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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

Social Entrepreneurship
  

  • SE 330 - Law and Environmental Sustainability

    This course focuses on various legal pathways for positive environmental impact through the public, private, nongovernmental, and social enterprise sectors. Students explore legal concepts and strategies to promote environmental changemaking on an international and domestic scale through laws, regulations, business management, policymaking, advocacy, Eco-enterprises, class action lawsuits, and equitable remedies.

  

  • SE 335 - Markets for the Poor

    Examines strategies for improving socio-economic inclusion for the poor in developing countries. Examples include distribution or production of consumer goods by the poor, insurance, healthcare, education, technology, and credit. Prereq(s): BUS 233  or SE 220  or instructor permission.
  

  • SE 345 - Financing Social Entrepreneurship

    This course lays the foundation for fundamental financial concepts and management practices from start-up to active management. We will examine various opportunities for starting up and funding for-profit and non-profit social enterprises, including venture capital, venture philanthropy, and grants, and examine financial management dynamics. Students will learn about assessing and structuring investments in social enterprises; understand motivation for participating in such activities; analyze financial statements; build integrated financial projections as a part of a business plan; establish methods for measuring social impact. Prereq(s): SE 100 ; MCMP competency.
  

  • SE 395 - Special Topics in Social Entrepreneurship

    Course deals with significant economic, political, social, and ethical problems relating to social entrepreneurship and business. Conducted as a seminar, discussions will be based on current journal articles. Previously offered as SE 390. Prereq(s): junior/senior standing.
  

  • SE 398 - Independent Study: SE Project

    This will entail designing and completing a social entrepreneurship project of the students choosing, under guidance of a faculty member in the Department of Business. Prereq(s): permission of SEB program director.
  

  • SE 399 - Independent Study: SE Project

    This will entail designing and completing a social entrepreneurship project of the students choosing, under guidance of a faculty member in the Department of Business. Prereq(s): permission of SEB program director.
  

  • SE 440 - Planning and Implementation for Social Entrepreneurship

    This is an entrepreneurial and managerial strategy course that examines and applies concepts of problem identification and problem solving using advanced business model development, business analysis framework, systems thinking, and management of internal operations. In addition to developing a business plan for a social enterprise and further developing their venture pitch skills, students will apply concepts of design thinking for decision making as they transition from college to career. Prereq(s): SE 220  and (SE 320  or COM 331 ) and SE 345 . Seniors only.

Social Innovation
  

  • SI 200 - Introduction to Social Innovation

    This course is the required introductory course for the Social Innovation major.  It offers students who want to make a difference in the world an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of social innovation: skills, methodologies, career opportunities, trail blazers and organizations. This course explores several complex social problems (e.g. poverty, food security) and helps students to start thinking about solutions and social change.
  

  • SI 310 - Nonprofit Leadership and Innovation

    This course introduces you to the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations, and the concepts of leadership and innovation in this sector. It examines the inner workings of nonprofit organizations to ascertain what practices contribute to successful attainment of their goals.
  

  • SI 400 - Independent Study or Project


Sociology
  

  • SOC 108 - Self and Society

    Introduces theories and research findings on socialization, identity formation, and presentation and actualization of self. Explores question of identity in contemporary American society and in everyday life. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 111 - Social Problems

    Follows traditional areas of social problem analysis (poverty, sexism, racism, and crime) as they evolve and transform society as a whole. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 112 - The Family

    Examines how political, economic, and social changes affect marriage and family. Highlights comparative family structure, divorce, abortion, homosexuality, and changing sex roles in light of larger social changes. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 120 - Societies and Health Through the Life Course

    Examines social determinants of health (gender, class, race/ethnicity, education, neighborhood), and inequalities in local and global health outcomes at different stages of human life. U.S. and African societies are emphasized.
  

