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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the process of analyzing, directing and staging plays, demonstration and laboratory sessions. Students majoring in speech and drama will produce a one-act play as part of this class and are required to take the course for three hours credit. Non-majors may take the course for 3 hours credit with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: SD 151 and junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
A critical analysis of the roles that radio, television, and film play in aspects of American life, including culture, politics, education, and child development. Examination of significant research in the three media. Ancillary comparisons with magazines and newspapers. Recommended for juniors and seniors.
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3.00 Credits
The critical analysis of how people persuade, argue, and sell ideas to a variety of audiences. Focus on contemporary persuasion, techniques, the question of ethics, and emotional/logical appeals. Argumentation and sample debating will be included. Course will include an examination of the persuasion used by modern social movements, prominent leaders as well as some demagogues. Prerequisite: SD 111 or SD 112.
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1.00 Credits
This course involves hands-on theater production. Students may take advantage of internship opportunities that become available in the area of theater production. These internships involve off-campus supervision at local establishments (usually schools) and periodic conferences with the on-campus instructor. Prerequisites: the completion of at least two theater courses and permission of the on-campus instructor. This course may be repeated up to three times.
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3.00 Credits
Concentration may be in the areas of film, speech, or theater.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
In this travel course, students will study Mexican culture in order to enhance their understanding of social justice. The course culminates in a seven-day trip to Guadalajara, where we will visit factories, schools, museums, and churches. On-campus preparation for such travel will include a brief overview of Mexican history, a study of Christian perspectives on social justice, and a discussion of novels and stories that depict a range of topics relevant to contemporary Mexico (work conditions, education and literacy, the role of the Catholic church and the family, relations with the U.S.). Students will keep a journal of their reading and travel experiences, and they will complete a research paper or project after returning from Mexico. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor in consultation with the Director of Campus Ministry. Fulfills the general education multicultural requirement.
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3.00 Credits
In this travel course, students will study Appalachian culture in order to enhance their understanding of social justice. The course culminates in a seven-day trip to West Virginia, where we will tutor people of all ages in a learning center. We will live with families and visit an old coal mine. There may also be opportunities to visit schools and medical facilities. On-campus preparation for such travel will include a brief overview of Appalachian history, a study of Christian perspectives on social justice, and a discussion of novels and stories that depict a range of topics relevant to Appalachian culture. Students will keep a journal of their reading and travel experiences, and they will complete a research paper or project after returning from West Virginia. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor in consultation with the Director of Volunteerism and Service Learning.
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3.00 Credits
In this travel course, students will examine the experience of Mexican immigrants in south Texas and northern Mexico as well as here in the Midwest. Students will examine issues of immigration in light of Catholic understandings of equality and social justice. The course will include a significant local service component and, over Fall break, a consciousness-raising "border witness experience"in Texas with the ARISE program, sponsored by Sisters of Mercy and other religious communities. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
In this travel course, students will immerse themselves in a service learning experience. During the winter term, students will spend the first few day of class learning about the importance of service through life and preparing for departure to San Juan, Texas. The class will then spend two weeks doing carious service projects in Texas and Mexico. The service experiences will range from building houses for those in need, to working at a free health clinic. Students will have some discretion regarding the type of service experiences they wish to perform. In addition, students will read, discuss and reflect on, though group sessions and writing, Robert Cole's book The Call of Service. Students will also be required to maintain a daily journal of reflections, participate in group discussions regarding daily activities, and prepare a group presentation of their experiences. This course will have additional expenses.
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