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SOC 295 2DQ - Women and Crime
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course involves the sociological and criminological study of women and crime. The course focuses on the following: gender-based crimes (such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking), women’s pathways to criminality, women’s experiences in the criminal justice system (with police, courts, incarceration, etc.) and what it is like for women working in criminal justice occupations. Students will engage with community organizations in the local area who work with these issues on a daily basis. Through these community partnerships and the academic research on these topics, students will learn about the ethical dilemmas associated with crime and issues of sex/gender/racial/ethnic and economic inequalities in society, all of which contribute to our system of mass incarceration in the United States.
Offered Fall Even Years
Prerequisite(s): Completion of COR 1 or COR 199 or COR 199 in progress; two full-time semesters of college credit, excluding retro credits, AP credits, and college credit earned while in high school.
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SOC 303 2E - Food and Social Justice
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Every day, the dietary choices we make have consequences for us, our communities, the environment, and people across the globe. An examination of agriculture, the food industry, and advertising reveals the causes of numerous social problems for a culture over-fed yet under-nourished by the food we produce. Yet Dane County and Madison boast some of the most progressive food practices in the nation that we’ll see first-hand. Cross-listed ENVS 303
Prerequisite(s): Completion of COR 1 or COR 199 or COR 199 in progress; two full-time semesters of college credit, excluding retro credits, AP credits, and college credit earned while in high school.
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SOC 309 D - Race and Ethnicity
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course engages students in an analysis of historical and contemporary experiences of race and ethnicity in the United States as influenced by changing migration trends and economic developments. Special consideration is given to the social construction of racial categories; issues of whiteness; and multiracial identity. Cross-listed ETHS 309
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): Two full-time semesters of college, excluding retro, AP, and high school credits
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SOC 310 - Selected Topics in Sociology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will examine vital areas of contemporary concern in sociology. The topic or problem of the course changes each semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOC 311 - Sociology of Law
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
In this course, students will become familiar with the ways in which social factors impact how people understand and engage with legal institutions. Course topics include how experiences with the legal system are impacted by race, class and gender, current events in law (such as the #metoo movement), civil and criminal legal systems, and social change and the law. The focus of this course is minimally on how the law and legal systems work, and instead emphasizes the social impact of the law. Cross-listed CJ 311
Offered Other
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SOC 324 - Education and Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Using a comparative and experiential approach, the course situates the school within the wider social context. Students share their explorations of the dynamics of family, socio-economic, gender, and race factors in shaping both the lives of the students and the processes of schooling and the schools.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOC 325 2DJ - Health, Illness and Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course explores the social context of health, well-being and illness. We consider the importance of one’s social position in shaping status, power, bodily control and resources, as well as the influence of social structures and cultural practices. As part of this course, students will complete a service learning project. Cross-listed COR 230E
Prerequisite(s): Completion of COR 1 or COR 199 or COR 199 in progress; two full-time semesters of college credit, excluding retro credits, AP credits, and college credit earned while in high school.
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SOC 326 Q - Human Sexualities
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course focuses on the ways in which sexual desires, identities, and practices are socially constructed. Through text, lecture, film, and class discussion, we will examine the social sources of sexuality, and will seek to understand how sexuality has influenced and is influenced by a variety of domains of society. Meanings of sexuality will be addressed at multiple levels historical, structural, cultural, and personal and across multiple domains, such as the life course, schools, college campuses, prisons, online dating forums, and political spheres. Cross-listed WGS 326
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore status
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SOC 340 - Theories of Deviance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A theoretical study of criminal and deviant behavior in society, since the 18th century in Europe to present day. Various schools of thought, from the Classical School, Positivist School, and the Chicago School will be examined. Deviance will be viewed from sociological, biological, and psychological perspectives. Cross-listed CJ340
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SOC 365 JQ - Women and Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is an assessment of women’s position in American society. It considers the history of women’s roles and experiences in American society, examining how American women’s experiences compare with their own past, to men, and to women of other nations. Emphasis is on the importance of gender ideology and its impact on women’s identity, relationships, outcomes and participation in major institutions. Cross-listed WS365
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOC 379 - Independent Study - Sociology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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SOC 380 - Seminar in Sociology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
An examination of selected problems or issues. The seminar is frequently used in conjunction with courses in the sequence on major social institutions to provide an opportunity for the student to examine an area of particular interest within a seminar format.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SOC 402 - Theories of Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
An analysis of the models of society developed by classical theorists, including Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, as well as the major contemporary theories of society.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): Any SOC prefix course.
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SOC 479 - Independent Study - Sociology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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SOC 480 - Seminar in Sociology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
An examination of selected problems or issues. The seminar is frequently used in conjunction with coursed in the sequence on major social institutions to provide an opportunity for the student to examine an area of particular interest within a seminar format.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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SPAN 101 L - First Semester Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
For students beginning the language. The following four skills are taught: understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Use of the language lab is required. C
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 102 L - Second Semester Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Continuation of SPAN 101 .
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101 or equivalent (online placement test available).
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SPAN 201 GL - Third Semester Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Continued development of understanding, speaking, reading and writing skills, with emphasis on grammar review and conversation.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or equivalent.
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SPAN 202 GL - Fourth Semester Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Continued development of understanding, speaking, reading and writing skills, with emphasis on grammar review and conversation.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201 or equivalent (online placement test available).
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SPAN 279 - Independent Study - Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Given with the consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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SPAN 312 - Third Yr Conversation & Composition
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Language review, with oral and written exercises to develop conversation and writing skills. Weekly composition.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or equivalent.
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SPAN 314 G - Language in the Media
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Study of language and culture communicated through the mass media, as a means to improve language proficiency and oral comprehension.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or equivalent.
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SPAN 318 G - Language in the Hispanic World
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SPAN 318 is a detailed study of the Spanish language through cultural texts from diverse areas of the Spanish-speaking world, including music, video clips, and Internet sites that offer the student up to date cultural information.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or consent of the instructor.
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SPAN 331 G - Spanish Civilization
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course examines the historical events and people that have shaped Spanish culture from its earliest beginnings to the present, giving students basic knowledge about the history of Spain and highlighting the interrelationships between political, intellectual, artistic, and social trends. Within the broader historical overview of the Iberian Peninsula, the course will cover in detail Spain’s Golden Age (16th and 17th centuries) through the 21st century. The class also provides many opportunities for pair and small group activities that allow students to practice language skills and engage in conversations with their peers. Written assignments will offer students the opportunity to synthesize language practice with new historical knowledge.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or consent of the instructor.
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SPAN 332 - Latin American Civilization
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is a survey of the key themes, ideas, and events that have shaped Latin American civilization and culture. We will begin with an overview of the geography and history of the region. Most of the course will focus on major topics of the contemporary period, the 20th and early 21st centuries: politics, economy, society, religion, education, art, women, family, and cultural identity. Special attention will be given to issues of race, gender, class, and recent transformations due to urbanization, immigration, and globalization. We will supplement the textbook with film, television, newspapers and magazines, music, and the internet. We will also read short stories and essays for their unique perspective on culture. Students will engage in discussion and oral presentations, write short papers, and take three exams.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or consent of the instructor.
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SPAN 336 G - Film & Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This class will explore contemporary Hispanic societies from the perspective of the cinema, and how the Spanish-speaking world has been portrayed in film since the 1970s. The main goal of the course will be to study and understand many of the important themes to emerge from contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinema: including historical influences, social problems, gender relations, political upheaval, marginalization of oppressed sectors of society, globalization, the function of humor, the role of art and imagination in communicating these perspectives, and the contrasts with the “Hollywood” style of movie-making. By the end of the semester, students will have improved ability to read, write, and understand contemporary Spanish, and an enhanced understanding of the themes, traditions and style of Spanish-language cinema.
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SPAN 379 - Independent Study - Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Given with the consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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SPAN 380 - Special Topics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of intermediate students - e.g., literature, culture or language.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 381 - Special Topics: Language
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of intermediate students in Spanish Language.
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SPAN 382 - Special Topics: Literature
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of intermediate students in Spanish literature.
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SPAN 383 - Special Topics: Culture
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of intermediate students in Spanish Culture.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: No
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SPAN 412 - Adv Spanish Conversation & Comp
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Advanced level oral and written exercises to develop vocabulary, grammatical structures, and fluency. Intensive writing practice.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): 2 classes at 300 level or above or consent of instructor
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SPAN 414 G - Lang in the Media: Advanced Level
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Advanced study of language and culture communicated through the mass media, with emphasis on regional usage, advanced vocabulary and complex grammatical structures.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): 2 classes at 300 level or above or consent of instructor.
