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TCID 2080 - Business and Administrative Writing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is about writing strategies, specifically understanding and applying these strategies within the context of workplace communication. This course will teach you the best practices to communicate in real-world professional environments. You will organize, design, write, and revise clear documents and visuals. Genres include everyday workplace communication such as memos, letters and emails; employment documents; and research-based documents such as proposals, reports, and presentations. ENGL 2080 is an option for the second core writing course across the university. Prer., ENGL 1308 or ENGL 1310 or ENGL 1410.
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TCID 2090 - Technical Writing and Presentation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Offers students an introduction to the spectrum of workplace and technical communication. Students will practice planning, drafting, revising, and testing documentation focused on user/audience needs. Students will create technical and multimedia projects such as: technical descriptions, instructions, proposals, various reports, and presentations. Prer., ENGL 1308 or ENGL 1310 or ENGL 1410.
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TCID 3080 - Advanced Professional and Technical Writing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course offers students the opportunity to analyze and respond to communication contexts specific to their area of study and associated professions. Specifically, students will study audience analysis, the art of plain language and technical communication style and design, and the arrangement of information in workplace communication. Genres may vary each semester and may include the writing and design of fliers and infographics, e-portfolios, proposals, performance assessments, and other types of workplace documents. The curriculum is informed by current research in professional and technical communication and is guided by the needs and practices of industry and society at large. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., Sophomore Standing.
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TCID 3100 - Foundations of Technical Communication and Information Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This required course focuses on theoretical and practical foundations of technical communication and information design, giving you a strong basis from which to begin your studies in the TCID program. It should be taken early within the major, ideally before other 3000-level TCID courses. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090 or ENGL 1410.
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TCID 3120 - Technical Editing and Style 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on editing strategies for improving the stylistic features of professional writing. In particular, it is concerned with a document’s organization, clarity, conciseness, consistency, completeness, and accuracy. Students will practice a variety of techniques for applying these skills to their own writing. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; ENGL 3110; Sophomore Standing.
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TCID 3130 - Web and Print Document Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines print- and web-based design strategies for various rhetorical situations. Includes practice, theory, and terminology of basic document design, with attention to visual rhetoric and usability. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Junior Standing.
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TCID 3140 - Iterative Design Projects 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The foundation of usability is the process of creating, testing, revising, and recreating content and systems. This course will give you practice in that process, with attention to changing rhetorical situations, testing, and project management techniques for print- and web-based products. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Junior Standing.
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TCID 3150 - TCID Internship 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Gives students an opportunity to apply writing theory to a work environment and to gain practical experience in writing on the job. Working for an organization participating in the Internship Program, students perform 40 hours of writing-related duties over the course of the semester for 1 credit, 80 hours for 2 credits, and 120 hours for 3 credits. Interns are evaluated by a supervisor at the host organization, keep a weekly log of their experiences, and write a final report to the instructor, summarizing and evaluating their internship experience. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; TCID 3120; Junior Standing.
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TCID 3160 - Technological Adaptability 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course will provide students with a variety of tools - software tools, writing tools, professional development tools, team writing tools, etc. - for practicing professional communication. Students gain the skills for approaching a new technology as well as an understanding of the variety of communication tools available and how they might best be used in a professional communication capacity. This course will not only help students become better communicators, but it will help them understand how to establish a professional presence within the field. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Sophomore Standing.
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TCID 3650 - Data Visualization 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is about turning data into graphics: how to design and create data visualizations. Students will learn to evaluate the effectiveness of visualization designs, think critically about each design decision and create their own data visualizations. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Sophomore Standing. Meets with INDS 3650.
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TCID 3750 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to the rhetorical process of grant and proposal writing: identifying a problem, generating ideas to solve the problem, finding potential sponsors, analyzing requests for proposals, and planning, developing, and submitting the grant proposal. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; TCID 3120; Junior Standing.
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TCID 3850 - Advanced Topics in Tech Comm & Information Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
In this course, students intensively study selected topics in professional writing. Topics and instructors vary from semester to semester. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Sophomore Standing.
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TCID 3860 - UX Research Methods 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course will prepare students to test the usability of a software, a website, or a document. We will explore the user experience in researching, designing, and testing a product. A secondary purpose of the course is to focus on teamwork, since working in teams is a normal part of the technical writing profession. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Junior Standing.
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TCID 3865 - UX Design Principles 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course explores the role that design plays in usersΓÇÖ experiences of communication products and in human-computer interaction. Students use contemporary UX design tools to apply these principles and create their own usable and understandable prototypes. Students are highly encouraged to complete TCID 3860, UX Research Methods, before enrolling in TCID 3865. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; Junior Standing.
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TCID 4060 - TCID Diversity Topics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced, in-depth study of the theoretical, historical, and practical aspects of technical and professional writing across diverse contexts, such as gender, race, sexuality, and socio-economic factors. Theoretical and historical contests shift with topics. Topics vary, may be taken up to twice with different topic. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; TCID 3080 or equivalent coursework; or consent of instructor. Meets with TCID 5060.
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TCID 4065 - Intercultural Technical Communication and Information Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the theoretical, historical, and practical aspects of technical and professional writing across cultures – including issues of translation, localization, international design, and/or communicating globally through various technologies. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; TCID 3120; Junior Standing. Meets with TCID 5065.
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TCID 4080 - Special Topics in TCID 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced, in-depth study of the theoretical and practical aspects shaping the discipline of professional and technical writing, including the diverse historical and cultural contributions and accomplishments of theorists and practitioners. Theorists, practitioners, and historical contexts shift with topics. Can be repeated for credit with permission of instructor as long as topics are different. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; TCID 3120; Junior Standing.
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TCID 4090 - TCID Senior Portfolio 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The Senior Portfolio is a compilation of the written, visual, digital, and design work that represents the student as a professional/technical communicator. The purpose is to demonstrate who the student is as a professional/technical communicator. Senior Portfolios are due at the time of portfolio presentations. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090; TCID 3120; Senior Standing. Only TCID majors/minors; UX minors, or BI in UX students may register for this course during their senior year (within two semesters of graduation).
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TCID 5060 - TCID Diversity Topics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced, in-depth study of the theoretical, historical, and practical aspects of technical and professional writing across diverse contexts, such as gender, race, sexuality, and socio-economic factors. Theoretical and historical contexts shift with topics. Topics vary, may be taken up to twice with different topic. Prer., Graduate student standing or consent of instructor. Meets with TCID 4060.
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TCID 5065 - Intercultural Technical Communication & Information Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the theoretical, historical, and practical aspects of technical and professional writing across cultures – including issues of translation, localization, international design, and/or communicating globally through various technologies. Prer., TCID 2080 or TCID 2090 (formerly ENGL 2080, ENGL 2090), and TCID 3080 (formerly ENGL 3080) or equivalent courses, or instructor approval. Meets with ENGL 4065.
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TCID 9400 - Independent Study in TCID 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is offered by instructor permission only, and is available only to upper-level students in TCID or students pursuing studies in UX.
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TCID 9499 - Undergraduate Research - Independent Study 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an opportunity to conduct research with Technical Communication and Information Design faculty and graduate students by one or more students on topics determined by a faculty member. Prer., Consent of instructor required.
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TCID 9500 - Independent Study in TCID 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is offered by instructor permission only, and is available only to upper-level students in TCID or students pursuing studies in UX.
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THTR 1000 - Introduction to Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the art and practice of theatre, including acting, directing, playwriting, scenic and lighting design. Course includes required attendance at theatre productions. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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THTR 2000 - Introduction to Technical Theatre 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A hands-on introduction to scene construction and decoration, stage lighting and effects, basic safety, costume shop procedures, sound technology, and all the fundamentals of technical theatre. Students will attend one lecture and one lab per week. Labs may include field trips.
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THTR 2010 - Stagecraft Laboratory 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
A hands-on practicum in stagecraft. Students will be given specific responsibilities in production work.
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THTR 2020 - Acting Workshop I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to stage acting, with an emphasis on theatre games designed to develop imagination and concentration. Several physical and improvisational exercises and a basic approach to character development. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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THTR 2030 - Acting Workshop II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation to THTR 2020, designed for those who have completed THTR 2020 or who have had previous acting experience. Increased emphasis on character development and scene work. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement. Prer., THTR 2020 or consent of instructor.
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THTR 2040 - Voice and Articulation I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Special training of the voice. Topics include breathing techniques, voice quality, projection, articulation, and basic IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). Prerequisite for THTR 3040-Voice and Articulation II. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement.
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THTR 2050 - Improvisational Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Improvisation covers the techniques involved in improvisatory theatre. Comedy games and dramatic long-form scenes are covered as well as historical and theoretical analysis of improvisation in the theatre. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement.
