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Computer Science (CSC)
  

  • CSC 187 - Linear Programming

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Elements of matrix algebra, vector spaces and convex sets pertinent to the theory and application of linear programming (LP) models. Development of the simplex method and duality theory. The nature of solutions to systems of linear equations are related to LP complications and their resolution. Applications are extended to include the generalized LP problem, transportation, assignment and network problems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MATH 72; CSC 16, 24 or approval of instructor.
  

  • CSC 190 - Software Engineering: Theory and Practice

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    Students study the nature of the program development task when many people, modules and versions are involved in designing, developing and maintaining a large program or system. Issues addressed include program design, specification, version control, cost estimation and management. Students work in small teams on the cooperative examination and modification of existing systems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CSC 17.



  

  • CSC 195 - Independent Study Computer Science and Computer Engineering Internship I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Internship course for qualified senior computer science majors. Students work approximately one day per week with a participating industry or research concern and are jointly supervised by department and employer.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Admission by permission of internship coordinator and is dependent on student’s record and availability of placement. (Formerly Independent Study Computer Science Internship I.)
  

  • CSC 196 - Independent Study Computer Science and Computer Engineering Internship II

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Continuation of 195.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CSC 195. This course may not be used to satisfy any of the required elective credits for computer science or computer engineering. Admission by permission of internship coordinator. (Formerly Independent Study Computer Science Internship II.)

Counseling, Research, Special Edu. & Rehab. (CRSR)
  
  
  

  • CRSR 116 - Health Counseling Issues

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Designed to familiarize prospective educators and community health professionals with the myriad of health problems they may encounter in their respective settings. Emphasis on encouraging awareness of individual and group approaches to helping individuals with a variety of health concerns. Also focuses on developing a range of communication and helping skills.
  
  

  • CRSR 180 to 189 A-Z - Workshops

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Periodically
    Designed to meet the needs of specific groups of students interested in special topics not covered by other course offerings.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

Creative Arts Therapy (CAT)
  

Creative Writing (CRWR)
  

  • CRWR 133 - (CP) General Creative Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Develop and sharpen writing skill in all forms of creative writing. Students’ work is read aloud and the techniques employed in celebrated works of literature are studied and analyzed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 1 and 2. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. (Formerly Workshop: General Creative Writing.) 
  

  • CRWR 134 - Poetry Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    A workshop to help the developing poet sharpen the powers of poetic expression. Reading and discussion of students’ poems, and analyses by students of themes and techniques of contemporary poems of their choice.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ENGL 133 or submission of manuscript. Credit given for this course or New College CSWG 2, not both.Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement.  (Formerly Workshop: Creative Writing.)
  

  • CRWR 134A - Poetry Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    Discussion includes contemporary poets. Summer Writer’s Conference designed to help developing writers sharpen their powers of expression including reading and discussion of student’s work, and analysis of themes and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CRWR 133 or permission of the Director of the Conference. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. Same as ENGL 134. (Formerly Workshop: Poetry Writing.)
  

  • CRWR 135 - Prose Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    A workshop to help the developing writer of short stories and novels sharpen the powers of expression. Students’ work will be read and analyzed, discussions will deal with matters particular to the manuscript as well as with general problems of craft.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ENGL 133 or submission of manuscript. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. (Formerly Workshop: Prose Writing.)
  

  • CRWR 136A - Workshop: Short Fiction Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    Discussion includes matters particular to the manuscript as well as with general problems of craft. Summer Writer’s Conference designed to help developing writers sharpen their powers of expression including reading and discussion of student’s work, and analysis of themes and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CRWR 133 or permission of the Director of the Conference. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. Credit given for this course or New College CSWG 4, not both.  (Formerly Workshop: Short Fiction Writing.)
  

  • CRWR 136B - Children’s Fiction Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    Discussion includes techniques and themes in contemporary examples of children’s fiction. Summer Writer’s Conference designed to help developing writers sharpen their powers of expression including reading and discussion of student’s work, and analysis of themes and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CRWR 133 or permission of the Director of the Conference. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. Credit given for this course or New College CSWA 13, not both. (Formerly Workshop: Children’s Fiction Writing.)
  

  • CRWR 136C - Writing in Varieties of Nonfiction

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    Discussion of techniques used in a wide range of nonfiction writing including journalistic columns, the familiar essay, interviews, magazine articles, drama and book reviews. Summer Writer’s Conference designed to help developing writers sharpen their powers of expression including reading and discussion of student’s work, and analysis of themes and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CRWR 133 or permission of the Director of the Conference. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. Credit given for this course or New College CSWA 15, not both. (Formerly Workshop: Writing in Varieties of Nonfiction.)
  

