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SYE 2100:Systems Analysis and Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing
In this course students will learn techniques for developing, analyzing and portraying design and life cycle systems requirements. Students will learn to use tools and techniques including Quality Function Deployment, IDEF0 Charts, and Enhanced Block Flow Diagrams.
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SYE 2290:Special Topics in Systems Engineering 1-4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
The course covers special topics at the intermediate level that are not in the regular course offerings. This course may be taken more than once.
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SYE 3320:Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1190
This course covers the basic tools used in engineering economic decision making, including discounted cash flow, replacement and timing decisions, depreciation, risk analysis, and pricing mechanisms. Topics may also include an introduction to preferences and utilities, equilibrium concepts, game theory, and incentive compatibility.
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SYE 3700:Manufacturing and Production Systems 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SYE 2600 and SYE 3400 (can be taken concurrently) and Engineering Standing
An analysis of decision making in the current production environment and the tools and optimization models needed for finding solutions to problems relating to production planning and scheduling, inventory, and warehouse design.
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SYE 3710:Logistics and Supply Chain Systems 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SYE 2600 and SYE 3400 (can be taken concurrently) and Engineering Standing
An analysis of decision making in the current logistics environment and the tools and optimization models needed for finding solutions to problems relating to supply chain design and strategy, transportation, and warehouse management.
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Technical Communication |
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TCOM 2002:Productivity Tools and Technologies for Technical Communicators 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
This course introduces students to core productivity tools and technologies used in technical communication. The in-depth features of open source and commercial productivity tools are explored with the goal of creating complex documents that leverage and integrate technical affordances. The course examines on-line workspaces, project management tools, and workflow products common to technical communication through various projects.
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TCOM 2010:Technical Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is an introduction to organization, style, and mechanics of technical writing. It includes practice in writing such typical documents as technical descriptions, instructions, proposals, and recommendation reports. Emphasis is placed on incorporating rhetorical theory into planning, organizing, and writing reports; designing visual aids; and editing. Among other assignments, at least one complete technical report is required.
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TCOM 2030:Research in Technical Communication 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2002 , MATH 1107 , and TCOM 2010
The course is an introduction to research methods used by practitioners and scholars in technical communication. Students explore the relationship between theory and research and learn how to design and carry out empirical studies using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Emphasis is placed on the research methods used in workplace settings to design user-centered information products and to test their usefulness and usability.
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TCOM 3020:Designing Effective Proposals 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 and TCOM 2030
The course covers the theory and practice of writing proposals for business, industry, and non-profit organizations, with emphasis on in-house planning and external grant-seeking proposals. Course covers persuasion theory and strategies while leading students step-by-step through the proposal development process. Students develop skills in gathering and evaluating information, analyzing audiences, collaborating with peers and clients, building arguments, writing clearly and cogently, and designing visually effective documents.
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TCOM 3030:Instructional Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: DWMA 3430
The course introduces and applies systematic instructional design and instructor-led training. Students study a major model of instructional design and apply it to develop and refine a unit of instruction. Students prepare and deliver a training lesson, participate in team instructional design activities, and evaluate the training developed and presented by other students.
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TCOM 3045:Fundamentals of Information Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2010
The course introduces students to the principles and best practices of effective information design for both print and electronic media. Students apply rhetorical and gestalt principles to an analysis of information products. Students also redesign products to reflect good principles of information design, and they report on the rationale for these redesigns, showing the ways in which design principles have been effectively applied.
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TCOM 3070:User Assistance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2010
This course explores the concepts and strategies necessary for designing effective user assistance in its many forms. The course emphasizes effective task-oriented design while introducing important industry trends like topic-based authoring, single sourcing, project planning, structured authoring, and DITA basics.
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TCOM 3130:Technical Communication: Theory, Ethics, and Practice 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2002 , TCOM 2010 , and TCOM 2030
This course examines a range of theories that have shaped technical communication thought and practice in the twenty-first century. This course also focuses on ethical issues in technical communication through case studies and other readings. The course exposes students to the evolving body of knowledge, including key theorists and practitioners that help form the foundation of the technical communication profession.
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TCOM 3145:Designing Social Media Infrastructure 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2030
This course prepares technical communicators to assess and develop governance/oversight procedures, policies, employee training, monitoring and measurement protocols, risk and compliance guidelines, and audit processes for social media. Students select a company and conduct a semester-long case study where they develop critical infrastructure documents for social media.
