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Studio Arts
	SA 1550 - DIRECTED STUDY-PAINTING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Directed study is a course for art majors to promote concentrated individual development in students who have demonstrated exceptional ability in painting. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	SA 1570 - DIRECTED STUDY-DIGITAL Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Directed study is a course for art majors to promote concentrated individual development in students who have demonstrated exceptional ability in electronic media. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	SA 1600 - SENIOR SEMINAR Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Senior Seminar is a course that develops critical skills necessary to take your work to the next level. Throughout the course you will develop a body of work, engage in robust discussions about contemporary issues and critique your projects. Finally, you will collaborate to create a pop-up exhibition to present your work. Additionally, students will spend time off-campus meeting with artists and exploring art in the Greater Pittsburgh region. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PLAN: Studio Arts; LVL: Senior
	SA 1604 - SENIOR EXHIBITION Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 1 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit Course Requirements: PLAN:Studio Arts; LEVEL: Senior
	SA 1800 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO ARTS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SA 0110 and any 100-level SA course; PLAN: Studio Arts Majors and Minors
	SA 1900 - INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 An internship is an elective which provides the opportunity for a studio arts major to obtain practical experience through on-the-job training in an art-related field. The candidate makes such arrangements for an internship under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	SA 1902 - DIRECTED RESEARCH Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students can register for 1-3 credits of Directed Research with a faculty mentor. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SA 1904 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 This course partners advanced studio arts majors with a faculty member as a teaching assistant in a current departmental course. The partnership is intended to offer further experience to dedicated students exploring a particular media with mentorship in studio management and an introduction to teaching, will enhance the course by offering enrolled students additional support and access for skill development and questions throughout the term, and will offer faculty valuable studio management and assistance in working with students. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit Course Attributes: Capstone Course
Supply Chain Management
	BUSSCM 1720 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The operations management internship provides business credits for project assignments that augment a professional business environment work experience. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: Letter Grade
	BUSSCM 1725 - GLOBAL SUPPLY NETWORKS AND MANUFACTURING CULTURES IN LATIN AMERICA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The course provides students with the fundamentals of international supply chain methods with a special focus on Latin America and Uruguay. It will feature a 2-week study visit to Uruguay where students can place their understanding of those concepts within a cultural context. The course involves significant teamwork and allows students to complete an in-depth analysis of the global supply networks and manufacturing culture in Latin America with Uruguay as a reference point. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit Course Requirements: PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared CBA majors
	BUSSCM 1730 - MANAGING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Supply chain management explores the management of the flow of materials, information, and funds through the network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers. Using the methodologies of optimization and simulation, where applicable, this course covers topics in distribution network design, inventory management, procurement and outsourcing, revenue management, and channel coordination. For marketing majors, this course counts as a marketing elective. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSQOM 0050 and BUSQOM 1070 (MIN GRADE ‘C’) and STAT 1100; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management and Undeclared CBA Majors
	BUSSCM 1740 - PURCHASING & SUPPLY MANAGEMENT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Purchasing and supply management play an essential role in the ability of the firm to operate efficiently and be competitive in the contemporary global business environment. Included in these processes are activities involved in identifying potential suppliers, creating relationships with selected suppliers, obtaining the needed materials in the most efficient quantities at the highest quality levels, and developing strategies designed to ensure an uninterrupted flow of goods and materials. Purchasing is increasingly a strategic activity which impacts all areas of the firm, including product design, information system design, e-commerce activities, manufacturing planning and control, inventory management, human resource development, financial planning, forecasting, sales, and quality management. The objective of this course is to make students aware of the demands placed upon purchasing professionals, and to understand the impact of purchasing on the competitive success and profitability of the firm. They must also have an understanding of legal and ethical considerations which affect purchasing decision-making. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSQOM 0050 and BUSQOM 1070 (MIN GRADE ‘C’) and STAT 1100; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management and Undeclared CBA Majors
	BUSSCM 1750 - REVENUE MANAGEMENT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Increasingly, due to shortening product life cycles and capital-intensive capacity decisions, companies are being forced to place greater emphasis on managing constrained, but perishable inventory and capacity. Examples include the transportation industry (encompassing airlines, shipping, car rentals, and trucking), the hotel industry, the entertainment and sporting industry, and the retail industry. The underlying managerial issue is complex, but improved decision making can increase a company’s revenues and profits. In this course, we study quantity and pricing strategies to improve profitability and the course uses microeconomics, operations research, segmentation, and pricing and forecasting concepts that the students would have learned in their economics, quantitative methods, operations, and marketing classes. The methodologies covered in the course include deterministic and stochastic optimization, forecasting, and statistical estimation. Students are also exposed to commercial revenue management software. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSQOM 0050 and BUSQOM 1070 (MIN GRADE ‘C’) and (STAT 1000 or 1100); PLAN: Accounting,Finance,General Management,Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems,Human Resources Management,Supply Chain ManagementandUndeclared CBA Majors
	BUSSCM 1760 - DATA MINING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Data mining is the process of extracting useful information and knowledge from a set of data. Mining is typically done on data sets too large to be analyzed by hand, but the same techniques are applicable to small, complex data. This course is an introduction to the most popular methods used in managerial data mining, and provides experience in using commercial software to explore real data sets. Models considered include those from statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, such as discriminate analysis, logistic regression, clustering, neural nets, tree/rule induction, and association rule modeling. This course is methods-oriented, as opposed to being methodology-oriented, so students learn about when and how to use techniques and how to interpret their output rather than the details about how those techniques work. A laptop computer is required. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: STAT 1100 and BUSQOM 1080; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared CBA majors
	BUSSCM 1766 - PROJECTS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 BUSSCM 1785 connects undergraduate supply chain management students with a partner organization to development/implement specific supply chain/logistics strategies for an on-campus, student-operated business. Topics include: procurement and purchasing, revenue management, supply chain interruptions/disruptions, inventory management, and risk management across sthe supply chain. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	BUSSCM 1780 - SIX SIGMA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach to process improvement aimed at the near-elimination of defects from every product, process, and transaction. Six Sigma utilizes the following five-phase problem-solving methodology known by the acronym DMAIC: 1. Define the projects, the goals, and the deliverables to customers (internal and external). Describe and quantify both the defect and the expected improvement. 2. Measure the current performance of the process. Validate data to make sure it is credible and set the baseline. 3. Analyze and determine the root cause(s) of the defects. Narrow the causal factors to the vital few. 4. Improve the process to eliminate defects. Optimize the vital few and their interrelationships. 5. Control the performance of the process. Lock down the gains. BUSSCM 1780 six sigma is designed to provide the student not only with strong theoretical knowledge of the Six Sigma green belt body of knowledge, but also with practical, hands-on, experience-based learning through the application of Six Sigma tools and techniques via in-class labs. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: BUSQOM 0050 and 1070; PLAN: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing, Business Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Supply Chain Management, Undeclared CBA majors
	BUSSCM 1790 - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Supply Chain Management Independent Study. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
	BUSSCM 1795 - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The supply chain management internship provides business credits for project assignments that augment a professional supply chain management work experience. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: Letter Grade
	BUSSCM 1825 - MARITIME SUPPLY CHAIN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of the maritime supply chain industry. It examines the advantages and barriers of purchasing internationally, global sourcing, purchasing processes, and maritime logistics. This course will focus on Cyprus’s unique positioning in Europe as a maritime supplier, the need for careful supply chain analysis with regard to maritime powers, and the considerations necessary in trading with island nations where geography makes shipping an essential part of economic conditions and constraints. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
Swahili
	SWAHIL 0101 - SWAHILI 1 Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 The greatest part of the first term will be devoted to the presentation and practice of the basic sound patterns of the language, its fundamental sentence patters, and sufficient vocabulary to illustrate and practice them. An introduction to the writing system will be offered together with the opportunity to acquire elementary writing and reading skills. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: African Studies, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0102 - SWAHILI 2 Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 At the end of the second term of the first year of study the student should be able to produce all the significant sound patterns of the language, to recognize and use the major grammatical structures within a limited core vocabulary. The student should be able a) to engage in simple conversations with native speakers about a limited number of everyday situations and b) to read and write simple material related to the situations presented. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0501 or AFRCNA 0523 or SWAHIL 0101; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: African Studies, DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0103 - SWAHILI 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The first term of the second year will concentrate on the further development of fluency in oral production and the improvement in the student’s ability to understand the flow of speech as uttered by a native speaker. Increased attention will be paid to reading as a means of augmenting a recognition vocabulary and writing as a drill and as a means of consolidating and communicating the knowledge gained. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0502 or AFRCNA 0524 or SWAHIL 0102; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: African Studies, DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0104 - SWAHILI 4 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 At the end of the second term of the second year the student should be able to converse comfortably with a native speaker on a variety of non-specialized subjects. The student will be offered an opportunity to experience and more fully understand the culture of the people who use the language through readings of various types. More complex writing tasks will be expected at this level. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0503 or AFRCNA 0525 or SWAHIL 0103; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: African Studies, DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0105 - SWAHILI 5 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Swahili 5 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0504 or AFRCNA 0526 or SWAHIL 0104; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: African Studies, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0106 - SWAHILI 6 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0505 or SWAHIL 0105; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: African Studies, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0107 - SWAHILI 7 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Students in this class will deepen their knowledge of Swahili by delving into Advanced Swahili. They will build advanced conversational proficiency, while simultaneously building advanced knowledge of the discussions of global issues of interest. Writing, listening and reading comprehension skills will be enhanced in light of advanced Swahili. Students will continue to use vocabulary learned throughout previous courses. They will also utilize new vocabulary learned in reading and listening to news items. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0506 or AFRCNA 0526 or SWAHIL 0106; MIN GRADE ‘C’ FOR ALL LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: African Studies, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0108 - SWAHILI 8 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Students in this class will work together to achieve near-native fluency in speaking, reading, writing and listening. Students will continue to build on the knowledge gained throughout past Swahili classes in order to deepen their understanding of the complexities of conversation, discussion and understanding Swahili in the context of everyday life and academic knowledge. They will practice to speak extensively on topics of interest, analyzing and offering opinions on various issues. Students will have opportunities to display their prowess through independently carrying out research on topics of interest and global topical issues and presenting their work from the readings. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SWAHIL 0107; MIN GRADE ‘C’ Course Attributes: African Studies, Global Studies
