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Special Courses

Pitt-Greensburg offers a variety of special courses that students may use to enhance their educational experience. The special courses include independent studies, internships, excellence courses, study abroad courses, and capstone courses. Most of the special courses are optional, but for some majors (e.g. criminal justice) an internship is required, and the capstone course is required of all majors.

An independent study allows a student to explore a topic for which no course is available at Pitt-Greensburg or extend the exploration of a topic begun in a regular course. To arrange for an independent study, a student must find a faculty sponsor and work with the sponsor to develop a course plan. Independent study courses are available in every department. See an advisor for more details.

Internships allow students to earn credits toward graduation while gaining on-the-job experience in their majors. An internship is required in some majors (e.g. criminal justice and the journalism track in English writing), but it is available as an elective in most majors. Students are expected to find their own internship opportunities, but faculty advisors and the Office of Career Services may be aware of employers looking for interns and can provide suggestions about seeking an internship. Some departments ask students to complete an internship application. See a faculty advisor for more information.

Pitt-Greensburg students have an opportunity to study abroad in a country/region of their choice. Academic credits are earned while abroad and will transfer directly back into the student’s academic degree requirements. See the study abroad coordinator for more information.

As part of the new Pitt-Greensburg curriculum that took effect in fall 1999, every Pitt-Greensburg student must complete a senior seminar or a senior project as a capstone to the work in the major program. The faculty views the capstone course as a significant enhancement to the UPG degree program because it provides students with the opportunity to bring together the themes and skills of the major. Capstone work typically involves research and both written and oral reports.

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Spanish
	SPAN 0001 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the student’s communicative proficiency through an integrated approach to the teaching of all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammatical structures; vocabulary and readings are presented as tools for developing good communication skills. The course also aims to foster cultural awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0002 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2 Minimum Credits: 5 Maximum Credits: 5 A continuation of Spanish 0001, the course builds on the skills acquired in the first term as students continue to develop their communicative language skills in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0001or 0111
	SPAN 0003 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course builds on the skills acquired during the elementary sequence (either Spanish 0001 and 0002 or Spanish 0015). It includes a functional review of the basic language structures and introduces even more complex structures. The course has a strong cultural component. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0002 or SPAN 0042 or SPAN 0043
	SPAN 0004 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 4 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A continuation of Spanish 0003. Students continue to refine their language abilities and enhance their communicative competence. The course has a strong cultural component. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0003 or equivalent
	SPAN 0007 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR READING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is an introductory, independent course, primarily for graduate students who need to quickly acquire the basic vocabulary and grammar of written Spanish. Tapes are available for those who wish to practice the oral skills. Students begin to read increasingly more demanding passages. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0020 - CONVERSATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The goal of this fifth-semester course is to enhance fluency and the development of oral proficiency in Spanish. Although the emphasis is on speaking and listening skills, reading and writing assignments are an important part of the syllabus. This course helps students to improve their fluency, pronunciation, and strategic competence such as paraphrasing skills, and increases their vocabulary through readings, films, digital recordings and other authentic materials. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or equivalent
	SPAN 0021 - UPG EXCHANGE: CONVERSATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between the university of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and the Universidad de Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020
	SPAN 0025 - GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course reviews Spanish grammar, and, in addition, is designed to aid the students in vocabulary building, improving their knowledge of idiomatic usage, and their ability to translate from English to Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or equivalent or SPAN 0044
	SPAN 0041 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 First of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of Spanish culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0042 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Second of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of Spanish culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0041
	SPAN 0043 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Third of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of Spanish culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0042 with grade of C- or better
	SPAN 0044 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course helps students transition from elementary to advanced Spanish courses through exploring topics relevant to contemporary Spain and Latin America. Students will build the vocabulary they need to discuss politics, entertainment, social life, and cultural difference. The course is focused on communication, but students are offered targeted grammar review to help support their proficiency. Assignments include exams, presentations, and individual and group projects. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0043
	SPAN 0050 - SPANISH CIVILIZATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Span 0050 offers a comprehensive survey of Spanish history and civilization from the early prehistory period to the present. Readings and lectures are in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 or 0025
	SPAN 0055 - INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to introduce students to the study of Spanish and Latin American literatures, while dealing with concepts and terms that can be applied to all literature. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0070 - CERVANTES IN ENGLISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Cervantes’ Don Quixote is, without question, the most influential literary work written in the Spanish language. This course uses a modern English translation of cervantes, and all readings, assignments, and discussions are in English. Class sessions will situate Don Quixote in its historical and global context and identify twenty-first century instances of quixotism and neo-chivalry. Course themes explore major topics in cervantes criticism, including madness, chivalry, gender roles, class and race relations, and baroque perspective. Students will engage in close readings of the text, personal reading responses, analytic essays, and an individually defined final project. Spanish majors or minors enrolled in the course will have the option to develop a dual-language project. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 0326 - LATIN AMERICAN FILM AND LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course pairs contemporary literature and film to offer an in-depth look at Latin America via authentic cultural forms. We will explore how Latin American writers and filmmakers distinguish themselves from European and North American traditions, particularly from the filmmaking of Hollywood. We will connect readings and viewings to contemporary political trends in Latin America, including the intellectual push for “decolonization.” The course is taught in English, and readings are in English translation. Students seeking SPAN credit must read and write in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SPAN 1030 - LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the transformation of the American society, culture, and values as a consequence of the massive arrival of various ethnic groups from Latin America. First, students will explore the background of the first (native) Hispanics in the United States as well as those who arrived from Latin America as immigrants, refugees, and exiles. Then, students will learn about the ethnic and religious identity of Latinos in the United States, their influence in the media, politics, and sports, and their cultural contributions to music, films, literature, and the arts. Next, students will research and debate about three contemporary topics: 1) the Mexican-American border issues, 2) the political importance of Latin American communities, and 3) bilingualism and the use of ‘Spanglish’. Lastly, during the Hispanic Heritage Month, students will have the opportunity to work as volunteers for the Latin American Cultural Union (LACU) in Pittsburgh. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0044 or SPAN 0004
	SPAN 1101 - LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS IN SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to literature for young people from several different Hispanic countries. Students improve their reading comprehension skills through scaling up from readings for elementary school age children to readings for adolescents. The class requires response papers and a final project. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SPAN 1150 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This project-based course introduces students to the theory and practice of formal translation in literature, journalism, and public life. The course covers both Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation, and a significant component of the course addresses the needs of U.S. Latino population. The course is conducted in Spanish and takes a communicative approach to translation. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or SPAN 0020
