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SOCL 3330 - Gender and Sexuality 5 credit hours
Maleness/femaleness vs. masculinity/femininity; reflection of gender role changes in modern and traditional societies, perceptions and explanations of role changes in educational, economic, political, religious, marital, and familial life in American society
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SOCL 3340 - Men and Masculinities 5 credit hours
This course offers a scociological examination of men as gendered beings and masculinity as a cultural construction that is implicated in identity, language, and social structure. The history of the academic study of masculinity is reviewed as are the roots of men’s studies in feminism. Masculinities are examined as multiple and existing in fluid, contested power relations with women and other men. The intersection of masculinties with other axes of stratification (e.g., race, class, sexuality), masculinities not tied to male bodies, and masculinites beyaond the gender binary are also examined.
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SOCL 3410 - Sociology/Anthropology of Religion 5 credit hours
Exploration of the nature and evolution of religion from a cross-cultural perspective. Theories of Durkheim, Marx, Weber, and others on the nature and dynamics of religious beliefs, symbols, behaviors, organizations, and movements; interrelations of religion, society, culture, and self. Evolution of religious systems in relation to changes in social organization; contemporary religion and society. Cross-listed with ANTH 3410.
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SOCL 3430 - Punishment and Social Theory 5 credit hours
This course explores the history of crime punishment including various theories for the justification of punishment. Cross-listed with CRJS 4230.
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SOCL 3440 - Sociology of Mental Illness 5 credit hours
The nature, dynamics, and treatment of madness and insanity from a socio-cultural perspective. Theoretical perspectives on the social causes of mental illness; class, gender, and cultural differences; therapeutic approaches in cross-cultural and historical perspective. Changes in types and treatments of mental illness in relation to changes in society; contemporary definitions and treatment. Cross-listed with ANTH 3220.
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SOCL 3450 - Sociology/Anthropology of Health and Medicine 5 credit hours
Exploration of the meanings of health, disease, and modes of healing from a cross-cultural perspective. Changes in disease and mortality in relation to changes in social structure. Development of modern scientific medicine, professionalization, and the hospital system; critiques and alternative therapeutics; contemporary dilemmas and future prospects. Cross-listed with ANTH 3236.
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SOCL 3460 - Society and Politics 5 credit hours
Examination of the relationship between politics and social institutions such as the family, law education, and religion. Emphasis is on types of political structures, political action, political movements and the implications of these political activities in other areas of society
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SOCL 3470 - Popular Culture 5 credit hours
Sociological examination of how popular culture is produced, evaluated, and disseminated. Investigation of the relation-ships between consumer culture, media organization and cultural production, and the ways that popular media promote or impede political action, civic involvement and movements for social justice. Topics include: theories of mass media and ‘mass society’; class, culture, and power; intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality in media representation; systematic production of culture; cultural evaluation and audience reception; and current sociological methods for the empirical study of culture.
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SOCL 3480 - Housing Design and the Sustainable Community 5 credit hours
This survey course examines housing and the creation of the “American Dream.” Course material is approached through a historic profile of design, style, and urban development. The course explores the role of public policy and the relationship of housing to popular media, advertising, physical design, and societal interests
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SOCL 3490 - Community Design Workshop 5 credit hours
Service learning course that integrates planning methods and practices of community building through a quarter-long project. Students analyze and develop strategies and recommendations in an urban development or design plan. Cross-listed with PUBA 3550.
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SOCL 3910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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SOCL 3960 - Directed Study 2 to 5 credit hours
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SOCL 4110 - Feminist Theories 5 credit hours
An in depth overview of classical and contemporary feminist theories with an emphasis on the inter-relationships between social class, gender, race, and other social institutions. Cross-listed with WGST 3710.
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SOCL 4130 - Feminist Methodologies 5 credit hours
Overview of modern philosophies of science as well as of traditional disciplinary methods and study of interdisciplinary feminist critiques of such methods. Analysis of methodological approaches to knowing the ‘other’ including participant observation, discourse and narrative analysis, etc.
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SOCL 4410 - Gender, Race and Crime 5 credit hours
This course explores feminist and critical race theoretical perspectives for understanding crime and punishment. The course offers comparisons of offender populations, policies and punishments across race, class, and gender. Topics include racial profiling, disparities and discrimination in the criminal justice system, female offenders, and male violence against women. Cross-listed with CRJS 4050.
