2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

  
  • SP 406 - Neurological Bases of Adult Communication Disorders

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 103 , SP 201 , SP 301 ; SP 308  (may be taken concurrently). Restricted to majors. A survey of acquired neurological disorders in the adult population. An overview of normal neuroanatomy and neurophysiology is followed by topics: aphasia, right hemisphere disorder, traumatic brain injury, dementia, and motor speech disorders. Career choices in medical speech pathology are explored.
  
  • SP 412 - Clinical Seminar in Speech Pathology/Audiology

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 102 SP 206 , SP 308 . Restricted to majors. Weekly seminar sessions focus on clinical issues in speech-language pathology and audiology, as well as professional issues that relate to the field. Clinical case presentations and critical, timely activities are used.
  
  • SP 413 - Advanced Topics: Speech-Language Disorders

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 206 , SP 207 , SP 304 . Restricted to senior Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences majors. Provides instruction and information about topics in the profession of Speech-Language Pathology. Specifically, professional topics include: ethics and licensure issues, diagnostic assessments for speech and language, and intervention for school-age children and/or adults. Case studies are used in instruction and in promoting critical thinking and problem-solving surrounding these topics. (Spring only)
  
  • SP 414 - Advanced Intermediate Sign Language

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 214 , SP 314  or equivalent. Emphasis is placed on speed and cognition of finger spelling and sign language. Prepares student for advanced courses in AMSLAN. Proficiency in using sign as a means of expression and communication employed.
  
  • SP 416 - Independent Study in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

    (3.00 cr.)

    Restricted to majors. Enables students to pursue advanced study on topics of individual interest under faculty supervision. Admission by approval of department committee. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • SP 417 - Clinical Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 206 , SP 207 , SP 308 . Restricted to majors. An overview of research theories and methods used in the field of communication sciences and disorders. Strategies for reading, understanding, and evaluating research literature for the purpose of becoming critical consumers are presented, and opportunities for exposure and involvement in research are provided. Written or electronic permission of the instructor or undergraduate program director. Admission by invitation of the undergraduate program director. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • SP 441 - Aural Habilitation

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 103 , SP 201 , SP 340 . Restricted to majors. A study of the effects of hearing impairment on the communication abilities of adults and children. Adult social, emotional, and communication competency is addressed with a focus on conversational repair. Assessment and intervention strategies and amplification systems are highlighted, including hearing aids, assistive technology aids, and cochlear implants. Pediatric populations are covered including educational options, assessment, and intervention methods. An overview of syndromes associated with hearing impairment is presented.
  
  • SP 443 - Clinical Practice in Audiology I

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 103 , SP 201 , SP 206 , SP 340 . Restricted to majors. Supervised clinical practice; clinical experience at the on-campus clinical centers and off site screening settings. Students administer diagnostic procedures and produce clinical reports and document contact in client records. Students are expected to adhere to all HIPAA confidentiality guidelines. Clinical practice involves participation during the fall and/or spring terms. Written or electronic permission of the clinical placement director. Admission by application to the director of clinical placements in spring of junior year.
  
  • SP 444 - Clinical Practice in Audiology II

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SP 103 , SP 201 , SP 206 , SP 340 , SP 443 . Restricted to majors. Advanced supervised clinical practice; clinical experience at on-campus clinical centers and off-site screening settings. Clinical practice involves advanced participation in clinical diagnostic and assessment procedures, as well as administering preventative hearing screenings. Students are expected to interpret results of audiological test procedures. Students are expected to adhere to all HIPAA guidelines regarding confidentiality. Written or electronic permission of the clinical placement director. Admission by application to the director of clinical placements. (Spring only)

Statistics

  
  • ST 110 - Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: MA 004  or a score of 56 or better on Part I of the Math Placement Test or a math SAT score of 560 or better or a math ACT score of 24 or better or any other MA 100-level course. An introductory statistics course requiring no calculus. Statistical methods are motivated through real data sets. Topics include graphical summaries of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, chi-squared tests, regression model fitting, normal distributions, and sampling. Technology will be used. Closed to students working toward B.S. or B.B.A. Closed to students who have taken EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 291  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 . GT
  
  • ST 200 - Opportunities in STEM

    (1.00 cr.)

