2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Course Descriptions
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SOCL 3900 - Independent Study Hours: 0.5-5
Engaging in individual study and research in an already familiar subject area. Includes preparing a prospectus on previous related academic work, or special area of interest, specific research topic, and an outline for proposed research report.
Prerequisites: Prereq: SOCL 1000, permission of instructor, and a SOCL course in the area of the independent study.
Notes: This course is repeatable. Eligible to be taken as pass/fail.
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SOCL 4000 - Sociological Theory - Writing Intensive Hours: 3
The fundamental perspectives that historically and presently shape the foundation of sociological inquiry and research. The origin of the discipline, central debates in the field, the production of knowledge in the field, and the continually evolving state of Sociology.
Prerequisites: SOCL 1000 and junior or senior standing or above, or permission of instructor.
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SOCL 4010 - Children in the Justice System Hours: 3
The unique position of juveniles within the context of crime, dependency, and criminal justice. Topics covered include: changing expectations of adolescents, the development of the juvenile justice system and comparison with the adult criminal justice system, and a discussion of the rehabilitative philosophy of juvenile corrections. May include field trips to juvenile justice facilities.
Prerequisites: SOCL 1000 or 3050, or permission of instructor.
Notes: Eligible to be taken as pass/fail.
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SOCL 4040 - Urbanism, Architecture, and Society Hours: 3
Urban sociology studies the way that cities shape social life, considering spatial context as fundamental to understanding the social world. This course explores the role of the built environment and architecture in shaping social interaction, and how place and space inform processes of social control.
Prerequisites: SOCL 1000, and junior standing or above; or permission of instructor.
Notes: Eligible to be taken as pass/fail.
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SOCL 4098 - Capstone Field Experience Hours: 3
Securing and completing an internship meaningful to interests. In addition to conforming to college internship requirements established by the college (see internship packet), producing a minimum ten page research paper that integrates the internship experience with the essential knowledge gained from sociology, as well as relevant knowledge gained from other disciplines. The final project applies disciplinary knowledge to the issues relevant to the internship experience in order to display capabilities of critical integration, synthesis, and analysis of ideas and practical experience.
Prerequisites: MATH 1240, SOCL 1000, 3000, and 4000.
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SOCL 4099 - Capstone Research Experience Hours: 1-2
Completion of an independent research project on a topic meaningful to interests. Completion of a twenty page research paper that examines a social problem, policy or some aspect thereof. Conducting library research, as well as interviews with relevant professionals, individuals and organizations. Constructing research tools, such as surveys, secondary data analysis, or observations to support research. Projects demonstrate the essential knowledge gained from sociology, as well as relevant knowledge gained from other disciplines. Papers evidence an integration of theory and research, and apply disciplinary knowledge to the relevant issues in a manner that indicates the capability of critical integration, and synthesis and analysis of ideas in a practical manner, thereby evidencing some mastery of the discipline.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, or instructor permission.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 hours.
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SOCL 4900 - Internship Hours: 1-16
Internships are available to majors upon submission of a written proposal as described in the internship packet that must be obtained from the Office of Academic Affairs. Arranged individually, usually with local organizations, agencies or companies.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chairperson required.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 16 hours. Eligible to be taken as pass/fail.
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SPAN 1000 - Elementary Spanish I Hours: 3
An introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture for those with little or no knowledge of the language. Through partner and group work, readings, films, internet exploration, online exercises and modules, and brief writing assignments, developing and practicing the four skills oral (speaking and listening), and literacy (reading and writing). An introduction to culture in Spanish speaking communities.
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SPAN 1100 - Elementary Spanish II Hours: 3
The second semester of an introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. Continuing to learn the foundations of Spanish, with the goal of achieving an intermediate level of proficiency. Continued engagement with partner and group work, readings, films, internet exploration, online exercises and modules, and brief writing assignments to deepen competency with reading, writing, speaking, and listening, as well as to increase knowledge of culture, history, and politics.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1000.
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SPAN 2000 - Intermediate Spanish I Hours: 3
The first semester of intermediate Spanish language and Hispanic cultures for students who have completed SPAN 1100 (or equivalent placement). Students expand their vocabulary foundation and reviewing, applying, and learning grammar structures. Practicing and applying oral skills (speaking and listening) and literacy skills (reading and writing) will be emphasized through partner and group conversations, readings, audio/video clips, and writing assignments. Students will deepen their engagement with the various cultures, practices, and customs in Spanish-speaking communities.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1100 or placement through the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures survey.
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SPAN 2100 - Intermediate Spanish II Hours: 3
The second semester of intermediate Spanish language and Hispanic cultures for students who have completed SPAN 2000 (or equivalent placement). Students continue expanding their vocabulary foundation and reviewing, applying, and learning more complex grammar structures. Practicing and applying oral skills (speaking and listening) and literacy skills (reading and writing) will be emphasized through partner and group conversations, readings, audio/video clips, and writing assignments. Students will continue to deepen their engagement with the various cultures, practices, and customs in Spanish-speaking communities.
Prerequisites or Corequisites: SPAN 2000.
