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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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  • TEL 393 - Manufacturing Systems


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Working in teams, students integrate and employ knowledge and skills developed in previous courses as they learn and apply product design, material processing, managerial and organizational principles and functions to the creation and mass production of a product and the operation of a manufacturing enterprise. Students also develop resource materials for teaching manufacturing/production concepts.

    Prerequisites: Two out of three from TEL 203, 204 or 205

    credit: 3

  
  • TEL 396 - Laboratory Management Practicum


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The study and application of the latest technology concepts for successfully organizing and maintaining a safe laboratory facility appropriate for all work environments – schools, business, and industry. This course may be taken two times in two different laboratory experiences or one time in combination with the TEL 397 laboratory instruction practicum.

    Prerequisite: Completion of the appropriate technology laboratory course with a grade of “B” or better, and permission of academic advisor, supervising faculty, and department chairperson and upper division standing. The department will verify these prerequisites before allowing students to register.

    credit: 3

  
  • TEL 397 - Laboratory Instruction Practicum


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is the study and application of the latest technology education concepts for the cooperative planning, organizing, and implementing of technical content in a laboratory instructional facility. This course may be taken two times in two different laboratory experiences or one time in combination with the TEL 396 laboratory management practicum.

    Prerequisite: Students will be allowed to participate as a laboratory instruction assistant in those courses they have successfully completed with a grade of “B” or better or in those laboratory courses in which they demonstrate ability based on self-employment, military training, or industrial experiences. Students may not register for laboratory instruction practicum credit if they are being paid through either work study or temporary service. Total enrollment per semester will depend upon the number of students who decide to participate in the laboratory instruction experience. This requirement will not be programmed as a prerequisite, but will be verified by the department for students who wish to register for this course.

    credit: 3

  
  • TEL 401 - Architectural Drawing


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Designed to provide a basic background in architectural design and drawing. Areas of study include: architectural design, working drawings and specifications, methods and materials of construction, mechanical and electrical systems climate control, and survey of architectural literature. Introduction to CAD (computer aided drafting) will also be presented.

    PREREQ: TEL 101.
    NOTE: Materials fee required.
    credit: 3
  
  • TEL 412 - Design Probe I


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A probe into the nature of the design process and development of studio skills, knowledge, and attitudes relevant to design and discovery. Students are encouraged to identify problems, experiment, and develop solutions that are primarily three-dimensional.

    PREREQ: TEL 110 OR ART 105 and instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • TEL 415 - Residential Energy Technology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A course with emphasis upon practical and efficient utilization of energy sources in the residence. Design considerations, construction techniques, principles of heat transfer, and energy applications in buildings conservation of energy.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    NOTE: Materials fee required.
    credit: 3
  
  • TEL 423 - Wood Production and Manufacturing


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: TEL 203 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • TEL 433 - Metals Manufacturing Technology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of metal products manufacturing that emphasizes dies, jigs, fixtures, machining, casting, fabrication, CNC, and CAM.

    PREREQ: TEL 205 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • TEL 441 - Electronics Interfacing and Control


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Theory and hands-on exercise of electronic sensing and control using discrete components as well as microcomputer control applications. Emphasis is placed on general system principles, input sensing, transducers, switching, counting, positioning, and control. Digital and analog theory as well as introduction to industrial electronics, basic mechanics, and robotics will be addressed.

    PREREQ: TEL 240 or instructor permission.
    NOTE: Materials fee required.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 110 - Introduction to the Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The theatre, its history, development, and place in our society; discussion of basic techniques of dramatic production.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 119 - Introduction to Technical Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A one semester survey of many aspects of technical theatre including but not limited to: design, facilities, safety, sets, costumes, sound, and projections. This course is open to majors and non-majors. Co-enrollment in a theatre practicum is highly recommended.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 120 - Stagecraft


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is an introduction to scenic fabrication and backstage operations.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 121 - Stage Electronics and Mechanics


