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SCIENCE

SCI 0124

Concepts of Science

4 Hours

This course is designed to satisfy state requirements enabling the student to enroll in college level science courses. It covers basic concepts in high school science.  This course meets 5 hours per week and carries no (0) credit towards graduation. Class 3 hours, lab 2 hours.


SCI 2124

Earth Science

4 Hours

An introduction to the principles of earth science.  Course content explores earth’s place in the universe and solar system, the formation, structure and occurrence of minerals and rocks, composition and structure of the earth and the modification of its surface by internal and external processes.  BACONE CORE

SOCIOLOGY

SOC 1113

Introduction to Sociology

3 Hours

This course is designed to give a general survey of the field of sociology and its newer developments as well as to acquaint the student with the theory and fundamental process of the subject. 


SOC 2113

Social Problems

3 Hours

A study of the prominent social problems present in the world.  Special emphasis is placed on American society and on comparing and contrasting different cultural value systems and their approaches to social problems.  


SOC 2213

Introduction to Social Work

3 Hours

An introduction to the profession of social work, including its purpose, systems of social welfare (e.g. child welfare, corrections, family services, mental health) and methods. 


SOC 2223

The Family

3 Hours

A course dealing with family-life education.  The study of human relationships including marriage, individual adjustment, family adjustment, children in the home and values in democratic community living.  


SOC 2231-2253

Special Studies in Sociology

1-3 Hours

A variety of course offerings providing the opportunity for the student to study designated topics and problems in sociology.  Offered when warranted by student interest.

SPEECH

SPC 1713

Speaking and Thinking Critically

3 Hours

This course offers an introduction into public speaking and logical argument. Course content includes instruction and practice in writing, developing, and presenting public speeches, engaging in logical argument, and critical thinking.


SPORTS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

SME 3003

Governing Bodies in Sports

3 Hours

This course is designed to gain a familiarization with the major components of the bodies that govern sports competition. The bodies include: recreational associations, the High School Activities Association, the NAIA, and the NCAA. Comparative studies will be conducted to establish the relationship between these bodies and how they affect each other.


SME 3113

Sports Marketing

3 Hours

This course is designed to provide the sport manager with an overview of the major marketing issues facing the sport industry. Course content focuses on developing basic knowledge and understanding of sport marketing and sponsorship for educational, recreational, and professional settings.


SME 3203

Coaching and Sports Pedagogy

3 Hours

General techniques and concerns dealing with the coaching of an athlete will be covered. A specific focus will be placed on effective pedagogical skills in coaching, including feedback, use of practice time and fundamental techniques of sports skills.


SME 3403

Organization and Administration of HPE and Athletics

3 Hours

This course is designed and taught as a preparatory informative course to assist future athletic, health fitness, and physical education directors in the art of administration. Prerequisite:  PED 1002 or PED 1003.


SME 3503

Sports Management

3 Hours

This course allows the student to integrate knowledge of the functional areas of business as they apply to the management and operation of sports and recreational facilities and organizations.


SME 4113

Sports Law

3 Hours

This course examines the fundamental relationship between law and sports focusing on legal issues facing players, coaches, sport administrators, and the sports industry.


SME 4303

Psychology of Coaching

3 Hours

This course approaches the subject of coaching from an organizational and psychological viewpoint.  It develops and explores the psychological and philosophical attitudes of prospective coaches.


SME 4403

Site Observation in Sports as a Business

3 Hours

This course will consist of a variety of specific settings where students can observe and research various aspects of corporate sports fields or sports peripherals used in the business profession. Students will learn to compare and contrast these settings in regard to their demands and expectations from a Christian world-view perspective. May be taken as an alternative to SME 4501-4506 in combination with another approved elective.


SME 4501-4506

Internship in Sports Management

1-6 Hours

This course involves putting into practice those things learned in academic preparation. An internship site will be determined by the student's future goals. The internship may be set up in a variety of different areas such as coaching, sports administration, sports information, facilities management, sports marketing, etc. The internship will have specific learning objectives and 40 hours of contact field experience will be equivalent to 1 hour of internship made accountable by the instructor in charge of the internship. Prerequisite: 2.5 overall GPA. (If a 2.5 overall GPA is not obtained by the final semester, SME 4403 and three hours of relevant course work will be chosen by the advisor for substitution.

THEATRE

All 3-hour THE courses, or taking THE2311, Theatre Practicum I, three times, will satisfy the Guided Liberal Arts elective.


Most THE classes require an outside commitment of practical lab hours, consisting of work on technical responsibilities for that semester’s mainstage production. Students have flexible time and duty options for completing these hours. With the exception of technical theatre classes, most THE classes require ten [10] lab hours, representing 10% of the grade in each class.


