May 11, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • THAR 7380 - Seminar: Crafts/Props


    Tutorial development of advanced portfolio projects and preparation of productions.

    Requisites: 2nd or 3rd year PD&T major
    Credit Hours: 1 - 9
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Articulate with clarity the step by step process of creating projects.
    • Deliver the crafts for a production on time and on budget.
    • Develop various techniques used in the industry.
    • Intrepret a designer’s sketch into reality.
    • Refine and present a body of work for a portfolio.
  
  • THAR 7390 - Seminar in Production Design and Technology


    Preparation, planning, and presentation of a portfolio or portfolio projects in theatrical design and/or technical production.

    Requisites: 2nd or 3rd year PD&T major
    Credit Hours: 1 - 9
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Design a professional portfolio.
    • Develop professional portfolio presentation skills.
    • Plan and execute projects for portfolio inclusion.
  
  • THAR 7510 - Seminar in Research and Business Practices for Playwrights


    Introduction to and application of standard playwriting research practices and theory, both institutional and interpersonal; introduction to and application of standard playwriting business practices including submissions, communications and marketing; writing the 10-minute play as business technique.

    Requisites: THAR 6511
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be proficient at institutionally based research.
    • Students will be proficient at interpersonal research.
    • Students will be proficient at submitting new plays and will understand marketing techniques for the artist.
    • Students will be proficient at writing grant applications.
    • Students will understand standard business communication practices in theater.
  
  • THAR 7511 - Seminar in Rewriting Techniques and the Ensemble Part III


    Advanced development of rewriting techniques through the application of rewriting theory, the creation of and adherence to advanced rewriting proposals, and interaction with performers, director, designers, and all aspects of production.

    Requisites: THAR 7510
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will also be able to develop language and dramatic structure that is complimented by set, lights, and costumes.
    • Students will be able to collaborate with artists from all areas of theater production and remain engaged with all elements of production.
    • Students will be able to execute intended rewrites in relation to preparation for a workshop production of their thesis play in a festival setting.
    • Students will be able to take advantage of rewriting opportunities and complexities created by a fully realized workshop production.
    • Students will excel at rewriting techniques according to the theories of narrative structure.
  
  • THAR 7520 - Writing for Production V


    A continuation focusing upon the weekly writing, casting, staging, and production of a series of short plays based upon an assigned theme. The fifth course in the series is designed to introduce students to the skills necessary to serve as producer.

    Requisites: THAR 5520 or THAR 650
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to develop effective non-restrictive writing prompts.
    • Students will be able to develop written material that will unify several unrelated pieces of writing.
    • Students will understand and be able to perform many aspects of weekly production including initial theme assignments, audience development, ticketing, and cue to cue.
    • Students will understand how to delegate responsibility.
  
  • THAR 7521 - Writing for Production VI


    A continuation focusing upon the weekly writing, casting, staging, and production of a series of short plays based upon an assigned theme. The sixth course in the series is designed to introduce students to the skills necessary to serve as producer and artistic director for an evening of theater.

    Requisites: THAR 5520
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to effectively serve as producer and artistic director for an evening of performances.
    • Students will be able to provide critical analyses of their work and the work of their peers according to the theories of narrative dramatic structure.
    • Students will be able to use structural dramaturgy to create a viable dramatic narrative out of several unrelated pieces of writing.
  
  • THAR 7530 - Third Year Playwrights Workshop


    Development of the thesis play through the application and synthesis of advanced theories of Dramatic Structure.

    Requisites: THAR 6530 or THAR 6531 or THAR 750
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will have completed the first draft of their thesis play that must feature an easily definable protagonist with understandable motivations and explicit goals.
    • The thesis play must demonstrate awareness between the relationship between the actor’s voice, stage movement, and physicality, theatricality, sets, lights, costume, and narrative structure.
    • The thesis play must feature a clear choice that protagonist makes in the end of the play giving rise to the meaning and goals as set forth in the artistic statement.
    • The thesis play must feature clear dramatic action wherein the protagonist makes decisions and clearly ignites a chain of events.
    • The thesis play must feature definable stasis and undisputable intrusion.
    • The thesis play must feature dramatic forwards that both prepare an audience for what’s next in a play, as well as confound (reverse/shift) their expectations of what’s next in a play.
    • The thesis play must feature one strong, central major dramatic question that stands out among other tangential minor dramatic questions.
  
  • THAR 7531 - Third Year Playwrights Workshop


    Developmental workshop of the thesis play in preparation for a studio thesis production. Students will also develop an artistic statement in support of the artistic goals, themes, and techniques manifested in the body of work developed during their time in the program.

