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SPAN 208 - Special Topics in Spanish II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course is a continuation of SPAN 207 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 207
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 209 - Spanish for the Health Professions
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge and language skills of medical-related vocabulary, documents, concepts and cultural practices in the Spanish-speaking medical environment.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 102 or two or more years or levels of high school language.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 305 - Latin-American Literature I
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course is a survey of Latin- American literature from its origin to Ricardo Palma of Peru.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 306 - Latin-American Literature II
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course is a survey of Latin- American literature from Manuel Gutierrez to the present.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 307 - Business Spanish
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This is a course designed for students who wish to become acquainted with the language of business in Spanish. Business terminology, basic letter reading and writing are introduced and developed.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 311 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course covers development of fluency and grammatical accuracy in speaking Spanish, as well as writing of original compositions, with stress on advanced grammar analysis and use of idiomatic expressions.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 312 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This is a continuation of SPAN 311 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 313 - Hispanic Folklore and Literature for Children
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course acquaints students with Hispanic, African, and Latin-American customs, beliefs, and traditions through proverbs, songs, riddles, and stories.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 315 - Survey of Spanish Literature I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is a general survey of Spanish literature from its beginning to 1700.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 316 - Survey of Spanish Literature II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is a general survey of Spanish literature from 1700 to the present time.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 317 - Spanish Civilization I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course provides a comprehensive study of the origin and development of the Spanish nation and of its cultural role in human history up to 1700.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 318 - Spanish Civilization II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course traces the development of Spain from 1700 to the present, including emphasis on the Hispanic culture outside of Spain.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 320 - Black Writers of Spanish Expression
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is an analysis and interpretation of the literature of the Caribbean, mainland Spanish America, and Africa which expresses the Black or African experience.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 321 - Women Writers of Hispanic Africa
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course seeks to provide students with an opportunity to study the literature of women of Hispanic Africa in the original language of publication. This course will examine the ways in which women writers of Hispanic Africa use their literature to confront and wrestle with the problems that face them in the post-independence era. This course is taught in conjunction with FREN 321 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 322 - Career Spanish for the Service Professions I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course offers specialized Spanish which pre- pares students who are in training to become professionals in social work, mental health, psychology, urban affairs and related fields to relate and communicate effectively with the Spanish-speaking community.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 323 - Career Spanish for the Service Professions II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course provides field experience through social service agencies, both public and private, which deal with the Spanish-speaking community.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 401 - Senior Seminar
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
The course focuses on independent research problems and a detailed review of the principal phases of Spanish literature, language, and culture.
Prerequisite(s) Senior standing, or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 403 - Spanish Literature of the Renaissance and the Baroque
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This is a study of “La Celestina,” “Lazarillo de Tormes,” and other picaresque novels, with attention directed to the social, religious, economic, and political ideas that are reflected in these works.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 404 - Cervantes
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course covers the life and works of Cervantes with particular emphasis on “Don Quixote” and “Las Novelas Ejemplares.”
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 405 - Golden Age Literature: The Drama
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is a study of the chief Spanish dramatists of the seventeenth century with readings of representative plays of the period.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 406 - Spanish Romanticism and Costumbrismo
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course examines the origins, development, opposing forces, and various manifestations of the Romantic movement during the first half of the nineteenth century.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 407 - Literature of the Nineteenth Century I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is a critical analysis and discussion of the most representative writers of the period with particular emphasis on the novelists. Typical authors are Galdós, Pereda, Valera, Pardo Bazán, Pérez de Ayala, and Benavente.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 408 - Literature of the Nineteenth Century II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This is a continuation of SPAN 407 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 409 - Literature of the Twentieth Century I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
Beginning with the generation of 1898, this course offers a study of the most representative writers of the present century, such as Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Azorín, J. R. Jiménez, Machado, García Lorca, R. Pérez de Ayala, etc.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 410 - Literature of the Twentieth Century II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This is a continuation of SPAN 409 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 411 - Advanced Spanish Syntax and Stylistics I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is a systematic and thorough review of advanced Spanish grammar. It stresses difficult points of syntax and analysis of stylistics. Its emphasis is on spoken and writ- ten language.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 412 - Advanced Spanish Syntax and Stylistics II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This is a continuation of SPAN 411 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 413 - Latin American Society Through Film and Literature
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
An introduction to the history, culture, and politics of Latin America through film and documentaries from the colonial period to the era of post-independence. The specific focus will be on the issues of race, gender, and class in different Latin American societies and countries.
Prerequisite(s) No prerequisite. SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school. When this course is cross-listed as a LACS course, there will be no prerequisite and this course will be taught in English, with the readings and assignments in Spanish for students earning Spanish credit.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 420 - Translating and Interpreting Spanish I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is designed to develop advanced skills through training in translation and interpretation. Students translate Spanish texts from different fields with emphasis on grammar and literary quality. They also practice translation from English into Spanish.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 421 - Translating and Interpreting Spanish II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This is a continuation of SPAN 420 .
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 450 - Special Topics in Spanish
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course explores special advanced topics in Spanish or Hispanic culture, literature or language. Topics will vary.
Prerequisite(s) SPAN 204 , or four or more years or levels of Spanish in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 498 - Senior Internship
3 Credits
9 hours per week.
This course provides the opportunity for the student to obtain supervised work experience in the major at an off-campus site selected and approved by the Departmental Chairperson. Registration is limited to seniors with minimum 2.2 cumulative and major averages and requires approval of the Departmental Chairperson. Exceptions may be approved by the Dean.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SPAN 499 - Senior Research or Teaching/Tutorial Assistantship
3 Credits
9 hours per week.
This course provides the opportunity for the student to attain firsthand research or teaching/tutorial experience under the supervision and mentorship of a tenure-track faculty member. Registration is limited to students with minimum of 3.0 cumulative and major averages and requires the approval of the Departmental Chairperson. Exceptions may be approved by the Dean.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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ORSW 101 - Freshman Orientation for the School of Social Work
1 Credits
2 hours per week.
This course introduces students to the expectations and demands of higher education, to the legacy and tradition of Morgan State University, to college survival strategies, to the academic requirements of the BSW Program, and to the array of career opportunities in the social work profession. Students enrolled in this class are required to attend all university convocations and other prescribed extra-curricular activities. They are also required to hold conferences with their faculty advisers in order to pass the course. Students transferring 24 or more credits to the university when admitted are exempted from this requirement. Must earn a “C” or higher in the course.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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SCOM 200 - Introduction to Strategic Communication
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course emphasizes theory and practice associated with the advancement of an organization’s mission, vision, product and/or service. Specifically, the course focuses on the persuasive use of messaging in an organizational context. Students will be introduced to the concepts, skills and issues associated with different types of strategic communications campaigns and the different styles and formats in the development of messages to reach various audiences both internal and external to the organization. The goal of the course is to create strategic communicators who are able to understand messaging so that they can facilitate an organization achieving its goals. [Formerly PRAA 200].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 and COMM 202 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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SCOM 220 - Strategic Communication Writing
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course covers both the basic and foundational principles of message design in traditional business and professional communication, as well as the emerging principles of message design in the digital age. Topics range from message design for traditional print materials and mass media messages to Internet-based materials and social media messages within and outside an organization. [Formerly PRAA 320].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 and SCOM 200 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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SCOM 225 - Strategic Communication Theory and Practice
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course covers the application of communication theory and social science methods to the research, planning, communication, and evaluation aspects of the strategic communication process in business, government, associations, and other organizations. Also addressed will be the evolution of SCOM principles and practice directed from the theoretical perspective through its influences on in-house SCOM function and agency SCOM. Focus is on the theoretical context of different types of SCOM activity, supplemented by intense practical assignments to encourage a ”learning-by-doing” approach. [Formerly PRAA 220].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 and SCOM 200 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 230 - Copywriting and Visualization
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course provides practical instruction and experience in basic copywriting for various strategic communication media, including print and broadcast media, various collateral media, billboards and other forms. It will focus on developing and applying creative strategies for print and electronic media. [Formerly PRAA 230].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , SCOM 200 and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 301 - Understanding Digital Media Analytics
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course provides an essential foundation in digital analytics software using industry recognized platforms such as Hubspot, Google Analytics, Radian 6, Facebook Insights, Sprout Social and other native social media metric dashboards. The course is designed to help students understand the nature and importance of digital analytics and social media monitoring. After completing this course, students will bee able to evaluate and analyze the outcomes of digital media campaigns through the use of digital analytics platforms and make data-driven decisions.
