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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

How to Read Catalog Course Descriptions

Texas Tech offers over 5,000 courses as part of its curriculum. These courses are listed alphabetically by subject prefix within each college and departmental section of this catalog. The courses appear in numerical order, moving from beginning freshman or developmental level courses to graduate, research, and professional courses.

Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered every year. An online class schedule published before each registration period indicates courses that will be available during the upcoming term or semester and when each class will meet. The class schedule can be found at (www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/class_schedule/index.php). The university reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course or withdraw any program from the list of offerings when the best interests of the institution require such action.

Courses are designated by a subject prefix and number along with a descriptive title. Learn more  about interpreting the course descriptions found throughout the catalog.
 

SW - Social Work (Graduate Courses)
  

  • SW 6372 - Issues in Social Work Supervision and Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: M.S.W. student with second-year status. Develops skills in supervision and administration in small and large organizations.
  

  • SW 6373 - Life-Altering Illness and Social Work Practice

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: M.S.W. student with second-year status. Exploration of issues for systems of all sizes coping with life-altering illness.
  

  • SW 6374 - Social Work Practice with Veterans and Military Families

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: M.S.W. student with second-year status. Introduces students to military culture and explores strengths, resources, stressors, and obstacles to well being.
  

  • SW 6464 - Advanced Field Placement I

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: M.S.W. student and advisor consent. Supervised practicum using knowledge, skills, and ethics in approved social agency. Pass/fail. Liability insurance required.
  

  • SW 6467 - Advanced Field Placement II

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: M.S.W. student and advisor consent; successful completion of SW 6464 . Supervised practicum using knowledge, skills, and ethics in approved social agency. Pass/fail. Liability insurance required.

THA - Theatre Arts (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • THA 1101 - Practicum: Scenery and Properties

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Experiential learning in Scenery and Properties through theatrical production.
  

  • THA 1102 - Practicum: Lighting and Sound

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Experiential learning in Lighting and Sound through theatrical production.
  

  • THA 1103 - Practicum: Costume and Make-Up

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Experiential learning in Costuming and Make-Up through theatrical production.
  

  • THA 1104 - House Management Practicum

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Opportunity to participate extensively in theatre activities in the area of house management.
  

  • THA 1161 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 1162 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 1301 - Voice for the Actor

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: DRAM2336 Explores “freeing” the natural resources of the human voice with emphasis on characterization and vocal flexibility. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 1302 - Movement for the Actor

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: DRAM1322 Explores the physical skills necessary for the actor with emphasis on individual physical creativity and imagination. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 1304 - Speech for the Actor

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Designed to expand the actor’s knowledge/experience in the mechanics of speech and heightened/classical language.
  

  • THA 2101 - Make-Up for Stage and Screen

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DRAM 1141, 1341] The exploration of Stage Make-Up Techniques and application for Stage and Screen, emphasizing, make-up and character development.
  

  • THA 2161 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 2162 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 2301 - Introduction to Acting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Fundamental principles of acting for nonmajors, with emphasis on establishing a working vocabulary and basic acting process. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement.
  

  • THA 2302 - Principles of Acting I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: DRAM1351 Explores the fundamental principles of acting. Emphasis on establishing a process and working vocabulary necessary for the profession. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required.
  

  • THA 2303 - Theatre Appreciation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: DRAM1310 Study and application of the various activities and methods of theatrical practice. Attendance at representative plays is required. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement.
  

  • THA 2304 - Introduction to Cinema

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: COMM2366; DRAM2366, 2367 A study of film and the cinematic art form. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement.
  

  • THA 2305 - Elements of Theatrical Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the elements, principles, and techniques of design for contemporary performing arts, including the design and practice of scenery, lighting, costume, and sound.
  

  • THA 2306 - Stage Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 2303  (may be taken concurrently). An in-depth study of the functions and responsibilities of the stage manager in the performing arts.
  

