During this field placement, teacher candidates will apply learned functional and academic skills specific to students with moderate to severe disabilities in a public school or related setting. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Part-time clinical experience in either an elementary, middle, or high school special education setting. Supervised work experience with professional level responsibilities in public school or related setting, under the direction of a cooperating teacher and WOU supervisor. The teacher candidate assumes responsibility for the learning activities of children with disabilities and will complete a culminating work sample throughout the term. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
This course is designed to provide an analysis of collaboration and communication models. Focus on the influence of macro and micro level impacts on family, community resources, advocacy groups, policy, and other factors. Emphasis is placed on providing equitable services for school-aged individuals with disabilities and their families. Credits:3
Part-time placement for a minimum of one term in either an early intervention, elementary, middle, or high school special education setting. Under the direction of a mentor teacher and WOU supervisor. The teacher candidate assumes responsibility for the learning activities of child with disabilities. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-12 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Part-time placement for a minimum of one term in either an early intervention, elementary, middle, or high school special education setting. Under the direction of a mentor teacher and WOU supervisor. The teacher candidate assumes responsibility for the learning activities of child with disabilities. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-12 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Full-time clinical experience in either an elementary, middle, or high school special education setting. Supervised work experience with professional level responsibilities in public school or related setting, under the direction of a cooperating teacher and WOU supervisor. The teacher candidate assumes responsibility for the learning activities of children with disabilities and will complete edTPA during this term. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:6 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
A survey and critical analysis of the essential issues of feminism. Historical and contemporary texts form the basis for discussion of topics affecting men’s and women’s lives. Credits:3
Working closely with an International Studies advisor, the student plans an international internship equivalent to 20 hours per week during 10 weeks, or a study abroad term of at least 8 weeks, or field research abroad. A mid-term progress report and an end-term final report are required. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:2 Prerequisite:International Studies major, junior standing or above
Designed to enable the integration of diverse social science and other disciplinary theories and methodologies into the study of contemporary concerns including but not limited to, issues such as urban issues, environmental conflict and social justice. Credits:3
Integration of diverse social science and other disciplinary theories and methodologies into the study of a contemporary concern, such as urban issues, environmental conflict, social justice or other areas of social conflict. Credits:3
Designed for students who are on academic warning and probation. Students will learn strategies that will help them be successful as a student. Course concentrates on time management skills, study skills, procrastination, test-taking skills and managing test anxiety. Credits:2
A mandatory course for students academically suspended from the university. Designed to help students in academic difficulty identify reasons for that difficulty, learn appropriate study techniques and become successful students. Focuses on academic skill-building, including goal-setting, time management and wise academic choices. Credits:1
Helps international students who are new to WOU learn to manage their educational experience as well as help them identify resources on campus. Addresses the challenges of assimilation into American university life including declaring majors, understanding major requirements, choosing appropriate courses, being aware of campus resources, understanding general skill requirements needed for comprehending lectures and assignments, identifying their language strengths, acquiring study skills, understanding the student code of responsibility and using and citing sources correctly. Credits:2
Students learn how personality, interests, strengths and values relate to career options. Helps them gain skills for a proactive approach to career development that includes interacting with professionals and participating in career events. Students learn to build pathways to help them reach their career goals. Credits:2
Students gain the fundamental tools to find and obtain an internship, including a better understanding of their interests, values and goals. Topics include internship search strategies, resumes, cover letters and interviewing. Guest speakers provide the perspective of employers. Credits:2
This is for returners to Summer Bridge Peer Advisors that have taken ICS 117 previously. This course will cover student development theory, event planning, first-year guidance, and the practical applications of these during Summer Bridge week. Credits:2
This is part of a 3-term sequence that guides first-year students at WOU through study skills, transitional issues, major/career planning, financial literacy, and research techniques. Credits:2
This is part of a 3-term sequence that guides first-year students at WOU through study skills, transitional issues, major/career planning, financial literacy, and research techniques. Credits:2
This is part of a 3-term sequence that guides first-year students at WOU through study skills, transitional issues, major/career planning, financial literacy, and research techniques. Credits:2
This course is designed to provide students with the fundamental tools to find and secure a job. Topics will include job search strategies, resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, and how to network like a pro. Face-to-face engagement with recruiters will provide additional insight into these topics from the perspective of employers. Reflection on students’ interests, values, and goals will also be integrated into the course. May be repeated twice for credit. Credits:2
An introductory study of the theatre arts including theatre history, play analysis and production. Credits:3 Exploring Knowledge:Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives
Introductory study of the history and process by which films are made, including general history, production planning, process and a basic understanding of the components that are synthesized to produce films. Credits:3 Exploring Knowledge:Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives
Lecture, reading, discussion and projects in the basic principles of scenecraft, the process of creating environments in which theatrical performances occur. Credits:4
Introduces all the elements involved in modern theatre production. Concerned with acquainting majors with the opportunities, expectations and requirements within the theatre program. Required for all freshman theatre majors. Credits:3
Concentration in the process of reading, understanding, analyzing and interpreting play texts for production. Required for all freshman theatre majors. Credits:3
Students apply critical and analytical methods learned in TA 165 and TA 166 to analyze classic and modern dramatic literature. Required for all freshman theatre majors. Credits:3
Exploration of the essential components of voice and speech. Detailed concentration on the types of sounds in spoken English, the International Phonetic Alphabet and mastering standard American stage speech. Credits:2
Lecture, reading and discussion in the basic principles and process of theatrical lighting, with suitable opportunity for practical application. Credits:2
Lecture, reading and discussion in the basic principles and process of theatrical costuming and design with suitable opportunity for practical application. Credits:2
Lecture, reading and discussion in the basic principles and process of theatrical sound, with suitable opportunity for practical applications. Credits:2
For non-majors and non-performance theatre majors. Exploration of the modern acting technique with a concentration of the basic elements of acting. Credits:3 Exploring Knowledge:Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives
Basic principles and processes of theatrical makeup, including demonstrations and daily practice. Credits:3 Exploring Knowledge:Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives
Provides students with lower division credit for participating in acting or technical work for the theatre program. May be repeated for credit. Credits:1-3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Introduction to the principles of movement for the stage with a focus on developing dexterity, strength and coordination. Credits:2 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Students will study the cultural and social circumstances that have shaped the use of their own voices and analyze how those cultural and societal influences manifest through self expression. They will explore and apply recognized vocal/movement/integration techniques and methods commonly utilized in theater and performance art training in creative ways to enhance their ability to express themselves fully and with complete presence. Credits:3 Exploring Knowledge:Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives
In depth, practical study of advanced movement techniques for actors. Actors will explore character development from a physical level and apply all of the above in performance. Credits:2 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
A rigorous study of modern acting technique that explores the basic tools of the actor and introduces the fundamentals of the Stanislavsky system. Credits:4
An in-depth application of theories learned in TA 265 and explored through rigorous scene and monologue work. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Students apply theories learned in TA 205 to mastering European and American stage dialects. Credits:2 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
An exploration of the role of the production dramaturgy, including research skills, the dramaturgy’s relationship with other members of the creative team and special emphasis on theatre-specific dramaturgical writing. Credits:3
Introduction to the field of performance art, through an examination of the history and practitioners of performance art and the practical creation and development of a performance art piece. Credits:3
History and practical application of stage combat as regulated by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). The focus is threefold: foremost is safety, followed by technical proficiency and emotional investment in the acting of stage violence. Each term course will focus on one of the weapon styles recognized by the SAFD. May be repeated for credit. Credits:2
Basic principles and procedures of stage management. This course is strongly suggested for all students desiring to stage manage departmental productions. Credits:4
Principles and techniques of stage properties design and production. Includes script analysis, construction techniques and organizational strategies. Credits:4
A study of architecture, furniture and decorative arts from early Greek to modern, focusing on the eras that most commonly influence theatrical production styles. Credits:4
Concentrates on special materials and techniques used in the costume shop, including mold-making/casting, thermoplastics, dyes, paints and printing. Credits:4
Advanced studio course dealing with design analysis, composition and drawing/rendering techniques. Credits:3 Prerequisite:TA 346 or consent of instructor
Continues the exploration of Fitzmaurice Voicework with an emphasis on restructuring the breathing process and connecting the voice work to the text. Credits:2
Provides students with upper division credit for participating in acting or technical work for the theatre program. May be repeated for credit. Credits:1-3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Scenic, lighting, costume or sound design for main stage or studio theatre productions. May be repeated for credit. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Stage management, shop supervision or other leadership roles in theatre production. May be repeated for credit. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Performance in main stage or studio theatre productions. May be repeated for credit. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-4 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Students work as director, assistant director, choreographer or dramaturgy for main stage or studio theatre productions. May be repeated for credit. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-4 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Scenery, costume or properties construction and scenic painting for main stage or studio theatre productions. May be repeated for credit. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-4 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Involves the practical study and application of developing modern audition techniques and career development for the stage. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Intermediate movement dynamics are explored through intensive character mask work in a conservatory/lab setting. Credits:2 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
By performing and viewing work on camera every day, students will learn how to temper their acting from the broadness required for the theatre to the intimacy of the camera. Audition techniques, acting in commercials, acting in film and acting in television will be covered. Credits:4
Intermediate exploration of modern acting with a focus on the theories of Sanford Meisner Technique. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
An integrated examination of the history, literature, theory and criticism of the theatre from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Credits:4
An integrated examination of the history, literature, theory and criticism of the theatre around the world. The focus will include theatre from Asian, Latin American, African and others. Credits:3
A continuation of Sanford Meisner’s work with a focus on achieving emotional freedom on stage. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
B.F.A. students only. The study of plays through performance; viewing, analyzing, critically assessing. Students attend four professional performances per year and complete associated written work assigned by faculty adviser. May be repeated for credit. Credits:1
Concentration in the process of acting Shakespeare for the stage. Verse speaking, text analysis, antithesis and a view to the ever-changing world of the Elizabethan acting style. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Continuation of the work done in TA 370. Students will continue to develop technique and competency required for acting in commercials, film and television, with a focus on selected styles and approaches. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Intermediate acting technique with emphasis on advanced approaches to the text/script. Various aspects of professional/career development. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructors. Credits:1 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of Instructor
A study of significant developments in contemporary theatre with emphasis on the influence of film and television. Selected plays and playwrights, chosen from the late 20th and early 21st centuries, will be studied in relationship to societal trends and popular media. Credits:3
Intensive study of the skills required when acting various modern acting styles and traditions. Explores world views of the plays and performance traditions. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Intensive study of the skills required when acting various classical acting styles tradition. Explores world views of the plays and performance traditions. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
Advanced techniques of acting Shakespeare and approaching heightened language and verse. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Acceptance to the BFA Acting Training Program or consent of instructor
A study of the problems and procedures involved in running the business affairs of a theatre: the box office, house, publicity, ticket sales, supporting funds, budgeting. Credits:3