  • SOC 201 - The Sociological Perspective

    Covers scope, methods, and general principles of the discipline. Focuses on group behavior, race relations, inequality, social institutions, and social change. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 215 - Statistics & Data Analysis for Social Science

    Introduction to analysis of quantitative social science data, including elementary statistics and its applications in the social sciences. Students will learn computation and interpretation of statistics for descriptive and inferential purposes, use of the SPSS software as an analytic tool, and interpreting and writing up results of analyses.
  

  • SOC 301 - Methodology

    Focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting social data. Addresses research strategies and their ethical implications. Prereq(s): SOC 201  or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 302 - Sociological Theory

    Examines concerns of early founders in light of contemporary trends within field. Addresses values in sociological inquiry, problem of applying general scientific model to sociology, and biases of researchers. Prereq(s): Sociology major or consent. SOC 201  or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 315 - Sociology of Childhood

    Examines childhood as both a social construct and lived experience. Addresses the various cultural and structural factors that shape conceptions of childhood, the structure of childhood in contemporary society, children’s “social worlds,” and children’s perceptions and experiences of everyday life. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 323 - Sociology of Culture

    Includes various theories of culture. Emphasizes field research and observation of phenomena such as fads, fashions, and media themes and characters. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 325 - Political Sociology

    Reviews recent developments in American politics: structure of power in society, political significance of large corporations, relationship between business and government, and nature of American democracy. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 330 - Social Movements

    Analyzes some of the major U.S. social movements of the past century from a sociological perspective. Topics will include: the civil rights movement, feminism, gay liberation, etc. Prereq(s): any prior SOC class or permission.
  

  • SOC 331 - The Civil Rights Movement and Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

    Surveys the African-American freedom struggle from the era of slavery to the present, with special emphasis on the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Prereq(s): any prior SOC class or permission.
  

  • SOC 345 - Sociology of Gender

    Examines gender in American society, with an emphasis on the construction of femininity and masculinity in the context of major social institutions. Reviews various approaches to the study of gender that include elements of symbolic interactionism, constructionism, post-modernism, conflict theory, and feminist theory. Specific institutional contexts of the construction and management of gender, including science, schools, family, the economy, and sport, also considered. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 346 - Sexualities

    Understanding sexual matters requires considering how sexuality is modeled, molded, and manipulated. We will consider historical, legal, and cultural contexts of sexuality; highlighting themes of social construction and social control. Prereq(s): Any prior SOC course or consent.
  

  • SOC 350 - Class Inequality

    Focuses on socioeconomic inequality with emphasis on the contemporary United states, sociological theories to explain inequality, and the mechanisms and consequences of social class inequality in social institutions. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 355 - Race and Ethnic Relations

    Explores colonization and immigration, assimilation and pluralism, prejudice and discrimination, and inequality and conflict past and present. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 356 - The State of Black America

    Examines political, economic, social and cultural standing of African Americans (both historical and contemporary), relationships between blacks and whites, and internal differentiation of black population. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 360 - Poverty and Social Welfare

    Focuses on changing composition of poverty population, war on poverty, public and academic debates, present-day American welfare system, and relationship between poverty, welfare, and inequality. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 367 - Economy and Society

    Analyzes American economic institutions, particularly the modern corporation, and the modern state. Relates shifting patterns of production and consumption to structural changes in late industrial capitalism. Measures impact of multinational corporations on community, environment, workers, and U.S. foreign policy. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 371 - Deviant Behavior

    Investigates deviant behavior as the inverse of power: The more power a particular class of people possesses, the less likely they will be defined as deviant. Challenges students to redefine “deviance” and examine “normal” workings of U.S. institutions. Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 395 - Topics in Sociology

    Analyzes such contemporary topics as emerging social movements, global society, and the female heroic. Varies from year to year. Previously offered as SOC 311. Prereq(s): One SOC course or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • SOC 418 - Senior Seminar

    Develops common grounding in a specific subject to serve as a framework for individual projects. Requires oral reports. Prereq(s): SOC 301  and SOC 302  and senior standing.

