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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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Statistics
	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: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Studio Arts
	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: UGRD 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: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 1220 - PAINTING STUDIO 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: Letter Grade
	SA 1255 - INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 1275 - INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SA 1520 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Course content to be decided between professor and student. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade
Theatre Arts
	THEA 0075 - THEATRE WORKSHOP Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A hands-on, performance-based workshop will introduce beginning theatre students to the fundamentals of formal theatre production. Issues to be explored include script analysis, rehearsal process and public presentation. Working as actors, directors or technical/design crew, participants will develop a one-act play festival to be offered to the university community towards the end of the term. “Theatre workshop” will prepare students for either “theatre practicum or production”, the two practical theatre courses which support the theatre program’s main stage production. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0100 - THEATRE PRAC: 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: UGRD 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: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0106 - SURVEY OF WORLD THEATRE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The course introduces students to plays and their productions in a variety of countries. It gives students structures by which to understand the construction of most plays and grounds the plays in their cultural and political era and area. The aspects held in common by theatrical forms are discussed as well as the cultural differences among particular plays. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0113 - AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 In this course, students will be scripting and performing their own stories. Students can be literal or abstract in their storytelling, incorporating dance, light, props, sound and any scenic material that will help to illustrate their story. At the end of the semester the class will present a final project, open to the public to exhibit their creative work throughout the semester. This could be a collage of stories or one in particular that he or she chose to develop. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 0104 or THEA 1365
	THEA 0150 - CONTEMPORARY DRAMA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will explore American and world plays written in the last fifty years. Students will be exposed to the diversity of theatrical expression of the current era, from the social protest dramas of the late 1960s, through the post-modern performances of today. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0200 - MODERN DRAMA Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Focusing on the major American and European plays of the 20th century, this course will introduce students to the dynamic and complex theatrical movements of the current era: realism, symbolism, expressionism, Brechtian theatre. Primary attention will be given to texts themselves, however a consideration of production method and performance theory will also be included. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0201 - THEATRE HISTORY: CLASSICAL Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A chronological history of theatre as an institution from classical times to the early 19th century. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0254 - ACTING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This is a follow-up to basic acting. Students will be pushed to deepen their emotional dimension as actors. They will be trained in the Stanford Meissner technique. As in basic acting, the student will be required to attend shows in Pittsburgh, studying professional actors at work. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: THEA 0104 or 1502
	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: UGRD Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0280 - THEATRE TECHNOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course begins with a `theoretical, study of current technology used in the theatre (lights, sound, video projections, virtual reality and virtual worlds). Students will then explore the practical aspects of digital technology as applied to theatre in a variety of hands-on projects: creating informational and advertising web pages, taking digital photographs, recording and editing digital audio and video, and reporting on the experiences in a blog. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0500 - UPG EXCHG: INT 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0600 - THEATRE APPRECIATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course investigates the question “what is theatre?” This orientation to the art and practice of theatre will offer students a general overview of the theatrical experience. Participants will read plays, attend performances, and learn about the general methods of acting, design, directing, and script analysis. This course is intended for the student with little prior experience to theatrical performance and dramatic literature. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0805 - INTRO 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0806 - INTRO 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: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0820 - SURVEY OF WORLD THEATRE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A course in why and how theatre began, developed, and survives. The urge to play will be seen as a natural and necessary part of being human; the theatre will be seen as a vital part of culture, revealing history in miniature and dreams and desires in concentrated form. From ritual and magic to musical comedy, from outdoor area-altars to computer-controlled scene shifting in multi-million dollar buildings, we will try to learn some of the reasons why the power of an actor, performing live before an audience, remains unchanged. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0840 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE DESIGN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introduction to the design of scenery, costumes and lights. 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 0845 - PRINCIPLES OF SET DESIGN Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This hands-on workshop will introduce students to the basic concepts, principles and practices of theatrical set design. Topics to be covered include research methods, models for presentation, collaboration with the director and other designers, set construction and painting. Related topics of lighting and costume design will also be included. Students will work on individual projects as well as contribute to the theatre program’s productions. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1102 - ACTING 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course focuses on the extension and enhancement of basic acting skills using exercises based in a version of the Stanislavski acting system. Utilizing exercises from great teachers like Michael Chekhov, Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, students will learn to perform scene work within emotionally invested circumstances, improve moment to moment and talking and listening skills, play objectives, and apply given circumstances to character development. This course is a building block and prerequisite for most other acting courses in the theatre department. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1103 - ACTING 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will entail a study of scene work from plays primarily of 1860-1980. Emphasis on the balance of control and emotional responsiveness. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1210 - SCENE STUDY WORKSHOP Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This performance course will focus entirely on scene work. Class time will be spent presenting scenes, discussing character and scene development, and looking more closely at the work of Stanislavsky and other innovative directors and acting teachers. Students will be required to meet regularly with their scene partners outside of class. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1330 - ADVANCED THEATRE PRACTICUM Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 Students will pursue advanced study in stage management, assistant directing, design or acting, while working in a supervised leadership position for the campus’ mainstage production. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Practicum 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1362 - ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will examine the Asian American theatre movement focusing on the major dramatic texts which make up this diverse artistic body of work, and on the important social and historical contexts that shape it. Attention will also be given to the flowering of Asian American arts in the areas of film, visual art and performance art in an effort to create an interdisciplinary arts perspective. Academic Career: UGRD 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: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1450 - SPECIAL TOPICS Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 1 The study of special topics in theatre arts. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: Letter Grade
	THEA 1900 - INDEPENDENT STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Course content to be decided between teacher and student. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	THEA 1955 - VISL PERFORMING ARTS CAPSTONE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Academic Career: UGRD 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
Westmoreland Community College
	WCC 0201 - WCCC Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Cross-registration with Westmoreland County Community College. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WCC 0202 - WCCC Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Cross-registration with Westmoreland County Community College. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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STAT 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY

STAT 1955 - UNDGR TCHNG UNDGR INTERNSHIP

SA 0110 - VISUAL THINKING

SA 0120 - PAINTING STUDIO 1

SA 0130 - DRAWING STUDIO 1

SA 1220 - PAINTING STUDIO 2

SA 1255 - INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING

SA 1275 - INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

SA 1520 - DIRECTED STUDY

SA 1550 - DIRECTED STUDY-PAINTING

THEA 0075 - THEATRE WORKSHOP

THEA 0100 - THEATRE PRAC: BASIC STAGECRAFT

THEA 0103 - THEATRE PRACTICUM: PERFORMANCE

THEA 0104 - BASIC ACTING

THEA 0106 - SURVEY OF WORLD THEATRE

THEA 0110 - DRAMA ON FILM

THEA 0113 - AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PERFORMANCE

THEA 0150 - CONTEMPORARY DRAMA

THEA 0200 - MODERN DRAMA

THEA 0201 - THEATRE HISTORY: CLASSICAL

THEA 0254 - ACTING 2

THEA 0270 - PRINCIPLES OF LIGHTING DESIGN

THEA 0280 - THEATRE TECHNOLOGY

THEA 0500 - UPG EXCHG: INT HISPANIC DANCE

THEA 0600 - THEATRE APPRECIATION

THEA 0725 - WOMEN IN THEATRE

THEA 0800 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS

THEA 0805 - INTRO TO THEATRE ARTS - PART 1

THEA 0806 - INTRO TO THEATRE ARTS - PART 2

THEA 0810 - INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ART

THEA 0820 - SURVEY OF WORLD THEATRE

THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE

THEA 0840 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE DESIGN

THEA 0845 - PRINCIPLES OF SET DESIGN

THEA 0850 - INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE

THEA 1102 - ACTING 1

THEA 1103 - ACTING 2

THEA 1115 - DIRECTING ON THE STAGE

THEA 1210 - SCENE STUDY WORKSHOP

THEA 1330 - ADVANCED THEATRE PRACTICUM

THEA 1360 - THEATRE CRITICISM

THEA 1362 - ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE

THEA 1365 - PLAYWRITING 1

THEA 1450 - SPECIAL TOPICS

THEA 1900 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

THEA 1955 - VISL PERFORMING ARTS CAPSTONE

WCC 0201 - WCCC

WCC 0202 - WCCC