    The colloquium focuses on internships, research, and career options available to students in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics (CPaMS) through speaker talks, career center workshops, and field trips to research and industry partners. This course is intended for natural and applied science majors.  Written or electronic permission of the instructor. Required for all CPaMS Scholars in their second year. Does not count toward the 120-credit graduation requirement. Same course as CS 200 , MA 200 , PH 200 . (Pass/Fail) (Fall only)
  
  • ST 210 - Introduction to Statistics

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: MA 109  or a score of 48 or better on Part II of the Math Placement Test or one year of high school calculus. A non-calculus-based course covering descriptive statistics; regression model fitting; probability; normal, binomial, and sampling distributions; estimation; and hypothesis testing. Degree credit will not be given for more than one of EG 381  or ST 210 or ST 265  or ST 381 . Closed to students who have taken EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 265  or ST 381 .  GT/IFS
  
  • ST 265 - Biostatistics

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: MA 109  or a score of 48 or better on Part II of the Math Placement Test or one year of high school calculus. A non-calculus-based course covering descriptive statistics, regression model fitting, probability, distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Applications are geared toward research and data analysis in biology and medicine. Degree credit will not be given for more than one of EG 381  or ST 210  or ST 265 or ST 381 . Closed to students who have taken EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 381 .  IFS (Spring only)
  
  • ST 365 - Statistical Analysis System (SAS) Laboratory

    (1.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 .  A laboratory course in the use of the Statistical Analysis System, a statistical software package that is widely used throughout governmental, business, industrial, scientific, and academic sectors. Proficiency in using SAS for data management, analysis, and reporting is developed. The course reviews statistical methodology while focusing on developing computing experience and extensive project work. (Fall only) (Odd Years)
  
  • ST 366 - Statistical Computing Using R

    (1.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: CS 151  or CS 201; ST 210  or ST 265  or written permission of the instructor. A laboratory course in the use of R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is used extensively in academia. Topics include loops, conditional statements, input/output of data, statistical and graphical functions, simulation, bootstrapping, and permutation tests. (Fall only) (Even Years)
  
  • ST 381 - Probability and Statistics

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: MA 252 . Random experiments, probability, random variables, probability density functions, expectation, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. Degree credit will not be given for more than one of EG 381  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381. Same course as EG 381 . IFS (Fall only)
  
  • ST 461 - Elements of Statistical Theory I: Distributions

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 ; MA 351 . Probability, discrete and continuous distributions, moment generating functions, multivariate distributions, transformations of variables, and order statistics. (Fall only) (Even Years)
  
  • ST 462 - Elements of Statistical Theory II: Inference

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: ST 461 . A continuation of ST 461 . Theory of estimation and hypothesis testing, the central limit theorem, maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian estimation, and the likelihood ratio test. (Spring only) (Odd Years)
  
  • ST 465 - Experimental Research Methods

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 .  Corequisite: ST 365  is required for students pursuing a statistics major. Concepts and techniques for experimental research including simple, logistic, and multiple regression; analysis of variance; analysis of categorical data. (Fall only) (Odd Years)
  
  • ST 466 - Experimental Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: MA 301 , ST 365 , ST 465 . A continuation of ST 465 . The theory of linear models and its relationship to regression, analysis of variance and covariance. Coverage of interaction, blocking, replication, and experimental designs: split-plot, nested, and Latin squares. (Spring only) (Even Years)
  
  • ST 471 - Statistical Quality Control

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 .  Quality has become an integral part of the lives of both the consumer and the producer. Covered topics include the ideas of W. Edwards Deming; six sigma; Shewhart concepts of process control; control charts for attributes and variables; CUSUM, EWMA, and MA charts; and factorial experimental designs. (Fall only) (Odd Years)
  
  • ST 472 - Applied Multivariate Analysis

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 . Restricted to sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Applications of multivariate statistical methods, such as principal components, factor analysis, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, Hotelling's T-square, and multivariate analysis of variance. An applied journal article is read and summarized verbally, in written form, and in rewritten form. A final course project based on an original study is presented verbally, in written form, and in rewritten form. (Spring only) (Even Years)
  
