Sep 26, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Curriculum and Instruction

  
  • CUIN 3333 - Differentiating Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Diverse Learners

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification, and CUIN 3221  or CUIN 3221 .

    Curricular, instructional, and managerial techniques for use with diverse learners. Curricular, instructional, and assessment techniques for use with diverse learners.

  
  • CUIN 3346 - Teaching the Writing Process

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program.

    Methods and techniques for teaching the writing process in grades K-12.

  
  • CUIN 3347 - Reading in the Content Area

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.

    Methods and materials for teaching developmental reading in specific content areas. Assessment and treatment of reading difficulties, including dyslexia and other literacy disorders, in grades 4-12.

  
  • CUIN 3350 - Knowing and Learning Science and Math

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CUIN 1101 .

    Theories and frameworks addressing how people come to know in mathematics and science-related domains, including types of thinking and possible roles of the teacher and learner.

  
  • CUIN 3351 - Classroom Interactions in Science and Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUIN 1102  and CUIN 3350  (can be taken concurrently).

    Impact of interactions in the classroom and ways to combine content and pedagogy to address equity and diversity issues.

  
  • CUIN 3352 - Perspectives Math and Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUIN 1101 .

    Introduces prospective mathematics and science teachers to historical, social, and philosophical implications of mathematics and science advances during significant episodes in history.

  
  • CUIN 3397 - Community-Based Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • CUIN 4198 - Math in Elementary School Part III

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • CUIN 4297 - Selected Topics in C&I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • CUIN 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • CUIN 4303 - Second Language Acquisition

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.

    Principles of second language acquisition and learning.

  
  • CUIN 4304 - Language Arts/Reading Methods in Spanish

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education and CUIN 3311 

    Methods and materials for teaching language arts and reading in Spanish. Taught in Spanish.

  
  • CUIN 4305 - Teaching Environmental Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    admission to Teacher Education. Curricula, methods, and materials for K-12 environmental education.

  
  • CUIN 4315 - Assessment of Children

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program, credit for CUIN 3316  and concurrent enrollment in CUIN 3317 .

    Principles and procedures for assessing children.

  
  • CUIN 4318 - Organizing an Environment for Children

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program and CUIN 3317 .

    Study of how group settings affect- and are affected by - the behavior of children.

  
  • CUIN 4325 - Teaching Science in Grades 4-8 I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Instructional strategies and materials for teaching Science in grades 4-8.

  
  • CUIN 4326 - Teaching Science in Grades 4-8 II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Curricular and assessment strategies for teaching science in grades 4-8.

  
  • CUIN 4327 - Teaching Science in Middle Grades for Generalists

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to QUEST 2.

    Curriculum, concepts, methods, and materials for teaching science in the middle grades. For middle level generalists.

  
  • CUIN 4329 - Technology in Social Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Understanding strategies and issues associated with technology integration in social education.

  
  • CUIN 4332 - Literacy Assessment for Reading and Writing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program.

    Principles, methods, and materials for assessment and remediation of reading and writing in school settings.

  
  • CUIN 4335 - Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades for Generalists

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to QUEST 2.

    Curriculum, concepts, methods, and materials for teaching language arts in the middle grades. For middle level generalists.

  
  • CUIN 4336 - Popular Culture in Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Strategies of applying popular culture and issues in social studies/social education.

  
  • CUIN 4337 - Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades for Generalists

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to QUEST 2.

    Curriculum, concepts, methods, and materials for teaching social studies in the middle grades. For middle level generalists.

  
  • CUIN 4341 - Teaching Mathematics Problem Solving

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Instructional techniques that promote student ability to solve nonstandard mathematical problems.

  
  • CUIN 4342 - Science as Inquiry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUIN 3351 .

    Builds students’ deeper conceptual understanding of science concepts and pedagogical content knowledge through a process of guided inquiry.

  
  • CUIN 4344 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades 4-8

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Introduction to curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching mathematics in grades 4-8.

  
  • CUIN 4346 - Teaching Secondary Mathematics with Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Review and application of current research in technology-enhanced secondary mathematics instruction; development of instructional products that demonstrate appropriate technology use.

  
  • CUIN 4347 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades 7-12

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Certification Program.

    Introduction to curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching mathematics in grades 7-12.

  
  • CUIN 4348 - Teaching Mathematics in Middle Grades for Generalists

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to QUEST 2.

    Curriculum, concepts, methods, and materials for teaching mathematics in the middle grades. For middle level generalists.

  
  • CUIN 4349 - Teaching Geometry and Algebra Concepts

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education program.

    Methods course for pre-service mathematics teachers that focuses on design of appropriate instructional methods, materials, and assessment techniques for teaching geometry and algebra concepts.

  
  • CUIN 4350 - Multiple Teaching Strategies for Math and Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUIN 3351 .

    New technologies, teaching strategies, and assessment for effective classroom instruction. Includes teaching practicum in a high school setting.

  
  • CUIN 4351 - Developing Proportional Reasoning

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education and CUIN 3221 .

    Methods course for pre-service mathematics teachers that addresses research, methods, and materials which support student development of proportional reasoning concepts and skills.

  
  • CUIN 4361 - Second Language Methodology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education and co-enrollment in student teaching. Instruction and assessment of English as a Second Language students.

  
  • CUIN 4363 - Gifted and Talented Instruction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program and co-enrollment in student teaching. Issues, principles, instruction, and assessment related to differentiating curriculum for gifted and talented students.

  
  • CUIN 4375 - Classroom Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.

    Effective classroom management models with emphasis on organizational systems, pro-social discipline, socioemotional climate, and group process strategies.

  
  • CUIN 4397 - Selected Topics in C&I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • CUIN 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of chair.


Dance

  
  • DAN 1103 - Freshman Seminar in Somatics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.

    Concurrent enrollment required in a two or three credit hour modern and/or ballet technique class. Each semester, students will learn through practical experience, a new somatic technique. Topics will include but are not limited to: Pilates, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Yoga, Yamuna Body Rolling, and Gyrotonics.

  
  • DAN 1105 - Rhythm Skills for Children

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
  
  • DAN 1112 - Introduction to Pilates Mat

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: An introduction to the STOTT PILATES method of pilates.

    STOTT PILATES incorporates modern exercise principles, and applies proven and accepted practices in biomechanics, rehabilitation and athletic performance enhancement into a comprehensive, systematic, contemporary approach to the original teachings. STOTT PILATES exercises are designed to restore the natural curves of the spine and rebalance the muscles around the joints. This involves placing more emphasis on pelvic and scapular stabilization, and integration of all the parts of the body into one. Preparatory exercises and modifications allow the technique to be appropriate for many different body types and abilities, making it applicable to sport-specific training and everyday life.

    Note: This is a pre-requisite to the STOTT PILATES Certification Training.
  
  • DAN 1201 - Ballet I Part I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Formerly DAN 1206
    Concepts and skills involved in ballet at the beginning level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 1202 - Ballet I Part II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Formerly DAN 1206
    Prerequisite: DAN 1201  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of the concepts and skills involved in ballet at the beginning level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 1210 - Jazz I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    The acquisition of the concepts and skills involved in jazz dance at the beginning level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 1211 - Modern Dance I Part I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Formerly DAN 1212
    Concepts and skills involved in modern dance at beginning level.

  
  • DAN 1212 - Modern Dance I Part II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: DAN 1211  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of concepts and skills involved in modern dance at the beginning level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 1215 - Tap Dance

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    The acquisition of the concepts and skills involved in tap dance. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 1216 - World Dance Forms

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Introduction to world dance techniques. Rotating emphasis annually on African Dance, Indian Dance, Brazilian Dance, and other world dance forms.

  
  • DAN 1218 - Introduction to Folk and Social Dance

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Acquisition of skills involved in international folk and social dance.

  
  • DAN 1222 - Freshman Dance Technique

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Dance Program by audition or instructor approval.

    Beginning performance technique in modern and ballet and related dance theory. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 1300 - Dance as a Fine Art

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • DAN 2202 - Sophomore Dance Technique

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Two semesters of DAN 1302 or consent of instructor.

    Continued studies in performance technique in modern, ballet, and related dance theory.

  
  • DAN 2203 - Ballet II Part I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Formerly DAN 1203
    Prerequisite: DAN 1202  and consent of instructor.

    Concepts and skills involved in ballet at the intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 2204 - Ballet II Part II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DAN 2203  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of concepts and skills involved in ballet at the intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 2213 - Modern II Part I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly DAN 1213
    Prerequisite: DAN 1212  and consent of instructor.

    Concepts and skills involved in modern dance at the intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 2214 - Modern II Part II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly DAN 1213
    Prerequisite: DAN 2213  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of concepts and skills of modern dance at the intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 2217 - Introduction to Music Video Dance

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: none

    Concepts and skills involved in jazz dance with an emphasis on styles and methods in the commercial industries of dance, including current trends in television and video.

  
  • DAN 2300 - Dance Improvisation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DAN 1300  and concurrent enrollment in dance technique course at 1000- or 4000-level as appropriate.

    Exploration of the use of the body and the variables of space, time, and energy.

  
  • DAN 2303 - Dance Production

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly DAN 3208 Dance Production; DAN 3308 Dance Production
    Prerequisite: none.

    Theoretical and practical experience in staging, lighting, and producing choreographic presentations of dance performance.

  
  • DAN 2304 - Dance Kinesiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Study of human body in motion as it relates to dance with a focus on anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics. Other course topics include: somatics, nutrition, conditioning, and injury prevention.

    Typically Offered: Fall

  
  • DAN 2305 - Dance Composition I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: DAN 2300  or consent of instructor.

    Approaches to compositional form emphasizing creative and innovative experiences.

  
  • DAN 2306 - Dance Composition II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly DAN 3305 Dance Composition II
    Prerequisite: DAN 2305  Dance Composition I or consent of instructor.

    Advanced approaches to compositional form emphasizing elements of music and rhythm.

  
  • DAN 2307 - Introduction to Dance

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly DAN 2101; DAN 2307 Aesthetics of Movement
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 .

    An introductory class to dance as an art form with an overview of the dance techniques, history, and choreography of major dance genres.

    Core Category: [50] Creative Arts; [81] Writing in the Disciplines
  
  • DAN 2308 - Design Elements for Dance

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Dance major by audition and consent of instructor.

    Fundamental principles and elements of theatrical design applied to creating and staging dance.

    Typically Offered: Spring

  
  • DAN 3103 - Junior Seminar in Somatics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Two semesters of DAN 1103 .

    Corequisite: Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment required in a two or three credit hour modern and/or ballet technique class.

    Each semester, students will learn through practical experience, a new somatic technique. Topics will include but are not limited to: Pilates, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Yoga, Yamuna Body Rolling, and Gyrotonics.

  
  • DAN 3109 - Dance Production Lab

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: DAN 2303  or consent of instructor.

    Practical experience in staging, lighting, and producing choreographic presentation. May be repeated once for credit.

  
  • DAN 3203 - Contact Improvisation

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DAN 2300  and consent of instructor.

    Corequisite: Corequisite(s): DAN 3302  or consent of instructor.

    This course is dedicated to the practice and study of contact improvisation (CI). Class time will be devoted to the cultivation of skills and states that support contact dances.

  
  • DAN 3219 - Modern III Part I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly DAN 1219
    Prerequisite: DAN 2214  and consent of instructor.

    Concepts and skills of modern dance at the advanced intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 3220 - Modern III Part II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DAN 3219  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of concepts and skills of modern dance at the advanced intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 3221 - Ballet III Part I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DAN 2204  and consent of instructor.

    Concepts and skills of ballet at the advanced intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 3222 - Ballet III Part II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly DAN 1222
    Prerequisite: DAN 3221  and consent of instructor.

    Continuation of concepts and skills of ballet at the advanced intermediate level. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 3300 - Aesthetics of 20th Century American Choreography

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1304  and sophomore standing.

    Evolution of the aesthetics and development of 20th Century Contemporary choreography. Focus on critical thinking relative to dance composition and related areas.

  
  • DAN 3302 - Intermediate Advanced Theory & Technique

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DAN 2214  and DAN 2204  or consent of instructor.

    Intermediate modern dance performance technique and related theory. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 3306 - Dance Composition III

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DAN 2306  Dance Composition II.

    Prepares students in advanced choreography, with an emphasis on thematic content development through research.

  
  • DAN 3310 - Dance History I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: junior standing.

    Evolution of dance as a communicative art form from antiquity thorough 19th Century Romantic Period.

    Core Category: [50] Creative Arts; [81] Writing in the Disciplines
  
  • DAN 3311 - Dance History II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Development of 20th century contemporary dance from Loie Fuller and Isadora Duncan to post-modernism and current trends, within a historical and cultural context.

  
  • DAN 3312 - STOTT PILATES: Intensive Mat Certification

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Anatomy, Pedagogy II (or equivalent) or consent of instructor.

    Preparation for certification in STOTT PILATES Level I Matwork repertoire. Topics include postural analysis, self-practice, teaching, and observation of the STOTT PILATES method.

