1 to 3credit hoursPrerequisites: THEA 2110 and permission of instructor. Designed to meet individual and group needs for advanced study in theatre. Topic to be determined at time of scheduling. A maximum of six semester hours credit may be applied toward a degree.
3credit hoursLectures and practical experience in methods and techniques. Emphasis on developing plots through knowledge of electricity, circuitry, instrumentation, and control equipment. Major projects in lighting design. Laboratory hours and/or crew requirement.
3credit hoursPrerequisite: THEA 3400 or permission of instructor. Advanced methods and theories of lighting design. Strong emphasis on practical projects, design process, and critical methods of study. Includes components on design history and theory/criticism.
3credit hoursPrerequisite: THEA 2500 or permission of instructor. The development of advanced skills in the ability to analyze and interpret the more complex characters in drama. Study of classical acting styles.
THEA 5570 - The Body Intelligent: A Study of the Alexander Technique
3credit hours(Same as MUS 5570.) For those interested in improving ease and freedom of movement, balance, support, flexibility, and coordination in daily activity.
3credit hoursInstruction and experiences in storytelling in educational, corporate management, and performance contexts. Investigation of influence of storytelling on culture, organizational behavior, leadership, and education.
3credit hoursFor current and prospective teachers. Integration of drama across the curriculum. The creation, construction, performance, and touring of a play for elementary school children.
THEA 5620 - Drama Across the Curriculum: Practicum
3credit hoursPrerequisite: THEA 3600. Advanced techniques and methods for teaching core curriculum in upper elementary classes using drama and role playing. Practicum experiences provided.
3credit hoursPrerequisite: THEA 2500 or permission of instructor. Director as literary analyst and production critic. Play analysis, production concepts, staging theory and techniques, rehearsal methods and procedures. Scene work.
3credit hoursPrerequisite: THEA 5700 or permission of instruction. Case studies and problem solving of rehearsals and production. Director’s relationship with designers. Investigation of style. Rehearsal and presentation of one-act play.
THEA 5880 - Theatre Organization and Stage Management
3credit hoursPrerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Lectures and practical experience in basic methods and principles. Emphasis on ways in which theatre organization and stage management complement each other while striving to create the desired dramatic effect upon an audience. Major projects required. Crew requirement.
3credit hoursPrerequisite: THEA 4800 or 4810 or permission of instructor. A variable topics seminar concentrating on selected major playwrights linked by theme, or on a particular genre of dramatic theory; an intensive examination of plays which either survey playwrights’ careers or represent a significant portion of a genre’s canon. May be repeated for credit for up to six hours.
3 to 9credit hoursPrerequisite: Employment in summer theatre during the previous summer. A seminar for students who have worked in summer theatre. Includes discussion of assets of training there, auditioning, interviewing, production problems, impact on local community, and impact on college theatre.
1 to 3credit hoursPrerequisite: Permission of instructor. Designed to meet individual and/or group needs in all aspects of theatre arts. The topic and credit to be determined at the time of scheduling. A maximum of 6 semester hours credit may be applied toward a degree.
3credit hoursStudy of selected theorists with a focus on the way women’s voices contribute to the social, political, and ideological discourses addressing fundamental issues in sex and gender reflected in culture across time; how the contributions of feminist theory interact with ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic class and shape personal experience.
3credit hoursSharpens student awareness of feminist critiques and approaches to research methods across the disciplines. Through readings and discussions, students reflect upon how researchers seek knowledge for emancipation, culminating in a research proposal in their areas of interest.
WGST 6020 - Internship in Women’s and Gender Studies
3credit hoursPrerequisites: Permission of WGST director and an internship coordinator, and a minimum grade of B- in WGST 6000 and WGST 6010. The course provides work experience in an area of employment related to women’s and gender studies.
3credit hoursPrerequisites: Permission of WGST director and supervising faculty. Students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate must earn a minimum grade of B- in WGST 6000 and WGST 6010. The course provides individually supervised reading and research in a focused topic or research project in an area of women’s and gender studies not covered in depth in other Women’s Studies courses.
9 to 12credit hoursPrerequisites: All required professional education courses; appropriate special methods course(s); admission to teacher education. A full-day, full-semester supervised teaching experience in a public school classroom. Pass/Fail.
3 to 9credit hoursDirected field experience which will meet specific needs related to individual needed competencies. Applicant must meet all prerequisites for directed teaching.
3credit hoursAnalysis and application of strategies, instructional methods, and techniques appropriate for developing and implementing literacy instruction for ESL learners in the classroom. Focus on research-based literacy methods and standards-based instruction for varying levels of English proficiency and newly-arriving immigrant students. Fieldwork required.
YOED 6030 - Content Instruction for English Language Learners
3credit hoursFocuses on analysis and application of strategies, instructional methods, and techniques appropriate for developing and implementing content-area instruction for ESL learners in the classroom. Focus on state and nationally adopted models and methods for integrated language and standards-based content instruction. Fieldwork required.
4credit hours(Same as AERO 6100.) A first course in aerospace education; provides an overview of aerospace historically and in the future. A workshop course that meets eight hours per day and includes an aircraft flight, field trips, and an overnight stay.
YOED 6110 - International Aerospace Education Seminar-Europe and the Mideast
3credit hoursAcquaints teachers with aerospace implications on an international scale. Outstanding international points of interest in six or more countries visited. Offered in July Term of the summer.
YOED 6111 - International Aerospace Education Seminar-The Americas
3credit hoursAcquaints teachers with aerospace implications on an international scale. Outstanding international points of interest in six or more countries visited. Offered in July Term of the summer.
YOED 6112 - International Aerospace Education Seminar-The Far East
3credit hoursAcquaints teachers with aerospace implications on an international scale. Outstanding international points of interest in six or more countries visited. Offered in July Term of the summer.
1 to 3credit hours(Same as AERO 6540.) Content varies with needs of individual students who are interested in making a specialized study of current problems in the field of aerospace education.
4credit hours(Same as AERO 6700.) Builds on prior experiences in aviation/aerospace. Essential for the prospective teacher or aerospace education courses at any level. A workshop that meets eight hours per day and includes an aircraft flight, field trips, and overnight stay.
YOED 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation
1credit hoursOpen only to students who are not enrolled in any other graduate course and who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. The student must contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for specifics regarding the details of this comprehensive examination preparatory course. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.