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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

The listing of courses is as accurate as possible at the time of publication of the catalog. Please note that the University reserves the right to change requirements where changes are necessary to comply with Board of Regents policy directives, to meet external demands relating to accountability or accreditation standards, to reflect curriculum changes or substitutions or to implement evolving discipline requirements in major fields. For information regarding definition and assignment of credit hours and the level and numbering of courses, the University follows SDBOR policy 2:32 and SDBOR policy 2:8.
 

SPSY (School Psychology)
  

  • SPSY 761 - Assessment of Intelligence

    3 cr

    Description This course provides skill development in administration and interpretation of individual intelligence tests. Also emphasized are the analysis and synthesis of assessment data and data-based decision making.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • SPSY 768 - Consultation

    3 cr

    Description Designed to teach the knowledge bases, interpersonal skills, and judgmental competencies that need to be developed by consultants in training.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Instructor Permission required.


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  • SPSY 771 - Principles and Practice of School Psychology

    3 cr

    Description A survey of historical and current topics, related issues, and professional problems relative to the practice of school psychology with emphasis given to the role and function of school psychologists, professional standards, and legal and ethical considerations.


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  • SPSY 772 - Applied Neuropsychology and Interventions With School Aged Children

    3 cr

    Description Provides an overview of clinical neuropsychology, an examination of brain-behavior relationship, brain development, structure and function, and procedures for application of this knowledge within the educational arena.


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  • SPSY 780 - Systems-Level Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and Family Services

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to prepare school psychology students to design, implement, and evaluate programs that promote childrens’s mental health, academic success, and social competence. Population-based, prevention-oriented school psychological practices will be emphasized.  In order to deliver these services, school psychology students will become familiar with the science of prevention, systems theory, systems consultation and policy development, system-wide models of service delivery with multiple levels of intervention intensity, crisis intervention, and empirically-supported family services.


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  • SPSY 782 - Instructional Strategies, Assessment, and Intervention

    3 cr

    Description This course will introduce the application of intervention development for classrooms and individuals and the design of instruction for school psychologists. The following processes will be emphasized: planning and conducting needs assessments, planning and conducting standardized academic assessments, planning and conducting curriculum-based assessments, identifying objectives, devising evaluations, characterizing the client and audience, and selecting appropriate instructional strategies for clients in the field of school psychology.


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  • SPSY 784 - Behavioral Collaboration and Intervention

    3 cr

    Description This course is designed to prepare school psychology students to understand how behavior theory applies to current research-based interventions within school, home, and community systems. Emphasis is placed on the school psychologist’s role in the collaborative process in conducting functional assessment of behavior and development, implementation, and evaluation of individual, classroom, and system-wide interventions.


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  • SPSY 788 - Independent Research

    1 to 3 cr

    Description Supervised research or an applied research project in selected areas. Designed primarily for Education Specialist degree students.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: EDER 761 - Research Methods in Education, and EDER 762 - Foundations of Educational Statistics, or permission of the instructor.


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  • SPSY 791 - Independent Study (C)

    1 to 6 cr

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

     

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • SPSY 792 - Topics (C)

    1-4 cr

    Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics.  A course devoted to a particular issue in a specific field.  Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum.  Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors.  Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • SPSY 795 - Practicum (C)

    1 to 6 cr

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.

     

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of instructor required.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • SPSY 850 - Psychopathology in K-12 Children

    3 cr

    Description Advanced study of the etiology, course, diagnostic criteria, assessment of, and interventions for various types of psychopathology commonly experienced by school-aged children.


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  • SPSY 861 - Advanced Psychoeducational Assessment

    3 cr

    Description This course provides skill development in administration and interpretation of individually administered tests of cognitive abilities, adaptive behavior, and academic achievement. Also emphasized are the analysis, synthesis and integration of assessment data from these three domains of functioning and utilization of data-based decision making.


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  • SPSY 866 - Personality and Behavior Assessment

    3 cr

    Description A review and application of objective, projective, and behavioral techniques and procedures in the assessment of social, affective, and behavioral functioning.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • SPSY 888 - Ph.D. Independent Research

    1-3 cr

    Description Includes independent and directed research projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate details of the research plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • SPSY 893 - Workshop in Preschool Assessment (C)

    3 cr

    Description Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.

    Notes
    Provide theoretical understandings with regard to the comprehensive assessment of toddlers and preschoolers; knowledge of the laws and ethical codes which guide educational practices for this age group; and the development of technical and interpersonal skills.

