2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

THTR-3520 Scenic Painting –Sp 3 hours This course is designed to introduce students to scenic painting techniques. The student will hone painting skills through class projects. (Fee: $75) THTR-3530 2 hours Techniques of American Musical Theatre –Fa Structured as a studio dance class, basic steps and movements are taught for styles ranging from ballet, jazz, ballroom, and lyrical hip hop. Students gain skills from guest choreographers for performing in musical theatre. Appropriate for theatre and music students. (Fee: $75) THTR-3610 Theatre for Young People –Fa, Su 2 hours For integrated language arts majors and theatre students desiring a theatre elective. Provides background and experience in theatre games, improvisation techniques, and educational theatre productions for pre-K through grade 12. Includes role-playing, play therapy, and dramatherapy theory. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program or theatre major or permission of instructor. (Fee: $60) THTR-3650 Playwriting –Fa 3 hours This course is designed as a means of providing an opportunity for the student to concentrate on the writing of plays as a part of preparation for graduate work, ministry and worship, and the creation of new works for theatre. The emphasis will be on creative storytelling in dramatic form, including experimental work in varying formats. (even years) THTR-3850 2 hours Seminar in Arts Administration and Arts Law –Sp A seminar course providing background in arts administration and arts law, with significant research and presentation responsibilities for students. An overview of issues involved in the operation of arts organizations.(Fee: $75) THTR-4400 Professional Preparation Seminar –Fa 2 hours Prepares the senior theatre arts student for entry into the professional arts community and/or graduate study. Topics include audition/portfolio preparation and presentation, resumé writing, interviewing techniques, graduate study/assistantship options, professional union affiliation, etc. (Fee: $125) THTR-4500 Scenic Design –Sp 3 hours A theatre course that emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of scripts, use of research material, and techniques of presentation. Includes an introduction to the practices of drafting and modeling. (Fee: $55) THTR-4630 The Christian in Theatre –Sp 2 hours The student will evaluate selected plays, both classic and contemporary, through a biblical perspective. The course addresses issues faced by the Christian artist regarding career choices and the challenges faced in contemporary theatre. THTR-4640 Special Topics –Fa, Sp 3 hours Topics of specialized theatrical interest are examined on an as- needed basis. Repeatable up to six credit hours. THTR-4750 Independent Study: Theatre –Fa, Sp 1–2 hours Independent study in a selected field for students with special interests and demonstrated ability. Repeatable up to eight credit hours. THTR-4810 Internship: Theatre –Fa, Sp, Su 0–6 hours Students are placed with professional organizations to gain experience in actual career situations. Internships depend upon availability. Repeatable up to 12 hours. THTR-4840 Senior Theatre Project –Fa, Sp 3 hours The Senior Theatre Project (STP) has two goals: to culminate the student’s work at Cedarville with a project presenting the student’s highest caliber of work and to prepare the student to achieve personal and professional goals. The theatre major is given a variety of choices through which to fulfill the STP requirement: solo performance, directed production, theatre design, or dramaturgical study. Before determining the nature of the STP, the student must determine personal and professional goals. The theatre major begins shaping the STP immediately upon enrollment in the major. All theatre majors work with a theatre advisor. Capstone course. (Fee: $50) Professional Writing and Information Design (TPC) TPC-3000 Production Tools and Document Design –Fa 3 hours Students will learn to teach themselves technology to prepare for learning new technology as it evolves in industry. Students will also learn document design principles to help them create visually stimulating, well-organized documents. TPC-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers –Fa, Sp, Su 3 hours Students will learn to apply reliable principles to make writing clear, concise, coherent, and cohesive. Crosslisted with ENG 3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. TPC-3011 Legal and Research Writing –Fa 1 hour Students will learn to apply reliable principles to make their writing clear, concise, coherent, and cohesive. In addition, they will learn to write persuasive documents that are required of professionals in the fields of law and public administration. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. Corequisite: TPC-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers TPC-3020 Professional Portfolio Development I –Fa 1 hour Students will develop a professional portfolio and learn to use it effectively as a tool to obtain an internship. TPC-3090 Technical Marketing Communication –Fa 3 hours Students will learn to create marketing materials for the technical industry, from design to completion. Prerequisites: TPC- 3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers; TPC-3100 Designing Visual Communication. TPC-3100 Designing Visual Communication –Fa 3 hours Students will learn to integrate visual design concepts to enhance communication in various documents and media. Topics will focus on increasing usability of communication products by targeted audiences. Corequisite: TPC- 2 000 Production Tools for Technical Communication. TPC-3130 Technical Communication –Fa 3 hours Students will study the technical communication profession. They will learn the skills needed to succeed in the field, professional approaches to solving problems in the field, and potential professional opportunities in technical communication. TPC-3170 2 hours The Technical Communicator in a Corporate Culture –Sp Students will discuss issues beyond intellectual ability and technical know-how that are crucial to a successful career. They will discover guidelines to assist them in improving their emotional intelligence capabilities. TPC-3180 Visual Rhetoric –Fa 3 hours Students will learn to understand the rhetoric of visual language and to adapt visual language to specific audiences, purposes, and contexts — just as they do written texts. As a result, they should be able to respond flexibly to design problems in all professional documents. 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