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THTR 16800 - Theatre Production I Application of technical-theatre practice in scenic construction, painting, lighting, sound, costuming, and stage management. Students will be assigned to work on experimental and major stage productions. May be repeated for credit.
Cr. 1. Hours Lab. 6.
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THTR 20100 - Theatre Appreciation Understanding and appreciation of the theatre’s role in the modern world. Includes a seminar approach in discussion of the nature of theatre, critical analysis of drama, the actor, the director, design, and careers in the theatre. Also deals with professional, regional, community, and educational theatre. All discussions and work are related to current stage productions that students are required to attend.
Cr. 3. Notes Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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THTR 21300 - Voice for the Actor Designed to heighten the actor’s awareness of the vocal instrument. Elementary vocal techniques will be practiced to expand the student’s vocal flexibility and range. Emphasis on freeing habitual vocal tensions and teaching the student the fundamentals of vocal health.
Cr. 2.
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THTR 23800 - Acting II Emphasis is on developing a character within a truthful reality based on the given circumstances of the script. Students will be challenged through scene-work, monologue preparation, and script analysis that connect the actor’s internal choices to the external needs of the character. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 13800 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 3, Lab. 1,
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THTR 25400 - Drafting For Theatre Projects course in drafting for the theatre using graphic standards and presentations techniques accepted in the performing arts industry.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 25600 - Stage Makeup Study of facial anatomy, the aging process, the principles of light and shadow, and character analysis. Theory and practice in the basic techniques of applying stage makeup.
Cr. 2. Hours Class 1, Lab. 3,
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THTR 26100 - Introduction to Theatrical Design An introduction to the principles and practices of contemporary theatrical design. Emphasis on the study and development of unified production theory and its practical application to the areas of theatrical design.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 3, Lab. 2, Notes Restricted to theatre majors/minors or consent of instructor.
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THTR 26400 - Rendering Techniques A project approach to the development of the student’s ability to pictorially represent ideas through drawing, drafting, painting, etc. Emphasis on clarity of intention and effective presentation of ideas through various media and techniques.
Preparation for Course P: theatre major.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 26500 - Introduction to Stage Management This is an introductory course in the craft of theatre stage management. This course will introduce the student to the procedures, responsibilities, rules and professional opportunities in theatre stage management.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Spring Notes Credit by Examination available.
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THTR 28400 - Textual Analysis A study of dramatic structure: theme, form, style, genre, and characterization as applied to selected plays.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 32300 - Acting: Movement for the Actor Designed to heighten body awareness in movement and stillness. Characterization techniques will be practiced that expand the student’s flexibility, agility, and range of self-expression. Emphasis on freeing habitual tension patterns through the exploration of expressive movement.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 3,
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THTR 32510 - History of Modern Drama Students will explore a wide variety of theatrical styles developed since 1879 comprising modern drama including realism and the breaks from realism to discover their origins in society, culture and historical events and their effects on contemporary drams. Students will develop skills in script analysis and interpretation and apply them to various theatrical texts, recorded media and live production.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 33600 - Rehearsal and Performance II The study and practice of rehearsal techniques and stage performance. Students will be assigned to acting and stage-management duties in major stage productions. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course Instructor permission (signature) required: arrange time with the instructor.
Cr. 1-2. Hours Lab. 3 to 6. Session Indicators Typically offered fall and spring. Variable Title V.T.
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THTR 33800 - Acting III Professional acting studio. Advanced character development focusing on the demands of period styles work. Possible styles to be covered include Greek Theatre, Restoration/Comedy of Manners, Elizabethan, and Contemporary Realism. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Preparation for Course P: THGTR 23800, 21300 or 32300 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 3, Lab. 1,
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THTR 35100 - Costume Techniques I A project approach to the basic practices used in the construction of the theatrical costume and its accessories.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 2,
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THTR 35500 - American Musical Theatre A study of the origin, artistry, history, and unique qualities of the American musical theatre.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 36000 - Scenic Design A study of the application of scenographic theory to the art of scenic design. Emphasis on the development of unified production theory as specifically applied to the physical theatrical environment.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 26100 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 2,
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THTR 36100 - Costume Design Theory and principles of design specifically applied to stage costume design. Emphasis on the interrelationship of all aspects of production and how the costume becomes a building block toward total picturization.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 26100.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 2,
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THTR 36200 - Light Design A study of the application of scenographic theory to the art and practice of light design. Emphasis on the development of unified production theory and the technical support of that theory.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 2, Notes Restricted to theatre majors. Permission of instructor required.
