170 THEA 4830. Directed Readings (1-3) Advanced level, Independent study under the diredion of faculty member. THEA 4851. Design/Tech Practicum (1) Hands on learning through involvement backstage on running crews, through studio work, ading in, or involvement in "front of house" operations for Weber State Theatre productions. May be repeated for credit. THEA 4851C. Costume Tech Practicum (1) F, S Costume Tech Pradicum is for those students who agree to active partidpation in production work and/or presentation of regularly scheduled, faculty supervised Theatre Area shows. At least 45 lab/ construction hours are required within the time period noted in the schedule of dasses. More actual time may be required to complete this Practicum IF run crew assignment(s) are induded as part of the requirement for the specific section enrolled in. THEA 485IL. Stage Lighting Tech Practicum (1) F, S Stage Lighting Tech Practicum is for those students who agree to active participation in produdion work and/or presentation of regularly scheduled, faculty supervised Theatre Area shows. At least 45 lab/construdion hours are required within the time period noted in the schedule of classes. More actual time may be required to complete this Pradicum IF run crew assignments) are included as part of the requirements for the specific section enrolled in. THEA 485IM. Management Tech Practicum (1) F, S Management Tech Practicum is for those students who have been sdeded to stage manage for a regularly scheduled, faculty supervised Theatre Area show. At least 45 lab/construction hours are required within the time period noted in the schedule of classes. More a dual time may be required to complete this Practicum due to the nature of the assignment. THEA 485IS. Scenic Tech Practicum (1) F, S Scenic Tech Practicum is for those students who agree to a dive partidpation in production work and/or presentation of regularly scheduled, faculty supervised Theatre Area shows. At least 45 lab/ construction hours are required within the time period noted in the schedule of dasses. More actual time may be required to complete this Practicum IF run crew assignment(s) are induded as part of the requirements for the spedfic section enrolled in. THEA 4861. Performance Practicum (1) F, S Practical applied performance work to be registered for by students who are 1) cast in, 2) have a significant assistant directing responsibility, or 3) are the production director for a WSU production. Prerequisites: Audition and permission of the instructor/director. THEA 4890. Cooperative Work Experience or Internship (3) F, S Adual partidpation with outside performing arts organizations in the day-to-day adivity of a performing arts organization will introduce the student to the professional application of classroom skill and knowledge. The experience will be arranged through the department, but will require application by the student to the organization. Possibilities include but are not limited to: Repertory Dance Theatre, Ballet West or Utah Symphony (management or tech only), Utah Shakespeare Festival, Salt Lake Acting Company, and Pioneer Theatre Company. Permission of supervising instructor required for credit. THEA 4900. Senior Project (1) F, S The Senior Projed is an opportunity for graduating students to generate and realize a project in an area of primary interest. Typically, the project will relied the student's emphasis in theatre arts (e.g., Acting, Directing, Design, etc.) and will demonstrate a culmination of previous study and may be a collaborative projed. Prerequisite: Faculty approval of the proposal and a faculty advisor and the student must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours. THEA 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The department will determine the specific title and credit authorized. THEA 4950. Theatre Festival Participation (1) Attend the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region VTII annual meeting. Students will have the opportunity to attend theatre performances brought to the festival from throughout the region, display designs, audition, act in new 10-mfnute plays, and partidpate in workshops. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meals. Prerequisites: Audition and Permission of Instructor. DEPARTMENT visual Arts Chair: Mr. James Jacobs Location: Ethd Wattis Kimball Visual Arts Center Telephone Contact: Cynthia Kurien 801-626-6455 Professors: Naseem Banerji, Mark Biddle, David Cox, James Jacobs, Suzanne Kanatsiz, Susan Makov, Angelika Pagel; Associate Professor: K Stevenson; Assistant Professors: Matthew Choberka, Larry Clarkson, Joshua Winegar Uur world is partially understood through smdl, taste, sound, and touch. But perhaps most of all we make sense of our environment through what we see. The art, architecture, mass media and even the furniture in our spaces bear distind messages that influence our decisions and enrich life. Creative processes are exdting. Students of art and design contribute new expression to the vitality of our visual environment and learn to interpret what is seen through trained observation. Innovative thinking is absolutely necessary for success and must be balanced against research and critical judgment. Emphasis is placed on writing and the critical evaluation of artistic products. Students gain experience at preparing exhibits and portfolios for eventual professional adivity Studies in art and art history offer windows of understanding to other cultures, both past and present. This is one of our primary concerns in preparing citizens for productive relations in an increasingly multicultural society. Seventy-eight different courses are offered by the Department of Visual Arts. These span traditional areas such as art history, art teaching, ceramics, drawing, small metals/jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and visual communication. The department is continually expanding into emerging modes of expression involving digital video, digital photography, animation, interactive design, and sound. Classes are enhanced by public lectures, seminars, workshops and spedal sessions by critics, historians, and visiting artists. Weber State University supports three Bachelor's degrees in the visual arts with specializations in most of the areas mentioned above. The Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees provide a broad liberal arts background, a solid base for many careers or further study. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is more professionally focused with high concentrations of studio art and art history. The BFA is for students who wish to move directly into professional work in art or design, or those who intend to pursue graduate study in the visual arts. Senior exhibitions are required for most Bachelor of Fine Arts majors. Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog