2018-2019 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

THTR-4360 Costume Design –Sp 3 hours This course is designed to provide the student with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for designing costumes for a theatrical production. The student will develop this craft through individual projects that cover topics such as design and painting techniques, budgeting, presentation, and collaboration Prerequisite: THTR-2360 Introduction to Costuming . (Fee: $50) THTR-4400 Professional Preparation Seminar –Sp 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. (odd years) (Fee: $125) THTR-4490 Advanced Stage Lighting Design –Fa 3 hours This course will build on the foundation and design principles learned in Stage Lighting Design with an emphasis on the development of refined, practical, professional final applications. Using Cast Software’s WYSIWYG design software, students will learn to create scenic elements and represent lighting designs in a CAD-based previsualization environment. Additionally, students will learn about and integrate intelligent and LED lighting instruments into final designs. Finally, students will learn advanced programming techniques to create a short lighting show set to a musical selection. Prerequisite: THTR-3490 Stage Lighting Design (Fee:$75) (even years) THTR-4500 Scenic Design –Fa 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) (odd years) THTR-4630 The Christian in Theatre –Sp 2 hours Students discuss issues they will face in the culture-shaping world of stage and screen. A biblical view of the arts sets the foundation for examining work ethic and professional practice. Service-learning projects integrate faith and art in the local community. 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) Visual Communication Design (VCD) VCD-1000 Graphic Design for Non-Majors –Fa 3 hours An introduction to graphic design, emphasizing the fundamentals of design and typography as applied to the development of effective print and web communication. (Fee: $50) VCD-1050 Applied Design: Tech Tools I –Fa, Sp 3 hours Students learn fundamental, industry-standard and processes and design technologies-Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop-as they apply principles of visual communication design to both print and screen contexts. VCD-1200 Design Thinking –Sp 2 hours In this introductory course, students will explore why we design. Through a variety of projects, contextual research opportunities, reading, instruction, and collaboration, students will learn the core principles of the design discipline, design’s role within–and its potential impact on–business and our community, and the ways designers develop innovative insights and compelling ideas that resonate deeply and authentically with ordinary people. (Fee: $50) VCD-2000 History and Influences of Design –Sp 3 hours Survey of design from the 17th century to the present. The course highlights significant stages in the development and pivotal influences of design including technological advances, individual works, key movements, schools of thought, and approaches relative to time(s) and culture(s). Crosslisted with IDES. VCD-2050 Applied Design: Tech Tools II –Sp 3 hours Building on a foundation of technical tools, students will learn advanced technical skills, complex processes, and creative exploration as they apply principles of visual communication design to relevant, practical, and complex design problems and contexts. Prerequisite: VCD-1050 Applied Design: Tech Tools I VCD-2200 Typography –Fa 3 hours An introduction to the study of typography and its role in the structuring of visual language and its relationship to the discipline of graphic design. The course will examine the history of letter forms, their sources, and their influences and will provide opportunities for learning principles and guidelines for the effective use of type in visual communication for a variety of media and messages. Students will learn to structure intelligent, creative type solutions through classroom discussion, reading, research, and studio assignments, including editorial, promotional, and informational applications of typography. Prerequisites: ART-1230 Two-Dimensional Design; VCD-1050 applied Design: Tech Tools I; or permission of instructor. ( Fee: $50) VCD-2400 Graphic Design I –Sp 3 hours An introduction to the study of graphic design with emphasis on using the principles of design to communicate information and ideas in visual form. The course will provide opportunities to learn principles of visual communication and steps in the design process necessary to produce effective design solutions. Learning will be achieved through classroom discussion, reading, research, and studio assignments that center on producing concepts for both printed and electronic forms of information design. Prerequisites: VCD-2200 Typography; or permission of instructor. (Fee: $50) VCD-2600 Web Design I –Fa, Sp 3 hours Students learn foundational concepts and skills for building usable and beautiful user-centered websites by exploring the differences between graphic design and interactive design, gaining experience with designing webpage layouts, and practicing the skills necessary for constructing and publishing web pages with HTML and CSS. (Fee: $10) 2017–18 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 221 Course Descriptions THTR-4360 – VCD-2600 ART, DESIGN, AND THEATRE