Spanish
  

  • SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I and II

    Introduces speaking, listening, reading, and writing. For beginners. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish I and II

    Introduces speaking, listening, reading, and writing. For beginners. Prereq(s): SPN 101  or no more than two years of high school Spanish. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 110 - Review of Elementary Spanish

    Reviews grammar and develops speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Prereq(s): SPN 102  or no more than three years of high school Spanish. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I

    First of two-course sequence for intermediate-level Spanish curriculum. Develops writing, speaking, and reading skills through study of grammar and oral exercises. Prereq(s): SPN 102 , SPN 110 , or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

    Second of two-course sequence for intermediate-level Spanish curriculum. Develops writing, speaking, and reading skills through study of grammar and oral exercises. Prereq(s): SPN 201 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 210R - Review of Intermediate Spanish.

    Review of intermediate-level Spanish curriculum. Develops writing, speaking, and reading skills through study of grammar and oral exercises. Prereq(s): Instructor consent only. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 222 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers

    Course designed to satisfy the needs of students from Hispanic backgrounds, to reactivate the student’s Spanish, to learn more about their language and cultural heritage, to acquire literacy skills in Spanish, and to develop or augment academic language skills. Prereq(s): Instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 242 - Masters of Latin American Fiction

    Analyzes writing by Amado (Brazil), Vargas Llosa (Peru), Fuentes (Mexico), Allende (Chile), Borges (Argentina), and Garcia Marquez (Columbia). Places works in sociohistorical context. Course taught in
  

  • SPN 291 - Advanced Spanish Communication:

    Students will master all communicative skills in Spanish–speaking, writing, and comprehension– at an advanced level with a special emphasis in the process of writing research papers in Spanish. Prereq(s): SPN 201  or SPN 202  or SPN 210R  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 301 - Advanced Spanish Through Literature and Film

    Introduction to practical aspects of textual analysis and close reading necessary for understanding and writing about literature and visual texts. Students will apply those tools through reading, writing, and discussion of Hispanic texts and films. Prereq(s): SPN 291  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 303 - Business Spanish for Non-Native Speakers

    Introduces business terminology, usage, and commercial correspondence. Teaches sensitivity to and appreciation of cultural differences in Hispanic business world. Prereq(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 291    or one 300-level SPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 321 - Peoples and Cultures of Spain

    Considers historical, cultural, sociological, and political factors influencing Spanish society. Prereq(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 291    or one 300-level SPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 322 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

    Explores historical, cultural, and political factors influencing Latin American society. Prereq(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 291    or one 300-level SPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 330 - U.S. Latino Literature: Writings from Migration and Exile

    Presents literary texts of fiction and non-fiction written and published in Spanish, in the U.S., by writers of Hispanic heritage. Explores issues of exile, colonialism, statehood, cultural hybridization and immigration. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 331 - Medieval Spanish Literature: Arabs, Jews, and Christians from Frontier to Empire

    Analyzes significant impact of conflictive coexistence of Christians, Arabs, and Jews on Medieval Spain through literature. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 332 - Colonial Spanish Literature: Language and Empire: The Sword, the Cross, and the Quill

    Early Chronicles of the discovery, exploration, and conquest of America by Spain. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 333 - Golden Age of Spanish Literature: Imperial Spain and the Age of Conflict

    Studies literary responses to new constitution of Spain as Empire and new definitions of Spanish identity. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 334 - Latin American Identity in Literature

    Examines theories of Latin American identity through regional, national, and Pan American literary movements. Varied works and genres are studied, from the time of conquest through the 21st century. Prereq(s): SOC 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 335 - Modern Spanish Literature

    Visions of Spain through Narrative, Theater, and Poetry: Study of representative poetic, narrative, and dramatic texts from the 19th to 21st centuries. Emphasis on the technical and thematic innovations of the poetry, novel, essay, short story, and written dramatic texts, as well as the social and historical contexts that have shaped literary production. Prereq(s):  SPN 301   or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 336 - Latin American Short Fiction