  • CRWR 136D - Writing for Stage, Screen and Television

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    Discussion includes techniques in contemporary scripts for theater, film and television. Summer Writer’s Conference designed to help developing writers sharpen their powers of expression including reading and discussion of student’s work, and analysis of themes and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CRWR 133 or permission of the Director of the Conference. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. Credit given for this course or New College CSWA 12, not both. (Formerly Workshop: Writing for Stage, Screen and Television.)
  

  • CRWR 137 - (CP) Introductory Playwriting

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to introduce the student to the fundamental elements of play construction. Particular emphasis will be placed on such components as plot, character, dialogue and action. While this is primarily a writing course, each student will be asked to complete certain reading assignments during the semester. There will be no exams or term papers; instead, brief (script) writing assignments combine with a final project of a one-act play. Classes are conducted according to a workshop format, allowing for discussions of general topics and specific challenges.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 1, 2; CRWR 133, or permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly Introductory Playwriting Workshop.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • CRWR 199 - Honors Project

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    Consists of a substantial project in the field of creative writing. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to senior English and creative writing majors who are eligible for departmental honors and who secure, before registration, the written permission of the instructor who will supervise the essay. Open only to students who have fulfilled the Writing Proficiency Exam requirement. (Formerly ENGL 199; Honors Essay.)

Curriculum and Teaching (CT)
  

  • CT 102 - Development and Learning in Childhood and Adolescence

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Theory and research on physical, cognitive, affective, and social development in childhood and adolescence, with implications for learning, teaching and health in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Issues pertaining to literacy, technology, and multicultural education are considered. Required 20 hours of classroom participation-observation in high needs schools.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • CT 118 - Introduction to Dance Education

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall
    This course introduces the student to the historical and philosophical inclusion of dance in public education, and to major developments in dance education, including the New York State Standards for the Arts, the National Standards for Dance Education, the Opportunity-to-Learn Standards for Dance and the New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Dance. Students will study the evolving role of dance in theories of learning and development, and the roole of dance in elementary and secondary schools, and will learn to use this knowledge for dance advocacy.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • CT 119 - Teaching Dance at the Elementary Level

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course prepares students to develop and implement a complete program in dance for the PreK-6 child. Students will study varied models for dance in the schools, and learn strategies to teach dance as a creative art form and as an integrated part of the elementary curriculum. Subjects include: the physical and perceptual development of children in relationship to teaching dance; practice in teaching strategies; lesson, class, unit and curriculum design with consideration of the New York City Department of Education Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Dance; modes of assessment; teaching varied populations; and the creative use of technology in the classroom. Class observations (20 hours) and lesson demonstrations are required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CT 118; SED 151. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • CT 120 - Teaching Dance at the Secondary Level

    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall
    This course prepares students to develop and implement a complete program in dance for the 7-12 youth. Students will study varied models for dance in the middle and high schools, and learn strategies to teach dance as an artistic discipline, a creative art form, a means of self-expression and a study of cultural diversity. Subjects include: the physical and emotional development of youth in relationship to teaching dance; practice in teaching strategies; lesson, class, unit and curriculum design with consideration of the New York City Department of Education Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Dance; modes of assessment; teaching varied populations; and the creative use of technology in the classroom. Class observations (20 hours) and lesson demonstrations are required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    CT 118; SED 151.

     
  

  • CT 165 - Methods and Materials in Teaching the Bilingual Learner

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a year
    Designed to prepare students to teach K-12 children in a mixed cultural group. Motivation and degree of acculturalization are analyzed. Suitable materials and teaching strategies are included. Field placements in bilingual settings appropriate to major levels of interest are required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students must be registered in an elementary or secondary provisional certification sequence.
  

  • CT 179 - Student Teaching (Undergraduate)

    Semester Hours: 6
    Fall, Spring
    Full-time student teaching in cooperating schools with direction and supervision from University sponsors. Students have two placements during the semester: one at the elementary school level (preK-6) and the other at the high school level (7- 12). Attendance at weekly seminars is required. Student teachers review content area planning including assessment, inclusion, diversity, literacy, resources, and technology and relate pedagogy to content. Special required seminars address issues of child abuse and abduction, substance abuse, and safety, fire and arson prevention.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    19 semester hours of professional education course work, the appropriate methods courses, appropriate grade point averages, and official acceptance into Student Teaching. For admission criteria, see Secondary Education, Undergraduate Programs. Corequisite: SED 178. Pass/D+/D/Fail grade only. Admission by application and interview only. Application may be obtained at the Office of Field Placement and returned by October 1 for spring semester and by March 1 for the fall semester.

