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EDU 7810 - Field Experience 1-5 cr
An opportunity to apply background in theory and course work to the public school setting, the Field Experience is proposed, planned and undertaken in close association with the candidate's advisor to a maximum of 5 credits per semester. By permission only.
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EDU 7910 - Independent Study 1-3 cr
Hours by arrangement; by permission only.
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EDU 7920 - Advanced Educational Research 3 cr
This course is designed to support aspiring school leaders to become adept consumers of educational research. Current research will be used to make informed decisions that will promote student and teacher learning. Students will support their Mediated Achievement Plan by utilizing comprehensive research methods for the selection, evaluation, and delineation of their plan. Library resources will be used for literature reviews, interpretation, and reporting of research results.
Prerequisite: enrollment in the Woodruff Institute or permission of the instructor.
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EDU 7960 - Master's Thesis 3-6 cr
The Master's thesis is a scholarly construction and presentation of a culminating research project. It is a zero (0) to six (6) credit course/project that you register for in the semester prior to its completion and submission to 'readers' and after completion of all other course work. All Master's theses require a "proposal" to be developed and approved by the candidate's advisor and/or 'primary reader' prior to registration for thesis. This "proposal" may be developed in consultation with the candidate's advisor or 'primary reader' of the thesis prior to or during Graduate Seminar (EDU 6740 ). When appropriate, candidates will also submit a request to the university's Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB or IRB) for approval to proceed with their research. Thesis Proposals will be included with an IRB request.
Prerequisite: By permission only
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EDU 8010 - Comprehensive Examination: CAGS 0 cr
By permission of Dean of Education
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Mathematics |
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MAT 5010 - Quantitative Analysis and Reasoning 3 cr
Advanced descriptive and inferential statistics including parametric and nonparametric procedures to assist in decision making. This course presents the logic of quantitative analysis using computer technology and software for data description, presentation and analysis.
Summer
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MAT 5020 - Mathematics Education Theory and Practice I 4 cr
An integrated approach to mathematics education is covered in this course. The focus of the course is applying theory into practice. Topics may include frames of reference, creation and usage of manipulatives in the classroom, and multiple forms of assessment in a mathematics classroom. Various forms of technology, including graphing calculators and computers are discussed and integrated into a mathematics curriculum.
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MAT 5040 - Data Analysis 4 cr
Main topics include data representation, collection, analysis, modeling and making inference. The proper techniques, procedures and technology will be applied to real world scenarios.
Prerequisite: MAT 2022 Statistics II or MAT 3230 Mathematical Statistics or equivalent.
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MAT 5110 - History of Mathematics and Math Education 3 cr
This course covers selected topics in mathematics and mathematics education from ancient to modern times. A few of these topics may include: the Greek Period, Early and Medieval Europe, the Renaissance, the history of mathematics education in the United States and the work of Pascal.
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MAT 5810 - Internship in Mathematics 1-12 cr
Signed contract required at time of registration. May be repeated for credit.
P/NP only.
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MAT 5820 - Graduate Mathematics Tutorship 1-3 cr
A supervised experience in individual instruction. To include reading and discussion of individualized instructional systems as well as an actual tutorial experience in a Mathematics course.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the Mathematics Department.
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MAT 5910 - Independent Study 1-4 cr
Open on a limited basis. A personal interview with the mathematics Department faculty is required prior to registration. Hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Department Chair.
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MAT 6010 - Multivariate Statistics 3 cr
This course focuses on the study of multivariate analysis. Students will apply matrix algebra to the field of statistics. Topics include: characterizing and displaying multivariate data, the multivariate normal distribution, multivariate analysis of variance and multiple regression.
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MAT 6020 - Mathematics Education Theory and Practice II 3 cr
A continuation of Mathematics Education Theory and Practice I course. This course promotes inquiry into communication, literacy and current issues in mathematics curriculum and instruction.
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MAT 6030 - Geometry for Teachers 4 cr
The properties, history, concepts and principles of geometry are discussed and integrated into a mathematics curriculum in this course. Topics may include: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean geometry in two and three dimensions, analyze characteristics and relationships of geometric structures and shapes, and the role of axiomatic systems.
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MAT 6040 - Number Theory for Teachers 4 cr
The properties and history of numbers are discussed and integrated into a mathematics curriculum in this course. Topics may include: elementary number theory, analytic number theory, algebraic number theory and geometry of numbers.
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MAT 6210 - Graduate Mathematics Research Seminar 3 cr
In this graduate research seminar students spend the first half of the semester studying and presenting graduate research in mathematics and/or mathematics education. In the second half, students investigate their own topics, prepare a written project, and present their research.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the Mathematics Department.
