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TEC 288 Optical Testing
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Common techniques and equipment for testing of optical systems and components. Includes optical testing theory,
measurement of paraxial parameters, interferometers, non-interferometric tests, and surface profiling.
Prerequisite(s): TEC 103.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
TEC 290 Technology Education Field Experience
1-6 cr. hrs. 5-30 periods (5-30 lab)
Participation in a high technology placement to provide experience in the practical application of classroom instruction.
Includes practical experience, observation of business practices, job skills preparation, and an emphasis on work-place
behaviors.
Information:
Consent of instructor is required before enrolling in this course.
May be taken two times for a maximum of six credit hours.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
Theater
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
THE 104 Voice and Movement for the Actor
3 cr. hrs. 4 periods (2 lec., 2 lab)
Principles and practice of voice and movement skills for the actor. Includes phonetics, physical isolation and awareness
exercises, development and practice of stage dialects, and physicalization of character.
Information: May be taken five times for a maximum of fifteen credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
THE 105 Theater Appreciation
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
An exploration of the theory and practice of the discipline of theatre art. Includes setting the stage for understanding and
appreciating theatre arts, the artists, and production of the play.
Prerequisite(s): WRT 100 or 101 or 102.
Information:
Student are expected to attend and critique a minimum of three theatrical performances.
Students may, at the discretion of the the instructor, receive additional credit for participation in a PCC theatre
production when this participation is not part of the student’s requirements for another class.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
THE 110 Movement/Dance for Actors
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Physical dynamics of actor training. Includes relaxation and warm-up techniques, vocabulary for movement, use of
movement in developing acting skills, and improvisation for scenes and text analysis. Also includes execution of basic
dance and movement, as well as the history of dance and movement for musical theater, and exercises.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
TECHNOLOGY — THEATER
THE 111 Stagecraft
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles and the practical application to the operation and techniques of various types of stages and stage scenery.
Includes theater organization, geography, shop safety, tools and hardware applications, historic overview, construction
design, three-dimensional scenery, and properties research. Also includes acquisition, maintenance, costume design, stage
rigging systems, paint, materials handling, measuring, construction, assembly, finishing, rigging, and painting techniques.
Corequisite(s): THE 113
Offered: Fall, Spring.
THE 113 Stagecraft Crew
1 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lab)
Preparing, organizing, setting up, running and shifting of theatrical sets, properties and costumes for approved theatrical
productions. Includes scenic cost estimates and budget, construction, planning and execution, production deadlines,
property acquisition, and props construction. Also includes painting and finishing, scenery shifting, and property
organization, distribution, and security.
Corequisite(s): THE 111
Offered: Fall. Spring.
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