Courses - Missouri State University (2024)

Technology and Construction Management

• TCM 555 - Statistical Quality Control and Design of Experiments

  Credit Hours: 3
  Topics include the practice of statistical techniques widely used in industry to improve quality, reduce costs, and optimize processes. Minimization of variability and basic approaches to statistically designed experiments are emphasized. May be taught concurrently with TCM 655. Cannot receive credit for both TCM 555 and TCM 655.

  Prerequisite: QBA 237or equivalent; and 80 hours; and undergraduate majors in the School of Construction, Design and Project Management must be admitted to degree program.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Demand

• TCM 596 - Readings in Technology Management

  Credit Hours: 1-3
  Directed readings for individuals requiring additional depth or breadth of study. Outline of study must be approved prior to enrolling. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours. May be taught concurrently with TCM 696. Cannot receive credit for both TCM 596 and TCM 696.

  Prerequisite: permission of school director.
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• TCM 597 - Topics in Technology Management

  Credit Hours: 1-3
  A variable content course with topics that depend on faculty and student interests. Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. May be repeated to a maximum of nine hours when content varies. May be taught concurrently with TCM 697. Cannot receive credit for both TCM 597 and TCM 697.

  Typically offered: Demand

Theatre

• THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts

  Credit Hours: 3
  General Education Course: Focus on the Arts

  The creative processes of transforming drama to stage, film and television. A study of the collaborations and contributions that the various artists make to the process. Intended to increase the audience’s ability to think critically about the artistic experience. Buying tickets to and attendance at local productions required.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 109 - Performance Studies

  Credit Hours: 3
  Exploration of the social, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of performance through an examination of self and society. Course combines lecture, readings, and individual student performances of oral and literary texts. Course enrollment is limited and much one-on-one work takes place.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 121 - Acting Studio I

  Credit Hours: 3
  Development of foundational acting skills for the pre-professional actor.

  Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in THE 122; open only to BFA Acting and Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Corequisite: THE 122
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 122 - The Tools of the Actor

  Credit Hours: 3
  An introduction to the fundamental tools of the actor: physical development, vocal development, and ensemble collaboration.

  Prerequisite: open only to admitted BFA Theatre and Dance major option in Acting and BFA Musical Theatre major.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 125 - Voice and Movement for the Stage

  Credit Hours: 2
  Exercises in physical and vocal development for the actor. Introductory tools regarding anatomy, breathing, and articulation; care and maintenance of body and voice.

  Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 130 - Introduction to Script Analysis

  Credit Hours: 3
  Analysis of the script and its translation from page to performance through an examination of the relationships of directors, designers, performers, and audience in the rehearsal process and theatrical performance. Buying tickets to and attendance at local productions required.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 150 - Introduction to Theatre Technology

  Credit Hours: 2
  An introduction to the working relationships of designers and basic principles of costuming, lighting, and stagecraft. Buying tickets to and attendance at local productions required.

  Lecture contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 151 - Introduction to Theatre Technology Lab

  Credit Hours: 1
  Practical application of the principles addressed in THE 150.

  Prerequisite: THE 150or concurrent enrollment.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 185 - Foundations in CCM

  Credit Hours: 1
  Students learn principles for the singing of CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) utilizing an evidence-based, functional approach. Authenticity, style, and performance practice for CCM genres are introduced.

  Prerequisite: open only to BFA Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 186 - CCM Studio Class I

  Credit Hours: 1
  Students learn the stylistic elements found in blues, jazz, rock, pop, R&B, gospel, and country vocal delivery as well as what is expected in terms of vocal delivery when singing in various musical theatre genres.

  Prerequisite: open only to BFA Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 195 - Theatre Laboratory

  Credit Hours: 1
  Supervised practical work in the theatre including both on and off stage work. Requires 50 laboratory hours; 25 must be in technical areas. May be repeated to a maximum of four hours.

  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 205 - Speech for the Elementary Classroom

  Credit Hours: 3
  Speech activities in the elementary grades, correlating storytelling, choral reading, creative dramatics and speech correction.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 210 - Writing for Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  Study and practice of the discourse conventions of writing about dramatic literature and performance from the perspective of an educated generalist in the field. Students will hone skills of research, analysis, and argumentation in order to become more skillful theatre patrons, historians, and critics.

