- CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking
-
Applies theory and principles of public address with emphasis on preparation and delivery.
Lecture 3 hour per week.
3 credits
- CST 105 - Oral Communication
-
Studies effective communication with emphasis on speaking and listening.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- CST 110 - Introduction to Communication
-
Examines the elements affecting speech communication at the individual, small group, and public communication levels with emphasis on practice of communication at each level.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- CST 111 - Voice and Diction I
-
Enables students to improve pronunciation, articulation, and voice quality. Includes applied phonetics. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 112 - Voice and Diction II
-
Continued improvement of pronunciation, articulation, and voice quality with a focus toward applying these skills to text. Includes applied phonetics and dialect work. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
CST 111
3 credits
- CST 114 - Survey of Mass Media
-
Examines the history and current understanding of mass communication. Covers print media (newspapers, magazines, and books), electronic media (radio, television, film, the Internet), advertising, public relations, and mass media theory, research, and ethics.
3 Credits. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours.
3 credits
- CST 115 - Small Group Communication
-
Emphasizes the development of presentational ability in a group, decision-making, group maintenance, and leadership and participant skills. Incorporates a preliminary study of group dynamics.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 126 - Interpersonal Communication
-
Teaches interpersonal communication skills for both daily living and the world of work. Includes perception, self- concept, self-disclosure, listening and feedback, nonverbal communication, attitudes, assertiveness and other interpersonal skills.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 130 - Introduction to the Theatre
-
Surveys the principles of drama, the development of theatre production, and selected plays to acquaint the student with various types of theatrical presentations.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 131 - Acting I
-
Develops personal resources and explores performance skills through such activities as theatre games, role playing, improvisation, work on basic script units, and performance of scenes. Part I of IV.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hour. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 132 - Acting II
-
Develops personal resources and explores performance skills through such activities as theatre games, role playing, improvisation, work on basic script units, and performance of scenes. Part II of IV.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hour. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 136 - Theatre/Musical Workshop
-
Enables students to work in various activities of a play production or a musical production including performance, orchestra, set design, stage carpentry, sound, costuming, lighting, stage managing, props, promotion, or stage crew. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours per week. This course is cross-listed with
MUS 129. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Variable hours per week.
1-6 credits
- CST 140 - Acting for the Camera
-
Explores the practical and artistic elements involved in acting for the camera through such activities as: performance of commercial, film and television scripts, developing knowledge of the technical side of camera work and the study of the business of acting.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 145 - Stagecraft
-
Acquaints the student with fundamental methods, materials, and techniques of set construction for the stage.
Lecture 2 hours.Laboratory 2 hour. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 147 - Costume Construction
-
Introduces students to the basic techniques, materials and methods of theatrical costume construction. Covers hand sewing, machine sewing, familiarity with different types of materials and their uses, the use of patterns, shop safety, distressing techniques and wardrobe duties.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 149 - Introduction to Makeup for the Theatre
-
Introduces students to the basic anatomy of the human face, and the methods, materials and techniques used to alter the appearance of themselves and others through the use of the fundamentals of stage makeup and prosthetics used to create different characters and looks for different styles and types of theatrical productions.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 151 - Film Appreciation I
-
Provides students with a critical understanding of film through the discussion and viewing of motion pictures with emphasis upon the study of film history and the forms and functions of film. Students will develop skills to analyze the shared social, cultural and historical influences of films and their contexts. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 160 - Improvisation I
-
Explores the basic techniques of improvisation through short and long form exercises and the study of the history of improvisation and improvisation theory and practices.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 161 - Improvisation II
-
Explores the basic techniques of improvisation through short and long form exercises and the study of the history of improvisation and improvisation theory and practices. Includes more extensive study of long form and in-depth character development.
Lecture 2 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 195 - Topics In
-
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
1-5 credits
- CST 210 - Theatre Aesthetics
-
Introduces the study of theatre aesthetics through exploration into the theatrical theories, styles, dramaturgical structures, and types of dramatic literature, which have influenced playwriting and theatrical practice from the ancient Greek to Modern periods.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 211 - Acting III
-
Continues the development of performance skills through theatre exercises, scene and monologue work, and exploration of personalized character work as it applies to modern acting. Part III or IV.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 212 - Acting IV
-
Continues the development of performance skills through theatre exercises, scene and monologue work, and exploration of personalized character work as it applies to modern acting. Emphasizes the study of classical texts and acting styles such as Greek, Elizabethan, Realism and Anti-Realism movements. Part IV of IV.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 221 - Public Relations
-
Introduces public relations as a marketing activity and focuses on media relations, publicity, strategic planning, public relations research, communication with multiple audiences, and the elements of an effective public relations campaign to influence public opinion. Equips students with the basic skills for writing publicity materials and coordinating public relations campaigns and media kits. This course is cross-listed with
MKT 221. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Lecture 3 credits. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 228 - Writing Across Media
-
Provides instruction in writing and reporting techniques within various professional media fields, to include public relations, advertising, print, broadcast, and online journalism. Focuses on information gathering, developing appropriate and accurate stories, journalistic storytelling, grammar, Associated Press Style, and knowledge of current affairs.
Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
ENG 112
3 credits
- CST 229 - Intercultural Communication
-
Emphasizes the influence of culture on the communication process including differences in values, message systems, and communication rules.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 231 - History of Theatre I
-
Analyzes and studies theatre history to include architecture, performers and performance, playwrights, stage, production methods, and audience from the Greeks through modern drama. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 237 - Movement I
-
Introduces the basic techniques and theories of stage movement for the purpose of creating truthful physical behavior in the theatre. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 238 - Movement II
-
Continues the study of creating truthful physical behavior in the theatre, leading toward the competent application of movement to characters and text. Part II of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 241 - Introduction to Directing I
-
Introduces theory and practice of stage direction through the study of directing methods as well as the execution and discussion of directing exercises. Prerequisite
CST 131-132 or
SPD 131-132 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 245 - Basic Lighting
-
Studies basic techniques and methods of lighting design for the stage.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 258 - Scenic Design
-
Introduces students to the basics of theatrical scene design including script analysis, theory, research, visual creation and presentation, construction techniques, difficulty and budgeting, collaboration and the importance of historical periods in art and architecture.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 295 - Topics In
-
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- CST 296 - On-Site Training
-
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
1-5 credits
1-5 credits