Prerequisite(s) ENGL 101 or ENGL 111 , and ENGL 102 or ENGL 112 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 312 - Organizational Communication
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course explores communication theory as applied to a variety of organizational contexts and situations. Students will experience the opportunity to increase effectiveness in organizational settings and develop the ability to make a special contribution to any organization with which they are associated. [Formerly SPCH 312].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 313 - Event Planning and Management
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course examines the communication processes involved in preparing for, executing and following up on large and small scale briefings, meetings, conferences, conventions, special events and other gatherings. Areas of focus include proposal making, agendas, logistics and other arrangements. Important emphasis is placed on practical, hands-on experience. [Formerly SPCH 313].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 325 - Strategic Communications Campaigns
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course emphasizes best practices in strategic communication for internal and external publics, as socially responsible citizens and professional practitioners. The course involves planning for diverse populations, including global stakeholders. [Formerly PRAA 325].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , COMM 204 , SCOM 200 and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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SCOM 335 - Health Communication Campaigns
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is designed to provide a broad overview and deep exploration into the evolving body of relevant health communication research and practice of designing, implementing and evaluating health communication campaigns. The course emphasizes strategic communication approaches, including mass media, social networking and new digital information technologies.
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , COMM 204 , SCOM 200 and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 350 - Evaluating Strategic Communications Campaigns
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course focuses on review, creation and testing of both qualitative and quantitative methods of evaluating the effectiveness of strategic communication campaigns. Skills are developed in application of techniques as well as in interpretation and criticism of studies in strategic communication. The course will focus on the methods used to identify, describe and evaluate stakeholders, determine message effectiveness and improve strategies and communications. [Formerly PRAA 350].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , COMM 204 , SCOM 200 , SCOM 220 and SCOM 325 completed with grades of “C” or higher or Permission of the Instructor required to register.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 351 - Strategic Communication Practicum
3 Credits
9 hours per week.
This course allows students to apply strategic communication theory to practical problems in supervised, on-campus work experiences. Students will work in The Strategy Shop or with approved on-campus offices or organizations. I
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , SCOM 200 , and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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SCOM 353 - Strategic Communication and the Not-For-Profit Organization
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course is a study of the unique challenges of strategic communication for the not-for-profit sector. Topics will include fundraising, lobbying, working with volunteers, media relations and the overall strategic communication program. Students will gain practical experiences through contacts with community not-for-profit groups. [Formerly PRAA 353].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 355 - Strategic Communication and Social Media
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of how social media tools relate to the practice of strategic communication, including marketing, advertising, public relations and not-for-profits, as well as the impact of the social media on societies and marketplaces. The course will balance academic considerations and practical applications, incorporating the use of social media and other relevant tools. Students will participate in virtual community discourse, create content and interact with other professionals in the field and reflect critically on their experiences. This course will help foster the skill in applying the core principles and practices of strategic communication to social media in productive, creative, intelligent and ethical ways.
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , COMM 240 and SCOM 200 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 357 - YouTube Vlogging for Sports, Fashion, and Entertainment
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
The 21st century communicator must be skilled at conquering social messaging platforms that target key publics. This course focuses on the creation of a vlog, covering all the basics from equipment and editing software to the fundamentals of storytelling. Additionally, the course will tackle fundamental strategies to engage stakeholders for those representing clients, corporations and entrepreneurs.
