Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Sociology

  
  • SOCI 499 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-4
    For advanced undergraduates in approved internships in organizational settings. Facilitates application of sociological insights to internship site, while also encouraging contribution to organization’s mission. Concurrent enrollment in SOCI 496 required when SOCI 499 taken for first time.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology Majors and Minors only
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit for up to 8 units, but only 4 units may be used toward the major or minor.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • SOCI 595 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Advanced research and writing. Students work under close supervision of faculty members. Subject matter can be variable.

    Prerequisite(s): graduate status, consent of instructor, and completed special studies form.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SSCI 299 - Sophomore Seminar: How to Think Like a Social Scientist


    Unit(s): 3
    A meta-disciplinary approach to social science literacy for second-year students ,developing knowledge of themselves as individuals and applying that knowledge as active, engaged citizens. Students learn to ask questions, consider evidence, analyze data, and recognize theories and methods used by social scientists, as well as to explore their own individual direction for majors and career.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area E (Life Long Learning/Self Development)
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SSCI 300 - Introduction to Portfolio Development and Special Project


    Unit(s): 1
    Introduces the student to both the Liberal Studies Program and to the subject matter preparation program through a broad based, interdisciplinary approach that facilitates the students need to understand the underlying relationship among all the courses in the program of study.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online. Grading: OPT
  
  • SSCI 320 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Examination of topics within Social Sciences. Themes and topics will vary.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online. Grading: OPT
  
  • SSCI 400 - Portfolio Evaluation


    Unit(s): 3
    Contents of each portfolio will reflect the courses students have taken to complete the program, and will include organized examples of their achievement in each of the core courses in history, political science, economics, and geography, and in the courses they have chosen in the breadth/perspectives part of the program.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online. Grading: GRD
  
  • SSCI 444 - Peer Facilitator


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Provides students experience in assisting an instructor in SSCI 299 by attending lecture, doing course-related research, working with small groups of students, and assisting the instructor(s) with course administrative tasks.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • SSCI 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A supervised study of an area of interest selected student in consultation with a sponsoring faculty member. Regular meetings will be arranged for discussions and progress evaluations, and a project/paper and/or portfolio will be submitted.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SSCI 499 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: CNC

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 101 - Basic Spanish, First Semester


    Unit(s): 4
    Spanish for beginners. Elementary oral expression and fundamentals of grammar; cultural readings and beginning practice in composition.

    GE Category: May satisfy GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 102 - Basic Spanish, Second Semester


    Unit(s): 4
    Spanish for beginners, second level. Elementary oral expression and fundamentals of grammar; cultural readings and practice in composition.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101 or equivalent.
    GE Category: May satisfy GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 150 - Elementary Conversation


    Unit(s): 2
    Directed conversation in Spanish for elementary-level students. Includes individual and class assignments in laboratory. Admission by consent of instructor.

    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: CNC
  
  • SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish, 1st Semester


    Unit(s): 4
    Review of fundamentals and a study of complex structural patterns. Reading of authentic cultural materials used in Spain and Latin America. Weekly compositions.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or equivalent.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE, category C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish, 2nd Semester


    Unit(s): 4
    Communicative grammar patterns in Spanish. Reading of current authentic cultural materials and weekly practice in composition.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201 or equivalent.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE, category C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 250 - Intermediate Conversation


    Unit(s): 2
    Practice in essential communicative fluency in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or equivalent.
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: CNC
  
  • SPAN 300 - Advanced Spanish Language


    Unit(s): 4
    Activities in written and spoken Spanish designed to increase students’ proficiency to the advanced level. Course will highlight selected points of grammar structure and form in the context of meaningful engagement with the language. Offered each semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online. Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 300H - Advanced Spanish Language for Native/Heritage Speakers


    Unit(s): 4
    SPAN 300H is designed for native/heritage speakers of Spanish with communicative competence in speaking and understanding Spanish but little formal schooling in the language. SPAN 300H draws on the student’s bilingual linguistic and cultural resources to build the knowledge, self-confidence and engagement to successfully use Spanish in academic settings.