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SPAN 2300 - Applied Spanish Writing Skills Hours: 3
Develops students’ writing skills in a variety of academic, professional, and practical modes, such as expository writing and emails/letters, while developing knowledge of the relevant advanced grammatical structures and idioms. Recommended as a pre-cursor to 3000-level SPAN courses.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2000 and 2100, or permission of instructor.
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SPAN 2400 - Spanish in the Professions Hours: 3
Focuses on how Spanish is used in the professions, regardless of the one chosen. Specific career-focused skills, such as networking, correspondence, interviews, and presentations, will be developed in Spanish throughout the course. Students will have significant practice using spoken and written Spanish to communicate in routine, straightforward social and professional situations and observing culturally appropriate practices in these settings. This professional development course aids students in applying skills learned in their language courses to a variety of workplace contexts and representing their academic experiences for their chosen career.
Corequisites: SPAN 2000 or instructor permission.
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SPAN 3000 - Latin American Cultures and Histories Hours: 3
A survey of Latin American cultural studies and history, institutions, and traditions through the study of cultural artifacts, such as texts, film, and arts. Foundational historical and political events contextualize this study. Develops the interpretive skills required to effectively understand, analyze, and evaluate the complexity, influence, and ongoing vitality of Latin America through its cultural production. SPAN 2300 is strongly recommended, but not required, to be taken concurrently or prior to this course.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2100, or permission of instructor.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 6 hours.
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SPAN 3100 - Iberian Cultures and Histories Hours: 3
A survey of Iberian cultural studies and history, institutions, and traditions through the study of cultural artifacts, such as texts, film, and arts. Foundational historical and political events contextualize this study. Develops the interpretive skills required to effectively understand, analyze, and evaluate the complexity, influence, and ongoing vitality of the Iberian Peninsula through its cultural production. SPAN 2300 is strongly recommended, but not required, to be taken concurrently or prior to this course.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2100 or permission of instructor.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 6 hours.
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SPAN 3200 - Latin American Literatures and Film Hours: 3
A survey of literatures and film that contribute to the study of Latin American identities and realities. Develops strategies for reading and interpreting literary texts and film through the analysis of genres, aesthetics, and historical and sociocultural contexts. Through the study of literature and film, students will deepen their understanding of key questions, moments, and movements in Latin American histories and cultures. SPAN 2300 is strongly recommended, but not required, as taken concurrently or prior to this course.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2100 or permission of instructor.
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SPAN 3300 - Iberian Literatures and Film Hours: 3
A survey of literatures and film that contribute to the study of Iberian identities and realities. Develops strategies for reading and interpreting literary texts and film through the analysis of genres, aesthetics, and historical and sociocultural contexts. Through the study of literature and film, students will deepen their understanding of key questions, moments, and movements in Iberian histories and cultures. SPAN 2300 is strongly recommended, but not required, as taken concurrently or prior to this course.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2100 or instructor permission.
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SPAN 3700 - Content Teaching Methods: Spanish and Latin American Studies Hours: 3
A basic knowledge of language learning theory and national standards, and designing language learning activities based on the theory and standards. Includes a unit on an interdisciplinary theme, and a unit on a contemporary cultural issue. Presenting the lessons from these units during field experience.
Corequisites: EDUC 3700.
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SPAN 3900 - Independent Study Hours: 1-3
An opportunity to engage in independent study in an area not otherwise available.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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SPAN 4200 - Capstone Experience Hours: 3
An experiential learning experience, such as study abroad, an independent research project, an internship, or a project approved by a faculty adviser, meaningful to interests. In addition to conforming to specific requirements established by the college (such as study abroad requirements, internship requirements, etc.), producing a professional portfolio that integrates the experience with the essential knowledge gained from the study of the Spanish language and its cultures as well as relevant knowledge gained from other disciplines. The final project applies disciplinary knowledge to the issues relevant to the experience in a manner that indicates the student is capable of critical integration, synthesis and analysis of ideas and practical experience.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above, and SPAN 3000 or 3100; or instructor permission.
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SPAN 4900 - Internship Hours: 1-16
Available to majors upon submission of a written proposal as described in the internship packet. Arranged individually usually with local organizations, agencies or companies.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chairperson required.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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SUST 2010 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Hours: 4
Applications for the analysis of spatial data. Functional applications of GIS along with the advantages and limitations of the tool. Features a multidisciplinary approach with applications to social sciences, economics, political science and the natural sciences. Laboratory exercises include applications of ESRI GIS software as well as field exercises involving surveying and map creation.
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SUST 2750 - Energy Resources Hours: 3
A review of conventional energy resources currently used in First World Countries, focusing on the source of the resources, the energy value of the resources and projected availability of the resource. Serves as a baseline for evaluating potential sources of renewable and more sustainable energy sources (solar, wind, tidal, biofuels, etc.) and the identified limitations of these resources.
Prerequisites: ESCI 1001 or 1010 or SUST 2010.