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THTR 2060 - Music Theatre Performance and Practice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on the developing musical skills and developing a historical context of the genre of musical theatre. Topics include vocal techniques, music theatre repertoire, audition and rehearsal techniques, role preparation, as well as acting and dancing basics. Meets with MUS 2450.
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THTR 2600 - Theatre for Children 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A lecture and practicum in Children’s Theatre and educational theatre techniques. Various sources examined for dramatizing: children’s stories, fairy tales, poems, and existing scripts. Recommended for actors and soon-to-be educators. Fall only. Prer., THTR 1000.
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THTR 2900 - Special Topics in Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Topics will vary from year to year, and may be taught by guest instructors.
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THTR 3020 - Advanced Acting Studio I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Intensive studio work on scenes and monologues with increased attention to movement. Focus is on period styles of performance. Prer., Open only to those who have THTR 2030, or by special audition and permission of instructor prior to first day of class. May be repeated once with consent of instructor.
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THTR 3030 - Advanced Acting Studio II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A continuation of THTR 3020, or by special permission of the instructor. Students will study, research, and perform a variety of works by one or two playwrights or a specific theatrical genre. Class will culminate with a performance. Prer., THTR 2020, or consent of instructor. May be repeated once with consent of instructor.
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THTR 3040 - Voice and Articulation II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation of THTR 2040. Intense study of Edith Skinner’s vocal technique and the IPA. Introduction of dialects and voice-over commercial work. Prer., THTR 2040 or permission of instructor.
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THTR 3050 - Stage Combat 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces the advanced actor to the art of stage combat. The course culminates with a certification in at least one form of stage combat. May be repeated once with consent of instructor.
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THTR 3060 - Advanced Musical Theatre: Performance and Practice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation of beginning musical theatre course (THTR 2060 or MUS 2450). Intense scene study, vocal training and coaching lead to a final showcase. Meets with MUS 3450. Prer., THTR 2060 or MUS 2450.
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THTR 3070 - Special Topics in Voice and Speech 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Courses geared to advanced students wanting to master various pin-pointed areas of speech and vocal usage (examples: Shakespeare’s Words, character voices, accents) to enhance performance. Prer., THTR 2040.
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THTR 3100 - On-Camera Performance 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to skills necessary for communicating through a camera, to include basic acting techniques. This is a studio course which will involve on-camera experiences with commercial copy, commentary, newscopy, dramatic scenes and industrial copy. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement.
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THTR 3110 - Auditions and the Business of the Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A professional practice course that teaches audition technique and the ins and outs of a successful career in the theatre. Prer., THTR 2020.
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THTR 3201 - Topics in Early Theatre History 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers the development of theatre from the Greeks to the Restoration. Each semester the course is taught there will be a special focus on a specific genre or style of theatre. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive.
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THTR 3202 - Topics in Modern Theatre History 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers the development of theatre from the 19th century to the present. Each semester that the course is taught there will be a special focus on a specific genre or style of theatre. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive.
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THTR 3230 - What’s Funny? The Nature and Form of Dramatic Comedy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An advanced survey of dramatic comedy from ancient times to the present with particular emphasis on continuity of routines, comic acting, and variety of comic forms.
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THTR 3240 - Women in Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An exploration and examination of women’s history of, participation in, and contributions to the performing arts as actresses, playwrights, directors, theorists. Combining theory and practice, each semester the students will prepare a staged reading of a female-authored text. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement.
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THTR 3390 - Theatre Practicum: Acting 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will receive practical experience as an actor on a student production. Enrollment by audition and/or permission of instructor only. Prer., enrollment by audition and/or permission of instructor only.
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THTR 3391 - Theatre Practicum: Technical 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will receive practical experience as a technician on a student production. Prer., Enrollment by audition and/or permission of instructor only.
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THTR 3392 - Theatre Practicum: Directing/Stage Management 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will receive practical experience in directing/stage management on a student production. Prer., Enrollment by audition and/or permission of instructor only.
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THTR 3400 - Shakespeare in Production 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Special production-related projects in conjunction with the Theatreworks Summer Shakespeare Festival. Enrollment by permission of instructor only. Prer., THTR 1000.
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THTR 3510 - Stage Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A practical course that examines the responsibilities of a stage manager from preproduction through rehearsal and perfomances. Prer., THTR 2000.
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THTR 3520 - Costume Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to design, construction, and history of costuming for theatre and film.
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THTR 3530 - Theatre Make-up: Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Emphasizes the fundamentals of theatre make-up design and application techniques. Techniques include basic corrective, character, old age, and fantasy application.