  • ST 475 - R Computing and Survival Analysis

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 . R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is used extensively in academia. Computing topics in R include loops, conditional statements, input/output of data, statistical and graphical functions, simulation, bootstrapping, and permutation tests. Survival topics include hazard functions, survival functions, types of censoring, contingency tables analysis, relative risk, odds ratios, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel methods, life table analysis, Kaplan-Meier methods, Cox proportional hazards models, and Poisson regression. Parametric methods and various nonparametric alternatives are discussed. (Fall only) (Even Years)
  
  • ST 485 - Stochastic Processes

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 ; MA 301 .  The fundamental concepts of random phenomena, including Bernoulli processes, Markov chains, Poisson processes, queuing theory, inventory theory, and birth-death processes. Applied and theoretical assignments, computer simulation. Same course as MA 485 . (Spring only) (Odd Years)
  
  • ST 491 - Special Topics in Statistics

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: EC 220  or EG 381  or PY 292  or ST 210  or ST 265  or ST 381 .  Special topics in advanced statistics of interest to the instructor and the students. May be repeated for credit with different topics.

Studio Arts

  
  • SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    A study of the essential elements of design as they apply to a two-dimensional level: line, shape, color theory, texture, and integrity. A variety of materials appropriate for two-dimensional projects will be used. Prerequisite for most studio arts courses. Requirement for visual arts majors with a concentration in studio arts and studio arts minors. Fulfills fine arts core requirement.

     

  
  • SA 225 - Drawing

    (3.00 cr.)

    Through the education of hand and eye, students learn to draw in a manner that mirrors visual reality. Explores basic drawing principles through line and tone in pencil and charcoal. Requirement for visual arts majors with a concentration in studio arts and studio arts minors.
  
  • SA 303 - Life Drawing

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. Skeletal and muscle sketches help familiarize students with the structure of the human form and lead into studies from the nude model. Pencil, charcoal, ink, and pastel.
  
  • SA 304 - Drawing with Color

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. Color as a vehicle for drawing and composing expressive imagery using colored pencils and inks. Subject matter drawn from nature and man-made forms.
  
  • SA 310 - Introduction to Painting

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or written permission of the instructor. An introduction to basic painting techniques and theory. Students work both from life and conceptually.
  
  • SA 311 - Watercolor

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or SA 225 . An exploration of the techniques of watercolor painting. Through various projects involving composition, perspective, color theory, and creative experimentation, landscape, still life, figure, and abstraction take on a new meaning.
  
  • SA 312 - Abstract Painting

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224 . Looking at the tradition of abstraction from cubism, neoplasticism, abstract expressionism, color field painting, and minimalism, students create original works that focus on form, color, and texture. Through a series of painting explorations, critiques, field trips, and examination of work by Jackson Pollock and others, students gain a better understanding of what is meant by "content in abstraction."
  
  • SA 313 - Portraits and the Figure

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. A study of the human head and figure and their structures in pencil, charcoal, and color. Students work from live models, photography, and drawings of old and modern masters.
  
  • SA 315 - Landscape

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224 . Explores drawing and painting the landscape. Deals with naturalistic ideas, light being a primary concern. Students improve drawing and painting skills and media, including oil, as they work in the classroom and at locations around the Loyola community. Slide lectures and a museum visit supplement outdoor sessions. IES
  
  • SA 321 - Printmaking: Relief and Intaglio

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. Students are introduced to the materials, techniques, concepts, and equipment used in relief and intaglio printing methods, including linocut, woodcut, acid-free etching, and/or collagraph (sealed collage plates); processes may be mixed. Both water- and oil-based black and white and color inks are used. Prior drawing or painting experience is recommended.
  
  • SA 322 - Printmaking: Screenprint and Nontraditional Lithography

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. An introduction to the materials, techniques, concepts, and equipment used in planographic and stencil printing methods. The nontraditional lithographic method uses images that are exposed on lightsensitive polyester and lithography plates that can be printed uniquely, in multiple layers, and in editions. Silkscreen allows the printing of solid colors through hand-cut stencils mounted on fabric.
  