Prerequisite(s) ENGL 101 or ENGL 111 and ENGL 102 or ENGL 112 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 365 - Crisis Communication and Reputation Management
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course explores the communicative dynamics that both prevent and cause organizational crises. Through case studies, the class examines how people plan, communicate and make good decisions in high risk situations, as well as how to manage crises effectively. Students will apply concepts, theories and frameworks to research, design and deliver crisis communication plans as well as gain practice in issues management, crisis communication and social advocacy in the management of an organization’s reputation and image.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 402 - Persuasion and Persuasive Writing
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course explores theories and techniques of persuasion in social and mass contexts as they are applied to contemporary society. Areas of concern include government, politics, strategic communication and more. Emphasis will also be placed on writing persuasive messages. Commercials, public service announcements and public statements are examples. [Formerly SPCH 402].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 413 - Strategic Communication for Leadership and Team Development
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course provides theoretical and methodological approaches to emerging forms of leadership and team building, emphasizing the importance of communication to the successful outcomes of both. It explores the dynamics affecting one’s ability to lead and to follow and how to transform personal leadership into strategic organizational outcomes in a rapidly changing environment. Issues of authority, succession, collaboration and competition, information diversity, conflict and intercultural competence are addressed using contemporary research from communication and organizational scholars. [Formerly SPCH 413].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 414 - Strategic Communication and Conflict
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course analyzes the role of communication in processing, understanding, mediating and negotiating interpersonal, small group, intergroup, national and global conflicts. As governments, corporate and not-for-profit organizations realize the value of diversity for strategic advantage, intellectual, skilled and knowledgeable workers are sought from different parts of the world to work in the “new” multicultural, multiethnic and multiracial organization. With diversity, comes the challenge of creating new communication and organizational structures to facilitate evidential differences. The course is also designed to create awareness of the often latent and covert aspects of differences that influence conflict at the various levels identified, and offers theoretical analysis and practical methodologies which equip students to respond to these challenges. [Formerly SPCH 414].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 420 - Case Studies in Strategic Communication
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course will use both successful and unsuccessful strategic communication campaigns to equip students with the skills needed in day-to-day practice. The case studies will help students determine objectives, provide insights into media choice decisions, look at message strategies and develop skills for evaluating the success or failure of particular strategic communication efforts. [Formerly PRAA 420].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , SCOM 200 , SCOM 220 and SCOM 325 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 425 - Issues Management
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course focuses on the study of the impact of public policy and emerging issues on corporate and social responsibility and government relations, including policy research. It emphasizes the evaluation of communication, marketing and advertising strategies as they positively and negatively impact client relations and business practices. The course also provides an understanding of how crises affect an organization’s strategic communication efforts. Students will learn how to recognize, analyze and understand crises and to develop and implement appropriate communication responses and crises management plans.
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , SCOM 200 and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 430 - Media Planning
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course focuses on selecting, scheduling and buying of advertising media time and space. The course also introduces students to the strategies, techniques and problems of planning and buying media. Students will learn how to buy space and time effectively and economically. There is also focus on the use of computer software for solving media problems. [Formerly PRAA 430].
Prerequisite(s) COMM 201 , COMM 202 , SCOM 200 and SCOM 220 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 450 - Strategic Communication and Government
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course examines the roles and uses of strategic communication by all levels of government. Topics will include working with the media, cross-branch lobbying, legal constraints and ethical issues. Case studies will be used for analysis and review. [Formerly PRAA 450].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 451 - Strategic Communication and Politics
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course examines the roles and uses of strategic communication in the political arena. Topics will include the roles strategic communication has played in political campaigns, the ethics of damage control and “spin”, the ways public relations and advertising have affected our views of candidates and political officials and topical issues of importance and concern. Case studies will be used for analysis and review. [Formerly PRAA 451].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 453 - Propaganda As Strategic Communication
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course examines the roles of strategic communication in organized campaigns of propaganda. Examples of attempts at thought control are drawn from history and present day and from nations worldwide and range from the relatively harmless to the dangerous. [Formerly PRAA 453].
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 480 - Global Strategic Communication
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course explores comparative analyses of the different strategic communication models and practices worldwide, the implications of convergence of media technologies to the strategic communication industries and understanding the impact of globalization as a technological, economic and cultural phenomenon and its relevance for strategic communication professionals. Consideration is also given to the political, social, economic and historic contexts affecting strategic communication practices across national borders.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SCOM 498 - Special Topics
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course provides advanced Strategic Communication majors with an opportunity for in-depth study of a selected specialized area of strategic communication based upon faculty and student interest. [Formerly PRAA 498].