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SUST 2800 - Topics: Sustainability Studies Hours: 1-3
An examination of current topics and techniques in the field of sustainability. Emphasizes the development of field and planning methods in the navigation of timely economic energy, environmental, and social phenomena and/or principles.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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SUST 3001 - Environmental Issues and Regulations Hours: 3
An overview of environmental issues and how specific regulatory programs were developed and implemented as a reaction to environmental, public health and safety risks. Major environmental issues such as surface water quality, environmental impacts from construction and development, hazardous waste disposal practices, etc. are discussed. Developing a framework of understanding related to these issues. Exploring how environmental regulations have evolved in an effort to mitigate problems related to specific issues. Opportunities to interact with professionals who have experience working within the regulatory frameworks are included.
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SUST 3900 - Independent Study Hours: 1-4
An opportunity to engage in independent research on an earth or environmental science topic of choice under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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SUST 4900 - Internship Hours: 1-15
Available to qualified students upon submission of a written proposal. Application to the Sustainability Studies coordinator must be made one term in advance.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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SUST 4950 - Senior Thesis Research Hours: 1-3
Pursuing independent research on a major senior research project in the earth and environmental sciences.
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SYE 3900 - Independent Study Hours: 1-3
Independent study.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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SYE 4020 - Undergraduate Research and Creative Work Hours: 2
This seminar will focus attention on the epistimologies across academic discipline, their similarities and distinctions from one another, as students actively engage in these activities. Discussion will be open, but will likely center around introducing others to students’ methods of creating knowledge, and learning about the methods of others. We will direct attention to the applicability of the various types of knowledgecreation outside of the academic realm, and the various skills that transcend the project the students are completing. Students enrolled in a research-based or creative-work based capstone, or engaging in senior distinction projects will be eligible for this class, once the facilitator has verified their participation in these projects.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
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SYE 4102 - Environmental Sustainability: Brown to Green Hours: 3
“Real world” experience related to decisionmaking and project management issues typically encountered by environmental professionals and citizens. Emphasizes the multidisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. Specific projects and case studies are selected that demonstrate economic and social issues are often much more difficult than the environmental solutions.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, or instructor permission.
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SYE 4103 - Managing the Transition to Your Career: The Senior Internship Seminar Hours: 2
Sharing concerns and issues related to internships, providing time for active reflection on the lessons and skills learned and are learning, and discussing issues related to transitions to life after college, including finding jobs, developing career plans, transitioning to the first job, relationships, financial issues, and more. Applying and further developing skills in groups and teams through work on team projects chosen by the class.
Corequisites: Enrollment in a departmental internship (4900) for minimum of 3 credit hours. May be taken during the semester of the internship or the semester following.
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SYE 4201 - Study Abroad Hours: 2
Enrollment in an off-campus study program. Prior to leaving campus, locating a faculty member willing to serve as a mentor during the experience and who will supervise the journal entries and other requirements. While studying off-campus, submitting electronic journals to the faculty mentor and compiling materials from their offcampus experience to submit upon return to campus. Materials may include: course syllabi and assignments, event programs, news clippings, or other items representative of the experience. Upon return, completing a reflective paper and presentation related to the experience and a project completed while away.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above.
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SYE 4202 - Vienna Hours: 3
A century ago, Vienna explodes with creative energy from psychologists, composers, painters, writers, natural scientists, and medical pioneers. Then, the shot, the blood, the open car speeding away for help: Sarajevo in 1914. The killing of the heir to the Austrian throne sends Central Europe down a death spiral that will lead to global horrors and slaughter on a monstrous scale, and end with wide-spread devastation and the stench of rotting flesh in 1945. In many views, another 30 Year’s War. Exploring the history, the environment, the culture of the city, and the events of 1914. Engaging the centennial commemorations of 1914 and comparing and contrasting the Vienna a century later while living and studying in a historic monastery in the heart of Vienna. A weekend in Budapest will add a Hungarian dimension. With the help of Austrian professors students, taking an interdisciplinary approach, including history, the arts, business and economy, and the social scene. Requires reflection, creates a lively interdisciplinary learning experience, and helps to “top off” the Otterbein experience.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
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SYE 4203 - Thailand Hours: 3
Travel as an art form and practicing creating art from travel experiences by using writing and photography to chronicle and explore the significances of a three-week journey to Thailand. While abroad, visiting historically and culturally significant sites in Bangkok, exploring temple ruins at Ayutthaya Historical Park, completing a volunteer residency at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, and drafting final projects during a writing retreat on Koh Samui. Travel will be guided by experimentations with effective photography and reflective journaling techniques and investigations of ethical dilemmas faced by international travelers. Experiencing first-hand the effects of tourism on Thai economies and learning about the history of elephants’ paradoxical treatment in Thai society. Through daily full-class discussions and guided writing assignments, students from a wide variety of majors share their discipline-specific perspectives on these experiences. Final projects will use photography and writing to reflect on the time in Thailand and the return to the U.S.
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SYE 4204 - Health Equity: Issues with Minority Health Hours: 3
Issues related to Minority Health. Topics discussed include: the health care system and how it affects to minority health, a review of chronic disease, personal behaviors and their relationship to minority health.