    Requisites: THAR 6530 or THAR 6531 or THAR 7530 or THAR 750
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will have completed the production-ready draft of their thesis play.
    • Students will have completed the thesis draft of their artistic statement that will identify, clarify, and expand upon the themes, techniques, and artistic goals of their body of work including their first, second, and third-year full-length plays.
  
  • THAR 7710 - Greek Theater and Drama


    Seminar covering theater and drama from ancient Greece.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of ancient Greek theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to ancient Greek theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7720 - Roman and Medieval Theater


    Seminar covering theater and drama from ancient Rome through the medieval era.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of ancient Roman and medieval theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to ancient Roman and medieval theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7730 - Renaissance Theater and Drama


    Seminar covering theater and drama in the Renaissance.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of Renaissance theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to Renaissance theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7740 - Restoration and 18th-Century Theater


    Seminar covering theater and drama from the Restoration through the 18th- century.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of Restoration and 18th century theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to Restoration and 18th century theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7750 - Baroque Theater and Drama


    Seminar covering theater and drama in the Baroque era.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of Baroque theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to Baroque theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7760 - 19th-Century Theater and Drama


    Seminar covering theater and drama in the 19th- century.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of 19th century theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to 19th century theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7770 - Modern Theater and Drama


    Seminar covering theater and drama in the modern era.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate deep knowledge of modern theater and drama.
    • Develop skills and methods in research, analysis, and/or interpretation relevant to modern theater.
    • Express original thoughts and engage in an exchange of ideas through discussions, presentations, and/or written assignments.
  
  • THAR 7901 - Internship in Acting


    Supervised internship experience with a professional company.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 30.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Integration of classroom, studio, or laboratory work into professional practice.
  
  • THAR 7902 - Internship in Directing


    Supervised internship experience with a professional company.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 30.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Integration of classroom, studio, or laboratory work into professional practice.
  
  • THAR 7903 - Internship in Design or Production


    Supervised internship experience with a professional production company. May be repeated for additional experience. Internship forms required.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 30.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Integration of classroom, studio, or laboratory work into professional practice.
  
  • THAR 7905 - Internship in Playwriting


    Supervised work and observation experience at a professional theater, playwright service organization, or new play development center.

    Requisites: 30 graduate level credit hours complete
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 30.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Integration of classroom, studio, or laboratory work into professional practice.
  
  • THAR 7991 - Independent Studies in Acting


    Advanced study projects in aspects and issues of acting beyond normal course offerings.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Clearly articulate a specific issue of acting and theoretical approaches to the issue.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of a specialized area of study.
    • Develop a systematic approach to addressing a specific issue of acting.
  
  • THAR 7992 - Independent Studies in Directing


    Advanced study projects in aspects and issues of directing beyond normal course offerings.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Clearly articulate a specific issue of directing and theoretical approaches to the issue.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of a specialized area of study.
    • Develop a systematic approach to addressing a specific issue of directing.
  
  • THAR 7995 - Independent Studies in Playwriting


    Advanced study projects in the application of theories of playwriting beyond normal course offerings.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Clearly articulate a specific theory of dramatic structure and clear application of that theory.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of a specialized area of study.
    • Develop a systematic approach to the application of a specific theory of structure.
  
  • THAR 7997 - Independent Studies in History, Research, and Criticism


    Advanced study projects in aspects or problems of theatrical history, research or criticism beyond normal course offerings. Independent Study form required.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Clearly articulate a specific design or production technology problem and theoretical approaches for a solution.
    • Demonstrate an understanding of a specialized area of study.
    • Develop a systematic approach to addressing a specific issue of design or production technology.
  
  • VICO 5004X - Semester in D.C: Data Visualization


    A seminar exploring how data visualization is used in reporting and communication by media in Washington, D.C. Students will meet with industry professionals and analyze how various media outlets and communication related operations of government utilize data visualization.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • VICO 5005X - Semester in D.C.: Image


    A seminar exploring how images are used in reporting and communication by media in Washington, D.C. Students will meet with industry professionals and analyze how various media outlets and communication related operations of government use photography and video to shape public perception.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • VICO 5009X - Semester in D.C.: Soc Media


    A seminar exploring the role of social media in Washington, D.C. Students will meet with industry professionals and analyze various social media uses as it is applied to communication within the nation’s capital.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • VICO 5010 - Communicating with Data Visualization


    This course examines the application of communication design principles to the visual display of quantitative and qualitative data. Lectures, in-class workshops, readings and in-class discussions convey the knowledge necessary to analyze data presentations and articulate appropriate data visualization principles. In essence, students learn how to evaluate and create visual storytelling presentations from raw data.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain the role of data visualization in the communication environment.
    • Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills to be applied in selecting the appropriate type of presentation for specific types of data.
    • Students will be able to evaluate the appropriateness and validity of data visualization presentations.
    • Students will be able to create basic visual storytelling presentations from raw data.
  
  • VICO 5014 - Information Design Basics


    Introduction to publication design. Introduction to content planning, the application of design principles and production techniques in print media using current technology.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of basic information architecture, information design theory, and principles, and production techniques using industry specific software for both print and web.
  
  • VICO 5022 - Graduate Seminar


    Deals with such topics as ethics, current trends, internships, and the structure of the MA program. Professionals visiting campus are also asked to speak on topics concerning the visual communication profession.

    Requisites: MA or MSJ students only
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the ethics, current trends, internships, and the structure of the MA program.
  
  • VICO 5111 - Visual Communication Design II: Informational Graphics


    The visual presentation of quantitative and spatial information. Examines the planning, design, and computer preparation of charts, graphs, diagrams, and maps for both print and electronic publication. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of the presentation of quantitative, process, or spatial information in a journalistic setting.
  
  • VICO 5112 - Advanced Informational Graphics


    Capstone application of informational graphics techniques with emphasis on design and production techniques as they pertain to print and electronic formats. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5111
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of application of informational graphics techniques with emphasis on design and production for both print and electronic formats.
  
  • VICO 5115 - Design III: Advanced Publication Layout and Design


    Intermediate study in information architecture through publication design. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a knowledge and application of information architecture through publication design.
  
  • VICO 5141 - Illustration II: Editorial Illustration


    Application of industry-specific tools and techniques for illustrative visual communication of story concepts in both magazine and printing environments. Students will understand the process and application of both traditional and digital techniques of illustration.

    Requisites: VICO 5400
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the process and appropriate application of both traditional and digital techniques of illustration for communication.
  
  • VICO 5161 - Interactive I: Web Design


    Introduction to Web design will provide an overview of Internet design and user-interface, and will provide students with the analytical and technical skills, aesthetic and creativity needed to design for the World Wide Web.

    Requisites: VICO 5014 and 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze web pages for appropriate design.
    • Students will be able to create effective information architecture in web design.
    • Students will be able to articulate and demonstrate effective user interface and user experience.
  
  • VICO 5162 - Interactive II: Advanced Web Design


    (cooperative buying fee) This class will provide students with advanced skills which include the utilization of the human interface, design, Web delivery, information architecture, creation/production of multimedia-based visuals for Internet delivery.

    Requisites: VICO 5161
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of utilization of the human interface, design, web delivery, information architecture, and creation/production of multimedia-based visuals for Internet delivery.
  
  • VICO 5173 - Interactive III: Interactive Media


    Introduction to planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools of interactive multimedia. Through practical exercises this course will expose students to major component media, including computer text, graphics, photography, animation, speech, sound, and video. Technical and human interface issues are also covered. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5162
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate knowledge of multimedia planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools of interactive multimedia.
  
  • VICO 5200 - Video Capture for Commercial Photography


    This course will introduce commercial photography students to digital single-lens- reflex cameras as used for video capture; video photography techniques including camera and subject movement; and continuous-source lighting skills. Much of class time will be spent in the studio or on location doing hands-on work practicing video capture and lighting techniques.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful students will demonstrate the ability to create short-length video clips similar to those used by the adverting industry, including commercial products, food, fashion, architecture, and interior design.
  
  • VICO 5221 - Commercial Photography I: Introduction


    Introduction to the basic tools of photographic illustration including approaches to fashion, still life, and lighting as well as the basic tools of the medium format camera. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee applies.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of basic lighting and studio terminology.
    • Students will be able to apply advance compositional skills to the construction of communication images.
    • Students will be able to explain the difference between editorial and advertising photography.
    • Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of basic view camera operation.
    • Students will be able to articulate the conceptual issues of commercial photography.
    • Students will be able to articulate appropriate technical issues of commercial photography.
    • Students will be able to demonstrate basic digital post-processing skills.
  
  • VICO 5227 - Commercial Photography II: Fashion and portraiture


    The exploration and interpretation of the interaction of gesture, movement, and light in relation to capturing the essence of people and garments. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperatiave buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Additionally, learners will gain knowledge of the ethics and business practices of working with models and clothing.
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic lighting and problem solving for fashion and portraiture photography.
  
  • VICO 5228 - Commercial Photography III: Still life and Architecture


    An exploration of the principles of lighting and camera techniques for still life, interior design, and architectural image making. This course covers both studio and location photography. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of lighting knowledge for still life, interior design, and architectural image making.
  
  • VICO 5320 - Photojournalism III: Motion and Sound


    Application of the techniques and journalistic practices and ethics of the visual story to motion images and sound.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of techniques and journalistic practices and ethics to produce visual stories using motion images and sound.
  
  • VICO 5321 - Documentary and Essay Photojournalism


    The use of still photography as a tool for social, anthropological, and journalistic investigation of contemporary issues. Using methods defined by traditional field researchers, the class will expand the use of the photograph for collection and interpretation of selected subjects. Students are expected to have transportation for field work. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will demonstrate a mastery of the documentary photography skills manifest in the social, anthropological, and journalistic investigation of contemporary issues.
  
  • VICO 5322 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills


    An introduction to visual communication skills in communication photography. Student work is reviewed for technical mastery, and the ability to communicate the information of the original subject to the viewer. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Apply appropriate techniques for preparing image files for publication.
    • Demonstrate appropriate application of communication composition techniques.
    • Demonstrate mastery of foundational communication photography technical skills.
  
  • VICO 5360 - Photojournalism in Scotland


    Intermediate photojournalism techniques and practices in a field setting in Scotland. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines.

    Requisites: VICO 5381
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will demonstrate the ability to apply photojournalism techniques and practices in a field setting in Scotland.
  
  • VICO 5361 - Photojournalism in Scottland II


    Advanced photojournalism techniques and practices in a field setting in Scotland. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines.

    Requisites: VICO 5381
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will demonstrate the ability to practice advanced photojournalism techniques in a foreign field setting.
  
  • VICO 5381 - Editorial Photography


    An introduction to the broad range of single image still photography as it is used in editorial publications. The goal of this photojournalism class is for students to acquire the skills to produce work worthy of publication in newspapers, magazines, and the Web.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will produce editorial photographs that meet or exceed industry standards.
  
  • VICO 5382 - The Photographic Essay


    An introduction to the photographic essay. The goal of this photojournalism class is to engage students in the research and imagining processes necessary to organize and produce in-depth photographic coverage on selected topics pertinent to and worthy of publication in newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will produce a photographic essay that meets or exceeds industry standards.
  
  • VICO 5386 - Photojournalism Story


    Advanced visual production work in journalistic photographic reportage, with particular emphasis on the picture story and photographic essay. Participants are expected to synthesize learning from a wide variety of courses including design, writing, audio, and both still and motion imagery to produce complete communication packages for both print and electronic delivery. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5014 and 5381
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of the photojournalistic story including design, writing, audio, and both still and motion imagery to produce complete communication packages for both print and electronic delivery.
  
  • VICO 5387 - Advanced Photographic Reportage: Magazine


    Advanced visual production work in magazine design, with particular emphasis on the picture story or photographic essay. Use of a wide range of skills to produce a prototype magazine publication. Demands audience research, visual content focus, field research, photography, writing, design, and production. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines.

    Requisites: VICO 5382
    Credit Hours: 5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will complete production of a magazine including all text, design, and imagery.
  
  • VICO 5394 - Small Systems Lighting for Communication Photography


    This course explores the history, aesthetics, and techniques of using artificial strobe light as it applies to the still photographic image for communication. Students will experiment with a variety of lighting styles as they acquire the skills of using dedicated electronic flash units and portable lighting systems. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe the history of artificial strobe light photography.
    • Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate techniques for application of artificial strobe light photography as it applies to communication photography.
    • Students will be able to apply appropriate aesthetics to creation of artificial strobe photography.
  
  • VICO 5400 - Illustration I: Digital Imaging


    Advanced class introducing the computer as a tool for digital creation of images to produce visual communication imagery. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5014
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of the computer as a tool for digital creation of images to produce visual communication imagery.
  
  • VICO 5401 - Aspects of Photo Communication


    Develops skills in visual perception, technique, and visual communication. Repeatable up to 20 hours but does not count toward M.A.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Mastery of the skills in visual perception, technique, and visual communication.
  
  • VICO 5435 - Visual Communication Picture Editing


    The theory, principles and practices of picture editing with an emphasis on rhetoric and persuasion. From visually-driven content origination to broadsheet and sequential presentation of images in both print and electronic formats.

    Requisites: VICO 5014
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of picture editing rhetoric and persuasion, effective content origination, and presentation of imagery in both printed and electronic formats.
  
  • VICO 5450 - Visual Communication Traditional Darkroom Techniques


    Exploration of traditional photographic darkroom techniques. Darkroom use fees applies.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of traditional photographic darkroom techniques.
  
  • VICO 5514 - Introduction to Basic Publication Design


    An introduction to information architecture, information design theory and principles, and production techniques using industry specific software for publication. This course is for non-VisCom majors.