	SPAN 1300 - SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONEMICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to the study and practice of the sounds of Spanish. The overall objective of this course is to understand the sound system of Spanish as compared to English. Successful students will develop good auditory perception of Spanish and awareness of their own pronunciation, which could help to improve it. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 (with grade of C or better)
	SPAN 1302 - ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND STYLISTICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This writing course builds upon the student’s knowledge of Spanish grammar and composition. In particular attention will be given to the many syntactical and lexical usages that the foreign language learner needs to incorporate in advanced writing. The teacher will help the student improve and polish his/her individual style, with some imitation of literary models. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1303 - SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will deal in depth with various cultural and linguistic topics. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1306 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The goal of this course is to further develop the oral proficiency of students through authentic materials including but not limited to interviews, movies, music, newspaper articles and role-playing. Emphasis on fluency and speaking skills, although reading and writing skills will not be ignored. We will review certain grammar points but communicative competence is not measured by grammatical competence alone. Pronunciation, comprehension skills, strategic competence such as paraphrasing skills, and an extensive active vocabulary are all equally important when it comes to becoming proficient in a foreign language. Students will often work in groups and pairs so it is imperative that they be willing to interact with one another and be tolerant of one another’s opinions. The instructor will rate students’ oral proficiency at the beginning and end of the semester based on the ACTFL speaking proficiency guidelines. These guidelines are used nation-wide as an assessment tool to identify an individual’s level of speaking competence in a foreign language. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1321 - BUSINESS SPANISH 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to acquaint students with the essential forms and documents utilized in the Spanish business world. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1331 - STRUCTURE OF MODERN SPANISH Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course teaches the structure of the Spanish language, including components which address Spanish phonology, morphology and syntax. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
	SPAN 1400 - SURVEY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course surveys the development of Latin American literature from the Cronistas to the present. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1403 - LATIN AMERICAN NARRATIVE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with the development of Latin American prose narrative as it moves from 19th century realism and naturalism in the direction of modernista and vanguardista innovations, culminating in the narrative of the boom and the post-boom. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1404 - LATIN AMERICAN TOPICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with literary, linguistic or cultural topics, or a combination of these. Its primary emphasis is on developing an understanding of contemporary cultures in Latin America. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 and SPAN 0025
	SPAN 1407 - U.S. LATINO FILM Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The major purpose of the course consists of illustrating and analyzing the role of the audiovisual media film (fiction and documentary) and video (and television, to a certain degree) for an understanding of the socio-cultural and conceptual status that Latina/o identities have acquired in today’s society. Thematically, the course will focus on themes of modernity vs. tradition in U.S. Latino culture. The course uses a selection of audiovisual materials which is fairly innovative in its variety. Chicano films and videos will constitute the major part of the material. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1410 - CINEMA OF THE HISPANIC WORLD Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Analyzes and discusses audiovisual material as a cultural tool to study sociopolitical, literary and historical topics in the Hispanic world. A diversity of films, fiction and documentary, will be presented to examine the changes of today’s society and its impact in the Spanish-speaking communities. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1450 - HISPANIC LEGENDS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will provide students with an insight into the rich cultural heritage of Mexico as they explore the legends drawn from Mexico’s fascinating past. The legends will reflect events from approximately 1500 years of the country’s history and folklore. Readings and discussions are at the intermediate level of Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0004 or equivalent.
	SPAN 1600 - SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course surveys the development of Spanish literature from the twelfth century to the present. Taught in Spanish. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 or SPAN 0025
	SPAN 1805 - CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC LITERATURE AND SOCIETY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals with contemporary Spanish and Latin American societies as revealed in short stories, novels and poetry in an effort to ascertain the cultural values and concepts of these societies. Taught in English. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1807 - HISPANIC SPECIAL TOPICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course deals in depth with such topics as mass media, sexual roles, social structures and political institutions in Hispanic society as revealed in various literary works, films, documents and other sources. Taught in English. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: SPAN 0020 and SPAN 0025
	SPAN 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 This course allows students to work in-depth in areas of their choice; evaluation is by examination or by the production of a term paper. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 This course allows students to work in depth in areas of their choice, with the approval and supervision of a faculty member, who meets regularly with the student. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1903 - METHODOLOGIES AND CLASSROOM TRAINING Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 2 This course will focus on basic teaching strategies for teachers. It focuses on instructional planning, classroom management, models of instruction, instructional technologies, and the interactive skills of classroom teaching. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
	SPAN 1910 - DIRECTED STUDY - MEXICO Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Special study of Mexico. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SPAN 1950 - SPANISH CAPSTONE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Capstone course for senior Spanish majors. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Statistics
	STAT 0200 - BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 This course teaches methods of descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include data collection and description, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression the analysis of variance, and contingency tables. Students will learn how to use a statistical computer package. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 This course is an intensive introduction to statistical methods. It is designed for students who want to do data analysis and to study further ideas in applied statistics beyond this course. The topics covered include descriptive statistics, elementary probability, random sampling, controlled experiments, hypothesis testing, regression and the analysis of variance. Emphasis will be placed on the statistical reasoning underlying the methods. Students will also become proficient at the use of a statistical software package. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Enrollment not permitted if currently or previously completed STAT 0200 or STAT 1100.