    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • SPSY 894D - Internship (Ph.D.) (C)

    2 to 8 cr

    Description Applied, monitored, and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    SPSY 795: School Psychology Practicum; SPSY 895: Clinic Practicum; and SPSY 888: Ph.D. Independent Research

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • SPSY 894S - Internship (Ed.S.) (C)

    1 to 8 cr

    Description Applied, monitored, and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    SPSY 795: School Psychology Practicum

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • SPSY 895 - Clinic Practicum in School Psychology

    1 to 4 cr

    Description Supervised training in comprehensive psychological evaluation and counseling of children with school-related problems.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • SPSY 898D - Dissertation

    1 to 15 cr

    Description Required of all Doctoral students. A total of 15 hours are required.


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  • SPSY 898S - Thesis (Ed.S.)

    1 to 4 cr

    Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidates and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee.

    Notes
    Required of all Specialist students following Plan A. Total of four credit hours is required.


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STAT (Statistics)
  

  • STAT 511 - Simulation

    3 cr

    Description A study of discrete simulation models, queuing theory, stochastic processes, design of simulation experiments, and simulation model validation.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics.

    Notes
    (Also CSC 511)


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  • STAT 545 - Nonparametric Statistics

    3 cr

    Description Covers many standard nonparametric methods of analysis. Methods will be compared with one another and with parametric methods where applicable. Attention will be given to: (1) analogies with regression and ANOVA; (2) emphasis on construction of tests tailored to specific problems; and (3) logistic analysis.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: STAT 281, 381, 382, 481, or 581

    Notes
    Dual list STAT 445


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  • STAT 560 - Time Series Analysis

    3 cr

    Description Statistical methods for analyzing data collected sequentially in time where successive observations are dependent. Includes smoothing techniques, decomposition, trends and seasonal variation, forecasting methods, models for time series: stationarity, autocorrelation, linear filters, ARMA processes, non-stationary processes, model building, forecast errors and confidence intervals.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: STAT 441, 481, 482, 541, 581, or 786

    Notes
    Dual listed STAT 460


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  • STAT 575 - Operations Research

    3 cr

    Description Philosophy and techniques of operations research, including game theory; linear programming, simplex method, and duality; transportation and assignment problems; introduction to dynamic programming; and queuing theory. Applications to business and industrial problems.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics and one year of calculus, or permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (Also MATH 575 and CSC 575)


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  • STAT 580 - Applied Statistics

    3 cr

    Description

    This course applies core ideas in probability and statistics to the following topics: inference on population means and variances; Multiple Comparison; Categorical Data Analysis; Multiple Regression Model and General Linear Model; Basic Exploratory Data Analysis; R program Implementations.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: STAT 281 or MATH/STAT 481/581

    Notes
    Also MATH/STAT 480/580


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  • STAT 581 - Probability and Statistics

    3 cr

    Description Algebra of sets; sample spaces, random variables; distributing functions; distribution of random variables; and limiting distributions.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: MATH 225-Calculus III or its equivalent.

    Notes
    (Also MATH 581)


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  • STAT 585 - Theory of Statistics

    3 cr

    Description Maximum likelihood estimators, interval estimators, tests of hypothesis, linear regression, distribution-free methods, and characteristic function distribution of random variables.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: STAT 481/581 - Probability and Statistics or its equivalent.

    Notes
    (Also MATH 585)


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  • STAT 586 - Design of Surveys

    3 cr

    Description Construction and analyzing designs for survey investigations; simple random, stratified, cluster multistage, and multiphase designs; and methods of estimation. Techniques and methods of obtaining and reporting survey information.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics or MATH/STAT 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics.


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SUST (Sustainability)
  

  • SUST 512 - Earth & Water Resources

    3 cr

    Description Comprehensive survey of earth resources including energy, metallic, nonmetallic, soil, and water. Consideration of origin of resources, their uses, their global distribution, and environmental issues surrounding their extraction and use.

    Notes
    Dual listed with ESCI/SUST 412, cross-list with ESCI 512.


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  • SUST 515 - Energy and Sustainability

    3 cr

    Description The course surveys energy options (fossil fuels, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, etc.) and their sustainability (capacity, renewability, and environmental impact).

    Notes
    Dual listed with ESCI/SUST 415; Cross-list ESCI 515.


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  • SUST 516 - Global Climate Change

    3 cr

    Description The roles that greenhouse gases, atmosphere-ocean interactions, orbital cycles, plate tectonics, humans, and other factors have played in climate change on Earth from its origin to the present and what will influence climate change in the future.

    Notes
    Dual listed with ESCI/SUST 416; Cross-list ESCI 516.


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  • SUST 553 - Protected Area Management and Nature-Based Tourism

    3 cr

    Description Protected areas include public and private lands with a spectrum of protection objectives including conservation and preservation. This course will explore strategies employed to protect Earth’s biodiversity and geoheritage. Students will develop an understanding of the roles of different stakeholders in protected area management, and the balance between potential beneficial and detrimental aspects of nature-based tourism.

    Notes
    Dual List SUST 453


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  • SUST 592 - Topics (C)

    1-3 cr

    Description A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.

    Notes
    New course May 2013.


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  • SUST 705 - Sustainability & Complexity

    3 cr

    Description This course uses case studies and field trips to evaluate sustainability as a framework for understanding and modeling coupled human-natural systems.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration restriction: Graduate status.


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  • SUST 715 - Research for Sustainability

    3 cr

    Description This course will introduce methods for sustainability research including scenario and future planning and quantitative methods of data analysis.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration restriction: Graduate status.


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  • SUST 790 - Seminar (C)

    1 cr

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.


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  • SUST 791 - Independent Study (C)

    1-6 cr

    Description Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • SUST 794 - Internship (C)

    1-6 cr

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than in the case with field experience courses.


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  • SUST 798 - Sustainability Thesis

    1-9 cr

    Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee.


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  • SUST 810 - Innovating for Change

    3 cr

    Description This course will introduce sustainability as a framework for sustainability problem solving, and students will design interventions to enhance sustainability with a community partner.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration restriction: Ph.D. student in sustainability or instructor permission


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  • SUST 891 - Independent Study (C)

    1-6 cr

    Description (Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects)

    Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.  The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans.  Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students.  Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • SUST 898D - Sustainability Dissertation (C)

    1-15 cr

    Description A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the applicable degree. The process requires extensive and intensive one-on-one interaction between the candidate and professor with more limited interaction between and among the candidate and other members of the committee.


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TET (Tech for Education and Training)
  

  • TET 553 - Personal and Organizational Change Management

    3 cr

    Description This course explores the personal side of change, the difference between change and transition, and basic change theory related to organizations.

    Notes
    Cross-list: AHED 553


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  • TET 592 - Topics (C)

    1-3 cr

    Description A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field.  Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum.  Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors.  Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.


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  • TET 715 - Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education

    3 cr

    Description This course is a study of the many philosophical and socio-political dynamics that have influenced and continue to influence education in the United States and around the world. In particular, this course peers into the various influences on education of technology and media communication, and, the pragmatic responses of individuals, schools, society, and governments.


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  • TET 732 - Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Training

    3 cr

    Description This course will provide students with the skills and appropriate application of current and emerging technologies and how to implement them with all learners in education and training.


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  • TET 755 - Distributed Learning

    3 cr

    Description This course explores the nature and increase of distance education initiatives in the U.S. and worldwide and examines their fundamental components. It presents the distance education system and its components, student characteristics and progress, teaching and advising, technology and media, course design and development, and administrative services and policy.


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  • TET 760 - Organizational Development

    3 cr

    Description This course acquaints students with major theoretical traditions in the field of organizational development and change. Through writing and discussions, students will gain the reflective skills needed to make decisions based on theoretical, ethical, and professional knowledge. This course provides students with the background they will need to be effective change consultants and organizational leaders.


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  • TET 792 - Topics: Trends and Issues in Training and Development (C)

    1 to 3 cr

    Description Includes Current Topics, Advanced Topics, and Special Topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.

     

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • TET 794 - Internship

    1 to 8 cr

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Master degree students only. Permission of the instructor is required.

    Notes
    Supervised field based experience in a K-12 or non-school setting appropriate to career goals.


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  • TET 805 - Leading Organizational Change

    3 cr

    Description This course explores the leadership role in integrating technological change into organizations. Diffusion of Innovation theory, the concept of Personal Mastery, organizational stewardship and other current approaches will be reviewed.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: TET 780 - Contemporary Views of Organizational Development or BADM 761 - Organizational Theory and Behavior or its equivalent.


