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2018-2019 Undergraduate 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.
 

THEA (Theatre)
  

  • THEA 431 - Acting: Period Styles

    This course focuses on the study and practice of analysis and of psychological, physical, and vocal approaches to the performance of playscripts in major nonrealistic styles, from Greek tragedy to modern experimentation (excluding Shakespeare).

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 331 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 432 - Acting: Shakespeare

    This course focuses on the study and practice of analysis and of psychological, physical, and vocal approaches to the performance of Shakespearean texts.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 332 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 433 - Studies of Shakespeare

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

    Cross-listed: ENGL 433

    3 cr


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  • THEA 435 - History of American Musical Theatre (C)

    History and development of American musical theatre from 1866 to the present.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    3 cr


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  • THEA 440 - Business of the Performance Profession

    This course will examine practical aspects of the business side of working as a professional actor. Materials covered include agents/managers, unions, self-marketing, and personal finances.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of instructor.

    3 cr


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  • THEA 441 - Scene Design (C)

    Principles and practices of scenic design, including the scenic image, movement patterns, color, form, and rendering techniques.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    3 cr


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  • THEA 442 - Advanced Scene Design

    Advanced problems in scene design, emphasizing multi-set and classical drama. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 441 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 443 - Costume Design (C)

    Principles and practices of costume design, including the fundamentals of play analysis as applied to character statement, historical research, and rendering technique.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    3 cr


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  • THEA 444 - Advanced Costume Design

    Advanced problems in costume design, emphasizing further exploration of design aesthetics, character progression, historical detail, and presentation.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 443 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 445 - Lighting (C)

    Basic principles and practices of lighting design, including basic electricity, script analysis, color, and directionality.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    3 cr


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  • THEA 446 - Advanced Lighting Design

    Advanced problems in lighting design, emphasizing nonrealistic applications. Detailed analysis and hands-on practice. Repeatable to a maximum of six hours.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 445 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 449 - Portfolio Preparation

    Theory and practice of design/technical production portfolio preparation and presentation; resume writing and job-finding strategies for designers and technicians.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: At least two classes from THEA 441 or 443 or 445 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 451 - Advanced Directing

    Advanced problems in stage directing, emphasizing text analysis, communication, and style as applied to one act plays.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 351

    Note
    Repeatable to a maximum of six hours.

    3 cr


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  • THEA 452 - Stage Management (C)

    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
    Course prerequisite: Instructor consent

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    3 cr


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  • THEA 453 - Directing: Period Styles

    Study of the special challenges in scripts from different historical periods and styles. Production and historical research, conceptualization, communication, and scene practice.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 351 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 461 - History of Theatre & Drama: Beginnings to 1600

    Survey of Western drama and theatre production through the Renaissance. Emphasis on Hellenic and Hellenistic periods, the Roman Republic, medieval England and Europe, renaissance Italy, Spain, and England. Study of selected plays from Aeschylus to Shakespeare.

    3 cr


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  • THEA 462 - History of Theatre & Drama: 1600-1860

    Survey of Western drama and theatre from the Baroque through early Realism. Emphasis on the Jacobean period, as well as Neoclassical, Romantic, and early Realistic forms. Study of selected plays from Jonson to Ostrovsky.

    3 cr


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  • THEA 463 - Modern Drama & Theatre

    Survey of Western drama and theatre 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.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Junior Standing

    Cross-listed: ENGL 463

    3 cr


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  • THEA 464 - Contemporary Drama & Theatre

    Survey of post-Theatre of the Absurd drama. Emphasizes major standard and experimental dramatists since 1960.

    Cross-listed: ENGL 464

    3 cr


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  • THEA 466 - Dramatic Theory & Criticism

    Study of major documents in Western dramatic theory and criticism.

    3 cr


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  • THEA 469 - Aesthetics

    Investigation of major aesthetic theories and critical analysis of problems concerning the nature of aesthetic judgment in science, and in the arts.

    Cross-listed: ARTH 413, CLHU 324, ENGL 487, PHIL 487

    3 cr


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  • THEA 477 - Philosophy and Tragedy

    This class is an exploration of a long running debate about the merits and limitations of human rationality and the power of the arts by comparing philosophical works about tragedy (e.g., Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzsche) with literary and performative works of tragedy (e.g., Antigone, Bacchae, King Lear).

