General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

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dntA 2267 prACtiCuM-dentAl AssistAnt prerequisite: dntA 1167 Credit: 2 (15 lab) Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college, and student . drAM 1161 MusiCAl tHeAtre i prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 1 (0 lecture, 4 lab) Focus on the study and performance of works from the musical theatre repertory, including musical comedy, reviews, operetta, and basic vocal and movement skills . Theatre attendance and/or assistance in college productions required . Core curriculum course . (formerly DRAM 1172) drAM 1162 MusiCAl tHeAtre ii prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 1 (0 lecture, 4 lab) Focus on the study and performance of works from the musical theatre repertory, including musical comedy, reviews, operetta, and basic vocal and movement skills . Theatre attendance and/or assistance in college productions required . Core curriculum course . drAM 1310 introduCtion to tHeAtre prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Basic principles of theatre, including the various styles of theatrical production and present practices in the theatre . Required of majors . Open to non-majors . Core Curriculum Course . drAM 1320 perForMAnCe prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab) This class is devoted to the rehearsal and performance of one or more plays and is designed to give the student experience in applying his performance techniques for an audience . drAM 1322 stAge MoVeMent prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab) A course to develop the actor’s expressive use of the body through pantomime, tumbling, acrobatics, fencing, and stage fighting . drAM 1330 BAsiC tHeAtre prACtiCe i prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab) Stagecraft, stage properties, and makeup . Practical experience on technical crews is provided . Laboratory hours may be arranged . Required of majors . Open to non-majors . drAM 1341 stAge MAKeup prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Principles of straight and character makeup . Student must purchase basic makeup kit . Theatre attendance and/or assistance in college productions required . Required of majors . Open to non-majors . drAM 1351 ACting i prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab) An introduction to the problems of internal acting technique, creation of visual images, reaction to stimulus, and creation of inner life of character . Scene work: finding beats, developing subtext, and playing intentions . Theatre attendance and/or assistance in college productions required . Required of majors . Open to non-majors . Core Curriculum Course . drAM 1352 ACting ii prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab) An introduction to the problems of external acting technique with emphasis on characterization using animal, color and inanimate object improvisational techniques . Scene work focuses on comedic technique including analyzing incongruities, playing opposites, and timing . Theatre attendance and/or assistance in college productions required . Required of majors . Open to non-majors . Core Curriculum Course . drAM 2331 BAsiC tHeAtre prACtiCe ii prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab) A continuation of DRAM 1330 . Required of majors . Open to non-majors . drAM 2336 VoCAl produCtion recommended prerequisite: spCH 1342; Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Emphasis on vocal production: breathing and support, resonance, pitch, range, quality projection . Emphasis on oral interpretation skills . SPCH 1342 recommended . drAM 2337 VoiCe For tHe ACtor i prerequisites: spCH 1342, drAM 2336, or department Approval; Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Acting with voice: combining proper production techniques and correct pronunciation and articulation, the actor learns to be expressive vocally . Analysis of the emotional potential of vowel and consonant sounds and combinations . Scansion, phrasing, rhythm and dynamics . Course desCriptions 243 drAM 2338 VoiCe For tHe ACtor ii prerequisites: spCH 1342 or a demonstrable knowledge of the ipA; Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Accents and dialects . Using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) students learn the alterations from English needed to produce correctly the sounds of most needed foreign accents, including standard British, Cockney, French, German, American New York, and Southerners, among others . drAM 2351 ACting iii prerequisites: drAM 1351,1352 or department Approval prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab) A study of classical acting style with an emphasis on Shakespeare . Special attention is paid to movement and vocal technique dealing with the problems of period movement and heightened language . drAM 2361 History oF tHe tHeAtre prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Survey of the theatre from its beginning . Core Curriculum Course . drAM 2363 History oF MusiCAl tHeAtre prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Development of musical theatre art from the earliest times through the 21st Century . Core curriculum course . drAM 2366 surVey And History oF FilM prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Emphasis on the analysis of the visual and aural aspects of selected motion pictures, dramatic aspects of narrative films, and historical growth and sociological effect of film as an art . Core Curriculum Course . drAM 2367 tHe Art oF FilM MAKing prerequisites: Must be placed into gust 0342 (or higher) in reading and engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) The analysis of key masterworks of American and international films with particular emphasis on works by famed and influential directors . Core curriculum course .
drAM 2389 ACAdeMiC CooperAtiVe in drAMA prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel reading and college-level writing. Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 16 lab) An instructional program designed to integrate oncampus study with practical hands-on experience in drama . In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of drama . dVst 1103 introduCtion to VAsCulAr teCHnology Credit: 1 (1 lecture) An introduction to basic noninvasive vascular theories, with emphasis on basic skills and knowledge, such as image orientation, transducer handling, and identification of anatomic structures . eCon 1301 introduCtion to eConoMiCs Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Examination of the structure and operation of the American economic system . Introduction to selected economic principles essential to the understanding of contemporary issues . May not be substituted for ECON 2301 or ECON 2302 . eCon 2289 ACAdeMiC CooperAtiVe in eConoMiCs prerequisites: departmental approval only. Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 16 lab) An instructional program designed to integrate oncampus study with practical hands-on experience in economics . In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions . eCon 2301 prinCiples oF MACroeConoMiCs prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel reading and be placed into MAtH 0308 (or higher) and be placed into engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Macroeconomics examines the fundamentals of the American economy as it relates to social welfare . Emphasis is on basic concepts and theories as they affect domestic and international markets . This course integrates behavioral social sciences to present solutions to real world problems . Macroeconomics includes measurements of GDP, fiscal and monetary policy . Core Curriculum Course . eCon 2302 prinCiples oF MiCroeConoMiCs prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel reading and be placed into MAtH 0308 (or higher) and be placed into engl 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Microeconomics examines the fundamentals of the American economy as it relates to business and individual welfare . Emphasis is on basic concepts and theories as they affect domestic and international markets . Microeconomics includes cost and production decisions and discusses the role of competition, monopolies and oligopolies . Core Curriculum Course . eCon 2311 eConoMiC geogrApHy prerequisite: Must be placed into collegelevel reading (or take gust 0342 as a co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a co-requisite). Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Analytical study of the historical development of particular economic distributions as they relate to social, cultural, political, and physical factors . Includes critical inquiry into the reasons for location of various types of economic activity, production, and marketing . This course explores markets and people across time and spatial dimensions . The course also discusses exchange rates and factors which influence them . It includes analysis of world fundamental occupations and commodities . Cross-listed with GEOG 2312 . Core Curriculum Course . eCon 2289 ACAdeMiC CooperAtiVe in eConoMiCs prerequisites: departmental approval only. Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 16 lab) An instructional program designed to integrate oncampus study with practical hands-on experience in economics . In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions . eCon 2389 ACAdeMiC CooperAtiVe in eConoMiCs prerequisites: departmental approval only. Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 16 lab) An instructional program designed to integrate oncampus study with practical hands-on experience in economics . In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions eCrd 1211 eleCtroCArdiogrApHy Credit: 2 (1 lecture, 3 lab) Fundamentals of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology . Includes basic electrocardiography procedures, interpretation of basic dysrhythmias, and appropriate treatment modalities . eduC 1300 leArning FrAMeWorK prerequisite: Must be placed into gust 0341 (or higher). Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Cognitive psychology and teacher education research has resulted in a greatly improved and greatly increased body of knowledge on how students and teachers learn . At this time, there is a striking gap between the knowledge of learning and the application of that knowledge to teachers’ preparation programs . EDUC 1300 enables the student to develop effective academic behaviors for college success and be able to transfer these behaviors into the teaching experience . For successful and sustained reform to occur in the field of teaching, the changes made in how teaching and learning take place in schools must be mirrored in how teachers are prepared to teach . Note: This course qualifies as a Student Success Course Course desCriptions 244 eduC 1301 introduCtion to eduCAtion prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel reading and college-level writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) This course is designed to help individuals decide whether teaching could be a satisfying career for them . Information concerning the role of education and educators, teacher preparation programs, effective teaching, employability, and rewards and challenges of teaching is presented . eduC 1325 MultiCulturAl eduCAtion prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel reading and college-level writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) An examination of cultural diversity found in society and reflected in the classroom . Topics will include the study of major cultures and their influence on lifestyle, behavior, learning, intercultural communication and teaching, as well as psychosocial stressors encountered by diverse cultural groups . eduC 2301 CHildren WitH speCiAl needs prerequisites: eduC 1301, Must be placed into college-level reading and college-level writing. Credit: 3 (3 lecture) This course introduces the student to the medical, psychological, social, and personal characteristics of exceptional students in the regular and special classroom . Issues related to this area will also be introduced . These include diversity and exceptionality, infants and young children with special needs, families of exceptional children, the use of technology in special education, and transition to work and community living . eeCt 1307 ConVergent teCHnologies Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab) A study of telecommunications convergent technologies including telephone, LAN, WAN, wireless, voice, video, and internet protocol . eeCt 1440 teleCoMMuniCAtions trAnsMission MediA Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 2 lab) Fundamentals of telecommunications media, including installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting . Topics address media characteristics and connectorization . eeCt 2337 Wireless telepHone systeMs prerequisite: eeCt 2439 Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab) Principles of wireless/cellular telephony systems to include call processing, hand-off, site analysis, antenna radiation patterns, commonly used test/maintenance equipment and access protocol .
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