  Prerequisite: ENG 110or equivalent and 30 hours.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 221 - Acting Studio II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Builds upon the pre-professional foundation developed in THE 121. Emphasis on finding truth in performance through applicable acting techniques and actualization of text. Application of play analysis to character study.

  Prerequisite: THE 121.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 222 - Acting Fundamentals

  Credit Hours: 3
  A foundation in characterization, scene study, and auditioning. Buying tickets and attending local performances is required. Cannot replace THE 121 requirement for BFA Acting and BFA Musical Theatre majors.

  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 224 - Stage Makeup I

  Credit Hours: 1
  Laboratory course providing students with fundamentals of the art of two dimensional makeup.

  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 226 - Intermediate Voice and Movement

  Credit Hours: 2
  Development of dynamic physical and vocal expression of text. Exercises in discarding negative self-awareness and habitual physical/vocal patterns that inhibit emotional expression.

  Prerequisite: THE 122or THE 125and permission of instructor.
  Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 228 - Singing for the Actor

  Credit Hours: 2
  Approaches to singing for actors, with emphasis upon honest characterization and discovery in song.

  Prerequisite: THE 221 or permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 250 - Stagecraft and Construction I

  Credit Hours: 2
  Working illustrations, construction, rigging, painting, and shifting of scenic units.

  Lecture contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 251 - Stagecraft and Construction Lab

  Credit Hours: 1
  Practical application of the principles addressed in THE 250. May be repeated to a maximum of two hours.

  Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in THE 250.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 255 - Stage Lighting Technology

  Credit Hours: 3
  Introduction to the basic principles and practices of theatrical lighting design with an emphasis upon practical application. This combined lecture-lab course will encompass most aspects of a complete lighting design process through the study and application of lighting instrumentation, basic electrics and signal flow, photometry, color theory, script analysis, lighting plots and paperwork, and research collaboration.

  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 256 - Lighting Lab

  Credit Hours: 1
  Practical application of the principles addressed in THE 255.

  Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in THE 255.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 260 - Costume Construction I

  Credit Hours: 2
  Fundamentals of costuming for the stage. A study of fabrics and construction; basic cutting and sewing techniques; costume shop organization and stage management.

  Lecture contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 261 - Costume Construction Lab

  Credit Hours: 1
  Practical application of the principles addressed in THE 260. May be repeated to a maximum of two hours.

  Prerequisite: THE 260or concurrent enrollment.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 270 - Drawing and Rendering for Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  A survey of drawing and the use of various media as applicable to theatrical design. Includes figure and perspective drawing techniques.

  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 271 - Drawing and Rendering for Theatre II

  Credit Hours: 3
  A continuation of the study of drawing, including figure and perspective drawing techniques. The use of various color media as applicable to theatrical design.

  Prerequisite: THE 270.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 275 - Drafting for the Stage

  Credit Hours: 3
  Basic drafting techniques and practices for theatrical applications. Study of tools, methods, and formulas used in generating designs and drawings. 2D and 3D computer techniques will be addressed.

  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 280 - Design Seminar Design Principles

  Credit Hours: 3
  Basic principles of design as these relate to the theatre, intensive laboratory experience in theatrical design. Buying tickets to and attendance at local performances required.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 285 - CCM Studio Class II

  Credit Hours: 2
  Students continue their exploration of healthy vocal production for CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) genres using an evidence-based, functional approach. Students work solo CCM material in class to apply the concepts discussed.

  Prerequisite: THE 185 or THE 186; and open only to BFA Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 292 - BFA Review

  Credit Hours: 1
  Public presentation of a portfolio, a project, or a performance demonstrating the student’s mastery of the skills received during the major.

  Prerequisite: permission of area coordinator.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 295 - Production/Design/Stage Management Project

  Credit Hours: 1
  Technical or design or stage management assignment requiring an intermediate level of expertise and responsibility connected with a specific departmental production.