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Introductory course including the basic elements of stage electricity, lighting, rigging and theatre sound. Emphasis is on the practical application of the equipment in these areas.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 125 - Critical Thinking: Introduction to Dramatic Theory and Criticism


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Theatre 125 focuses on teaching specific critical thinking skills using illustrations from theatre and dramatic theory. This course instructs the student in critical reading, listening and viewing of play texts, productions, dramatic theory and criticism. It prepares students to read and view all genres of theatre with a more critical view. This view is obtained from an examination of the major critical statements from the past, which have helped to shape the drama of contemporary theatre, whether it be live theatre, television or movies. The course helps students to improve their ability to look at theatre with a more discerning and critical eye.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 130 - Fundamentals of Acting


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The course introduces essential foundation work, with an emphasis on developing concentration, imagination, physical and vocal release and honesty through the pursuit of actions and intentions. Exercises, improvisation, scenes and monologues are explored to develop the actor’s commitment, vulnerability, and moment-to-moment involvement with a partner and in a group.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 145 - Basic Stage Makeup


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Principles and practices of make-up for the theatre including use of minor prosthetics, hair styling, and wigs.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 150 - Basic Costuming


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An introduction to the field of costuming stressing production aspects exclusive of design, including: fabric selection, sewing skills, production organization, pattern making and special construction techniques.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 180 - Voice and Diction for the Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Exploration and training of breathing, posture, relaxation; the production and transmission of vocal sound waves; and the articulation of sound into speech. Elimination of tensions and habits which interfere with effective communication and strengthening of the natural tendencies of a free voice that emerge.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 181 - Movement for the Actor


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Training in physical expression for the actor. Emphasis on the mind/body connection and the development of body awareness and confidence in relation to the actor’s presence and characterization. The student develops skill in the use and application of relaxation techniques, core strengthening, stamina, adaptability, focused energy and wellness strategies.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 201 - Developmental Drama


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Drama for personal creative development in any life area and in instructional situations for preschoolers through adults, including theory and activities and the use of theatre to teach both the arts and non-arts subjects. Instruction will be through observation, creation and application of practical activities including improvisation, storytelling and role-play.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 222 - Introduction to Theatre Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The areas of scenery, costume and lighting design are explored through the process of lecture and discussion combined with student projects. The principles and practices of theatre design are placed in the integrated role of providing visual interpretation for the enhancement of communication between performance and audience.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 230 - Intermediate Acting


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The actor’s technique is developed through analyzing dramatic texts (American realism), creating a character and relationships in the context of a play’s given circumstances, applying actions and intentions to the specific needs of a character’s journey and sustaining the psychological and behavioral life of a character in scene work.

    PREREQ: THT 130 or instructor permission
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 251 - Costume History


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The study of the development of clothing from ancient times to the present century. The course will also take into consideration political, social, economic and cultural environments that affect clothing and the creative nature in its development.

    NOTE: Advisement Recommendation: Completion of all General Education Basic Skills and Knowledge Foundations requirements.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 268 - History of the American Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will trace the development of the American theatre from colonial times to the present, focusing on major trends in acting, directing, design, playwriting, and audiences. American theatre has evolved along-side the development of the nation itself, and the cultural context of this country’s struggles with politics, religion, economics, and foreign affairs is central to this course.

    credit: 3
  
  • THT 300 - Advanced Theatre Production


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Academic credit is provided for production activities under the direct supervision of department staff. The course is available to any student who meets the prerequisites.

    PREREQ: Minimum of six credits in theatre course work or instructor permission.
    NOTE: Theatre majors must complete three credits for graduation requirements.
    credit: 1
  
  • THT 308 - Women and the Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An exploration of the role, relationship and status of women in the institution of the theatre: throughout the ages. This course will provide an integrated view of the contributions of women to the theatre as well as examining the manner in which theatre reflects society’s view of women. Specific emphasis will be placed on women in the contemporary American and ethnic theatre.

    PREREQ: THT 110 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 310 - Stage Lighting Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The principles and procedures of the design of lighting for stage productions is explored with the goal of developing ability to analyze lighting requirements, develop an approach or concept, select appropriate instruments, color and hanging positions, and to verbally and visually communicate designs at the highest levels of accepted practice.

    PREREQ: THT 121 and 222, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 312 - Theatre Sound


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Theatre Sound is an advanced course which includes the areas of sound design, sound system engineering, vocal reinforcement, and sound effects production.

    PREREQ: THT 121 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 313 - Theatre Projections and Special Effects


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This is an advanced course which includes the areas of projection media preparation, theatrical projectors, multi-projector techniques, lighting unit projections, and other visual special effects.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission only.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 322 - Basic Scene Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Lecture and laboratory course dealing with the basic principles of scenic design as applied to stage settings, lighting, costumes and properties.

    PREREQ: THT 120 and 222, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 323 - Advanced Technical Production


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An advanced course for the student whose interests lie in production rather than design. Including: familiarity with the operation and maintenance of existing technical support areas, experimentation with unusual construction materials and methods, engineering considerations, technical production supervision and specialized problem solving.

    PREREQ: THT 120 and 121, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 324 - The Business of Show Business


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will explore the managerial aspects of theatrical production. Theoretical models and their practical applications will be examined using examples from actual productions. Topics will include organizational models, copyrights, contracts, taxes, funding, revenue sources and marketing.

    PREREQ: THT 110 OR MGT 261.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 328 - Scene Painting


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The specialized area of theatrical scene painting is explored with emphasis on gaining basic skills in the traditional techniques utilized in painting scenery for the theatre. Students will gain practical experience by applying basic skills to the execution of paint on actual productions.

    PREREQ: THT 222 OR 322, or permission of the instructor.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 330 - The Development of Characterization


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The application of basic emotional and technical training to the creation of characterization. Analysis of written text and character function within the text. Performance of exercises and scenes directed toward actor transformation into character. Introduction of playing techniques sensitive to the relationship between actors.

    PREREQ: THT 230 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 333 - Stage Management


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An in-depth study of the role and responsibilities of the stage manager with emphasis on developing skills in the areas of organization and communication. Material will include examples from drama, musical, theatre, and opera. Reference will be made to procedures and regulations established by Actor’s Equity Association.

    PREREQ: THT 110.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 334 - Dramaturgy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Dramaturgs serve a variety of purposes in theatre; they often work as script consultants, researchers, education outreach coordinators, artistic directors, and literary managers. The course offers an in-depth study of dramaturgy as a specialized field requiring a specific set of skills and knowledge. The course focuses on developing abilities in script analysis, production research, outreach, and education. The course materials include text-based discussion of the dramaturg’s role in production, application of dramaturgical skills to classroom assignments, and the semester’s two Theatre Department productions as practical experience projects.

    PREREQ: THT 110 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 340 - Building the Characterization


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Development of insights into specific characterization. Training in sensitivity to subtext and the understanding of superobjective. Emphasis on attaining physical and vocal consistency. Continued emphasis on interplaying techniques between actors.

    PREREQ: THT 230.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 341 - Principles of Directing


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Responsibilities of the director in selecting the play, casting, stage-picturing, coaching actors, and conducting rehearsals and performances.

    PREREQ: THT 130 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 345 - Advanced Stage Make-up


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the advanced methods of make-up application for stage, film, and television. This includes life masks, the construction and use of prosthetic pieces, ventilation of mustaches and beards, wig fronts and wigs, as well as the care, maintenance, and styling of wigs.

    PREREQ: THT 145 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 351 - Costume Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The course explores techniques for designing from a script, sketching and rendering, research procedures, in-depth study of costumes and accessories from all pertinent historic periods.

    PREREQ: THT 222or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 352 - Problems in Complex Character Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Emphasis on unique problems connected with creating age and eccentric characters for the young actor. Emphasis on broadening technique and emotional range, and the actor’s sensitivity to unusual, stylistic characters.

    PREREQ: THT 230 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 359 - Costume and Culture


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines in selected periods, how the manners, morals and artistic expression of a society, impact clothing and the adornment of the body. The course considers the political, social and cross-cultural influences that affect the development of fashion and the theatre.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 361 - Technical Direction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    As a continuation of THT 323, this course will include more advanced technical skills and problem solving, as well an introduction to project management.

    PREREQ: Prerequisite: THT 323.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 362 - Black Theatre History


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Prerequisite: THT 110.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 364 - Western Theatre: Edification or Entertainment?


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    As an art form that explores the human condition, the western theatre has had to fulfill its dual role as “teacher” and “pleaser” since its Athenian creation in 534 B.C. To gain an understanding of the theatre’s dual nature, theatre production practices and conventions are placed in the larger context of the social, political, religious, philosophical, economic, and technological milieu of the societies and cultures that they reflect and occasionally transform.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 365 - Theatre of India, China and Japan


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will involve a study of the traditional theatres of India, China and Japan, with an in-depth exploration of the traditional and contemporary theatre of Japan. Production and performance practices are placed in the larger context of the societies and cultures that they are a part of. These Eastern Theatres have influenced the direction and dynamics of 20th Century Theatre in the West. East-West fusion forms of theatre will also be studied.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 366 - Computer Applications for the Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An introduction to the various pieces of software commonly used in various aspects of technical theatre, including, but not limited to: PowerPoint, Virtual Light Lab, & Photoshop, AutoCAD, & Vectorworks.

    PREREQ: THT 222 or permission of instructor
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 399 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Research or creative projects in theatre.

    PREREQ: Permission of Instructor
    credit: 1 to 6
  
  • THT 410 - Advanced Stage Lighting Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: THT 310.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 422 - Advanced Scenic Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: THT 322.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 430 - Period Styles for the Actor


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A play’s style - its look, sound and feel in performance - is created through an analysis of its language and structure in relation to the era when it was written. The student interprets character and inhabits the given circumstances of classical plays to reveal the “sensibility of a time.”

    PREREQ: THT 230 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 440 - Advanced Directing


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Advanced Directing augments the student’s repertoire of techniques in script analysis, staging and working with actors through a study of period style and heightened language texts. With an emphasis on the collaborative nature of theatre, the course explores the communication between the director and colleagues in production and design.

    PREREQ: THT 341
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 451 - Advanced Costume Design


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    THT 451 continues to explore the research techniques, script analysis, sketching and rendering procedures and study of period costuming techniques introduced in THT 351. This course also teaches advanced research and design skills, design philosophy, computer designing, as well as the techniques necessary to move from design concept to finished costume.

    PREREQ: THT 351 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 470 - Seminar in Theatre Arts


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Special problems and studies of interest to advanced students.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing or instructor permission.
    NOTE: Subject is determined by the instructor. Seminar can be repeated twice for a total of nine credits, but not in the same subject.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 471 - The Elizabethan Theatre


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An in-depth study of the history and development of the theatre of Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Jonson from the beginnings of theatre in Medieval England through the closing of the theatres in 1642. Special attention to the production of Shakespeare’s plays in the Globe, the Blackfriars, and at the Court.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 472 - The Theatre of Tragedy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Tragedy examines moral and ethical issues, justice, suffering and retribution. The course explores the nature and function of dramatic theory as it relates to the tragic impulse in three critical epochs of Western Civilization. The classic texts central to the inquiry raise questions of personal identity, cultural allegiance, and the purpose of entertainment.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 473 - The Theatre of Comedy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of the developing relationship between comic theory and theatrical presentation primarily in Western Civilization, but including comic performance traditions in Asia. Emphasis is on comic texts (plays) and the art of comic performance and the milieu that engendered them as well as the theatres for which they were written and which gave them life.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 490 - Studio I


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Based on meeting the student’s unique acting problems in a one to one student-teacher relationship.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission
    NOTE: Limited enrollment; weekly preparations.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 491 - Studio II


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Allowing the student a further opportunity to receive intensive one to one student teacher training in acting.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: Limited enrollment; complex weekly preparation.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 495 - Senior Seminar/Capstone Experience


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    As part of the capstone experience for each graduating theatre major, THT 495 focuses on career and goal planning, resume and portfolio compilation as well as preparation for the audition/interview process for graduate school and professional work. THT 495 also provides a structure in which the student plans the Capstone Project. The project may involve a performance/acting recital, a directing or dramaturgy project, a design (costume, scenery, lighting, sound, make-up) technical direction or stage management. This culminating experience is an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge gained in the discipline at an intense level during the senior year.