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SYE 4205 - Africa Hours: 3
A service-learning travel experience in which both the major and general education programs of study are brought to bear to seek understanding of contemporary Africa. A powerful life-changing and life-affirming experience that serves as a capstone to the undergraduate experience as well as a steppingstone to life beyond Otterbein. A single African nation will be selected each year. These will include, but are not anticipated to be limited to, Rwanda and Malawi.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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SYE 4206 - Off Campus Student Group Hours: 1-3
Groups initiate their own proposal for enhanced off-campus experiences. Experiences require engagement in an aspect of applying skills and knowledge from majors in one department, with majors from other departments. Requires a faculty adviser and a proposal approved by the SYE Advisory Committee, and completion of assignments and presenting of work.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and instructor permission.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 hours.
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SYE 4207 - Cultural Heritage: Travel in Spain Hours: 3
The Iberian Peninsula has been home to many cultures and traditions over the past millennia, including ancient Romans, the Muslim Caliphate, Sephardi Jews, and Christians. The nation of Spain has seen significant conflicts, notably the Spanish Inquisition which lasted over several centuries and the Civil War of the twentieth century. UNESCO (a branch of the United Nations) has designated a number of sites in Spain as World Heritage Sites, meaning they hold significant “universal value” for all humanity. Studying the visual, material, and cultural heritage of this fascinating and diverse country. Meet regularly during spring semester on campus, then travels to Spain in early May to study in person art, architecture, historic sites and monuments. Engaging with multiple disciplines (art history, religion, literature, history, economics, and more) to deepen our knowledge and understanding of Spanish culture. While examining the effects of historic preservation, urban planning, and tourism on communities, considering overall the significance of cultural heritage in local, national, and international contexts.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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SYE 4208 - Mitakuye Oyasin: Travel to Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation Hours: 3
Visiting the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the home of the Sicangu Oyate, also known as the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Learning the rich history and culture of Rosebud and other Lakota Sioux peoples through readings and cultural experiences led by Lakota teachers, artists, musicians and dancers, and political and religious leaders. Participating in service learning activities, with a focus on those that relate to the unique public health challenges of Indian reservations. A partnership with Sinte Gleska, Rosebud’s tribal university, will provide opportunities to get to know Lakota people and learn about contemporary native issues and perspectives. A unique and moving cross-cultural experience.
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SYE 4209 - Costa Rica in the 21st Century: Sustainability and Globalization Hours: 3
Costa Rica in the 21st Century: Sustainability and Globalization.
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SYE 4210 - Italy Wasn’t Built in a Day: Preservation of Cultural Heritage from the Macro to the Micro Hours: 3
Studies cultural heritage from two disciplines: chemistry and sociology. Investigates which artifacts from Italy’s rich history are restored and maintained, how they do so, whose values are reflected, and how powerful scientific, social, relational, economic, environmental, and political forces influence preservation. With chemistry at a micro-level, how restoration labs go about their scientific work on, for example, entire cities, frescoes, sculpture, and architecture. With sociology at a macro-level, understanding the contemporary and historical context at each site, and what restorations means for culture and identity.
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SYE 4211 - Globalization, Society, and Individuals Hours: 3
Today, our lives are deeply affected by a wide variety of forces of globalization. We cannot fully understand any of the issues on the American political, economic, social, and technological scenes without understanding the forces of globalization and America’s engagement in the global system. The same is true for citizens of every country. Everyone is embedded, for good or bad, in the global system, one that is constantly changing. Examining a wide variety of forces of globalization, that is, political/legal, economic, socio-cultural, environmental, and technological dimensions of globalization, and their impacts on societies and individuals. Emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing economics, political science/international relations, business/global business, IT, environmental science, law, humanities, and sociology. The necessary conceptual and theoretical foundations to understand today’s global challenges, focusing heavily on analyzing empirical evidences (i.e. contemporary issues and debates caused by deepening worldwide integration and interconnectedness that are defined as globalization). Based on the premise that reasoning based on solid analytics and rigorous empirical evidences will lead to better choices and decisions in connection with globalization and, thus, better outcomes for global human well-being. Provides the theatrical and empirical tools necessary to construct our own interpretations of what globalization is and what it means, engaging effectively with diverse, competing views on various issues of globalization. Supplies the tools needed to elaborate welldeveloped opinions on the enormously complex issues that globalization will create over our lifetimes, with special emphasis on the role of each student as a global citizen and leader. Pulling together our knowledge and skills in ways that can be applied to contemporary issues and challenges, taking time to reflect on our education as a whole and its future uses, and identifying and using resources as we move towards the transition to life beyond college.
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SYE 4212 - Engaging with Difference Hours: 3
Employers have made it clear: they need employees who are culturally competent and able to work with diverse groups of people successfully. This course will offer the opportunity to engage with different constituents on campus and within the community, to better understand the ways identities shape experience. We will discuss the multiple dimensions of social identity, theories of difference, and will explore several dimensions of identity and conflict often associated with them (gender, race, religion). There will be a focus on civil dialogue and active learning skills.