  Prerequisite: permission of area coordinator.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 306 - Interrelated and Integrated Arts

  Credit Hours: 3
  Theory, methodology, and activities for teaching the arts to children, from early childhood through Grade 6. A creative experiential approach, emphasizing how the four primary art forms (drama, movement, music, and art) relate to and enhance one another and facilitate the child’s learning in other content areas. Cannot receive credit for both THE 306 and MUS 306.

  Prerequisite: ELE 302.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 311 - Dramaturgy

  Credit Hours: 3
  Explores the importance of dramaturgy in theatre and the role of the dramaturg through both textual criticism and also production development. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a dramaturg’s “book” as part of the interpretative process for theatrical performance.

  Prerequisite: THE 130.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 321 - Acting Studio III

  Credit Hours: 3
  Builds upon the pre-professional foundation developed in THE 121 and THE 221. Projects in advanced scene study, including contemporary drama and comedy. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

  Prerequisite: THE 221.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 323 - Devised Theatre Performance

  Credit Hours: 3
  This devised ensemble work focuses on the fundamental building blocks of live performance: rhythm, dynamic, space, the expressive body and voice, the relationship between performer and audience, character and the arc of a story or journey on stage. This is a practical course in theatre making where students will create small theatre companies who will devise and perform their own work. Will also briefly cover Readers Theatre.

  Prerequisite: THE 125 or THE 221 or THE 222 or DAN 220.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 324 - Stage Makeup II

  Credit Hours: 1
  Laboratory course dealing with three-dimensional makeup. Emphasis on prosthetics of latex.

  Prerequisite: THE 224.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 326 - Advanced Voice for the Actor

  Credit Hours: 3
  Introduction to scansion and its application to performing classical material. Techniques for vocal health, stamina, and longevity.

  Prerequisite: THE 226.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 327 - Advanced Movement for the Actor

  Credit Hours: 3
  Introduction to scansion and its application to performing classical material. Advanced characterization and physicality in the actor’s performance. Techniques for vocal health, stamina, and longevity.

  Prerequisite: THE 226.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 328 - Combat and Violence for Stage and Screen

  Credit Hours: 3
  An introduction to the techniques and terminology used in the performance of combat and physical violence for stage and screen. Emphasis is placed upon safety and honest physicalization.

  Prerequisite: THE 226.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 350 - Stagecraft and Construction II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Study of advanced building techniques. Work with “non-conventional” materials. Explore uses of mechanical stage machinery. Plan and budget productions.

  Prerequisite: THE 250 and THE 275.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring Odd

• THE 354 - Stage Management

  Credit Hours: 3
  Development of a production book and understanding of all procedures used by a stage manager from the selection of a script to the final production. The role of the stage manager is discussed for both the professional and the non-professional theatre.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 377 - Introduction to Giving Voice

  Credit Hours: 3
  This foundation course for THE 577 Giving Voice explores theatrical techniques and exercises inspired by the work of Augusto Boal, including forum theatre and image theatre. Students develop cultural competence pertinent to their own lives and community through various forms of performative activism. Students utilize these skills through participation in interactive forums for classroom and community presentations. Through these forum performances students develop leadership skills as they address issues of power, privilege, social identity and structures of oppression.

  Prerequisite: permission of Instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 381 - Design Seminar-Collaborative Design Process

  Credit Hours: 3
  Collaboration as it relates to all areas of theatrical design. Intensive laboratory experience in theatrical design. Buying tickets to and attendance at local performances required.

  Prerequisite: THE 280and THE 453and THE 461.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 382 - Research and Concept Development

  Credit Hours: 3
  Research and dramaturgy as these apply to previsualization, design, production, and concept development for the theatre and the performing arts.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall Odd

• THE 385 - CCM Studio Class III

  Credit Hours: 2
  Students examine the history of American rock and roll and popular music from the pre-cursors of rock and roll to the 1980s and perform music from each era.

  Prerequisite: THE 185or THE 186; and open only to BFA Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 386 - CCM Studio Class IV

  Credit Hours: 2
  Students examine the history of American rock and roll and popular music from the 1990s to present day and perform music from each era. They discover how to apply what they have learned in order to create a stylistically accurate rock musical audition piece.