Prerequisite(s) Permission of the Instructor
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SWAL 101 - Elementary Swahili I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course introduces students to one of the two major languages of the African continent. It places emphasis on conversational skills as well as reading and writing skills. It also emphasizes cultural aspects of this linguistic group.
Prerequisite(s) No previous Swahili study or one year or level of Swahili in high school.
Offered (FALL)
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SWAL 102 - Elementary Swahili II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This is a continuation of SWAL 101 .
Prerequisite(s) SWAL 101 or one to two years or levels of Swahili in high school.
Offered (SPRING)
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SWAL 105 - Intensive Elementary Swahili
6 Credits
6 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This is an intensive course covering the material of SWAL 101 and SWAL 102 in one semester.
Prerequisite(s) No previous Swahili study or one year of Swahili in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SWAL 203 - Intermediate Swahili I
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This course places emphasis on conversational skills as well as reading, writing, and composition skills. It includes analyses of the history, culture, and literature of this linguistic group.
Prerequisite(s) SWAL 102 or SWAL 105 or two to three years or levels of Swahili in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SWAL 204 - Intermediate Swahili II
3 Credits
3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.
This is a continuation of SWAL 203 .
Prerequisite(s) SWAL 203 or three to four years or levels of Swahili in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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SWAL 206 - Intensive Intermediate Swahili
6 Credits
6 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This is an intensive course covering the material of SWAL 203 and SWAL 204 in one semester.
Prerequisite(s) SWAL 102 or SWAL 105 or two to three years or levels of Swahili in high school.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 101 - Introduction to the Theatre
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This is an introductory course studying theatre, its various aspects and their relationships.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 102 - Fundamentals of Stagecraft
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This course provides principles and application of theatrical scenography, construction, lighting and other technical elements of the theatre.
Offered (FALL)
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THEA 128 - University Theatre I
1 Credits
3 lab hours.
Participation is open to all University students, subject to approval of the Program Coordinator.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 129 - University Theatre II
1 Credits
3 hours per week.
Participation is open to all University students, subject to approval of the Department.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 210 - History of the Theatre I
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course provides a historic account of active literature, styles and study of Theatre from Pre-Greek to Romanticism.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 211 - History of the Theatre II
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This is a continuation of THEA 210 covering the periods from Romanticism to the present.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 210
Offered (SPRING)
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THEA 220 - Acting I
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This is an introduction to the fundamentals of stage technique—voice, character development, stage movement—through a structured series of exercises and acting assignments designed to stimulate the student’s imagination and emotional responses.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 225 - Script Analysis
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The course is designed to enable the student ac- tor/ director/designer to critically analyze scripts for performance. (Formerly THEA 325).
Prerequisite(s) THEA 220
Offered (FALL)
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THEA 228 - University Theatre III
1 Credits
3 lab hours.
Participation is open to all University students, subject to approval of the Program Coordinator.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 229 - University Theatre IV
1 Credits
3 lab hours.
Participation is open to all University students, subject to approval of the Department
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 233 - Costuming
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
This is a practical course investigating the principles governing costume design. (Formerly Costuming and Makeup)
Prerequisite(s) THEA 102
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 234 - Make-Up Design
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
This is a practical course governing theatrical makeup design and application.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 102
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 251 - Stage Management
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
This course trains students in the fundamentals and regulations of theatrical stage managing.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 101
Offered (FALL)
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THEA 305 - Theatre Management
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
The techniques involved in theatrical management are studied with emphasis on publicity, public relations, box office management, ticket sales and budgeting.
Offered (FALL - ODD)
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THEA 312 - Black Drama
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course is designed to study and analyze the historical development and ideologies of African American Drama and Theatre.
Offered (FALL)
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THEA 320 - Advanced Acting
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
The focus of this course is the development of character, interpretation and movement as studied in varied genres and styles of stage performances.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 211 and THEA 220
Offered (FALL)
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THEA 322 - Vocal Training for the Actor
3 Credits
3 lecture hours.
This course is designed to explore the actor’s voice as it is connected to movement in performance. (Formerly THEA 222).
