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    May 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering System  

 

Theatre

  
  • THE 228 - Rehearsal and Performance Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Participation onstage or serving in the capacity of stage manager or rehearsal assistant in a theatre production.
  
  • THE 230 - Oral Interpretation of Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Techniques of presenting literature to an audience as interpretive performance.
    Same As COM 230 
  
  • THE 235 - Introduction to the Theatre

    Credit Hours: 3 or 4
    The backgrounds and theories of the drama, a general introduction to the theatre, practical aspects of producing the play. The course has a required laboratory.
  
  • THE 240 - Acting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    A study of acting technique and theory, with emphasis on imagination, improvisation, characterization, performance tools and vocabulary, monologues and scene work.
  
  • THE 325 - Theatre Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Practical, hands-on theatre experience.
  
  • THE 326 - Theatre Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Practical, hands-on theatre experience.
  
  • THE 327 - Rehearsal and Performance Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Participation onstage or serving in the capacity of stage manager or rehearsal assistant in a theatre production.
  
  • THE 328 - Rehearsal and Performance Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Participation onstage or serving in the capacity of stage manager or rehearsal assistant in a theatre production.
  
  • THE 335 - Stagecraft

    Credit Hours: 3 or 4
    Continuation of THE 235  with stress on technical theatre. The course includes both lecture and laboratory components.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 235 
  
  • THE 336 - Scenic Design I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Fundamentals and techniques of scenic design.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 335  or consent of instructor
  
  • THE 337 - Costume Design and Construction

    Credit Hours: 3 or 4
    Fundamentals and techniques of costume design; a study of the techniques of constructing costumes.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 335  or consent of instructor
  
  • THE 338 - Sound Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    The artistic and technical aspects of designing sound effects for the theatre.
  
  • THE 339 - Scenic Rendering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Techniques of rendering for design in theatre.
    Same As ART 339 
  
  • THE 340 - Acting II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continuation of THE 240  with advanced study of characterization and an emphasis on script analysis; realism and scene study.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 240 
  
  • THE 341 - Lighting Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    The artistic and technical aspects of designing lighting effects for the theatre.
  
  • THE 342 - Practicum in Makeup Design

    Credit Hours: 1-6
  
  • THE 343 - Practicum in Stage Management

    Credit Hours: 1-6
  
  • THE 344 - Practicum in Costume Technology

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    43471
  
  • THE 345 - Practicum in Stage Lighting

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    43471
  
  • THE 346 - Practicum in Scenic Design

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    43471
  
  • THE 347 - Practicum in Stage Costume

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    (Note: All practica require individual projects and practical experience.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 335  and consent of instructor )
    43471
  
  • THE 348 - Stage Makeup

    Credit Hours: 3
    A practical laboratory approach to the art of stage makeup.
  
  • THE 349 - Practicum in Sound Design

    Credit Hours: 1-6
  
  • THE 404 - Survey of Drama

    Credit Hours: 3
    Critical and historical study of major plays from the classical Greek period through the 18th century.
    Prerequisite(s) ENG 211  or ENG 212  
    Same As ENG 404 
  
  • THE 411 - The Age of Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama

    Credit Hours: 3
    A survey of representative plays.
    Prerequisite(s) ENG 211  or ENG 212  
    Same As ENG 411 
  
  • THE 420 - Acting III

    Credit Hours: 3
    Advanced performance techniques; a study of period and/or presentational movement styles.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 240 
  
  • THE 421 - Practicum in Acting

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    43471
  
  • THE 425 - Theatre Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Practical, hands-on theatre experience.
  
  • THE 426 - Theatre Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Practical, hands-on theatre experience.
  
  • THE 427 - Rehearsal and Performance Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Participation onstage or serving in the capacity of stage manager or rehearsal assistant in a theatre production.
  
  • THE 428 - Rehearsal and Performance Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1
    Participation onstage or serving in the capacity of stage manager or rehearsal assistant in a theatre production.
  
  • THE 430 - Musical Theatre

    Credit Hours: 3
    Study of the history, forms, styles, and production techniques.
    Same As MHL 415 
  
  • THE 435 - Play Directing I

    Credit Hours: 3
    A theory course emphasizing play analysis and methods of director-actor communication.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 235 THE 240 , and upper-level status as a theatre or speech communication and theatre major
  
  • THE 436 - Play Directing II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continuation of THE 435 ; practical application of the methods learned in THE 435  through the direction of scene work and short one-act plays for performance.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 435 
    Writing Intensive Yes
  
  • THE 437 - Scenic Painting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Techniques of painting trompe l’oeil effects for theatre.
    Same As ART 337
  
  • THE 438 - Scenic Design II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continuation of THE 336  with intensive drafting and rendering study.
    Prerequisite(s) THE 336 
  
  • THE 440 - History of Theatre I

    Credit Hours: 3
    A survey of physical trends, production techniques, important persons, and literature of the theatre from the ancient Greeks to 1642.
  
  • THE 441 - History of Theatre II

    Credit Hours: 3
    A continuation of THE 440 , from 1642 to the present day.
  
  • THE 475 - Modern and Contemporary Drama

    Credit Hours: 3
    A study of Western dramatic literature from Ibsen to contemporary dramatists.
    Prerequisite(s) ENG 211  or ENG 212  
    Same As ENG 475 

Voice

  
  • MUV 111 - Voice Class I

    Credit Hours: 1
    Application of the fundamentals of vocal technique through vocalises and song literature with an emphasis on English and Italian Art Songs.
  
  • MUV 211 - Voice Class II

    Credit Hours: 1
    Application of intermediate vocal technique through vocalises and song literature including German Lieder.
  
  • MUV 257 - English Diction

    Credit Hours: 1
    A study of the international phonetic alphabet, and rules of pronunciation within the context of the English vocal literature.
    Prerequisite(s) All other diction & language classes
  
  • MUV 258 - Italian Diction

    Credit Hours: 1
    A study of the international phonetic alphabet and rules specific to Italian vocal literature including periodic opera and arts songs.
  
  • MUV 320 - Song Literature.

    Credit Hours: 2
    A brief history of the evolution of the English, German, French, and American Art Song and the major composers of the genre, including performance practices.
  
  • MUV 321 - Song Literature

    Credit Hours: 2
    A brief history of the evolution of the English, German, French, and American Art Song and the major composers of the genre, including performance practices.
  
  • MUV 357 - English and Italian Diction.

    Credit Hours: 1
    A study of the rules of pronunciation within the context of English and Italian vocal literature.
  
  • MUV 358 - German Diction.

    Credit Hours: 1
    A study of the international phonetic alphabet and rules of pronunciation within the context of German vocal literature including cantata, operatic, and art song literature from 1500 to the present.
  
  • MUV 359 - French Diction.

    Credit Hours: 1
    A study of the international phonetic alphabet and rules of pronunciation with the context of French vocal literature including opera and melodie.
  
  • MUV 362 - Opera Workshop

    Credit Hours: 1
    Preparation and performance of opera scenes.
  
  • MUV 411 - Vocal Pedagogy.

    Credit Hours: 3
    The physiological, psychological, and acoustical problems of singing. Principles and methods pertaining to voice production and the teaching of voice to individuals and to groups.
  
  • MUV 412 - Directed Teaching of Voice.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Advanced consideration of the principles and problems of voice production and voice teaching presented from a practical standpoint. Supervised experience in teaching voice supplemented by demonstration and discussion in class.
    Prerequisite(s) MUE 411
  
  • MUV 413 - Vocal Pedagogy II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Emphasis on the development of the private studio including local and national certification, networking with professional organizations, contracts, fee schedules, and professional ethics along with the selection of appropriate repertoire and diagnosis of vocal faults.
    Prerequisite(s) MUE 411
  
  • MUV 416 - Basic Italian for Singers

    Credit Hours: 3
    A study of the Italian language, including standard grammatical construction, verb conjugation and basic vocabulary of words and expressions most commonly used in the texts of cantatas, oratorios, opera and song.
    Prerequisite(s) MUV 357 
  
  • MUV 417 - Basic German for Singers

    Credit Hours: 3
    A study of the German language, including standard grammatical construction, verb conjugation and basic vocabulary of words and expressions most commonly used in the texts of art songs, and opera.
    Prerequisite(s) MUV 358 
  
  • MUV 418 - Basic French for Singers

    Credit Hours: 3
    A study of the French language, including standard grammatical construction, verb conjugation, and basic vocabulary of words and expressions most commonly used in the texts of art songs, and opera.
    Prerequisite(s) MUV 359 
  
  • MUV 498 - The Business of Music Theatre

    Credit Hours: 1
    A study of the standard business practices of professional singer-actors.

Applied Music

  
  • MU_(G,B,D,P,O,V,W,S) 000 - Proficiency Examination in Applied Secondary

    Credit Hours: 0
  
  • MU_(G,B,D,P,O,V,W,S) ? - Applied Music for Music Majors

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Music majors may register for 1 to 2 hours credit. After completion of the upper level exam, music majors may register for up to 3 hours credit.
  
  • MU_(G,B,D,P,O,V,W,S) ?? - Applied Music for Nonmusic Majors

    Credit Hours: 1
    Nonmusic majors may register for 1 hour credit.
  
  • MU_(G,B,D,P,O,V,W,S) 001 - Upper Level Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
  
  • MU_(G,B,D,P,O,V,W,S) 002 - Junior Recital

    Credit Hours: 0
  
  • MU_(G,B,D,P,O,V,W,S) 003 - Senior Recital

    Credit Hours: 0
 

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