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THTR 3540 - Properties and Set Dressing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth course that investigates the details that go into set creation from props to furniture to upholstery and carpentry. Prer., THTR 2000.
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THTR 3550 - Lighting for Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to lighting design including color theory, script analysis, light plotting, and electrics. Prer., THTR 2000.
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THTR 3560 - Theatre Set Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is designed to teach and immerse the student in scenic design in the theatre. Topics include script analysis, scenic preparation, sketching, and drafting. The student will learn by practical example, field, study, and hands-on activity.
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THTR 3590 - Advanced Topics in Technical Theatre 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced course covering various technical topics of theatre production. Topics may include set design and construction, scenic artistry, costuming, make-up, sound, stage lighting, props, etc. Prer., THTR 2000.
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THTR 3600 - The World of the Play 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students in this course will be involved in interdisciplinary studies clustered around a Theatreworks major production. Topics considered may include visual arts, music, history, literature, science, technology and philosophy relevant to the world of the designated play.
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THTR 3700 - Special Topics in Dance 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focus is on various forms of dance. Each semester the course will use technique, research, and performance to highlight a specific dance genre. Prer., THTR 2700 or DNCE 2700. Meets with DNCE 3700.
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THTR 3900 - Special Topics in World Theater 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Varying topics relating to theory, practice, and text of world theater. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
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THTR 3960 - Nationalism, Romanticism, and Melodrama 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth look at theatre of the 19h century from the French Revolution to the Grand-Guignol. Emphasis on melodrama and related examples from visual art and music. Meets with VAPA 3960.
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THTR 3970 - The Nordic Legacy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth look at the art of the Scandinavian countries with a specific focus on Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Edvard Munch, and Ingmar Bergman. Meets with VAPA 3970.
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THTR 3980 - The Manifestoes of the Avant-Garde 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth look at the history, practice, and manifestoes of the major artists of the historical Avant-Garde, from 1880-1950. Meets with VAPA 3980.
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THTR 4000 - Internship in Theatre 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed theatrical experiences involving specific application of relevant concepts and skills in supervised professional situations. Pass/Fail only. Prer., Permission of Program Director.
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THTR 4060 - Directing I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to directing for the stage. Exploration of various staging techniques and the essential technical areas (lights, sound and design) as well as intense script analysis. Prer., THTR 1000 and/or THTR 2030.
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THTR 4070 - Directing II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A seminar and practicum in directing for the stage. Students will apply learned techniques from THTR 4060 by directing one-act plays, which will be performed in the Spring Student Theatre Festival. Prer., THTR 4060.
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THTR 4200 - Special Topics in Dramatic Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Varying topics related to the history of dramatic literature. May focus on a particular playwright, genre, or period. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
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THTR 4393 - Theatre Practicum: Capstone 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Students will receive practical experience in a culminating project that will be adjudicated by the Theatre and Dance faculty. Enrollment by audition and/or permission of instructor. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit.
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THTR 4400 - Culminating Directing Project 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A culminating experience reserved for advanced students in directing. Students selected for the class are given a slot in the Osborne Studio Theatre to produce a full-length production. Prer., THTR 4060, THTR 4070, or consent of instructor.
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THTR 4980 - Theatre Capstone: Advanced Theatre Production 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course engages students in the theatre experience from conception to completion in scholarship and performance. All students will be involved in a semester-long project, a dramatic production typically lasting 30-50 minutes. Students will be asked to bring their experience and expertise to this unique collaboration. Prer., Senior standing.
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THTR 9400 - Independent Study in Theatre 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Independent study in theatre history, production or performance by permission of department chair.
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THTR 9499 - Independent Study - Research and Creative Works 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an opportunity to conduct research with Visual and Performing Arts faculty by one or more students on topics determined by a faculty member. Prer., Consent of instructor required.
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UTLS 3030 - Perspectives on Science and Math 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of philosophy and history of science for science and math students seeking to become secondary school teachers. Topics such as the philosophy, sociology, methodology, economics, politics and morality of science and mathematics will be explored with applications to teaching these materials in the secondary school classroom.
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UTLS 3040 - Science Research Methods 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An inquiry based introduction to scientific research for science and math students seeking to become secondary school teachers. Lecture and lab sections cover topics such as experimental design, statistical analysis, mathematical modeling, and presentation of research. Satisfies the LAS and Compass Curriculum Quantitative and Qualitative Reasoning requirement as a statistics course when taken by a student who has either 1) successfully completed MATH 1040 (or a mathematics course that has college algebra as a prerequisite), OR 2) scored 87% or higher on the College Algebra placement test and scored 50% or higher on the Business Calculus placement test. Juniors/Seniors Only.