	STAT 1100 - STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 This is a one-term introduction to statistics and probability. Both modeling and data analysis will be emphasized. Various probability models for discrete and continuous variables will be analyzed. Inferential, descriptive and data analysis techniques will be covered with examples from management. A statistical package will be introduced and used to conduct data analyses. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Enrollment not permitted if currently or previously completed STAT 200 or 1000.
	STAT 1151 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course presents at both a theoretical and applied level the basic probability concepts required for statistical inference. Topics include set theory and basic probability, independence and Bayes’ theorem, discrete random variables and their distributions—Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, and geometric, continuous random variables and their distributions—uniform, exponential, gamma, beta, and normal, transformation of random variables, moment and moment generating functions, multivariate discrete distribution, marginal and conditional distribution and independent variables. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0230
	STAT 1152 - INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces the elementary concepts of statistical inference. Topics include functions of random variable, sampling distributions, decision criterion, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, analysis of variance, and non-parametric methods. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: STAT 1151
	STAT 1221 - APPLIED REGRESSION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course covers simple linear regression (one variable) and one way analysis of variance followed by more complicated regression models. More complex ANOVA models are treated if time permits. Some computer applications will usually be considered. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: STAT 0200 or STAT 1000 or STAT 1100
	STAT 1251 - STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is involved with statistical methods for quality and process control. It is intended for all students who will use statistics in an industrial setting. Introductory topics include probability models and statistical estimation for quality. The main focus will be on control charts and tolerances. Acceptance sampling will also be discussed. A final but quite important topic will be Taguchi methods. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: STAT 0200 or STAT 1000 or STAT 1100
	STAT 1900 - INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Under faculty supervision the student participates in a statistics project. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
	STAT 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 9 With approval from an instructor, the student will participate in a program of directed study in statistics or probability. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	STAT 1955 - UNDGR TCHNG UNDGR INTERNSHIP Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Teaching assistantship opportunities in statistics. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Studio Arts
	SA 0050 - INTRODUCTION 2D & 3D MODELING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Introduces the 2D and 3D modeling software Google SketchUp. Google SketchUp has a variety of applications, including: architecture, interior design, urban planning, 3D printing, landscape architecture, game design, film design, stage set and prop design, exhibit design, and models/reconstructions of art and architectural spaces. The goals of this class are for you to learn the basics of using Google SketchUp, its various applications, and possibilities. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 0110 - VISUAL THINKING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This introductory course is a comprehensive survey of the fundamental principles of visual organization. The assignments are directed for learning to see, and to think and to express visually. The class projects involve uses of art materials with which to articulate line, shape, texture, color, and other design components. The intent is to broaden understanding of visual relationships in art and in the sources of art and design. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 0120 - PAINTING STUDIO 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Foundation painting is an introductory course in the principle practices of painting. The course develops compositional and color awareness and basic painting techniques. This course will explore the formal and expressive aspects of painting. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 0130 - DRAWING STUDIO 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Foundation drawing is an introductory course that instructs students in traditional drawing approaches and visual analysis through the act of drawing. Principles of perspective, composition, and methods of modeling form are explored for the development of individual skills and perception. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 1220 - PAINTING STUDIO 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SA 1520 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Course content to be decided between professor and student. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 1550 - DIRECTED STUDY-PAINTING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Directed study is a course for art majors to promote concentrated individual development in students who have demonstrated exceptional ability in painting. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade
Theatre Arts
	THEA 0100 - THEATRE PRACTICUM: BASIC STAGECRAFT Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The technical work on a play. Students learn backstage jobs such as the following: assistant director, stage manager, lighting, sound, props, publicity, costumes, makeup, and set construction. A student needs no theatrical experience in order to take this course. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0103 - THEATRE PRACTICUM: PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students learn how to perform in a theatrical production by developing a system for character development, line memorization, rehearsals, and all the other production systems. A student needs no theatrical experience in order to try out for a role. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0104 - BASIC ACTING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The first part of this course is devoted to theatrical games and improvisation with the second part structured around scene work. Students are introduced to beginning exercises, role analysis, and scene work. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0110 - DRAMA ON FILM Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines the impact of theatre on film. By examining various films in the context of a particular theme or genre, students would examine and analyze the adaptations of dramatic works into film, or the use of certain themes in the creation of films. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0270 - PRINCIPLES OF LIGHTING DESIGN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is a practical introduction to the equipment, theories, and application of lighting for the stage. Through classroom and hands on work students will learn the basic concepts of using theatrical lighting and the basic qualities of light to create mood, shift focus and enhance the overall theatrical experience. Students will gain practical experience through individual projects and by doing work on theatre department productions. No previous experience is necessary. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0500 - UPG EXCHANGE: INTTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC DANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between the university of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and the Universidad de Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0725 - WOMEN IN THEATRE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines the role of women in theater. By exploring the history of women in theatre, works by female playwrights of diverse backgrounds and the contributions of female performers, directors, critics and designers, students will analyze and examine the relationships among sexism, racism, classicism and how it plays out in the world of theatre. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0800 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course serves as an introductory theatre class for non-majors, a foundational course for majors and a core course for minors. The purpose of this course is to examine and experience the practice of theatre-how it is created, what it expresses, what it communicates, and the resulting ideas and emotions. Relevant theatre concepts and terms, as well as historical and artistic contexts, will be studied. In addition to analyzing formal dramatic texts, students will develop a theatrical awareness of the world by exploring how theatre exists in everyday life. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0805 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS - PART 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A historical survey of theatre history and dramatic literature, focusing on the period of the Greeks to the renaissance. Students will be exposed to the major theatrical traditions and conventions, theatre practitioners and dramatic texts of world theatre history. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0806 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS - PART 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A historical survey of theatre history and dramatic literature, focusing on the period of the baroque to the modern. Students will be exposed to the major theatrical traditions and conventions, theatre practitioners, and dramatic texts of world theatre history. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0810 - INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ART Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to the study of dramatic texts both in their written and live forms. We will engage various approaches to script analysis in our exploration of a selective set of plays from theatre’s long and enduring history. We will consider the relationships between different employments of storytelling and the historical circumstances that influenced them. Remaining always conscious of dramatic art’s home on the stage, we will attend and evaluate live performances. Students will apply concepts learned in class through written and oral individual and group assignments. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the students’ awareness of the actor’s process and to foster a general sense of theatre as an area of human endeavor. Students will be introduced to basic communication skills, including physical and vocal presence in front of an audience. The course will also develop an introductory level of acting skill through the use of regular warm-ups, theater games, improvisation, and simple scene study. The class will culminate in the performance of a final scene. Scenes will be selected from a diverse range of playwrights and students will examine the political, cultural and social context of each play. The course will also provide an introduction to basic theater terminology, and foster the ability to respond to and reflect on theatrical performances. Each student is required to buy a semester pass and attend university theatre productions. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0840 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE DESIGN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to the design of scenery, costumes and lights used in theatre. Class work consists of several design projects focusing on design development, drawing and rendering, and drafting. This course will create an awareness of the role of the designer within the scope of the total collaborative process of theatre production. Students may be required to purchase a semester pass and attend university theatre productions. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0850 - INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces the student to Shakespeare as a playwright, that is, a maker of plays for the stage. The objective of this course is to discover how they work on us as an audience. The actual work of the course is close reading of and interaction with the plays, observation and analysis of film and theatrical treatments of Shakespeare’s work, as well as examining the cultural and historical context in which these plays were written and have been subsequently produced. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1102 - ACTING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to build foundational acting skills using Stanislavski-based exercises such as those devised by Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler and/or Uta Hagen. These exercises aim to develop the actor’s ability to listen and respond truthfully in the moment, be present and connect, work with spontaneity, build concentration, and incite the imagination. Students will learn to craft behavior by working on contemporary text and engaging in improvisational exercises with partners as well as a series of solo projects. Students will also explore given circumstances and actions/objectives while working on audition techniques with a monologue. Students will then apply textual analysis skills and build rehearsal technique by bringing him/her-self to life in a role in a scene. This course is a building block and prerequisite for other performance courses in the theatre department. Students interested in the Theater major or minor or who have theatre experience are encouraged to audition into this course (in lieu of Introduction to Performance). Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1103 - ACTING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Acting II builds on the work of Acting I with a deeper exploration of Realism and Naturalism on stage through textual analysis, scene study, physical exercises, research and performance. The material in the course focuses on works of European and American playwrights who may include Anton Chekhov, Rachel Crothers, Henrik Ibsen, Lillian Hellman, August Strindberg, Susan Glaspell, Gerhart Hauptmann, Elsa Berstein (aka Ernst Rosmer), Nikolai Gogol, etc. Theoretical work would be complementary, based on the tradition of practitioners like Constantin Stanislavski, Richard Boleslavsky, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, deepening a student’s understanding of psychological realism. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 0104
	THEA 1115 - DIRECTING ON THE STAGE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Through scenes and working with actors, students will learn about the overall responsibility of the director. How to bring unity to a production by coordinating the efforts of contributing artists. We will learn about artistic vision, different director’s theories, styles and discover the choices that are made and changed throughout the rehearsal process. Their final work will be open to the public at the end of the semester. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1360 - THEATRE CRITICISM Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A practical course in the craft of theatre criticism. The class attends local theatrical productions and writes weekly reviews. Course is designed to develop skills in interpretation of the theatrical art, in understanding of how the play operates in the theatre, and in creative writing. Each student receives individual attention to interpretation problems. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1365 - PLAYWRITING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a beginning course in the craft of playwriting. Students will read eight outside plays, will write seven scripts—the last of which is a one-act—and will critique, read aloud, and discuss the work of others in the class. Seminar/workshop style. Attendance is mandatory. Recommended: two courses from among the following three areas performance, dramatic literature, creative writing. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1900 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 The terms of the student’s independent study will be agreed upon by the instructor and the student. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1955 - VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CAPSTONE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: HAA 0010, HAA 1010; MUSIC 0211; MUSIC 0411; THEA 0104 and (THEA 0805 or THEA 0806); Senior