    Telling Stories: Study of Latin American short narrative, including short stories, novellas, and theater. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 337 - Performing Identity: Hispanic Theatre Today

    Analysis of Hispanic culture and identity as presented through several theatrical plays and performances in the Spanish-speaking U.S. and Latin America. Explores the concepts of self-identity, nation/narration and “performativity” during the 20th and 21st centuries. Taught in Spanish. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 338 - Race, Class, and Gender in Latin American Literature

    Voices from the Margins: Studies the representation of marginalized segments of Latin American society through literature. Explores the literary expressions of feminist, indigenous, Afro-Caribbean, and gay writers of Latin America. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 341 - Spanish Film/Cultural Trends

    Taking the history of Spanish film from its beginnings to the present as a point of departure, this course emphasizes the political, social, economic, and cultural contexts from where these films emerge. It also analyzes the specific techniques and strategies used by the films to tell stories. The objective of this course is to raise awareness about the role of film in modern Spain and about the ways in which it reflects Spanish culture. Prereq(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 291    or one 300-levelSPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 342 - Latin American Film

    Explores the tendencies and practices in Latin American cinema. Examines some of the most representative films produced in Latin America, considering the cultural, political, economical and social contexts in which they were conceived and produced. Analyzes the diverse representations of culture, the construction of gender, and ultimately, the connection between national identity and filmmaking. Prereq(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 291    or one 300-levelSPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 344 - CSI in Latin America: Crime, Family Ties, and National Politics

    Explores the representations of crime, punishment, family structure, and national politics in Latin America during the 20th and 21st centuries. Examines the construction of national identity through the analysis of violence in different media, such as the detective genre, post-dictatorial fiction, film noir, and other expressions of popular culture. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 346 - The Unexplainable: Fictions of Fear in Latin American Literature

    Studies the aesthetics and meaning of the unknown and fear in Latin American literature and culture. Examines the representations of the Gothic, Magical Realism, the Fantastic, Science Fiction, Marvelous Realism, and horror as presented through literature and other cultural manifestations in the Hispanic American world. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 381 - Special Topics in Hispanic Literature and/or Culture

    In-depth study of literary texts, cinematic expressions, or cultural topics of the Hispanic world. Prereq(s): SPN 291  or SPN 301  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit when content changes.
  

  • SPN 431 - Spanish Literature: Fiction and Truth in Cervantes’ Work

    Fiction and Truth in Cervantes’ Work: Study of Cervantes’ successful formula for the novel. Analyzes conflict between fiction and truth as basis for new realist novel proposed by Cervantes. Prereq(s): SPN 301    or instructor consent.
  

  • SPN 432 - Twentieth Century Latin American Literature: Revolution and Experimentation

    In depth study of the Latin American literary movements through a century of social and political change. Explores experimentalist writers, the Boom generation, post-modern literature, social realism, and testimonial literature. Prereq(s): SPN 301  
  

  • SPN 481 - Seminar

    Probes literary, linguistic, or cultural topics. Prereq(s): one 300-level SPN course or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 497 - Senior Capstone Seminar

    Helps majors prepare for comprehensive capstone exam in language and culture. Taught collectively by Spanish faculty. Course taught in Foreign Language.

Theater
  

  • THE 100 - Introduction to the Theatre

    Surveys history of theatre art and crafts. Discusses major plays and playwrights, physical stage, dramatic criticism, acting, directing, stagecraft, design, and other relevant crafts. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 111 - Introduction to Technical Theatre

    This hands-on class, supplemented with demonstration and discussion, introduces fundamental technical skills in safety, stage management, scenic construction, costume construction, scene painting, lighting and sound. 
  

  • THE 112 - Fundamentals of Theatrical Design

    Examines through weekly projects the creative process fundamental to designing for stage. Focuses on visual communication and critical response. Includes drawing, painting, collage, and research projects.
  