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MAT 6720 - Graduate Mathematics Teaching Seminar 3 cr
Implementing teaching theory, course management, teacher preparation, and critique(s) on teaching experience. A semester-long teaching experience is a requirement for this course. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Invitation of the Mathematics Department.
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MAT 6740 - Advanced Topics in Mathematics and Mathematics Education 3 cr
Advanced topics in mathematics offered on a rotating basis. Example of topics include: complex analysis, real analysis, graph theory and partial differential equations. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
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MAT 6810 - Internship in Mathematics 1-12 cr
Signed contract required at the time of registration. May be repeated for credit.
P/NP only.
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MAT 6910 - Independent Study 1-4 cr
Open on a limited basis. A personal interview with the Mathematics faculty is required prior to registration. Hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Consent of Department Chair.
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MUS 5010 - Philosophical Approaches and Current Issues in Music Education 3 cr
This course is a study of various rationales and approaches to music education, including the examination of recent trends and issues in music education.
Summer
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MUS 5090 - Research Methods in Music 3 cr
Topics covered include: an introduction to research design, research methodology, statistical analysis, and qualitative analysis. Students will become adept at using standard reference materials and electronic resources for music education.
Summer
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MUS 5160 - Curriculum Development in Music Education 3 cr
This course will focus on the study and preparation of curriculum and the various components including philosophy, goals, objectives, best practices, resources, and units of study appropriate to the student's teaching emphasis.
Summer
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MUS 5460 - Assessment of Music Learning 3 cr
This course examines current research, trends and thought on assessment in music education.
Fall
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MUS 5710 - Topics in Music 1-6 cr
These courses are the strength and focus of the Master's in Music Education program at Castleton. The Master's candidates are able to direct their programs to their individual interests. Topics courses can be in music areas such as: theory, history, world cultures, conducting and performance ensembles. These courses will include Castleton's ongoing graduate summer opportunities in music such as: KOSA, Music-COMP, Music and Multimedia Summer Institute, Conversational Solfege™, and First Steps in Music™.
Summer, Fall, Spring
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MUS 5740 - Topics in Music Theory 3 cr
Concentrated study of designated topics in music theory. Topics will vary such as music periods, jazz theory, and others.
Spring
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MUS 6740 - Graduate Seminar 3 cr
This seminar will explore contemporary topics in music education. It will include guest lectures, group discussion, and presentations. Course content will be structured to stimulate the master's candidate in selecting, researching and producing their capstone or thesis proposal.
Fall
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MUS 7010 - Capstone Project 3 cr
The capstone project is the scholarly construction and presentation of a culminating research project completed in the student's final semester. All capstone projects will require a proposal to be developed and approved by the candidate's advisor and/or primary reader prior to registration for the course. Students will conceptualize, propose, and undertake a project that is to substantively contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of music education.
Prerequisite: MUS 6740
Spring
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MUS 7960 - Master's Thesis 3 cr
The Master's Thesis is a scholarly construction and presentation of a culminating research project. The formal thesis proposal must be approved by the candidate's advisor and/or primary reader prior to registration for for the thesis.
Prerequisite: MUS 6740
Spring
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Psychology |
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PSY 5010 - Education Research Methods 3 cr
Analysis of educational research methods. Focus on conceptual, methodological and practical issues addressing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies as related to current educational issues.
Summer
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PSY 5030 - Introduction to School Psychology 3 cr
This is a course designed to acquaint graduate students to the history and field of school psychology and contemporary issues and trends in the profession. This course contains an assessment that must be passed to be eligible to register for the internship.
Fall
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PSY 5040 - Tests and Measurements 3 cr
Overview of statistical foundations of psychological measurement (e.g., test development, norms, reliability, validity). Survey of commonly used assessment instruments (e.g., intelligence/aptitude, personality, academic achievement tests) and applications of psychological testing in different settings (e.g., clinical, industrial/ organizational, school, forensic/legal settings). Introductory study of major principles underlying psychometric theory including true score models, reliability, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and instrument construction. Fundamentals of classical test theory supply background for topics in modern test theory such as item-response models.Introductory study of major principles underlying psychometric theory including true score models, reliability, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and instrument construction. Fundamentals of classical test theory supply background for topics in modern test theory such as item-response models.
Fall
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PSY 5050 - Theories of Counseling 3 cr
Introduction to counseling theories and psychological processes involved in individual counseling with children and adolescents.
Fall
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PSY 5211 - Assessment I: Cognitive 3 cr
Administration, interpretation, and analysis of individual measures of cognitive functioning. Administration, scoring, interpretation, and report writing with major measures of intelligence. Includes theory and research with practicum experience.
