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TA350 Playwriting 3 credit(s)
This course consists of building blocks for those interested in pursuing playwriting. Techniques for character development, conflict, dialogue, and dramatic action will be explored through specific writing assignments. The culminating work is a short one-act play. Prerequisite: TA100 or consent of instructor.
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TA357 Musical Theatre II: Performance Study 3 credit(s)
Individualized instruction through a performative approach prepares each learner for advanced work in musical theatre. The course focuses on the analysis of text and score through the examination of historical context, dramatic structure, and character and action analysis. The process of applying the analysis through rehearsing music, staging, choreography, and building toward a performance-ready showcase is the primary goal of the course. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: TA257
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TA358 Acting III: London 3 credit(s)
The course is taught during the London semester. It examines the British approach to scene work and the rehearsal process. Time is spent in working with the Standard British RP dialect. Students work with scenes written by British playwrights such as Shakespeare, Noel Coward, Tom Stoppard, and Harold Pinter. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: TA100 and TA155 . Recommended: TA260 .
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TA360 London Page to the Stage 3 credit(s)
This course explores the transfer of dramatic literature from the page to the stage. Prior to attending a London production, students analyze and interpret a given text and discuss its possible production requirements. After viewing the production students assess it based on their pre-production analysis and interpretation. Offered fall semester in London. Prerequisite: theatre majors or minors.
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TA375 Rehearsal: Performance Lab II 0-1 credit(s)
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to apply learned techniques and theories to a particular role onstage. Students will further develop and apply their play analysis skills, performance theory and practice skills and techniques, as well as critical thinking and self-disciplinary skills through theatrical production. Advisors will help monitor registration in the upper and lower divisions based on leadership roles within a given production. Registration for this course is mandatory for all students cast in a ‘main-stage’ theatre production. Prerequisite: all students must audition for roles and register for the appropriate section within the first week of the semester. May be taken up to six times for credit. May not be repeated more than twice in a semester.
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TA385 Crew: Performance Lab II 0-1 credit(s)
This course is an experiential-based course open to all students interested in a guided study of various theatrical arts in the context of a production atmosphere. In the production setting, the focus is on leadership roles in running all back stage elements of a show from technical rehearsals through closing performance and strike. Through leadership crew assignments, students will facilitate mounting a theatre production and running it during performances. May be taken up to six times for credit. May not be repeated more than twice in a semester.
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TA425 Career Development II: Senior Capstone 1 credit(s)
This course helps students develop documents and materials relative to auditioning and interviewing for theatre related employment. Topics include resumes, head shots, monologues/songs, cold readings, design/tech portfolios, cover letters, call boards, graduate school/additional training, audition/interview protocol, talent and casting agencies, film-TV-industrials, unions and organizations, living in a large city, and more. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: TA299 .
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TA450 Arts Administration: Theory and Practice 3 credit(s)
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of arts administration as it applies to the performing arts, visual arts, and arts services organizations. Topics explored include management models, marketing, development, finances and facilities management and planning. Students apply knowledge in these areas to an arts organization which they create in class. The course culminates with the students presenting their projects in executive session. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Cross coded as AR450 and MU450 . Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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TA470 Acting IV: Styles 3 credit(s)
This course provides for the study of various acting styles found in the genres of realism, comedy, and tragedy. Periods of study include Elizabethan, Restoration, French Neoclassic, Victorian, and/or Early American. Work is focused on researching the background and demands of each period and style and to include this work in more intense scene and monologue work. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Prerequisites: TA100 , TA155 , TA260 , and TA358 .
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TA475 Dramatic Theory, Criticism, and Research 3 credit(s)
The course covers the major concepts of modern and post-modern dramatic and performance theory. The course culminates with a theoretically informed and faculty mentored research essay in theatre studies. This course satisfies upper division writing skills area. Offered spring semester. Intended for senior theatre majors; other students may apply to the course instructor for permission to enroll.
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TA496/497 Internship in Theatre 1–17 credit(s)
Internships are available to qualified students in theatre at cooperating professional and educational institutions. Prerequisite: consent of chair.