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SOCL 4420 - Asian Amer Exp: Culture, History, Comm 5 credit hours
This interdisciplinary course looks at the history, cultural values, expressions of community, and forms of social organization in Asian and Pacific Islander immigrant groups.
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SOCL 4430 - Sexual Politics 5 credit hours
This course explores the social organization and management of sexual expression as reflected in culture, economics, education, law, politics, and religion.
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SOCL 4440 - Urban Politics 5 credit hours
Exploration of core theories, concepts, analytical methods and polices related to the field of urban sociology. Course examines the transformation and the political economy of urban spaces; the intersection of race, class, gender and the urban space. Topics will include racial and ethnic segregation, poverty, immigration, gentrification and urban redevelopment, suburbanization, gender, globalization, culture and social movements.
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SOCL 4460 - Transgender Studies 5 credit hours
This course is anchored in the emerging field of transgender studies and engages with the history, practices, and politics of identification with an emphasis on transgender and gender non-conforming experiences and ways of seeing. Transgender studies focuses on the intersection of bodies, experience, identification, desire, and institutional practices. Transgender studies is a critical engagement with the gender normalization, regulation, and surveillance that affects us all, but at the same time, it remains rooted in the lived experiences and material circumstances of transgender and gender-variant people.
Registration Restriction(s): Junior or Senior Standing
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SOCL 4770 - Honors: Directed Reading 3 credit hours
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SOCL 4780 - Honors: Directed Study 3 credit hours
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SOCL 4790 - Honors: Thesis Supervision 4 credit hours
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SOCL 4900 - Senior Synthesis 5 credit hours
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SOCL 4910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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SOCL 4950 - Internship 5 to 10 credit hours
Practical work experience in a selected organization or supervised setting. Students are required to meet weekly on campus with other interns in a colloquium guided by a faculty member.
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SOCL 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
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SOCL 4990 - Directed Research 1 to 5 credit hours
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SPEX 1320 - Health and Wellness 5 credit hours
Provides students with a general overview of the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and environmental dimensions of health and their application to personal wellness.
Terms Typically Offered: 2 quarters per academic year - see department website for more information
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SPEX 1550 - Introduction to Kinesiology 3 credit hours
Explores the broad spectrum of kinesiology as an academic discipline, fundamental concepts and meaning of movement/physical activity, diversity of humans as moving beings, professional/career options, current issues, personal characteristics/ professional responsibilities. Students will interact with faculty, peers, and professionals in related fields. Topics will focus on synergistic effects of subspecialties, vocational opportunities, vita writing and interviewing, and other current professional issues in preparation for post graduate career development.
Terms Typically Offered: 2 quarters per academic year - see department website for more information
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SPEX 2110 - Responding to Emergencies 2 credit hours
Provides students with the knowledge and skills to respond to injury sustained during training and sport performance and to sustain life until medical help arrives following a sudden acute event as a result of training or performance. Instructional fee.
Terms Typically Offered: Every other Quarter
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SPEX 2310 - Sport and Exercise Physiology 4 credit hours
Introduces students to the acute responses and chronic adaptations of the body to the stresses of training using a mechanistic approach so that students first understand the details of how response and adaptation occur so they will be more likely to predict and control the response.
Registration Restriction(s): Department permission; Major GPA of 2.50 or above
Prerequisite Course(s): Grade of C or above in all of the following: BIOL 2200, BIOL 2210, CHEM 1500/1501
Co-requisite Course(s): SPEX 2311
Terms Typically Offered: 2 quarters per academic year - see department website for more information
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SPEX 2311 - Sport and Exercise Physiology Lab 1 credit hour
Lab component of SPEX 2310 which introduces students to the acute responses and chronic adaptations of the body to the stresses of training using a mechanistic approach so that students first understand the details of how response and adaptation occur so they will be more likely to predict and control the response.
Registration Restriction(s): Department permission; Major GPA of 2.50 or above; Majors only.
Prerequisite Course(s): Grade of C or above in all of the following: BIOL 2200, BIOL 2210, CHEM 1500/1501
Co-requisite Course(s): SPEX 2310
Terms Typically Offered: 2 quarters per academic year - see department website for more information
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SPEX 2410 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries 5 credit hours
Develops the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, evaluate, and remedy athletic injuries using short-term treatment techniques and modalities. Students become familiar with various protective devices, preventative strategies of taping, wrapping and padding, and short-term treatment actions including massage, ice, heat, and numerous electrical and mechanical devices. Includes laboratory.