    Requisites: No credit if VICO major
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of basic information architecture, information design theory and principles, and production techniques using industry specific software for publication.
  
  • VICO 5561 - Introduction to Basic Web Design


    Introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of web design. This course is for non-VisCom majors only.

    Requisites: No credit if VICO major
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of web design and demonstrate information architecture, Internet design and user-interface.
  
  • VICO 5900 - Special Topics in Visual Communication


    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will increase their knowledge in Visual Communication.
  
  • VICO 5926X - Semester in D.C.: Practicum


    A ten-week practicum in an area of concentration with an employer in the Washington, D.C. area. Students will work under the direct supervision of professionals in a work environment to gain experience and will be monitored by a faculty member.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • VICO 6188 - Interactive Capstone: Advanced Interactive Media


    Advanced interactive media planning, production, user-interface, and information architecture. Students will apply advanced design, content management, and delivery across emerging platforms.

    Requisites: VICO 5173
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will demonstrate a mastery of interactive media planning, production, user-interface, and information architecture using content management and delivery across emerging platforms.
  
  • VICO 6227 - Commercial Photography IV: Business and Studio Practices


    An advanced investigation of the principles of studio management and business practices. Areas of study will include copyright, computer usage, self promotion, and financial management while executing advanced illustration concept images in a simulated professional environment. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5228
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of advanced studio practices and commercial photography business management.
  
  • VICO 6229 - Advanced Photographic Illustration: Applications


    A synthesis of business and photographic skills. Students will be given simulations based on a complete project concept that reflects the realities of working professionally. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee.

    Requisites: VICO 5228
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of the business and creative aspects of running a commercial photography business.
  
  • VICO 6401 - Multimedia Production for Visual Communication


    Editing and production of audio, video, and multi-format visual storytelling content in a journalistic environment. Students will be introduced to the industry standard software and workflow techniques.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the ethics, editing and production techniques for producing multimedia content in a journalistic environment.
  
  • VICO 6432 - Visual Communication Business Practices


    Examines the business side of visual communication with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.

    Requisites: VICO 5022
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the business side of visual communication with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
  
  • VICO 6435 - Seminar in Visual Communication


    Has emphasis on visual communication research and content analysis, and their application to visual management. This class will consist of readings, a short paper, group discussions, and a final project that includes a site visit to a publication of the student’s choice.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will demonstrate a knowledge of visual communication research and content analysis, and their application to visual management.
  
  • VICO 6470 - Management in Visual Communication


    Management techniques and issues in the visual communication environment.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major issues and potential solutions to management in the visual communication field.
  
  • VICO 6900 - Special Topics in Visual Communication


    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will increase their knowledge in Visual Communication.
  
  • VICO 6921 - Synthesis Storytelling for Visual Communication


    Will gather students from across disciplines to publish the journalistically-based multimedia publication Soul of Athens.

    Requisites: Written proposal and permission
    Credit Hours: 1 - 8
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 practicum
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful participants will gain an understanding of the planning, production, publishing, and running of a journalism-based media organization.
  
  • VICO 6922 - Synthesis Commercial Project for Visual Communication


    A commercial photography-based practicum where students from various disciplines produce a published project.

    Requisites: Written proposal and permission
    Credit Hours: 1 - 8
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 practicum
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Successful participants will gain an understanding of the planning, production, publishing, and running of a commercial-based media organization.
  
  • VICO 6930 - Individual Study


    Individual course of study agreed upon with the permission and guidance of a department faculty member.

    Requisites: Written proposal and permission
    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate mastery of the selected topic.
  
  • VICO 6940 - Visual Communication Research Application


    Research into the creation and use of various forms of visual communication. Students are expected to provide a written proposal.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 8
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 32.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 research
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate research techniques.
    • Students will be able to research and identify field-specific problems.
    • Students will be able to arrive at field-specific appropriate solutions using visual communication skills.
  
  • VICO 6950 - Communication Media Arts Thesis


    This course serves as the structure for research and production of a thesis in Communication Media Arts.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 32.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 thesis/dissertation
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to produce a thesis that meets professional communication standards.
  
  • VICO 6960 - Masters Project


    Five hours are required and only five will count toward the degree. However, a student may take up to 15 hours.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 thesis/dissertation
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Progress toward completion of masters professional project, a professional paper, or thesis.
  
  • VIET 5110 - Elementary Vietnamese I


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • : The student will be able to recognize the phonetic system, especially the six different tones in the Vietnamese language, as well as fill in the missing diacritics based on the pronunciation of a word.
    • The student will be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of greetings, self-introduction, and vocabulary related to objects, family, colors and time.
  
  • VIET 5120 - Elementary Vietnamese II


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers.

    Requisites: VIET 5110
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The student should be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, and vocabulary related to transportation, food, music, movies, and culture.
    • The student should have a basic understanding of the tonal system, and understand the use of diacritics in written Vietnamese.
  
  • VIET 5210 - Intermediate Vietnamese I


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers.

    Requisites: VIET 5120
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The student will be able to ask and answer questions related to family issues, social gatherings, and interviewing.
    • Apart from gaining basic knowledge of various sentence structures, the student will be able to discuss topics which revolve around Vietnamese social values, weddings, tourist sites, and so forth.
  
  • VIET 5220 - Intermediate Vietnamese II


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers.

    Requisites: VIET 5210
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Apart from gaining basic knowledge of various sentence structures, the student will be able to discuss topics which revolve around Vietnamese holiday celebrations, education, and other related matters.
    • The student will be able to ask and answer questions related to topics that appear in the textbook.
  
  • VIET 5900 - Special Topics in Vietnamese


    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will increase their knowledge in Vietnamese.
  
  • WGSS 5100 - Global Feminisms


    Considers women’s issues and feminist movements from a global and non-Western perspective. Includes discussion of the globalization of feminism; the relationship between feminism and colonialism; the connection of women’s movements to national/independence movements and revolutionary movements; and specific issues such as work/labor, sexuality, reproduction, and religion.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will gain an understanding of particular issues that confront women i non-Western contexts.
    • The development of organizations at multiple scales to confront these issues, and the benefits and drawbacks of organizing at different scales.
    • The importance of colonial relationships and independence movements in understanding contemporary feminisms;
    • The relationship between Western and non-Western feminisms, including the ways that non-Western feminisms are contributing to and challenging contemporary Western feminism.
    • The role of different actors in addressing women’s concerns (states, transnational organizations, grassroots organizations, etc.).
  
  • WGSS 5110 - Women and Globalization


    Explores how globalization has affected the social status of women, their economic resources, their rights, and their opportunities. Focus is on the economic effects of the spread of free market capitalism.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will explore the relationship between globalization and local, national, and international economics.
    • Students will gain an understanding of the impact of sex traficking on women’s lives and its relationship to gender in general.
    • Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between globalization and the social status of women.
    • Students will gain an understanding of women’s health issues.
    • Students will learn to think globally.
  
  • WGSS 5500 - Advanced Feminist Theory


    An explanation of post-1980s feminist theory. Begins with key Continental thinkers and moves to American theorists. Looks at important ways in which social construction has shifted the discussions of race, ethnicity, and postcoloniality away from identity and other concerns to the early Second Wave.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will enhance their understanding of basic feminist methodologies.
    • Students will understand, synthesize, and analyze a wide range of challenging theoretical concepts.
    • Students will write to learn; research skills are a focus.
  
  • WGSS 5600 - Gender, Sexuality, and Culture


    Draws on theoretical, historical, and aesthetic texts in order to discuss the relationships among gender, sexuality, and diverse forms of cultural representation.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students learn to use effectively key terms and concepts in cultural and aesthetic analysis, and to apply these concepts across intellectual and professional disciplines.
    • Students will theorize the relationship between gender, sexuality, and culture through close analysis of texts from diverse disciplines and media.
    • Through discussion, short essays, presentations, and article-length research papers, students sharpen their abilities to critically interpret artistic, historical, and theoretical texts.
  
  • WGSS 5610 - Queer Theory


    Examines the intellectual and activist roots of queer theory, some of its most consequential statements, and current issues and debates within this body of literature.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students learn to apply key terms and concepts in queer theory across intellectual disciplines.
    • Students understand, synthesize, and analyze a wide range of challenging theoretical concepts.
    • Students write to learn; research skills are a focus.
  
  • WGSS 5890 - Graduate Seminar in Feminist Theory


    Presents advanced survey of contemporary feminist theory that is designed to acquaint the student with some of the major debates in feminist theory, and to foster intellectual dialogue among students from different disciplines.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students learn to apply key terms and concepts in feminist theory across intellectual and professional disciplines.
    • Students will acquire greater interdisciplinary facility in both written work and discussion.
    • Students will gain an understanding of contemporary feminist theory.
  