	SWAHIL 0111 - INTRODUCTION TO SWAHILI LANGUAGE ABROAD Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This study abroad course will provide a basic introduction to Swahili language for students with no or very little background in Swahili. It does not take the place of SWAHIL 0101 - Swahili 1 taught on the Pittsburgh campus. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SWAHIL 0112 - CONTINUING SWAHILI LANGUAGE ABROAD Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This study abroad course provides students with some background in Swahili to continue their language study. It does not take the place of a regularly sequenced Swahili language course taught on the Pittsburgh campus. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SWAHIL 1615 - SWAHILI COASTAL CULTURE: GATEWAY TO AFRICA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to the Swahili culture, and will serve as a gateway to understanding African culture and society. It explores the social-cultural customs, traditions, values, beliefs and experiences that give a unique identity to the Swahili people of East Africa. The course will draw concrete examples from literature, film, music, social media and other sources of cultural information. Students will examine and discuss different cultural aspects of Swahili people, and will identify the similarities and disparities between the Swahili (African) culture and American or student’s own culture. This course may be helpful to people who are planning to travel to East Africa, other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, or people who want to understand the East African culture and Africa in general. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement
	SWAHIL 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 9 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SWAHIL 1905 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN SWAHILI Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
	SWAHIL 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN SWAHILI Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Swedish
	SWE 0101 - SWEDISH 1 Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 The greatest part of the first term will be devoted to the presentation and practice of the basic sound patterns of the language, its fundamental sentence patterns, and sufficient vocabulary to illustrate and practice them. An introduction to the writing system will be offered together with the opportunity to acquire elementary writing and reading skills. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: European Union Studies, European and Eurasian Studies, Global Studies, Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 0102 - SWEDISH 2 Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 At the end of the second term of the first year of study the student should be able to produce all the significant sound patterns of the language, to recognize and use the major grammatical structures within a limited core vocabulary. The student should be able a) to engage in simple conversations with native speakers about a limited number of everyday situations and b) to read and write simple material related to the situations presented. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0511 or SWE 0101; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement, European Union Studies, European and Eurasian Studies, Global Studies, Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 0103 - SWEDISH 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The first term of the second year will concentrate on the further development of fluency in oral production and the improvement in the student’s ability to understand the flow of speech as uttered by a native speaker. Increased attention will be paid to reading as a means of augmenting a recognition vocabulary and writing as a drill and as a means of consolidating and communicating the knowledge gained. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0512 or SWE 0102; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement, European Union Studies, European and Eurasian Studies, Global Studies, Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 0104 - SWEDISH 4 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 At the end of the second term of the second year the student should be able to converse comfortably with a native speaker on a variety of non-specialized subjects. The student will be offered an opportunity to experience and more fully understand the culture of the people who use the language through readings of various types. More complex writing tasks will be expected at this level. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0513 or SWE 0103; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: DSAS Second Language General Ed. Requirement, European Union Studies, European and Eurasian Studies, Global Studies, Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 0105 - SWEDISH 5 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0514 or SWE 0104; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: European Union Studies, European and Eurasian Studies, Global Studies, Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 0106 - SWEDISH 6 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0515 or SWE 0105; MIN GRADE: ‘C’ FOR LISTED COURSES Course Attributes: European Union Studies, European and Eurasian Studies, Global Studies, Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 0107 - SWEDISH 7 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 In level 7, we will continue to practice understanding, speaking, reading and writing Swedish, stylistically focusing on adding more formal grammar and lexicon. My goal is to improve your fluency to a point where you feel comfortable living, continuing your studies or working in Sweden. Our textbook readings will be centered around 5 different themes; crime and punishment, social media, holidays, consumerism and networking/job seeking. In addition to the textbook, we will read the novel AndrÃ©es ballongfÃ¤rd. You will be responsible for creating your own vocab lists at this level, as well as keeping a reading journal with thoughts on your readings. We will discuss your readings in class, but now without the guidance of questions and reading packets, etc. from previous courses. The focus will as always be on your speaking skills and we will use a variety of other course materials as well to maximize our speaking activities. With a very low number of students signed up this semester, take advantage of the personalized instruction and the speaking opportunities a class with only a few students offer! Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SWE 0111 - INTRODUCTION TO SWEDISH LANGUAGE IN SWEDEN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This study abroad course offers an introduction to the Swedish language together with hands-on experiential learning activities such as role-plays, quizzes, out-of-classroom activities and Swedish language partners. Students that have no previous knowledge of Swedish will learn basic vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation in order to be able to do grocery shopping, order at a cafe, conduct small talk in Swedish, etc. The course also focuses on teaching students culture-specific vocabulary and concepts in order to improve their understanding of Swedish culture. This course is an introductory course only and will not replace SWE 0101 taught at Pitt. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SWE 0112 - CONTINUING SWEDISH LANGUAGE IN SWEDEN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This highly conversational course allows intermediate and advanced level students of Swedish to continue their studies by immersing themselves in the language in Sweden. The focus will be on developing fluency in speaking and writing as well as furthering the understanding of Swedish culture. Building on existing skills, we will take advantage of being in-country and utilize authentic materials (popular literature, media, information pamphlets, etc.) and combine it with hands-on experiential learning activities, such as role-plays, interviews and out-of-classroom activities. This course will not replace any higher-level Swedish (3-8) taught at Pitt. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SWE 1615 - SWEDEN - FROM VIKINGS TO NOW Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, European and Eurasian Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., Transatlantic Studies, West European Studies
