| LAT - Liberal Arts and Sciences - Theatre |
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| LAT210 |
Effective Speaking |
| Through a series of speeches, students learn to improve their diction, articulation, vocal performance, gestures, poise, and organization of ideas. Counts in the Communications Area of General Education Requirements. 3-5 quarter hours |
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| LAT212 |
Oral Interpretation of Literature |
| A performing arts course in which students learn and apply techniques of reading aloud through selections of prose and poetry. Literary analysis included. Counts in Communications or Humanities Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT213 |
Oral Interpretation of Drama |
| A performing arts course in which students learn and apply techniques of reading aloud through selections of dramatic literature. Conventions of reader's theatre and chamber theatre included. Counts in Communications or Humanities Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT214 |
Acting I |
| Creative body movement, character analysis, characterization, and improvisation studied in this performing arts course. Appreciation and evaluation of acting techniques through observation. Counts in the Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT220 |
Introduction to Theatre |
| Introductory course focusing on the nature of theatre, analysis, and interpretation of dramatic literature, dramatic style, and theatrical convention. Includes a study of the development of the physical stage. Counts in Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT223 |
Children's Theatre |
| A survey course in Children's Theatre. Students evaluate children's scripts, participate in the Children's Theatre Touring Company, observe various methods of directing plays for children, and discuss the philosophical base of theatre for children. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT230 |
Stagecraft |
| Basic design and stagecraft course. Through work on individual design project, students develop skills in mechanical drawing and rendering of theatrical designs. Basic competency in scenery construction and stage lighting is achieved through participation in a full-scale College production. This course cannot apply toward the required English or speech elective for the B.A. degree. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT231 |
Creative Drama |
| Students receive practical experience in the use of drama in the classroom. The Demonstration School provides opportunities to work on techniques and ideas of creative dramatics with children. A comparative study of informal play making and formal children's theatre discussed and developed in class. Counts in Communications or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT240 |
Puppetry |
| An introductory course which examines the nature of puppetry and introduces students to a wide range of puppet construction techniques. Students design learning activities and shows for all age groups. May be used as a Humanities elective. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT301 |
How To See A Movie: Learning Visual Literacy |
| This course teaches students to examine the visual data on a movie screen as they would a canvas and describe the various elements that contribute to the visual (and emotional) effect, understanding and using the vocabulary of visual literacy, such as montage, mise en scene, aspect ratio, and editing by eyeline matching. The tools at the disposal of any film artist are studied, including various elements of composition and framing, lighting and camera movement, focus, film stock, manipulation of point of view, and duration of shots, as well as broader contributions from decor, costuming and performance. This course may be used as an elective to fill the General Education requirement in fine arts and may also be applied to a film studies major in Fine Arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT302 |
Business Ethics in Popular Film |
| This course examines film dramatizations and documentary studies that relate the conduct of business to standards of ethical behavior. Films studied demonstrate dilemmas in starting and operating a business; fair play in human resources and labor relations; corporate power and accountability; treatment of whistle blowers; honesty in high finance and the stock market; and responsible professional conduct of lawyers, doctors and journalists. Students will build on class discussions to identify problems and identify solutions in these works, helping to clearly formulate and articulate their own values. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts or humanities, and may also be applied to a film studies major in Fine Arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT303 |
Minority Images in Popular Film |
| This course examines the images and voices of minorities, including people of color, as represented in American film, from the earliest silent films and home-made "race" films through the Blaxploitation era to the present, reclaiming the history and history of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans while tracing the impact of performers like Paul Roberson, Anna Mae Wong, Dolores Del Rio, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Sidney Poitier. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts and may also be applied to a film studies major in Fine Arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT304 |
Banned and Forbidden: Freedom of Speech in Film |
| This course studies various attempts to limit freedom of speech in popular film, on both the national and local levels. Students follow how interest groups organized to protest the depiction of racial stereotypes and the frank portrayals of sex and power in Hollywood's Pre-Code era, as well as propaganda films of the Nazi and Soviet periods and recent non-traditional treatments of religious subjects and greater openness about same-sex subjects. The class traces changing patterns of censorship through landmark films, including "I'm No Angel" (1933), "The Miracle" (1948), "Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), "Boys Don't Cry" (1999), and "Battle Royale" (2001). This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts or humanities, and may also be applied to a film studies major in Fine Arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT312 |
Theme-Oriented Drama |
| This participation class in creative drama focuses on the design and implementation of theme-oriented drama. Course culminates with students constructing and leading dramas with class participants. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
LAT316 |
Advanced Children's Theatre |
| Students observe and evaluate activities used in the Demonstration School; participation will often be requested. The philosophy, techniques, and materials of creative dramatics are discussed and developed in class. Counts in Communications or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. |
| 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT320 |
Storytelling and Story Theatre |
| Students will learn to unify the telling of stories through the spoken word and theatrical convention. A studio course designed to sensitize students to the dramatic components of a story while empowering them to bring it to life. Counts in Communications or Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT324 |
Minority Theatre |
| The study of major western plays written by minority playwrights in a historical and contemporary context. Will focus largely on common minority social issues as represented in modern and contemporary dramatic literature. Prerequisites: LAT220 and LAT221. Counts in Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT326 |
Women in Theatre |
| An examination of the role of women in the theatre, placed in an historical and contemporary context. Largely a survey course focusing on plays by, for, and about women. Prerequisites: LAT220 and LAT221. Counts in Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT330 |
Theatre History and Literature I |
| A comprehensive survey of the history of the theatre as examined through the aid of plays and background materials. Aspects of the theatrical production of each period discussed, as well as trends in production traced from the origin of theatre to the Renaissance. Prerequisite: LAT220. Counts in Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. |
| 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT332 |
Modern Drama |
| A continuation of the history of the theatre and drama. Representative plays from America, Britain, and the Continent of the last 125 years studied, with emphasis on the various types of dramatic structure. Human situations of concern to the dramatist, as well as social, political, and psychological trends of the 20th century discussed. Counts in Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT333 |
Stage Directing |
| Study of the art of stage directing includes advanced script analysis and preparation, character analysis, and staging techniques. A studio course culminating in student-directed one-act plays. Prerequisite: LAT220, LAT230 and LAT221 or consent of instructor. Counts in Communications or Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours |
LAT402 |
Teacher! Teacher! Images of Educator in Popular Film |
| This course traces how popular films form an image of the teacher in the public eye. Starting from a historical review with excerpts from influential films like Goodbye, Mr. Chips and The Blackboard Jungle, the course covers educators in early childhood, middle school and special needs situations, in settings ranging from the one-room schoolhouse to the inner city public school. Films like To Be and To Have, The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, Conrack, The Miracle Worker, and Stand and Deliver also show models for creating environments that support learning; dealing with classroom discipline and external social problems; developing strategies for alternate styles of learning. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts and may also be applied to a film studies major in Fine Arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours |
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| LAT440 |
Professional Communication |
| This course is designed to present an in depth examination of the communication process which involves theoretical perspectives, interpersonal communication and communication in the workplace. Counts in the Communications Area of General Education Requirements. 3-4 quarter hours |
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| LAT490 |
Theatre Arts/Independent Study |
| Working closely with theatre faculty, students may pursue independently an accepted area of study within the spectrum of theatre arts. 1-6 quarter hours |
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| LAT495 |
Theatre Arts/Special Topic |
| A theatre arts offering of unique and special current interest. Students may register for this course more than once, since topic varies each term. 1-6 quarter hours |
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