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SPAN 418 - Language in the Hispanic World Adv
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Advanced study of Spanish language through cultural texts, literary readings, journalism, film, grammar review. Extensive speaking practice.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): 2 classes at 300 level or above or consent of instructor
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SPAN 424 CG - Tpcs in Mdrn Peninsular Literature
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SPAN 424 focuses on thematic aspects of literature from Spain, focusing on advanced reading comprehension and basic literary analysis from an anthology and short stories or novels. Class activities include vocabulary exercises and group discussions to improve students’ language skills and turn the solitary activity of reading into lively conversations.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): ENG 110 ; two Spanish courses at 300-level or above or consent of instructor.
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SPAN 430 - Phonetics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Linguistic analysis of Spanish sounds; practice in pronunciation and intonation. Study of regional dialects. Practice in phonetic transcription. Required of teaching majors and teaching minors.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): two Spanish courses at 300 level or above or consent of instructor. * If enrollment or rotation sequence does not permit taking these courses at Edgewood, you may take them at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Collaborative Program.
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SPAN 433 - Contemporary Culture
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is an advanced class on present-day Hispanic cultures, with focus on specific countries. It involves detailed analysis of literary, cultural and artistic artifacts, together with media and popular music.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): one class at 300 level or above or consent of instructor.
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SPAN 437 CG - Spanish-American Literature
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Introductory survey of Latin American literature from colonial times to the present, exploring literary texts as products of the historical and cultural contexts that produced them. Study of and anthology followed by a novel, with secondary sources and videos. Develop advanced reading skills and vocabulary, together with enhanced writing and analytic abilities.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): ENG 110 ; two 300 level Spanish courses or consent of instructor.
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SPAN 438 CG - Contemporary Literature
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Recent trends in late-20th and early-21st century literature from Spain and/or Latin America. Representative authors from various Spanish-speaking countries, including prose, poetry, theater and essay. Introduction to literary theory and analysis.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): ENG 110 or W cornerstone; two classes at 300 level or above or consent of instructor.
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SPAN 459F - Tch Foreign Language: Elem/Mid/Sec
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Theory and practice of methodologies. Extensive classroom practice in pedagogies. Practicum experience in local schools. Development of professional portfolio. Required for all Teaching Majors and Minors. Co-taught with FREN 459F ; also known as ED 459F . Cross-listed FR/ED459Fed651F
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 479 - Independent Study - Spanish
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Given with the consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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SPAN 480 - Special Topics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which would meet specialized needs of advanced students - e.g. literature, culture or language.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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SPAN 480A CGQ - Women Writers of Spain
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Spanish 480 Special Topics: Women Writers of Spain will examine literature written by female authors in order to improve understandings of Spanish history, culture, and society with a specific focus on the struggles of women. The literature will be examined for its literary qualities and as a representation of social and gender roles.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): one 300 level Spanish course or consent of instructor.
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SPAN 480B DG - Spc Tpc:Immigration & Social Change
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
The course looks at the causes and consequences of immigration 1) from Latin America to the US and 2) from Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America to Spain. We look at economic and political motives for immigration in the work of demographers, sociologists, and economists, before moving to the study of the cultural and social experience of immigration, as expressed through literature, art and popular culture.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): at least two 300 level Spanish courses (or above. or consent of the instructor.
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SPAN 481 - Special Topics: Language
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of advanced students in Spanish Language.
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SPAN 482 - Special Topics: Literature
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of advanced students in Spanish literature.
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SPAN 483 - Special Topics: Culture
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A course which will meet the specialized needs of advanced students in Spanish culture.
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SPAN 490 - Spanish Internship
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Internship with a service organization in the Dane county area serving the Spanish- speaking community.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
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THN 600 - Introduction to Thanatology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Introduction to the discipline of thanatology and an overview of the study of dying, death, and bereavement. Topics include perspectives of death (as an individual and as a member of society); how and where we die, how we grieve, and what can be done to provide the best possible care; perspectives of faith questions; strategies to avoid burnout. Includes an introduction to Interprofessional Healthcare (IP), its history, and the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice from the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) report (2016).