Dance (DNCE)
  

  • DNCE 11 - (CP) Modern Dance I

    Semester Hours: 2.5
    Fall
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. Assignment of students to one of the sections of is based on prior experience, study and advancement. (Formerly 11M.)
  

  • DNCE 11A - (CP) Modern Dance IA

    Semester Hours: 2
    Once a year
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the nonmajor-to continue over a two-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities, and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to nondance majors.
  

  • DNCE 12 - (CP) Modern Dance II

    Semester Hours: 2.5
    Spring
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. Assignment of students to one of the sections of is based on prior experience, study and advancement. (Formerly 12M.)
  

  • DNCE 12A - (CP) Modern Dance IIA

    Semester Hours: 2
    Once a year
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the nonmajor-to continue over a two-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities, and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DNCE 11A or permission of instructor. Open only to nondance majors
  

  • DNCE 13 - (CP) Modern Dance III

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. DNCE 13 includes a required 90-minute laboratory component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. Assignment of students to one of the sections of is based on prior experience, study and advancement.
  

  • DNCE 13A - (CP) Modern Dance IIIA

    Semester Hours: 2
    Once a year
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the nonmajor-to continue over a two-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities, and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to nondance majors.




  

  • DNCE 14 - (CP) Modern Dance I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. DNCE 14 includes a required 90-minute laboratory component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. Assignment of students to one of the sections of is based on prior experience, study and advancement.
  

  • DNCE 14A - (CP) Modern Dance IVA

    Semester Hours: 2
    Once a year
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the nonmajor-to continue over a two-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities, and the mastery of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DNCE 13A or permission of instructor. Open only to nondance majors
  

  • DNCE 14F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • DNCE 14S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.




  

  • DNCE 15 - (CP) Ballet I

    Semester Hours: 2.5
    Fall
    One of the technique classes designed for the dance major-to continue over a three-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, mastery of stylistic variation, the extension of expressive potentialities and the understanding of the basic concepts of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet. New students are assigned to a section appropriate to their level of experience, knowledge and achievement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. (Formerly 15M, Ballet.)
  
  

  • DNCE 16 - (CP) Ballet II

    Semester Hours: 2.5
    Spring
    One of the technique classes designed for the dance major-to continue over a three-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, mastery of stylistic variation, the extension of expressive potentialities and the understanding of the basic concepts of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet. New students are assigned to a section appropriate to their level of experience, knowledge and achievement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. (Formerly 16M.)
  

  • DNCE 16A - (CP) Ballet IIA

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    One of the technique classes designed for the nonmajor to continue over a two-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, mastery of stylistic variation, the extension of expressive potentialities and the understanding of the basic concepts of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DNCE 15A or permission of instructor.
  

  • DNCE 17 - (CP) Ballet III

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    One of the technique classes designed for the dance major-to continue over a three-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, mastery of stylistic variation, the extension of expressive potentialities and the understanding of the basic concepts of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet. New students are assigned to a section appropriate to their level of experience, knowledge and achievement. Course includes a required 90-minute laboratory component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor.
  

  • DNCE 17A - (CP) Ballet IIIA

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
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    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DNCE 15A and 16A or permission of instructor.span.jajahWrapper { font-size:1em; color:#B11196; text-decoration:underline; } a.jajahLink { color:#000000; text-decoration:none; } span.jajahInLink:hover { background-color:#B11196; }
  

  • DNCE 18 - Ballet IV

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    One of the technique classes designed for the dance major-to continue over a three-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, mastery of stylistic variation, the extension of expressive potentialities and the understanding of the basic concepts of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet. New students are assigned to a section appropriate to their level of experience, knowledge and achievement. Course includes a required 90-minute laboratory component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor.
  

  • DNCE 25 - The Art of Dance Production

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    A survey course in basic theater technology as it applies to dance, as well as a fundamental understanding of the running of a dance company. Emphasis on the writing of fact sheets, press releases, press kits, resumes, grants, and some understanding of contract agreements. Includes lighting, costume, makeup, audio equipment and culminates in an actual production. Studens will make an oral presentation of a dance company they have created supported by the use of visual, auditory and/or technological aids. Students are subject to rehearsal and production calls beyond regular class hours.
  

  • DNCE 30 - Rhythmic Training and Accompaniment for Dance

    Semester Hours: 3
    A study of rhythmic concepts as they apply to making, performing, viewing and teaching dance. The course will also include practice in percussive accompaniment, rhythmic notation, use of computer technology for the development of accompaniment, and the analysis and use of music from varied cultures.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors and minors, or by permission of instructor.
  

  • DNCE 39 - (CP) The American Experience and Africanist Dance Practices

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    This is a studio course introducing students to American dance aesthetics and practices with a focus on how its evolution has been influenced by African American choreographers and dancers. An ongoing study of movement practices from traditional African dances, dances of the African Diaspora, American Jazz dance, modern dance, and American Ballet will be complemented by readings, video viewings, guest speakers and creation of dance studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as AFST 39.
  

  • DNCE 40 - (CP) Tap Dance I

    Semester Hours: 2
    This course offers instruction in tap dance technique and improvisation, and a study of the artistic development of tap dance in its cultural contexts. Students will be introduced to different styles, including Rhythm Tap, Broadway Tap and Contemporary Tap.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to non-dance majors and dance majors. This course is appropriate for who have never studied tap dance or who have studied it for fewer than four years. May be repeated once for credit. (Formerly Tap Dance.)
  

  • DNCE 41 - (CP) Tap Dance II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Periodically
    This course offers instruction in intermediate/advanced tap dance technique and improvisation, and a study of the artistic development of tap dance in its cultural contexts. Students will be introduced to different styles, including Rhythm Tap, Broadway Tap and Contemporary Tap.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to non-dance majors and dance majors who have studied tap dance it for  at least four years, or permission of instructor. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  
  
  

  • DNCE 110 - (CP) Irish Dance Steps and Studies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course offers an in-depth look at both the cultural history and contemporary practice of Irish dance.  We will divide our time between learning traditional Irish step dances and analyzing the effects of nationalism, religion, emigration, and globalization on the dance’s form and function. We will also survey the history of ballet in Ireland and examine the country’s burgeoning contemporary dance scene. Independent research projects on local Irish dance schools, sessions, or performances will enable students to take advantage of our proximity to New York’s thriving Irish music and dance community.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as IRE 110. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • DNCE 111 - Modern Dance V

    Semester Hours: 2.5
    Fall
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the master of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. (Formerly 111M.)
  

  • DNCE 112 - Modern Dance VI

    Semester Hours: 2.5
    Spring
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the master of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor. (Formerly 112M.)
  

  • DNCE 113 - Modern Dance VII

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the master of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement. Class includes a required 90-minute laboratory component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor.
  

  • DNCE 114 - Modern Dance VIII

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    One of the technique classes in contemporary dance forms designed for the dance major-to continue over a four-year range of study. Emphasis on technical development, theories and discussion related to expressive potentialities and the master of stylistic variation in contemporary forms of movement. Assignment of students to one of the sections is based on prior experience, study and advancement. Class includes a required 90-minute laboratory component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors or by permission of instructor.
  
  
  

  • DNCE 121 - Choreography I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    A consideration of the basic tools of the dancer: the body as instrument, technique as the on-going development of a vocabulary of movement to serve choreographic demands, “movement as substance,” space, rhythm and dynamics as compositional tools. An exploration of gesture and stylization and abstraction of gesture.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to dance majors and minors, physical education majors, or by permission of instructor.
  
  

  • DNCE 123 - Independent Study in Dance

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Course designed to meet the special interests of dance majors and minors. Students are permitted to engage in individual research and specific projects under the supervision of a member of the dance faculty.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students must obtain written approval of his or her faculty adviser. Open only to juniors and seniors or by permission of the chairperson of the department.
  

  • DNCE 127 - (AA) Dance Appreciation

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Introduction to dance as an art form through the development of analytical viewing skills. Includes aesthetics, definitions, and the study of representative dance masterpieces and the principal genres, forms and styles of theatrical dance. Independent viewing of dance videos and attendance at on-campus concerts required. Students will conduct a research project on a dance form of their choice and will share their findings through an oral presentation that includes visual, auditory or technological aids.
  