  • WGSS 5900 - Special Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies


    Focuses on specific topics of interest in the field of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe the role of gender and sexuality in social meanings and practices.
    • Students will be able to recognize gender as a system of social relationships and shared practices that shape understandings of concepts such as masculinity, femininity, gay, straight, bi, and trans.
    • Students will be able to differentiate the terms sex, sexuality and gender as they are conventionally used in scientific, cultural and political practices.
    • Students will be able to compare and contrast gendered meanings and practices across different cultural, historical and structural contexts.
    • Students will be able to identify gender and sexuality as systems of social relationships practiced differently in different social and cultural contexts.
    • Students will be able to identify intersections between gender and other systems of organized privilege¿race, class, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, for example.
    • Students will be able to critically evaluate the respective roles of sex, gender and sexuality in existing social orders and articulate normative conventions and alternatives.
    • Students will be able to identify and evaluate a range of humanist, feminist, post-feminist and queer normative arguments.
  
  • WGSS 5930 - Independent Reading


    Directed individual reading and research.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will meet the requirements of the independent reading as approved by the instructor.
  
  • WGSS 6000 - Gendered Bodies


    Students explore how gendered bodies are created within systems of power and how gender is embodied through beauty, race, sports and play, menstruation, sexuality, disability, cancer, intersex and trans bodies, and pregnancy.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to outline appropriate use of key terms for gender identity: for example, gender, sex, sexuality, gender fluid, gender non-binary, trans, queer, intersex.
    • Students will be able to identify and describe practices of “gender policing” bodies in a range of social contexts both within the healthcare system and within the larger social context.
    • Students will be able to identify the role of healthcare systems in maintaining or resisting existing gender norms and practices.
  
  • WGSS 6010 - Medicine, Science & Sexuality


    This course studies how the history of medical and scientific approaches to sexuality, as well as contemporary medical practices, shape modern discourses of sexuality. Students examine how medicine shapes global discourses of sexuality within the context of the legacy of European colonialism. Students reflect on issues relevant to LGBTQ diversities, contraception and abortion, as well as sexual health, desire, and morality.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe the historical role of science and medicine in shaping cultural understandings of sexuality.
    • Students will be able to recognize the history of medical approaches to intersex, trans, gendered and sexed bodies, and how this history developed a new vocabulary for conceptualizing human sexuality.
    • Students will be able to identify the influence of medicine and science in the context of Western colonialism in shaping contemporary global views of sexuality.
    • Students will be able to recognize the competing and sometimes contradictory relationship between medical knowledge and feminist and queer activism.
    • Students will be able to identify key historical episodes in the scientific and medical approaches to human sexuality.
    • Students will be able to compare debates over assisted reproductive technologies and contraceptives within the context of arguments regarding overpopulation and poverty in so-called developing countries to parallel debates in industrialized nations.
    • Students will be able to describe the role that birth control science has played in colonial and postcolonial governance and nation formation.
    • Students will be able to recognize that narratives of biological essentialism are alternatively used to support, but also to demonize, diverse gender and sexual identities.
    • Students will be able to examine the political and ethical context of narratives within LGBTQ communities, and discuss the relationship these narratives have to genetic and evolutionary investigation into human sexuality.
  
  • WGSS 6020 - Gender, Sexuality & Healthcare


    This course is an introduction to selected topics in the intersections of gender, sexuality, medicine, and health care. Students will learn how to think about medical issues intersectionally, from epidemiological trends based on gender and sexuality, to contemporary health policy debates.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain the ways in which gender and sexuality shape health and health care.
    • Students will be able to identify patterns and causes of health outcomes and disparities related to gender and sexuality.
    • Students will be able to compare and contrast various systems of knowledge for the diagnosis and treatment of gender and sexuality-specific diseases.
    • Students will be able to differentiate historical and contemporary policy debates related to gender, sexuality, and reproductive health.
    • Students will be able to explain contemporary barriers to health care access related to gender and sexuality.
  
  • WGSS 6030 - Sexual Violence & Survivor Advocacy


    Survey of the social scientific literature on the history of sexual violence and the evolution of its definitions; the social correlates of offending and victimization; the social patterns of different forms of sexual offending; the programs and policies aimed at reducing sexual violence, processing offenders, and meeting the therapeutic and social institutional needs of survivors.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to define sexual violence in its various forms and discuss the social construction of sexual victimization that has evolved over recent decades.
    • Students will be able to discuss the evolution of sex offense legislation in the United States.
    • Students will be able to explain the historical development of the anti-rape movement, the backlash to it, and the victim’s/survivor’s rights movements.
    • Students will be able to discuss the ways that sexual violence impacts victims/survivors and the various methods developed to assist victims in dealing with the effects of crime and with navigating the criminal justice system.
    • Students will be able to evaluate seminal and contemporary research on various victim-related issues.
    • Students will be able to discuss the impact of specific types of sexual offenses on victims.
    • Students will be able to discuss best practices in survivor advocacy and evaluate programs and policies meant to support the survivors of sexual violence.
  