Offered Fall
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THN 610 - Applications in Than Theory
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of bereavement theory and techniques in individual and group facilitation skills. Topics include effective listening skills; contemporary models/theories of grief; key concepts related to grief; grief support in the context of interprofessional healthcare teams; and grief after traumatic death.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: No
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THN 615 - Family Systems and Thanatology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Family systems theory, first proposed by Kerr and Bowen (1988), considers the complex inter-dynamics of the family as a unit. This course offers an in-depth exploration of family systems theory applied to end-of-life care and bereavement situations with “the family as the unit of care.” Topics include but not limited to: chronic illness, sudden illness, addiction, and suicide.
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THN 620 - DEI & Social Justice in Than
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Poverty and socioeconomic issues are often barriers to quality of healthcare, including quality of life and quality of death. In a world framed by notions of nationality, politics, power, race, ethnicity, class, age, gender, and other cultural variables, this course explores issues of social justice, diversity, and inclusion in the contexts of dying, death, grief and loss.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: No
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THN 625 - Spiritual Dimensions of Care in Thanatology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Early in her work in hospice and palliative care, Dame Cicely Saunders coined the term total pain, by which she meant the suffering comprised of physical, social, spiritual, and psychological components at the end of life. For Saunders, spiritual support and deep listening were essential components of quality care. In 2009, the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care and the National Quality Forum (U.S.) determined that spiritual care is an essential domain of quality palliative care. This course examines the domain of spiritual care for palliative and hospice care both in the U.S. and internationally. Topics include the varied definitions of spirituality; ways spiritual care depends on the building of relationships; how a spirituality and health model can inform compassionate care; spiritual assessment models; and the evidence base for improved outcomes for both patients and caregivers.
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THN 630 - Ethics in Death and Dying
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Explores the ethical and moral challenges and dilemmas faced both during the dying process and at the end of life for care providers, patients, and families. Ethics will be considered within an applied framework, using case studies in pain management, psychology, suffering, terminating treatment, and mechanical support. This course examines the process of decision making as we determine guidelines for ethical decisions at the end of life. Includes an appreciation for and sensitivity to the additional challenges or difficulties in the EOL decision making process for those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or have been historically marginalized.
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THN 635 - Developmental Thanatology: Research Methods Across the Lifespan
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Exploration of research across the lifespan and how research contributes to the identification of best practices in thanatology. Topics include critical reading and use of thanatology research studies; theories and methods of conducting research; IRB CITI training; research ethics; and study design via applied grant writing. This course does not include statistical procedures or data analysis and is not intended to be an exhaustive exploration of all research methodologies.
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THN 703 - Developmental Perspectives in Thanatology: Children, Teens, and Emerging Adults
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of the attitudes and responses of children and teens to death, loss, and grief. This course draws on research literature on human developmental stages. Topics include strategies for working with families and caregivers of terminally ill children/teens; facilitating communication between healthcare providers and families; strategies for helping children/teens in the midst of family illness; and models of bereavement programs.
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THN 704 - Developmental Perspectives in Thanatology: Middle to Older Adulthood
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of the field of psychology of aging at the end of life through a biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional framework. Offers a basic knowledge of how psychological theory contributes to our understanding of the many facets of older adult development, specifically as it relates to issues of grief and loss in later adulthood. Topics include non-death losses due to changes in identity; transitions into retirement; bereavement overload due to death and non-death loss(es); and a special focus on loss of independence and anticipatory grief due to living or caring for those with dementia.
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THN 705 - Hospice & Palliative Care at the En
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of the history, theory and practice of hospice and palliative care. Topics include the palliative approach to medicine; terminal disease trajectories; the dying process; practical strategies for assisting families in communicating with healthcare providers; the ways Interprofessional Collaborative Practice core competencies can enhance EOL care; the impact of end-stage terminal illness on caretakers (both professional and family) and family members; and self-care for caregivers.
Offered Fall
Course Fee: No
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THN 706 - Suicidology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Introductory course exploring current theories of suicide and contemporary approaches to intervention as well as the overall failure of current approaches to prevention. Topics include nomenclature; historical, current, and emerging theoretical and treatment models; safety planning; suicide across the life span and across the globe; approaches to prevention and how it can be done better; potential iatrogenic impact of caregiver biases and personal perspectives regarding suicide.
Offered Fall
Course Fee: No
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THN 707 - Suicide and Children, Teens, and Young Adults
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of suicide, suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention (grief support) among children & teens, and young adults. Topics include prevalence of suicide in these age groups; assessment and screening; prevention; intervention; post-intervention; stressors including AODA, LGBTQ and cultural issues; evidence-based programs; current research; and best practices.