	SWE 1620 - SWEDEN HERE AND NOW - A SOCIETY IN CHANGE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed for students who want to experience studying abroad and learn more about modern day Sweden. We will study the traditional culture of this previously homogeneous country and try to understand just how much is changing in Swedish society as it struggles with multiculturalism and integration of its new Swedes. Students will get a first-hand experience of the issues the country is facing trying to accommodate an unprecedented number of asylum seekers and refugees, and the ramifications on society. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SWE 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 9 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SWE 1905 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN SWEDISH Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
	SWE 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN SWEDISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Theatre Arts
	THEA 0115 - THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 1 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 0375 - INTRODUCTION TO OPERA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS The Arts General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
	THEA 0505 - ENJOY PERFORMANCES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 We are always and everywhere performing. We produce plays and inhabit other places and times. We participate in religious rituals. We occupy public and virtual spaces to protest political injustice. We invest significant time, labor, and energy in managing our social identities. And when we work ¿ if we work ¿ we receive performance reviews. This course engages performance as lens for exploring embodiment, representation, identity, and history. Drawing upon the breadth and depth of performance studies as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry over the past half-century, this course will introduce students to performance as both a subject and method of humanistic inquiry. Through lectures, discussions, and performance analysis exercises we will explore what a performance studies perspective enables us to understand anew. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 0800 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course serves as an introductory theatre class for non-majors, a foundational course for majors and a core course for minors. The purpose of this course is to examine and experience the practice of theatre-how it is created, what it expresses, what it communicates, and the resulting ideas and emotions. Relevant theatre concepts and terms, as well as historical and artistic contexts, will be studied. In addition to analyzing formal dramatic texts, students will develop a theatrical awareness of the world by exploring how theatre exists in everyday life. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0804 - THEATRE AND COLLABORATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The key to achieving a successful theatrical production is effective communication among all theatre artists during the process of development. Emphasis in this course is placed on collaboration, visualization, research, script interpretation, concept development and performance. Students will be exposed to the work of notable artists in each field and explore theatre making from the vantage point of designers, dramaturgs, playwrights, producers, critics, historians, directors and actors. Over the first two weeks, students will gain a broad base of knowledge regarding the roles and responsibilities inherent in any collaborative theatre process. In the ensuing weeks students will explore a number of contemporary artists and devise their own collaborative projects. Students will become theatre makers. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
	THEA 0810 - INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ART Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course focuses on script analysis (the examination of how a dramatic text is put together). Exploring a diverse range of dramatic forms spanning histories and geographies, we will study how a play and its structural characteristics offer possible meaning on the page and on the stage. What different analytical tools help us interpret a play text or production? How does a play’s dramatic structure and historical circumstances inform its visualization and staging in a specific time and space for an intended audience? The course will evaluate written texts as well as live performances. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., West European Studies
	THEA 0825 - CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL STAGES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course covers a specialized topic in Theatre Arts. Topics vary every semester. Current course descriptions can be in the notes section. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the students’ awareness of the actor’s process and to foster a general sense of theatre as an area of human endeavor. Students will be introduced to basic communication skills, including physical and vocal presence in front of an audience. The course will also develop an introductory level of acting skill through the use of regular warm-ups, theater games, improvisation, and simple scene study. The class will culminate in the performance of a final scene. Scenes will be selected from a diverse range of playwrights and students will examine the political, cultural and social context of each play. The course will also provide an introduction to basic theater terminology, and foster the ability to respond to and reflect on theatrical performances. Each student is required to buy a semester pass and attend university theatre productions. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
	THEA 0840 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE DESIGN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to the design of scenery, costumes and lights used in theatre. Class work consists of several design projects focusing on design development, drawing and rendering, and drafting. This course will create an awareness of the role of the designer within the scope of the total collaborative process of theatre production. Students may be required to purchase a semester pass and attend university theatre productions. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
	THEA 0842 - INTRODUCTION TO STAGECRAFT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a production-oriented course involving the study and application of the process and skills utilized in the realization of theatrical scenery, props, and lighting. This includes standard scenic construction techniques, materials and equipment of the scene shop, an introduction to scenic painting, drafting, properties design and construction, and basic lighting practices. An introduction to basic lighting equipment and stage electrics will also be addressed. This will be emphasized through experience working in the scene shop, on stage, and on department running crews. 45 Hours of work in one of these areas is required for the course. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0850 - INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces the student to Shakespeare as a playwright, that is, a maker of plays for the stage. The objective of this course is to discover how they work on us as an audience. The actual work of the course is close reading of and interaction with the plays, observation and analysis of film and theatrical treatments of Shakespeare’s work, as well as examining the cultural and historical context in which these plays were written and have been subsequently produced. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0880 - THEATRICAL PRODUCTION Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 1 A practical application course which gives the student hands-on experience in university theatre productions in one or more of the following areas: scenery/props, costume, lighting, sound, and/or stage management. The goal is to expand the student’s knowledge and understanding of production processes through team participation in the presenting of a full production. A student must complete at least 45 hours of work in an assigned area to receive 1 credit. Students must usher for 2 performances during the semester enrolled. Note: this course is offered by appointment. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Credit Laboratory Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1023 - FRENCH THEATRICAL WORKSHOP Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Three plays by Moliere will be read and analysed, and one of the adapted and staged. FR 0055 is a prerequisite. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 1100 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will explore the anatomy, physiology, and physicality of the human voice and body. The approach will be holistic mind, body, and vocal practice. Techniques learned and practiced will be applied directly to specific performance assignments throughout the semester. Students will begin by examining and identifying healthy, effective, and expressive voice and body use. Students will receive an introduction to the practices of Patsy Rodenburg, Edith Skinner, the Viewpoints, Rudolf Laban, yoga, among others. The work will focus on voice and bodywork as they relate to acting and to any area of life requiring effective communication. Emphasis in text work will be on clarity of thought, physical connection, emotional availability, and clear communication. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1101 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will build on the practices introduced in Voice & Movement 1 including presence, healthy and expressive vocal use, and effective communication. It will introduce the international phonetic alphabet, accents and dialects. Methods of accent and dialect acquisition will include vocal viewpoints, imagery, phonetics, and physical exercises. Students will research dialects and accents using such sources as: the international dialects of English archive, the visual accent archive, audio and visual recordings. Research and techniques will then be expressed through performances of monologues, scenes and poetry. This course culminates with each student’s creation and development of a solo dialect performance. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1102 - ACTING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to build foundational acting skills using Stanislavski-based exercises such as those devised by Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler and/or Uta Hagen. These exercises aim to develop the actor’s ability to listen and respond truthfully in the moment, be present and connect, work with spontaneity, build concentration, and incite the imagination. Students will learn to craft behavior by working on contemporary text and engaging in improvisational exercises with partners as well as a series of solo projects. Students will also explore given circumstances and actions/objectives while working on audition techniques with a monologue. Students will then apply textual analysis skills and build rehearsal technique by bringing him/her-self to life in a role in a scene. This course is a building block and prerequisite for other performance courses in the theatre department. Students interested in the Theater major or minor or who have theatre experience are encouraged to audition into this course (in lieu of Introduction to Performance). Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 0830; PROG: School of Arts and Sciences
	THEA 1103 - ACTING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Acting II builds on the work of Acting I with a deeper exploration of Realism and Naturalism on stage through textual analysis, scene study, physical exercises, character development, research and solo performance by challenging the student with text and styles that focus on the Modern Era of American and European History. Theoretical work would be complementary, based on the tradition of practitioners like Constantin Stanislavski, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg, deepening a student’s understanding of psychological realism. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1104 - ACTING 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course focuses on preparing and presenting roles from classical plays. Using heightened text from diverse textual sources including ancient and modern plays and poetry, students will explore language as it applies to character and intention. Actors will build on their foundational acting craft with advanced vocal and physical acting exercises to enhance character, will develop textual analysis and rehearsal skills, and will apply those techniques to performing scenes (ancient Greek playwrights, Elizabethan playwrights and other lyrical writers). Students will perform three scenes from various historical periods, at least one of which will be from a Shakespearean text. In addition, students will examine the political, cultural and social context of each play. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 0830 or 1102; PROG: School of Arts and Sciences Course Attributes: West European Studies
	THEA 1110 - DIRECTING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course intends to discover, explore, and develop the directorial crafts of the student/director. It addresses the theoretical, analytical, and practical skills requisite to the craft of directing plays for the theatre. Plays of the realistic style will be its primary focus, although some discussion may range over other styles and periods in order to provide the proper context for approaching realistic plays. The student’s directing ability will be developed through class discussion and exercises, written assignments, outside reading, and the direction of scenes from realistic plays. Students will learn methods to analyze plot, character and theme in scripts as well as techniques to translate that analysis into clear, vivid stage action. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 0830
	THEA 1111 - DIRECTING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will entail a study of scene analysis and directing projects from plays of 1860-1980. Will deal with the special demands of different playwrights. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 1110; PROG: School of Arts and Sciences
	THEA 1112 - CONTEMPORARY BLACK FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a lecture and discussion survey course that explores Contemporary Black Female Playwrights from 1990 to the present day. Students will examine these works through historical and cultural context and a contemporary lens. Student written, oral, and introductory performative presentations will analyze play texts, express critical engagement with the literature, and investigate these rich works. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 1226 - STAGECRAFT 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will entail a study of advanced technical problems through the use of drafting. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1227 - SCENE PAINTING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is a study of scene painting practices for theatre. Students will study the techniques and processes of painting in a studio class atmosphere. Tools and techniques will be demonstrated by the instructor then executed by the student on a large format canvas. Some painting projects may include how to paint marble, foliage, and/or woodgrain. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1229 - STAGE MANAGEMENT 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Principles and techniques of stage and production management as applied to professional, educational, and community theatre. Studies will include auditions, rehearsal process and organization; technical and performance process and procedures; production personnel and cost management. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1230 - STAGE LIGHTING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introduction to Stage Lighting including awareness of light, instrumentation, color theory, texture, control, basic theatrical electricity and artistic design, with an emphasis on the organization of theatrical lighting. This course will reflect the study of lighting as an art form, including design concepts, light plots, artistic elements of theatre, sequential cue relationships, and script analysis. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 1231 - STAGE LIGHTING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Using lecture, lab projects, and critique to develop the communication and implementation of ideas in lighting, while also exploring the artistic and conceptual practices of design. Advancing the development of working process consistent with current professional practices in the field of Lighting Design. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1235 - SCENE DESIGN 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is an introduction to scenic design for the theatre exploring creative uses of space to tell stories on stage. Topics covered may include introductions to script analysis, visual research, color theory, basic perspective sketching, model building, and drafting. This course will reflect the current industry practices in scenic design as an art form and may include introductions to contemporary software used in the field. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1240 - COSTUME PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is a production-oriented studio course involving the processes and skills utilized in the realization of theatrical costumes. The student will develop an understanding of the costume production process in addition to acquiring the skills necessary in the aid of the construction and completion of theatrical costumes. The student will learn basic hand sewn stitches and fasteners, proper use and operation of the sewing machinery. The student will also learn basic functions of the personnel in the costume shop, health and safety, fabric and textiles, draping, commercial and drafted patterning and costume finishing. Lectures, demonstrations and projects will supplement work done in class. Practical experience is obtained through lab hours which are obtained by working outside of class time in the costume shop on departmental theatre productions (30 hours) or get involved backstage on the wardrobe run crew. These experiences provide the students opportunities to practice skills learned in the classroom. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1245 - STAGE MAKEUP Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will offer the student a practical guide to the theory and practice of theatrical makeup and design. The student will learn how to conduct conceptual research, attain a basic skill level in stage makeup application and color selection. Using the student’s own face as a canvas, this course will familiarize students with fundamental makeup techniques, equipment, and materials. Through a combination of reading assignments, lectures, supervised demonstrations and practice sessions students will explore the relationship between the theatrical makeup designer, performer and character development thru stage makeup. The course will also introduce the student to entry level specialty/special FX makeup techniques and skills. Professional Makeup kit and textbook are required for this course. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1246 - COSTUME DESIGN 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is a foundation for the study of the basic principles, practices and techniques of costume design for the stage. Skills and methodologies used in this course will include: how the elements and principles of design relate to and are utilized in costume design; collaboration; script and character analysis; research methods; an introduction to fashion and dress history as it relates to the assigned play; fabric selection; figure drawing and costume rendering techniques. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1338 - MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to introduce students to the foundational elements of the musical theatre performer’s process and to examine the use of song in a theatrical context as a mode of human expression. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of vocal structure and technique as well as physical and vocal presence in front of an audience within the context of specific genres/ style periods of musical theatre. Fundamental acting techniques will be developed in the context of musical theatre practice through the use of regular warm-ups, theater games, improvisation, and study of song texts. Each of the three main units of the course, ensembles, duets and solo songs, will culminate in a public performance of the pieces studied in class. Standard professional practices for musical preparation and auditions will also be addressed and will include a mock audition process at the end of the term. Students will be required to attend a full production of a musical and will develop critical analytical skill through written reflection on that production as well as on their own development throughout the term. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1341 - WORLD THEATRE: 500 BCE TO 1640 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 World theatre 500 BC to 1640 investigates histories of theatre and performance (scripts, embodiment, design, audiences, conventions, cultural functions, etc.) Within local and global social, artistic and political contexts, from classical Athens to Edo Japan, colonial Mexico city to Shakespeare’s globe. The course focuses on evidence and interpretation as well as historical causation. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, DSAS The Arts General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies
	THEA 1342 - WORLD THEATRE: 1640 TO 1890 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is the second in a world theatre history sequence designed to explore the development of dramatic forms and theatre practices from the 5th century B.C.E. to the present. In World Theatre: 1640 to 1890 we will discuss the history of theatre arts ‘which includes looking at drama, design, performance traditions and audiences—from the comedies of Restoration England to emerging realism of Buchner, Zola and Ibsen. Framed by questions of documentary interpretation and historical causation, the course will analyze the larger contexts of theatrical events, including social and political history, as well as the development of non-theatrical art forms. In addition, we will discuss some contemporary scholarship examining these theatrical events. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, DSAS The Arts General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies
	THEA 1343 - WORLD THEATRE: 1890-Present Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is the third in a world theatre history sequence designed to explore the development of dramatic forms and theatre practices from the 5th century B.C.E. To 1970. In world theatre: 1890 to Present, we will discuss the history of the theatrical arts which includes looking at drama, design, performance traditions and audiences from the late dramas of Ibsen to the plays of Beckett and Pinter. Framed by questions of documentary interpretation and historical causation, the course will analyze the larger contexts of theatrical events, including social and political history, as well as the development of non-theatrical art forms. Our focus will be on Western theatre with occasional references to non-Western forms of performance and production. In addition, we will discuss some contemporary scholarship examining these theatrical events. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: LVL : So, Jr, or Sr; PROG: School of Arts and Sciences Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, DSAS The Arts General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., West European Studies
	THEA 1360 - THEATRE CRITICISM Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A practical course in the craft of theatre criticism. The class attends local theatrical productions and writes weekly reviews. Course is designed to develop skills in interpretation of the theatrical art, in understanding of how the play operates in the theatre, and in creative writing. Each student receives individual attention to interpretation problems. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212) or ENGFLM 0210 or FP (0003 or 0006) Applies to all WRIT Courses Course Attributes: Writing Requirement Course