    GE Category: The course fulfills GE area C3.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 301 - Advanced Composition and Conversation


    Unit(s): 4
    Compositions to achieve a mastery of the written language. Introduction to the preparation of critical essays and studies. Weekly compositions. Offered each semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 300 or SPAN 300H.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 304 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to the linguistics structure of Spanish. Overview of core components such as phonetics/phonology, morphology/syntax, and semantics/pragmatics.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 300 or SPAN 300H.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 305 - Introduction to Literature


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of short forms of literature with the objective of increasing vocabulary, reading for greater understanding, and content analysis. Introduction to concepts and principles of literary analysis (structure, character development, social context, point-of-view, discourse). Offered each Fall semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 300 or SPAN 300H, SPAN 301.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 306 - Cultures of Spain


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the development of the cultures and origins of Spain, and the formation of identities in its history, literature, film, and art. A survey course including lectures, readings, discussion, and writing. Offered each Fall semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 300 or SPAN 300H.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 307 - Cultures of Latin America


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the development of the cultures and origins of Latin America, and the formation of identities in its history, literature, film, and art. A survey course including lectures, readings, discussion, and writing. Offered each Spring semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 300 or SPAN 300H.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 400 - Special Topics in Linguistics


    Unit(s): 4
    Topics in Spanish linguistics, which may include sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, historical linguistics, and applied linguistics.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 304, or permission of instructor.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 401 - Authors of Spain


    Unit(s): 4
    A detailed study of representative authors, genres, periods, or regions. Requires discussion in class and a term paper. Offered each Fall semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 or permission of instructor.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 402 - Latin American Literature


    Unit(s): 4
    A detailed study of representative authors, genres, periods, or regions. Requires discussion in class and a term paper. Offered each Spring semester.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 305 or permission of instructor.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 410 - Spanish Translation, Theory, and Practice


    Unit(s): 4
    Introduction to Translation Theory; service-learning translation project. Survey of principal translation resources, critical evaluation of representative translations, and examination of translation techniques. Collaboration on a translation project with authentic texts provided by agreement with public service agencies representing a wide range of fields. Offered every other Spring semester.

    Prerequisite(s): all 300-level classes or permission of instructor.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Spring Alternate Years
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 427 - Spanish Teaching Methodologies


    Unit(s): 4
    Practical application of linguistic principles to the teaching of Spanish. Topics include discussion and practice of methods and materials for teaching Spanish, technological resources for the Spanish teacher and learner, and techniques for learner testing and evaluation.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 304 or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Spring Alternate Years
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 490 - Seminar in Linguistics


    Unit(s): 4
    Capstone seminar focusing on a representative theme in the field of linguistics. Requires completion and presentation of a final project (extensive portfolio or research paper), presented in a public setting or a scheduled class presentation, and serving as an exit assessment for graduation.

    Prerequisite(s): completion of all 300-level classes and one class at the 400-level.
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 491 - Seminar in Literature


    Unit(s): 4
    Capstone seminar focusing on a representative theme in the field of literature. Requires student discussion and participation. Requires completion and presentation of a final project (extensive portfolio or research paper), presented in a public setting or a scheduled class presentation, and serving as an exit assessment for graduation.

    Prerequisite(s): completion of all 300-level classes and one class at the 400-level.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C3 (Comparative Perspectives and Foreign Languages).
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Directed, individual study on subjects of special interest. Students must prepare a proposal that is subject to the approval of the Spanish program.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 499 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-4
    An internship in Spanish must combine: 1) service in a school or an agency in which Spanish is the operational language; 2) the selection of a topic for observation and study; 3) preparation of a bibliography and a reading list related to the internship activity; 4) a term paper that reflects both the internship work experience and appropriate research. For proposals and placement, please see the program coordinator.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • SPAN 500 - Second Language Pedagogy


    Unit(s): 4
    A course in second language acquisition theory and second language pedagogy in which participants learn to understand and apply models of proficiency-oriented and standards-based language instruction.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 501 - Teaching Practicum/Internship


    Unit(s): 2-4
    Requires Advisor approval. This course is a participatory experience for students in the MA program. Students participate in the instruction of a Spanish class or collaborate with program faculty to design an internship experience that provides a practical dimension to research or learning obtained through the program.

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 500 or Graduate Advisor consent.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 502 - Advanced Linguistics


    Unit(s): 4
    A course in Spanish linguistics that analyzes the form, meaning, and function of linguistic units; including, but not limited to, phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax. Requires completion of a research project.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 503 - Practical Linguistics


    Unit(s): 4
    A course in the significant elements of Spanish linguistics as applied in areas such as translation and interpretation and the pragmatics of oral and written discourse, including literary texts. Required completion of a research project.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 504 - Hispanic Literature I


    Unit(s): 4
    This survey course examines the literature of Spain and the Americas written before 1700 in a variety of genres and styles. Methods of literacy analysis and historical contexts are covered. This course requires the reading of El Quijote, among other texts.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 505 - Hispanic Literature II


    Unit(s): 4
    This survey course examines the literature of Spain and the Americas written in the 18th and 19th centuries. Methods of literary analysis and historical contexts are covered. Course restricted to SPAN MA students.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 506 - Hispanic Literature III


    Unit(s): 4
    This survey course examines the literature of Spain and the Americas written since 1898 in a variety of genres and styles. Methods of literary analysis and historical contexts are covered.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • SPAN 595 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Directed, individual study on a particular topic. Students must prepare a proposal that is subject to the approval of the Spanish program.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT

Theatre Arts

  
  • THAR 101 - Making Theatre


    Unit(s): 3
    This course is an overview of the art and practice of making theatre. Designed for non-majors, the class examines the various elements involved in creating, developing, performing, and presenting a theatrical event. Through lecture, guest speakers, hands-on projects, video, and demonstrations, students gain an appreciation of the artistry of live theatre performance.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C1 (Applied Arts Combining Studio and Theory).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 105 - Technical Theatre Workshop


    Unit(s): 1
    A production class in which students receive credit for backstage and technical work in plays and dance concerts directed by faculty members and guest artists.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated 6 times for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 115 - Dance Styles


    Unit(s): 1
    Class may focus on a particular dance style, e.g., contact improvisation, jazz or tap, or on dances of a particular era, e.g., social dance from 1935 to 1960. The emphasis will be on American dance styles. Some styles of dancing require more generalized dance background than others.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be taken five times for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 116 - Acting Styles: Comedy Improvisation


    Unit(s): 1
    Class will focus on a particular acting style, e.g. comedy, commedia del arte, farce, or improvisation.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be taken 4 times for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 120A - Acting Fundamentals


    Unit(s): 1
    Exploration of acting includes group and individual improvisation, physical and vocal exercises, and scene work, leading toward relaxation, physical action, and believability. Class work is designed to stimulate the imagination, build self-confidence and trust, and teach basic concepts for acting.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be taken 3 times for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 125 - Intro to Acting


    Unit(s): 3
    Introduction to acting techniques including physical and vocal exercises, script analysis, activating the imagination, cultivating stage presence, and telling dramatic stories artfully and effectively. Students will gain experience in oral communication, critical thinking, and build self-confidence. Part of the Acting Concentration. Open to majors and non-majors.

    GE Category: GE Area A1 (Oral Communication)..
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 143A - Stagecraft


    Unit(s): 2
    Work in both theory and practice covers scenery construction techniques and drawings for the theatre. Use of tools and materials for scenery, costumes, props, and lighting will be fundamental to the course.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 143B - Costumes


    Unit(s): 2
    An introduction to the fundamentals of costume design and construction. Basic makeup for the stage will be examined and practiced.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 143A. Co-requisite(s): Or THAR 143A.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 144A - Scenery


    Unit(s): 2
    Design principles are applied to scenery and properties for the stage. Includes advanced drafting and rendering techniques used to realize and execute designs for production.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 143A.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 144B - Lighting


    Unit(s): 2
    Basic lighting design, including the drawing of lighting plots, rigging techniques, and the operation of light boards and systems. Work in class affords direct experience in lighting of departmental productions.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 143A.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 145A - Voice for the Actor


    Unit(s): 1
    Fundamentals of voice to free the natural voice and build towards its full use. Exercises in breathing, relaxation and movement, resonance, and power will help the actor discover a direct, spontaneous connection between breath and the impulse to speak; develop greater vocal range; and explore the intricacies, implications, layers, and joys of the spoken text.