  • SA 323 - Printmaking: Alternative Processes

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or written permission of the instructor. An introduction to the materials, techniques, concepts, and equipment used in the practice of printmaking, with an emphasis on mixed media methods and monotype- the closest printmaking form to painting. Processes that can be done without a press and some transfer methods are included. Water- and oil-based, black and white, and color inks are used. Some prior drawing or painting experience is recommended.
  
  • SA 342 - Drawing from Observation

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. Students learn to translate the visual world into drawn images using traditional materials and tools but with a contemporary approach. Wet and dry media and color are used.
  
  • SA 343 - Drawing: A Conceptual Approach

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 225  or written permission of the instructor. Students learn the qualities of line, tone, and color which convey mood and surface effects. Formal understanding of drawing concepts combine with personal expression to develop a block of work that reflects the inner world of the artist.
  
  • SA 352 - Collage, Assemblage, and the Found Object

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224 . Through the use of found and altered materials, students are led from varied technical approaches for creating collages on/of paper through a range of conceptual approaches to design and content. Includes the altering and constructing of relief and three-dimensional, preexisting materials into works of art (assemblages and found object sculpture). Art historical references coincide with the projects. A field trip to gather odd ephemera and inexpensive objects that can be "repurposed" is included.
  
  • SA 353 - Book Arts and Artists' Books

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or written permission of the instructor. Students are introduced to the materials, techniques, concepts, and equipment used in the craft of making traditional and nontraditional books. They learn folding, stitching, enclosing, and binding methods while creating three-dimensional works that literally or metaphorically reference the structure of books and address contemporary ideas about visual content. Same course as CM 349 /PT 353 .
  
  • SA 354 - Mixed Media: Drawing and Painting

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224 . Through research and projects, students learn to combine traditional drawing and painting techniques with various media including wood, metal, photography, and collage.
  
  • SA 355 - Mixed Media: Color

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224 . Through the practice of color usage with paint and other media, students come to an understanding of color relationships and interdependencies, as well as their effects on form, placement, and saturation. Theory is developed with experiential learning and investigation.
  
  • SA 360 - Digital Mixed Media

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: PT 270  or SA 224 . A combination studio and digital photography course in which the computer is used as a tool and an integral part of the creative process, but work is achieved through mixed media studio methods. Two- and three-dimensional projects may include installation and/or virtual works that exist only on the Internet. Some prior computer experience recommended. Same course as PT 360 .
  
  • SA 361 - Digital Image

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: PT 270  or PT 300  or written permission of the instructor. Examines the ways in which the computer and various software programs can be used to modify and enhance an image as a visual statement for artistic and photojournalistic use. Same course as PT 361 .
  
  • SA 364 - Contemporary Digital Art

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: CM 322  or SA 224  or written permission of the instructor. Students gain an understanding of contemporary artists who use a combination of digital and traditional tools to create artworks, while also developing their own art practice. Video, animation, sound, web-based artwork, interactivity, installation, and other media practices are addressed. Same course as CM 364 /PT 364 . (Fall/Spring)
  
  • SA 365 - Clay

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or SA 366 . Introduction to working with clay, glazes, and firing clayware. Emphasizes creativity and honesty in design through handbuilding and some experience of the potter's wheel.
  
  • SA 366 - Three-Dimensional Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or written permission of the instructor. Students learn to recognize and use the elements that embody a three-dimensional work of art, defining and using those principles in a variety of media. The problem-solving nature of this course includes both conceptual and observations-based assignments.
  
  • SA 367 - Public Art

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: SA 224  or written permission of the instructor. Examines public art and allows students to gain an awareness of socio-economic, political, and spatial issues involved in public art through discussion, group critique, reading, research, and writing. Students create art projects for public spaces and work with community partners to install large-scale artworks off-campus in the latter half of the course. (Even Years)
  
  • SA 400 - Professional Practices for Artists

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students are introduced to the working world of the professional artist. Students begin to create a cohesive body of work that is critiqued throughout the semester. They learn to frame artwork, enter at least one exhibition, and attend at least one off-campus opening. At the end of the semester, they will have produced a CD of their best work, along with accompanying professional materials. Recommended for visual arts minors. Normally taken in the fall semester of the senior year. Required for all visual arts majors who are not enrolled in SA 412 ; Same course as PT 400 .
  
  • SA 402 - Special Topics in Studio Arts

    (3.00 cr.)