  • THA 2312 - Principles of Acting II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: DRAM1352 Prerequisite: THA 2302 . Explores representative acting theories in practice with emphasis on given circumstances and character development. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3100 - Advanced Practicum: Stage Management

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Experiential learning in Stage Management through theatrical production with an emphasis on leadership opportunities and advanced assignments. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 3101 - Advanced Practicum: Scenery and Properties

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Experiential learning in Scenery and Properties through theatrical production with an emphasis on leadership opportunities and advanced assignments. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 3102 - Advanced Practicum: Lighting and Sound

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Experiential learning in Lighting and Sound through theatrical production with an emphasis on leadership opportunities and advanced assignments. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 3103 - Advanced Practicum: Costume and Make-Up

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Experiential learning in Costuming and Make-Up through theatrical production with an emphasis on leadership opportunities and advanced assignments. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 3104 - Advanced Theatre Activities: House Management

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 1104 . Opportunity to participate extensively in theatre activities in house management with emphasis on leadership experiences.
  

  • THA 3105 - Rehearsal and Performance

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Credit for acting or stage managing in departmental productions or acting in approved directing scenes. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 3161 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 3162 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 3208 - Scenic Painting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: THA 3303  and THA 3304 . Study of the art and craft of scene painting styles and techniques. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3302 - Acting Period Styles I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 2312 . Scene study in a spectrum of periods and styles, from the Greeks to Renaissance theatre. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required. Required of B.F.A. acting majors. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3303 - Principles of Theatrical Scenery

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in THA 2303 . The study of technical problems of play production. Design, construction, and painting of scenery and properties and special effects. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required.
  

  • THA 3304 - Principles of Theatrical Lighting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in THA 2303 . Study of the theory and practice of theatrical stage lighting. Elementary electricity, lighting control and instruments, lighting design. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required.
  

  • THA 3305 - Principles of Theatrical Costuming

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in THA 2303 . The study of costume technology, historical dress, and costume design for the stage. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required.
  

  • THA 3306 - Performance Lab I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An immersive learning experience in theatre and dance that explores avenues of production, theory, devising, and development with diverse professional artists in a laboratory setting. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3307 - Performance Lab II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An immersive learning experience in theatre and dance that explores avenues of production, theory, devising, and development with diverse professional artists in a laboratory setting. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3308 - History of Theatre I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A comprehensive review of world theatre from its beginning to the 17th century. Fulfills multicultural requirement. (CL)
  

  • THA 3309 - History of Theatre II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A comprehensive overview of world theatre from the 17th century to the present. Fulfills multicultural requirement. (CL)
  

  • THA 3310 - Auditioning

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: THA 1301 , THA 2302  (may be taken concurrently). A practicum for developing audition techniques and examining guidelines for audition procedures, with emphasis on resume organization and audition material selection and performance.
  

  • THA 3311 - Acting for the Camera

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 2301  or THA 2302  or consent of instructor. Principles of acting for the camera, including industry terms, auditioning, and acting techniques.
  

  • THA 3322 - Acting Period Styles II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 2312 . Scene study in a spectrum of periods and styles from Restoration to contemporary theatre. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3332 - Acting Period Styles III

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 2312 . Scene study in the performance of Shakespearean texts and the conventions and performance styles of Elizabethan theatre. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 3341 - Advanced Voice for the Actor

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A continuation of the development of the actor’s “neutral” voice, resonating capability, range and quality of tone. Introduces dialects for the stage.
  

  • THA 3342 - Advanced Movement for the Actor

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A continuation of the development of the actor’s physical skill, clarity, and awareness. Emphasizes integrating mind, body, voice, and emotion in all work.
  

  • THA 3343 - Advanced Speech for the Actor

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to dialect sound changes and modifications. Exploration of IPA, sociolinguistics, and verse.
  

  • THA 3351 - Theatre in the Community

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Combines community service (creating theatre activities for or with non-profit community organizations that serve at-risk populations) with readings, discussions, and collaborations on societal applications for the performing arts. (CL)
  

  • THA 3361 - Musical Theatre Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Classroom and studio study of musical theatre through the ages, including relevant musical/acting styles and historical context. This course has both a classroom and performance component.
  

  • THA 3362 - History of Musical Theatre

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of the evolution of use of music in theatre from western theatre origins to the present day modern musical with relevant historical context.
  

  • THA 4000 - Projects in Theatre and Dance

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Individual study under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for up to 18 credit hours.
  

  • THA 4110 - Senior Seminar for the B.A. in Theatre

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    A capstone course providing upper-level B.A. majors professional preparation tailored to their individual strengths.
  

  • THA 4161 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 4162 - Musical Theatre Voice – Studio

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual instruction on proper voice technique for varying musical theatre and bel canto styles, increasing versatility, vocal stamina, and a varied audition repertoire.
  

  • THA 4208 - Professional Career Management

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. An overview of the various aspects of developing and managing a career in the performing arts including portfolios, personal websites, resume writing, portfolio development, and contract evaluation for theatrical design and technology.
  

  • THA 4300 - Script Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of dramatic structure and methods of script analysis as a preparation for writing, directing, designing, performing, and criticizing plays.
  

  • THA 4302 - Stage Directing Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, THA 2302 , THA 3303 , THA 3304 , and THA 3305 . Study and practice of fundamental principles and techniques of directing. Student direction of representative plays. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required.
  

  • THA 4303 - Theory and Practice of Playwriting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 4300 . Study of the techniques of dramaturgy. Practical work in the writing of drama. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 4308 - Topics in Theatre History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: THA 4300  and either THA 3308  or THA 3309 . Advanced topics course to integrate history, drama, production, and theory around a focused era or subject. May be repeated up to three times for credit.
  

  • THA 4309 - Scenic Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Study of theory and practice of theatrical scene design. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 4310 - Costume Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Theory and practice of costume design for technical production. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 4311 - Lighting Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Study of the theory, process, and practice in lighting design for theatre, opera, and dance. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • THA 4319 - Sound Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An exploration of the concepts and techniques of sound design for live performance structured around the typical workflow of a sound designer for a theatrical production.
  

  • THA 4335 - Topics in Design/Technology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An investigation of advanced topics such as design theory, specific design styles or approaches, rendering techniques, draping and patterning, costume crafts, digital technologies, etc. Topic varies. May be repeated up to eight times for credit.
  

  • THA 4336 - Drafting for the Theatre and Entertainment Fields

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will study and implement computer-aided drafting techniques specific to the theatre and entertainment fields, increasing their marketable skills. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 4337 - Computer Rendering for the Theatre and Entertainment Fields

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will study and implement computer-aided rendering techniques for theatrical presentation, increasing their marketable skills. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 4338 - Hand Rendering for the Entertainment Industry

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced study of theatrical rendering/drawing, utilizing an array of techniques and 2-D media relevant to all facets of design; including storyboarding, figure drawing, proportion, perspective, and color theory. [THA 5338 ]
  

  • THA 4340 - Period Styles for Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced and in-depth research of historical periods for use in theatrical design.
  

  • THA 4361 - Musical Theatre Performance I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Designed to train the student artist in styles/genres of musical theatre performance focusing on solo and duet performance/study, culminating in a public showcase.
  

  • THA 4462 - Musical Theatre Performance II

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Designed to train the student artist in styles/genres of musical theatre performance, focusing on ensemble and scene study/performance and culminating in a public showcase.

THA - Theatre Arts (Graduate Courses)
  

  • THA 5300 - Dramatic Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of dramatic structures and script analysis methods as a preparation for writing, directing, designing, performing, and criticizing plays.
  

  • THA 5301 - Playwriting I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 5300 . Basic graduate-level study in the theory and practice of playwriting, focusing on crafting the short play.
  

