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PATH 344 WORLD DRAMA ANDTHEATRE (3)Three hours lecture per weekExplores world dramatic literature inperformance and production. The focusis largely on plays and performance textsby non-Western authors, and is organizedaround one or more themes. This courseis regional in organization rather thanchronological. Texts studied feature thefollowing regions: Asia, Oceania, SouthAsia & Middle East, Africa, and LatinAmerica.Same as ENGL 344GenEd: C2, InterdisciplinaryPATH 380 ACTING II (3)Six hours activity per weekPrerequisite: PATH 280Emphasizes character work andcontemporary acting theories.Includes performance of scenes fromcontemporary multicultural plays.Repeatable up to 6 units.PATH 382 DIRECTING (3)Six hours activity per weekPrerequisite: Junior standingIntroduction to techniques and practiceof directing stage plays. Students directscenes and one-acts.PATH 410 SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105or Equivalent and one upper divisionliterature courseStudy of the many aspects ofShakespeare’s plays as literature--language, context, form and style--aswell as the ways in which these elementswork as parts of a whole, which includesspoken speech and other sounds as wellas physical form and movement.Same as ENGL 410PATH 412 DRAMA OF ANCIENT GREECE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105or Equivalent and one upper divisionliterature courseA survey of ancient Greek drama andthe culture/society that produced it. Thecourse will examine a representativesample of the major plays. Among thetopics considered will be: the tragic andcomic festivals, tragedy’s relationship withAthenian democracy, the nature of Greektheaters and ancient theatrical productiontechniques, religion and drama, womenand tragedy, tragic and comic heroism,myth and tragedy, and the legacy ofGreek tragedy in the modern world.Same as ENGL 412PATH 444 ORIGINAL PRACTICE INRENAISSANCE DRAMA (3)Three hours lecture per weekIn this class, students will learn aboutthe theaters of the Renaissance, theplaywrights whose plays were performedin them, and explore the differences thatoccur when the plays are performed ina venue resembling those of the originalRose, Blackfriars and Globe theaters.Same as ENGL 444GenEd: C2, InterdisciplinaryPATH 463 WRITING FOR THE STAGE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorThe writing of stage plays is the focusof this class. The seminar format allowsstudents the opportunity to talk about theirwriting and to receive critiques from theirpeers as well as the instructor. Repeatableby topic up to 6 units.Same as ENGL 463PATH 499 PERFORMING ARTSCAPSTONE IN THEATRE (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisites: PA 350, PA 360, SeniorstandingStudents will join in the capstoneexperience course and blend theirknowledge and practice to produce aninterdisciplinary performing arts project.Alternatively, students may receive aninternship with a theatre company.Physical EducationPHED 102 SEMINAR IN TRADITIONALMARTIAL ARTS: TAI JI (1)Two hours activity per weekThis course provides instruction in thetraditional Chinese art of Tai Ji. In additionto learning to perform the movements,students will learn about Daoistphilosophy, and history of Chinese martialarts. Traditional Chinese health principleswill also be covered. Repeatable.GenEd: EPHED 105 ZEN OF SURFING (1)Two hours activity per weekExploration of the physiological andpsychological benefits that resultfrom human interaction with forces ofnature. Students develop an increasedunderstanding of the ocean and complexdynamics that underlie the sport of surfing.The interrelationship between physicalactivity and personal aesthetics isexplored through weekly surfing activities.GenEd: EPHED 110 WELLNESS (2)Two hours lecture per weekExamines the interrelationship of the mindand body as it relates to the concept ofwellness. Covers physical fitness, sportselection, and differing types of exercise.This is not an activity/performance course.GenEd: EPHED 208 INTRODUCTION TOKINESIOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the field of human movement,introduces biomechanics, anatomy,exercise physiology , and motorlearning. Basic anatomy, function of themusculoskeletal system, laws of motion,principles of force, equilibrium concepts,and laws governing projectiles will beintroduced and applied to various sportsactivities. The student will develop theability to analyze skill movements inspecific sport activities. This is not anactivity/performance course.GenEd: EPHED 302 MOTOR LEARNING,FITNESS, AND DEVELOPMENTIN CHILDREN (2)Two hours lecture per weekPhysical education for children,fundamentals of motor learning, health,fitness and age-appropriate activitiesfor elementary school age children.Teaching, planning and implementingan effective physical education program.May be taken concurrently with PHED303.GenEd: EPhysical SciencePHSC 170 FOUNDATIONS INPHYSICAL SCIENCE (4)Three hours lecture and three hourslaboratory per weekThe areas covered include the physicalproperties of solids, liquids, and gases;physical and chemical changes in matter;atomic theory and the periodic table; theprinciples of motion and energy; forcesand the motion of particles; sources andtransformations of energy including heat,electricity, magnetism, light, and sound;renewable and non-renewable energysources; and the conservation of energyresources.GenEd: B1Course Descriptions2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog281