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RDPR 197 - Introduction to Riding Courses II
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 198 - Introduction to Natural Horsemanship
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 201 - Riding III
CR: 0
Prerequisite: RDPR 171 or higher, or by placement. This course will allow students to ride during the three-week sessions and continue to work on their riding skills. This course will meet twice per week with one lesson focused on flatwork and the second lesson on over fences exercises. Riders in this class must be proficient at the walk, trot, and canter, and be able to ride a variety of horses prior to registering. New students must take a riding placement or have permission of the instructor.
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RDPR 202 - Riding IV
CR: 0
Prerequisite: RDPR 181 or higher. This course will allow students to ride during the three-week sessions and continue to work on their riding skills. This course will meet twice per week with one lesson focused on flatwork and the second lesson on over-fences exercises. Riders in this class must be proficient at the walk, trot, canter, and jumping fences 2’6” in height prior to registering. New students must take a riding placement or have permission of the instructor.
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RDPR 207 - Equine Activities Management Class
CR: 2
This course will include lectures, training, and hands-on experience in planning and running competitions. Budgeting, planning, course design, announcing, the role of the secretary, and the details required to run a successful competition will be covered. Each student will participate in the hands-on running of at least one activity during the semester.
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RDPR 218 - Horse Care and Stable Management Practicum
CR: 2
Prerequisite: RDPR 169 . This course is for students who have passed or have been exempted from RDPR 169 . This horse care and management practicum will provide students additional lectures and further hands-on experience in some of the more advanced horse care and management skills. This class will cover items such as lunging, leg wrapping, stall cleaning, body clipping, tack cleaning, first aid, cold water therapy, photonic therapy, and magnetic therapy.
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RDPR 281 - Introduction to Showing Hunters I
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 285 - Field Riding and Jumping
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 286 - Riding Courses I
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 287 - Dressage Fundamentals
CR: 1
Prerequisite: RDPR 176 . IV.3
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RDPR 291 - Introduction to Schooling Horses
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 294 - Introduction to Schooling and Competing with Jumpers
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 295 - Teaching Techniques for Student Teachers
CR: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. This course is designed to develop an understanding of the safety issues, horse selection requirements, lesson planning skills, and riding theory necessary to become a successful teacher of riding. Topics include: assessing the riding environment, goal setting, active listening, effective communication, and developing observation skills. Students will work with a supervising instructor to gain practical teaching experience in addition to the lecture/discussion portion of the course.
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RDPR 296 - Introduction to Competing Jumpers
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 297 - Student Assistant Practicum
CR: 0
Prerequisite: RDPR 295 . A teaching practicum for students who have taken and passed RDPR 295 . Students will observe and assist instructors in teaching riders of various levels. Some work will be done independently by qualified students under the guidance of riding faculty.
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RDPR 301 - Riding V
CR: 0
Prerequisites: One 200-level RDPR course (RDPR 281 or higher, excluding RDPR 295 and RDPR 297 ); not open to first-year or transfer students. This class will allow students to ride during the three-week sessions and continue to work on their riding skills. This course will meet twice per week with one lesson focused on flatwork and the second lesson on over-fences exercises. Riders in this class must be proficient at the walk, trot, canter, and jumping fences 2’9” in height prior to registering.
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RDPR 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level RDPR course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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RDPR 371 - ANRC Levels Prep and Performance
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in RDPR and permission of the instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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RDPR 381 - Showing Hunters I
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 382 - Showing Hunters II
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 385 - Fall Field Riding Team
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 390 - Farm and Stable Management
CR: 2
Prerequisites: BUSN 127 , BUSN 150 , and RDPR 169 . An analysis of the management components of operating a successful for-profit equine operation. Areas to be studied: employee/independent contractors laws and taxation, risk management, equine health care, marketing, budgeting, and long-range financial planning. Each student will develop a detailed plan for the staffing, management, equine health care, and budgeting of a specific facility. Professionals in the equine industry will be brought in to discuss specific aspects of farm and stable management.
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RDPR 391 - Schooling Young and Problem Horses I
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 392 - Theory and Practice of Schooling Horses
CR: 3
Prerequisites: Completion on at least one 200-level riding course, RDPR 198 , and permission of the instructor. A survey of the development of major riding and schooling theories in Western civilization from the Renaissance to the present and an actual schooling experience. Three hours lecture and discussion, three hours mounted instruction, and at least four hours independent mounted work with a schooling project. Offered alternate years.
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RDPR 394 - Schooling and Competing with Jumpers I
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 396 - Contemporary Riding and Teaching
CR: 3
Prerequisites: Completion of at least one 200-level riding activity course, RDPR 295 , and permission of the instructor. The study and practice of riding and teaching within a modern system of riding. Mounted instruction, lectures, and practice teaching. Offered alternate years.
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RDPR 398 - Show Team
CR: 1
IV.3
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RDPR 401 - Riding VI
CR: 0
Prerequisites: One 300-level RDPR course (RDPR 371 or higher, excluding RDPR 377 and RDPR 390 ); not open to first-year or transfer students. This class will allow students to ride during the three-week sessions and continue to work on their riding skills. This course will meet twice per week with one lesson focused on flatwork and the second lesson on over-fences exercises. Riders in this class must be proficient at the walk, trot, canter, and jumping fences 3’ in height prior to registering.
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RDPR 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level RDPR course, one 200-level RDPR course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper-level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.
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SOCI 100 - Introduction to Sociology: The Sociological Perspective
CR: 3
The course serves as an introduction to the analysis of human interaction and social groups. Focus is on the sociological perspective, methods of social science, socialization processes, and class, gender, and race inequalities, with an over-arching emphasis on the social construction of reality. V.5
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SOCI 110 - Introduction to Sociology: Social Research
CR: 3
An introduction to the analysis of human group behavior within the context of social interaction and social institutions. Primary emphasis is on methods and results of social research. III.Q
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SOCI 200 - Medical Sociology
CR: 3
Non-medical factors explain much of the variation and mitigation in prevalence of infectious diseases like COVID- 19, non-communicable diseases like lung cancer, and injuries from accidents and violence, as well as their diagnosis and treatment. The public health perspective of medical sociology emphasizes prevention. The epidemiologic research method of medical sociology permits discovery of sociodemographic factors associated with diseases in populations characterized by disparities related to race/ ethnicity, sex/gender, age, education, occupation, income, and wealth. Topics include socially patterned differences in mortality and morbidity, increasing medicalization of conditions, over-diagnosis and over-treatment, failures to implement evidence-based treatments, end-of-life interventions, and comparisons of profit with not-for-profit health care delivery systems in the U.S. and other countries. V.5
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SOCI 210 - Culture, Society, and The Automobile
CR: 3
Automobiles influence and reflect culture and social organization and exemplify both production and consumption processes. Cars are considered in relation to the changing social organization of work, popular culture, safety, environmental policy, crime, and globalization. Offered every third year. V.5
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SOCI 223 - The Sociology of Food
CR: 3
Food is a principal ingredient in sociocultural systems and conveys much about a society. This course explores the social significance of food, specifically: the determinants of what and how people in a society eat, religious and ideological meanings associated with certain foods, how food norms reflect and perpetuate certain forms of social stratification, the rationalization of food-related processes, and the consequences of food conventions for the health of people and the environment. V.5
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SOCI 250 - Social Work
CR: 3
The basic principles of social service; types of social-work settings; standards of social work; and an introduction to methods of case work, group work, and community work. This course may not be used to meet the minimum number of courses required for either the major or minor in sociology.
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SOCI 260 - Sociology of Religion
CR: 3
This course examines religion in human cultures from a sociological perspective, focusing on its origins in and consequences for society. Study includes the review of classic and contemporary arguments about the role of religion and ideas about morality in the development of modern society. The course also explores ways in which religion and other aspects of society influence each other. V.5
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SOCI 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One SOCI course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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SOCI 300 - Social Psychiatry
CR: 3
A sociocultural perspective on psychiatric disorder that includes values and socioeconomic factors related to definitions of mental health; societal responses to mental illness; prevalence and distribution of psychiatric disorder in population subgroups; influences of non-medical factors in diagnosis and treatment; the relation of mental health policy and organizatin of treatment systems to social inequlities.
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SOCI 310 - Criminology
CR: 3
An analysis of theory and empirical research on crime and delinquency, primarily from a sociological perspective. Topics include comparisons of trends in crime and delinquency, social and economic inequalities related to crime and delinquency, mass incarceration, media portrayals of crime and criminals, the war on drugs, harm reduction, and cybercrime. III.Q
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SOCI 320 - Social Organization: Work, Family, and Education
CR: 3
An analysis of how the economy affects the organization of the workplace which in turn affects home and school socialization processes. Implications of workplace organization and socialization processes for social mobility are explored.
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SOCI 330 - Social Inequality
CR: 3
The study of social inequality focuses on intersections of unequal individual statuses with unequal institutions. This empirical analysis of structural social and economic inequalities pursues answers to these questions: How are distribution of income and wealth changing in the U.S. and the world? What are the causes and results of inequality? To what extent is an individual’s education, occupation, or income independent of one’s socioeconomic origins, gender, race, ethnicity, or age? How do cultural, social, and economic capital account for social mobility during one’s own lifetime or across generations? Are increases in inequality inevitable? How do people understand social classes and trends in social inequality? In what ways are social classes related to how people spend their time and money? How are class-specific life styles changing in relation to consumption of goods and services? V.5, V.7
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SOCI 350 - Urban Sociology
CR: 3
The emergence of the modern city raised many questions about the effects of urban life on society. Today, however, more than half the world’s population is urban. This course will examine the range of sociological theories about the city. Themes include: the history of urbanization and sprawl, the cultures of cities, environmental issues, and the “new urban sociology.”
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SOCI 360 - Minorities and Race Relations
CR: 3
An analysis of the significance of minority-group status for the individual and society, with emphasis on the relationship between personality and prejudice, the functions of prejudice in society, and the effects of prejudice on minority-group members. The application of this analysis to the United States and selected societies. III.W
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SOCI 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level SOCI course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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SOCI 370 - Environmental Sociology
CR: 3
An analysis of the reciprocal interactions between the physical environment (ranging from a micro level to the biosphere) and social organization. Specific topics include energy consumption, quality of life, sustainable development, environmental inequality, and global environmental change. The course will emphasize the ways in which social structures and the individual behaviors that reflect them both transform and are transformed by the environment. Offered alternate years. V.7
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SOCI 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in SOCI and permission of the instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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SOCI 380 - Sociological Theory
CR: 3
Sociological theory was a response to the traumatic birth of modern society. Industrialization, capitalism, and individualism all raised difficult questions. What is the nature of modern society? What are its problems and challenges? How will it change? We shall approach these questions via a critical reading of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and others, followed by selections representative of the major movements of thought in contemporary sociological theory. III.W, V.1
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SOCI 381 - Research Methods
CR: 3
Methods influence what is discovered in social science. Social research processes are explored from the positivist perspective guided by hypothesis testing as well as the grounded theory perspecive that generates explanations from observations. Topics include experimental research as a template for survey research, design of questioinnaires and interviews, evaluation research, ethnography, content analysis of media and documents, quantitative analysis of secondary data, and case studies. III.Q
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SOCI 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: one 100-level SOCI course, one 200-level SOCI course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper-level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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THTR 102 - Public Speaking
CR: 3
An introduction to informative, argumentative, and persuasive modes of address: traditional rhetorical principles of organization, audience analysis, and effective delivery will be applied in class. III.O
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THTR 113 - Technology for the Arts
CR: 3
This class will give students beginning technical skills in lighting, sound, design, video, and digital graphics. It will also include basic construction techniques for scenic elements, properties, and costuming. These techniques will teach students how to safely and beautifully execute their art for an audience. V.6b
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THTR 189 - Acting I
CR: 3
Theatrical presentation as a critical approach to dramatic literature. Reading, discussion, analysis, critique, research on the text, and performance to develop the student’s powers of expression. In this multidisciplinary approach, students will combine creative writing and acting as they write their own scenes for the class to perform. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. III.O, C 150, V, 6a, V.6b
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THTR 205 - Advanced Technical Theatre
CR: 3
Advanced studies in the technical applications of theatre. Topics will rotate among properties, costumes, scene painting, lighting, model making, and stage management. The course includes research, organization, and practical techniques. Topic for Fall 2020: “Props Organization and Design.” This course will cover the research and design of organizing a prop list and an introduction to materials, tools and processes used in theatrical properties. Hands-on projects will include: Mask making, fake food, electrical props and pyrothechnics. Offered alternate years. May be repeated when the topic is different.