Prerequisite(s): THN 706 or permission of instructor
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THN 708 - Traumatology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Exploration of the psychological impact of many different types of trauma and trauma victims, including implications for post-traumatic stress disorder, complicated grief and bereavement, and subsequent psychosocial impact on communities. Topics include psychological and victimology theories used to explain and treat trauma; challenges associated with trauma; critical incident stress management; co-morbid psychological and medical diagnoses; community response activities; social correlates; and mechanisms of positive change after a traumatic event (post-traumatic growth).
Offered Spring
Course Fee: No
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THN 710 - Complicated Grief
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of the history, research, literature, and risk versus protective factors for the development of the concept of complicated grief. Topics include assessment of complicated grief; techniques for helping the bereaved after special losses; attending to individual spiritual needs; cross-cultural considerations; lifespan issues; setting appropriate boundaries; self-care for the caregiver; confidentiality.
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THN 711 - Death and the Creative Imagination
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examination of cultural contexts of death, dying and bereavement through literature, film, art, and music. Topics include themes of death & bereavement in novels, short story, drama, poetry, media art, and film. Explores ways the arts can be used therapeutically in work with the dying & grieving.
Offered Fall
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THN 715 - Special Topics in Thanatology
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Exploration of new and emerging topics in thanatology.
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THA 108 - Comm & Oral Interprtn of Lit
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course will introduce the student to the techniques used in the interpretation and oral communication of literature. Students will learn how to assess literature to determine the emotional and intellectual intent of various authors from a wide range of literary genre. Students will become adept at using the skills necessary to share diverse forms of literature with a live audience.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: No
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Written Communication requirement.
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THA 109 - Intro to Theatre: a Glbl Prspctve
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to provide the student with a global perspective of, and appreciation for, the historical, esthetic and artistic components of live theatre. The collaboration of Theatre and society will be examined in the contexts of historical influence, dramatic literature and live performance. The artistic components of technical theatre will be introduced with a focus on the interpretation and transformation of dramatic literature into live realization of the staged play. Particular attention will be paid to how global perspectives and cultural practices have influenced the interpretation and artistic representation of Theatre across time and place.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: No
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 110 - Tap Dance: Techniq & Cult Perspectiv
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course, for students with little or no knowledge of tap dance, spans the development and place of the form from its early roots in the Americas of 1600 to the present. It combines pedagogical study of the multi-cultural elements of this art from participatory studio work to build basic understanding of music, movement and cultural sensitivity. An American hybrid art form, the course illuminates the intersection of history and culture.
Offered Fall
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THA 124 1G - BraveSpace: SocialChange & Puppetry
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course will explore and examine how the creative arts industry is addressing the need for social change in the 21st century. We will focus on the contemporary work of various artists and companies in the fields of Theatre, Puppetry, and Visual Art, around topics of gender, race, and culture. The course will involve academic and artistic challenges through readings, discussion, live and recorded performances, puppetry and artistic construction, and student performance. This course can be applied toward a Theatre Arts major.
Offered Fall
Course Fee: $25
Prerequisite(s): This course is for first semester freshman students or freshman transfer students.
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THA 125 1Q - Identity, Art and Culture
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This interdisciplinary and experiential course consists of three components; a study of the sexes and sexual identity, an exploration of Theatre, Music, and Visual art, and how sex and art create cultural phenomena. Participants will be exposed to artists that are greatly influenced by gender and sexuality. Our itinerary will include plays, museums, musical performances, art galleries and guest speakers.
Prerequisite(s): This course is for first semester freshmen or freshmen transfer students.
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THA 141 C - Intro to Literature - Drama
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Introduction to Literature: Drama introduces the basic principles of dramatic literature, and their specific applications to particular forms of drama, including stage, film, and radio. The course is specifically designed as an introduction to the elements of a theatrical production, the analysis of dramatic form and structure, with a brief historical survey focusing on critical analysis of representational plays from various periods.
Offered Spring
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THA 149 - Intro to Acting for Maj & Non-maj
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Philosophic orientation of the actor to his/her art with emphasis on basic technical skills. Students work on the techniques of acting while considering larger questions of perception, creative and aesthetic awareness. Students gain confidence in performing for and with others and explore the potential of theatrical ensemble and the collaborative nature of theatre through partnered work, original scene creation, and performances outside the classroom for other classes.