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THEA (Theatre)
  

  • THEA 501 - Performance Theatre Studio

    1 to 3 cr

    Description Intensive study of selected areas in theatre practice (acting, directing, dance, design, technical production, etc.). Topic varies. Repeatable.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission


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  • THEA 503 - Design/Technical Theatre Studio

    3 cr

    Description Intensive study of selective areas in design and technical theatre production.  Topics vary. Repeatable.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission


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  • THEA 513 - Shakespeare I

    3 cr

    Description Background of and close readings of the major comedies.

    Notes
    (Also ENGL 531)


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  • THEA 514 - Shakespeare II

    3 cr

    Description Background of and close readings of the major tragedies.

    Notes
    (Also ENGL 532)


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  • THEA 531 - Acting: Period Styles

    3 cr

    Description Study and practice of analysis and of psychological, physical, and vocal approaches to the performance of playscripts in major non-realistic styles: Greek tragedy to modern experimentation (excluding Shakespeare.)

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: THEA 331 - Acting III

    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission


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  • THEA 532 - Acting: Shakespeare

    3 cr

    Description Study and practice of analysis in psychological, physical, and vocal approaches to the performance of Shakespearean texts.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: THEA 331 - Acting III

    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission


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  • THEA 533 - Studies of Shakespeare

    3 cr

    Description Study of Shakespeare’s works, other than comedies and tragedies.

    Notes
    Cross-listed: ENGL 533


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  • THEA 552 - Stage Management

    3 cr

    Description Study of the principles and systems of stage management with particular emphasis placed upon developing effective organizational tools and communication techniques. Practical application of stage management skills in University Theatre productions.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 561 - Origins to the Renaissance

    3 cr

    Description Survey of world theatre with a focus on European, Chinese, and Japanese Theatre.  Emphasis on the practices and texts from the Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Medieval Europe and Japan, Yüan Dynasty, Renaissance Italy, and Early Modern England periods.


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  • THEA 562 - Early Modern to Melodrama

    3 cr

    Description Survey of world theatre with a focus on European, Japanese, and American Theatre.  Emphasis on the practices and texts from the Early Modern, Enlightenment, and the Industrial Age periods.


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  • THEA 563 - Modern Drama and Theatre

    3 cr

    Description Survey of Western drama and theatrical production from Realism through Theatre of the Absurd. Emphasis on Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Epic Theatre, Theatre of Cruelty, Existentialist Drama, and Theatre of the Absurd. Study of selected plays from Ibsen to Beckett.

    Notes
    (Also ENGL 563)


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  • THEA 564 - Contemporary Drama and Theatre

    3 cr

    Description Survey of PostTheatre of the Absurd drama and theatre. Emphasizes major standard and experimental dramatists since 1960.

    Notes
    (Also ENGL 564)


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  • THEA 566 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism

    3 cr

    Description Study of major documents in dramatic theory and criticism.


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  • THEA 585 - Movement Specialties (Combat)

    3 cr

    Description Training in unarmed and armed combat for the stage. Includes fisticuffs, falls and rolls, work with quarterstaff, broadsword, rapier and dagger, and basic techniques of fight choreography.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: THEA 331 - Acting III, or permission of the instructor.
    Registration restriction: Instructors permission required.


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  • THEA 587 - Aesthetics

    3 cr

    Description Investigation of the major aesthetic theories and critical analysis of problems concerning the nature of aesthetic judgment in art

    Notes
    Cross-listed and Dual-listed with ARTH 487, CLHU 487/587, ENGL 487/587, PHIL 487/587, and THEA 487/587


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  • THEA 590 - Seminar in Theatre

    1 to 3 cr

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division graduate levels. Enrollments in generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     


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  • THEA 592 - Topics in Theatre (C)

    1 to 5 cr

    Description A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field.  Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum.  Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors.  Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • THEA 595 - Practicum

    1 cr

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience.

    Notes
    Practical application of theatre crafts in University Theatre productions. Credit available for acting, costuming, lighting, scenery, sound, publicity, box office, and other areas. Assignments based on student needs/desires and production needs. Repeatable.


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  • THEA 701 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Theatre

    3 cr

    Description Examination of graduate program options and procedures. The study of methods of research, writing, and documentation.