    An intensive study of an area of studio art that is not regularly offered as a course. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • SA 412 - Senior Project in Studio Arts

    (3.00 cr.)

    Restricted to Seniors. Students develop an advanced project under the direction of a faculty member. Work on the project continues throughout both semesters of the student's senior year. Written or electronic permission of the department. Proposals for senior projects must be approved by the fine arts faculty during the spring semester of the student's junior year.

Theatre

  
  • DR 100 - Stagecraft

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students apprentice on set construction, scene painting, lighting, and running crews. This entails hands-on, supervised work on the Evergreen Players' main-stage productions. Participants work with the professional set and lighting designers of Loyola productions.
  
  • DR 210 - American Musical Theatre: Uptown and Down

    (3.00 cr.)

    Studies the variety found in American musical theatre, including musical drama, opera, and musical comedy. Through readings, recordings, and video tapes, students investigate this lively art. At least one live performance is viewed during the semester. Same course as MU 210 . IU
  
  • DR 250 - Introduction to Theatre History

    (3.00 cr.)

    The evolution of theatre as an art form is explored, from ancient Greek to contemporary performance. Major theatrical genres/movements, playwrights, directors, actors, and designers are covered. An emphasis is placed on the link between society and theatre, focusing on key moments in the Theatre's development. Includes attendance at theatre productions on campus and in the Baltimore/Washington area. Fulfills fine arts core requirement. Theatre tickets cost approximately $50.
  
  • DR 251 - Experience of Theatre

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students experience theatre by performing different roles associated with theatrical production. Students act as readers, audience members, actors, reviewers, playwrights, directors, and designers. An emphasis is placed on students understanding and experiencing all aspects of the theatrical process. Includes attendance at theatre productions on campus and in the Baltimore/Washington area. Fulfills fine arts core requirement. Theatre tickets cost approximately $50.
  
  • DR 252 - Introduction to Theatrical Production

    (3.00 cr.)

    A comprehensive, experiential course in theatrical production. Students engage in major areas of production (acting, directing, design), as well as playwriting, theatre criticism, and the staging of an original theatre piece. Includes attendance at theatre productions on campus and in the Baltimore/Washington area. Recommended for theatre majors and minors. Fulfills core requirement. Closed to students who have taken DR 251 . Theatre tickets cost approximately $50. Same course as HN 321 .
  
  • DR 254 - Introduction to Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    An introduction to the basic principles of design, with an emphasis on scenic, costume, and lighting design. Students develop the working vocabulary of design principles, learn collaborative skills, and practice in applying design principles to texts and theatrical spaces. Projects include designs in all three major areas.
  
  • DR 260 - Introduction to Dance

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students are introduced to a variety of dance styles including ballet, modern, and some social and ritual dance. In addition to training students in dance technique, improvisation, and composition, the course is also recommended to actors for training in movement. Includes visits to dance performances and screening of dance videos.
  
  • DR 261 - Dance Movement and Technique

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 260  or written permission of the instructor. Students continue to study concepts and principles of dance as they apply to dance technique (ballet, modern, and jazz composition and improvisation). Dance history and styles are integrated into class and form the core of written assignments. Students broaden their knowledge of dance through movement, readings, video, writings, attendance at dance performances, and performance.
  
  • DR 263 - Modern Dance Technique

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students study modern dance technique based on the concepts of movement developed by modern dance pioneers. Students learn several modern dances during the semester and have an opportunity to perform them.
  
  • DR 264 - Movement as Medium

    (3.00 cr.)

    Movement is a medium of expression used by artists from across the realms of visual arts, theatre, dance, and music. Students investigate avant-garde directors and collaborations; traditional physical theatre such as mime, clowning, minstrelsy, and slapstick; and performance art. Readings and discussions are integrated with videos, guest artists, and applied movement experiences.
  
  • DR 265 - Modern Dance

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students are introduced to a varied modern and postmodern dance vocabulary. Core strength, range of movement, and principles of structural alignment are emphasized. Students are challenged to move on and off balance and shift weight, direction, and level. Selected readings and videos address the major forces and figures in the development of modern dance.
  