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THTR 36500 - Period Style for the Theatre I The study of developments in the history of dress, decor, and architecture from the primitive through the 17th century. Emphasis on interpretation of said developments in contemporary theatre practice.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 36600 - Period Style for the Theatre II The study of developments in the history of dress, decor, and architecture from the 18th century through the present. Emphasis on interpretation of said developments in contemporary theatre practice.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 36800 - Theatre Production II The study and application of technical theatre practice in scene construction, painting, lighting, costuming, and stage management. Students will be assigned to experimental and major stage productions. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 16800.
Cr. 1-2. Hours Lab. 3 or 6.
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THTR 37500 - Theatrical Composition This course will explore various contemporaty techniques to inspire the creation of theatre.
Cr. 3. Subject Area Theatre
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THTR 37600 - Introduction to Playwriting An introductory survey of the principles of dramatic construction, with emphasis on the practice of writing for the stage. Each student’s process and writing style are carefully examined. Workshop productions of works-in-progress of each student are expected.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 28400.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 39000 - Directed Study of Special Theatre Problems An undergraduate-level individualized and intensive study of any aspect of theatre required by the student’s plan of study. May be repeated.
Preparation for Course P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-3. Variable Title (V.T.)
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THTR 39000 - Directed Study of Special Theatre Problems (Honors Course) An undergraduate-level individualized and intensive study of any aspect of theatre required by the student’s plan of study. May be repeated.
Preparation for Course P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-3. Variable Title (V.T.) Notes Honors equivalent of THTR 390
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility of instructor’s permission.
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THTR 41300 - Advanced Voice for the Stage Advanced work in vocal production for performance. Emphasis on development of the full resonant voice, vocal power and range, and standard American speech. Special attention paid to application of knowledge to various performance situations and environments.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 21300 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 2,
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THTR 43800 - Acting IV Professional acting studio. Professional issues class preparing the advanced acting student for the rigors of the professional and graduate-level theatre arenas. Students will explore the skills of monologue auditions, cold readings, improvisational auditions, and interviews, as well as headshot and resume development. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 33800 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 3, Lab. 1,
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THTR 47000 - Theatre and Society I The study of theatre history, performance, and dramatic literature from the primitive eras through the Renaissance. Emphasis on the relationship of theatre to its society.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 28400 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 47100 - Theatre and Society II The study of theatre history, performance, and dramatic literature from 1660 to the present. Emphasis on the relationship of theatre to its society.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 47000.
Cr. 3.
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THTR 49900 - Senior Performance Project All theatre majors will register for this course, which serves as the curricular capstone, during their final year. Students will develop, with their advisor, a public performance or presentation appropriate to their area of emphasis.
Cr. 2.
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THTR 50400 - Summer Repertory Theatre Participation in the cast, crew, or management of Department of Theatre summer theatre projects. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-3. Hours Lab. 1-9. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 53600 - Advanced Problems in Acting Advanced study of selected problems in acting, including detailed role and play analysis, through rehearsals and critiques of performance.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 43800.
Cr. 2-3. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 54000 - Advanced Directing Application of principles of directing to the various types of drama; laboratory practice in directing plays for experimental production.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 44000.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 2. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 54200 - Advanced Problems in Theatre Directing Advanced study of selected problems in theatre directing.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 54000.
Cr. 2-3. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 56000 - Advanced Scenic Design Advanced study of the principles of design and their application to specific staging problems.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 36000 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 1, Lab. 4, Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 56100 - Advanced Costume Design Advanced study of the principles of costume design and their application to specific problems. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 36100 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 2, Lab. 3, Session Indicators Fall and Spring. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 56200 - Advanced Light Design Advanced study of the principles of light design and their application to specific lighting problems.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 36200 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Hours Class 3, Lab. 1 (with 2 hours experiential). Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 56600 - Theatre Management Principles and methods of theatre management in educational, community, and professional theatres. Emphasis on administration, business procedures, publicity, promotion, program planning, box office technique, house management, and the manager’s contribution to the theatre operation.
Preparation for Course P: junior status.
Cr. 3. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 57600 - Playwriting Principles of dramatic construction and practice in the writing of one-act and three-act plays. Experimental production or laboratory testing of the written product when possible. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course P: THTR 37600.
Cr. 3. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 58300 - American Theatre History and Drama The study of U.S. theatre and drama from their beginnings to the present.
Cr. 3. Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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THTR 59000 - Directed Study of Special Theatre Problems An individualized and intensive study of any aspect of theatre required by the student’s plan of study. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-3. Variable Title (V.T.) Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate |
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VCD H101 - Color This foundational course presents color and its use in design in various media and contexts. Color will be discussed in quantitative terms (blue, value, saturation) and qualitative terms relating to psychology, symbol, and culture. The course is comprised of reading assignments, lecture, demonstration, and practical exercises.
Cr 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD H195 - Concept And Literacy Seminar Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposia will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also feature in the discourses.
Cr. 1. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD H196 - Concept And Literacy Seminar Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposia will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.
Cr. 1. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD H201 - History Of Graphic Design I This course will survey graphic design from prehistory through the Industrial Revolution. It will locate graphic design within the history of art and examine connections between social phenomena and development of visual communication. Major styles will be analyzed and compared, and influences identified.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H204 - History Of Graphic Design II This course will survey graphic design in the 20th and 21st Centuries. It will locate graphic design within the history of art and examine connections between social phenomena and development of visual communication in the modern, postmodern, and digital ages. Major styles will be analyzed and compared, and influenced identified.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall Spring Summer
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VCD H205 - History Of Photography This course explores and critically examines the development of Photography from 19th century through the 21st century. Artistic and cultural perspectives will be analyzed in the context of social and political conditions that shape the direction of photography.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H295 - Concept And Literacy Seminar Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.
Cr. 1. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H296 - Concept And Literacy Seminar Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.
Cr. 1. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H301 - History Of Animation This class will survey Animation from its emergence in the late 19th century to new directions in the 21st century. Students will examine stylistic trends in aesthetic, cultural and visual communication contexts, and analyze the work of leading animation artists. The class will provide conceptual support for animation courses.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H395 - Concept And Literacy Seminar Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.
Cr. 1. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H396 - Concept And Literacy Seminar Students will explore issues of design concept and articulation in a monthly seminar involving all VCD students in one venue. Visiting designers, guest speakers, and symposis will be featured. Conversations on faculty research and exemplary student projects will also be featured in the discourses.
Cr. 1. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H495 - Thesis Seminar And Exhibition I This course enables students to organize a body of work as a major thesis intended for exhibition. The subject must be approved by the department chairman and thematic constructs guided by the course instructor and discipline specialists. Students will also be prepared for seeking employment or applying to Graduate School.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD H496 - Thesis Seminar And Exhibition II The approved thesis project organized in the previous semester will be completed in readiness for a public group exhibition. Students will create their theses statements and be involved in planning, marketing and executing the exhibition. They will also be prepared for public gallery talk presentations.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD P101 - Observational Drawing This course introduces drawing techniques and focuses on the accurate rendering of things observed, such as the human figure, landscapes, and still life. It will incorporate the fundamentals of 2-D Design as the student develops eye-hand coordination skills required for the clear communication of objects, scenes, and ideas.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P102 - Introduction to 2-D Design This course introduces the creative design as well as formal principles and elements used in two-dimensional design. The course includes regular readings, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, studio assignments in various media, and group critiques of student work.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P103 - Craftsmanship/Assembly This is an introductory course presenting the basics of book and portfolio development and assembly. Emphasis will be placed on honing skills pertaining to the craft of book, box, and portfolio construction. Each student will present a unique portfolio of completed work at the end of semester.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P104 - Introduction to Typography This course uses pre-digital methodologies to ensure that students experience letterforms at the level of drawing them first, before using them to communicate messages. Students will learn the anatomy of type, as well as the units, terminology, and principles of designing with type.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P105 - Digital Imaging Knowledge in digital imaging software is useful in graphic and web design, image manipulation, photo restoration, digital illustration, and even in creating textures, and lighting maps for 3D modeling and animation. This is a course that introduces basic skills and functions of digital imaging.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P201 - Directed Drawing This course provides a creative and fast way to render two and three-dimensional objects. Students will be enabled to use a variety of techniques and media, produce accurate, proportional, and anatomical rendering, incorporate the fundamentals of design and communicate through drawing.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P202 - Introduction to Photography This course introduces the student to the basic elements and principles of design as they apply to the field of photography and imaging. Through lectures, demonstrations, projects, and exercises, students will develop a body of work that will demonstrate their understanding of the fundamentals of photography.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P203 - Web Design I: Introduction to Web Design This course introduces the fundamentals of Web design, emphasizing best practices in HTML, CSS, basic interactivity, and visual design for the Web. Students will learn navigation structures, information architecture, usability, and accessibility. They will be enabled to plan, design, build, and publish a small static Web site.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P204 - Introduction To 3-D Design This course introduces the creative design process, as well as formal principles and elements used in three-dimensional design. The course includes regular readings, lectures, discussions, audio assignments in various media, and group critiques of student work.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P205 - Graphic Design I: Introduction to Graphic Design This course introduces the student to the basic elements and principles of design as they apply to the field of graphic design. Through exercises, demonstrations, projects, and exercises, students will see Photoshop and Illustrator as design tools and begin to understand how these programs are used in the field.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P102, P103 and P104.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P206 - Illustration I: Dry Media This course focuses on using “dry media” techniques in illustration. Students will learn different techniques of using the various dry media in solving illustration problems. Gathering of critical information on each assignment is stressed to enable transformation of a conceptual sketch into an illustration with effective communicative energy.
Preparation for Course P: VCD H101 and P101.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P207 - Photography I: Portraiture This course is an examination of the fundamentals of portrait photography both in a studio setting and outdoors. Projects will be assigned to advance each student’s ability to create photographic portraiture under a variety of conditions. Basic issues concerning posing, exposure, ratios and lighting will be examined.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P202.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall.
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VCD P208 - Video and Intermedia I This course introduces video editing for use in film, video portfolio and the web. The student will become familiar with editing software, basic camera work and the processes involved in linear and non-linear editing. Students will also glean an understanding of editing using a script and/or storyboard.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P301 - Photography II: Applied Imaging This course is an exploration of photographic techniques specific to medical and forensic photography, small and large product photography, and still life photography.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105 and P202.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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VCD P302 - Photography III: Conceptual Imaging This course will focus on methods for developing conceptual skills. Global issues encompassing literature, art, culture and diversity will be examined through visual imagery. A comparison of creative thinking versus critical thinking will be emphasized as we explore the role of creative thinking in conceptual photography.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105 and P202.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Spring.
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VCD P303 - Graphic Design II: Identity and Branding This course will focus on the fundamentals of branding and how to create visual identities that extend past simple logo design. Students will research companies and products and craft specific, informed narratives with Illustrator-based designs in order to target appropriate audiences.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P205.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P304 - Graphic Design III: Publication Design Students will work with longer narratives in magazines, annual reports, and product catalogs. Students are encouraged to consider the function of these publications and how they fit within an increasingly digital age through use of typesetting tools and layout programs such as InDesign and QuarkXPress.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P303.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P305 - Illustration II: Wet Media This course focuses on using “wet media” techniques in illustration. Students will learn different techniques of using the various wet media, as well as mixing wet and dry media, in solving illustration problems. Assignments will involve transformation of a conceptual sketch into an illustration with effective communicative energy.
Preparation for Course P: VCD H101 and P101.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Spring and Summer.
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VCD P306 - Illustration III: Vector Students will learn advanced vector-based illustration tools through programs such as Illustrator to complete assignments based in the areas of character, product, package, and mechanical concepts. The student will begin to develop a personal illustration style through exercises concerned with creative and conceptual thinking skills.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P104, P105, P205 and P305.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P307 - Photography IV: Editorial Imaging This course explores the use of images in narrative, documentary, and editorial form as they relate to social and political issues. Methods of idea generation, research, and story development will be explored as students create companion text that accompanies multiple or consecutive images for their photo essays.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105 and P202.
Cr. 3. Hours Lab. 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Spring.
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VCD P308 - Photography V: Special Projects/Portfolio This course enables students to apply cumulative skills to create independent projects that reflect the students’ interests and strengths in photography and imaging. Students will develop a portfolio and Artist Statement that fully and accurately represent their artistic vision and style.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105 and P202.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Spring.
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VCD P309 - Video And Intermedia II This course presents an advanced approach to video production and editing for use in film, video portfolio, and video publication. The student will develop greater proficiency with editing software, camera work, and production processes, and will create a completed portfolio-ready project of a professional standard.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD P310 - Introduction To 3D Computer Modeling This course will provide a student with a comprehensive knowledge of methods for 3D modeling production. Students will develop skills in actual sculpting and modeling and will apply knowledge of computer 3D modeling technologies and techniques, including mapping, texturing, lighting, and rendering.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P311 - Intermediate 3D Computer Modeling Students will work with ideas and concepts from their studies in Visual Communication, and from personal experiences, to create interesting and well-drafted 3- dimensional forms. Student will explore these elements through appropriate computer modeling software.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P310.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P312 - Storyboarding Students will be introduced to preproduction methods in 3D modeling and animation, with emphasis on storyboard, storylines and narrative structures. Cinema terminology and trends will be learned and selected work by prominent animation artists examined.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD P313 - Animation I: Stop Motion To Digital This class is concerned with working with different methods of creating modern animations. We will explore hybrid types of animation, including stop-motion and live-action approaches. The student will use model clay, cut-outs, props, silhouettes, vector graphics, bitmaps, and live action to create exciting motion graphics to tell their stories.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P105.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P314 - Animation II: Character Development Understanding character modeling software is an important skill for character development in contemporary animation. This class will provide the student with an introduction to the software and the work that one can do with it, such as creating dynamic particles, cloth and hair. The student will use these skills to create animated features.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P310 and P313.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Spring.
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VCD P401 - Illustration IV: Raster Students will learn advanced raster-based illustration tools through programs such as Photoshop and others to complete assignments dealing with concepts of metaphor, abstraction and humor. Further techniques for drawing, coloring, texture, masking and light control are explored as effective illustration tools.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P306.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P402 - Graphic Design IV: Packaging And Display This course is concerned with solving communication problems through an understanding of the identities of both a company and its products. Students will create packages, shopping bags, wall displays, kiosk and point-of-sale environments with an informed use of their design skills and give professional presentations of their work.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P304.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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VCD P403 - Graphic Design V: Digital Prepress/Portfolio This course will enable students to apply communication and design strategies to shape their work into innovative and effective portfolio formats. The class will explore various methods to professionally prepare their artwork for offset printing or digital publication by demonstrations and field trips to local design and printing firms.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD P404 - Animation 3: Game And Virtual Worlds This course deals with video game production and developing virtual worlds through use of 3D modeling and animation techniques. Video games are a multidisciplinary medium that, through a storyboarding and experimental process, the student will use skills acquired in previous classes to create unique interactive experiences.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P314.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall.
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VCD P405 - Animation 4: Special Projects/Portfolio This course teaches the student how to create an effective portfolio in digital, analog and hybrid forms. We will focus on concepts such as: target audience, styles and communication strategies that will enable the student to present his or her work in well-organized, concise and accessible formats.
Preparation for Course P: VCD P311 and P404.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Spring.