    PREREQ: Senior standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • THT 498 - Internship


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A course designed for students who wish to take part in a semester-long Experience-Based Education placement related to the theatre. Students will work in a full-time position in a theatre setting for the purpose of testing academic learning in a work situation.

    PREREQ: Acceptance in the Experience-Based Education Program and permission of the Theatre Department.
    credit: 0 to 12
  
  • THT 499 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Research or creative projects in theatre.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission
    credit: 1 to 6
  
  • VTP 307 - Introduction to Vocational Education


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An overview of vocational education past, present, and future and its place within the educational system. An analysis of the purpose of vocational education, its contributions to society, and its place within the educational system. Emphasis is placed on the historic and legislative development of vocational education, the need for vocational education, the forces affecting vocational education, and how vocational education is organized, financed and kept current.

    PREREQ: Program matriculation or departmental approval.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 309 - Vocational Curriculum Development


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Utilization of the techniques of analyzing an occupational area to obtain content for instruction. Student will conduct an occupational analysis using available resources and related information. The student will also systematically develop a course of study to be used in teaching a vocational course or program. Source materials obtained from an occupational analysis will be utilized.

    PREREQ: Program matriculation or departmental approval.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 312 - Methods of Teaching Vocational Subjects


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides the student with experiences essential for developing the competencies of effective facilitation of learning in the vocational classroom and laboratory. Emphasis is placed on the learning processes, curriculum implementation, skill development, motivational methods, behavior modification, communication, and the various techniques and procedures commonly used in teaching vocational subjects. Additionally, individualized and group instructional planning methods to meet the needs of all learners are studied and practiced.

    PREREQ: VTP 309.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 313 - Instructional Assessment in Vocational Education


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Students will study classic and current assessment theory and apply it by creating student evaluation instruments to be used in vocational classrooms. They will interpret assessment data, develop grading systems and examine and evaluate assessment software for teacher use. Students will also study program evaluation.

    PREREQ: VTP 309.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 314 - Classroom and Laboratory Organization and Management


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides the student with experiences that will develop competencies essential for the organization and management of a vocational classroom and laboratory. Emphasis will be placed on facility planning and restructuring, grant acquisition strategies, the concepts of maintenance, students with disabilities and special health care needs, general operational procedures, safety education and accident prevention, learning resources, and instructional planning and management.

    PREREQ: VTP 309.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 331 - Occupational Competency Written Examination


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Students are required to demonstrate a sufficient level of occupational competency by satisfactorily passing a written examination in the occupational area for which they are seeking certification.

    PREREQ: VTP program matriculation or departmental approval.
    NOTE: Only S or U grades.
    credit: 15
  
  • VTP 332 - Occupational Competency Performance Examination


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Students are required to demonstrate level of occupational competency by satisfactorily passing a performance examination in the occupational area for which they are seeking certification.

    PREREQ: VTP program matriculation or departmental approval.
    NOTE: Only S or U grades.
    credit: 15
  
  • VTP 442 - The Adult Learner in Technical Education


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the role of institutions delivering vocational technical adult education. It will investigate the history and major characteristics of these institutions; the characteristics of their faculty, students and teaching mode; and the future of these institutions.

    PREREQ: VTP 309 or departmental approval.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 444 - Serving Special Needs Learners in Vocational Education


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Innovative instructional methods, nationwide programs, and federal legislation to meet the demands of special needs learners will be studied so that prospective teachers may develop skills, techniques, and procedures related to solving the teaching, organizational, and implementation problems that arise with the instruction of special needs learners in vocational technical education.

    PREREQ: VTP 309.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 445 - Language Arts and Literacy in the Vocational Classroom


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Students will study the techniques and strategies for language arts development within the diverse vocational classroom. They will study and practice techniques to improve vocational students’ writing, reading, listening and speaking skills. They will examine textbook material and determine readability levels, address speaking, writing, and listening skills within lessons.

    PREREQ: VTP 309.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 465 - Developing Work-Based Learning Programs


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is the first, of two, that focuses on the development of competence essential in planning and organizing a work based learning program for teachers seeking certification as coordinators of work-based learning programs. Study and practice in compiling and/or preparing occupational analyses, training outlines, community (business-industry) surveys, and plans for instructional facilities are included.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or departmental approval.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 466 - Implementing and Evaluating Work-Based Learning Programs


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This is the second course in the program for certification of coordinators of work-based learning programs. The emphasis is on competencies essential in conducting established programs. The main topics include student selection and counseling, employer-student-school relations, supervising on-the-job training, interpretation of legal aspects, related instruction, records and reports.

    PREREQ: VTP 465 and departmental approval.
    credit: 3
  
  • VTP 485 - Vocational Supervised Student Teaching I


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A full-time student teaching assignment in a Vocational Teacher Preparation program. This field experience is designed to provide the student teacher with the opportunity to develop and refine skills and understandings of the teaching-learning process as related to vocational-technical teaching under the guidance and supervision of local school personnel and college faculty.

    PREREQ: VTP core (except VTP 485 and 490) and departmental approval.
    NOTE: Only S or U grades.
    credit: 5
  
  • VTP 490 - Vocational Supervised Student Teaching-II


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A full-time student teaching assignment in a Vocational Education program. This field experience is designed to provide the student teacher with the opportunity to develop and refine skills and understandings of the teaching-learning process as related to Vocational teaching under the guidance and supervision of local school personnel and college faculty.

    PREREQ: VTP 485 and departmental approval.
    NOTE: Only S or U grades.
    credit: 5
  
  • VTP 493 - Professional Development Seminar


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The course is designed to explore avenues for professional growth and development in Vocational Teacher Preparation. Emphasis is placed upon pertinent areas related to education, reviewing, and identifying the vocational-technical teacher’s role in its appropriate perspective.

    PREREQ: Departmental approval.
    credit: 1 to 6
  
  • VTP 499 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Extensive study and research on a particular topic of student interest under the supervision of a faculty member. The student is required to submit a written proposal which includes a description of the project, its duration, educational goals, method of evaluation, and number of credits to be earned.

    PREREQ: Matriculated students only, instructor permission and dean of subject area.
    credit: 1 to 6
  
  • WST 110 - Gender and Contemporary Visual Culture


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course introduces feminist and art historical methodologies to the analysis of contemporary visual culture in the U.S. Students will develop visual literacy skills necessary to understanding a variety of media, often problematizing attempts to distinguish between “high-art” and “popular culture” in a increasingly global and media-saturated society.

    EQUIVALENT COURSE: ART 110

    credit: 3
  
  • WST 200 - Introduction to Women’s Studies


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course, designed for both women and men, will provide an overview of the essential Women’s Studies materials, introducing students to Women’s Studies as an interdisciplinary area of academic study. The course will draw its materials and perspectives from a variety of disciplines while at the same time examining critically the traditional methodologies and conclusions inherent in these disciplines.

    credit: 3
  
  • WST 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines concepts of race, ethnicity, class, and gender, examining how these are played out in structures of society such as work, age, family, education, sport, religion, law, and government, including the intersections among these concepts, their intersection with social structures that support them and their effects on people.