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TCOM 3245:SEO and Analytics for Technical Communicators 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 and DWMA 3400
The course introduces students to the concepts, practices, and implementation of SEO for digital assets (websites, images, files). Working with an existing website, students enhance existing code to leverage SEO and deploy both analytics and webmaster tools to measure and refine SEO tactics and strategies for maximum SERP presence. The course also covers fundamentals of best practices for Section 508 (ADA) compliance with online documents and website coding.
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TCOM 3398:Internship 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing with a 3.0 or better GPA in upper-division courses in major
This course is an opportunity for students to apply principles and techniques of technical communication in a specific organization. Learning is experiential and must supplement, not duplicate, learning in the classroom. The student is responsible for finding an internship, but this program helps in the effort. The student submits a written proposal describing the internship according to program guidelines. Each internship is monitored by the student’s advisor.
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TCOM 4000:Technical Editing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2010
This course examines the responsibilities of an editor including the methods and skills needed to edit various types of technical and scientific products (print and digital) with an emphasis on comprehensive editing. The course also teaches students how to prepare content that clearly and effectively communicates technical information to a wide range of end users. This course prepares students for writing and editing careers in technical communication.
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TCOM 4045:Multi-Media for Technical Communicators 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2010
This course is a study of the foundations of multi-media including theory, planning, scripting, storyboarding, and production for technical communicators. Projects in the class include developing multimedia-based process/mechanical descriptions, instructions and interactive graphics for product end users and customers. Students submit research work on the theory of multi-media.
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TCOM 4050:Instructional Video for Technical Communicators 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: DWMA 2170
This course addresses the theory and practice of developing “how-to” videos for product end users and customers. Fundamentals of instructional design, including audience analysis, goal analysis, formative and summative evaluation, are applied. Contemporary video technologies are used to generate products that instruct and inform end users/customers. Evaluation of technologies, content transfer, aesthetics and cultural considerations are addressed. Students assess commercially prepared videos and plan for incorporating them in training.
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TCOM 4120:Usability Testing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TCOM 2002 , TCOM 2010 , and TCOM 2030
This course introduces students to UX (User Experience) and usability testing. Included in the course is a review of the relevant research and practical applications of usability testing. Students learn how to develop strategies for planning, conducting, and analyzing a test. In teams, students perform tests using online testing tools, low-fidelity in-person methods, and formal usability lab settings. A final testing report with qualitative and quantitative results is required.
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TCOM 4400:Directed Study 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: To be determined by the faculty member teaching the course
This course addresses specific student needs for a specific technical communication topic not covered in the technical communication curriculum.
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TCOM 4490:Special Topics in Technical Communication 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the Technical Communication Coordinator and The DWMA Department Chair
This course is used by faculty to offer topics that are relevant to the study of technical communication not currently in the technical communication curriculum.
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TPS 1107:Theatre in Society 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English Learning Support, if required. Successful completion of Mathematics Learning Support or concurrent registration, if required.
This interactive course examines the role of theatre in society through the study of dramatic works and performance events within their cultural and historical contexts. Course assignments promote understanding of the creative process and develop skills in critical analysis, global perspectives, and collaboration. Attendance is required at live performances, including some events with paid admission.
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TPS 1500:Introduction to Theatre Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS interest. Successful completion of all Learning Support English requirements.
An introduction to theatre as a field of study and as an art form.
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TPS 1600:Introduction to Performance Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS interest. Successful completion of all Learning Support English requirements.
An introduction to performance as a field of study and as an art form.
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TPS 1713:Stagecraft 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS interest.
Theoretical and practical work in theatre crafts including carpentry, properties, costumes, scene painting, stage lighting, and sound. Special attention will be given to safety precautions in each area.
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TPS 2202:Introduction to Acting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Not available to declared TPS majors.
This course is an introduction to basic acting techniques. It is designed for non-Theatre and Performance Studies majors or those students who are considering a Theatre and Performance Studies major but are currently undeclared.
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TPS 2203:Acting I: Principles of Acting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS interest. Successful completion of all Learning Support English requirements.
The theory and practice of the actor’s craft.
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TPS 2290:Special Topics 1-12 Variable Credit Hours
Students will explore special topics relevant to the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies.
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TPS 2713:Theatre Production 0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1713
A study of the creative process of theatrical production from concept to performance. This course features the analysis of selected scripts as well as individually-designed production and/or performance assignments. Theatre and Performance Studies majors must complete TPS 2713 two times for a total of four hours credit.
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TPS 3000:Performing Literature 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 1600
The study of a variety of literary texts through solo and group performance. Students engage course topics through critical reading, written analysis, and embodied performance.
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TPS 3050:Applied Performance and Production 0 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 2713
This laboratory course focuses on the study, rehearsal, and performance or production for a Department of Theatre and Performance Studies production. This course may be repeated for upper division credit and can be used for applied professional sequence (APS) credit.
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TPS 3093:Performing Folktales and Fairy Tales 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1600 or ENGL 2110
The study of folktales and fairy tales from world oral traditions through storytelling performance.
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TPS 3094:Performing Classical Myth 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1600 or ENGL 2110
The study of Greek and Roman mythology through storytelling performance.
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TPS 3193:Performing World Myth 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1600 or ENGL 2110
The study of world mythology through storytelling performance.
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TPS 3194:Performing Personal Narrative 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1600 or ENGL 2110
The study of personal narratives through performance.
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TPS 3200:The Actor’s Voice 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 2203 or permission of the instructor.
This course is designed to help performers develop a healthy, expressive and flexible vocal technique equal to the demands of dramatic performance. Students learn to free their natural voices through physical exercises and by mastering the vocabulary of vocal mechanics. Breathing, posture, relaxation, and articulation are examined as key elements of voice and speech production.
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TPS 3213:Acting for the Camera 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3223
An intermediate acting course applying acting techniques to the special demands of film and television.
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TPS 3223:Acting II: Intermediate Acting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major, a grade of “B” or better in TPS 2203
An intermediate acting course applying and advancing the principles of Acting I to intermediate level stage challenges.
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TPS 3243:Acting III: Acting Styles 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major and TPS 2203 or TPS 3223
This course explores advanced topics in the art of stage acting. Emphasis is on period and genre styles. Theoretical studies will be combined with the performance of selected scenes and critical evaluations of peer and professional work. *This course may be repeated more than once for credit provided that the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
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TPS 3320:Musical Theatre Performance: Applied Voice 0 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 1 (may be elected as 0 hours after taken twice) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Entrance by audition to Musical Theatre Ensemble.
Advanced practice and study in the craft and theory of musical theatre performance. Work will culminate each semester in either a production or a juried recital. May be repeated for credit up to six times.
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TPS 3398:Internship 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the department chair.
A supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, private agency, or government agency.
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TPS 3400:Performance Composition 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 1600 or permission of the instructor.
Course examines and applies various approaches for composing live performance events. Additionally, students research and analyze a wide range of performance texts as inspiration for composing and mounting their own performances. Finally, the course culminates in a final presentation of student works.
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TPS 3403:Play Analysis for Production 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 1500
Textual analysis of playscripts, with an emphasis on the perspective of the practitioner of theatre. A preparatory course for the history of theatre and drama sequence.
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TPS 3493:Performance Art 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1600 or ENGL 2110 or DANC 4500 or permission of the instructor/department.
History, theories, and practice of performance art from futurism to the present. Emphasis is on the creation and performance of image, auteur approaches to literary, mythic, visual art, and personal sources, and the writing and staging of performance pieces.
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TPS 3500:Dramaturgy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3403
Close study of performance texts and source material, with an emphasis on dramaturgical praxis, including an overview of the history/theory of the dramaturg.
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TPS 3600:Performing Culture 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 1600
The study of the forms and functions of cultural performance practices. Students engage course topics through critical reading, written analysis, original fieldwork, and embodied performance.
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TPS 3700:Music Theory for Musical Theatre 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Corequisite: TPS 1500.
Music sight-reading skills and aural techniques specifically tailored for the musical theatre performer are the focus of this course. Students will apply these skills through practical application using examples from musical theatre literature.
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TPS 3703:Musical Theatre History and Literature 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. and ENGL 1102
This course is an introduction to musical theatre which surveys the major shows in musical theatre literature, through the study of the plots, scores, characters, and songs of the shows. Students explore the genre’s place and function in theatre history as both an art form and popular entertainment and its influence on culture in general.
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TPS 3713:Acting in Musical Theatre 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 2203
This course provides students the opportunity to develop an effective acting technique for the musical stage. Through in-class exercises and the study of the scores and libretti from major shows in the repertoire, students will develop performance techniques particular to the musical theatre genre and an appreciation of its diverse styles.
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TPS 3813:Visual Imagination 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. Completion of 24 hours.
A course in the visual aspects of the art of theatre that focuses on the principles, the elements and the history and current practice of visual design for the theatre.
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TPS 3815:Makeup Design and Application for the Performer 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3813
This course introduces the student to two-dimensional stage makeup, focusing on an understanding of facial structure, a proficiency in basic makeup concepts and application procedures, and a knowledge of the role of makeup as a critical component in a complete performance.
