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262012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendumcommunication of complex ideas in the exhibitionenvironment. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL.—III. (III.)McNeil(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)194HA. Special Study for Honors Students(3)Independent study—9 hours. Prerequisite: qualificationfor Letters and Science Honors Program; seniorstanding; approval of Design Honors Program proposalby the Curriculum Committee and majoradviser. Limited enrollment. Preparation and presentationof a culminating project. Supervision of aninstructor in one of the creative or scholarly areas ofDesign. (Deferred grading only, pending completionof sequence.)—II. (II.)(new course—eff. spring 13)194HB. Special Study for Honors Students(3)Independent study—9 hours. Prerequisite: course194HA; qualification for Letters and Science HonorsProgram; senior standing; consent of instructor. Limitedenrollment. Preparation and presentation of aculminating project. Supervision of an instructor inone of the creative or scholarly areas of Design.(Deferred grading only, pending completion ofsequence.)—III. (III.)(new course—eff. spring 13)Dramatic ArtNew and changed courses inDramatic Art (DRA)Lower Division1. Theatre, Performance and Culture (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introductoryinvestigation of the nature of performance, movingfrom performance theory to consideration of variousmanifestations of performance including theatre, filmand media, performance art, dance, sports, rituals,political and religious events, and other “occasions.”Not open to students who have completed course1S. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, DD, VL,WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Bogad, Hunter, Rossini(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)5. Understanding Performance:Appreciation of Modern Theatre, Dance,Film and Performance Art (4)Lecture/discussion—2 hours; discussion—5 hours;tutorial—1 hour. Relevance of theatre and performanceto modern culture and society. Approaches totheatre/dance/media/performance art, integratedinto Mondavi Centre for the Arts and Theatre andDance Department programs. GE credit: ArtHum,Div | AH, DD, OL, VL, WC.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)10. Introduction to Acting (3)Laboratory/discussion—4 hours; term paper. Fundamentalsof movement, speech, theatre games, andimprovisation. Selected reading and viewing of theatreproductions. Intended for students not specializingin Dramatic Art. GE credit: OL, VL.—I, II, III. (I, II,III.)(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)11. Introduction to Presentation Skills (2)Lecture/laboratory—4 hours. Class size limited to20 students. Development of clear oral and physicalcommunication skills that build confidence, presentationalstyle and clarity for students whose commandof English is at a basic level.—I, III. (I, III.)(new course—eff. spring 13)20. Introduction to Dramatic Art (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Understandingand appreciation of both the distinctive and collaborativecontributions of playwright, actor,director, and designer to the total work of dramaticart. Study of plays from the major periods of dramaticart in their cultural contexts. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, VL, WC, WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III,IV.)(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)24. Visual Aspects of Dramatic Art (4)Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Understanding andappreciation of the visual aspects of dramatic art:theatre architecture, scenery, lighting, costume, andmakeup. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL.—Iacovelli,Morgan, Munn(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)Upper Division111. Advanced Presentation Skills (2)Lecture/laboratory—4 hours. Class size limited to20 students. Development of clear oral and physicalcommunication skills that build confidence, presentationalstyle and clarity for students whose commandof English is at a competent to fluent level. GEcredit: OL.—I, III. (I, III.)(new course—eff. spring 13)115. Advanced Study of Major Film Makers(4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—2 hours.Prerequisite: course 15. Analysis of the contributionof some outstanding film creators. Study of diverseaesthetic theories of the cinema and their applicationto selected films. GE credit: VL.—II. (II.)(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)120. Intermediate Acting/Gateway: TheActor's Toolkit (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course21A or consent of instructor. Limited enrollment.Implementation of acting tools drawn predominantlyfrom Stanislavsky’s ‘system’. Gateway into theAdvanced Acting courses. GE credit: OL, VL.—I. (I.)Leavy, Merlin(new course—eff. spring 13)121A. Advanced Acting: Scene Study andScript Analysis (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course120 and consent of instructor. Limited enrollment. Indepthstudy, analysis and performance of texts fromdifferent eras, genres and styles. Implementation oftools to undertake independent preparation of charactercreation. May be repeated up to eight units forcredit. Since acting requires repetition to habituatethe body and imagination to new practices, thiscourse may be taken twice. New scripts and scenesmust be undertaken in the repetition. Offered in alternateyears. GE credit: OL, VL.—(I.) Merlin(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)121B. Advanced Acting: RehearsalProcesses and Practices (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course120 and consent of instructor. Limited enrollment.Development of rehearsal practice and etiquette,using a variety of scenes from different eras andgenres. May be repeated up to eight units for credit.The course has been established to enable visitingartists in residence to undertake the instruction, aswell as faculty. Therefore, this course may be takentwice, as students will be exposed to different professionalpractitioners’ working processes. New etudes,scripts and scenes must be undertaken in the repetition.Offered irregularly. GE credit: OL, VL.—II.(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)121C. Advanced Acting: Character andStyle (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course120 and consent of instructor. Limited enrollment.Study of psycho-physical techniques to create characterswith an emphasis on non-realistic styles. Maybe repeated up to eight units for credit. Since actingrequires repetition to habituate the body and imaginationto new practices, this course may be takentwice. New scripts and scenes must be undertaken inthe repetition. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum | OL, VL.—II.(change in existing course—eff. fall 12)122A. Advanced Acting: Devising andCollaboration (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course120; consent of instructor. Study and practice of variousdevising techniques, to collaborate on and producea series of short etudes and dramatic scenes/short plays. May be repeated up to eight units forcredit. Since acting requires repetition to habituatethe body and imagination to new practices, thiscourse may be taken twice. New scripts and scenesmust be undertaken in the repetition. Limited enrollment.GE credit: OL, VL.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)122B. Advanced Acting: Shakespeare andHis Contemporaries (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course120 and consent of instructor. Limited enrollment.Study and performance of classical texts (monologuesand dialogues), with a focus on Shakespeareand the Elizabethan world view. May be repeatedup to eight units for credit. Since acting requires repetitionto habituate the body and imagination to newpractices, this course may be taken twice. Newmonologues and scenes must be undertaken in therepetition. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: OL,VL.—(I.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)122C. Advanced Acting: Special Topics inActing (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course120 and/or consent of instructor. Dramatic Artsmajors. Restricted to Dramatic Arts majors. Limitedenrollment. Intensive study and practical explorationof a specialized area (for example, World Theatre,Social Theatre, Physical Theatre, Musical Theatre,the Ancient Greeks, etc). May be repeated up toeight units for credit. This course is taught by visitingartists and/or faculty seeking to implement specialisedareas of practical research into the curriculum.Students may therefore repeat this course in order towork with a range of practitioners. Offered irregularly.—(III.)(new course—eff. spring 13)124A. Principles of Theatrical Design:Scenery (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24or consent of instructor. Scene design processes,working drawings, sketching techniques, scale models,methods and materials of scenery construction.GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL.—I. (I.) Iacovelli(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)124B. Principles of Theatrical Design:Scenery (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24or consent of instructor. Analysis of plays in terms ofscene design, elements of design, execution ofdesigns for modern and period plays. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, VL.—II. (II.) Iacovelli(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience