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2013-2015 University Catalog 
    
2013-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Theatre

Courses are designated as THTR in the class schedule.

  
  • THTR 563 - Acting Studio (4)


    Prerequisite: audition. Re-creation and interpretation of roles utilizing period and contemporary dramatic literature, interrelating voice, movement, characterization and period style acting. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to M.F.A. students
  
  • THTR 565 - Dramatic Textual Analysis (3)


    Prerequisite: graduate standing. Process of translating a dramatic text to theatrical production, with an emphasis on techniques of perception, imagination and integration used by the theatrical artist in developing a concept and determining specific performance choices.
  
  • THTR 566 - Seminar in Technical Production (3)


    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Advanced theories in preparing and installing scenery for theatrical production; engineering drawings, exploring materials and research into new methods of theatre technology. May be repeated for credit up to six units.
  
  • THTR 570A - Styles of Directing/Performance (3)


    Prerequisites: THTR 470A , THTR 470B . Styles and performance of period plays. From Greek tragedy through the Restoration. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • THTR 570B - Styles of Directing/Performance (3)


    Prerequisites: THTR 470A , THTR 470B . Styles and performance of period plays. From recent classical work to present. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • THTR 575 - Seminar in Theatre History (3)


    Directed research and criticism in examining significant historical periods or movements in theatre history. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • THTR 577 - Graduate Seminar: Costume Design (3)


    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Costume production problems and their solutions. Specific designers, past and present. Research in practical methods of interpreting the designer’s sketch. May be repeated for credit up to six units.
  
  • THTR 578 - Graduate Seminar: Scene Design (3)


    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Scenic design projects involving in-depth production style and scheme development. May be repeated for credit up to six units.
  
  • THTR 582A - Camera Techniques for the Actor and Director (3)


    Prerequisites: THTR 541 , THTR 563 . In-depth study of the process and performance of camera techniques utilized by actor and director. Camera compatibility, rehearsal, acting and directing methods. Develop screen acting and directing techniques.
  
  • THTR 582B - Camera Techniques for the Actor and Director (3)


    Prerequisites: THTR 541 , THTR 563 , THTR 582A . In-depth study of the process and performance of camera techniques utilized by actor and director. Camera compatibility, rehearsal, acting and directing methods. Production of varied dramatic presentations for broadcast.
  
  • THTR 583 - Graduate Seminar: Acting (3)


    Prerequisites: THTR 563 A,B. Investigation and delineation of current acting methods as techniques for solving problems presented by popular dramatic literature. Develop a personal acting philosophy and methodology. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • THTR 586 - Graduate Seminar: Lighting Design (3)


    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Advance theoretical lighting design projects. Production problems and their solutions. Specific designers, past and present. May be repeated for credit up to six units.
  
  • THTR 588A - Graduate Projects in Design and Technical Theatre (3)


    Theoretical projects and designs for productions prior to final projects. Faculty and student critiques. Tailored to individual student needs. Enrollment limited to M.F.A. students.
  
  • THTR 588B - Graduate Projects in Design and Technical Theatre (3)


    Theoretical projects and designs for productions prior to final projects. Faculty and student critiques. Tailored to individual student needs. Enrollment limited to M.F.A. students.
  
  • THTR 597 - Project (1-3)


    Prerequisites: consent of instructor, student’s graduate committee and department executive committee. Development and presentation of a creative project beyond regularly offered coursework. May be repeated for credit up to six units. Student must complete course application form by the end of the seventh week of the semester preceding that in which the work is to be done.
  
  • THTR 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Prerequisites: consent of student’s graduate committee and instructor; application form with appropriate signatures must be on file in department office prior to registration. Research in theatre. May be repeated for credit.

Vietnamese

Courses are designated VIET in the class schedule.

  
  • VIET 101 - Fundamental Vietnamese A (5)


    Develop listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on a basic level, with a focus on oral expression. Introduction to Vietnamese customs,
  
  • VIET 102 - Fundamental Vietnamese B (5)


    Prerequisite: VIET 101  or equivalent. Continued development of listening and reading comprehension, speaking and writing, and culture awareness to communicate on a basic level. Further study of Vietnamese customs, culture and civilization. Conducted primarily in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 201 - Vietnamese for Vietnamese Speakers-A (3)


    Prerequisites: must be able to sustain conversation; consent of instructor. Intermediate course to develop communication through reading and writing and to improve oral communication.
  
  • VIET 202 - Vietnamese for Vietnamese Speakers-B (3)


    Prerequisite: advanced speaking competency. Develop reading/ writing skills. A broad range of topics are studied and students write articles and letters, as well as essays and reports on cross-cultural topics.
  
  • VIET 203 - Intermediate Vietnamese-A (3)


    Prerequisites: VIET 102  or equivalent. Listening and reading comprehension, and oral and writing competence in Vietnamese involving intermediate level language based on cultural materials, with further exploration of Vietnamese culture. Conducted primarily in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 204 - Intermediate Vietnamese B (3)


    Prerequisite: VIET 203 . Continued development of communicative competence in Vietnamese with a focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture at the intermediate level. Building vocabulary and developing grammatical accuracy. Conducted primarily in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 214 - Vietnamese Cultural Conversation and Composition (3)


    Prerequisite: VIET 204  or equivalent. Further develop Vietnamese language competency, focusing on discussions and essays about various topics related to Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 299 - Directed Study (1-3)


    Supervised research projects in Vietnamese language, literature, culture, linguistics or business, to be taken with consent of instructor and department chair. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of six units.
  
  • VIET 305 - Advanced Vietnamese A (3)


    Prerequisite: Vietnamese competency or VIET 204 . Continued development of communicative competency in Vietnamese with a focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture at the advanced level. Building vocabulary and strengthening grammatical accuracy. Conducted in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 310 - Vietnamese for Business (3)


    Prerequisite: VIET 204  or equivalent. Oral and written communication skills in Vietnamese in business settings, as well as foster an understanding of the cultural background of the Vietnamese business environment. Conducted in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 311 - Vietnamese for International Business (3)


    Prerequisite: VIET 204  or equivalent. Develop needed Vietnamese competency for oral and written communication in business settings, focusing on international business issues, such as import, export, foreign investment and marketing, as well as international business cooperation and competition.
  
  • VIET 315 - Vietnamese Civilization (3)


    Prerequisites: VIET 214  or Vietnamese language competency, and completion of General Education (G.E.) Category C.2. Chronological review of Vietnamese civilization from its earliest history to the 16th century, focusing on ideologies, institutions, literature and arts. Conducted in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 325 - Vietnamese Culture (3)


    Prerequisites: VIET 214  or equivalent competency in Vietnamese, and completion of G.E. Category C.2. Vietnamese culture from the 17th century to the present. Formation and evolution of Vietnamese culture, social sciences, religion and arts. Conducted primarily in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 375 - Introduction to Vietnamese Literature (3)


    Prerequisites: VIET 214  or equivalent competency in Vietnamese, and completion of G.E. Category C.2. Introduces Vietnamese literature throughout its history, focusing on prose and poetry. Develops understanding of Vietnamese literature and culture, and strengthens ability to analyze literary texts using various literary theories. Conducted in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 450 - Vietnamese Culture and Society in Film (3)


    Prerequisite: VIET 214  or VIET 305 . Development of modern Vietnamese culture and society using films that reflect important Vietnamese cultural and social concepts, and ways of looking at and dealing with the world. Conducted primarily in Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 466 - Introduction to Vietnamese Linguistics (3)


    Prerequisite: VIET 305  or equivalent. General introduction to the Vietnamese language as a subject of linguistic investigation. Topics include the structure (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) and history of the Vietnamese language, characteristics of Vietnamese dialects and writing system.
  
  • VIET 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Supervised research projects in Vietnamese language, literature, culture, linguistics or business, to be taken with consent of instructor and department chair. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of six units.

Women and Gender Studies

Courses are designated as WMST in the class schedule.

  
  • WMST 100 - Introduction to Gender Studies in the Humanities (3)


    Gender representation in the humanities, using primary texts from around the world that shape global perspectives on the human condition. Concepts studied include rationality, the moral dimensions of individuals and communities and the social construction of gender. One or more sections offered online.
  
  • WMST 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)


    (Same as AFAM 101 )
  
  • WMST 205 - Gender and Globalization (3)


    Prerequisite: completion of General Education (G.E.) Category C.1 or D.1. How globalization affects women’s lives through the distribution of wealth, knowledge and opportunity. Focuses on local and transnational responses to global processes and how activists can work within and between these movements. International in focus. One or more sections offered online.
  
