2010 - 2011 Undergraduate Catalog | Theatre and Media Arts (TMA) Courses

TMA 100 : Introduction to Visual Literacy. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Overview of visual communication, with hands-on experience in multimedia design and tools, structured to increase awareness of visual functions and develop beginning proficiency with computer-assisted visual communications.

TMA 101 : Introduction to the Theatre. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Reading, viewing, analyzing, writing about, and interacting with contemporary plays and performances to explore both theatre fundamentals and ways theatre addresses questions and concerns of our time. Lab required.

TMA 102 : Introduction to Film. (3:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Analytical studies for understanding and appreciating media forms and messages, as well as basic history, theory, and aesthetics. Lab required.

TMA 104 : New Media Tools. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Media arts major or minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Introductory course to familiarize students with using new media tools.

TMA 105 : Using Basic Media Tools. (1:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Media arts major or minor status or animation major status; concurrent enrollment in TMA 185.
DESCRIPTION:	Introductory course to familiarize students with basics in camera, lighting, and sound fundamentals.

TMA 110 : Media Arts Experience. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Premajor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Practical introductory experience working in media environments (including film and broadcast facilities).

TMA 112 : Collaboration, Research, and Visualization. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 102; Acceptance into media arts program.
DESCRIPTION:	Overview and practical applications of principles of collaboration, research, and visualization as essential elements of appreciation and production of new media and media arts projects.

TMA 114 : Reading and Constructing Narratives. (3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Animation majors--admittance to the animation program; media arts studies majors/minors--TMA 102, 113, and admittance to media arts program; MDT--admittance to the MDT program; theatre arts studies majors/minors and BFA Acting--TMA 101; theatre education majors--Sc Ed 276R.
DESCRIPTION:	Analyzing basic narrative principles; conceptualizing and writing narratives for theatre and media.

TMA 121 : Voice and Diction. (2:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	MDT or theatre education major status or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Skills involved in producing an effective voice; International Phonetic Alphabet. Lab required.

TMA 122 : Voice Production. (2:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting major or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Exercises to aid in freeing tensions, habits/patterns, and finding natural state of the voice. Lab required.

TMA 123 : Acting Fundamentals. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in TMA 122, 125.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental acting skills: exercises in perception, objective/action, thought processes, scoring of scripts. Lab required.

TMA 124 : Acting. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting or MDT major status; TMA 114; TMA 123 or 128. By audition and instructor's consent only.
RECOMMENDED:	Acting BFA majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 127, 222.
DESCRIPTION:	Integrating acting skills; building a character through exercises and scene work.

TMA 125 : Yoga and Alexander Technique. (1:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting major status or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Techniques of relaxation, breath, focus, and posture to enhance actor's body and voice as a whole integrated tool in performance.

TMA 127 : Beginning Stage Combat. (1:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting major status, or Sc Ed 276R, or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic hand-to-hand stage combat instruction. Introduction to tumbling and falls.

TMA 128 : Acting Fundamentals: BFA Track. (3:6:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting major status or instructor's consent.
RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in TMA 122, 125.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental acting skills: exercises in perception, objective/action, thought processes, scoring of scripts. Lab.

TMA 150 : Public Speaking. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Principles and methods of public speaking; speaking experiences.

TMA 160 : Theatre Production 1. (1:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Practical experience in the scene shop, costume shop, and lighting lab. Hands-on training for further production experience.

TMA 170R : Practicum: Television. (.5-6:Arr:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2
DESCRIPTION:	Practicum in beginning television production skills. Topics will vary by semester.

TMA 184R : Practicum: Cinematic Skills. (.5-6:Arr:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of cinematic skills.

TMA 185 : Basic Media Production. (3:4:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Media arts major/minor status or animation major status; concurrent enrollment in TMA 105.
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to basics of film and video production. Includes lecture and practical lab experiences with audio and video.

TMA 187 : Production Management: Beginning. (3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 102 & TMA 112
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of media production; budgeting, scheduling, and management skills.

TMA 199R : Academic Internship. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; major status; by application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Off-campus experience or internship in theatre and media arts.

TMA 201 : Dramatic Performance: Antiquity to Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
DESCRIPTION:	Civilization from Greek antiquity through Renaissance, primarily from perspective of dramatic literature and performance. Ways in which performance functions within particular socioeconomic, political, religious, and aesthetic perspectives.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.

TMA 202 : Dramatic Performance: Renaissance to the Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter; Summer
DESCRIPTION:	Civilization from Renaissance through present, primarily from perspective of dramatic literature and performance. Ways in which performance functions within particular socioeconomic, political, religious, and aesthetic perspectives.
NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.

TMA 212R : Forum. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Theatre or media arts major status.
DESCRIPTION:	Lecture and question-and-answer sessions with industry professionals and scholars.

TMA 215R : Special Projects 1. (.5-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Special projects in theatre and media arts.

TMA 220R : Workshop 1: Acting. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Major status or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Experience in production: acting.

TMA 222 : Phonetics. (2:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 122; Pre-BFA acting major status or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Correct use of Standard American Stage Dialect with International Phonetic Alphabet. Identification of speech/articulation problems.

TMA 223 : Acting Improvisation. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 124; Pre-BFA acting, BFA acting, or MDT major status; by audition and instructor's consent only.
RECOMMENDED:	BFA acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, 224, Dance 140R.
DESCRIPTION:	Discovery of emotion, thought process, and impulse through improvisation.

TMA 224 : Acting for Film and TV. (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 124; Pre-BFA acting, BFA acting, or MDT major status; by audition and instructor's consent only.
RECOMMENDED:	Acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, 223, Dance 140R.
DESCRIPTION:	On-camera techniques for features, sitcoms, industrials, and commercials. Lab required.

TMA 225 : Neutral Mask. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 123 & TMA 125; BFA acting, MDT, theatre education, or theatre arts studies major status; by audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Use of masks in teaching specificity of movement, communication, and emotion.

TMA 229 : Musical Scene Study. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 124 & MUSIC 161 & DANCE 140; BFA acting or MDT major status; by audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of two genres of musical theatre; text analysis, research, written assignments.

TMA 236 : Directing Fundamentals. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 or instructor's consent (except theatre education majors).
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental elements of stage and media directing, including observation, collaboration, imagination, casting, working with actors, camera, spaces, words, images, rehearsals, and final product.

TMA 241 : Screenwriting 1. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring, On Demand; Summer, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291 or 292 or concurrent enrollment. Animation majors: TMA 294.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic narrative and nonfiction (documentary, educational, industrial, multimedia) screenwriting principles through reading, viewing, testing, and completing writing assignments.

TMA 251 : Playwriting 1. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; Major status or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic playwriting principles through reading, completing writing assignments, testing, and writing the first draft of a one-act play.

TMA 252R : Puppetry. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Theories, techniques, and experience constructing and operating puppets for use in performance, recreational, and educational settings.

TMA 257 : Storytelling. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Theories, techniques, and practice in the art of telling spellbinding stories.

TMA 260R : Theatre Production 2. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 160 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Practical experience in specialized shops or backstage experience on realized productions.

TMA 261 : Writing for Animation. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Traditional screenwriting emphasizing stories for the medium of animation.

TMA 262 : Costume Design 1. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101, 114, 160; or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Costume history, rendering, and theory. Assistant costume designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 263 : Scenic Design 1. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101, 114, 160; or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic approaches to scenic design. Perspective drawing, rendering, models, and computer graphics. Assistant designers for departmental productions may be selected from students in this course.

TMA 264 : Lighting Design 1. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101, 160; or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic approaches to lighting design. Plot, maintenance, and board operation. Assistant designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in course.

TMA 266 : Set Construction 1. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101 & TMA 160
DESCRIPTION:	Intermediate skills in scenic construction and stage maintenance.

TMA 267 : Makeup 1. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Elementary techniques in makeup application for film, television, and stage. Lab work on main season productions is required.

TMA 269 : Theatre Sound Design. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
DESCRIPTION:	Basic principles and skills in creating sound design for theatrical production.

TMA 270R : Practicum: Television. (1-6:Arr:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2
DESCRIPTION:	Practicum in intermediate television production and direction. Topics will vary depending on specific television programs under production.

TMA 273 : New Media Storytelling. (3:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 105 & TMA 185; TMA 293 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Principles and techniques of new media production, information gathering, conceptualizing, and storytelling.

TMA 274 : Nonfiction Production 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 105 & TMA 185 & TMA 273 & TMA 293
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental principles of nonfiction and experimental filmmaking. Lecture, discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques.

TMA 276 : Exploration of Teaching Theatre. (3:6:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101; or TMA 102; FBI fingerprint and background clearance
DESCRIPTION:	Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.

TMA 277 : New Media Conceptualization. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	Majors/minors: TMA 293, 295. Non-majors: no prerequisites.
DESCRIPTION:	Concepts and techniques for creating new media production.

TMA 284R : Practicum: Cinematic Skills. (1-6:Arr:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Intermediate cinematic skills.

TMA 285 : Production: Intermediate. (3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 185 & TMA 291; or TMA 185 & TMA 292; major status.
DESCRIPTION:	Survey and application of the basics of narrative and nonfiction, including 16-mm film. Lecture, discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques.
NOTE:	Fee.

TMA 291 : Media Arts History 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of social, aesthetic, business, and technical dimensions of film and media from 1895 to 1945.

TMA 292 : Media Arts History 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of social, aesthetic, business, and technical dimensions of film and media from 1946 to present.

TMA 293 : History of Documentary and Nonficton Film. (3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; media arts major/minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to and contextualization of documentary film from its inception to present.

TMA 294 : History of Animation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 102
DESCRIPTION:	Origins and developments of animation internationally to the present, focusing on aesthetic, technical, political, and economic aspects of the medium.

TMA 295 : History of the Moving Image. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter, On Demand; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 102
DESCRIPTION:	Continuities and changes in the moving image from 1895 to the present, focusing on implications of emerging and converging media for spectatorship, social and individual identity construction, and potential sharing of spirituality.

TMA 299R : Academic Internship. (.5-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

TMA 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	MUSIC 290 & DANCE 243R & DANCE 244R & TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Dance 300, Music 300; MDT major status.
RECOMMENDED:	concurrent enrollment in Music 328, Dance 328, TMA 328.
DESCRIPTION:	Theatre in the Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, and theatre.

TMA 301 : Contemporary Performance Practices. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 201 & TMA 202
DESCRIPTION:	Evaluate great works of 20th century dramatic literature. Critically analyze the connection between theatre and historical society. Synthesize critical study with hands-on application of a variety of modes of 20th century performance.

TMA 302 : Studies in British Theatre Performance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance in the Theatre in London Study Abroad program.
DESCRIPTION:	Analytical and theoretical study of theatre history, dramatic literature, and performance from the Renaissance to the present through pre- and post-performance study and discussion of a play presented in London by some of the world's most notable theatre companies.

TMA 315R : Special Projects 2. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Intermediate projects in theatre or media arts.

TMA 316 : Theatre and Media Arts Instruction. (1-3:Arr:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Developing teaching methods and techniques for instruction in theatre and media arts classroom.

TMA 319 : Advanced Narrative Production. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 241 & TMA 285; By application only.
RECOMMENDED:	TMA 123.
DESCRIPTION:	Preproduction and production of short projects, including digital and 16-mm sound film in narrative form. Discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques.
NOTE:	Fee.

TMA 322 : Classical Voice. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 122, 124, 222. BFA MDT majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only
DESCRIPTION:	Speech techniques (word stress, inflection, pitch, pace, etc.) applied in the classical play.

TMA 324 : Acting Classics. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 122, 124, 222. BFA MDT majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
RECOMMENDED:	For acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 322, 325.
DESCRIPTION:	Acting skills helpful in classical literature, emphasizing Shakespearean scansion and text analysis.

TMA 325 : Stage Combat. (2:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 127 & TMA 225; BFA acting major status or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Skills of safe hand-to-hand combat, including use of rapier, dagger, and broadsword, for stage and screen.

TMA 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 229; BFA MDT major status; concurrent enrollment in Dance 328, Music 328.
RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Music 300, Dance 300, TMA 300.
DESCRIPTION:	Intensive integration of music, dance, and theatre for the performer.

TMA 329 : Theatre and Film Acting Conservatory. (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 122 & TMA 224; BFA acting major status. By audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Extensive work on a theatre or film project through semester, culminating in performance of play or preview of film/video.

TMA 330R : Assistant Directing. (2:0:9)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 336
DESCRIPTION:	Assisting directors for departmental productions.

TMA 331 : Directing Narrative Literature. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114
DESCRIPTION:	Theory and practice of adapting, directing, and performing nondramatic literature. Readers Theatre.

TMA 336 : Directing Principles and Practices. (3:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Theatre arts studies majors: TMA 114, 236, and instructor's consent. Media arts studies majors: TMA 105, 114, 185, and instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Theories and processes of taking a scene from script to production.

TMA 341 : Screenwriting 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 241; major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Intermediate conceptualization, screenwriting, and development for narrative or nonnarrative projects.

TMA 351 : Playwriting 2. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 251
DESCRIPTION:	Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing the first draft of a full-length play.

TMA 352 : Drama in the Elementary Classroom. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Theatre education major status: TMA 101 or 102; TMA 276. Or early childhood education or elementary education major status. Or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Varied teaching methodologies for application of drama within the pre-K--6 classroom. Dual emphasis on Utah state elementary drama standards as well as integration with core curricula.

TMA 360R : Theatre Production 3. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 160 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced practical experience in specialized shops or backstage experience on realized productions.

TMA 361 : Stage Management 1. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101, 123, 160, 236; or instructor's consent. Theatre education majors must also have completed Sc Ed 276R.
DESCRIPTION:	Principles and objectives of stage management. Assistant stage managers for departmental productions will be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 362 : Costume Design 2. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 262
DESCRIPTION:	Art approaches to costume design. Assistants and production designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 363 : Scenic Design 2. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 263
DESCRIPTION:	Art approaches to scenic renderings, models, and computer graphics. Assistants and designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 364 : Lighting Design 2. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 264
DESCRIPTION:	Art approaches to renderings and plots. Advanced computer graphics. Assistants and designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 366 : Production Drafting. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Hand drafting principles as used in scenic and production design. Theoretical projects that include industry standards for drawing, building, and presenting.

TMA 367 : Makeup 2. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 267
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced techniques in makeup and introduction to prosthetics. Supervision on departmental productions required. Assistant designers will be selected from this course.

TMA 368 : Scenic Art. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Theatre arts studies or theatre education major status.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic approaches to painting and finishing scenic elements. Priming, lay-in, texturing, and effects. Possible work painting on departmental productions.

TMA 369R : Design and Technology Projects. (.5-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Practical experience working as main season assistant designers; related topics.

TMA 370R : Practicum: Television. (1-6:Arr:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2
DESCRIPTION:	Practicum in advanced mentored television productions offered as needed for student projects.

TMA 372R : Media Collaboration. (.5-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Experience collaborating with senior capstone media arts experience.

TMA 377A : Teaching Methods and Instruction. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 276
DESCRIPTION:	Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in theatre; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance.

TMA 377B : Teaching Methods and Instruction. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 276
DESCRIPTION:	Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in theatre; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance.

TMA 377C : Teaching Methods and Instruction: Theatre in Education Practices. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 377A
DESCRIPTION:	Practicing contemporary theatre-in-education (TIE) methods to be employed in practical secondary education settings.

TMA 377D : Teaching Methods and Instruction: Elementary Education Practices. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 352 & TMA 377B
DESCRIPTION:	Practicing contemporary elementary education methods students will later employ in practical education settings.

TMA 378R : New Media Producing and Directing. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 277 & TMA 293 & TMA 295; media arts major or minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Pre-production and production of short projects. Discussion and individual/group experiences and critiques.

TMA 380 : Introduction to Dramaturgy. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Research and apply hands-on theatrical skills in four critical studies areas: literary management, production dramaturgy, new play development, educational outreach.

TMA 384R : Practicum: Cinematic Skills. (1-6:ARR:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced cinematic skills.

TMA 387 : Production Management: Advanced. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 187; media arts major status; media arts foundation courses.
DESCRIPTION:	Overview of techniques for managing large arts projects, involving individual and team projects.

TMA 388R : Media Arts Crew. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 185; By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Practical supervised experience in media arts production. Exposure to protocols, as well as organizational and technical aspects.

TMA 389R : Producing Symposium. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; media arts major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Developing organizational skills by workshop meetings with industry professionals, who share their producing experiences, styles, and strategies.

TMA 391 : Introduction to Media Arts Theory. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291; or TMA 292
DESCRIPTION:	Identifying and analyzing contemporary film and media theories, with application to specific media texts.

TMA 392 : Children's Media. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter, On Demand
DESCRIPTION:	Historical and theoretical survey of media for and about children and the literature that informs it; discussions and strategies relating to production, reception, pedagogy, and parenting.

TMA 394 : Nonfiction Production 2. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 105 & TMA 185 & TMA 273 & TMA 274; media arts major or minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced readings, conceptualization, and practical applications of various nonfiction forms.

TMA 395 : Dramatic Literature 1. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 201 & TMA 202
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of dramatic texts, from ancient Greek to today, through Western literary theories, emphasizing performance.

TMA 396 : Dramatic Literature 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 201 & TMA 202
DESCRIPTION:	Survey of dramatic texts, from ancient Greek to today, through global literary theories, emphasizing performance.

TMA 399R : Academic Internship. (.5-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Major status; theatre or media arts foundation courses. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

TMA 410 : Acting Capstone. (2-4:Arr.:Arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting major status. By audition only.
DESCRIPTION:	Participation in a final acting project on the BYU main-stage season.

TMA 415R : CAD for Theatre and Media Arts. (1:2.0:2.0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

CAD training in scenic, lighting, and production design. Course alternates between drafting and 3D software.

TMA 416R : Teaching Assistant Credit. (1-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent or application.
DESCRIPTION:	Credit for teaching assistantships for TMA courses.

TMA 419A : Advanced Narrative Directing A. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 319; By application only.
RECOMMENDED:	TMA 123.
DESCRIPTION:	Working with actors; visual exression; artistic identity. Creating an advanced portfolio. Discussion, lab, individual/group experience and critiques.

TMA 419B : Advanced Narrative Directing B. (1-3:arr.:arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 419A; By application only
DESCRIPTION:	Working with actors; visual expression; artistic identity. Creating an advanced portfolio. Discussion, lab, individual/group experience and critiques.

TMA 420R : Performance Workshop 2. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced experience in production: acting.

TMA 421 : The Business: Marketing Yourself as a Performer. (1:1.5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; BFA acting or MDT major status. Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Business aspects of the entertainment industry, including telephone interviews with entertainment industry personnel. Required research project.

TMA 422 : Dialects. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 124, 222. BFA MDT majors or other majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Major stage dialects.

TMA 424 : Advanced Acting. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 124, 222. BFA MDT majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Scene studies in extended realism. Absurdism, American classics, Shaw, Chekhov, etc.

TMA 425 : Character Mask. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 223 & TMA 225; BFA acting or MDT major status. By audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Use of the body as a primary tool for character and script interpretation.

TMA 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 361; MDT major status; concurrent enrollment in Music 426, Dance 426.
DESCRIPTION:	Participation in an MDT performance group culminating in a showcase for agents and directors in New York City during April.