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SYE 4213 - Structural Inequalities and Professional Life Hours: 3
Various kinds of systemic inequality persist in contemporary American society. That is, some forms of inequality are not merely a matter of personal behavior, belief, or preference; rather, they are deeply ingrained in our institutions and/or belief system. Examples (or symptoms) of such inequalities include income inequality between men and women, racism in the criminal justice system, racial and ethnic biases in hiring by private companies, bias in employment opportunities based on sexual orientation, cultural bias in standardized testing, unequal access to basic health care, radical differences in funding between public schools, and the practice of “redlining” by banks and insurance companies. In this course, we will study racial inequality in twentieth century America, focusing on historical, literary, and social scientific literature written by Americans of various ethnicities. Each student will identify a structural inequality that exists in contemporary society, and that she will encounter in her professional life.
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SYE 4214 - Travel and Happiness: Experiential Learning through Travel Hours: 3
Examines, from several perspectives, what it means to lead a happy life, how human beings can best achieve that life for themselves, and the role of cross cultural travel in that pursuit. Some of the themes addressed may include: the connection between a happy life and a life that is meaningful, and the importance of pleasure, engagement, achievement, and social connections in creating a good life. This class, involving as it does travel to Italy, will approach the theme of happiness and the good life by focusing on the role of experiential learning and cross-cultural literacy in shaping our values, perspectives, and life choices.
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SYE 4215 - Bodies and Borders: WGSS in London and Amsterdam Hours: 3
The body is not an object. It is not distinct from mind, self, or spirit. It is not simply matter or a simple matter. We live the body. The body situates us in vital facets of the human condition: gender, sexuality, race, ability, class, nation, and more. This class will consider the body - the lived body - as it moves across time, place, space, and borders. More specifically, we will travel to London and Amsterdam. Along the way, we will explore the body as a locus of transnational sex work and antiviolence activism. We will study the depiction of gendered and sexualized bodies in protest art, including photography and street art. We will interrogate regulation and surveillance of the body at national borders and other contexts. And we will examine the deployment of gender and sexuality in national museum archives.
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SYE 4301 - Communication and Society Hours: 3
The interaction between communication practices in the 21st century and people as they act in social contexts. Communication is still the social glue that holds together nations, corporations, scientific disciplines, and families. Communication also remains the source of problems when people fail to understand each other, fail to agree, and fail to act. New communication technology does not necessarily make communication more effective, more persuasive or more ethical. Exploring the role communication plays in our lives as professionals and individual actors, across a wide variety of contexts: entertainment, information and social media, business and organizational life, politics, family life, globalization. Topics include: considering seminal theories about why we communicate, what we communicate about and how we communicate to individuals and large populations; analyzing cases in 21st century communication situations and how our disciplinary backgrounds influence what we understand and how we understand it; assessing how each of us relate to the personal and social communication networks in which are we enmeshed; and evaluating how all of this bears on our development as persons and professionals acting in the communities in which we live. Empowering more informed choices as we engage messages and technologies, and individuals, groups, and communities as a citizen whose choices will affect the lives of the people and organizations you interact with on a daily basis.
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SYE 4302 - High Stakes: The 20XX Presidential Election Hours: 3
The social and political correlates of the presidential election process, focusing on the presidential elections. Topics will include voting behaviors, the role of PACs and special interest groups, political advertising, and the Electoral College. Analyzing the outcomes of elections. Includes hands on experience through work at polling sites or volunteering with campaigns of choice.
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SYE 4401 - Social Justice, Responsibility and Change Hours: 3
Examines the politics of social justice and injustice. Explores the notion of social justice in relation to competing theories of justice and in relation to the topics of poverty, equality, opportunity, race, class, gender, and sexuality.
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SYE 4402 - Engaging Cultures: Appalachia in the City Hours: 3
The historical migration of Appalachians into Midwestern cities and the contemporary experiences of Appalachians in Cincinnati and Columbus. Calling on many perspectives, including our own, and using many disciplines, including sociology, psychology, literature, communication, science, nursing, education, and business, to consider the nature and results of cultural encounters between rural and urban in Westerville and Columbus, a microcosm for such encounters in national and global contexts. Includes an opportunity to serve on-site with a local non-profit agency that helps to meet the needs of local people with Appalachian histories, and numerous chances to engage with readings, case studies, and problem-solving activities. Exploring academic materials, reading literature, investigating policies and agencies, practicing ethnographic description, working together to propose solutions to problems and issues discovered and considered important within Appalachian communities. Reflecting on cultural encounters and transitions while observing the cultural encounters and transitions of others.
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SYE 4403 - Community, Change, and Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations Hours: 3
An integrated service-learning opportunity which establishes the conceptual basis and need for forming, joining, and participating in non-profit and social service organizations. Examining the history of these endeavors, surveying concepts, reflecting on form, reflecting on our definitions of “altruism” and “community,” and reviewing the current status of our participation in volunteer and non-profit organizations. Efforts are concentrated on group consulting projects. Working as members of a small group consulting team or as members of a whole-class consulting team. Teams are assigned a non-profit or social service organization that wishes to improve its effectiveness as an organization, and each team applies Appreciative Inquiry or another highly recognized consulting strategy in developing a plan for leading the organization through a change process. Weekly personal response papers are folded into the group organizational development plans. Creating autobiographical portfolios which include personal conceptions of both the transitions experienced as graduation from Otterbein nears, and projections of our future roles. Group and individual presentations are required.
Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit hours, and completion of at least 6 of the 8 Integrative Studies courses.
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SYE 4404 - Artists in the Schools Hours: 3
The skills needed to conduct hands-on workshops teaching our art forms in schools and other community centers. The history of “artist residencies.” Experienced teaching artists convey methods of presenting their art to a wide variety of audiences. Preparing our own lesson plans, and conducting residencies in area schools and other sites to gain practice in teaching our art from a personal point of view.
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SYE 4405 - From Bible to Neighbor Hours: 3
To the question, “Which of the commands is the greatest?” Jesus answered, “To love your God…and the second, which is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself.” Exploring the JudeoChristian injunction to neighbor-love. Examining who is one’s neighbor, and what it means to love one’s neighbor. Beginning with Biblical sources, but also examining the reception of this injunction in secular philosophical and theoretical sources. Requires the development and completion of a group action project that applies the injunction.
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SYE 4406 - Inventing the Self and the Future Hours: 3
The world we experience is the product of our individual perceptions. We invent this world through our emerging sense of self. This development is not created in isolation; rather we incorporate influences of family, gender roles, ethnic heritage, personal surroundings, and culture. We accept and react to those influences; we frame personal myths and rituals; we shape our strengths and dreams; and from these, we devise our self-driven perceptions, our worlds, forming narratives of our individual pasts and our futures. Discovering the individual worlds we have created, the individual selves we have invented and will invent, largely through personal narratives which will serve as a means of tracing the development of the selves we inhabit and projecting the selves we will create into the future. As part of this process, through a service-learning experience, we will take a group of senior citizens through a similar set of brief narratives through which they will also examine their personal narratives. Writing a series of life stories, memoirs/personal essays, all from a series of brief personal reflections, some of which will be written in class, and a final essay aimed at projecting our individual pasts and our learning at Otterbein into our futures. Self-reflection and insight gained from these explorations will help us to understand our individual places in the Postmodern, Post-9/11 world where truth is not found, but made.
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SYE 4407 - Silence and the Golden Years: Engaging the Language and Culture of the Senior Deaf Community Hours: 3
Deaf does not mean different. Includes exposure to Deaf culture, some American Sign Language, and offers an opportunity to engage with elderly citizens within the Deaf Community by completing a client-oriented project.
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SYE 4408 - Otterbein’s Tradition of Service and The United Brethren Church Hours: 3
Explores the historical roots of Otterbein’s tradition of service, and the origin and growth of the United Brethren in Christ in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including its involvement in the causes of Abolition and of missions, and its response to liberal theology and the social gospel, its stance on Prohibition, and its engagement with education. Explores the church’s continuing involvement in issues of social and economic morality and justice and the continued evolution of missions and international service, through two church mergers that eventually brought the United Brethren in Christ together with the Methodists to form the United Methodist Church. Reflecting upon our own experiences, beliefs, and values. What have been the experiences that have shaped our personal choices, for example, regarding career, academic major, participation in volunteer service, orientation toward contemporary social issues? What are the questions we have about decisions currently faced and plans for the future? How can reflection on our own experiences, our education, and work and volunteer activity help fashion our plans for the future? How does learning about a variety of philosophical, ethical, and religious views help choose our own viewpoints? Focusing on the many choices people face today in regard to these questions, and also upon developing a sense of where we came from and of what that has to do with where we are going. Involves community engagement through investigation, service and the sharing of the perspective the class provides.
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SYE 4750 - Off Campus Study Abroad Hours: 2
Offered to students who opt to fulfill the SYE requirement through enrollment in an off-campus study program. Students enroll during the same term they study off campus. Before leaving campus, students will locate a faculty member willing to serve as a mentor during the experience and who will supervise the journal entries and other requirements. While studying off-campus, students are required to submit electronic journals to their faculty mentor. In addition, students will compile materials from their off-campus experience to submit as evidence to their faculty mentor upon return to campus. Materials may include course syllabi and assignments, event programs, news clippings, or other items representative of the experience. Upon their return, students will complete a reflective paper and presentation related to both their experience and a project completed while away. Students will receive an “in-progress” grade until they have returned to campus and completed all required assignments.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above.
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SYE 4950 - Student-Initiated Off-Campus Group Experience Hours: 1-3
Groups of students may initiate their own proposal for enhanced off-campus experiences. These experiences would require students to engage in an aspect of applying skills and knowledge from their major with students from other departments. Students must have a faculty adviser and have their proposal approved by the SYE Advisory Committee, and will be required to complete assignments and present their work as in any other SYE course.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and instructor permission.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 3 hours.
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THR 1000 - Theatre Fundamentals Hours: 3
A basic introduction to all aspects of theatre, including script analysis, dramatic theory, basic aesthetics, acting, directing, design and technical theatre. An examination of departmental policies and operations.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 1010 - Theatre Practicum I Hours: 1
Basic instruction in supervised production processes of scenery, lighting, costumes, and other areas of technical theatre for theatre productions.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only, or instructor permission.
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THR 1020 - Theatre Practicum II Hours: 1
Basic instruction in supervised production processes of scenery, lighting, costumes, and other areas of technical theatre for theatre productions.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only, or instructor permission.
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THR 1110 - Scenery and Properties Technology Hours: 3
Building, rigging, and stagecraft techniques for scenic elements. Construction techniques for building properties for use in production.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 1120 - Costumes Technology I Hours: 3
Sewing and patterning techniques for costume elements.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 1130 - Lighting Technology I Hours: 3
Techniques for hanging, focusing, and repairing lighting elements, including operation and control as well as the duties of the master electrician in production.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 1140 - Sound Technology I Hours: 3
Techniques for setting up and controlling sound elements in production.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 1160 - Drafting Technology Hours: 3
Computer-Aided Drafting techniques and some hand drafting techniques for theatrical elements in production.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 1510 - Special Topics in Acting Hours: 3
Special topics related to the craft of acting. Topics may include: in-depth exploration of specific acting methods and techniques inspired by the work of Stanislavsky, Michael Chekhov, Viewpoints, Meisner, etc. May also focus on acting techniques and exercises specifically geared toward children’s theatre, creative dramatics, devised theatre, etc.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1515 and open to Theatre majors only, or permission of instructor.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 21 hours.
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THR 1515 - Survey of Acting & Directing - Writing Intensive Hours: 3
Foundational experience with the skills associated with acting and directing. Opportunities to act and direct in a non-pressured environment. Fosters a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the art and craft of the actor and director. Designed for those who do not intend to pursue these careers. Includes working on multiple drafts of discipline-specific writing, and fostering better communication as collaborators with designers.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 1600 - Stage Make-Up Hours: 2
Instruction and practical experience in the art of make-up for the stage.
FA, SP Sems.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only, or instructor permission.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 1620 - Drawing and Painting Hours: 3
A studio-based course focused on fundamental drawing and painting skills. Includes sketching and drawing the human figure, architectural and landscape drawing, perspective drawing, manipulating composition and form, and depicting light and shadow.
Prerequisites: Open only to BFA Design/Technology majors or by permission of the instructor.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 1625 - Voice and Movement I Hours: 1
Expands on the voice and movement work introduced in the Acting/Voice/Movement sequence. Particular emphasis is placed on Alexander and Feldenkrais movement techniques and on Fitzmaurice Voicework.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
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THR 1810 - Acting, Voice, and Movement I Hours: 3
Introduction to the fundamentals of acting with emphasis upon the development of imagination and self-awareness, finding the natural voice and aligning the body. Introduction to the fundamentals of speech production, including learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 1820 - Acting, Voice, and Movement II Hours: 3
Further developing the fundamentals of acting, voice and movement for the actor. Investigating working as an ensemble through the presentation of material from plays and musicals. Presenting material from plays and/or musicals. Working on audition skills with particular emphasis on exposure to a variety of genres and styles of audition material for plays and/or musicals
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1810 and open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
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THR 1825 - Speech and Dialects Hours: 3
The development of clear, robust, efficient, and versatile expression of text as an extension of acting training. The sounds of spoken English are explored via the International Phonetic Alphabet. A variety of dialects are studied, along with the process of learning a dialect independently.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
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THR 2010 - Theatre Practicum III Hours: 0.5-2
Individual and group instruction and participation in supervised creative activities.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 2020 - Theatre Practicum IV Hours: 0.5-2
Individual and group instruction and participation in supervised creative activities.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 2250 - Costume History Hours: 3
Study of the evolution of fashion and theatrical costumes, from ancient Egypt to the present.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only, or permission of instructor.
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THR 2300 - Costume Technology II Hours: 3
Introduces techniques and methodology for costume technology such as basic patternmaking, costume construction and costume crafts.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1120, and open to Design/Technology majors only; or instructor permission.
Notes: Repeatable a maximum of four times.
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THR 2610 - Acting, Voice, and Movement III Hours: 3
A thorough grounding in Stanislavky’s approach to acting. Particular emphasis will be given to text analysis, character creation, and working together as an ensemble. Additional topics will include investigating voice and movement techniques, and may incorporate the eight Laban efforts, developing a personal warm-up, and cold readings.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1820 and open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
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THR 2615 - Acting Skills I Hours: 3
Exploring the actor’s craft through a variety of angles including text analysis, dramatic literature, audition techniques and repertoire, improvisation, the work of Rudolph Laban and Michael Chekhov. Particular emphasis is placed on strengthening critical skills of holistic and organic acting such as imagination, listening, concentration, partner focus, and active choices
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1820 and open to Acting majors only; or instructor permission.
