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Speech and Theater Program

Speech and Theater Course Offerings



SPEECH AND THEATER COURSES 

 

SPTH 210B: TECHNIQUES OF SPEECH (Credit, 3 hours).

Practice in the preparation and presentation of original speeches. Development of oral communication skills useful in business, teaching, professional, and informal speaking situations where effective oral communication skills are essential.

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate; Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB

SPTH 270B:  STAGECRAFT (Credit, 3 hours).

An introduction to theatre technology and the crafts of physical theatre production. Included are scenic construction, painting, and theatre rigging. Introduction of practical application of computer programs to theatre technology included where feasible. SPTH 271 must be taken concurrently with SPTH 270.

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate; Schedule Types: Lecture

 

SPTH 271B:  STAGECRAFT LABORATORY (Credit, 1 hour).

A practicum employing the principles of stagecraft in backstage work and crew assignments. Required in conjunction with SPTH 270.

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate; Schedule Types: Practicum

 

The below are Theater Minor Courses, with Stagecraft soon to be added to the minor options - a total of any 18 hours are needed for the minor

 

STHE 101B:  FUNDAMENTALS OF THEATRE (Credit, 3 hours).

An introduction to the literature and history of the theatre. A survey and analysis of the crafts of live theatre as an art form. May be taken as a humanities elective.

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate; Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB

 

STHE 201B:  ACTING (Credit, 3 hours).

The fundamental theories and techniques of the acting craft as they apply to the individual and the ensemble. Exercises in movement, voice, and interpretation as they relate to character-ization and character development.

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate; Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB

 

STHE 399B Performance Ensemble

Students create a live theater performance with a team of collaborators, including actors, artists, writiers, designers, tech support, and other creative roles. 

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate; Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB

 

STHE 320B:  Applied Performance (Credit, 3 hours).

Students explore various applied techniques for theater in different contexts including immersive dinner/mystery theater, classroom pedaogy, facilitation, and improv for team building.

STHE 345B:  Performance Methods (Credit, 3 hours).

Students practice and perfect a variety of nontraditional theater techniques, including poetry performance, image theater, and improvisation.

STHE 495B: Directed Study in Performance (Credit, 3 hours).

Special interest group for large group performance or academic projects.

 

HUMANITIES COURSES (HUMN)

 

HUMN 241B:  THREE ARTS: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES (Credit, 3 hours).

An interdisciplinary study of the visual arts, music, and theatre from the creative point of view.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB

 

HUMN 242B:  THREE ARTS IN HISTORY (Credit, 3 hours).

An interdisciplinary study of the visual arts, music, and theatre from a historical perspective.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB

 

HUMN 244B:  STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: A CULTURAL APPROACH (Credit, 3 hours).

An interdisciplinary course designed to introduce students to literature, foreign languages, music, and geography. Selected Italian, Spanish, African, French, English, Spanish, and American writers from the Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic, and Modern periods will be studied.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

 

HUMN 366B:  RACE RELATIONS (Credit, 3 hours). Course designed to address a multiracial audience derived from the student bodies of Louisiana State University and Southern University. Students examine the question of race relations in an interdisciplinary setting to include sociological, psychological, political, and historical perspectives. Students then will apply these newly-acquired critical perspectives to analyze and compare selected texts, essays, films, and other cultural artifacts from various cultural/ethnic groups in the United States. This analytical tool will help students to recognize the genesis, evolution, and dissemination of racial/ethnic prejudices, conflicts, and tensions as well as to recognize dynamics of interracial harmony.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: SUBR-Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, WEB