    EQUIVALENT COURSE: SOC 260

    NOTE: Not open to studetns that have taken SOC/WST 250.
    credit: 3
  
  • WST 300 - International Perspectives on Women


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This is an interdisciplinary survey course of women’s economic, social, and political status throughout the world by an examination of aspects of global interdependence: world trade, militarization, ecological forces and the emergence of a world culture.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or departmental approval.
    credit: 3
  
  • WST 380 - Women in Science


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course investigates the history of women in science, specific contributions of women to science, and current obstacles facing women in scientific fields.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission
    EQUIVALENT COURSE: CAS 380

    credit: 3
  
  • WST 395 - Topics in Women’s Studies


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
     
    credit: 1 to 3
  
  • WST 396 - Women, the Workplace and the Law


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course requires students to apply feminist methodologies to the analysis of contemporary norms and laws that affect gender equity in the workplace in the US. Students will analyze contemporary scholarship across several disciplines, consciously address interdisciplinary as an intellectual method, and conduct advanced research.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing
    credit: 3
  
  • WST 399 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An advanced study of a selected topic in women’s studies through an independent reading or research program, or other appropriate project. The details of the study will be worked out by the student and the instructor who will meet periodically on a one to one tutorial basis.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission and coordinator of minor.
    credit: 3
  
  • WST 498 - Internship


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A one-semester field placement designed to give advanced students supervised training and experience in work related to the field of Women’s Studies. Students will work full-time or part-time in a position which will provide opportunities to apply classroom learning to analyze and synthesize that knowledge in an approved internship setting.

    PREREQ: A minimum of 12 cr in approved Women’s Studies courses a minimum GPA of 2.5, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in Women’s Studies, and upper division standing.
    NOTE: Transfer students are eligible for internship only after completing 30 cr hours at Oswego.
    credit: 0 to 12
  
  • WST 499 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A highly advanced study of a selected topic in Women’s Studies through an independent reading or research program, or other appropriate project. The details of the study will be worked out by the student and instructor who will meet periodically on a one to one tutorial basis.

    PREREQ: A minimum GPA of 3.5 in Women’s Studies work, and instructor permission and coordinator of minor.
    credit: 3
  
  • ZOO 305 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Structure and functions of the human organism, including cells, tissues, organs, and skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems and the special senses.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 203 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 306 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Structure and functions of the human organism. Circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine systems; fluid and electrolyte balance; acid-base balance.

    PREREQ: ZOO 305 or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 330 - Invertebrate Zoology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Systematics, morphology, physiology and natural history of invertebrates.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 340 - Vertebrate Zoology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Structure, function, systematics, and natural history of vertebrates.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 360 - Animal Physiology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A course that focuses on the fundamental principles of how animals carry out their daily life functions. The relationships between the molecular, chemical, physical, and evolutionary mechanisms that underlie the physiological mechanisms are stressed.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213 and CHE 111, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 370 - Comparative Anatomy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Anatomy of representative fish, amphibia, and mammals and their evolutionary development.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 373 - Embryology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Principles of vertebrate development from fertilization of the egg to the formation of organs and systems.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 375 - Entomology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Systematics, morphology, physiology, and natural history of insects.

    PREREQ: BIO 120.
    credit: 3
  
  • ZOO 376 - Ornithology (Biology of Birds)


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Study of the ecology, behavior, taxonomy, populations, and breeding biology of birds in the central New York region. Lecture-laboratory field trips.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • ZOO 378 - Aquatic Entomology


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Survey and identification of regional lake and stream insects with additional emphasis on life-history strategies and community ecology. Insect anatomy, physiology, ecology, importance in aquatic ecosystem functioning, and utility as biomonitors of environmental change will also be addressed in lecture and laboratory.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • ZOO 384 - Mammalogy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A systematic survey of the Class Mammalia emphasizing characteristics distinguishing the major groups; reviews of reproduction, physiology, and other aspects of mammalian biology; and reviews of recent research in mammalogy.

    PREREQ: BIO 120 OR 213, or instructor permission.
    credit: 4
  
  • ZOO 399 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Student investigation into specific areas of zoology. Prerequisites: nine hours in biological sciences, permission of the department, and satisfactory fulfillment of College requirements for independent study courses.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    credit: 1 to 3
 

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