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TPS 3820:Scene Painting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major
This course provides students with fundamentals in painting for the theatre, which includes scene painting material, tools, methods, processes, and techniques. It consists of instructional talks, demonstrations, hands-on experience and rationalization.
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TPS 3823:Design Skills 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3813
Basic design skills including drafting, sketching and rendering. Offered in versions oriented specifically toward set design or costume design in alternating years.
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TPS 3853:Period Styles 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3813
An examination of the history and interrelationships between dress, architecture and the visual arts as they relate to the field of theatrical design.
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TPS 4010:Storytelling Practicum 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 1600 and permission of the instructor. Audition required.
Advanced study of the methods and practice of storytelling as a performing art. Students develop a repertoire of stories suitable for various audiences and occasions. Off-campus and out-of-class performances comprise a major required component of the course.
Notes: May be taken three times for a total of 6 credit hours.
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TPS 4015:Musical Theatre Techniques 0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Declared TPS major
This course focuses on basic skills in musical theatre singing styles for entry-level students.
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TPS 4020:Musical Theatre Ensemble 1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 4015 and entrance by audition to musical theatre ensemble.
Advanced practice and study in the craft and theory of musical theatre performance. Work will culminate each semester in either a production or a juried recital. May be repeated for credit; students who have taken the course twice may elect to take the course for 0 credit hours.
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TPS 4030:Actor’s Studio 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Audition and/or the approval of the instructor.
This practical-based course focuses on advanced practice and study in the craft and theory of acting. Students explore a variety of acting styles through intensive scene work and exercises. Actor’s Studio may be repeated for credit up to four times; students who have taken the course twice may elect to take the course for 0 credit hours.
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TPS 4050:Advanced Applied Performance and Production 0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 2713
This laboratory course focuses on advanced study, rehearsal, and performance or production for a Department of Theatre and Performance Studies production. This course may be repeated for upper-division credit and may be used for applied professional sequence credit.
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TPS 4243:Audition Practicum 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 3223
This course prepares students for the major forms of auditions they will encounter in the field of acting.
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TPS 4313:Principles of Directing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3403
Students will learn the fundamentals of directing for the stage. Theoretical studies will be combined with the direction of selected scenes and observation of working directors. Emphasis is on 20th century realism.
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TPS 4323:Directing Styles 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3403
Students will learn the fundamentals of directing for the stage. Emphasis is on non-realistic period and genre styles. Theoretical studies will be combined with the direction of selected scenes and observation of working directors. *This course may be repeated more than once for credit provided that the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
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TPS 4333:Adapting and Staging Literary Texts 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 3000 or permission of the instructor/department.
Aesthetics, methods, and practice in presentational modes of group performance. Emphasis on the selection, adaptation, and staging of poetic, narrative, and nonfiction texts.
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TPS 4400:Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
Selected topics of an advanced nature, which may include original research projects.
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TPS 4490:Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and departmental chair.
Topics of special interest to students and faculty.
Notes: This course may be repeated more than once for credit provided that the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
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TPS 4513:History and Theory I: Ancient through Renaissance Theatre and Performance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3000 and TPS 3403
Studies in the history, theory, and literature of world theatre and performance traditions from ancient times through the Renaissance.
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TPS 4523:History and Theory II: Neoclassical through Romantic Theatre and Performance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3000 and TPS 3403
Studies in the history, theory, and literature of world theatre and performance traditions from the Neoclassical Age through early Modernism.
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TPS 4533:History and Theory III: Victorian through Contemporary Theatre and Performance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 3403 and either TPS 3493 or TPS 3600
This course centers on studies in the history, theory, and literature of world theatre and performance traditions from the Victorian period through the contemporary era.
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TPS 4813:Scene Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3813
Building blocks for scene design with an emphasis on transforming written text into three-dimensional visual language, and working through fundamental scene design problems.
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TPS 4823:Lighting Design for the Stage 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3813
Study of lighting design for the stage, including study of lighting instruments and control.
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TPS 4833:Costume Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3813
Study of principles, methods and processes for costume design for the stage.
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TPS 4999:Senior Seminar: The Scholar Artist 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: TPS 3600 or TPS 3493 ; and one of the following: TPS 4513 , TPS 4523 , or TPS 4533
This capstone course investigates the roles creativity, scholarship, and artistic identity play in personal and professional lives via mission statements, career goals, and action steps. Projects include discipline-specific design, development, and integration of self-marketing tools into presentations for entering the professional world.