SPEX Elective
Terms Typically Offered: winter
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SPEX 2510 - Sport Psychology 5 credit hours
Designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and psychological knowledge for organized sport, athletic training, and physical activity. The content of the course will be divided into the following three units: (a) learning about sport and exercise participants (i.e., personality, talent development, motivation, aggression); (b) enhancing performance with psychological skills training (i.e., arousal/stress/anxiety regulation, imagery, goal setting, self-confidence building) and enhancing psychological well-being (i.e., decreasing unhealthy and addictive behaviors, burnout, overtraining, and injury); and (c) understanding sport and exercise environments and facilitating psychological growth & development (i.e., competition and cooperation, feedback/reinforcement, group/team dynamics, character development & good sporting behavior). Students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in selected areas within sports psychology through class discussions and assignments.
SPEX Elective
Terms Typically Offered: Fall
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SPEX 2710 - Exercise Psychology 5 credit hours
Designed to introduce students to the psychological antecedents and consequences of exercise behaviors. The antecedents of exercise behaviors are the psychosocial and cognitive factors (e.g., beliefs, attitudes, personality traits) that facilitate and/or inhibit exercise behaviors. The consequences of exercise behaviors are the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive outcomes (e.g., self-efficacy, body image, mental health) of exercise participation. The antecedents and consequences of exercise behaviors will be presented within the context of contemporary conceptual and theoretical models in exercise psychology. This course is designed to provide students with an overview and foundation of the important psychosocial phenomena related to antecedents and consequences of exercise behaviors. Students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in selected areas within exercise psychology through class discussions and assignments.
SPEX Required
Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 1320
Terms Typically Offered: 2 quarters per academic year - see department website for more information
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SPEX 2910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Not Offered
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SPEX 2960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Not Offered
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SPEX 3120 - Nutrition for Sport and Exercise 5 credit hours
Addresses the nutritional requirements and practices of individuals involved in high-level human performance. Students will be develop an understanding of nutrient metabolism required for training, the principles of a healthy competitive diet, the role of ergogenic aids, and the interaction of body composition, nutrition, and performance.
SPEXElective
Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 2310
Terms Typically Offered: fall
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SPEX 3130 - Biomechanics and Motor Learning 4 credit hours
Presents the mechanical principles pertinent to the understanding of human motion and the procedures for application of Newtonian mechanics to human movement analysis through creation of biomechanical models using three-dimensional and two-dimensional video and accompanying analog data.
Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS 1050
Co-requisite Course(s): SPEX 3131
Terms Typically Offered: Every other Quarter
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SPEX 3131 - Biomechanics and Motor Learning Lab 1 credit hour
Lab component of SPEX 3130 which adresseses the mechanical principles pertinent to the understanding of human motion and the procedures for application of Newtonian mechanics to human movement analysis through creation of biomechanical models using three-dimensional and two-dimensional video and accompanying analog data.
Registration Restriction(s): Majors with junior standing only
Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS 1050 or High School Physics
Co-requisite Course(s): SPEX 3130
Terms Typically Offered: Every other Quarter
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SPEX 3220 - Principles of Resistance and Metabolic Training 4 credit hours
Provides the practical skills necessary to design strength and conditioning programs consistent with the current scientific literature on the anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological adaptation to exercise. Special emphasis is placed on the ability to prescribe appropriate exercise programs based on results from relevant tests of athletic performance and fitness.
SPEX Elective
Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 2310/2311
Co-requisite Course(s): SPEX 3221
Terms Typically Offered: spring
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SPEX 3221 - Principles of Resistance and Metabolic Training Laboratory 1 credit hour
The lab component of SPEX 3220 which adresseses the application of anatomical, biomechanical and physiological principles in the development of strength and conditioning programs. Students will learn how to conduct assessments of athletic perfomance and fitness. Includes tests of aerobic fitness, speed and agility, strength and power, and body composition. All students must participate in the labs as subjects.
SPEX Elective
Registration Restriction(s): Majors only
Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 2310/2311
Co-requisite Course(s): SPEX 3220
Terms Typically Offered: spring
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SPEX 3510 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription 5 credit hours
Designed to give students the knowledge and understanding necessary to preparefor the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam and become effective personal trainers. Thiscourse presents the ACE Integrated Fitness Training (ACE IFT) Model as a comprehensivesystem for designing individualized programs based on each client’s unique health, fitness, andgoals. The information covered by this course and the ACE IFT Model will help students learn howto facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior change in clients, as well as designprograms that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function,cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength.