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TA499 Graduation Project 1-3 credit(s)
Theatre majors may complete a graduation project, which may be of either a creative or a research nature. The topic must be approved by the department faculty before the project is undertaken. In every case, there must be a written component which describes and evaluates the process. Normally, the project is presented to the department faculty and staff for a formal oral evaluation. Prerequisite: consent of chair.
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Theology |
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TH112 History of the Bible 3 credit(s)
The Christian Bible inspires faith for billions of persons worldwide and is a best-seller every year. In this course the Bible is studied as a product of God and of people. Students consider how the Bible actually emerged in the lives of Jews and Christians as well as how it sustains Christianity today. Typical areas of study are the Bible’s literary forms, historical contexts, and faithful heroes.
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TH113 Bible and Belief 3 credit(s)
The Christian Bible inspires faith for billions of persons worldwide and is a best-seller every year. In this course the Bible is studied as a means of God’s revelation. Special focus is given to how different denominations vary in their respective use of the book as a source of divine revelation. Also considered is how broad assumptions about the nature of the text shape various theologies and how issues like inspiration, myth and ethics are determined both from and for the reading of the Bible.
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TH114 Religions of the Book 3 credit(s)
The Christian Bible inspires faith for billions of persons worldwide. In this course the Bible is studied as an example of the world’s Scriptures. Comparisons and contrasts are drawn between both the content and the use of Scripture in Jewish, Christian and Muslim denominations. Attention can be given to some of the uses of Scripture in eastern world views, for example, Hinduism and Buddhism.
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TH115 The Mystery of Salvation 3 credit(s)
The Christian Bible leads to Christ, the mystery of salvation. This course is divided into four parts corresponding to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: professing our faith, celebrating our faith, living our faith, and praying our faith. The primary sources are Sacred Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: IHM seminarians only.
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TH209 Methods in Catholic Theology 3 credit(s)
This course explores the tenets and practices of theology through the study of the interpretations of Christian doctrines noted in the Nicene Creed and select catechetical texts. Issues of method, authority, and practical ministry are highlighted. Prerequisite: one of the following: TH112 , TH113 , TH114 , or TH115 (may be concurrent).
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TH210 Introduction to the Old Testament 3 credit(s)
Students survey examples from the Pentateuch, Prophetic, Historical and Wisdom texts, their forms, settings and theology. This survey incorporates an appreciation for some basic contemporary interpretive methods. Methods encouraged by Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation are studied. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: TH112 , TH113 , TH114 , or TH115 .
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TH220 Introduction to the New Testament 3 credit(s)
Students survey examples of texts from the Pauline, Catholic and Pastoral Epistles, the Gospels and Acts; Hebrews and Revelation are also introduced. Working with the interpretive strategies gained in TH210 Introduction to Old Testament, students begin to assess the dynamics of interpretation through the completion of an exegetical paper. Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: TH210 .
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TH250 Christian View of the Human Person 3 credit(s)
This course explores the set of Catholic Christian doctrines and interpretation surrounding the question “what does it mean to be a human person?” for example, the creation to the image of God, sin, redemption, sacramentality, and vocation. There is a focus on modern questions of the mind, conscience, embodiment, gender, and sexuality. Prerequisite: TH112 , TH113 , TH114 , or TH115 .
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TH260 Foundations in Catholic Theology 3 credit(s)
This course is an introduction to Catholic theology that explores fundamental tenets, e.g., the Triune God, the creation of the cosmos and humanity, sin, grace, salvation, revelation, sanctification, and sacramental imagination. Students attend to the development of these creedal doctrines building on their biblical understanding of how these doctrines frame the human experience through a coherent system of thought, which addresses the challenges that modernity and post-modernity pose to the Christian world view. Students who have taken TH209 should not take this course. Prerequisite: TH112 , TH113 , TH114 , or TH115 .
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TH270 Christianity in a Global Context 3 credit(s)
Through comparison and contrast, students define and articulate how the Christian, especially Roman Catholic, world view relates to those of others. Prior to such comparisons students focus on being able to articulate the basic world view of several mainstream religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and the religions of the Far East, especially Shinto, Dao and Confucian thought. Prerequisite: TH112 , TH113 , TH114 , or TH115 .