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WRIT 3000:Introduction to Creative Writing Genres 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300
This course is a multi-genre creative writing survey incorporating the study of three genres from the following list: short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, and screenplay writing. Pairing creativity with technique, this content-based course introduces students to concepts, approaches, and methods. As students develop a portfolio of work, they learn to contextualize their own writing with writings from celebrated authors by completing short critical commentaries. This course introduces students to the workshop format.
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WRIT 3100:Poetry Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300
This course is a workshop approach to poetry writing that emphasizes original writing, revision, and analysis and response from classmates. Some attention is given to the work of established writers as models.
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WRIT 3109:Careers in Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course exposes students from a variety of backgrounds to various careers in writing. (Students need not be English majors.) Students will analyze and create a wide variety of professional texts ranging from technical, business, and governmental documents to medical, community-based, and web-based documents.
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WRIT 3110:Playwriting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300
This course is a workshop approach to playwriting that emphasizes original writing, revision, and analysis and response from classmates. Some attention is given to the work of established writers as models.
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WRIT 3111:Professional Editing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This is a course in editing as a practice and a profession. It focuses on editorial roles and responsibilities and introduces students to the skills, principles, and methods of editing. Course assignments provide ample practice in applying the techniques of editing, including editing for grammar, punctuation, and style. This course prepares students for careers in publishing and writing.
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WRIT 3120:Fiction Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One of the following courses:ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 ,ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300
This course is a workshop approach to fiction writing that emphasizes original writing, revision, and analysis and response from classmates. Some attention is given to the work of established writers as models.
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WRIT 3130:Literary Nonfiction 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 ,ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 ,ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , orENGL 2300 .
This course is a study and practice of selected genres of literary nonfiction. The course features extensive nonfiction writing and revision, workshop discussion, and readings in major authors of literary nonfiction.
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WRIT 3140:Writing in the Workplace 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course emphasizes strategies for producing effective documents in a variety of professional contexts. Students gain practice with common workplace forms as they master writing clearly and with the needs and expectations of their audiences in mind. This course is particularly valuable to students preparing for careers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
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WRIT 3150:Topics in Digital Rhetoric 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course explores rhetorical practices in electronic environments and provides an examination of major works on digital reading, writing, and culture framed by contemporary rhetorical theories. Students plan, design, and compose a variety of rhetorically effective digital texts. This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs from the previous offering.
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WRIT 3160:Argumentative Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course focuses on the study and practice of argumentative writing. It includes the study of current models of effective arguments and the process of forming written arguments. It features extensive writing and revision, workshop discussion, and readings of classical and contemporary arguments. The course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
Notes: These courses can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
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WRIT 3170:Environmental Writing and Literature 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course is intended for students interested in major works of environmental literature and for those who wish to think and write about the interconnections between humans and the nonhuman world. The course studies pastoral literature, nature writing, and science writing, and provides instruction in the writing of environmental nonfiction prose for aesthetic, expressive, intellectual, and instrumental purposes.
Notes: This course can be taken more than once if content differs entirely from a previous offering.
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WRIT 4100:Advanced Poetry Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: WRIT 3100
Building on the skills learned in WRIT 3100, this course offers advanced workshop experiences for practiced writers of poetry and includes lecture and discussion of contemporary approaches to poetics and the work of contemporary poets. This workshop approach stresses development and integration of all technical and artistic elements of poetry writing.
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WRIT 4110:Advanced Playwriting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: WRIT 3110
This advanced workshop stresses development and integration of all technical and artistic elements of playwriting. Some readings from the work of established writers are included.
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WRIT 4120:Advanced Fiction Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: WRIT 3120
Building on the skills learned in WRIT 3120, this course offers advanced workshop experiences for practiced writers of fiction and includes lecture and discussion of contemporary approaches to fiction writing and the work of contemporary fiction writers. This workshop approach stresses development and integration of all technical and artistic elements of fiction writing.
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WRIT 4125:Advanced Techniques in Fiction Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: WRIT 4120 or permission of the instructor.
Advanced Techniques in Fiction Writing is a seminar-workshop that offers in-depth study of a topic in fiction writing. It builds on skills learned in WRIT 4120, but differs from this workshop in that it focuses on a particular topic rather than student-generated manuscripts. For example, students may study a specific author’s use of a technique or the use of a technique in a subgenre as a model for their own writing.
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WRIT 4130:Advanced Creative Nonfiction 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: WRIT 3130
This course offers advanced workshop experiences for practiced writers of creative nonfiction and includes lecture and discussion of contemporary approaches to writing creative nonfiction and the work of contemporary creative nonfiction writers. This workshop approach stresses development and integration of all technical and artistic elements of writing creative nonfiction.
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