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THR 2620 - Acting, Voice, and Movement IV Hours: 3
Relating to a partner in scenes using Shakespeare’s text. Addressing the specific demands required of Shakespeare in terms of vocal production, movement, diction, and scanning of verse. Particular emphasis is placed on the demands of the language and on discovering character through the interaction with partner. Working on Shakespeare audition material and gaining competency with the Kristen Linklater voice progression.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 2610 and open to BFA Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
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THR 2625 - Voice and Movement II Hours: 1
A deeper investigation of the voice and movement work offered in the Acting/Voice/Movement sequence. Expanding knowledge of Alexander and Feldenkrais movement techniques and continuing with the Fitzmaurice Voicework progression.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
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THR 2850 - Stage Management Hours: 3
Theory and practical experience in stage management for the theatre. The stage management team’s roles in auditions, rehearsals, and in performance will be examined in detail.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 3010 - Theatre Practicum V Hours: 0.5-2
Individual and group instruction and participation in supervised creative activities.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 3020 - Theatre Practicum VI Hours: 0.5-2
Individual and group instruction and participation in supervised creative activities.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 3200 - Directing - Writing Intensive Hours: 3
The principles and techniques of the director’s art. Fundamentals of staging, blocking, movement, business, tempo, script selection and analysis, casting, and rehearsal planning. Directing short scenes.
FA, SP Sems.
Prerequisites: THR 1515 or 1820, and open to Theatre majors only.
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THR 3210 - Directing Scenes Hours: 0.5
Acting in scenes directed by students enrolled in Directing.
FA, SP Sems.
Notes: This course is repeatable.
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THR 3230 - Stage Management Seminar Hours: 1
A weekly discussion of practical problems and solutions in stage-managing Otterbein University Theatre productions.
FA, SP Sems.
Prerequisites: Open to stage managers of current productions and other Theatre majors with permission of instructor.
Notes: Repeatable to a maximum of 8 hours.
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THR 3260 - Scenic Painting Hours: 3
Painting techniques for full scale scenery including drops and 3D scenic elements as well as information about tools and materials.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1620 and open to Design/Technology majors only; or permission of instructor.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 3300 - Scene Design Hours: 3
Process of scenic design. Analysis and research to develop artistic approach to scenic communication. Designs are executed in various styles, theatrical spaces and historical periods.
Prerequisites: THR 1160, 1620, and open to Design/Technology majors only; or permission of instructor.
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THR 3400 - Costume Design Hours: 3
The fundamentals of design, color theory, and character analysis as they relate to the art of costume design.
Prerequisites: THR 1620, 2250, and open to Design/Technology majors only; or instructor permission.
Notes: Repeatable a maximum of two times.
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THR 3450 - Sound Design Hours: 3
Process of sound design for the theatre from aesthetic analysis to completed sound track.
Prerequisites: THR 1140 and open to Design/Technology majors only; or instructor permission.
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THR 3500 - Light Design Hours: 3
Process of lighting design from aesthetic analysis to completed plot and hanging schedule.
Prerequisites: THR 1130 and open to Design/Technology majors only; or instructor permission.
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THR 3510 - Theatre History: Early Humanity to 19th Century - Writing Intensive Hours: 3
The historical evolution of dramatic forms, the physical theatre, staging and theatre personalities from the classical theatre of Greece to 1900. Provides a long-view historical perspective on the ways that human beings have utilized the art form of theatre to find and create meaning and to comment on issues as diverse as the purpose of existence, the role and responsibility of an individual in his/her community, the potential for change and transformation, and the ins-and-outs of interpersonal relationships. Understanding of the ways we understand, interpret, and preserve historical documents; the role of the art form in a range of world cultures; and the relationship of historical practices to those that are a part of contemporary world theatre. Exploring through discussion, in-class activities, and research, the ways that the art of theatre has contributed to the public good in many times and places.
FA Sem.
Notes: Cross-listed with INST 2620.
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THR 3520 - Theatre History: 20th Century to Present Hours: 3
A study of the historical evolution of theatre from 1900 to the present. Emphasizes the evolution from realistic to anti-realistic forms. In the late 19th and throughout the 20th century, we see an explosion of approaches, styles, experiments, and agendas in Western theatre. Surveying this proliferation and to understand how these experiments have shaped and opened up what theatre can do and be today. Discovering the ways in which theatre has contributed to the public good by highlighting the potential for change and transformation, illuminating and exploring new ideas, examining the role of the individual in his/her community, and questioning problematic systems of power.
SP Sem.
Notes: Cross-listed with INST 2621.
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THR 3550 - Computer Graphics Hours: 3
The use of computers and digital software for theatrical uses including marketing, props, design, and three-dimensional modeling of scenery.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 1160 and open to Design/Technology majors only; or instructor permission.
Notes: This course has an additional fee.
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THR 3615 - Acting Skills II Hours: 3
Continues the exploration of the actor’s craft begun in Acting Skills I. Topics may include advanced study of text analysis, dramatic literature, audition techniques and repertoire, improvisation, and diverse acting techniques and theories inspired by the work of leaders in the field.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: Open to Acting majors only, or instructor permission.
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THR 3700 - Acting with the Camera I Hours: 3
Practical techniques for television, film and other media platforms.
FA Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 2610 and open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only; or instructor permission.
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THR 3710 - Acting with the Camera II Hours: 3
An extension of the television, film and media work done in Acting with the Camera I.
SP Sem.
Prerequisites: THR 3700 and open to Acting and Musical Theatre majors only; or instructor permission.
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