    3 cr


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  • THEA 478 - Choreography I

    An introduction to the art and craft of choreography designed to develop knowledge of the skill with methods for creating dances. 

    Note
    Registration restriction: Permission of instructor

    3 cr


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  • THEA 481 - Modern Dance II

    A continuation of the study of the techniques of modern dance developing student skills through intermediate level vocabulary and combinations.

    Note
    Registration Restriction: Instructor Permission Required

    2 cr


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  • THEA 483 - Ballet III

    The study of classical ballet technique developing student skills through a high intermediate level of vocabulary and combinations. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

    2 cr


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  • THEA 485 - Movement Specialties (Combat)

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

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: THEA 232 or Instructor consent

    3 cr


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  • THEA 487 - Musical Theatre Showcase

    This course constitutes preparation and performance of a professional showcase/audition program.

    0-1 cr


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  • THEA 490 - Seminar (C)

    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 or graduate levels. Enrollment generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-3 cr


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  • THEA 491 - Independent Study (C)

    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.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-6 cr


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  • THEA 494 - Internship (C)

    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.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-16 cr


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  • THEA 495 - Practicum (C)

    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.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1 cr


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  • THEA 498 - Senior Project (C)

    This course is the culminating Bachelor of Fine Arts production project, including appropriate research, preparation and production. Subtitle varies: separate sections are offered for BFA students in Acting, Design/Technology, and Musical Theatre.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Senior standing

    (C) denotes common course

    1 cr


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UHON (University Honors)
  

  • UHON 100 - The Honors Experience

    This course is designed to engage students in their college experience, both academically and personally. The course aids students as they acquire and develop the skills necessary to reach their educational objectives. Through readings, discussions, reflective writing, and class activities, students will practice skills that will enable them to succeed in their college courses. In addition, the class will help students acclimate to the University Honors Program and the culture of the University of South Dakota.

    1 cr


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  • UHON 101 - Honors Speech Communication [SGR #2]

    Introduces the study of speech fundamentals and critical thinking through frequent public speaking practice, including setting, purpose, audience, and subject in a manner specifically adapted to the Honors curriculum (a version of SPCM 101 for Honors students).

    This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #2 

    3 cr


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  • UHON 110 - Honors English [SGR #1]

    Intensive reading of literature and writing on thematic topics selected by the instructor. Fulfills general education requirement for basic composition.

    This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #1 

    Note
    Registration restriction: Open by invitation only
    Required of all students in the Honors Program

    3 cr


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  • UHON 111 - Ideas in History [SGR #3]

    This course provides a broad overview of basic intellectual concepts and analytical methods and their historical context. It will introduce students to other cultures and provide background for the Honors Interdisciplinary Civilization course.

    This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #3  

    3 cr


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  • UHON 210 - Interdisciplinary Civilization I [SGR #3]

    The first in a six-credit, two-semester sequence devoted to examining a broad intellectual concept from a variety of academic disciplines.

    This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #3  

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: UHON 111

    3 cr


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  • UHON 211 - Interdisciplinary Civilization [SGR #1]

    This class is devoted to examining a broad intellectual concept from a variety of academic disciplines.

    This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #1  

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: UHON 111

    3 cr


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  • UHON 290 - Seminar (C)

    A highly focused and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-6 cr


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  • UHON 390 - Seminar (C)

    In-depth exploration of topics not typically found in other college courses. These highly focused courses may require student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Enrollment is generally limited to 15 students.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Requires permission from the Honors program prior to enrollment

    (C) denotes common course

    1-3 cr


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  • UHON 395 - Practicum (C)

    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.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-3 cr


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  • UHON 398 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (C)

    Independent research problems/projects that lead to a research or design paper but not to a thesis. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the candidate. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    0-12 cr


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  • UHON 491 - Independent Study (C)

    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.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-6 cr


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  • UHON 498 - Senior Thesis (C)

    The senior thesis is the capstone experience of the honors program. It includes significant scholarly work including, but not limited to, research or creative activity and a written component describing the experience. The plan of study is negotiated by the thesis committee and the student. Contact between the student and thesis director is extensive and intensive.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-5 cr


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WMST (Women’s Studies Program)
  

  • WMST 247 - Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies [SGR #3]

    This course provides students with an introduction to the study of women, gender, and sexuality across related liberal arts disciplines, with a focus on key questions, theoretical tools, and issues in the field.