  • WOL 5110 - Elementary Wolof I


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Wolof speakers.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Demonstrate an understanding of basic spoken sentences and conversation.
    • Have some knowledge of Wolof culture.
    • Make simple description of their immediate environment.
    • To identity objects, animals, and people around them.
    • Understand written short essay in Wolof on familiar topics and activities such as family, time of the day, likes, and dislikes, and routine activities.
    • Use appropriate gestures and Wolof expressions for greetings, leave takings, and common classroom interaction.
    • Utilize present progressive, habitual present, and past tense with some inaccuracies.
  
  • WOL 5120 - Elementary Wolof II


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Wolof speakers.

    Requisites: WOL 5110
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Develop a more comprehensive understanding of written text in Wolof on familiar topics.
    • Engage in both written and spoken Wolof on familiar topics and activities.
    • Engage in oral exchanges to obtain information such as directions, transportation and price.
    • Interview Wolof speakers in their community about familiar topics such as food and taboos in Senegal.
    • Prepare and present short announcements in Wolof.
    • Use cultural appropriate Wolof expressions to initiate and sustain conversation on familiar topics.
    • Utilize present progressive, habitual present, past tense, future tense, and object pronouns.
    • Write clear and coherent longer essays about familiar topics like eating habits in Senegal, diseases, etc.
  
  • WOL 5210 - Intermediate Wolof I


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Wolof speakers.

    Requisites: WOL 5120
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Broaden their knowledge of the Wolof culture.
    • Compare and contrast entities in Wolof.
    • Engage in Wolof role-play situations where they request and receive information, goods, and services, such as going to a restaurant and ordering a dress to the tailor.
    • Initiate and converse with ease and confidence longer conversation on a variety of topics such as family values in Senegal and caste system.
    • Narrate and describe with more details using connected paragraphs.
    • Share opinions, preferences, and feelings in Wolof.
    • To be understood by native speakers.
    • Understand movies or documentaries from Wolof land.
  
  • WOL 5220 - Intermediate Wolof II


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Wolof speakers.

    Requisites: WOL 5210
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Connect and relate their acquired knowledge of Wolof cultures to their own cultures.
    • Demonstrate appropriate cultural behaviours in Wolof culture.
    • Expand their ability to make cross-cultural comparisons.
    • Expand their knowledge of other subject areas, such as gender, politics, and economy.
    • Produce passages in written Wolof of medium length on everyday and some specialised topics.
    • Read, watch, listen, and respond to authentic texts.
    • Recognize and develop an awareness of social customs in the Wolof speaking world; topics may include family life, folklore, and typical holidays, such as Korite, Tabaski, Tamxarit (Tamkharite), Gàmmu (Gamou) and Màggal (Magal).
    • Report in Wolof, either orally or in writing, on topics being studied in other classes.
    • Use Wolof to discuss current issues or historical events such as an election.
    • Write sustained compositions in Wolof.
  
  • WOL 5900 - Special Topics in Wolof


    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will increase their knowledge in Wolof.
  
  • ZULU 5110 - Elementary Zulu I


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Zulu speakers.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The student will be able to formulate greetings in IsiZulu and introduce themselves, as well as say goodbye according to the circumstances.
    • The student will acquire knowledge about culture and would be able to identify some Zulu values and beliefs. This will enable them to relate to the Zulu culture with their everyday experiences.
    • The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic sentence structure, such as affirmative/ negative/ active voice and passive voice. and vocabulary related to nationality, numbers, time, days, and basic objectives.
  
  • ZULU 5120 - Elementary Zulu II


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Zulu speakers.

    Requisites: ZULU 5110 or (569A and 569B)
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The student will be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of basic vocabulary, language structure, and usage.
    • The students will be able to understand formal dialogues and read related texts from the textbooks.
  
  • ZULU 5210 - Intermediate Zulu I


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Zulu speakers.

    Requisites: ZULU 5120
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The student will be able to put across her or his own perspective and ask for opinions from other people to create a more interesting discussion.
    • The student will be able to understand more complex structures through conversations, radio podcasts, sitcoms, clips, cartoon, and authentic texts from magazines and newspapers.
    • The students will be able to demonstrate how to engage in a conversation and elaborate on the given topic into a more multifaceted discussion.
  
  • ZULU 5220 - Intermediate Zulu II


    Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Zulu speakers.

    Requisites: ZULU 5210
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The student will be able to understand more complex structures through conversations, radio podcasts, sitcoms, clips, cartoon, and authentic texts from magazines and newspapers.
    • The student will be able to put across her or his own perspective and ask for opinions from other people to create a more interesting discussion.
    • The students will be able to demonstrate how to engage in a conversation and elaborate on the given topic into a more multifaceted discussion.
 

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