  Prerequisite: THE 185or THE 186; and open only to BFA Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 390 - Service-Learning in Theatre

  Credit Hours: 1
  This service component for an existing course incorporates community service with classroom instruction in Theatre to provide an integrative learning experience that addresses the practice of citizenship and promotes an awareness of and participation in public affairs. Includes 40 hours of service that benefits an external community organization, agency, or public service provider. Approved service placements and assignments will vary depending on the specific course topic and learning objectives; a list of approved placements and assignments is available from the instructor and the Citizenship and Service-Learning Office. May be repeated.

  Prerequisite: 30 hours and concurrent registration in a Theatre course designated as a service-learning offering.
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 392 - BFA Review

  Credit Hours: 1
  Public presentation of a portfolio, a project, or a performance demonstrating the student’s mastery of the skills received during the major.

  Prerequisite: permission of area coordinator.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 395 - Production/Design/Stage Management Project

  Credit Hours: 1
  Technical or design or stage management assignment requiring an advanced level of expertise and responsibility connected with a specific departmental production. Public Affairs Capstone Experience course.

  Prerequisite: permission of area coordinator.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 412 - Structures and Styles in Classical Drama

  Credit Hours: 2
  Study and exploration of dramatic modes in period and stylistic material. Monologue and scenework exploring Greek, Restoration, Romantic, and other performance styles.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
  Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 417 - Teaching of Speech and Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  Scope and objectives of the speech and theatre program in secondary schools; organization and administration of curricular and co-curricular programs; general instruction methodology. Completion of Checkpoint II for the Professional Portfolio is a component of this course. This course is recommended to be completed the fall semester before supervised teaching. Credited only on BSEd (Secondary). A C grade or better is required in this course in order to take THE 490or THE 491. Cannot be taken Pass/Not Pass. Identical with COM 417. Cannot receive credit for both THE 417 and COM 417.

  Prerequisite: EDC 350and EDT 365and SPE 340; and 12 hours in communication; and 12 hours in theatre; and admitted to Teacher Education.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 421 - Acting Studio IV

  Credit Hours: 3
  Builds upon the pre-professional foundation developed in THE 121, THE 221, and THE 321. Advanced techniques and tutorial scene work as applicable to both classical and contemporary works. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

  Prerequisite: THE 321.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 422 - Scene Study

  Credit Hours: 3
  Tutorial scene study focusing on acting tools necessary for the rehearsal process. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

  Prerequisite: THE 321 or THE 323.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 424 - Dialects

  Credit Hours: 1
  A foundation in dialects for the actor.

  Prerequisite: THE 421.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 430 - Directing I

  Credit Hours: 3
  Basic principles, skills and techniques underlying directing. Procedures in selecting, analyzing, casting and producing a play.

  Prerequisite: THE 130;and THE 121 or THE 222.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 451 - Auditions

  Credit Hours: 2
  Audition techniques for actors. Includes audition performance, material preparation, resumes, headshots, and industry skills and development.

  Prerequisite: THE 321.
  Lab contact hours: 4

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 453 - Design Seminar: Lighting Design

  Credit Hours: 3
  Advanced principles of lighting design as these relate to the theatre. Intensive laboratory experience in theatrical design. Buying tickets to and attendance as local performances required.

  Prerequisite: THE 275 and THE 280, or permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall Odd

• THE 454 - Scene Painting

  Credit Hours: 3
  Study of painting equipment tools, brushes, pigments, binders, and vehicles and their relationship to the surfaces to be painted. Instruction in basic painting techniques and texturing for the stage.

  Prerequisite: THE 270.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring Even

• THE 455 - Design Seminar: Lighting Design

  Credit Hours: 3
  Advanced principles of lighting design as these relate to the theatre. Intensive laboratory experience in theatrical design. Buying tickets to and attendance as local performances required.

  Prerequisite: THE 275 and THE 280, or permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall Even

• THE 460 - Costume Construction II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Costume construction techniques with emphasis on patterning, draping, tailoring, and more specialized sewing and fabric manipulation processes.

  Prerequisite: THE 260or permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 461 - Design Seminar-Costume Design

  Credit Hours: 3
  Basic principles of costume design as these relate to the theatre. Intensive laboratory experience in theatrical design. Buying tickets to and attendance at local performances required.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring Even

• THE 470 - Theatre Leadership and Admin

  Credit Hours: 3
  Examines examples of theatre leadership and administration in the United States and abroad, focusing on inventive theatre companies, visionary artistic directors and producers, and non-profit organizational structure. Seminar format featuring case studies, practitioner interviews, and pitching student organizations.

  Lab contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 482 - Senior Project in Theatre

  Credit Hours: 1
  Public presentation of portfolio, project, performance, or paper to demonstrate the student’s mastery of the skills received during the completion of the major. Required of all BA and BS in Theatre majors.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor and 90 hours.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 485 - CCM Individual Vocal Coaching

  Credit Hours: 1
  Students receive individual coaching on CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) repertoire from various genres and stylistic periods.

  Prerequisite: THE 185or THE 186; and open only to BFA Musical Theatre majors admitted through the audition process.
  Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 489 - Advanced Actor Seminar

  Credit Hours: 2
  Lecture and laboratory experience for the actor about to enter the professional arena.

  Prerequisite: THE 421 and permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 490 - Supervised Teaching (Secondary Speech and Theatre)

  Credit Hours: 6
  Student observes, then teaches speech and theatre classes under the direction of the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor. Student participates in school-related activities appropriate to the assignment and attends all required meetings. In order to receive a grade in this course, the student’s professional portfolio must meet or exceed final criteria. Cannot count toward the major GPA. Identical with COM 490. Cannot receive credit for both THE 490 and COM 490.

  Prerequisite: THE 417; and a C grade or better in all professional education courses; and current pre-professional liability insurance; and approval for supervised teaching; and concurrent enrollment in THE 491.
  Corequisite: THE 491
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 491 - Supervised Teaching (Secondary Speech and Theatre)

  Credit Hours: 6
  Student observes, then teaches under the direction of the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor. Student participates in school-related activities appropriate to the assignment and attends all required meetings. In order to receive a grade in this course, the student’s professional portfolio must meet or exceed final criteria. Cannot count toward the major GPA. Cannot receive credit for both THE 491 and COM 491. Public Affairs Capstone Experience course.

  Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in THE 490.
  Corequisite: THE 490
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 492 - Senior BFA Project

  Credit Hours: 1
  Public presentation of portfolio, project, or performance to demonstrate the student’s mastery of the skills received during the major. Public Affairs Capstone Experience course.

  Prerequisite: permission of area coordinator.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 493 - Clinical Experiences in Teaching II

  Credit Hours: 4
  This course is designed to meet HB 1711 for student’s experience as a Teacher’s Aide or Assistant Rule (Rule 5 CSR 80-805.040), to that of conventional student teachers within the same program. It is also designed to support completion of additional clinical requirements within that program including: seminars and workshops, required meetings, school related activities appropriate to the assignment, demonstrated mastery of the MoSPE standards and completion and overall assessment of a Professional Preparation Portfolio. This course is credited only on BSEd or appropriate master’s-level certification programs. Can only receive credit for one of the following: AGE 499, AGT 499, ART 469, COM 493, ECE 499, ELE 499, ENG 434, CTE 498, HST 499, KIN 498, LCR 491, MID 499, MTH 496, MUS 499, SCI 499, SEC 499, SPE 499, THE 493.

  Prerequisite: EDC 199; and admitted to Teacher Education; and C grade or better in all professional education courses; and completion of portfolio checkpoints 1 and 2; and current pre-professional liability insurance; and program approval.
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 495 - Theatre Practicum

  Credit Hours: 3
  An administrative, performance, instructional, supervisory or guided production experience not available through other class work. Variable content course. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
  Lab contact hours: 6

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 496 - Readings

  Credit Hours: 1
  Individual, experimental or research studies in theatre and performance studies. May be repeated to a maximum of nine hours.