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VCD P406 - Advanced 3D Computer Modeling Students will learn advanced rendering, lighting, texturing and mapping to enable the creation of photorealistic and non-photorealistic surfaces. A variety of exercises and assignments will integrate ideas sourced in design principles with personal visual narratives in creative problem solving.
Cr. 3. Hours Studio 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VCD P407 - Professional Practice Internship This course enables collaboration between students and local businesses in a partnership context. Sourced in a community engagement paradigm, the course empowers students to provide professional standard graphic and electronic design or photography, while the community partners provide real-life work environments for students.
Preparation for Course P: Pass second portfolio review.
Cr. 3. Hours Internship 6. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall, Spring, and Summer
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VM 10200 - Careers in Veterinary Overview of the field of veterinary medicine presently and as anticipated for the future. Presentations will include descriptions and discussions of the nature of the professional activity, organization of veterinary medicine, career opportunities, issues confronting the profession, and the admission requirements of the profession.
Cr. 1. Notes Pass/not pass basis.
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WOST W210 - Introduction To Women’s And Gender Studies An interdisciplinary introduction to women’s and gender studies via readings from core discipline areas and presentation of methodological/bibliographical tools for research in women’s studies. Includes an examination of women’s historic and contemporary status legally, politically, and economically, as well as women’s struggles in identity, expression, sexuality, and lifestyle.
Cr. 3. Session Indicators Typically offered Fall and Summer. Notes Approved by Arts and Sciences for the social and behavioral sciences distribution requirement.
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WOST W225 - Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture Examination of popular cultural “makings” of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality through typical representation of gender within fiction, theatre, cinema, radio, music, television, journalism, and other secular mass media. Analysis of developing international telecommunications “superhighway” and struggles to secure increased representation of women and of feminist perspectives within existing culture industries.
Cr. 3. Notes Approved by Arts and Sciences for the humaities distribution requirement.
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WOST W240 - Topics in Feminism Exploration of feminist scholarship on a specific topic of current interest, e.g., women and social activism, pornography, reproductive rights, lesbian and gay studies, gender in early education, contemporary women’s movement. Specific topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. Suitable for students without previous women’s studies courses. May be repeated with different topic for a maximum of 6 credits.
Cr. 3. Variable Title (V.T.) Notes Approved by Arts and Sciences for the social and behavioral sciences distribution requirement.
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WOST W301 - International Perspectives on Women Feminist analysis of women’s legal, social, and economic status in two or more cultures other than those of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Interdisciplinary approach. May be repeated once with a different topic.
Preparation for Course P: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3. Variable Title (V.T.) Notes Approved by Arts and Sciences for the cultural studies (non-western culture) requirement.
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WOST W302 - Topics in Women’s Studies Interdisciplinary approach to selected ideas, trends, and problems in women’s studies. Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated three times when topic varies for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
Cr. 3. Variable Title (V.T.) Notes Approved by Arts and Sciences for the humanities distribution requirement.
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WOST W304 - Feminist Theories Overview, in historical context, of feminist texts that analyze gender asymmetry in society; intersections of gender with other differences; and unequal distribution of power. In-depth study of key debates in Western feminism; selected readings by influential non-Western feminists. Required for WOST major.
Preparation for Course P: WOST W210 and ENG W233 or equivalent, or department permission.
Cr. 3. Notes Approved by Arts and Sciences for the humanities distribution requirement.
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WOST W340 - Topics in Lesbian and Gay Culture This course examines, through the study of literary and/or visual texts, aspects of lesbian and gay culture, with attention to the artistic value of the texts as well as their significance as cultural documents. May be repeated once when topic varies for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Cr. 3. Variable Title (V.T.)
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WOST W400 - Topics in Women’s Studies An interdisciplinary approach to selected ideas, trends, and problems in women’s studies. The capstone course focuses on issues and controversies in the new scholarship on women. Specific topics announced in Schedule of Classes
Preparation for Course P: junior or senior standing, 12 credits of womens studies course work or department permission.
Cr. 3. Variable Title (V.T.)
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