  • DR 270 - Scene Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    Studies problems of design and the use of the design imagination through projects involving various styles and periods. Emphasis is placed on the use of research techniques involving the preparation of designer elevations through basic design techniques, ground plans, models, and drawing skills. Concentration on the design process and the director-designer relationship is also covered.
  
  • DR 271 - Costume Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    Provides students with the tools for designing costumes for theatrical productions. Several areas are covered, including research techniques, script analysis, designer/director relationship, organizational paperwork, and rendering techniques. Students design costumes for scripts of varying periods and genres. A textbook and art supplies are required.
  
  • DR 275 - Theatre Practicum

    (1.00 cr.)

    Requires supervised, hands-on experience in a particular area of theatrical production for a main-stage Evergreen Players, Poisoned Cup, or Spotlight Players production. Areas of concentration include acting, directing, set construction, lighting, prop and costume construction, stage management, and running crews. The faculty supervisor details responsibilities. Fine arts majors, minors, and interdisciplinary majors with a concentration in theatre must take three practicums, each in a different area. May be repeated twice for credit. (Pass/Fail)
  
  • DR 278 - History of Film

    (3.00 cr.)

    Explores the evolution of film from the development of silent films through contemporary works. Major directors and movements are investigated. Same course as PT 278 . IF
  
  • DR 279 - Silent Cinema

    (3.00 cr.)

    Examines the formation of what is now the Hollywood industry-the development of the major studios and the star system. Discussions of major actors and directors center on films that highlight their strengths and weaknesses, as well as the difficulty experienced in making the transition to sound films. Same course as PT 279 . IF/IU
  
  • DR 280 - Classic Hollywood Film

    (3.00 cr.)

    A course dedicated to the golden age of Hollywood. From the silent era to the advent of sound and color, this class examines some of the great films of the 1920s through the 1950s. Among the topics discussed are the roles of directors, costumers, cameramen, lighting directors, and actors. Same course as PT 280 . IF/IU
  
  • DR 281 - Films of Alfred Hitchcock

    (3.00 cr.)

    Alfred Hitchcock was known as the "Master of Suspense." From Rebecca to Psycho, this cinematic giant gave us some of our most treasured films. Students explore what makes Hitchcock-Hitchcock-the director's extraordinary ability to manipulate an audience, his patent conventions, camera angles, and running themes. Same course as PT 281 . IF
  
  • DR 300 - Shakespeare in Performance

    (3.00 cr.)

    A theatrical approach to the study of Shakespeare's plays. Students explore the performance history of individual plays, different directorial interpretations, and key Shakespearean actors of stage and screen. The focus is on the acting, design, and directing elements of interpretation and analysis.
  
  • DR 301 - Improvisation

    (3.00 cr.)

    Focuses on listening and responding, freeing the instrument, and collaborative problem solving in the creation of spontaneous performances. Improvisation is also applied to rehearsal of scripted material and actor training. Topics include scene building, character development, comedy, and storytelling. The final project is a public performance.
  
  • DR 309 - Opera and Theatre

    (3.00 cr.)

    Many operas are based on great literary and dramatic sources. Details the transformation of these works from spoken drama to musical setting. Traces the works' origins citing direct parallels, dissimilarities, omissions, condensations, and the musical conventions of opera. Addresses the association of librettist and composer. Compares various performances, both historic and current, and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of opera on film. Same course as MU 309 .
  
  • DR 350 - Acting I

    (3.00 cr.)

    How does an actor prepare a performance? Through training of the physical and vocal instrument as well as exercises in concentration, perception, imagination, improvisation, emotion, and expression, students acquire the skills needed to analyze and perform scenes.
  
  • DR 351 - Directing I

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 350  or written permission of the instructor. How does a director prepare a performance? Each step of directing-from play selection to casting; from rehearsal techniques to final costume, set, lighting, and sound design-is investigated and practiced. In addition to in-class composition and scene-work, students cast and stage scenes for the Loyola community.
  
  • DR 354 - Acting II

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 350  or an audition with the theatre faculty. This class focuses on advanced scene work and period technique. Students choose monologues and scenes from a range of historical styles.
  