	THEA 1361 - FORMS OF JAPANESE THEATRE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course provides a survey of various major forms of Japanese theatre using English language materials. Students will have access t0 relatively ancient forms of Japanese theatre such as kagura and noh, kabuki drama and the bunraku puppet theatre through film and videocassette. The modern and avant-garde theatre are also accessible through translation and videocassette material. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Asian Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.
	THEA 1365 - PLAYWRITING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a beginning course in the craft of playwriting. Students will read eight outside plays, will write seven scripts—the last of which is a one-act—and will critique, read aloud, and discuss the work of others in the class. Seminar/workshop style. Attendance is mandatory. Recommended: two courses from among the following three areas performance, dramatic literature, creative writing. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212) or ENGFLM 0210 or FP (0003 or 0006) Applies to all WRIT Courses Course Attributes: Writing Requirement Course
	THEA 1366 - PLAYWRITING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Playwriting II advances beyond and builds upon the craft exercises and 20 page one acts of Playwriting I to workshop students’ ongoing projects. This work might take the form of a brace or trio of one acts, an hour long portion of a full length play, or other projects to be approved by the instructor. Workshop method. Revision required. This course fulfills the W requirement. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 1365 or ENGWRT 1650; PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212) or ENGFLM 0210 or FP (0003 or 0006) Course Attributes: Writing Requirement Course
	THEA 1390 - NEW PLAY PRACTICUM Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The New Play Practicum is an advanced course designed for theatre artists (playwrights, directors, actors, mainly though there is room for stage management duties) to try the new scripts produced by students in Playwriting 2 and in some cases from Playwriting 1. The scripts will be assigned in class, table-workshopped at first, and then assigned to teams. Most rehearsals will take place outside of class with the aim of presenting seated readings or staged readings as we can in lunchtime venues throughout the term. Teamwork is key. Each student will have several practical assignments; written assignments will be tailored to each student’s needs. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1391 - SPECIAL TOPICS: THEATRE DESIGN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course covers a specialized topic in Theatre Arts. Topics vary every semester. Current course descriptions can be found in the notes section. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1392 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course covers a specialized topic in Theatre Arts. Topics vary every semester. Current course descriptions can be found in the notes section. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1393 - THEATRE AND THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 We will collectively read contemporary theatrical, political, theoretical and sociological works that engage with race in the United States, Black Lives Matter, white silence, and ally capacity building. Some of us may be just learning how to talk about the above; some of us may live it daily. Theatrical pieces, plays and performance, function as the spine for our work, around which contextual critical and historical works will coalesce. We will also actively engage with journalistic and social media, as well as films, music and dance, both in Pittsburgh and beyond. The reading and viewing materials in the course are inspired by American Theatre Magazine’s, Ferguson Theatre Syllabus, and Prof. Frank Leon Roberts, (NYU Gallatin) Black Lives Matter Movement syllabus. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 1401 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Career development for performers. The aim of this course is to introduce theatrical performers to the resources and opportunities available in theatre professions, related fields, and continuing education. The objectives are to assist the student in identifying academic and career goals and developing strategies for achieving a successful process. Performers will develop audition material, resumes, headshots and related materials necessary for the successful attainment of their career objectives. In addition, students will be asked to think in a larger context anticipating long range planning to consider Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1480 - DIRECTED PROJECT SCENERY/PROPS Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will work directly with the scenic faculty and staff on department productions on either theoretical or practical projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	THEA 1481 - DIRECTED PROJECT COSTUME/MAKEUP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will work directly with the costume faculty and staff on department productions on either theoretical or practical projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	THEA 1482 - DIRECTED PROJECT LIGHTING/SOUND Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will work directly with the lighting/sound faculty and staff on department productions on either theoretical or practical projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	THEA 1483 - DIRECTED PROJECT DIRECTING/PERF Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will entail a study of acting and directing, concentrating on the problems and techniques of the realistic/naturalistic styles and other 20th century correlatives. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	THEA 1484 - DIRECTED PROJECT BUSINESS MGT Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will work directly with the design and tech faculty and staff on department productions on either theoretical or practical projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	THEA 1485 - DIRECTED PROJECT STAGE MANAGEMENT Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will work directly with the stage management faculty and staff on departmental productions on either theoretical or practical projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1486 - DIRECTED PROJECT DRAMATURGY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 This course involves studying the practice and theory of dramaturgy under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Depending on the student’s area of interest and experience, the course may focus on dramaturgy at the introductory level or a more specialized dramaturgy project. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Attributes: Capstone Course
	THEA 1487 - DIRECTED PROJECT UNDERGRAD TEACHING ASSISTANT Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will work directly with a faculty member as a Teaching Assistant for a course. To be eligible for a T.A. position, students must: be a Theatre Arts Major or Minor, be at least an emerging Junior or farther in their academic career, have completed both THEA 0804 and THEA 0810, be in good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or better, and have completed the course in which the TA position is sought, earning a 3.5 or better in the class. This Directed Study can be taken for 1-3 credits depending on the amount of work and class time agreed upon with the instructor of record. Permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Theatre Department and the faculty member acting as Instructor of Record is required. Please see the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Theatre Department for more details. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 1488 - THEATRE PRODUCTION Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will entail participation in the theatre arts department’s productions in one of several categories for upper classmen and graduate students. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Credit Laboratory Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: THEATRE ARTS Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Independent work on a project in theatre, supervised by a member of the theatre faculty. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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SA 1550 - DIRECTED STUDY-PAINTING