TMA 427 : Auditions. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 225, 229, 324, 424. BFA MDT majors: TMA 229, 324 (or 424), Dance 240. By audition and instructor's consent only.
RECOMMENDED:	BFA acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 425.
DESCRIPTION:	Auditions, cold reading, resumes, and the business end of acting, music, and dance for the professional performer.

TMA 429 : Performance: Recital. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 222, 229, 324, 424. BFA MDT majors: TMA 229, 324 (or 424). By audition and instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Thirty- to forty-five minute performance of cuttings from varied genres.

TMA 436 : Theatre Directing Practicum. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 336; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Directing projects for class critique and public presentation.

TMA 441R : Screenwriting 3. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter, On Demand; Summer, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291 & TMA 341; or TMA 292 & TMA 341; major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced narrative and/or nonfiction screenwriting principles. Emerging technology.

TMA 443R : Writer/Dramaturg/Actor Workshop. (3:6:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114
DESCRIPTION:	Collaborative workshop developing new stage and screenplays through exercises, discussion, and writing. Scripts selected competitively; public readings at end of course.

TMA 451R : Playwriting 3. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 351 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

TMA 455R : Theatre Tour. (3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	By audition only.
DESCRIPTION:	Theatre for young audiences; touring experience.

TMA 457 : Media in the Contemporary Classroom. (3:4:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
PREREQUISITE:	SC ED 276R; in major area.
DESCRIPTION:	Developing educational methods and techniques for using media in the specialized media classroom; study of educational models and theories related to historical and emerging media technologies.

TMA 458 : Media Literacy Education. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 102 & TMA 114
RECOMMENDED:	TMA 291, 292.
DESCRIPTION:	Media literacy principles and basic film production in the context of educating students and teachers in local K-12 public schools.

TMA 460A : Portfolio. (1:Arr:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2
PREREQUISITE:	Theatre studies major status; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Capstone theatre arts studies major experience. Resumes, cover letters, job searches, and portfolio basics.

TMA 460B : Portfolio. (1:Arr:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2
PREREQUISITE:	Theatre studies major status; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Capstone theatre arts studies major experience. Professional portfolio preparation and presentation for stage management and design/technology students.

TMA 461R : Stage Management 2. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 361
DESCRIPTION:	Stage management of BYU productions. Stage managers for departmental productions are enrolled in this course.

TMA 462 : History of Costume. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 262 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Costume, clothing, and textiles as mediums for understanding stages and states of individuals, families, and societies; apparel diversity and cultural identity.

TMA 463 : Production Design. (2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to design for film and television. Techniques, basic design elements, analysis, concept boards, budgets, and visits to film locations.

TMA 464 : Sound Reinforcement. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 269
DESCRIPTION:	Theory and practical experience with sound reinforcement concepts, equipment, techniques, and challenges.

TMA 466R : Set Construction 2. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 & TMA 266
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced skills in scenic construction and stage maintenance.

TMA 467 : Makeup 3. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 367
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced techniques in makeup application, including advanced prosthetics and wig making. Designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 469 : Theatre Management. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Theatre arts studies foundation courses or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic philosophies of box office, front-of-house, and theatre marketing.

TMA 473R : Writer/Director Workshop (Narrative). (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 419A; media arts major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Collaborative directing, videotaping, editing, and revising scenes from advanced student scripts.

TMA 474R : Writer/Director Workshop (Nonfiction). (3:9:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	Media arts major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Collaborative development, revision, and polishing of nonfiction or multimedia projects.

TMA 475R : Media Arts Capstone. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Media arts major status. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Final collaborative project for media students. May be narrative, nonfiction, multimedia, writing, or critical studies format.
NOTE:	Fee.

TMA 476 : Secondary Student Teaching. (12:Arr.:Arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
PREREQUISITE:	Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- in TMA 377A, B, C, D.
DESCRIPTION:	Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required.

