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2008-2009 University Catalog 
    
2008-2009 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

Courses


 
  
  • THVC 331 - Voice Lesson for Musical Theater


    Individual (and, occasionally, small group) instruction in vocal techniques appropriate for the musical theater, culminating in a jury examination each semester. See THVC 131 &132. Formerly TH 342A

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: THVC 232

    Open to Musical Theater majors only.

    Credits: 1 cr, 0.5 hrs

  
  • THVC 332 - Voice Lesson for Musical Theater


    Individual (and, occasionally, small group) instruction in vocal techniques appropriate for the musical theater, culminating in a jury examination each semester. See THVC 131 &132. Formerly TH 342B

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: THVC 331

    Open to Musical Theater majors only.

    Credits: 1 cr, 0.5 hrs

  
  • THVC 411 - Speech for Actors VII


    Emphasis is on Dialects. Standard English, regional and national accents, using Standard English as a base, is the focus in the first semester. During the year, individual vocal and speech problems are addressed through class clinics and tutorials. Formerly TH 409A

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: THVC 311

    Credits: 3 cr, 1.5 hrs
  
  • THVC 412 - Speech for Actors VIII


    Emphasis is on Dialects. Standard English, regional and national accents, using Standard English as a base, is the focus in the first semester. During the year, individual vocal and speech problems are addressed through class clinics and tutorials. Formerly TH 409B

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: THST 401 THMD 461

    Credits: 3 cr, 1.5 hrs
  
  • THVC 421 - Voice for Musical Theater: Cabaret/ Audition


    A senior seminar in singing-acting. Students work on more demanding repertoire and on special performing challenges such as cabaret theater and auditioning. A Senior Showcase is prepared and performed, and professional outplacement issues are addressed. Formerly TH 441A

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: THVC 322

    Open to Musical Theater majors only.

    Credits: 1 cr, 2 hrs

  
  • THVC 422 - Voice for Musical Theater: Cabaret/ Audition


    A senior seminar in singing-acting. Students work on more demanding repertoire and on special performing challenges such as cabaret theater and auditioning. A Senior Showcase is prepared and performed, and professional outplacement issues are addressed. Formerly TH 441B

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: THVC 421

    Open to Musical Theater majors only.

    Credits: 1 cr, 2 hrs

  
  • THVC 431 - Voice Lesson for Musical Theater


    See THVC 131. Formerly TH 442A

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: THVC 332

    Open to Musical Theater majors only.

    Credits: 1 cr, 0.5 hrs

  
  • THVC 432 - Voice Lesson for Musical Theater


    See THVC 131. Formerly TH 442B

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: THVC 431

    Open to Musical Theater majors only.

    Credits: 1 cr, 0.5 hrs

  
  • UA 181 - Business Fundamentals for the Artist Entrepreneur


    A survey of basic business tools and practices designed to meet the specialized needs of individual creative and performing artists functioning within the private enterprise system. Units covered include marketing, fund raising and grant writing, record-keeping, taxes, financial decision-making and legal issues in the arts.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to all students

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 111 - Dramatic Structure I


    An intensive year-long writing course that introduces students to major principles of the three-act dramatic structure found in narrative screenplays. Topics of the course include sequences, creation of character, conflict, and setting. Students are required to complete focused and specific creative written work on a weekly basis. Workshops are held on a weekly basis. Formerly WM 113

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to Writing for Film and Television and Discovery Year majors only.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 112 - Dramatic Structure II


    An intensive year-long writing course that introduces students to major principles of the three-act structure found in narrative screenplays. Focus on such topics as act design, creation of character, conflict, and setting. Students will be required to complete major written work and participate in workshops of written material. Formerly WM 114

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to Writing for Film and Television majors only.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 141 - Storytelling: Theory and Practice


    This course introduces students to storytelling as a way of structuring communication. Course material ranges from annual reports to ad campaigns to greeting cards to rap music to political campaigns, offering students an introduction to the many ways narrative can be exploited for a powerful effect. Students learn to apply theory and to explore the relationship of different types of media to different narrative forms. Formerly CMMC 141.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Priority enrollment to CMAC students.

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 204 - Writing for Media


    A studio writing class developing skills in effective, clear, and persuasive writing in the areas of media and communication. Students work from a variety of source materials and write research papers, project proposals, project treatments, and a newspaper feature. Emphasis is on writing structure and style, editing and revising, suitability to specific audiences, and delivering material on time and at prescribed lengths. Formerly CM 211 and CMMC 204.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LACR 102

    Priority enrollment to majors in the College of Media and Communication.

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

  
  • WRIT 211 - Screenwriting I


    An intensive screenwriting workshop where, in the first semester, students study scene structure and dialogue, and write a series of outlines for an hour-long screenplay. In the second semester, students write an hour-long screenplay and revise the script. Formerly WM 214

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: LACR 102 or WRIT 112

    Open only to Writing for Film/TV majors.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs

  
  • WRIT 212 - Screenwriting II


    An intensive screenwriting workshop where, in the first semester, students study scene structure and dialogue, and write a series of outlines for an hour-long screenplay. In the second semester, students write an hour-long screenplay and revise the script. Formerly WM 215

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 211 or WRIT 220 

    Priority enrollment to Writing for Film and Television majors.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs

  
  • WRIT 220 - Writing for Film


    A writing class introducing students to the basic elements of screenwriting. These include three act structure, creating a character, act design, and scene structure. Students complete a short screenplay by the end of the semester. Formerly WM 219

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to Writing for Film and Television majors.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 225 - Interactive Writing I


    The first semester of a year-long studio course that builds upon the basic principles of dramatic writing by identifying and utilizing the Web environment as a unique medium for narrative storytelling. Through analysis and written exercises, students learn how multiple story and character arcs are designed and supported by specific interactive storytelling models. Formerly WM 225

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 211, WRIT 220 or MMDI 202.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 226 - Interactive Writing II


    The second semester of a year-long studio course that extends the interactive storytelling knowledge gained in Interactive Writing I to a project-based and dialogue-driven narrative. Working in writing teams, students create and write two short Web drama scripts based on models studied in Interactive Writing I. As a final project, each student completes a formal Web drama proposal, outline, and script for a potential production in the culminating course, Web Drama Studio. Formerly WM 226

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 225

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 241 - Screenplay Analysis


    A course devoted to the critical analysis of screenplays. Students are required to read numerous scripts and write critical papers on various dramatic structural principles highlighted. Formerly WM 243

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 211 or WRIT 220

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 242 - Film Story Analysis


    The course examines various narrative film genres, identifying the unique and distinctive qualities of screenwriting conventions utilized. Screenings and analysis highlight the devices employed by screenwriters to tell a good story. Weekly screenings followed by critical papers of each screening. Formerly WM 343

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 251 - Narrative Cinema I


    A two-part chronological film history course of various schools of film, styles, and genres from both the domestic and international film community that are studied chronologically, emphasizing the influence and integration of the various forms with one another. The course requires bi-weekly screenings of the work being studied. Formerly WM 251

    Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  
  • WRIT 252 - Narrative Cinema II


    A two-part chronological film history course of various schools of film, styles, and genres from both the domestic and international film community that are studied chronologically, emphasizing the influence and integration of the various forms with one another. The course requires bi-weekly screenings of the work being studied. Formerly WM 252

    Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  
  • WRIT 253 - History of Television


    Provides an overview of the medium of television. The impact of television since its inception has become increasingly pervasive and has influenced an entire society through its ability to educate and entertain. Video examples of the medium are supplemented by class discussion and reading assignments. Formerly WM 253

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Priority enrollment to CMAC majors only.

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 261 - Cinema Arts


    Introduction to the various cinematic production values, which directly influence the character of the dramatic product. Topics of study include cinematography, art and production design, editing, and sound as they relate to the writer’s intention, and the quality of the final product. Formerly WM 241

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 311 - Advanced Screenwriting I


    Studio writing course preparing the student for the entire process of crafting a full-length script for film. In the first semester, students develop a concept, pitch the project, prepare an outline/ treatment for a full-length work, and draft the first act. The second semester is devoted to the completion of the full-length work and the revision process. Formerly WM 321

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 212

    Priority enrollment to Writing for Film/TV majors.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs

  
  • WRIT 312 - Advanced Screenwriting II


    Studio writing course preparing the student for the entire process of crafting a full-length script for film. In the first semester, students develop a concept, pitch the project, prepare an outline/ treatment for a full-length work, and draft the first act. The second semester is devoted to the completion of the full-length work and the revision process. Formerly WM 322

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 311

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 324 - Screenplay Adaptation


