building models, creating renderings, drafting light plots, recording sound sketches for assigned plays, and developing a rationale to support design choices. Students formalize design interpretations in scene, costume, lighting, and sound design and present the designer’s work in both theoretical and realized formats. The realized designs will include documentation of process, methods, and materials. Limited to first year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 527 - Design Elements-Presentational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related primarily to the designer’s work. Offers opportunities to explore how the varied elements of design integrate to realize a unified production. Curriculum includes research, building models, creating renderings, drafting light plots, recording sound sketches for assigned plays, and developing a rationale to support design choices. Students formalize design interpretations in scene, costume, lighting, and sound design and present the designer’s work in both theoretical and realized formats. The realized designs will include documentation of process, methods, and materials. Limited to second year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 528 - Design Elements-Musical Theatre

    3 credits
    Related primarily to the designer’s work. Offers opportunities to explore how the varied elements of design integrate to realize a unified production. Curriculum includes research, building models, creating renderings, drafting light plots, recording sound sketches for assigned plays, and developing a rationale to support design choices. Students formalize design interpretations in scene, costume, lighting, and sound design and present the designer’s work in both theoretical and realized formats. The realized designs will include documentation of process, methods, and materials. Limited to third year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 531 - Production Implementation-Representational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to the organization and physical implementation of production and the work of the production manager, stage manager, technical director, properties master, costume shop supervisor, master electrician, and sound engineer. Focuses on developing the practical skills necessary to implement a production. Teaches how to translate design ideas into tangible form and how to communicate those ideas throughout production areas. Curriculum includes current theatre technology, research of new technologies, and scheduling and communication models for production implementation. Integral aspects include how to work within a defined set of financial, physical, and material resources and how to minimize negative aspects and maximize the potential of a fully integrated production. Limited to first year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 532 - Production Implementation-Presentational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to the organization and physical implementation of production and the work of the production manager, stage manager, technical director, properties master, costume shop supervisor, master electrician, and sound engineer. Focuses on developing the practical skills necessary to implement a production. Teaches how to translate design ideas into tangible form and how to communicate those ideas throughout production areas. Curriculum includes current theatre technology, research of new technologies, and scheduling and communication models for production implementation. Integral aspects include how to work within a defined set of financial, physical, and material resources and how to minimize negative aspects and maximize the potential of a fully integrated production. Limited to second year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 533 - Production Implementation-Musical Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to the organization and physical implementation of production and the work of the production manager, stage manager, technical director, properties master, costume shop supervisor, master electrician, and sound engineer. Focuses on developing the practical skills necessary to implement a production. Teaches how to translate design ideas into tangible form and how to communicate those ideas throughout production areas. Curriculum includes current theatre technology, research of new technologies, and scheduling and communication models for production implementation. Integral aspects include how to work within a defined set of financial, physical, and material resources and how to minimize negative aspects and maximize the potential of a fully integrated production. Limited to third year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 534 - Theatre Business Management

    4 credits
    Covers the principles and methods of budgeting, promotion, box office management, and operations. Prerequisite(s): TA 166 , TA 167  and TA 169 .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 536 - Topics in Shakespeare

    4 credits
    A study of select Shakespearean plays keyed to a particular topic, issue, genre, theme, or critical/theoretical method. Recent examples include “Shakespeare, Gender, and Sexuality” and “Shakespeare’s problem Comedies.” Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): SHS 200 /TA 200  /ENG 200  or SHS/TA/ENG 236, or consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with ENG 536 /SHS 536 .)
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 541 - Practicum: Applied Technology-Representational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to learning theatre crafts. Develops the information base necessary for full technical support of a design concept. Focuses on new theatre technologies and improving skills in costume construction and wardrobe; set and properties construction, painting, rigging, and lighting; and sound-recording, editing, mixing, and live amplification. Includes documentation in all areas of production, including itemized budgets, costume plots and renderings, scenic design and construction drawings, paint renderings and elevations, scenic inventory and timeline, prop lists, light plots and hookup sheets, wig and makeup renderings, and sound plots. Addresses safety and maintenance of equipment and facilities. Limited to first year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 542 - Practicum: Applied Technology-Presentational Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to learning theatre crafts. Develops the information base necessary for full technical support of a design concept. Focuses on new theatre technologies and improving skills in costume construction and wardrobe; set and properties construction, painting, rigging, and lighting; and sound-recording, editing, mixing, and live amplification. Includes documentation in all areas of production, including itemized budgets, costume plots and renderings, scenic design and construction drawings, paint renderings and elevations, scenic inventory and timeline, prop lists, light plots and hookup sheets, wig and makeup renderings, and sound plots. Addresses safety and maintenance of equipment and facilities. Limited to second year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 543 - Practicum: Applied Technology-Musical Theatre

    3 credits
    Related to learning theatre crafts. Develops the information base necessary for full technical support of a design concept. Focuses on new theatre technologies and improving skills in costume construction and wardrobe; set and properties construction, painting, rigging, and lighting; and sound-recording, editing, mixing, and live amplification. Includes documentation in all areas of production, including itemized budgets, costume plots and renderings, scenic design and construction drawings, paint renderings and elevations, scenic inventory and timeline, prop lists, light plots and hookup sheets, wig and makeup renderings, and sound plots. Addresses safety and maintenance of equipment and facilities. Limited to third year students in the Master of Theatre Studies program. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • TA 545 - Lighting Design: Creating the Aesthetic