TMA 477R : Issues in Media Arts. (3:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291 & TMA 292; media arts major status.
DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of key media arts issues, within context of gospel principles.

TMA 480R : Dramaturgy: Theory and Practice. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 101 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Special topics in critical studies and production. Analyzing and creating historical, theoretical, and/or critical theatre research.

TMA 485R : Production Dramaturgy. (1-3:2:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 480R
DESCRIPTION:	Experience as lead dramaturg for main-stage productions; building casebooks and overseeing audience education efforts. Rehearsal and production meeting attendance required.

TMA 491 : Ethics, Aesthetics, and Theology. (1:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting major status.
DESCRIPTION:	Analyzing and considering interrelationships of ethical, aesthetic, and theological dimensions of creating and performing media arts and theatre texts.

TMA 492R : Media Arts Genres. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291; or TMA 292; media arts major or minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Intensive analysis of a single major traditional media genre (i.e., western, musical, sitcom, or melodrama) with consideration of contextual, subtextual, and textual issues.

TMA 494 : Transcendence: Religion and Film. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291; or TMA 292; media arts major or minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Historical, stylistic, and thematic survey of approaches to religious and spiritual subject matter in film.

TMA 495 : Shakespeare: Text and Performance. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114
DESCRIPTION:	Intensive, multifaceted exploration of selected Shakespearean texts, examined through a wide range of analytical and experiential approaches.

TMA 496R : Academic Internship. (.5-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Major status; theatre or media arts foundation courses. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

TMA 497 : Media as a Mirror of Our Times. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291; or TMA 292; media arts major or minor status.
DESCRIPTION:	Interdisciplinary approach to media texts as aesthetic and historical documents expressing a people, place, and time.

TMA 498R : Special Topics in Media Arts. (3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 291; or TMA 292
DESCRIPTION:	Consideration of compelling issues in media arts practice, theory, history, and criticism.

TMA 515R : Workshop 3: Special Projects. (1-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced special projects in theatre or media arts.

TMA 536R : Directing Workshop. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 436 or equivalent. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced experience in production: directing.

TMA 551R : Playwriting 4. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 451 or equivalent; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

TMA 552 : Improvisation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Informal or improvised dramatic techniques with children, adolescents, and/or adults.

TMA 561R : Stage Management Project. (1-6:Arr:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 361, 461R; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Hands-on training for student stage managers through assigned realized productions, including supervision through full positions on stage and media productions. Department-arranged assignments.

TMA 562 : Costume Design 3. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 362, 462; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced conceptual approaches to costume design. Strong background in costuming required. Designers for departmental productions will be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 563 : Scenic Design 3. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 363, 463; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced conceptual scenic design. Assumes strong background in scenography. Designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 564 : Lighting Design 3. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114, 364; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced conceptual lighting projects. Assumes strong background in lighting. Designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

TMA 565R : Specialty Costumes. (2-6:Arr:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Advanced skills in millinery, dyes, footwear, and allied project areas.

TMA 567R : Makeup Project. (1-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent only.
DESCRIPTION:	Practicum in makeup design and application. Departmental production designers and teaching assistants will be enrolled in this course.

TMA 568 : Sound. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Theatre arts foundation courses.
DESCRIPTION:	Basics in sound design and reinforcement. Work on departmental productions.

TMA 569R : Design for Production. (1-4:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	TMA 369 or equivalent; theatre arts studies major or minor status; instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Practical experience working with departmental designers; related topics.

TMA 580R : Introduction to Dramaturgy. (3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Graduate-level research and application of hands-on theatrical skills in four critical studies areas: literary management, production dramaturgy, new play development, educational outreach.

TMA 585R : Production Dramaturgy. (1-3:2:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	TMA 580R
DESCRIPTION:	Experience as lead dramaturg for main-stage productions; building casebooks and overseeing audience education efforts. Rehearsal and production meeting attendance required.

TMA 599R : Academic Internship. (1-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Major status; theatre or media arts foundation courses. By application only.
DESCRIPTION:	Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

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