  • THE 113 - Fundamentals of Makeup for the Theatre

    Explores basics of makeup application, creation of character makeup, and masks for stage. Combines one-hour lecture/demonstration with two-hour lab each week.
  

  • THE 131 - Introduction to Acting: Non-major

    Combines study and practice of basic rehearsal and performance techniques. Emphasizes evolution of performer’s role.
  

  • THE 133 - Acting I: Fundamentals

    Focuses on development of the actor in audition and performance settings. Develops concentration, imagination, spontaneity through individual and ensemble exercises.
  

  • THE 136 - Voice and Speech I: Free Voice

    Investigates the fundamental principles and functionality of voice production and speech mechanics. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 170 - Rollins Improv Institute: Level I

    Rollins Improv Institute is an immersive learning environment for performers from diverse backgrounds. Designed for students who are relatively new to the tenants of improvisational theatre, level one explores the tools and philosophies of improvisation and develops strategies for collective creation and communication that are applicable across multiple fields.
  

  • THE 201 - Script Analysis

    Analyzes structure, style, theme, and characterization in plays from a variety of historical periods. Discusses stage worthiness of scripts and theories affecting creative interpretation and performance. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 202 - Performance Design

    Addresses the aesthetic and immersive aspects of theatrical expression, utilizing both performance as representation of ideas and meanings, and design through abstract concepts and tangible processes and materials, in the service of crafting meaningful performances that do not rely heavily on texts and script-centric work. Students will gain confidence in their ability to make an artistic contribution as they collectively devise ways to communicate through a sequence of interpretive projects.
  

  • THE 203 - History of American Film

    Chronicles development of movies and political and socioeconomic impact of film industry from early 20thcentury to present. Requires evening movie viewing. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 205 - History of American Musical Theatre

    Traces development from early and current European influences to present American musicals. Analyzes political, social, and musical styles. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 206 - History of Radio and Television

    Surveys broadcasting from 1900 to present: inventions, trends, programs, events, and personalities. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 208 - Research Methods for Dramaturgs and Directors

    Introduction to the historic role of the dramaturg and the research and writing methods necessary to execute the role of director or dramaturg in the service of theatre production. Suitable for nonmajors.
  

  • THE 210 - Survey of Western Dramatic Literature

    Covers major playwrights, genres, and dramatic texts from Ancient Greek tragedy to modern American realism and beyond. Evaluates the ways in which Western culture has (mis)represented itself and others onstage and given meaning to the human experience. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 215 - Global Theatre

    Explores the place of theatre and drama in a globalized world, from European colonial exploration to the heights of imperial power to the twentieth century eras of decolonization and now post-colonialism and globalized international theatre markets. This course interrogates closely the role of language in the production and transmission of dramatic texts and theatre practices.
  

  • THE 220 - History of American Musical Film

    Historical overview of the American film musical from its inception in the 1920’s to the present. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 221 - Design/Technical Theatre Studio

    Addresses the communication between theatrical design and technology. In a studio setting, students learn advanced techniques to design, draw, construct, paint, sculpt, sew, and light a variety of projects. Prereq(s): THE 111 , THE 211, or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 225 - Improvisational Theatre I: Fundamentals

    Investigates the fundamental concepts and principles of improvisational theatre that enable collaborative, spontaneous play. Particular emphasis is given to issues of storyline, scenic structure, and team-based creativity. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 233 - Acting II: Character w/Laboratory

    Prepares actor to express believable, repeatable actions in scene work and monologues through text analysis, improvisation, and exercises. Stresses techniques of finding and playing objectives and intentions. Prereq(s): THE 111  and THE 133 .
  

  • THE 234 - Movement I: Body Dynamics

    Explores the physical demands placed on the actor. Techniques learned are for finding a basic knowledge of the body’s energies. Skills taught may include: dance technique, improvisation, mime, Pilates, unarmed combat, and physical improvisation. Prereq(s): THE 133 -required, THE 136 -suggested.
  