  • DR 355 - Theatre Criticism

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 251 . Observing, discussing, and writing about contemporary performance. Topics include techniques for seeing performance in preparation for writing about it, research that supports critical writing, and formats for critiques/reviews in various publications. Students also read and analyze performance criticism being published in contemporary newspapers, magazines, and journals. Students attend productions in the Baltimore/Washington area.
  
  • DR 356 - Directing II

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 351 . An in-depth, hands-on study of directing which builds on DR 351 . Students work with professional designers and hone their skills in all parts of the directing/production process. The course culminates in the public performance of a fully produced, one-act play directed by each student in the class as part of the Evergreen Players' regular season. (Spring only)
  
  • DR 357 - Dramatic Adaptation and New Play Development

    (3.00 cr.)

    Topics include techniques for adapting nondramatic texts for stage performance and special problems associated with specific source materials. Students collaborate to write a dramatic adaptation and initiate work on an individual adaptation project.
  
  • DR 359 - Playwriting

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students develop the necessary skills to write effectively for the theatre. Students are encouraged to find their own voices through scene work assignments that are performed and directed in class. The final project is the completion of a one-act play.
  
  • DR 361 - Voice and Movement

    (3.00 cr.)

    A studio course in vocal/physical training for the performer. Topics include vocal/physical freedom, the concept of neutral, versatility and expression, and a growing sense of the voice/body/text connection. Students acquire skills in on-going vocal/ physical improvement and apply course concepts to specific performance settings.
  
  • DR 362 - Special Topics in Dramatic History/Literature

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students focus on a specific period, genre, or playwright such as American theatre, contemporary performance, Brecht, Absurdism, or farce. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • DR 363 - Special Topics in Performance

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students focus on a specific style of performance such as Shakespearean performance, mask work, or comedy of manners. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • DR 364 - Solo Performance

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 350  or written permission of the instructor. The history, theory, and creation of the one-person show. Topics include historical and contemporary solo performances; biographical solo works; multicharacter solo works; autobiography in solo performances; and the development of frames, concepts, and approaches to the solo format. Students present part of a work-in-progress to the Loyola community.
  
  • DR 365 - Stage Management

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: DR 251  or written permission of the instructor. A thorough analysis of the technical, organizational, and interpersonal aspects of stage management. The focus is on preparing for, running, and archiving rehearsals and performances. Students observe productions, create a prompt book, and complete a major technical management project on a Loyola production. Additional topics include theatre staff and their relationship to the stage manager, theatrical unions, and basic crisis management.
  
  • DR 366 - Special Topics in Scenic Design

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students focus on specific approaches to scenic design, such as computer rendering (Photoshop and Vectorworks) and studio design for theatre, television, and movie production. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • DR 370 - Queer Theatre and Film

    (3.00 cr.)

    Examines plays and films from the 1960s to the present that tell stories about alternative sexualities including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identities. The course examines a wide range of texts while asking the questions: what makes a play, or a film, queer? How do we define this genre? Why are queer plays and films important? How have they changed over time? How do we, as spectators, engage with these stories? What do they tell us about our lives and the lives of others? IF/IG
  
  • DR 374 - Theatre Production Internship

    (3.00 cr.)

    A project based on major involvement in a Loyola theatre production as an actor, director, assistant director/dramaturg, designer, or stage manager. In addition to full involvement in the rehearsal process, this course involves preproduction research/preparation and a postproduction seminar presentation.
  
  • DR 412 - Senior Project in Theatre

    (3.00 cr.)

    Restricted to Seniors only. Students develop an advanced project under the direction of a faculty member. Work on the project continues throughout both semesters of the student's senior year. Written or electronic permission of the department. Proposals for senior projects must be approved by the fine arts faculty during the student's junior year.

Theology

  
  • TH 100 - Christianity in the Czech Republic

    (3.00 cr.)

    Students explore aspects of Christianity while studying in Prague, Czech Republic. Does not fulfill theology core requirement.

     

  
  • TH 201 - Introduction to Theology

    (3.00 cr.)

    An introduction to the Jewish and Christian scriptures, the history of Christianity, and the way these texts and traditions challenge, and are challenged by, the contemporary world.
  