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UTLS 3480 - Functions and Modeling 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Data collection and exploration of a variety of situations that can be modeled using linear, exponential, polynomial, and trigonometric functions. Use of technology in teaching, connections between various areas of mathematics, non-routine problem solving, problem-based learning, and applications of mathematics. Meets with MATH 3480. Prer., MATH 2350.
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UTED 1010 - Step I: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Lectures, audio and visual media, readings from supplementary journal articles, classroom discussions, technology-mediated interactions, student presentations, in-class small group activities, observations in selected elementary intermediate (grades 3-5) classrooms and three field experiences in elementary classrooms. Req.; Undergrad only.
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UTED 1020 - Step II: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Lectures, audio and visual media, readings from supplementary journal articles, classroom discussions, technology-mediated interactions, student presentations, in-class small group activities, observations in selected middle schools, and three field experiences in middle schools. Prereq., UTED 1010. Undergrad only.
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UTED 1030 - Inquiry Approaches and Lesson Plan Design for Secondary Math and Science Teaching 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explore teaching as a career through an introduction to theory, lesson planning, and classroom observations at primary and secondary levels. Students will then use inquiry-based techniques to team teach in a middle school classroom and constantly reflect on experiences.
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UTED 2010 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The goal of this course is to develop approaches to knowing and learning mathematics and science. Other topics include studying how standards for knowing are used, how knowing and learning are structured, how change develops, how connections between assessments and theories of knowing occur, and how technology is connected to learning. Req., UTED 1010, UTED 1020. Undergrad only.
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UTED 3020 - Classroom Interactions 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course focuses on interactions between teachers, students, and content, and how effective teacher-student interactions in the classroom play a pivotal role in students’ achievement. Students work in pairs to plan and teach inquiry-based lessons at the high school level. Preq., UTED 1010, UTED 1020, UTED 2010; acceptance into UCCSTeach program.
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UTED 4710 - Project-Based Instruction 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This is the capstone course in the sequence of professional development courses for UCCS Teach. Project-Based Instruction (PBI) is centered on the premise that project-based instruction engages learners in exploring authentic, important, and meaningful questions of real concern to students. Prereq., UTED 2010 and UTLS 3040.
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UTED 4720 - Reading in the Content Area 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to help secondary teachers become aware of the reading processes as well as current issues in adolescent literacy research and how they apply to subject matter material. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., UTED 1010, UTED 1020, and UTED 2010. Undergrad only.
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UTED 4730 - Apprentice Teaching UCCS Teach and Seminar 12 Credits (Minimum) 12 Credits (Maximum)
Reinforces and expands teaching strategies that teacher candidates have developed through their coursework and field experiences. The course focuses on classroom management and time management strategies, parent/teacher communication strategies, school culture, and school dynamics. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Prer., Successful completion of all UCCS Teach program courses.
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VAPA 1005 - VAPA Foundations: Sound, Listening, and Imagination 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This experiential interdisciplinary course asks: how can the process of developing listening skills cultivate creativity, deepen concentration skills, manifest new critical-thinking patterns, and enhance multiple intelligences? Goals: developing new language and confidence in learning and leadership. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures.
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VAPA 1020 - Ethnography of Performing Arts 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Ethnography of Performing Arts is the cross-cultural study of different expressive, artistic and cultural processes and practices (music, dance, theatre, film, ceremony, ritual, and visual art, etc.) in a variety of global settings. What is ethnography? How do people engage with performance in diverse ways? How might we create meaning for individuals or collectives through research? In this course, students learn to describe, compare, and write about performance and cultural practices. Students will use ethnography and participant-observation as methodologies for these cultural inquiries. In doing so, students will understand how performances create and shape social life, while also contesting them.
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VAPA 1050 - Visual and Performing Arts Foundation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An interdisciplinary foundational topics course integrating the theory and practice of a minimum of three disciplinary processes and approaches from across the arts (art history, film studies, gallery management, music, theatre, visual arts) in a thematic/conceptually-based course. Topics will vary. See course schedule for specific topics. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures; Writing Intensive.
