| Title change | Description change | Change credit hours | |||
| Undergraduate |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| TA 381 | Greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre | 3 - |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| TA 381 | Theatre History I | 4 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Theatre History I |
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Current Course Description: An integrated examination of the history, literature, theory, and criticism of the theatre from the Greeks through the Middle Ages. |
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New Course Description: An integrated examination of the history, literature, theory, and criticism of the theatre from the Greeks through the Renaissance. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): Currently, the theatre history sequence spans six 3 credit courses. However, the requirement for all Theatre degree programs is a "Choose X" number of these classes. (Currently, BA/BS students choose 4 of 6, and BFA students choose 5 of 6.) This leads to obvious gaps in a student's theatre history curriculum. In order to close this gap, we are taking the first 5 classes in the sequence, which cover Western theatre (a total of 15 credits) and combining them into three 4 credit courses (for a total of 12 credits). In addition, the last class (TA 386 International Theatre) will remain the same. All four classes will be required for all majors (for a total of 15 credits for all Theatre degree programs), and will close the gap in the current system. This also has the benefit of students being able to cover the entire span of Western Theatre in one year, with the International class being offered in the second year. The four credit scheme for the Western Theatre sequence brings the history classes more in line with other History courses across campus, which are by a large margin 4 credits each. |
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Students/Program affected: For Theatre BFA students, the total credit requirement will remain the same (15 credits). For BA/BS students, this increases the Theatre History load from 12 to 15 credits, which will be offset by other changes in the overall program. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Sharon Oberst | Approved | October 08 2012 |
| 2 - Division | Scott Grim | Approved | October 11 2012 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Keller Coker | Approved | October 14 2012 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | February 19 2013 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Keller Coker | Approved | February 21 2013 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | February 23 2013 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | February 25 2013 |
| TA 381 Theatre History I Syllabus.doc | Download |