SPEX Elective.
Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 2310/2311 and SPEX 3130/3131
Terms Typically Offered: spring
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SPEX 3960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Not Offered
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SPEX 4300 - Skeletal Muscle Physiology 5 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to examine the role of skeletal muscle and its supporting connectivetissue in the structure, function,and regulation of human movement. You will learn about howthe highly organized anatomical structures of muscle, from the molecular level to the wholemuscle level, facilitate the production of movement. You will explore topics in muscle physiology,including fiber development, activation, excitation-contraction coupling, fiber type distribution,plasticity, and motor unit recruitment. You will also learn about acute and chronic adaptations ofskeletal muscle to increased and decreased use, such as with fatigue, aging, disuse, injury andrecovery, and with muscle-specific diseases.
SPEX Elective
Prerequisite Course(s): BIOL 2200, BIOL 2210, SPEX 2310/2311
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SPEX 4950 - Internship 2 to 13 credit hours
Opportunity for students develop their professional skills during a supervised practicalexperience in selected non-profit, business or governmental agency or institution.
Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing and departmental permission
Terms Typically Offered: Year Round
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SPEX 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: FQ,WQ,SQ - Special Case
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SPEX 4990 - Research Seminar in Sport and Exercise Science 5 credit hours
Capstone course that provides an overview of research methods for experimental research designs in exercise science. Students will learn how to develop a research question, conduct a literature review, design an experiment, analyze data, perform basic statistical analyses and present their research findings. Project types may vary based on student’s interests and needs. Final project will contain a component regarding the consideration of relationship between major, Core, and professional goals. Required for all SPEX majors.
Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 2310/2311, SPEX 3130/3131
Terms Typically Offered: 2 quarters per academic year - see department website for more information
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THTR 1010 - Experiencing Theatre 5 credit hours
The elements of theatre and the role of theatre in contemporary society. Explores the collaborative process of the playwright, actor, designer, director, and producer. Includes creative projects, analytical writing, and attendance at local theatre performances.
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THTR 1030 - Spectacle 5 credit hours
A survey of spectacle as it relates to storytelling. From cave painting to video projection, humankind has long utilized visual elements to inform, engage, and enthrall observers of live performance. In this class, we study the history of spectacle, the architecture and equipment of the stage and the current state of the art, as high technology meets illusion to create ever more-spectacular visual effects. We will explore visual techniques in the related fields of television, film, live music, and more.
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THTR 1040 - Improvisation in Art and Life 5 credit hours
Exploration and study of improvisation, the practice of spontaneous performing, in theatre, dance and music, as well as in daily life (work, play, conversation, prayer, etc.). Students practice and learn basic principles of: theater sports, contact improvisation, interplay, vocal improvisation and human jazz. Journaling, discussion, and performance required.
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THTR 1100 - Stage Management 2 credit hours
Theoretical and practical study of stage management for the performing arts from audition through performance. An in depth study of the duties of a stage manager including backstage operations, scheduling, safety and emergency procedures.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 2110 - Theatre History and Literature I 5 credit hours
Theatre history within the context of cultural and social ideas. A comprehensive multicultural correlation of the history and growth of theatre and its literature. The beginnings of theatre through the renaissance. Experiential aspect of the course will include attendance at local theatre performances. Offered every other year.
Terms Typically Offered: Winter
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THTR 2120 - Theatre History and Literature II 5 credit hours
Theatre history within the context of cultural and social ideas. A comprehensive multicultural correlation of the history and growth of theatre and its literature. Seventeenth century through the present. Experiential aspect of the course will include attendance at local theatre performances. Offered every other year.
Terms Typically Offered: Winter
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THTR 2140 - History of Costume 5 credit hours
The history of Western European clothing from ancient civilizations to current times. A study of clothing as a cultural aesthetic, personal adornment and expression of beliefs. Aspects of the course will include attendance at theatre performances. An additional emphasis on application of this information to costume design for the stage.
Terms Typically Offered: Spring
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THTR 2250 - Production Workshop 1 to 5 credit hours
Hands-on laboratory experience constructing sets and costumes and providing production support for university drama productions. May be repeated for a maximum of 5 credits.
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THTR 2500 - Acting I 5 credit hours
Introduction to acting using the body as an element of composition: movement, body language, mask work, and sensory awareness. Develops aesthetic literacy and critical thinking using mime, improvisation, storytelling, reflective writing and attendance at local theatre performances.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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THTR 2600 - Design in the Theatre 5 credit hours
An introduction to the experience of scenic, lighting and costume design for the theatre including visual communication, collaboration, production organization, elements and principles of composition, text analysis, presentation techniques, reflective writing and attendance at local live theatre performances.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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THTR 2650 - Audio Recording and Production 3 credit hours
This is a very hands-on, lab-oriented introduction to the primary tools used in a recording/editing studio equipped with a Digital Audio Workstation. Students will become familiar with basic audio recording, editing, mixing and music production techniques using the industry-standard Avid Pro Tools application and some typical recording studio tools. Topics covered include: Microphones, Loops, Multi-track mixes, Effects Processing and Automation, Midi and Virtual Instruments and Music Editing. This class is an excellent elective for creative students interested in working with sound in Music, Theatre, Digital Design, and Film/Video.
Terms Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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THTR 2910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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THTR 2960 - Directed Study 2 to 5 credit hours
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THTR 3000 - Stretch 1 to 5 credit hours
This workshop course brings students together with visiting artists and theatre faculty in process-oriented artistic exploration and creation. Stretch projects focus on approaches that may include new ways of thinking about theatre, new ways of realizing theatre or new audiences for theatrical production. Stretch projects are often realized during the summer with credits awarded during the academic year. Current and past Stretch projects are posted on the department website.
Registration Restriction(s): Faculty approval
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 3100 - Voice 2 credit hours
Vocal production for the stage. Exercises in relaxation, breathing, breath control and dialects. Includes memorization of texts. Can be repeated for credit.
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THTR 3300 - Costume Design 5 credit hours
This hands-on studio course offers an exploration of the art and craft of costume design from page to stage. Studies include; script and character analysis, research, developing the costume, collaboration, rendering, choosing fabrics, and an introduction to basic costume construction concepts and techniques. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with instructor permission.
Prerequisite Course(s): THTR 2600
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 3400 - Movement 3 credit hours
Aspects of theatrical movement. Topics vary. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 3500 - Acting II 5 credit hours
Acting with emphasis on realism and beginning scene study. For any level of ability. Develops basic stage craft and characterization.
Terms Typically Offered: Winter
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THTR 3600 - Scenic Design 5 credit hours
An in-depth exploration into the art and craft of scenic design including script analysis, visual thinking and storytelling, research, director collaboration, examination of types of scenery, drafting, model building, communication of a design idea, and presentation techniques. Projects develop from first reading and concept through creative process to final design presentation. Offered every other year. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with instructor permission.
Prerequisite Course(s): THTR 2600
Terms Typically Offered: Spring
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THTR 3650 - Sound Design 3 credit hours
This class is a seminar-style hands-on and ears-on exploration of the technical and aesthetic aspects of sound and music for performance-based art.
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THTR 3700 - Lighting Design 3 credit hours
Theoretical and practical study of lighting design for the performing arts. An in-depth study of light including the design/technical processes and the role of light in live performance.
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 3910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 3960 - Directed Study 2 to 5 credit hours
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THTR 4000 - Performance/Production Practicum 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
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THTR 4010 - Performance/Production Practicum 1 to 5 credit hours
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THTR 4040 - Playwriting 5 credit hours
Creative writing for performance. Includes development, structure, and editing.
Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
Terms Typically Offered: Spring
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THTR 4200 - Directing 5 credit hours
An introduction to the theory and practice of directing for the stage. Develops techniques in script analysis, working with actors, storytelling, staging and conceptual approaches. Culminates in the presentation of a live performance of a short play or scene. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite Course(s): permission of instructor
Terms Typically Offered: Fall
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THTR 4300 - Puppetry 5 credit hours
The art and craft of puppetry: design, construction, manipulation, character development, scripting, performance. Includes historical and cultural perspectives.