  • DNCE 128 - History of Dance

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    A survey of the historical development of theatrical dancing from the Renaissance to current art forms of ballet and modern dance. Dance majors will conduct a research project on a prominent choreographer of their choice and will share their findings through an oral presentation that includes visual, auditory or technological aids. Aesthetics and philosophy of dance with particular reference to drama, opera, ballet and modern dance.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly History of Dance II.)
  
  

  • DNCE 131 - Honors Essay

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Research and writing of a substantial honors essay or a performance project with a strong accompanying written component. If a performance project is chosen, DNCE 121 must have been completed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to qualified senior majors who desire to graduate with departmental honors. Approval of the chairperson and an adviser is required.
  
  

Disability Studies (DSST)
  

  • DSST 1 - (IS) Introduction to Disability Studies

    Semester Hours: 3
    An introduction to the field of Disability Studies. Disability Studies approaches disability not as an individual tragedy or a medical problem but as a cultural construct-akin to gender and race-that undergirds social practices and cultural representations in various media. This course draws on various disciplinary perspectives to understand the broad and complex phenomenon of disability in historical perspective, as represented in literature and culture, and as it impinges on issues of broad public concern today.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 1 and 2.




  

  • DSST 2 - (LT) Disability in Literature and Culture

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course examines the representation of disability in Western literature and culture. The overriding concerns of the course will be with how the body’s shape and capacities have been assumed to determine character and fate, how physical and mental impairments have been used in literature to signify moral and psychological states, and how representation may challenge conventional conceptions of “normality” and “disability.” Literary texts from various periods will be supplemented with some nonliterary texts and documentary films.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 1 and 2. Same as ENGL 196D.




  

  • DSST 14F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • DSST 14S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • DSST 188 - Independent Study in Disability Studies

    Semester Hours: 3
    An individualized course of readings in an area of Disability Studies not covered in regular courses, to be arranged in consultation with the instructor. Reading and writing (or other) requirements to be determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DSST 1 or 2 and permission of the instructor. May be used in partial fulfillment of requirements for a minor in Disability Studies.

Drama (DRAM)
  
  
  
  

  • DRAM 4 - Freshman Theater Laboratory

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    An intensive three-week workshop (twelve 2 1/2 -hour sessions). The goal is creation of a short theater piece which is presented as an open rehearsal to the departmental community. Emphasis is on basic exercises in body movement, vocal work and improvisation, with increasing awareness of each other, culminating in a theatrical continuity based on essentially nontheatrical materials (poetry, satiric essays, etc.).

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to freshman performance majors only or by permission. Pass/D+/D/Fail grade only.
  

  • DRAM 5 - Play Production

    Semester Hours: 4
    Fall, Spring
    Introduction to backstage organization and basic practices in stagecraft, lighting and other phases of theatrical production. Required of all drama majors in freshman or sophomore year. Laboratory hours arranged by instructor. Students are subject to production call beyond regular class hours.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No liberal arts credit.
  
  
  
  

  • DRAM 14F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • DRAM 14S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  
  
  

  • DRAM 17 - Scenic Art for the Theater

    Semester Hours: 2
    Every other year
    Fundamentals of theatrical scenic art. Covering color mixing, tools, layout, scenic brush techniques, tromp-l’oeil, faux painting and texturing. Discussion of scenic designer/scenic artist relationship.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DRAM 5. No liberal arts credit.  Materials fee of $100. (Formerly Scene Construction and Painting Techniques.)
  
  
  
  

  • DRAM 21 - Properties for the Theater

    Semester Hours: 2

    Every Other YearThe materials and techniques of property construction, and an overview of theatrical and historical style and how they relate to the needs of the script; the organization and operation of the prop department within a theatrical production.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DRAM 5.  No liberal arts credit.  May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/F basis.  Materials fee $80.
  
  

  • DRAM 23 - Speech for the Actor (Advanced)

    Semester Hours: 2
    Once a year
    Further development of the voice as to range, flexibility, resonance; intensive work in diction for classical drama; dialects. Application of these techniques to representative dramatic literature. One additional weekly contact hour is scheduled because of individualized demands of the course material.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DRAM 13 and 14. No liberal arts credit.
  

  • DRAM 24 - Speech for the Actor (Advanced)

    Semester Hours: 2
    Once a year
    Further development of the voice as to range, flexibility, resonance; intensive work in diction for classical drama; dialects. Application of these techniques to representative dramatic literature. One additional weekly contact hour is scheduled because of individualized demands of the course material.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DRAM 13, 14 and 23. No liberal arts credit.
 

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