    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 145B - Speech for the Actor


    Unit(s): 1
    Articulate speech and textual clarity are primary skills for the actor. This course will concentrate on the fundamentals of speech, anatomy of good sound production, standard pronunciation techniques through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and methods for clearly speaking, articulation, vocal muscularity, and phrasing.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 145A.
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 146A - Movement for Actors 1


    Unit(s): 1
    This course is a foundational introduction to movement for the actor’s work in developing their physical presence on
    stage. Students will explore physical expression as an integral tool in performance using techniques from physical
    theater, dance, mime, and others. Face-to-face. Required for Acting Majors and a prerequisite for THAR 146B. Open to
    non-majors. One unit.

    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated Yes How many times?
    2 Maximum units for credit
    2
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • THAR 146B - Movement for Actors 2


    Unit(s): 1
    Expanding on skills learned in Movement for Actors I, the techniques in this course will strengthen and expand the
    actor’s physical instrument using dramatic scenes and text work. Face-to-face. Required for Acting Majors. Open to
    non-Majors. Prerequisite THAR 146A Movement for Actors I. 1 unit.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 146A
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated Yes How many times?
    2 Maximum units for credit
    2
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • THAR 160A - Humanities Learning Community


    Unit(s): 4
    THAR 160A/THAR 160B is a year long course, which features weekly lectures and small seminars. It delves deep into the nature of dance, theatre, and live performance, and asks the student to explore the nature of creativity itself. It constitutes a Humanities Learning Community (HLC) for any first-year student.

    GE Category: The learning objectives of the HLC will satisfy A3 (Critical Thinking) and C3 (Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages) GE Areas. C- or better required in the second semester for A3 credit.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 160B - Humanities Learning Community


    Unit(s): 4
    THAR 160A/B is a year long course, which features weekly lectures and small seminars. It delves deep into the nature of dance, theatre, and live performance, and asks the student to explore the nature of creativity itself. It constitutes a Humanities Learning Community (HLC) for any first-year student.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 160A.
    GE Category: The learning objectives of the HLC will satisfy A3 (Critical Thinking) and C3 (Comparative Perspectives and/or Foreign Languages) GE Areas. C- or better required in the second semester for A3 credit.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 199 - Student-Instructed Course


    Unit(s): 1-3
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 202 - Introduction to the History of Drama and Dance: Origins to 1800


    Unit(s): 4
    First of a two course sequence, this course examines Western theatre traditions of ritual, drama, and dance at their origins, while dramatic tragedy and comedy are traced from the Golden Age of Greece through the Age of Enlightenment, roughly 1800. Added emphasis is placed on traditional Asian theatre forms. May be taken independently from THAR 203. The course relates the theatre’s past to how theatre is practiced today.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C1 (History of the Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: CNC
  
  • THAR 203 - Introduction to the History of Drama and Dance: 1800 to Present


    Unit(s): 4
    Part two examines theatre, drama and dance from the 19th century to the present, including the rise of Realism and other theatre and dance forms in the 20th century. Also considered are the American musical, and recent trends in diversity and multiculturalism, and the theatre’s relationship to electronic media. May be taken independently from THAR 202.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C1 (History of the Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Hybrid. Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 210 - Contemporary Dance I


    Unit(s): 2
    Introduces specific contemporary techniques, with the emphasis on expanding movement range and facility. Alignment, strength, flexibility, and expressiveness are concerns of this course, which is intended for students with some experience in movement fundamentals.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated twice for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 220A - Acting: Text and Scene Study


    Unit(s): 2
    Text analysis and scoring, rehearsals, and in-class presentation of scenes drawn from realistic dramatic literature. Work with emotional memory and characterization. Core course for Acting Concentration majors.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120 or equivalent or consent of Director of the Acting Program. Open to THAR sophomores, juniors and seniors.
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be taken two times for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 220B - Acting: Characterization


    Unit(s): 2
    The focus of this course is on aiding the actor in developing a process for creating believable dramatic characters, and bringing them truthfully to life in theatrical context. Study of life models support presentations of rehearsed scenes, which are then critiqued and developed in class. Scenes are normally drawn from realistic dramatic literature. This course is the third in the Acting Concentration sequence, and is a core course for acting majors.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120 and THAR 220A or equivalent and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be taken two times for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 230 - Stage Management


    Unit(s): 2
    The functions of the stage manager from audition to final performance are examined. Students are trained to organize rehearsals, record actors’ movements, create prompt books, and to manage a performance. Students serve as stage managers for Performing Arts productions.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 144A and THAR 144B.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 231 - Stage Management


    Unit(s): 1
    Stage Management Practicum. Students serve as stage managers for Performing Arts productions.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 230 (or co-requisite) or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 240 - Choreography I


    Unit(s): 2
    Fundamentals of choreography through a problem-solving approach. Studies deal with aspects of time, space, dynamics and movement, with an emphasis on perceptions of meaning, that is, on “seeing” dancing as well as “making” dancing.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 210 or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be taken two times for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 244 - Scene Painting


    Unit(s): 2
    Study and practice of the basics of layout and painting of scenery, from rendering to full scale. Students assist in painting scenery used in Theatre and Dance productions. Includes instruction on handling toxic materials safely and on protecting the environment.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 143A and THAR 143B, THAR 144A and THAR 144B.
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 273 - Literature and Performance: Critical and Creative Readings


    Unit(s): 4
    This course explores the relationship between literature and performance, reading and rendition, the interaction between the literary skills of close reading, embodied reading, and possible productions of these readings on the page, stage or screen.

    Prerequisite(s): completion of GE Category A2 (ENGL 101 or ENGL 100B) required.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C2. Only one course numbered 273 in the Arts & Humanities will be considered for credit.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 275 - Contemporary Plays and Playwrights


    Unit(s): 3
    This class is an exciting and dynamic way to explore contemporary American play writing and its impact of on the current American theatre scene. It offers some of the finest writing that is occurring in this country today. Students will discover theatrical trends of our own era, and how these trends relate to contemporary politics.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 300 - Theatre in Action


    Unit(s): 3
    Required of all Theatre Arts majors. An investigation of technique, form, and content in drama and dance performances. Attendance at oral discussion and written critiques of 7-8 departmental, local, and/or Bay Area productions will develop articulate understanding of contemporary performance and its relation to theatre history, the arts, society, and culture. Activities fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only.
    GE Category: Satisfies upper division GE Area C1 (History of the Fine Arts). For juniors and seniors only. (Also available as periodic trips to New York.)
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be taken 2 times for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 301 - Dance Ensemble


    Unit(s): 1-3
    A process-and-product class in which students receive credit for major participation in areas of dance, choreography, or technical work (costumes, light, decor) for presentation in public performance. Dances may be choreographed and directed by faculty, guest artists, or students.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 240 or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated 6 times for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop


    Unit(s): 1-3
    A production class in which students receive credit for major participation as a partner in plays directed by faculty members and guest artists. Play titles, performance venues, styles, and production approaches vary from semester to semester.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated 6 times for credit. By audition or consent of instructor.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 303 - Technical Theatre Workshop


    Unit(s): 1-3
    A production class in which students receive credit for design, backstage, and technical work in plays directed by faculty members and quest artists.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated 6 times for credit. By audition or consent of instructor.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 304 - Production Dramaturgy


    Unit(s): 1-3
    l, hands-on rehearsal dramaturgy as practiced in the professional theatre. Students are assigned to work closely on a production in the department season, and implement story analysis, in-depth research, and information design to help shape the production. Key elements of dramaturgical work include concept work with the director, research for cast, program notes, outreach talks, study guides, and other possible outcomes based on the production’s needs.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 310A - Contemporary Dance Forms - Intermediate


    Unit(s): 2
    THAR 310 A, B, C, D - An intermediate contemporary dance technique class exploring principles of body patterning in regard to helping the student develop full physical, creative and intellectual potential. Material is presented by means of demonstration and description.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 210, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 310B - Contemporary Dance Forms - Intermediate


    Unit(s): 2
    THAR 310 A, B, C, D - An intermediate contemporary dance technique class exploring principles of body patterning in regard to helping the student develop full physical, creative and intellectual potential. Material is presented by means of demonstration and description.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 310A and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 310C - Contemporary Dance Forms - Intermediate


    Unit(s): 2.00
    THAR 310 A, B, C, D - An intermediate contemporary dance technique class exploring principles of body patterning in regard to helping the student develop full physical, creative and intellectual potential. Material is presented by means of demonstration and description.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 310D - Contemporary Dance Forms - Intermediate


    Unit(s): 2.00
    THAR 310 A, B, C, D - An intermediate contemporary dance technique class exploring principles of body patterning in regard to helping the student develop full physical, creative and intellectual potential. Material is presented by means of demonstration and description.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 311 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration I: Core Technique & Practice


    Unit(s): 1
    This course introduces somatic-based movement emphasizing functionality, efficiency and body awareness for performance. Pedagogy engages students in experiential training methods such as Yoga, Feldenkrais, Pilates, and Body-Mind Centering focusing on mindfulness, expressivity, longevity and students’ health.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 220B or consent of Acting or Dance Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 312 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration II: Movement & Improvisation


    Unit(s): 1
    In this course, the student will be guided through explorations and exercises to increase mobility, expression, imagination and collaboration. Pedagogy incorporates experiential training and skill building that includes Contact Improvisation, Conditioning, Partnering, Collaboration, and more.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 311 or consent of Acting or Dance Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 313 - Ballroom & Social Dance


    Unit(s): 1
    This course teaches American Ballroom Dancing including the Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango, and Viennese Waltz. Students will learn Mechanics, Rhythm, and Style. A main emphasis will be on the duet partnership. No prerequisite. May be taken once for UD Acting Concentration credit, and a second time as an elective.

    Typically Offered Spring Even Years
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 316 - 25 Elements of Comedy: Its All in the Surprise


    Unit(s): 1
    Comedy is BIG business, and a lot of fun. Actors play with 25 elements of comedy through comic scenes, action, and stage business.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120 or consent of Acting Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Spring Odd Years May Be Repeated May be taken once for UD Acting Concentration credit, and a second time as an elective.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 320A - Shakespeare I: Verse Scansion & Paraphrase


    Unit(s): 2
    A course in acting techniques for Shakespeare: scansion, paraphrase, vocal production, monologues and scenes.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120, THAR 145A, THAR 145B, THAR 220A, THAR 220B, and ENGL 339 or consent of Acting Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be repeated once for elective credit.
    Recommended Recommended for Hutchins and English majors.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 320B - Shakespeare II: Scene Study


    Unit(s): 2
    This advanced course builds on Shakespearean acting techniques, deepening analysis of text and introducing rhetorical devices and use of irony. Features advanced scene study of prose scenes and scenes where both verse and prose are employed. Most importantly, separating out Block content into discrete courses with individual course titles and descriptions will open content to more students and increase acting course enrollments overall, for majors, minors and other qualified students across campus.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 339 and 320A or consent of Acting Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 320C - Physical Theatre Workshop


    Unit(s): 2
    Actors learn to physicalize character through movement fundamentals, stamina, and relaxation. Stage presence is addressed through exploration of scenes that demand a dominant physical approach for their effective realization.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120, THAR 145A, THAR 145B, THAR 220A, and THAR 220B, or consent of Acting Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Fall Odd Years
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 320D - Commedia dell `Arte & Masks


    Unit(s): 2
    The eyes are the windows to the soul and the mask a whole open doorway. Actors literally look through someone else’s eyes and find physical transformation and a new way of relating to the audience.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 320C or consent of Acting Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Spring Even Years
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 321A - Intermediate Technical Block/Foundations


    Unit(s): 2
    Technical concentration students participate in the foundations, script analysis, and design projects.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 143A and THAR 143B, THAR 144A and THAR 144B, THAR 244, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 321B - Intermediate Technical Block


    Unit(s): 2
    Technical concentration students participate in the foundations, script analysis, and design projects.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 143A and THAR 143B, THAR 144A and THAR 144B, THAR 244, THAR 321A, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 322A - Advanced Scene Study