THE 1102

Stage Make-Up

2 Hours

The study and practice of make-up design for the stage including character analysis and design techniques. Students will design corrective, old age and nonrealistic makeup and learn to construct a moustache. Students will design makeup for the mainstage production that semester and will teach actors how to read make-up design charts and correctly apply their own makeup. 20 lab hours required. All students are required to purchase a makeup kit. Lab fee.


THE 1113

The Performing Arts Today

3 Hours

Demystifying the performance process through the study of the nature of live and filmed American theatrical productions from the aspects of creators, performers, behind-the-scenes personnel, and audience members. Students will learn basic theory and then put it into practice through simplified activities.


THE 1223

Beginning Acting

3 Hours

This class introduces techniques required for realistic acting, actor preparation, and theatre games to majors and nonmajors. Ten laboratory hours and auditioning for faculty-directed production are required. Limit: 18 students. Note: this course will only be taught in HUM 2003 Creativity: Acting.


THE 2003

American Theatre

3 Hours

Students develop a working knowledge of the background, current structure, and trends in live theatre as it is practiced today in the United States. They learn to understand and explain the development of theatre in America, the nature and function of theatre in contemporary society, and the nature and function of non-mainstream movements in theatre. 10 lab hours required.


THE 2113

Diction and Dialect Reduction

3 Hours

This course stresses the fundamentals of oral reading. Students practice exercises and present readings to improve personal diction, vocal variety, and develop a discriminating “listening ear.” Excellent for any student whose major field is concerned with the spoken word.   Recommended for students with strong regional dialects and for international students wishing to improve their grasp of spoken English. Cross-listed as COM2113.


THE 2223

Advance Acting

3 Hours

Continues the development of actor skills of communicating simply and honestly on stage through action and analysis; also includes a unit on Stage Voice.  Introduces the work of great acting teachers, such as Konstantin Stanislavsky, Viola Spolin, Augusto Boal, Jerzy Grotowski, and Sanford Meisner.  Prerequiste:  THE1223 Beginning Acting.    Limit:  18 students.

 

THE 2223

Acting for Majors

3 Hours

Continues the development of actor skills of communicating simply and honestly on stage through action and analysis; also includes a unit on Stage Voice.  Introduces the work of great acting teachers, such as Konstantin Stanislavsky, Viola Spolin, Augusto Boal, Jerzy Grotowski, and Sanford Meisner.  Prerequiste:  THE1223 Beginning Acting.    Limit:  18 students. 


THE 2311

Theatre Lab I

1 Hour

Repeatable credit for performance or backstage responsibilities for first mainstage production of a semester. Minimum commitment of running crew or twenty-five hours of tech construction work. Actors earn roles through open audition process. The production rehearsal schedule functions as the class calendar. Students can lose a letter grade for missing a performance; missing strike; unexplained absences from rehearsals; and continuing poor attitude toward the ensemble nature of a theatrical production. Course may be added up to the week before production opens; signature of Director of Theatre required.


THE 2321

Theatre Lab II

1 Hour

Repeatable credit for performance or backstage responsibilities for second mainstage production in any given semester or other appropriate theatrical activity. All specifications of THE2311 apply.


THE 2404

Stagecraft

4 Hours

An introduction to the elements of technical theatre.  Students gain theoretical and practical understanding of scenery, lighting, properties, costumes, sound, and makeup as well as backstage safety rules and regulations.  Twenty laboratory hours required.


THE 2431, 2432, 2433

Special Studies in Theatre

1-3 Hours

Advanced study in theatrical analysis, research, dramaturgy, or other areas of student interest. Recommended for students considering advanced study in dramatic literature or theatre history. Serious intent and capacity to work independently required.


THE 2413

Script Analysis

3 Hours

A study of major playscripts from classical Greece to the contemporary era, focusing on reading and interpreting those works as literary documents or blueprints intended for performance. Students study scripts within both the original and contemporary performance contexts.


THE 2421

Theatre Lab III

1 Hour

Repeatable credit for advanced performance, design, backstage or other responsibilities for any mainstage production or other appropriate activity. All specifications of THE2311 apply.


THE 2422

Stage Management

2 Hours

This course provides an advanced student with experience in stage management. It includes the administrative responsibilities of a theatrical production and oversight of actors and backstage crew during a production, under the mentorship of the show’s faculty director. Only one student may register for this course for any given mainstage theatre production. Permission of Instructor.


THE 2553

Playwriting

3 Hours

An introduction to the craft of playwriting.  Students study professional playwrights’ works in a theoretical context and, through creative writing exercises, learn to write scenes of action, conflict, dialogue, and character.  Each student’s exercises are read aloud in class and commented on by other members of the class.  Final project is a 10-minute play, which will receive a staged reading at the end of the semester.  Recommended for all students interested in Creative Writing.  Limit:    12 students.  


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