  Prerequisite: permission of department head.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 497 - Topics

  Credit Hours: 1-3
  Group creative or special topics in theatre and performance studies. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

  Prerequisite: permission of department head.
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 499 - Projects

  Credit Hours: 1-3
  Supervised individual creative projects in theatre and performance studies. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

  Prerequisite: permission of department head.
  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 500 - Acting on Camera Practicum

  Credit Hours: 3
  Acting performance in an approved Missouri State University sponsored project or an approved external film production.

  Prerequisite: permission of Instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 505 - Theatre for Children and Youth

  Credit Hours: 3
  Special training and techniques involved in the preparation and development of productions for, and by, children and youth. Activities include directing, scenic and costume design, scripting, and a study of the history, literature and research of the field. May be taught concurrently with THE 605. Cannot receive credit for both THE 505 and THE 605.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 506 - Creative Dramatics

  Credit Hours: 3
  The art of creative drama and how it can be used in the school and community with children, youth, adults, and “special populations.” Students teach their own classes in creative drama during the latter part of the semester. May be taught concurrently with THE 606. Cannot receive credit for both THE 506 and THE 606.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 510 - Solo Performance

  Credit Hours: 3
  Theoretical and practical knowledge in developing performance skills for one-person shows, extended literary performances, performance art, stand-up comedy, personal narrative and other performer-composed theatrical texts. May be taught concurrently with THE 611. Cannot receive credit for both THE 510 and THE 611.

  Prerequisite: THE 321 orTHE 323.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 511 - Structures and Styles Shakespeare

  Credit Hours: 3
  Understanding honesty, text, style, and dynamics of action in the performance of Shakespeare. Creating roles in Shakespeare’s plays.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 513 - Acting Senior Project

  Credit Hours: 2
  This course is designed to prepare participants for the performance and/or filming of their Acting Showcase scenes, to connect participants with the industry in a strategic, organized manner, and to support the actors in business and artistic goals.

  Prerequisite: THE 489.
  Lecture contact hours: 1 Lab contact hours: 1

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 515 - Theatre for Social Change

  Credit Hours: 3
  Theoretical and practical knowledge for developing performances for, about, and in partnership with communitynonprofit organizations. Includes journaling, interviewing, scripting, and directing original material.Students use devising techniques to create and rehearse scenes for social change.May be taught concurrently with THE 616. Cannot receive credit for both THE 515 and THE 616. Public Affairs Capstone Experience course.

  Prerequisite: THE 323.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 522 - Auditioning and Acting for the Camera

  Credit Hours: 3
  A practical immersion into the on-camera market for the professional actor. Auditioning and acting skills for single and multi-camera formats including commercials, television comedy, television drama, industrials, film, and other digital mediums. Also covers industry and marketing logistics in relation to the on-camera market. May be taught concurrently with THE 623. Cannot receive credit for both THE 522 and THE 623.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 524 - Acting on Film

  Credit Hours: 3
  A focused immersion in acting for film and digital single-camera applications. Focus upon scale, the development of internal character conflicts, and honesty and complexity in characterization when performing on film.

  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 530 - Directing II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Advanced directing techniques. Directing of a one-act play. May be taught concurrently with THE 640. Cannot receive credit for both THE 530 and THE 640.

  Prerequisite: THE 430.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 541 - Theatre History I

  Credit Hours: 3
  Traces the important periods in the development of theatre from its beginning through the English Restoration. Through analysis of conventions of staging and dramatic literature, examines the aesthetic, cultural, ethical, and social dimensions of theatre in different cultures and time periods. May be taught concurrently with THE 631. Cannot receive credit for both THE 541 and THE 631.

  Prerequisite: Writing II.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 542 - Theatre History II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Traces the important periods in the development of theatre from the 18th century to the present. Through analysis of conventions of staging and dramatic literature, examines the aesthetic, cultural, ethical, and social dimensions of theatre in different cultures and time periods. May be taught concurrently with THE 632. Cannot receive credit for both THE 542 and THE 632.