  • THE 236 - Voice and Speech II: Vocal Dynamics

    Investigates advanced principles and functionality of voice production and speech mechanics. Intended for THE majors/minors. Prereq(s): THE 136 .
  

  • THE 241 - Classical Theatre

    Follows development of classical tragedy and comedy through readings in translation – drama from Aeschylus to O’Neill and theory from Plato to Nietzsche. Considers mythology, architectural and scenic innovations, and connections between religion and theatre. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • THE 244 - Theatre and Disability

    Provides a broad overview of the barriers to access for, individuals with disabilities in the performing arts. Students examine various philosophies of disability, manifestos, and works of science and social science. We examine critically how the disabled have been portrayed in the drama historically and in contemporary drama.
  

  • THE 248 - Audition Techniques

    An in-depth study of the conditions surrounding and within the audition experience. Examines various audition environments and the techniques, knowledge, and skills required to be effective in both theatre and media auditions. Prereq(s): THE 133   
  

  • THE 249 - Acting for the Camera

    Classes build from the student’s use of Stanislavsky’s System and the Triune Brain. Aims to train the actor for the technical demands of acting on a film or television set. Prereq(s): THE 133  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 255 - Acting for Musical Theatre I

    Delves into textual/lyric analysis and history and context of different writing styles (including classical aria, 19th century patter song, American standard, and Broadway and West End musical). Prereq(s): THE 133  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 260 - Feminist Theatre

    Examines theatre companies and practitioners throughout the world who have committed themselves to telling “women’s stories” in various types of performances, ranging from traditional plays to performance art. Explores the ways in which a feminist perspective shapes both the content and form of theatrical practice.
  

  • THE 265 - Critical Performance Ethnography

    Examines performance as a site of inquiry into social justice issues, and the way in which our actions and behaviors do something that both produces and reflects our societies and cultures. Students engage in research as a co-performance with others and designate a field site where they will immerse themselves in day to day goings-on.
  

  • THE 270 - Rollins Improv Institute: Level II

    Level Two of the Rollins Improv Institute is designed for students with improvisational theatre experience who are looking to expand their toolkit and pursue more nuanced scene work. Incorporating the teachings of Spolin, Johnstone, and Boal, alongside the signature Rollins style, this course pushes the boundaries of improvisational performance. Prereq(s): THE 170  or equivalent experience Summer course.
  

  • THE 295 - History of American Theatre

    The history of American theatre from 1665 to the present day. Examines trends, productions, dramatic texts, and theatre personnel who have helped to shape theatre in America.
  

  • THE 321 - Scene Design

    Applies creative concepts, text analysis, research, and visual communication techniques to scenic design. Draws texts from varying time periods and styles. Develops drawing and painting skills. Prereq(s): THE 111  and THE 211, or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 322 - Lighting Design

    Applies creative concepts, text analysis, research, and visual communication techniques to lighting design projects in varying mediums. Develops drafting skills. Prereq(s): THE 111  and THE 211, or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 323 - Costume Design

    Applies creative concepts, text analysis, research, and visual communication techniques to costume design. Draws texts from varying time periods and styles. Develops drawing and painting skills. Prereq(s): THE 111  and THE 211, or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 324 - Sound Design

    Explores the role of sound in theatrical production as both an artistic and technical discipline. Develops a working knowledge of the equipment and vocabulary associated with theatrical sound. Integrates this working knowledge with the artistic theory and practical application of designing sound for the theatre. Prereq(s): THE 111  or instructor consent.
  

  • THE 325 - Improvisational Theatre II

    Focus and Spontaneity: Explores a specific area of improvisational performance such as focus and spontaneity, characterization and status, physicality and environment, verbal skills and styles, or long-form and advanced structures. Prereq(s): THE 225  or instructor consent. Suitable for non-majors. May be repeated for credit.
 

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