• THR 400: Theatre Practicum

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is a practical, experiential class and is designed to give students practical experience as a member of a theatrical production team. Students are assigned a position on one or more of the following crews: set construction, props, costume, sound, lights, set design, acting, directing, or management. A time commitment of a minimum of three hours per week (or a total of 45 hours per semester) is required. It may be repeated twice each academic year for a total of 8 hours elective credit. Six of those hours can be applied to a minor in theatre. Students in acting or directing classes make a time commitment of 3 hours per night for a six-week period, with additional time required for line and blocking rehearsals and memorization. (Fall, Spring)
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• THR 401: Directing Theatre

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  Stage directing is designed to introduce a student to the process of selection, research, conception, casting, rehearsal, and staging of a play. This is a lecture-laboratory course designed to give the student theoretical knowledge and practical experience in theatre production and play directing. (With Instructor�s Approval)
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• THR 402: Playwriting

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is an introduction to the art and craft of playwriting. Primary emphasis will be given to writing for the stage, requiring the student to understand the unique facets of stage performance and the art of writing theatrically. Conflict, dialogue, and dramatic devices and structures will be investigated in order to give the student the tools to tell a story that will engage a theatre audience. Finally, using these tools to write in other related media will be explored to broaden the student's potential media for expression.
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• THR 404: Theatre Capstone Project

  3.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  The Theatre emphasis capstone project is the culmination of four years work in the Department of Fine Arts' Theatre program. The capstone is a fusion of practice and theory, including the supporting research necessary in any area of emphasis. Seniors produce a portfolio that may inclue multimedia aspects, archiving the capstone project from inception, through research and development, to final production and/or presentation. The portfolio will be defended in a 20-minute presentation to Fine Arts faculty, in addition to any performance piece(s) that may be part of the capstone project.
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• TWC 101: Freshman Experience

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to introduce and orient student the incoming freshman to the academic, social and spiritual life of the college. The course also provides information on available resources and will help students develop skills essential to enhancing the successful college experience. TWC 101 focuses upon the acclimation to college life.
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• TWC 102: Freshman Experience II

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to introduce and orient student the incoming freshman to the academic, social and spiritual life of the college. The course also provides information on available resources and will help students develop skills essential to enhancing the successful college experience. TWC 102 is designed to provide in depth service learning opportunities for all Freshmen. ***You may be required to have a web camera for exams.***
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• TWC 308: School Publications: Yearbook

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  The student enrolled in this course gains practical experience in writing, editing, and layout through work for one or more of the school publications, i.e., the student newspaper or the yearbook. No prerequisite. Maximum credit: 3 hours. Does not fulfill an ACR. (Fall, Spring)
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• TWU 101: First-Year Experience

  2.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  The First-Year Experience Seminar is a two-credit academic course required of all new first-year students and transfer students with less than 15 s.h. The primary purpose is to provide a foundational experience that cultivates the habits of scholarship, service, and leadership in addition to providing an orientation to the culture of the college.
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• TWU 102: First-Year Seminar

  1.00 Credits

  Tennessee Wesleyan University

  
  This course is designed to provide a foundational experience that promotes critical thinking, service, and intellectual curiosity, and encourages and understanding of TWU's history and traditions. Co-requisite: TWU 101.
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