Offered Fall, Spring
Course Fee: No
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THA 191 B - Stagecraft
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
If you’ve ever wondered how your favorite Costumes, Sets, Lighting, or Sound came into being, or if you love working with your hands this is a course for you. THA 191is a behind the scenes look at theatrical production. Students will study the techniques used to produce scenery, costumes, sound and lights as well as the organization and management associated with theatre. This practical course offers students a basic working knowledge of technical theatre.
Offered Fall
Course Fee: 20
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 200 - Theatre Design Elements
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of your favorite plays or shows this class might be for you. This class offers an introduction to the media used in theatrical design, including but not limited to Costume Design, Scenic Design, Lighting Design, and Sound Design.
Offered Fall
Course Fee: No
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 226 A - Film Criticism
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Film Criticism offers an introduction to basic film techniques and aesthetics in the art of film. It studies the cultural and artistic implications of film into today’s society. These areas will be examined through “film, as in all art, is a reflection of - and an influence on - the society of its time” and on the idea of aesthetics as it relates to a sense of beauty and a philosophy of beauty in the arts.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 227 - Tpc: Contemporary Theatre Exper
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
This course requires an extended field trip experience to a theatre center or convention, (typically the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival KCACTF Region III during winterim) for students presenting their work in areas of design, tech, management, acting, directing or other area of theatre covered by the experience.
Offered Fall
Course Fee: 50
Prerequisite(s): None
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THA 239 A - Surv: Hist of Musical Theatre Form
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is an introductory survey of Musical Theatre history, which will provide the student with the means of developing an appreciation of the aesthetics of the musical theatre form as he/she studies works from around the world.
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THA 269 ADU - Script Analysis: Frm Page to Stage
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Students will develop an appreciation of the theatrical arts by analyzing dramatic scripts as the basis of theatrical production. Various interpretive perspectives, including the historical/social context in which the scripts were written or set, will be examined. Finally, the impact that context has on race, class, gender and ethnicity issues in production will be explored. Students will take plays from their blue print state on the page, study ideas, theories and contexts to aid their imagination, and then create a working concept for some or all elements of theatre production for each play.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 270 - Stage Management
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This is an introductory course in stage management for the theater. It is a practical course designed to give the student working knowledge and hands on experience in stage management. It will address the role of the stage manager from the pre-casting, through daily rehearsals, technical rehearsals and performances.
Prerequisite(s): none.
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THA 276 BG - Drama in Education
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to provide the college student with a basic understanding of, and appreciation for, the use of Drama as a tool for teaching and learning within educational and social settings. Drama in Education focuses on enhancing a kinesthetic awareness of literature in children and will be applied to the study of global children’s literature. This literature includes folk stories, plays, classic and contemporary works to be critically explored and analyzed through discussion, writing, and active creative dramatic techniques. Students will research the history of Drama in education, from the 1960’s through the present, including contemporary practices, theories and techniques from various countries.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 285 AG - Puppetry in Practice & Peformance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course is designed to explore a wide range of puppetry styles in their early as well as contemporary global and historical settings, and to apply that knowledge to the student’s understanding of puppetry as both an art form and genre of performance. Students will understand the historical and cultural background of Puppetry along with the various ways that puppets have been a part of social and artistic situations from pre-historic man through our present time. Students will examine global, historical and contemporary settings, as well as the social and educational impact of puppetry on our current entertainment industry. In addition to this study of the historical and cultural background of Puppetry, students will also learn first-hand about the techniques used in building and performing a variety of different puppet styles, culminating in a puppet performance to be shared with a community audience.
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THA 292 - Theatre Practicum
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: .5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: .5
A foundational half credit course for theatre arts, this practicum provides practical experience in theatre production and management as related to a college level production at Edgewood College Theatre. Areas include lights, sound, costumes, hair & make-up, props, sets, dramaturgy, box-office/theatre management, stage management, and other areas related to a particular production.