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THTR 212 - Theatre Technology and Design
CR: 3
This course will explore theoretical and practical techniques in theatre design and technology. Design elements will include scenic design, lighting design and costume design. Students will learn practical skills and problem solving in scenic construction, scene paiting, stage properties, sewing, drafting, and backstage fundamentals.
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THTR 215 - Devised Theatre
CR: 3
Through processes and exercises developed by Viewpoints, Jerzy Growtowski, and Jaques Lecoq, students will collaborate to create a fully scripted and performed piece of theatre out of the improvisational development of the theme and conceived by the ensemble. The content of the piece will be based in research, interviews, personal experiences, lectures, and exhibits and will culminate in a public presentation and an open talk back with the community following. This course combines the disciplines of creative writing, studio art, and theatre as it involves wirting a script, devising and making a set in which to perform, and the performance itself. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. C150, V.6b
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THTR 229 - Production and Performance
CR: 2
Ensemble participation in technical production and play performance: acting, stage design and construction, stage management, make-up, publicity, and backstage crew work. May be repeated for credit. V.6b
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THTR 230 - Play and Screen Writing
CR: 3
An introductory course in writing scripts designed for production. Students will learn dramatic structure, dialogue writing, and characterization by writing several drafts of original short plays and screen plays. Offered alternate years. III.W, V.6b
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THTR 235 - Musical Theatre Literature: Stage and Screen
CR: 3
Students will study the history, literature, and music of musical theatre on the stage as well as in film from its origin through contemporary times. Primary sources, scripts, and screenplays will be analyzed for form, content, and style. Offered alternate years. III.W, V.6a
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THTR 245 - Dramatic Literature in Film and Theatre
CR: 3
Contemporary drama and film have a rich literature that are not often read but there are many fine scripts that deserve study. We will read and discuss representative play and film scripts from contemporary theatre and film. All plays and films in this course have had their original production within the last eight years. Students will learn how to analyze scripts and make judgments on their quality. Students will participate in a staged reading of one or more of the scripts. Students will be required to attend some evening arts events. Offered every third year. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. C150, V.2, V.6a
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THTR 248 - Stage Combat
CR: 3
This course will teach how to create the illusion of violence for theatre in both unarmed (slaps, punches, kicks, falls, and rolls) and sword techniques. The focus is on safe and realistic violence for the stage. The techniques and choreography will be incorporated into scene work. V.6b
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THTR 261 - Directed Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One THTR course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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THTR 268 - Script Analysis
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Students will read and analyze a variety of scripts drawn from several sources including theatre, film, and video. We will learn how actors, directors, and designers prepare text for performance. We will discuss standard plot and character analysis, as well as analysis of word choices, themes, and visual elements. Musical theatre lyrics will also be analyzed for performance. Offered alternate years. V.6a
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THTR 290 - International Theatre Tour
CR: 3
Students will travel to international destinations attending a wide variety of theatrical experiences. Students will learn critical appreciation of theatre through written essays and discussion. This course will be offered during the summer and carries an extra cost. V.6a
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THTR 329 - Advanced Theatre Production
CR: 3
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Students enrolled in this class will be assigned major acting roles, or supervisory positions such as stage manager, assistant director, or crew head in the main stage theatre production.
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THTR 330 - Special Topics in Theatre History and Literature
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Selected topics in theatre history will be studied in depth, and representative plays of the period studied will be read. Topics will vary by semester. Topic for Fall 2019: “Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre History.” This course will cover one of the greatest periods of theatre history, the English theatre from about 1580 to about 1640. It will cover the major actors and acting companies, the public and private theatres and the staging and costuming practices. Major playwrights such as Marlowe, Jonson, Shakespeare, Dekker, and others will be covered. We will read representative plays from the period and learn the context for which they were written. Offered alternate years. Course may be repeated when content is different. V.6a
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THTR 337 - Shakespeare in Text and Performance
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. This course explores the life of William Shakespeare as a playwright, actor, and shareholder in his acting company. Students will carefully analyze four plays, learn how modern actors and stage directors approach the texts, and complete both creative and analytical assignments. Offered alternate years.
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THTR 344 - Theatre History and Literature
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. The history of the theatre in ancient Greece, Rome, India, China, Japan, Medieval Europe, and Elizabethan England, including the major genres and playwrights, staging, design, and production arrangements. Representative plays will be read and discussed from each period. Offered alternate years. Not open to students who have earned credit for THTR 333 or THTR 334. V.2, V.6a
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THTR 361 - Special Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: 100-level THTR course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.
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THTR 377 - Internship
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: Three credits in THTR and permission of the instructor and program chair. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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THTR 389 - Acting II
CR: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 189 . An advanced course in acting which concentrates on Stanislavskian techniques such as textual analysis, using emotional memory, and creating the illusion of the first time. Both class exercises and scene work are utilized. Offered alternate years. III.O
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THTR 392 - Directing
CR: 3
Prerequisite: THTR 189 . Studies in approaches to directing for the stage and camera with practical application to one-act plays and short films directed by the students. Offered alternate years.
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THTR 461 - Independent Study
CR: 1-3
Prerequisites: One 100-level THTR course, one 200-level THTR course, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper-level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.
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THTR 462 - Senior Project Preparation
CR: 1
Prerequisite: Open only to junior and senior majors. During this course, taken either in the spring term of the junior year or the fall term of the senior year, a student under the supervision of an advisor will prepare the research, textual analysis, and prompt book or design drawings to prepare for her senior project in the following term. The class meets weekly with the entire theatre department faculty to monitor progress. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
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THTR 463 - Senior Project
CR: 3
Prerequisite: Open only to senior majors. An independent project for the senior theatre major in acting, directing, or design. This course may not be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option.
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VART 101 - Introduction to the Visual Arts: Analysis and Practice
CR: 3
An introduction to the visual arts in terms of both analysis and practice. Half the class will be dedicated to the study of the construction and analysis of a wide variety of images created around the world, including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, graphic arts, decorative arts, textiles, film, theater, fashion, advertising, and video games. The other half will cover the fundamentals of creating art by exploring various methods and materials. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. C150, V.6a, V.6b
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VART 105 - Survey of Western Art
CR: 3
An examination of significant examples of art and design within the context of prevailing cultures in Europe and the United States. Methods of visual analysis are utilized to reveal aspects of composition, stylistic choice, and cultural context that enable the identification of meaning, purpose, and cultural significance. Not open to students who have earned credit for ARTH 115 or ARTH 116. V.1, V.6a
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VART 107 - Survey of Non-Western Art
CR: 3
An examination of significant examples of art and design within the context of prevailing visual cultures in Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas from prehistoric times to the present day. Methods of visual analysis are utilized to reveal aspects of composition, stylistic choice, and cultural context that enable the identification of meaning, purpose, and cultural significance. V.4, V.6a
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VART 109 - Smartphone Photography
CR: 3
Any professional photographer will tell you “the best camera is the one you have with you.” Photography is an interpretive medium and what better way to express your creativity than the camera that is your constant companion? It is still camera, video camera, “darkroom,” and photo gallery. In class, we will work on compositiion and how to see with a smartphone. We will explore processing apps that take smartphone images beyond a snapshot. Each student will produce a portfolio of prints and a short video. An Instagram page will be updated throughout the course. Finished work will be exhibited in a group show. V.6b
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VART 111 - The Artists’ Book/2-D Design
CR: 3
This design course introduces students to the creation of one-of-a-kind books made by hand as works of art. This vibrant art-form is older than illuminated codexes such as the Book of Kells (900 a.d.), and is currently a compelling facet of visual arts today. Design principles and issues will be addressed through construction of different structures produced by artists/students. The cross-disciplinary element of creative writing will be included in the form of the essay. After reading several examples written by important writers, students will write their own essays to be the contents of one or more books. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. C150, V.6b