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VAPA 1100 - Art in Time and Space 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores time and space in the creation, perception, exhibition, and performance in contemporary art practice: audio, film, performance, and visual art. Examines experimental and traditional art forms, historical and contemporary theories, and collaborations across a variety of creative and cultural contexts.
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VAPA 1200 - All Arts Excursions 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces students to a range of art experiences around the Springs and globally. We visit museums, galleries, performances and meet with artists, curators, and critics. Students then undertake intensive writing projects and peer review. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement.
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VAPA 1300 - American Identity on Stage and Screen 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
his class explores the ways we understand what it means to be “American” through performance and representation. Tracing the formation of American identity and its relationship to urbanism, immigration, nationalism, as well as race, gender, and ethnicity, we will look at theatre, film, and iconography from the 1850s to the present; from Civil War theatre to Spike Lee. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Cultural Diversity requirements.
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VAPA 1500 - Arts Innovations: Methods and Practices 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Arts Innovations is an interdisciplinary foundation course exploring the nature, social context and application of innovation and creativity across a variety of fields, such as art history, film, music, theatre, visual arts, sciences and entrepreneurship. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive.
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VAPA 3900 - Theory and Practice in the Visual Performing Arts 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A thematic/conceptually based advanced exploration of the integration of the visual and performing arts. The topic will develop the intersection/collaboration of a minimum of two disciplinary processes and approaches, focusing on the integration of theory, practice, or both, between the intersecting disciplines of the topic. Topics will vary depending on the semester. Prer., Any one VAPA 1000-level course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 3910 - Animating the Human 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Animation in its various forms and practices brings together the discussions most central to the visual and performing arts in the arenas of critique, theory and application. This course will examine the issues of representation, of concepts of the human, and of the significance of animation forms and choices in the exploration of these issues through a combination of applied and critical study. Prer., One VAPA 1000-level course.
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VAPA 3920 - Traditional and Folk Arts, Folk Expressions & Folkscapes 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course investigates different cultural expressions from belief systems to folk performances, vernacular architecture, and yard art where ingenuity creates senses of place, action, and performance. Includes visits to collections and folk art sites plus folk craft workshops. Meets with AH 3920. Prer., Any one 1000-level VAPA course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 3950 - Sound Art: Creative Sonic Worlds and Practices 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course will explore sound art as a multidimensional “meta-genre,” situated in time in both physical and virtual space. Imbedded in many interdisciplinary practices across the arts, students will investigate these sonic landscapes and build a clear picture of creative work throughout the 20th Century and beyond. Prer., Any one 1000-level VAPA course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 3955 - Theory and Practice of Cinema and Painting 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This class explores the relationship between cinema and paining. We create a visual vocabulary that describes what is innovative and experimental through class projects focused on the application of filmmaking, photography, poetry, etc. Both genres offer boundless horizons between the study of film and painting and the understanding as to how to adapt these approaches to student work. Prer., VAPA 1000-level courses such as VAPA 1020 or VAPA 1100, or consent of instructor.
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VAPA 3960 - Nationalism, Romanticism, and Melodrama 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth look at theatre of the 19h century from the French Revolution to the Grand-Guignol. Emphasis on melodrama and related examples from visual art and music. Meets with THTR 3960. Any one 1000-level VAPA course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 3970 - The Nordic Legacy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth look at the art of the Scandinavian countries with a specific focus on Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Edvard Munch, and Ingmar Bergman. Meets with THTR 3970. Prer., Any one 1000-level VAPA course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 3980 - The Manifestoes of the Avant-Garde 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An in-depth look at the history, practice, and manifestoes of the major artists of the historical Avant-Garde, from 1880-1950. Meets with THTR 3980. Prer., Any one 1000-level VAPA course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 3990 - Performance Art 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Investigates the nature, social context, and application of performance art as it pertains to the interarts, multimedia, and other forms of interdisciplinary performance practice. Students learn about and create performance art combining multiple disciplines through the practice of this field. Prer., Any one 1000-level VAPA course, or permission of instructor.
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VAPA 4470 - Art and Ritual of the South Pacific 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Investigates myriad art traditions and cultural practices of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Students learn to critique and analyze dynamics of power, cultural continuities and change. Examines ways art acts as a vehicle or catalyst for socio-political concerns. Approved for Global Awareness. Meets with AH 4470.
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VAPA 5950 - Sound Art: Creative Sonic Worlds 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course will explore sound art as a multidimensional interdisciplinary genre that involves music, sound, and environment, but often spans the distance across other arts fields and disciplines.
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