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3.00 Credits
A continuation of SPA 101 taking the basics and building from there to allow students to develop fluency in writing and speech. The emphasis is on developing skills in reading and writing, on comprehension and on practicing spoken Spanish. The course provides students with opportunities for self-expression and encourages effective oral and written communication skills. Prerequisite: SPA 101 or basic knowledge of Spanish with permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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Students will investigate and put into practice the various styles and methods of communicating publicly, from notes, ex tempore, memorized, and reading aloud. Students will learn the skills relevant to good speech communication: conception, organization, techniques of generating interest, the use of audio-visual aids, audience inclusion and involvement, and overcoming performance apprehension. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
A different social or political issue is explored each week or two; team taught with half the course dealing with social issues and half the course dealing with political issues. This course provides the opportunity for a cross-disciplinary approach and seeks to introduce students to important social science concepts and research findings. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. 3 Cr
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An interdisciplinary inquiry into the historical, cultural and developmental issues in human sexuality. Current literature and research are reviewed. As this course includes an examination of sexuality, it includes materials that may be deemed explicit or provocative for many. Individual discretion is advised. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and sophomore standing or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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This course orients students to the field of applied psychology. It is designed to help the beginning mental health professional develop basic therapeutic skills, understand the role of the counselor and the unique dynamics which exist in the therapeutic relationship, understand the ethical nature of the relationship, and to begin to define a working definition of psychological growth and mental health from a multicultural perspective. This course balances theory and practice and provides students with the opportunity to integrate theoretical and practical learning through regular role-play, to examine their own therapeutic interventions, and to begin to define their own therapeutic style. Prerequisites: PSY 110 and PSY 230. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
A course introducing students to the study of human populations (Demography) and their relationships to and with the environment (Human Ecology). Topics covered include the socio-economic determinants of fertility, mortality and migration, carrying capacity, urbanization, and environmental stress. Students are expected to manipulate and analyze demographic data. An environmental policy analysis project synthesizes demography and human ecology. Prerequisite: MAT 113, junior standing, or permission of instructor. (SOC 114 recommended but not required.) 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the literary and practical aspects of the theatrical idiom by participating in classroom discussions on a survey of plays integral to the development of the theatre and the theatrical context. The class also includes participation in the making of theatre, through either involvement in a departmental production or a pre-approved independent project. Subjects include script reading and analysis, the creative components and structure of theatrical art, stage conventions, historical perspectives, and the nature of creative and collaborative work. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the talents and skills used on stage by the actor. Students' voices, body movement, and imaginations are developed through a series of exercises. Emphasis is on analysis of characters and scripts as well as performance skills. Prerequisite: THE 101. 3 Cr
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Meets weekly for students who wish to fulfill technical roles in UMM theatrical productions. During classes students participate in production meetings (during which communication and planning for productions occurs), workshops in the backstage arts (lighting, sound, costume and set design), and general theatre support activities (set construction, electrics, publicity, box office and house management). May be repeated for credit. 1-3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the development of Western theatre from its roots in Greek tragedy to the contemporary. Special focus is on the nature of theatre-in-performance including the physical development of theatre spaces, staging concepts, and the artist-audience relationship. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and THE 101, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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