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TH281-290 Special Topics 1–3 credit(s)
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TH298 Field Exploration 1-3 credit(s)
Field exploration experiences offer students who are considering a major in the department the opportunity to explore a variety of pastoral and theological ministries in a supervised setting. More limited in scope and time than an internship, field exploration involves mainly observation of ministry and is coordinated through the Career Services & Internships Office. Sophomore status and permission of the department are required. Graded pass/no credit.
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TH310 Principles of Sacraments and Liturgy 3 credit(s)
Students consider the history, theology, and practice of Christian sacramental life as they address the questions of ritual, celebration, and worship. The course also examines general principles of liturgy and ritual, as well as guidelines for planning and implementing pastorally effective liturgy. Offered in alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite: TH209 or TH260 .
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TH345 Catholic Social Teaching 3 credit(s)
This course acquaints students with the modern history and current application of Catholic social teaching, focusing on the themes of economics and work, life and death, and war and peace issues. Students engage both primary and secondary literature and examine how Christians critically think through social issues. A service learning component is offered. Offered in alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite: TH115 or TH209 or TH260 .
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TH350 Introduction to Catholic Moral Theology 3 credit(s)
As the foundational class in moral theology, this course addresses the different moral theologies in the Catholic tradition, from virtue ethics to natural law. Contemporary issues are addressed as a means of explicating schools of ethical method and applying moral reasoning. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite: TH115 or TH209 or TH260 .
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TH360 History of Catholic Thought 3 credit(s)
Defining moments in Catholic tradition from earliest Christianity up to the First Vatican Council (1869–70) are investigated. Official Catholic teachings, major thinkers and cultural movements are considered for their insights into faith and human development. Offered in alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite: TH115 or TH209 or TH260 .
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TH375 Contemporary Catholic Thought 3 credit(s)
In concert with the history and texts of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65), students consider theological and pastoral thought from the 20th and 21st centuries. Special attention is paid to ecclesiological innovations concerning lay and clerical leadership, the local and universal Church, and the universal call to holiness and justice. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite: TH115 or TH 209 or TH260 .
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TH380-390 Special Topics 1–3 credit(s)
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TH400 Christology 3 credit(s)
This writing intensive course studies the development and interpretation of Christian theological doctrine on the person of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ. The course treats issues from the various interpretations of the Gospel tradition to the development of doctrine (particularly in the councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon) to modern interpretations of the role of Christ in systematic theology. Offered in alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite: TH115 or TH 209 or TH260 and TH220 .
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TH410 Theology of Pastoral Ministry 3 credit(s)
Theology majors and minors examine both the theological and practical dimensions of the tasks of ministering in different contexts, e.g., youth ministry, parish life, hospital chaplaincy, and campus ministry. The course encourages the development of theological perspectives and pastoral skills necessary for effective ministry in one or more of these settings. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
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TH420-429 Seminars in Theology 1–3 credit(s)
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TH460 Seminar in Youth Ministry 3 credit(s)
Pastoral and youth ministry majors examine the theological and practical dimensions of youth ministry. Particular attention is given to the specialized issues of ministry to adolescents through an examination of the document “Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry.” As a seminar, student leadership in planning and developing the course is assumed. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite: TH209 or TH260 .
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TH475 Integrative Research Seminar 3 credit(s)
Majors prepare professional credentials as well as collaborate with a professor to conduct research within an area of their interest and the professor’s expertise. Preparation of credentials may include development of a personal mission statement, resume, and certifications relevant to national standards for Catholic lay ecclesial ministry. Research approximates graduate-level study of classical and contemporary perspectives that are doctrinal, academic, and/ or pastoral. Offered in alternate spring semester. Prerequisite: junior or senior status in the theology department.
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TH497 Internship in Pastoral Youth Ministry 1-17 credit(s)
Pastoral and youth ministry majors and religious education majors test their aspirations and apply their knowledge in professional and pastoral contexts. Students and the department’s coordinator facilitate placement, planning, and assessment through the university’s internship office. The internship involves a theological reflection.
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