    Unit(s): 2
    Text analysis and scoring, rehearsals, and in-class preparation of scenes drawn from realistic dramatic literature. Work with emotional memory and characterization. Core course for Acting Concentration majors.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120B or equivalent and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be taken twice for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 322B - Advanced Scene Study


    Unit(s): 2
    Text analysis and scoring, rehearsals, and in-class preparation of scenes drawn from realistic dramatic literature. Work with emotional memory and characterization. Core course for Acting Concentration majors.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120, THAR 220A or THAR 322A or equivalent, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be taken twice for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 324 - On Camera: Acting & Production


    Unit(s): 2
    Acting and performing in front of the camera, although similar to theater, is distinctive in approach and technique. This course is an introduction to film and TV acting where acting students acquire techniques for working in front of the camera and film students learn to set up camera and audio equipment and work behind the camera. The On- Camera course is intended for advanced actors to further develop techniques assimilated in the courses prerequisites of THAR 120 and THAR 220A. Film production students may enroll with permission of instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120B and THAR 220A or consent of the Director of the Acting Program.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 325 - Audition for the Theatre


    Unit(s): 2
    This course is designed to cover the practical aspects of auditioning for the theatre, including 1) selecting appropriate material, e.g., classic/modern, dramatic/ comic, musical/revue; 2) preparing audition pieces; 3) giving a winning audition; 4) evaluating performance for future guidance; and 5) resume and headshot needs.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120, or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 326 - Circus Technique


    Unit(s): 1
    The course develops circus techniques for theatrical presentation teaching basic circus skills, while providing resources for continued skill development.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 120 or consent of Acting Program advisors.
    Typically Offered Fall Odd Years May Be Repeated May be taken once for UD Acting Concentration credit, and a second time as an elective.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 327 - Stage Combat


    Unit(s): 1
    Stage Combat introduces safe portrayal of violence onstage to create the illusion of danger to facilitate storytelling, character development, and given circumstances. Modes include swordplay, hand-to-hand combat, among others. May be taken once for UD Acting Concentration credit, and a second time as an elective.

    Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 328 - Accents & Dialects


    Unit(s): 1
    Actors create believable accents and dialects using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as a cornerstone. Students also learn how to acquire accents on their own.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 145A and THAR 145B.
    Typically Offered Fall Even Years May Be Repeated May be taken once for UD Acting Concentration credit, and a second time as an elective.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 330 - Musical Theatre Production


    Unit(s): 1-3
    A course devoted to the study and performance of musical theatre literature. Designed for singers, actors, and others interested in musical theatre. This

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated Course may be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 333 - Anatomy for Dance


    Unit(s): 3
    This Anatomy for Dance class will explore kinesiological principles of movement in an experience-based, dance-focused
    framework. Students will learn the concepts, structures and systems that comprise and organize the moveable body. With guided studies to activate the learning process, this anatomy course encourages the student to integrate information with experience. With an attention to dance technique this course will aid the student in understanding the elements of kinesiology that are most pertinent to dance.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior/Senior dance major/minor and/or instructor permission
    Typically Offered Fall Odd Years May Be Repeated Yes How many times?
    2
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • THAR 334 - Teaching Methodologies


    Unit(s): 3
    Methods and skills for teaching a variety of dance forms including modern/contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and more through research, theory and practice.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior level dance major/minor and/or instructor permission plus THAR 333 – Anatomy for Dance
    Typically Offered Spring Even Years May Be Repeated Yes How many times?
    2
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • THAR 340 - Choreography II


    Unit(s): 2
    Further development of choreographic skills and artistry. Includes problems in group choreography and relationship to fundamentals of rhythm.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 240.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • THAR 344A - Design for the Stage


    Unit(s): 3
    An advanced course examining design and rendering techniques for the stage. Students learn advanced drafting techniques. Class works as a team, with students assuming various design responsibilities for selected plays.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 144A and THAR 144B, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 344B - Design for the Stage


    Unit(s): 3
    Continuation of THAR 344A.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 144A and THAR 144B, THAR 344A, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • THAR 345 - Choreography III


    Unit(s): 2
    Further development of choreographic skills and artistry, including more extensive group choreography and relationship of movement to sound and music.

    Prerequisite(s): THAR 340.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
 

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