    This course meets System General Education Requirement: SGR #3  

    Note
    Required for the Women’s Studies minor

    Cross-listed: ENGL 247

    3 cr


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  • WMST 261 - Human Sexuality

    The study of human sexuality as it relates to anthropology and sociology. Topics include: primate sexuality, evolution of sexuality, human reproductive physiology, sexual behavior in non-Western cultures, and sociological perspectives on sexuality in contemporary American society.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: SOC 100 or ANTH 210 or SOCW 200

    Cross-listed: ANTH 261/SOC 261

    3 cr


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  • WMST 292 - Topics (C)

    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.

    1-3 cr


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  • WMST 349 - Women in American History

    This course focuses on the experiences of women in the United States from the early colonial period to the present, exploring changes in gender and sexuality, family, labor, and politics and activism. Students will learn to identify and explain key concepts in American women’s history, as well as the diverse viewpoints of American women, paying attention to the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality, and how these intersections created diverse experiences for women.

    Note
    (C) Denotes common course

    Cross-listed: HIST 349;

    3 cr


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  • WMST 351 - Indigenous Women

    This course examines the experiences of Indigenous women in the US and Canada today with respect to cultural expression in the arts, education, work, family, health, politics, and the law. Contemporary issues facing Indigenous women will be examined, including the effects of Western values and gender/sex roles on Indigenous societies.

    Cross-listed: HIST 351/NATV 351

    3 cr


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  • WMST 370 - Communication and Social Identity

    This course increases students’ awareness and understanding of the nature of communication in intergroup contexts, when social identities-such as race, gender, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, disability, sexuality, religion, and nationality-rather than personal identities guide communication behaviors. Environmental, situational, and psychological factors that influence the intergroup behaviors of individual communicators are also examined.

    Cross-listed: SPCM 370

    3 cr


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  • WMST 401 - History, Women, and Visual Culture

    This course will focus on women as both subjects and creators of art, while exploring the role of the visual in constructing ideas of femininity through a variety of crucial topics and issues. This exploration will involve a historical survey of women artists and their contributions, as well as an examination of the religious, mythological and secular images of women in art. A primary focus of the course will be the critical analysis of the creation, modification and persistence of these images throughout history due to varied social, economical, technological, psychological and intellectual conditions.

    3 cr


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  • WMST 415 - Communication & Gender (C)

    A study of gender theories as well as gendered communication practices within the contexts of interpersonal and organizational relationships and social and cultural forces.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    Cross-listed: SPCM 415

    3 cr


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  • WMST 424 - Gender and Media

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

    Note
    Crosslisted with MCOM 424 and Dual listed with MCOM 524 and WMST 524.

    3 cr


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  • WMST 448 - Women Writers

    Selected works by women writers.

    Cross-listed: Cross-listed: Cross-list/equate ENGL 448/548

    3 cr


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  • WMST 455 - International Human Rights [W]

    An examination of the development and application of human rights norms. This course addresses the successes and shortcomings of treaties on civil and political rights, economic and social rights, discrimination, the rights of women and children, and the institutions that have been created to enforce the agreements.

    Cross-listed: POLS 455

    3 cr


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  • WMST 460 - Family Communication (C)

    Studies systems of relational communication in a variety of family contexts, with particular emphasis on stability, continuity and change. The role of family in personal, social, and cultural development is studied, as well as changing family dynamics of power, myth, ritual, and connection.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    Cross-listed: SPCM 460

    3 cr


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  • WMST 461 - Sex & Equality: Modern U.S. Women’s Movements

    Explores diverse U.S. women’s movements after women’s suffrage (1920) and in response to the intensification of domesticity and the struggle for civil rights in Cold War America. Using the lenses of race, politics, gender, media, class, region, sexuality and generation, the course focuses on women and men who worked to change both law and culture.

    3 cr


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  • WMST 474 - Literature of Feminist Politics

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

    Cross-listed: ENGL 474, POLS 474

    3 cr


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  • WMST 481 - Sociology of the Family

    A study of the family as a social institution, major family types, cross cultural comparisons and relations of the family to other institutions.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: SOC 100

    Cross-listed: SOC 481

    3 cr


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  • WMST 492 - Topics (C)

    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.

    Note
    (C) denotes common course

    1-3 cr


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