    Typically Offered: Spring

  
  • DAN 3314 - Technology in Dance

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

    Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment required in a two or three credit hour dance technique class.

    This course will investigate the fusion of dance and technology with respect to the creation of intermedial dance works.

  
  • DAN 4110 - Dance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: admission by audition.

    Repertory experiences in contemporary and classical dance. May be repeated for a maximum of four semester hours.

  
  • DAN 4112 - Dance Performance Workshop

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: 2 semesters of DAN 2202  or instructor approval.

    Corequisite: Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment required in a two or three credit hour modern and ballet technique class.

    Dance Performance Workshop provides performance credit to students for performing in University of Houston dance program projects.

  
  • DAN 4197 - Selected Topics in Dance

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • DAN 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • DAN 4204 - Jazz Dance III

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Concepts and skills involved in jazz dance at the advanced level with an emphasis on musical theatre dance repertory and history. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • DAN 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • DAN 4302 - Advanced Technique and Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: 2 semesters of DAN 3302  or consent of instructor.

    Advanced performance technique and related dance theory. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

    Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

  
  • DAN 4305 - Senior Dance Project with Career Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Formerly DAN 4105
    Prerequisite: DAN 2300 , DAN 2305 , and DAN 2306 .

    Directed dance composition culminating in a fully realized choreographed project inclusive of career management. Professional development topics include project grant writing, fundraising, resumes, and presentation skills.

  
  • DAN 4307 - Dance Pedagogy I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly DAN 3307
    Prerequisite: DAN 2204 , DAN 2214 , DAN 2217 , DAN 2300 , and consent of instructor.

    Development of skills for teaching creative dance to children, dance improvisation, and the analysis of development skills through movement. Introduction to somatics practiced in dance.

  
  • DAN 4308 - Dance Pedagogy II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DAN 4307 .

    Development of teaching dance technique in various styles of modern, ballet, and jazz inclusive of curriculum and lesson planning. Application of methods of analyzing dance training from a conceptual basis, using laboratory analysis, motor development, kinesiology, and aesthetic principals.

  
  • DAN 4330 - Career Skills for the Practicing Dance Artist

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • DAN 4331 - PR and Marketing Entrepreneurship for the Arts

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Skills necessary to create and implement a marketing plan for the individual artist or small arts organization. Topics include branding, website development, graphics and media networking.

  
  • DAN 4332 - Business & Financial Management in the Arts

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Financial management skills related to budget development and management. Additional topics include financial planning, bookkeeping, and accounting systems appropriate for independent artists and small nonprofit organizations.

  
  • DAN 4397 - Selected Topics in Dance

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • DAN 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.


Digital Media

  
  • DIGM 2350 - Graphics for Digital Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Declared Digital Media or Computer Information Systems major or minor, or consent of program coordinator.

    Pixel-based and vector graphics for use in print and digital media.

  
  • DIGM 2351 - Web Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly GRTC 2351
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2350  or approved equivalent and Digital Media major or Computer Graphics minor status

    Web page design, site planning, interface design, and site implementation.

    Note: Students must pass a Photoshop pretest during the first week of class to continue.
  
  • DIGM 2352 - Digital Photography

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly GRTC 2352
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2350 .

    Digital cameras; photographic principles; image organization, metadata, evaluation, and correction; digital asset management; creating image portfolios for the Web; use of color management to soft/hard-proof finished photographs.

  
  • DIGM 2353 - Page Layout and Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2350 , Declared Digital Media major or minor.

    Use of page layout software to create effective documents that follow established principles of design, typography, color, and photography, as well as ethical and legal standards.

  
  • DIGM 3152 - Graphic Production Process Control II Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in DIGM 3252 

    Laboratory activities and experiments related to graphic communications production control.

  
  • DIGM 3252 - Graphic Production Process Control II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2353  or 3351.

    Static and variable-data printing technologies; binding and finishing technologies; materials used in print production; history and significance of printing methodologies.

  
  • DIGM 3350 - Digital Media Materials and Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly GRTC 3350
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1303  or ENGL 1304 .

    Digital media processes and ancillary operations. Materials used in digital media production.

  
  • DIGM 3351 - Graphic Production Process Control I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1303  or 1304 and DIGM 2353 .

    Graphic communication production control emphasizing job engineering; techniques used to reproduce varying types of original images; tone capture and correction; proofing; platesetting; and final output.

 

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