    4 credits
    Concentrates on the use of light as a means of supporting the audience’s understanding and appreciation of theatrical performances. In lab experiences, students employ color, angle, intensity, and texture to achieve appropriate realism, mood, and visibility. Explores the timing of lighting transitions or cues and the effect upon rhythm inherent in a performance. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite(s): TA 245 .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 546 - Lighting Design: Technique and Implementation

    4 credits
    Covers all aspects of lighting design including script analysis, developing a light plot, and realization of a design. Topics include stage-lighting graphics, lighting equipment, and technology. Lab experiences focus on the integration of lighting design into the greater whole of production. Prerequisite(s): TA 245 .
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • TA 558 - Topics in Drama

    4 credits
    Explores selected plays by various playwrights. Attendance at a live performance may be required. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): TA 167 .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • TA 559 - Forms and Meaning of Drama

    4 credits
    Offers a critical analysis of the nature, dramatic forms, and characteristics of the theatrical event. Prerequisite(s): Theatre major and junior standing.
    Graded (A-F) only

Undergraduate Studies
  

  • UGS 199 - Special Studies

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

  • UGS 299 - Special Studies

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

  • UGS 399 - Special Studies

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

University Seminar
  

  • USEM 100 - Transition to College Writing

    4 credits
    Serves as a transition course to introduce students to the format of University Seminar and college courses with pedagogies of critical reading, writing, and critical thinking necessary for both classroom discussion and written assignments. Modeled after University Seminar courses, the course strengthens student skills by instruction, practice, and directed feedback on all assignments. Students with low placement scores (Smarter Balanced Score) and/or recommended by Disability Resources, Success at Southern, and Academic Support Programs must successfully pass USEM 100 with a C- or above before enrolling in USEM 101. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • USEM 101 - University Seminar

    4 credits
    Introduces students to writing, speaking, critical thinking, and research at the college level. Students read challenging texts; discuss and present various positions on complex issues; write organized persuasive and argumentative essays with focused claim and well-developed support; evaluate, integrate, and document outside sources; learn rhetorical strategies for various audiences; and demonstrate control of standard academic English.  Series (USEM 101, 102, and 103) completes University Studies strands  A, B, and C.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • USEM 102 - University Seminar

    4 credits
    Continues the sequenced three-term academic course in writing, speaking, critical thinking, and research. Students choose appropriate topics and issues to research; use various research strategies to find, evaluate, and integrate authoritative information and data, including academic databases; write and revise extended researched and argumentative essays; hone citation and documentation skills (MLA, APA, or Chicago); design and deliver a formal presentation of research; extend rhetorical knowledge of context, purpose, and audience; demonstrate control of standard academic English. Series (USEM 101, 102, and 103) completes University Studies strands A, B, and C. Prerequisite(s): Completion of USEM 101  with a C- or better or transfer credit of WR 121 or equivalent.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • USEM 103 - University Seminar

    4 credits
    Completes the sequenced three-term academic course in writing, speaking, critical thinking, and research. Students demonstrate and apply knowledge of topic/content area through formal writing and speaking opportunities; use appropriate rhetorical strategies to support an argumentative or position-based thesis; extend analytical and reasoned argumentation to ethical, social, cultural, and/or global issues; demonstrate capabilities of extensive writing and revision strategies; demonstrate control of standard academic English with added fluency and style.  Series (USEM 101, 102, and 103) completes University Studies strands A, B, and  C. Prerequisite(s): Completion of USEM 102  with a C- or better.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • USEM 185 - Introduction to Expository Writing

    2 credits
    Helps the student understand the fundamentals of expository prose through writing, analysis, and revision of short essays. The course surveys the basic conventions, purposes, and strategies of standard written English. Emphasis is on improving students’ fluency in writing expository prose, and building confidence in their own ability to write acceptably and effectively at the university level. Special attention is given to sentence structure, grammar, spelling, punctuation and essay development. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • USEM 409 - Advanced Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Provides opportunities for students to work in partnership with faculty in the University Seminar Program or Writing Center. This practicum gives students an opportunity to become familiar with undergraduate teaching methods by assisting faculty. Acceptance is contingent upon faculty recommendation. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission. Restricted to Juniors and above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

Writing
  

  • WR 121 - English Composition - I

    4 credits
    Covers a range of rhetorical situations and genres of writing, centering on argument. Students learn to read and analyze others’ writing and then respond with their own views, showing an awareness of their purpose and audience. The class culminates in a short argumentative research paper. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • WR 122 - English Composition

    4 credits
    Focuses on scholarly investigation and the proper use of sources and documentation. Major emphasis is on writing research papers that are acceptable by APA or MLA standards. Prerequisite(s): WR 121  or equivalent. Sophomore standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only

Writing Center

The following courses are offered to students who are interested in working as peer tutors in the SOU Writing Center. USEM 199 – Special Studies: Writing Center Theory and Practice (1 credit) – is required of all Writing Center tutors. USEM 209 – Practicum: Advanced Writing Center Theory and Practice (2 credits) – is recommended for all Writing Center tutors.
  

  • USEM 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • USEM 209 - Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Provides opportunities for students to work in partnership with faculty in the University Seminar Program or Writing Center. Acceptance into this peer mentoring practicum is contingent upon faculty recommendation. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission and/or completion of USEM 199.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
 

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