| New course | Undergraduate |
| First term offered : Winter 2013 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| TA 358 | Production Direction | 1 - 4 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Prod Direction |
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Catalog Description: Students work as director, assistant director, choreographer or dramaturg for main stage or studio theatre productions. May be repeated for credit. Eligible for the RP grade option. Prerequisite: consent of instructor |
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Course Goal and Objectives: Students will develop practical directing or dramaturgy skills through participating in the planning, rehearsal and performance phases of departmental productions. Students will get detailed feedback from faculty mentors through out the production process. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): The faculty wish to do away with the generic upper division production course TA 353. Replacing TA 353 with specific upper division production credits, the existing TA 354 Production Design and TA 355 Production Management and the proposed TA 357 Production Performance, TA 358 Production Direction and TA 359 Production Fabrication, will encourage students to recognize and focus on specific production areas. |
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Faculty and facilities needed: Existing production framework. |
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Brief Course outline: Students will be appointed to work with a faculty mentor in a directing, assistant directing, choreographing or dramaturg role for a main stage or studio production. These assignments will be made by the faculty during the season planning process. Once the production process starts, students will participate in design meetings and pre-rehearsal planning sessions, six to eight weeks of rehearsals, technical rehearsals and are responsible for monitoring all performances. Students receive feedback throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Credit will be based on the commitment level required. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Sharon Oberst | Approved | March 07 2013 |
| 2 - Division | Scott Grim | Approved | March 11 2013 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Jodie Garrison | Approved | March 17 2013 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | April 16 2013 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Keller Coker | Approved | May 14 2013 |
| 7 - Dean | Diane Tarter | Approved | May 16 2013 |
| 8 - Provost | Stephen Scheck | Approved | May 17 2013 |