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VART 117 - Introduction to Digital Photography
CR: 3
Understanding digital camera operation and fundamentals of post processing with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom will enable students to produce high quality prints on their own. The course will include technical demonstrations, studio instruction, student image presentations, and group critiques. Students will work towards the creation of a cohesive portfolio of photographs and a self-published book. V.6b
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VART 121 - Materials Studies/3-D Design
CR: 3
Students will be introduced to hands-on making of sculpture using a variety of materials and forming techniques. The class will center on creating 3-dimensional projects using design problem-solving skills, discovering and working through material constraints and manipulation. Materials such as plaster, wood, metal, rubber, renewable naturals, and plastic will be covered. The study of historical sculptural genres and practices will be conducted through lecture, readings, and video interviews. This course counts for the CORE 150 requirement. C150, V.6b
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VART 125 - Ceramics-Handbuilding
CR: 3
An exploration of the materials and forming techniques involved in making hand built three-dimensional clay objects. Pinching, slab building, and coiling will be covered as well as glazing, firing, and glaze chemistry. Emphasis will be placed on artistic and creative solutions to various problems. Safe use of toxic art materials is included. V.6b
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VART 139 - Dolls, Fetishes, and Figures
CR: 3
Students taking this curse will explore several hands-on mixed-media processes to create their own small figurative sculptures. Giving a brief history of the doll from the Venus of Willendorf through the Jumeau Bebe, the instructor will also share examples of her own pieces. The instructor will demonstrate the making of armatures, sewing, sculpting, painting, and assembling, and each student will be able to develop her own imagery while experimenting with various processes to create art in the form of dolls, fetishes, or figures. V.6b
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VART 143 - Clay: Alternative Firing
CR: 3
This course will introduce a variety of fired clay surfaces. The class will explore the use of wood, gas, smoke, and sawdust to create reduction effects on the clay surface. Students will construct a raised bed pit firing chamber with flue out of recycled brick. They are introduced to the Raku process, removing wares while glowing red hot from the kiln to place in reduction chambers to create shimmering and crackle effects. Students will explore rubbing alcohol reduction chambers, burnished Terra Sigillata, color fuming, and carbon trap techniques to create varied surfaces where oxides and carbonates interact. V.6b
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VART 151 - Beginning Lithography and Experimental Printmaking
CR: 3
An introduction to the materials and techniques of stone lithography. The complete process beginning with graining the stone, through crayon and wash drawing, to printing, will be done by the students. Monoprint and collograph will also be addressed. Offered alternate years. Safe use of toxic art materials is included. V.6b
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VART 153 - Beginning Relief Printmaking
CR: 3
An introduction to the materials and methods of three relief printmaking techniques: wood engraving, woodcut, and linoleum cut. Each step from designing and cutting the block through printing will be addressed and executed by the students. Color printing will be introduced. Safe use of toxic art materials is included. Offered alternate years. V.6b
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VART 155 - Beginning Etching
CR: 3
An introduction to the materials and techniques of intaglio printmaking. Students will be taught processes for developing line, tone, and texture on the plate, and to ink and print their plates. Color printing will be introduced. Safe use of toxic art materials is included. V.6b
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VART 160 - The Computer in Modern Animation Production
CR: 3
This course seeks to combine traditional animation techniques with state of the art film making hardware and software. The Cintiq drawing system will be merged with Toon Boom Harmony software to create a stand-alone short animated film. This should not be confused with the Pixar style of animation which uses 3-D animated characters in a 3-D universe to convey a uniquely dimensional feeling. Instead students would seek to match the production quality of shorts like Glen Keane’s Napthali and other independent films.
In order to finish the project on time, much story work will need to be completed before the first official session of class. Once class begins, students will work to establish a production style that works within the artistic abilities of the class. Keyframes will be established, and then the arduous work of fleshing out the individual frames can begin. Color, finishing animation, and music and sound will be completed in the final weeks of the class.