    The vast number of theatrical and television films adapted from fictional and nonfiction sources make it essential that emerging screenwriters understand the art of adaptation. Following an introduction to the basics of adaptation, this course analyzes three movies adapted from fictional sources (novels, short stories, etc.) and three from nonfiction sources (e.g. books and magazine journalism). Creative written work from both is integrated into the course. Formerly WM 314

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 212 or WRIT 220

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 327 - Episodic Television Writing I


    An intensive writing class that analyzes the specific genre of episodic television writing. Students view examples of various genres in the form, and work in teams to create original written work. Three major projects are completed over the course of the semester, including creating an original series pilot. Formerly WM 317

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: WRIT 212 or WRIT 220

    Priority enrollment to Writing for Film/TV majors.

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs

  
  • WRIT 328 - Episodic Television Writing II


    Advanced studio writing course in which students outline and draft two full-length scripts for episodic television series. Formerly WM 318

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 327

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 360 - Web Drama Studio


    A capstone course in which students are required to begin with an already-completed and approved Web drama proposal and script. Each student then works to produce his or her own Web drama script online, while collaboratively supporting other writer/producers on their projects. Formerly WM 330

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 226

    Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  
  • WRIT 361 - Acting/Directing for Writers


    Studio course addressing the collaborative aspect of dramatic production involving writers, actors, and directors. Students are introduced to directing and acting, using produced screenplays, as well as their own dramatic texts as the source material. Formerly WM 341

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 212

    Credits: 3 cr, 4 hrs
  
  • WRIT 381 - Writing for the Web


    Students address the special opportunities and challenges of writing for online publication. In addition to developing the general skills of writing, editing and re-writing, they develop those writing skills particularly useful for web-based self-publishing (building one’s own Website) and publishing through existing Internet publications. Through a series of exercises, they write features and “soft” news, Op-Ed letters, first-person essays, profiles, and reviews fitted for an online audience, while also learning how to pitch story ideas and work under deadlines. They also learn how to take advantage of the collaborative processes by experiencing the brainstorming process of editorial meetings. Formerly CMMC 381.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 204

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 382 - Writing for Magazines


    This course develops the skills of writing for print publications, especially magazines. Students write and edit articles of the following types: features and “soft” news, Op-Ed letters, first-person narrative essays, profiles, and reviews. In addition to working on their writing through revision, editing, and collaboration, they learn how to identify a target magazine, how to brainstorm publication ideas, make a pitch, meet deadlines, as well as be introduced to the business life of the freelance writer. Formerly CMMC 382.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 381

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hr
  
  • WRIT 411 - Senior Thesis I


    The final writing project in the program where over the year, the student develops an outline/treatment and the completion of a full-length screenplay along with two revisions. Entertainment industry practices are integrated into the course. Formerly WM 411

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 312

    Open to Writing for Film and Television majors only.

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

  
  • WRIT 412 - Senior Thesis II


    The final writing project in the program where over the year, the student develops an outline/treatment and the completion of a full-length screenplay along with two revisions. Entertainment industry practices are integrated into the course. Formerly WM 412

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: WRIT 411

    Open to Writing for Film and Television majors only.

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

  
  • WRIT 460 - Interarts Project


    Provides an opportunity for writers and students throughout the University to collaborate on a semester-long project. Students jointly submit project proposals for approval and develop them to completion. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to consider the artistic and technical implications of the combined media while successfully integrating art forms in a considered and polished final piece. Formerly WM 43

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to majors in the College of Media and Communication only. Students must have entered after Fall 2005.

    Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
  
  • WRIT 499 - Internship


    Seniors are placed with regional companies to expose them to a real work environment in the field of media. Placements vary and can include local network-affiliated television stations, public broadcasting stations, film production companies or multimedia manufacturers. A paper or journal chronicling the experience is required upon completion of the internship. Formerly WM 499

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Repeatable for credit.

    Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs
  
  • WRIT 690 - Independent Study


    Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum, with limited supervision. Independent Study is available to Junior and Senior undergraduate students who have a minimum 2.5 GPA and to graduate students in good standing. Each Independent Study may be taken for one to three credits in Liberal Arts, 1.5 to six credits in CAD, and one to six credits in CPA and CMAC. Independent Study cannot fulfill major requirements. Independent Study may serve as free, studio, and liberal arts electives, depending on the topic of investigation. Students cannot apply more than 12 total credits of independent study towards their degree requirements. 

    Credits: 1.5 - 6 cr
 

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