Courses
AR 286 2D CHARACTER ANIMATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course offers an in-depth exploration of 2D character animation, combining traditional hand-drawn techniques with digital tools. Students will engage in live model studies, field research, and in-class improvisational acting to develop a strong foundation in character performance. Students will refine their ability to bring original characters to life by creating sketches, model sheets, turnarounds, walk cycles, lip-sync animations, and dynamic action/reaction sequences. This course emphasizes the core principles of animation, acting, and storytelling, providing students with the essential skills to craft expressive and compelling animated performances. Prerequisite: Take AR-276
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 281 LAW, POLITICS AND SOCIETY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the role of law in society through philosophical texts. It explores questions such as when and how the law should intervene in people's lives and whether disobedience can ever be justified. By engaging with historical perspectives, students will critically analyze the relationship between law, morality, and authority. Prerequisite: Pre-req any 3-credit PH course
Offered: As Needed All Years
AR 275 PACKAGING DESIGN 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course students will delve into the principles and practices of creating effective and visually appealing packaging. They will explore the integration of graphic design elements, brand identity, and marketing strategies to produce compelling packaging solutions that attract consumers and communicate product value. In addition to the visual aspects of packaging design, students will learn about the production methods and manufacturing processes used to produce various forms of packaging. Material and printing options will be reviewed and considered through the development of each project. Prerequisite: Take AR-211
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
HI 291 IRAN'S AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, 1786-PRESENT 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of Iran since the emergence of the Qajar Dynasty in the late eighteenth century to the present. It focuses heavily on contested definitions of the nation and its identity, which have contributed to a series of revolutions and mass protest movements since the 1890s. Other key themes include Iran's relationship with European powers and the United States, religion and the state, ethnic and linguistic minority communities, gender in Pahlavi Iran and the Islamic Republic, nomadic populations, and arts and culture in modern Iran. Prerequisite: Take one of the following: HI-100 HI-102 HI-110 HI-115
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
MGT 250 PEOPLE ANALYTICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will introduce management students to the principles and practices of people analytics, a data-driven approach to organizational management. Students will learn how to find, collect, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions about talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, and managing organizational culture. The course will cover a range of topics, including data collection methods, statistical analysis techniques, data visualization, and the ethical considerations of using data in people and organizational management. Prerequisite: MGT101 Organization Management.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
MU 290 IRISH MYTH IN MUSIC AND LITERATURE 3.0 Credit(s)
This interdisciplinary course closely examines this influence of Irish folklore, literature, and musical tradition in the Western musical canon through a collaborative study of the literary and performing arts. Questions students will deliberate include: What Irish literature has inspired composers the most, and how were these literary examples set musically? What musical characteristics define an Irish influence, e.g. orchestration, mood, tonality? How are traditional Irish melodies performed in their native language and setting, and how does this contrast with the direction they have taken abroad? How have composers from around the world perceived Irish culture, and are these stereotypes justified or worth debunking? Students will be able to discover answers to these questions through reading, listening, and their own performances and interpretation of music.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CAS 220 LSAT PREPARATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to help students prepare to take the LSAT, an exam needed for applying to law school. Students will become familiar with the format and style of the LSAT while also learning possible strategies for approaching problems and answering questions.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
MGT 221 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
Business-focused oral and written communication skills are analyzed and practiced. Individual and group presentations, professional meetings, memos, letters, proposals, abstracts, resumes, and interview preparation are included.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
THR 205 STAGECRAFT I 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to the basic materials and techniques used in scene, painting, costume, and lighting production. Intended to equip the student with the skills required to work on productions. This course will also hold discussions of basic terminology, shop organization, job descriptions, maintenance procedures, and safety. Other jobs such as run crew, wardrobe, front of house, board operator, or other duties will be discuss
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
THR 207 CHILDREN'S THEATRE I 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the fundamentals of children's theater including dramatic structure, audience needs, directing, and acting techniques that are employed in the production of theater for children. Students will explore, analyze, and produce children's plays.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 217 CHILDREN'S THEATRE II 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to advanced approaches to children's theater production. The course further builds upon foundational concepts such as dramatic structure, audience needs, directing, and acting techniques as well as focuses on material adaptation, auditions, rehearsal, technical support, and promotion. In addition, students will explore, analyze, produce, and perform children's plays and create accompanying educational curricula. Prerequisite: Take THR-207
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 204 PLAYWRITING I 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to the craft of playwriting and the role of the playwright. Students will analyze works of significant playwrights in order to experience the process of the playwright. Students will participate in various writing exercises in order to develop their own one-act plays Prerequisite: Take FYWS-125
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 206 CONTEMPORARY DRAMA 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines significant developments in drama and performance in the 21st century by focusing on characters in scripts, and the playwrights, actors, directors, and designers, who help bring those characters to life and have influenced theater practice, theory, and scholarship.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 208 COSTUME DESIGN 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of costume design including basic design elements, script, and character analysis and historical period and genre research.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
THR 209 SCRIPT ANALYSIS 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will develop their ability to analyze texts by reading a number of plays in the context of acting and directing. Students will learn different approaches to script analysis through readings, discussions, projects, and presentations through a close examination of representative texts from the dramatic canon.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years