Prerequisite Course(s): instructor permission
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THTR 4500 - Acting III 5 credit hours
Acting with emphasis on language and scene study. Develops vocal techniques and style. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite Course(s): THTR 2500 (Acting I), THTR 3500 (Acting II)
Terms Typically Offered: Spring
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THTR 4600 - Advanced Design 5 credit hours
Advanced projects in theatrical scenic, lighting and costume design. Requisites may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite Course(s): THTR 2600, 3300, 3600
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THTR 4790 - Departmental Honors Thesis Supervision 5 credit hours
Thesis and/or project supervision for students in the fine arts department honors program.
Prerequisite Course(s): Approval of department chair
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 4900 - Senior Synthesis: Business of Art 5 credit hours
This senior capstone course integrates the university core curriculum with personal and professional development in the arts. The course is an overview of the business aspects of being an artist and/or working in an arts organization. The goal is to develop an awareness of the many issues that impact on the success or failure of artists to make a living in their creative vocation. Topics will be relevant to visual and performing artists and those who seek to enter the arts as a profession.
Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing and eligibile for graduation
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 4910 - Special Topics 1 to 5 credit hours
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THTR 4950 - Theatre Internship 1 to 5 credit hours
Supervised work experience or apprenticeship in specific theatre related area of study in the community. Graded CR/F.
Registration Restriction(s): Junior or senior standing, fine art or theatre majors only with faculty advisor permission
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 4960 - Independent Study 1 to 5 credit hours
Terms Typically Offered: Varies
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THTR 4990 - Directed Research 1 to 5 credit hours
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Theology and Religious Studies Courses that fill requirements for theology and religious studies majors and minors are designated by the following code:
CT - Christian Thought
ID - Interreligious Dialogue
ST - Sacred Texts
TE - Theological Ethics
WR - World Religions
Note that one course cannot be used to satisfy more than one requirement.
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THRS 1910 - Special Topics 5 credit hours
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THRS 2000 - New Testament Storytellers: Jesus 5 credit hours
Introductory study of the New Testament with a focus on the Jewishness of Jesus of Nazareth; his unique view of the relationship between God, human persons, communities, and the cosmos as a revolutionary perspective on human identity and freedom. The literary forms in which the Christian community proclaimed him. Appropriations of the Jesus tradition from the diverse perspectives of culture, gender, class, and race. ST
Terms Typically Offered: F, S
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THRS 2001 - New Testament Storytellers: St. Paul 5 credit hours
Paul’s letters as the earliest New Testament writings of Christian faith and experience; his evolving understanding of Jesus; influence of the believing community and its culture on Paul’s theology; dominant themes and ethical perspectives within the letters, relating especially to modern concerns and issues (e.g., Jewish-Christian dialogue, ministry, sexuality).ST
Terms Typically Offered: W, S
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THRS 2002 - John: A Different Gospel 5 credit hours
Investigation of John’s distinctive understanding of Jesus as the divinely incarnate Christ; John’s cultural and religious background and its shaping of the picture of Jesus as divine light and life; John’s theology of indwelling and stress on the commandment of love; the relevance of the Johannine Jesus for contemporary believers. ST
Terms Typically Offered: W, S
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THRS 2011 - History of Catholic Theology 5 credit hours
This course explores the development of Catholic theology from the New Testament period through modern times, emphasizing some or all of the following topics: the role of women in the church, the biblical canon, the doctrine of the Trinity, the doctrine of Christ (Christology), the doctrine of the church (ecclesiology), the doctrine of salvation (soteriology), and the doctrines of the eucharist and of the other holy sacraments. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, S
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THRS 2012 - Liberating Catholicism 5 credit hours
Liberating Catholicism explores the theological foundations of a liberating understanding of Catholicism through an examination of the Church’s efforts to engage the modern world. The courses looks at the roots of the tradition and its understanding of the person of Jesus Christ specifically as found in scriptures, church teaching and contemporary theologies. It will examine the emergence of the Christian community and the evolution of the Church and its mission. The understanding of Church as people of God will be used to explore an understanding of Christian discipleship as manifested in the sacramental life of the community and articulated in Catholic Social Teachings. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, S
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THRS 2013 - Catholics in the U.S. 5 credit hours
After an introduction to theology as an academic discipline and its methods of study, students will learn about the history of Catholics in the United States, with an emphasis on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The focus of the course will be on how Catholic theological and spiritual traditions have shaped the way Catholics have engaged with aspects of life in U.S. society, such as education, politics, work and leisure, the arts and issues related to wealth and poverty, war and peace and race relations. Because students will be reading about the influence of Catholic theological and spiritual traditions on how Catholics approach contemporary issues such as wealth and poverty, war and peace, and race relations, this course will also provide them with an opportunity to reflect on their own ethical and spiritual stances with regard to such questions and areas of human experience. CT. PRM-DEPT.