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VART 186 - Observational Drawing
CR: 3
Drawing is one of the oldest forms of art and human communication. This introductory drawing course is intended for students with little or no drawing experience. It is a studio art course involving a hands-on approach to basic drawing and composition. Students explore, comprehend, and employ the basic elements and principles of art, use various graphic media and become familiar with the vocabulary, concepts and techniques of drawing. This course is designed in mind for students, whose major is outside studio arts, but would benefit from basic drawing skills in their field of study.
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VART 203 - History of Modern Design
CR: 3
In addition to identifying major design movements from the nineteenth century to the present day (from Arts and Crafts to IKEA), students will gain an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural conditions that gave rise to them. Students will also come to understand the role of design in their daily lives. Offered alternate years. V.1, V.6a
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VART 206 - Classic Drawing
CR: 3
How do you learn to draw? By drawing! A study of classic drawing techniques and materials. Emphasis will be placed on drawing from observation in pencil, charcoal, conte, pen and ink, wash, and mixed media. You will increase your skill level by using many different media and techniques to draw from life, and by keeping a sketchbook. V.6b
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VART 208 - Painting I
CR: 3
Basic instruction addressing materials, techniques, composition, and color theory in painting with particular emphasis on developing technical understanding and skills. Safe use of toxic art materials is included. V.6b
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VART 210 - Landscape Painting
CR: 3
Taking advantage of the asset of Sweet Briar’s natural beauty, students will be introduced to painting through the broad span of approaches to and meanings of landscape painting. The history of painting the landscape as well as new interpretations will be addressed. Students will be introduced aerial and one and two-point perspective, as well as other methods of showing space/depth such as scale, overlapping, and placement. Painting techniques will be addressed, as well as the importance of color, structure, and composition. Some of the painting will be done ‘en plein air.’
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VART 211 - Watercolor Painting
CR: 3
This course offers a study and practice of transparent and opaque watercolor techniques. Students will learn how to use water-based paints in a variety of genres from landscapes to abstraction. Particular attention will be paid to color theory and composition as well the art historical tradition of watercolor painting. Painting techniques will be addressed, as well as the importance of color, structure, and composition. Some of the painting will be done ‘en plein air.’
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VART 220 - Study of Art History in Rome
CR: 3
Prerequisite: A brief interview with the instructor. This three-week course begins in the classroom at Sweet Briar and then spends approximately two week in Rome, Italy. Our time in Rome will be akin to an art historical survey, a compressed Art History 101. The class will visit archaeological sites (Ostia Antica), ancient sites (Nero’s Golden Palace and the Ara Pacis), and many medieval monuments (Santa Maria Antiqua, Santa Sabina, Santa Prassede). We will study the Renaissance art of Rome, specifically that which is in the collections of the Vatican Museums, and the Baroque masterpieces of Caravaggio, Bernini, and the Caracci. Through our experiences we will learn about the significance of Rome over time, and how its influences have shaped our understanding of history and art.
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VART 226 - Art and Culture Excursion
CR: 3
This course will be centered around a selected location (or locations) and will include both on-campus readings and discussions pertaining to the destination(s) and on-site visits to art museums and art-historically significant sites, as well as artis studios and/or communities if available. Depending on site visits, there may be an additional fee required. V.6a
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VART 227 - Ceramics - Throwing I
CR: 3
This studio course is designed to teach the fundamentals of throwing on a potter’s wheel, glazing, and firing ceramic ware. Through studio work, this course will attempt to develop and refine the student’s ability to manipulate material into form and form into a functional utilitarian object. This course will also challenge one’s aesthetic awareness through information regarding both historical and contemporary ceramic pottery. Students will develop a working vocabulary as well as a working knowledge of shop usage and safety, as well as be involved in every step of the ceramic process from mixing clay to firing kilns. Regular slide lectures, handouts, and museum research will give visual reference in areas of personal ceramic interest. This course has a course materials fee.
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VART 237 - Asian Art
CR: 3
Prerequisite: First-year students with permission. A survey of the arts of Asia, including architecture, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, painting, printmaking, and calligraphy from the neolithic to the modern period. While the class will chart the course of technical and stylistic developments in these media, the primary focus will be on understanding the cultural and social context in which these arts developed. Offered alternate years. V.4, V.6a
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