Students will register for the following crews: THA 292A Stage Manage Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292B Thtr Manage Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292C Costume Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292D Dramaturgy Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292E , THA 292F Props Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292G Sets Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292H Sound Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292I Lighting Practicum for Maj/Min , THA 292J Other Practicum for Maj/Min
Offered Fall, Winterim, Spring, Summer
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THA 292A - Stage Manage Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as either the Stage Manager or Assistant Stage Manager for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292B - Thtr Manage Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as box office and promotions staff for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292C - Costume Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as costume setup and running crew for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292D - Dramaturgy Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as dramaturge for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292E - Make-Up Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as makeup setup and running crew for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292F - Props Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as props master and/or running crew for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292G - Sets Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as scenic running crew for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292H - Sound Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as sound engineer/board operator/designer for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292I - Lighting Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled by serving as electrician and/or light board operator for an Edgewood College Theatre production or by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 292J - Other Practicum for Maj/Min
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 0.5
To be fulfilled in production work by special arrangement with the Department of Theatre Arts.
Offered Fall, Spring
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THA 319 AGQ - (Post)colonial Cinema and Asia
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Geisha, Madame Butterfly, China dolls, Arabian bazaars, exotic sampans, mysterious mountain peaks—-these are just some of the recurring images of Asia, or “the Orient,” in the European and American popular imagination. The place of Europe’s oldest, richest colonies and the U.S. military adventures and territorial expansions, Asia has become not only an integral part of the imperial West’s material culture and civilization but also its exotic, mysterious, feminine, and ultimately inferior Other. A persistent critic of the Western supremacist ideologies has been Edward Said, who refers to the West’s imperialist and masculinist constructions of the East as Orientalism, a set of terms, ideas, and principles that contain and control the Otherness of the Orient.
In what ways has the colonial West’s conceptualization of the East persisted or changed in contemporary cinema since Said’s epochal critique over four decades ago? How has Said’s notion of Orientalism been extended and modified in postcolonial and postcolonial feminist film studies? How is the Orientalist discourse reproduced, complicated, and challenged in Western and Eastern film? In what ways do race, gender, and nation intersect in Orientalist cinematic narratives? In what specific historical and geopolitical contexts do cinematic texts portray (anti-) Orientalist images and visions of Asia? In what ways are such inquiries relevant or urgent as we negotiate the complex relations between women and men as well as the East and the West in today’s cultural and geopolitical contexts?
In this course, we will explore these key critical questions and understand film as an important cultural, as well as art, form for the production, dissemination, and critique of Western European and American knowledge about genders, sexualities, and nations. Cross-listed ETHS 319
Offered Other
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THA 326 A - Film in Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course offers an examination of American society and its culture as reflected through the films of particular time periods in the 20th and early 21st centuries. These areas will be studied through the idea that “film, as in all art, is a reflection of - and an influence on - the society of its time.” Through the use of popular American films, students will be introduced to competing perspectives on American history, culture and society.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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THA 327 A - Understandng Happiness Through Film
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Understanding Happiness through the Experience of Film is an introduction to research and theories on the nature of happiness, and to how those theories are incorporated into the creation and understanding of the art of film. Students will first engage in an examination of the research and science (fundamental findings from positive psychology) behind the understanding of happiness, and then will discuss philosophical questions, evaluate historical perspectives, and examine cinematic practices as they relate to the meaning and pursuit of happiness. Students will then take this understanding into their viewing of films that are shaped by this philosophy.
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THA 360 - Stage Combat DAI and SAFD Certif.
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Course offers training in one of three areas of theatrical combat. Upon completion of the requisite training, students will have the opportunity to test for certification from both Dueling Arts International and The Society of American Fight Directors.
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THA 365 - Applied Techniques for the Actor
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Detailed work in acting with emphasis on script analysis for the actor, basic voice and dialect training and audition preparation, with a focus on contemporary national and international scene work.
Prerequisite(s): THA 265 BK or consent of the instructor.
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THA 366 B - Musical Theatre Performance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Performance study in the literature and style of various musical theatre forms. This will be a hands on studio experience where students will examine the process of preparing numerous musical theatre pieces in a variety of styles. Emphasis will be placed on process, not performance.
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THA 367 BK - Improvisation in Performance
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Students will study the art of improvisation in theatrical performance including short form, long form, and sketch based improv techniques, as well as several warm up, ensemble building and technique enhancing exercises. Ultimately, this work will result in the class ensemble producing an improvised public performance, the style of which will be determined by the class as the work unfolds.
Prerequisite(s): none.
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THA 368 - Movement for Actors
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The study and application of theories and techniques of body movement selected from various topics, including: basic choreography, ethnic dance used in musical theatre, Michael Chekhov, Labon, Williamson technique, integrated systems, rasa boxes and control and release.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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