Prerequisite(s) THEA 101 and THEA 220
Offered (SPRING)
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THEA 328 - University Theatre V
1 Credits
3 lab hours.
Participation is open to all University students, subject to approval of the Program Coordinator.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 329 - University Theatre VI
1 Credits
3 lab hours.
Participation is open to all University students, subject to approval of the Program Coordinator.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 340 - Scene Design (Scenography)
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This is a practical course investigating the principles governing scene design and construction of theatrical environments.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 102
Offered (FALL)
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THEA 343 - Lighting Design
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This is a practical course investigating theories of light, color and the principles governing stage lighting. (Formerly Stage Lighting).
Prerequisite(s) THEA 102 .
Offered (SPRING)
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THEA 350 - Performance Laboratory: Internship
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
This practical course is designed to provide the student with performance opportunities beyond University productions. (Formerly THEA 250).
Prerequisite(s) THEA 220 and approval of Program Coordinator
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 388 - Great Works—Directed Reading I
2 Credits
2 hours per week.
This course affords the opportunity for the honor student to engage in semi-independent, directed reading of major texts or works in the discipline under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s) admission to the Departmental Honors Program.
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 389 - Great Works—Directed Reading II
2 Credits
2 hours per week.
This course is the second part of Directed Reading I and affords the opportunity for the honor student to engage in semi- independent, directed reading of major texts or works in the discipline under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s) admission to the Departmental Honors Program and completion of THEA 388 Great Works—Directed Reading I .
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 412 - Jazz Dance
2 Credits
4 lab hours.
Jazz Dance is a study of various styles, techniques, and vocabulary in the idiom of Jazz dance.
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THEA 416 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This is a seminar course researching theatrical genres and investigating dramatic criticism principles.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 211
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 420 - Theatre Workshop: Advanced Scene Study
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
Explores special topics in scenes with specific motivational analytical character or other acting problems, focusing on scene study, script analysis and character development.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 320
Offered (SPRING - ODD)
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THEA 421 - Theatre Workshop: Children’s Theatre
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
Explores special topics in directing, acting, and the production of theatre for children and youth; improvisation and playmaking for children.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 320
Offered (FALL - EVEN)
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THEA 422 - Theatre Workshop: Performing Arts Theatre
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
This course explores performing arts through spoken word, music, dance, and/or theatre technology.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 320
Offered (SPRING - EVEN)
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THEA 427 - Directing
3 Credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.
This course focuses on the study and practice of the principles and techniques governing the directing of performance for the stage.
Prerequisite(s) THEA 225 and approval of Program Coordinator
Offered (SPRING)
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THEA 450 - Senior Practicum
3 Credits
1 lecture hours. 4 lab hours.
This is the culminating course for all senior departmental majors. The student must complete an individual project demonstrating his competence in the discipline. (Formerly Theatre Practicum).
Prerequisite(s) All major requirements
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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THEA 488 - Senior Honors Thesis I
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
In this course students conduct advanced independent research, under the supervision of a faculty member, and prepare to defend the thesis before the departmental faculty. This half of the two-course sequence should be pursued during the fall semester.
Prerequisite(s) admission to the Departmental Honors Program and completion of Directed Reading I and II
Offered (AS NEEDED)
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THEA 489 - Senior Honors Thesis II
3 Credits
3 hours per week.
This course is a continuation of Senior Honors Thesis I and concludes the conduct of advanced research, under the supervision of a faculty member. This half of the two-course sequence should be pursued during the spring semester. The student should complete the honor thesis by the end of March and should defend it before the departmental faculty in April.
Prerequisite(s) admission to the Departmental Honors Program and completion of Directed Reading I and II and Senior Honors Thesis I
Offered (SPRING AS NEEDED)
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THEA 498 - Theatre Internship
3 Credits
9 hours per week.
This course provides the opportunity for the student to obtain supervised work experience in the major at an off-campus site approved by the Departmental Chairperson and Theatre Arts Coordinator. Registration is limited to seniors and juniors with minimum 2.2 cumulative and major averages. Exceptions may be approved by the Dean.
Offered (FALL/SPRING)
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