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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

Academic departments and programs are  generally listed in alphabetical order. All courses are listed under the department or program in which they are offered. Courses which are cross-listed will appear in more than one place.

Course Designations

Courses of instruction are designated by a system of four-digit numbers within each department. The first digit in the number indicates the class standing that a student must attain to be eligible for the course. To interpret the numbering system, students need to know that:

  • Courses generally for freshmen are numbered in the series beginning 1000. Freshmen may not register for any course numbered 2000 or above, except by placement or with the permission of the instructor. Similarly, sophomores may not register for courses numbered 3000 or above, or juniors 4000 or above, with exceptions permitted only by the instructor.
  • Cross-listed courses are courses appropriate to more than one department or area.
  • The number of credit hours per course is indicated below the course title. Courses which may be taken for variable credit (applied music lessons, independent studies, internships, etc.) or which can be repeated for credit are so indicated.
  • Prerequisites for each course are so indicated following the description.
  • Special Topics, Internships, and Independent Studies courses are listed with numbers separated by semicolons. These courses may be taken in any order.
  • The (FR) designation after a number indicates that the course is offered only as a first-year seminar.
 
  

  • THE 3354 - Scenic and Properties Design

    Credits: 4
    An in-depth study of the function and creation of scenic and properties designs for the theatre. Practical experience is provided through both hypothetical and related design assignments.
     
    Prerequisites THE-1111
    Offered every third year.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression
  

  • THE 3356 - Lighting and Sound Design

    Credits: 4
    An in-depth study of the function and creation of lighting and sound designs for the theatre. Practical experience is provided through both hypothetical and  realized design assignments.
     
    Additional fees may apply.
    Prerequisites THE-1111
    Offered every third year.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression
  

  • THE 3366 - Special Topics in Production

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and the needs of the program.
  

  • THE 3395 - Internships in Theatre Arts

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  

  • THE 3398 - Independent and Directed Studies in Theatre Arts

    Credits: 0-4
    Individualized studies in theatre arts, designed by students and supervised by a professor.
  

  • THE 4420 - Acting IV

    Credits: 4
    An advanced course that goes in depth into a particular style of performance.  A companion course to a current production. Students will be assigned scenes from plays in the same style, in addition with being involved with the production.
    Prerequisites THE-3320
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential
  

  • THE 4450 - Directing

    Credits: 4
    A course designed for theatre majors and dual majors interested in directing, stage management, acting, design or management. Minors may also register for the course as an elective. This course allows the student to apply principles of staging the play to projects designed to provide experience in approaching the particular problems of the director. The course culminates in a public performance of a short (ten minute) play, chosen in collaboration with the instructor, and is a prerequisite for those interested in the senior directing lab.
    Prerequisites Any 3000-level THE course
    Offered every other year.
  

  • THE 4490 - Senior Theatre Capstone

    Credits: 2
    A final performance associated with a production from the department’s theatre season, which provides the student with acting challenges at an advanced level.
    Prerequisites A 3000-level course in acting and senior standing.
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential
  

  • THE 4495 - Internships in Theatre Arts

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  

  • THE 4498 - Independent and Directed Studies in Theatre Arts

    Credits: 0-4
    Individualized studies in theatre arts, designed by students and supervised by a professor.
  

  • TSS 2100 - Making Rap

    Credits: 4
    How are rap music and texts created? What are the creative processes of making rap songs? How has the music business impacted the artistry of rap? How have technological and digital developments impacted the creation of rap through time? Students in this class will learn about rap from the inside out by analyzing, interpreting, and creating songs.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression and Multicultural
  

  • TSS 2101 - Social Inequality

    Credits: 4
    This course will provide an understanding of the complex issues surrounding race, class, gender, and sexuality. Students will learn about social inequality and its impact on the individual and on society.
    McDaniel Plan: Multicultural
  

  • TSS 2102 - Human-Technology Connection

    Credits: 4
    Humans continue to develop technology to improve their lives. From driverless cars to smartphones to Internet gaming to social media, technology connects with humans to produce both positive and negative results. This course examines how various texts present the human-technology connection in an attempt to inform, persuade, or re-focus the debate on the need for and use of technology in daily lives. Students will select their own topic and will analyze selected research studies, peer-reviewed journal articles, personal opinion essays, and video productions to determine the purpose, credibility, and methodology used for communication of content.
  

  • TSS 2111 - Cultural Explorations: China

    Credits: 4
    This course will provide an overview of contemporary Chinese society and its roots in traditional culture using the distinct lens provided by the sociological perspective. Course readings and lectures will focus on social institutions such as government, family, religion, and education; and on social change and its impact on Chinese culture.
    McDaniel Plan: International Non-western
  

  • TSS 2265 - Transfer Student Seminar

    Credits: 4
    This seminar for transfer students is designed to introduce them to the McDaniel College community, our academic and social resources, as well as encouraging exploration of the many and varied disciplines in the liberal arts. Topics will vary by section.
 

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