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  • THEA 730 - Acting Ensemble

    3 cr

    Description Extensive work on releasing tension, developing concentration, and training the actor’s sensory and emotional instrument for integration into scene work. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 731 - Directing

    3 cr

    Description Four-course sequences involving extensive work in stage directing. Areas of focus include text analysis, production and historical research, communication, and style as applied to (I) one-act plays, (II) periods and styles, (III) new plays, and (IV) advanced problems (i.e., musical theatre, film/video, Shakespeare). Repeatable to a maximum of 12 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 734 - Script Analysis and Dramaturgy

    3 cr

    Description Investigation of methods and purposes of playscript analysis and dramaturgical practices as a preparation for theatrical production; detailed reading of scripts to discover given circumstances, patterns of action, verbal and theatrical imagery, aesthetics, and structural organization; historical research methodology surrounding the playscript, including socio-political contexts, and its relevance to contemporary theatre practices; synthesis of varying research into production concepts.


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  • THEA 735 - Voice Dynamics

    2 cr

    Description Work on all aspects of vocal production for the actor: articulation, projection, resonance, breathing, and relaxation techniques. Repeatable to a maximum of four hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 736 - Movement Dynamics

    2 cr

    Description Process-orientated training in movement fundamentals for the actor; includes explorations of movement efficiency and ease, as well as range of movement vocabulary. Application of movement choices for character development and ensemble work is emphasized. Repeatable to a maximum of four hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 740 - Scenic Design

    3 cr

    Description Intensive exploration of the function, process, aesthetics, and materials of scenic design, with practice in analysis, conceptualization, composition, and presentation. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 741 - Costume Design

    3 cr

    Description Intensive exploration of the function, process, aesthetics, and materials of costume design, with practice in analysis, conceptualization, composition, and presentation. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 742 - Lighting Design

    3 cr

    Description Intensive exploration of the function, process, aesthetics, and equipment of lighting design, with practice in analysis, conceptualization, composition, and presentation. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 745 - Advanced Problems-Design/Technical Theatre

    3 cr

    Description Intensive study of selected areas in design and technical theatre, such as welding, scene painting, costume patterning, graphics for the theatre, special materials, rigging, shop management, millinery, fabric painting and dyeing. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 746 - Theatrical Rendering

    3 cr

    Description Exploration of media, techniques, and styles of rendering as they aid graphic expression for theatrical designers.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 747 - Periods and Styles of Design

    3 cr

    Description Exploration of visual art, architecture, ornamentation, and other arts in relation to the societies and aesthetic movements that produced them and as source material for theatrical production.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 749 - Design/Technical Laboratory

    1 to 3 cr

    Description Practical application of design skills and technical crafts in University Theatre productions. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 788 - MFA Project

    3 cr

    Description The culminating Master of Fine Arts production project in a Plan B program of study. Research, preparation, and production of the project, with the development of appropriate professional materials.


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  • THEA 789 - MFA Project Sustaining (C)

    0 cr

    Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • THEA 791 - Independent Study (C)

    1 to 3 cr

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • THEA 794 - Professional Internship

    1 to 15 cr

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor and department chair is required.

    Notes
    Resident internship with a producing theatre or other approved arts organization.


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  • THEA 798 - Thesis Research in Theatre

    1 to 6 cr

    Description Research and production/writing of creative or scholarly thesis. For students following plan A.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • THEA 799 - Thesis Sustaining (C)

    0 cr

    Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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WMST (Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program)
  

  • WMST 524 - Gender and Media

    3 cr

    Description This course introduces students to critical analysis of gender role depictions in media content and gender inequalities in media production.

    Notes
    Crosslisted with MCOM 524, Dual listed with MCOM 424 and WMST 424.


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  • WMST 546 - Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

    3 cr

    Description An introduction to the psychological study of sexual orientation and gender diversity through theories of identity development and research on issues that impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals and communities. This course will examine changing views of sexual orientation and gender diversity, including the history of pathologizing LGBTQ individuals within the mental health field. Students will also develop a critical understanding of such topics as minority stress, coping, and resilience from an intersectional lens that considers other aspects of identity.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: PSYC 101 General Psychology

    Notes
    Dual listed and cross-listed: PSYC 446/546 and WMST 446/546


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  • WMST 550 - Oppression and Freedom

    3 cr

    Description This course considers freedom and oppression from a variety of political orientations (for example, libertarianism, liberalism, and radical feminism) and applied issues such as censorship, disability, and race. The course includes a sustained discussion of sex and gender.


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  • WMST 574 - Literature of Feminist Politics

    3 cr

    Description Analysis of American feminism from its origins as a political movement through its current expressions in literature and literary criticism.

    Notes
    Dual-listed and cross listed with ENGL 474/574 and WMST 474/574


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