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SPAN 0001 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1

SPAN 0002 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2

SPAN 0003 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 3

SPAN 0004 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 4

SPAN 0007 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR READING

SPAN 0020 - CONVERSATION

SPAN 0021 - UPG EXCHANGE: CONVERSATION

SPAN 0025 - GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

SPAN 0041 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1

SPAN 0042 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 2

SPAN 0043 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH 3

SPAN 0044 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH

SPAN 0050 - SPANISH CIVILIZATION

SPAN 0055 - INTRODUCTION HISPANIC LITERATURE 1

SPAN 0070 - CERVANTES IN ENGLISH

SPAN 0326 - LATIN AMERICAN FILM AND LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

SPAN 1030 - LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES

SPAN 1101 - LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS IN SPANISH

SPAN 1150 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION

SPAN 1300 - SPANISH PHONETICS AND PHONEMICS

SPAN 1302 - ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND STYLISTICS

SPAN 1303 - SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

SPAN 1306 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

SPAN 1321 - BUSINESS SPANISH 1

SPAN 1331 - STRUCTURE OF MODERN SPANISH

SPAN 1400 - SURVEY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE

SPAN 1403 - LATIN AMERICAN NARRATIVE

SPAN 1404 - LATIN AMERICAN TOPICS

SPAN 1407 - U.S. LATINO FILM

SPAN 1410 - CINEMA OF THE HISPANIC WORLD

SPAN 1450 - HISPANIC LEGENDS

SPAN 1600 - SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE

SPAN 1805 - CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC LITERATURE AND SOCIETY

SPAN 1807 - HISPANIC SPECIAL TOPICS

SPAN 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

SPAN 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY

SPAN 1903 - METHODOLOGIES AND CLASSROOM TRAINING

SPAN 1910 - DIRECTED STUDY - MEXICO

SPAN 1950 - SPANISH CAPSTONE

STAT 0200 - BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS

STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS

STAT 1100 - STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

STAT 1151 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY

STAT 1152 - INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS

STAT 1221 - APPLIED REGRESSION

STAT 1251 - STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL

STAT 1900 - INTERNSHIP

STAT 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY

STAT 1955 - UNDGR TCHNG UNDGR INTERNSHIP

SA 0050 - INTRODUCTION 2D & 3D MODELING

SA 0110 - VISUAL THINKING

SA 0120 - PAINTING STUDIO 1

SA 0130 - DRAWING STUDIO 1

SA 1220 - PAINTING STUDIO 2

SA 1520 - DIRECTED STUDY

SA 1550 - DIRECTED STUDY-PAINTING

THEA 0100 - THEATRE PRACTICUM: BASIC STAGECRAFT

THEA 0103 - THEATRE PRACTICUM: PERFORMANCE

THEA 0104 - BASIC ACTING

THEA 0110 - DRAMA ON FILM

THEA 0270 - PRINCIPLES OF LIGHTING DESIGN

THEA 0500 - UPG EXCHANGE: INTTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC DANCE

THEA 0725 - WOMEN IN THEATRE

THEA 0800 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS

THEA 0805 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS - PART 1

THEA 0806 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS - PART 2

THEA 0810 - INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ART

THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE

THEA 0840 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE DESIGN

THEA 0850 - INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE

THEA 1102 - ACTING 1

THEA 1103 - ACTING 2

THEA 1115 - DIRECTING ON THE STAGE

THEA 1360 - THEATRE CRITICISM

THEA 1365 - PLAYWRITING 1

THEA 1900 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

THEA 1955 - VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CAPSTONE