Courses

Reading and independent study in selected areas under supervision of faculty sponsor. May be repeated for total of three semester hours credit. 12 semester hours of BY with BY GPA of 3.0 and permission of instructor required.

SU. Conferences, problems and assigned reading in soils and crops, including results of agronomic research from the substations and experiment fields. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Individual or small group study of an advanced, specialized area of Mechanical Engineering under faculty direction. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

(6 clock hours per week). This course is a continuation of VAR 491 Directed Studio Studies will give the advanced students the ability to continue directed art into a larger, more mature body of work. The content of the course is to be determined by the student and the cooperating faculty. All projects will be directed to the completion of the body of work to be curated into the VAR 402 Senior Exhibition show or a lecture/publication.

Directed study in area of special interest for the superior student in French. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

An interactive and project-oriented course which adapts the principles of directing into electronic media. The student will focus on the creation of several directorial projects including creation and adaptation of texts for performance and direction of actors to achieve the desired vision.

Through class discussions and presentations of various styles, theories and approaches to the craft and art of directing, students will apply new ideas and concepts in a practical, hands-on studio setting. This studio work will be augmented with the direction of a short one-act play or extended scene with minimal, “bare-bones” production value at the end of the semester. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Practical application of skills learned in THEA 322 (Beginning Directing), with focus on advanced studies in scene analysis and play structure, continued- blocking techniques, and working with the actor. Additional emphasis placed on designing the rehearsal period, working with designers, and complete preparation for directing a full-length, mainstage production.

In this intensive course, students will develop their cinematic voices by designing and completing a polished narrative short film. This course is intended to serve as a praxis-based bridge between the academic environment and the professional filmmaking world, emphasizing student leadership, independence, and ambition. This course models the creative, technical, logistical, and collaborative problem-solving methods used by successful directors and project leaders.

This course is conceptualized as a mechanism for students to draw upon all previous courses in the MSW Program and integrate and apply all that they have learned. The course is taken concurrently with the final block field placement. Students demonstrate mastery of the theoretical and empirically-based knowledge from all components of the curriculum, and the ability to apply this knowledge in advanced social work practice with children, youth, and families.