Communication Studies and Theatre (CST) at Patrick Henry Community College
Distance Learning
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Term
- 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 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 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 227 - Business and Professional Communication
- Emphasizes principles and practical application to effective professional oral communication behaviors to include speaking, listening, and relating, and rhetorical sensitivity within professional, business, and organizational contexts.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 232 - History of Theatre II
- Analyzes and studies theatre history to include architecture, performers and performance, playwrights, stage, production methods, and audience from the Greeks through modern drama. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
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