  Prerequisite: Writing II.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 543 - Development of Modern Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  Examines the aesthetic, cultural, ethical, and social dimensions of modern theatre, from the development of naturalism to Theatre of the Absurd, through analysis of staging practices, theatrical theory, and dramatic literature. May be taught concurrently with THE 633. Cannot receive credit for both THE 543 and THE 633.

  Prerequisite: Writing II.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall Odd

• THE 545 - Contemporary Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  Examines the aesthetic, cultural, ethical, and social dimension of theatre and drama since 1960. Emphasis will be on theatre as an art form and a social and cultural institution. May be taught concurrently with THE 634. Cannot receive credit for both THE 545 and THE 634.

  Prerequisite: Writing II.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring Even

• THE 547 - Development of American Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  Study of theatre in the United States from colonial times to the present; with a focus on the cultural and aesthetic variety of American theatrical practice and the theatre as a reflection of various cultural, and political beliefs. May be taught concurrently with THE 635. Cannot receive credit for both THE 547 and THE 635.

  Prerequisite: Writing II.
  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall Even

• THE 552 - Scene Design II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Advanced designs of selected plays including floor plans, front elevations, white and finished models and renderings. May be taught concurrently with THE 652. Cannot receive credit for both THE 552 and THE 652.

  Prerequisite: THE 275and THE 453.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 555 - Lighting Design II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Advanced principles and techniques of lighting for theatre, dance, and other performance/presentational events. May be taught concurrently with THE 655. Cannot receive credit for both THE 555 and THE 655.

  Prerequisite: THE 275 and THE 453.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 558 - Sound Design for the Theatre

  Credit Hours: 3
  Principles of sound design with an emphasis on practical application. Includes a study and practice of basic audio production, recording, editing, mixing, reinforcement, and playback techniques used in association with dramatic events. Study of sound design includes aesthetic, dramatic, and practical considerations of script analysis, creative collaboration, research, and problem solving. Practical class application will be in the form of simple projects, exercises, and designs. May be taught concurrently with THE 658. Cannot receive credit for both THE 655 and THE 658.

  Prerequisite: THE 280 or permission of instructor.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Spring Odd

• THE 561 - History of Costume and Decor I

  Credit Hours: 3
  A survey of styles of dress, interior design and decoration, architecture, art, and historical events as they pertain to the design of theatrical productions, from ancient Egypt to circa 1700. Requires sketching. May be taught concurrently with THE 671. Cannot receive credit for both THE 561 and THE 671.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall

• THE 562 - History of Costume and Decor II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Survey of styles of dress, interior design and decoration, architecture, and art as they pertain to the design of theatrical productions, from circa 1700 to the present day. Requires sketching. May be taught concurrently with THE 672. Cannot receive credit for both THE 562 and THE 672.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Spring

• THE 565 - Costume Design II

  Credit Hours: 3
  Emphasis on special problems in costume design including applications of concepts to design projects and presentation of completed design projects. May be taught concurrently with THE 665. Cannot receive credit for both THE 565 and THE 665.

  Prerequisite: THE 461.
  Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Demand

• THE 577 - Giving Voice Workshop

  Credit Hours: 1
  A studio class utilizing interactive theatre and various theatrical techniques where students fully develop and present public forums addressing issues of oppression, such as diversity and sexual harassment. It is designed to allow students to apply skills developed in THE 377to help various audiences to develop cultural competence. Students further develop their own cultural competence and ethical leadership skills, as they continue to address issues of power, privilege, social identity and structures of oppression. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours.

  Prerequisite: THE 377and permission of instructor.
  Lab contact hours: 2

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring

• THE 595 - Theatre Practicum

  Credit Hours: 1-6
  Acting, stagecraft, costuming and associated work in the Tent Theatre or other specified theatre production.

  Prerequisite: permission of department head.
  Typically offered: Demand

Sports and Recreation Administration

• SPR 152 - Introduction to Sport, Recreation, and Society

  Credit Hours: 3
  Implications of sport and recreation values in society and the role that organizations, agencies, institutions and municipalities have played in the sport and recreation industries. Theories, concepts, and philosophies of sport and recreation in society. A survey of the career opportunities in the sport and recreation venues.

  Lecture contact hours: 3

  Typically offered: Fall, Spring