Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Advanced Theatre Seminar

 Title Abbreviation:   ADVANCED THEATRE SEMINAR

 Department:    DRMA

 Course #:    230

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    500501

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018


 Course Description  

A seminar to discuss special topics of interest in the theatre arts.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Declared theatre arts major or permission of the instructor

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. think analytically and creatively about the theatre arts
  2. present ideas, positions and opinions verbally that are clear and well organized.
  3. present ideas, positions and opinions in writing that are clear and well organized.
  4. discuss the theatre arts in the context of current political and social issues.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.3 Evaluate information and its sources critically.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing.
3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects.

7. Aesthetics & Creativity

Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
7.2 Demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic principles.
7.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of arts and creative expression in societies.

Course Contents

  1. Special topics of interest will be selected for discussion that focus on new advances in technology, new methods for training theatre artists, the multicultural nature of theatre and the connection between theatre and society.