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PSY 5212 - Assessment II: Educational 3 cr
Introduction to norm-references and curriculum-based assessment of achievement with a focus on intervention, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Emphasis on discussion of empirically-based instructional techniques
Spring
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PSY 5213 - Assessment III: Social and Behavioral 3 cr
Theory, administration, scoring and interpretations of social, behavioral, and personality assessment instruments such as rating scales, personality inventories, projective techniques, etc. used with children and adolescents. Emphasizes diagnosis and written case reports.
Spring
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PSY 5250 - Counseling Processes 3 cr
Introduces counseling skill development, emphasizing counseling of normal individuals with developmental concerns. Includes 15-hour practicum.
Spring
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PSY 5270 - Professional Ethics 3 cr
Current professional problems and ethics in the helping professions, including issues related to certification, licensure, confidentiality, forensic concerns, values, responsibilities, and professional and legal standards.
Spring
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PSY 5371 - Applied Behavior Analysis I 3 cr
This course is an introductory course that will provide students with a strong foundation in the history and philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis, the basic concepts and principles of applied behavior analysis, the distinction between verbal and non- verbal operants, as well as measurement concepts. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to differentiate between experimental analysis of behavior and applied behavior analysis, apply the dimensions of applied behavior analysis for evaluating interventions, and become fluent with the lexicon of applied behavior analysis.
Spring
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PSY 6020 - Educational Psychology Applied to Learning 3 cr
Survey of major issues in the psychology of education. Among the topics considered ware the memory and nature of information processing systems, behavioral and environmental approaches to learning, the relationship between learning theory and instructional design, the development of cognition, motivation and its influence on learning, and the adjustment of instruction based on individual differences among learners. A balance will be maintained between theory and practice, the emphasis will be on an understanding of psychological theory as it relates to educational practice.
Summer
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PSY 6025 - Learning and Cognition 3 cr
Focus on central issues in the study of cognitive development, which aims to provide a review of the major theoretical approaches, classic tasks, and paradigms for studying and understanding cognitive development as well as an understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of each theory. Various research strategies for investigating the central questions of cognitive development will also be discussed.
Summer
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PSY 6250 - Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis 3 cr
Students will demonstrate competencies in the areas of single-subject experimental designs, identifying functional relationships, and selecting the appropriate treatment designs. Course content will include methods for observing and recording data, methods for displaying data; and making decisions based upon interpretation and visual analysis of data, and understanding of reliability and validity as it relates to data collection and experimental integrity. Students will be required to conduct literature reviews to supplement their knowledge of research-based practices.
Fall
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PSY 6330 - Evaluating Academic Characteristics 3 cr
This course examines the needs of exceptional children. The roles of teachers, parents, and other relevant "others" will be investigated in relationship to current practices, which include mainstreaming, inclusion, least-restrictive environment, and individual education programs.
Spring
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PSY 6350 - School Based Assessment and Intervention 3 cr
This course focuses on both assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with behavioral and social/emotional issues related to disability and life-issues. The course emphasizes best practice in assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions with social/emotional and behavioral problems for school-based interventions for children and adolescents. Issues related to cultural and social factors are integrated into the curriculum.
Summer
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PSY 6372 - Applied Behavior Analysis II 3 cr
This course examines the behavior theory, principles, and procedures related to modifying existing behaviors and acquiring new behaviors. Students will begin to understand behavior modification techniques, such as reinforcement, punishment, extinction, discrimination training, generalization, shaping, classical conditioning, conditioned reinforcement, and schedules of reinforcement, by applying these behavior principles to real-world scenarios. Students will examine how behavior management can be used in various career fields.
Prerequisite: PSY 5371
Fall
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PSY 6373 - Applied Behavior Analysis III 3 cr
This course will familiarize students with the ethical guidelines required for conducting applied behavior analysis in a professional manner. The course content focuses on the importance of practicing within one's competency limits, obtaining consent, utilizing research-based methods and protecting confidentiality as it relates to the behavior analytic field. This course emphasizes the necessity of protecting a client's dignity, health, and safety in the applied field.
Prerequisite: PSY 5371 and PSY 6372
Spring
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PSY 6390 - Instructional Methods in Applied Behavioral Analysis 3 cr
The primary focus of this course is to provide graduate students with exposure to evidence-based systematic instruction methods that are used within school/agency settings. This course will review functional assessment procedures used to identify appropriate educational programs for students/clients. This course will emphasize instruction and practice in implementing instructional methods (e.g., shaping, chaining, discrete trial teaching, task analysis, incidental teaching, functional communication training, among others). This course emphasizes the dynamic relationships of social-emotional, academic, behavioral, and adaptive behavior functioning of students within educational and clinical settings, including ones that serve students with suspected and identified disabilities.
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PSY 6410 - Child and Adolescent Counseling 3 cr
Theory and techniques for treating psychological disorders in children and adolescents. Includes approaches to treatment, efficacy research, and treatment evaluation.
Fall
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PSY 6420 - Working with At-Risk Youth in the Legal System 3 cr
Focus on major psychological theories of behavior as they relate to at-risk youth. Viewpoints from cognitive, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, behavioral, social learning, descriptive, and developmental psychologies are discussed and compared with current psychodiagnostic classification systems.
Fall
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PSY 6421 - Practicum I 3 cr
Supervised administration and interpretation of tests applicable to the practice of school psychology; supervised experience with consultative, in-service, and direct interventions in educational settings.
Fall
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PSY 6422 - Practicum II 3 cr
Continuation of Practicum I with supervised administration and interpretation of tests applicable to the practice of school psychology; supervised experience with consultative, in-service, and direct interventions in educational settings.
Spring
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PSY 6430 - Consulting in the Helping Professions 3 cr
A conceptual understanding of effective consultation and its relevance to the helping professional. Demonstration of knowledge and skills necessary to deliver effective consultative services in schools regarding the school learning environment, classroom management and individual student concerns including learning and behavioral concerns, school violence, anger management, bullying, discipline, crisis intervention.
Fall
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PSY 6440 - Diversity and Cultural Issues 3 cr
Theoretical and skill development course designed to strengthen awareness, knowledge, and skills in the competencies necessary to evaluate presenting problems brought by ethnically and culturally diverse children and families.
Fall
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PSY 6530 - Advanced Human Growth and Development 3 cr
This course covers human development throughout the lifespan, including emotional, physical, and cognitive development, and emphasizes personal adjustment and achievement. The course will examine major theories of human development while discussing and critiquing them in terms of application to educations and school psychology practices. Special attention will be given to multi-cultural issues and the implications and influences of these issues to the understanding of human development.
Spring
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PSY 6540 - Personality Assessment and Adjustment 3 cr
This course provides a comprehensive overview of personality theories, models, and approaches. It also provides an overview of personality assessment and the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders.
Spring
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PSY 6550 - Physical Basis of Behavior 3 cr
This course examines the biological bases of behavior and learning, including the fundamentals, neuroanatomy, brain development, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, psychopharmacology and temperament. Interactions between genes, brain, environment and lifestyle (including effects of diet, exercise, and sleep) will be emphasized and how these impact brain development, learning and memory and mental health. Principles and theories of learning, motivation, and neuropsychologically based interventions will also be discussed.
Spring
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PSY 6925 - Ethical Considerations in ABA Principles 3 cr
This course provides in-depth preparation for ethical practices in behavior analysis. Drawing from the ethical standards of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), the course includes readings and application of ethical standards for clinical and school settings, including the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct and the Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards.
Summer
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PSY 7810 - School Psychology Graduate Internship 6 cr
Post-practicum experience providing supervised, on-the-job experience in assessment and intervention in the schools. 1200 clock hours, including 600 hours in a school setting, typically completed over the course of a school-year. Instructor's consent required.
Spring, Fall
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THA 5011 - History and Criticism I 3 cr
A survey of plays, playwrights, actors, productions, and the major works of dramatic theory and criticism, with emphasis on theories of theatrical performance from Aristotle through 18th century Neoclassicism.
Fall
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THA 5040 - Theater Practicum 3 cr
A studio workshop for advanced study of theater arts. This course provides students with laboratory experience in acting, stage management, and the design, construction, and handling of scenery, lighting, sound, properties, costume, and publicity.
Every semester
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THA 5090 - Research Methodology 3 cr
This course serves as an introduction to research methods, sources, and practices for graduate work in theater and theater studies. The course will concentrate on preparing the student for thesis production.
Summer
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THA 5120 - Script Analysis 3 cr
This course introduces analytical skills, a shared vocabulary, and techniques for interpreting the dramatic text for the purposes of staging and performance.
Summer
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THA 5741 - Graduate Seminar I 3 cr
This course explores the collaborative analysis of specific challenges in theatrical design, technical execution, or performance techniques for theoretical productions. This course also contains a portfolio building and review component.
Fall
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THA 6012 - History and Criticism II 3 cr
A survey of plays, playwrights, actors, productions, and the major works of dramatic theory and criticism, with emphasis on theories of theatrical performance from the 18th century to the present.
Prerequisite:
Spring
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THA 6742 - Graduate Seminar II 3 cr
THis course further explores the collaborative analysis of specific challenges in theatrical design, technical execution, or performance techniques for theoretical productions. This course also contains a portfolio building and review component.
Prerequisite:
Spring
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