  • TH 202 - Theology and Catholic Autobiography

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . Why have Catholics produced an astonishing number of autobiographies? Is it because of Augustine, often credited with creating the genre? Or is it because of the place of spiritual journey in Catholic tradition? Or is it because of a relationship between public conversation and private confession? To answer these questions, students explore the meaning of conversion, calling, and commitment, as well as the value and limits of autobiography as a method of theological reflection. IC
  
  • TH 203 - Catholic Church: Life and Thought

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . A survey of the seminal events of the two-thousand-year history of the Catholic Church. Because the Church's history is so vast and complex, and its membership so various, key events are presented through the prism of the lives and thought of major figures. Generally, the persons selected are canonized saints or those proposed for canonization; whether pope or lay woman, each is acknowledged to have lived a Christ-like life, sometimes under the most trying circumstances. Without exception, the persons studied are integral to universal Catholicism and can accurately be called re-formers of the Church. Profoundly involved with the ideas, issues, movements, and crises of their time, they exerted an extraordinary influence on contemporaries, becoming in the process exemplars for future generations of Catholics. In this way, they shaped the course of Church history. Students assess carefully why the weight of their accomplishments is felt even to this day. May be offered in Rome. IC
  
  • TH 204 - The History and Theology of the Papacy

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . Restricted to students studying in Rome. Presents the theological and historical development of the papacy. The course is linked with various places in the city of Rome that were of particular importance in this history. IC/II/IM
  
  • TH 205 - Christian Rome: Understanding Jesus Christ in Rome

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . Restricted to students studying in Rome. Christians confess Jesus of Nazareth to be the Messiah or Christ awaited by Israel and the Son of God made flesh. Different ages have had different ways of expressing this understanding, both in theological discourse as well as in art, monuments, and the lives of saints. Students explore the various ways that Christians have spoken and represented their belief in and the devotion to Jesus. In this way, they encounter the riches of theological reflection on Jesus, using the history, art, and architecture of the city of Rome as a means of focusing their discussion. IC/II/IM
  
  • TH 206 - Liturgical Art and Architecture

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . An exploration of theology expressed in Christian liturgical art, architecture, and worship space. Using an historical approach, the diverse forms, contexts, and world views that have shaped ritual, visual objects, and worship space from the early church to the present are investigated, each with the purpose of understanding the underlying theology of the worshipping community's understanding of the sacred, their relationship to God, and their relationship to each other. Offered in Rome. II/IM
  
  • TH 207 - Saints and Sinners in the Eternal City

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201  An exploration of the theological ideas found in autobiographies and biographies (including hagiographical accounts) of saints and sinners who have in some way left their mark on the Eternal City. Visits to important sites in and around Rome (including, but not limited to, churches) that relate to and/or illustrate these biographies and autobiographies are included. Written or electronic permission of the instructor. Offered in Rome. II/IM (Summer only)
  
  • TH 211 - Women in the Christian Tradition

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . Examines the contributions of women to the Christian tradition, as wells as questions addressed by their presence through the use of primary texts and monographs. Writings include Augustine's letters to women and such topics as the role of widows in the early church and medieval reformers and abbesses. The modern era includes women evangelicals, questions raised by some contemporary feminists, and women and religion in America. IC/IG
  
  • TH 214 - Friends and Foes: Jews and Christians through the Ages

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . The almost two-thousand-year relationship between Christianity and Judaism has often been characterized, at best, by fear and mistrust, and at worst, by violence and antagonism. Studies the relationship between Church and Synagogue from its beginnings in the first century to the current day. IC
  
  • TH 216 - Ignatius and the Jesuits: History and Spirituality

    (3.00 cr.)

    Prerequisite: TH 201 . A theological and historical investigation of the Society of Jesus, arguably the most influential order in the history of the Catholic Church. From the religious conversion of Saint Ignatius Loyola in Renaissance Spain to the state of the Jesuit order in contemporary America, this course endeavors to clarify and interpret the intellectual, spiritual, and pedagogical vision of Ignatius and his followers. The survey includes an examination of the Spiritual Exercises; a study of the evolution of the Society's structure and mission from the first Jesuits to the present; analyses of diverse Jesuit writings over the centuries; a survey of the dazzling triumphs and nefarious intrigues imputed to the Society, and an overview of sundry 'jesuitical' observations on issues facing Catholics at the end of the twentieth century. IC
 

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