  • THA 5302 - Playwriting II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 5301 . Instruction and practice in crafting the full-length play script. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 5303 - Scenic Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced work in the process of designing for the stage. Includes work on models, sketches, renderings, and theatre drafting. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • THA 5304 - Lighting Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced work in theatrical lighting design with an emphasis on the use of light as artistic expression. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • THA 5305 - Costume Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced work in the total process of designing costumes for the stage through design projects for representative plays. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • THA 5306 - Theatre History Survey

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of the major periods and traditions of world theatre and various approaches to theatre historiography. Required of all theatre arts doctoral students.
  

  • THA 5307 - Performance Lab I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An immersive learning experience in theatre and dance which asks students to explore avenues of production, theory, devising, and development with diverse professional artists in a laboratory setting. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 5308 - Advanced Performance Lab II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An immersive learning experience in theatre and dance which asks students to explore avenues of production, theory, devising, and development with diverse professional artists in a laboratory setting. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • THA 5309 - Seminar in Theatre History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Consideration of the theatre of a specific historical epoch, or the comparative study of the theatre of several periods. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • THA 5310 - Historical and Critical Perspectives in Theatre Arts

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Historical and critical overview of the field including introduction to major theories and methodologies; study of particular artists; works or movements that provide insight into specific creative techniques; basic media and techniques of the field; and interdisciplinary relationships with the other arts.
  

  • THA 5311 - Advanced Directing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Undergraduate directing course or consent of instructor. Study of procedures and techniques of directing. Enrollment in noncredit lab is required.
  

  • THA 5312 - Theatre Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of university, community, and professional theatre management with special attention to policy making, audience building, play selection, staff organization, budget preparation, and relationships with governmental and private agencies and foundations.
  

  • THA 5313 - Dramatic Criticism

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Principles of dramatic criticism from Aristotle to the present day.
  

  • THA 5314 - Theatre Arts in Contemporary Context

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of contemporary issues in the field: Current artistic trends, theory and criticism, organization (e.g., funding, administration), and cultural policy (e.g., education, assessment, multi-cultural issues, censorship).
  

  • THA 5315 - Reading Playscripts

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Reading and analysis of numerous playscripts and a study of the way in which they are produced in performance.
  

  • THA 5316 - Marketing the Arts

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An approach to the field of current theories and practices of arts marketing.
  

  • THA 5317 - Funding the Arts

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A seminar in locating and arranging funding for arts organizations.
  

  • THA 5318 - Advocacy for the Arts

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of the importance and impact of external environments on the formation, production, and funding of arts activities.
  

  • THA 5319 - Sound Design Studio

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An exploration of the concepts and techniques of sound design for live performance structured around the typical workflow of a sound designer for a theatrical production.
  

  • THA 5320 - Theatre Planning

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of the planning and design of theatre facilities.
  

  • THA 5321 - Playwriting III

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in THA 5301  or consent of instructor. Study of selected topics in the theory and practice and process of playwriting.
  

  • THA 5322 - New Script Production

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Practical work for playwrights participating in the production of their original full-length scripts.
  

  • THA 5323 - Collaboration for Theatre

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An in-depth and practical study of the collaborative process and interpersonal relationships within the entertainment industry from the research to the production phase.
  

  • THA 5324 - The Teaching of Acting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of modern theories and practices of acting and actor training. Design of the acting course.
  

  • THA 5325 - Period Styles in Acting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Scene study in various periods ranging from Ancient Greece through Medieval, Spanish Golden Age, Jacobean, Restoration, and beyond. Enrollment in non-credit lab is required.
  

  • THA 5326 - Seminar in Directing Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of the methods of selected modern directors and directing theories.
  

  • THA 5327 - Special Problems in Directing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual directing project on or off campus. Project must be approved by instructor before enrollment.
  

  • THA 5328 - Special Problems in Playwriting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: THA 5301 . Advanced study in developing, writing, and revising play scripts. May be repeated for credit.
 

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