SA 1570 - DIRECTED STUDY-DIGITAL

SA 1600 - SENIOR SEMINAR

SA 1604 - SENIOR EXHIBITION

SA 1800 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO ARTS

SA 1900 - INTERNSHIP

SA 1902 - DIRECTED RESEARCH

SA 1904 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP

BUSSCM 1720 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP

BUSSCM 1725 - GLOBAL SUPPLY NETWORKS AND MANUFACTURING CULTURES IN LATIN AMERICA

BUSSCM 1730 - MANAGING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS

BUSSCM 1740 - PURCHASING & SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

BUSSCM 1750 - REVENUE MANAGEMENT

BUSSCM 1760 - DATA MINING

BUSSCM 1766 - PROJECTS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

BUSSCM 1780 - SIX SIGMA

BUSSCM 1790 - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENT STUDY

BUSSCM 1795 - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP

BUSSCM 1825 - MARITIME SUPPLY CHAIN

SWAHIL 0101 - SWAHILI 1

SWAHIL 0102 - SWAHILI 2

SWAHIL 0103 - SWAHILI 3

SWAHIL 0104 - SWAHILI 4

SWAHIL 0105 - SWAHILI 5

SWAHIL 0106 - SWAHILI 6

SWAHIL 0107 - SWAHILI 7

SWAHIL 0108 - SWAHILI 8

SWAHIL 0111 - INTRODUCTION TO SWAHILI LANGUAGE ABROAD

SWAHIL 0112 - CONTINUING SWAHILI LANGUAGE ABROAD

SWAHIL 1615 - SWAHILI COASTAL CULTURE: GATEWAY TO AFRICA

SWAHIL 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

SWAHIL 1905 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN SWAHILI

SWAHIL 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN SWAHILI

SWE 0101 - SWEDISH 1

SWE 0102 - SWEDISH 2

SWE 0103 - SWEDISH 3

SWE 0104 - SWEDISH 4

SWE 0105 - SWEDISH 5

SWE 0106 - SWEDISH 6

SWE 0107 - SWEDISH 7

SWE 0111 - INTRODUCTION TO SWEDISH LANGUAGE IN SWEDEN

SWE 0112 - CONTINUING SWEDISH LANGUAGE IN SWEDEN

SWE 1615 - SWEDEN - FROM VIKINGS TO NOW

SWE 1620 - SWEDEN HERE AND NOW - A SOCIETY IN CHANGE

SWE 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

SWE 1905 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN SWEDISH

SWE 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN SWEDISH

THEA 0115 - THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

THEA 0375 - INTRODUCTION TO OPERA

THEA 0505 - ENJOY PERFORMANCES

THEA 0800 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS

THEA 0804 - THEATRE AND COLLABORATION

THEA 0810 - INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ART

THEA 0825 - CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL STAGES

THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE

THEA 0840 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE DESIGN

THEA 0842 - INTRODUCTION TO STAGECRAFT

THEA 0850 - INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE

THEA 0880 - THEATRICAL PRODUCTION

THEA 1023 - FRENCH THEATRICAL WORKSHOP

THEA 1100 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT 1

THEA 1101 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT 2

THEA 1102 - ACTING 1

THEA 1103 - ACTING 2

THEA 1104 - ACTING 3

THEA 1110 - DIRECTING 1

THEA 1111 - DIRECTING 2

THEA 1112 - CONTEMPORARY BLACK FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS

THEA 1226 - STAGECRAFT 2

THEA 1227 - SCENE PAINTING

THEA 1229 - STAGE MANAGEMENT 1

THEA 1230 - STAGE LIGHTING 1

THEA 1231 - STAGE LIGHTING 2

THEA 1235 - SCENE DESIGN 1

THEA 1240 - COSTUME PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY

THEA 1245 - STAGE MAKEUP

THEA 1246 - COSTUME DESIGN 1

THEA 1338 - MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE

THEA 1341 - WORLD THEATRE: 500 BCE TO 1640