Prerequisite Course(s): UCOR 1100
Terms Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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THRS 2019 - Challenges to Christian Faith 5 credit hours
The rise in the number of people identifying themselves as religiously unaffiliated has highlighted the many challenges to religious faith that exist in the world today. Drawing upon the resources of the Catholic tradition, this course will examine the challenges posed by the privileging of the epistemology of the natural sciences and the reality of evil and suffering. The Catholic emphasis on the compatibility of faith and reason explicitly undergirds this exploration. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, W, S
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THRS 2021 - The Book of Genesis 5 credit hours
The Bible’s first book has been used as authority within countless cultural debates throughout history, including: the social roles of women and men, the nature of sexuality, the relationship between faith and science, relationships among the world religions, and many more. This course will teach students reading tools that will enable them to hear and to interpret Genesis, both within its original cultural contexts and within our own cultural contexts today. It will engage elements of history, literary theory, cultural theory and other disciplines to provide a wide-ranging set of perspectives on this classic text. Students will be expected to analyze a passage from the book using the tools they’ve been taught. ST
Terms Typically Offered: F
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THRS 2040 - Women and Christian Theology 5 credit hours
This course is an introductory survey of both the process and content of women’s theological reflection upon and dialogue with the Christian tradition, in general, and the Jesuit Catholic tradition, in particular. The principal aim of this course is to consider the significance of women’s perspective and experience while reflecting upon theological topics. CT. PRM-DEPT.
Terms Typically Offered: F,W,S
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THRS 2051 - The Quest for God Today 5 credit hours
In this course students will learn about “the quest for God” in the contemporary world as this is found in such topics as dialogue between science (evolution, in particular) and religion, psychological theory and transcendence, the commitment to sustainability, work for social justice, feminist theology, dialogue between people of different religious traditions, 12 step recovery movements, popular music, and the experience of the “nones” - i.e. those not affiliated with a religious tradition. Also, fundamentalism will be explored as a modem religious phenomenon which tends to sidetrack the quest for transcendence. Attention will be paid, in particular, to Catholic and Jesuit theologians. CT. PRM-DEPT.
Prerequisite Course(s): UCOR 1100
Terms Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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THRS 2060 - Perspectives on Jesus 5 credit hours
This course explores Jesus’ identity and his meaning for the people of his day as well as in the present. We will try to understand what drew people to Jesus and why he has continued to inspire so many even today. To do this, we will begin with the Christology of the New Testament but will move into how Jesus’ identity and significance are interpreted in more recent theological reflection and in artistic representations. We will give attention to the influences of culture and gender on how people interpret Jesus’ identity and meaning and consider the social justice implications of these views. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, W, S
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THRS 2090 - Jesus and Liberation 5 credit hours
Examination of the subject and methods of liberation theologies, such as Latin American, feminist, black, Asian; reflection on the life, mission, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in light of oppressive situations; role of church; nonviolence, revolution, and the drive for freedom. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, S
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THRS 2091 - Latin American Liberation Theology 5 credit hours
This course will examine the subject and method of Latin American liberation theology, which offers a dynamic approach to the issues of faith, human freedom, and liberation. This course explores and deepens our understanding of human choice, evil, salvation, from the lived faith experience in Latin America. It examines the oppression and exploitation that characterize Latin America, both past and present, and considers the challenges liberation theologians pose to all Christians. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, S
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THRS 2100 - Catholic Imagination in Film 5 credit hours
Catholics appear in U.S. movies more than any other religious group. This course uses film as an entry for dialogue and critical reflection on how Catholic worship, theology, and social teachings both shape and are shaped by the Catholic cinematic imagination. CT. PRM-DEPT.
Prerequisite Course(s): UCOR 1100
Terms Typically Offered: S
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THRS 2101 - Ignatian Spirituality 5 credit hours
In this course, students will learn about some of the primary characteristics of spirituality in the tradition of Ignatius of Loyola and how this spirituality has shaped the approach of Jesuits and others to education, the arts, interreligious dialogue, and issues of social justice. Ignatian spirituality as a resource for lay Christians and for decision making in the contemporary context will be emphasized. CT
Terms Typically Offered: F, W, S
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