  • WMST 220 - Introduction to Gender and Social Space (3)


    Introduction to gender within the history of geography as a social science. Concepts such as the social construction of gender and space, and how these concepts vary in different geographical regions. (Same as GEOG 220 )
  
  • WMST 302 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3)


    Prerequisite: PHIL 100 , BIOL 101 , PSYC 100 or SOCI 100. Interdisciplinary introduction to intercultural women’s issues and research in relevant disciplines. (Same as PHIL 302 ) One or more sections offered online.
  
  • WMST 306 - American Indian Women (3)


    (Same as AFAM 306 )
  
  • WMST 308 - Asian American Women (3)


    (Same as ASAM 308 )
  
  • WMST 310 - Black Women in America (3)


    (Same as AFAM 310 )
  
  • WMST 312 - Multicultural Identities and Women’s Experience (3)


    (Same as AMST 312 )
  
  • WMST 313 - La Chicana (3)


    (Same as CHIC 313 )
  
  • WMST 316 - Anthropology of Sex and Gender (3)


    (Same as ANTH 316 )
  
  • WMST 320 - Gendered Techno-culture (3)


    Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Categories C.1, C.2. Current technologies and their relationship to gender issues, combining theoretical considerations with practical applications. Students will learn some basic technologies to use as tools for their projects.
  
  • WMST 330 - Women in Leadership (3)


    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category C.2 or D.1. Women’s conceptions of corporate and grassroots leadership. Examines traditional notions of leadership, successful leaders in business, education and politics, and how women become strong leaders.
  
  • WMST 332 - Concepts and Approaches in Women’s History (3)


    (Same as HIST 332 )
  
  • WMST 343 - Philosophy of Feminism (3)


    (Same as PHIL 343 )
  
  • WMST 350 - Research, Methodology and Writing (3)


    Prerequisite: WMST 302 . Study and evaluation of various methodological approaches used to address gender issues, such as survey analysis, oral history, personal narrative and ethnography. Development of research skills, including computer applications. Development of writing skills, including research papers.
  
  • WMST 355 - Economics of Gender and Work (3)


    (Same as ECON 355 .)
  
  • WMST 360 - Politics of Sexuality (3)


    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D1. Critical examination of the cultural politics of sexuality within the United States and across national and cultural boundaries using feminist theories and methods. A focus on sexual controversies illuminates the relationship between sex, power and social change.
  
  • WMST 410 - Women, Health and Aging (3)


    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Critical analysis of influential gendered images found in literature, painting, films and advertising that depict disability and other health issues related to aging. (Same as GERO 410 )
  
  • WMST 420 - Queer Theory (3)


    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category C.3. Theories and debates in queer studies, emphasizing sexualities and the settings in which they are lived, celebrated and contested. Critically assess sexuality as an economic, political and social category of identity.
  
  • WMST 450 - Theory, Practice, Internship and Community Service (6)


    Capstone Course. Two-tiered course that studies and evaluates analysis of theory and practice, and incorporates a semester-long on-site community-based learning component. Applications of theory evaluated through in-class and Internet discussion and writing projects.
  
  • WMST 470T - Topics in Women Studies (3)


    Prerequisites: WMST 205 , WMST 302 , graduate status or instructor permission. Students will engage in discussion and analysis of current topics and issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Current Topics include Feminism and Popular Culture; Sex, Gender and Rock and Roll. May be repeated once for credit when topic changes.
  
  • WMST 480 - Feminist Theories (3)


    Prerequisite: WMST 302  or WMST 343 . Study of history and theories of feminism. Readings and discussions of theoretical developments in feminist thought and activism. Historical overview of connections between women as social actors and agents of social change and feminist theorizing.
  
  • WMST 485 - Women and Politics (3)


    (Same as POSC 485 )
  
  • WMST 490T - Advanced Readings in Feminist Theory (3)


    Prerequisites: WMST 302 , WMST 480 . Covers the work of a single feminist writer, such as Simone de Beauvoir, Angela Davis and Gloria Anzaldua for an entire semester.
  
  • WMST 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Prerequisite: approval by instructor teaching a Women and Gender Studies class, or by Coordinator of Women and Gender Studies An opportunity to do extended research in Women and Gender Studies, or to link an interest in another discipline to an interest in Women and Gender Studies.
 

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