- CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking
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Applies theory and principles of public address with emphasis on preparation and delivery.
Lecture 3 hour per week.
3 credits
- CST 105 - Oral Communication
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Studies effective communication with emphasis on speaking and listening.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- CST 110 - Introduction to Communication
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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
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Enables students to improve pronunciation, articulation, and voice quality. Includes applied phonetics. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 114 - Survey of Mass Media
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 137 - Oral Interpretation
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Studies the theory and practice of performing various types of literature: prose, poetry, and drama. Emphasizes the relationship among the oral interpreter, the literary work, and the audience.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 141 - Theatre Appreciation I
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Aims to increase knowledge and enjoyment of theatre. Considers process, style, organization, written drama, and performed drama. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 145 - Stagecraft
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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 151 - Film Appreciation I
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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 199 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- CST 201 - Introduction to Communication Theory and Research
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Introduces the field of communication, emphasizing perspectives on theory and research, topical areas within the discipline, basic research methodologies, and a survey of theories in those areas. Covers basic procedures for theory-building, research, and writing about communication.
3 Credits. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours.
3 credits
- CST 227 - Business and Professional Communication
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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 229 - Intercultural Communication
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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 233 - Rehearsal and Performance I
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Explores various aspects of the theatre through involvement in college theatre production. Part I of II.
Variable hours per week.
1-4 credits
- CST 234 - Rehearsal and Performance II
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Explores various aspects of the theatre through involvement in college theatre production. Part II of II.
Variable hours per week.
1-4 credits
- CST 241 - Introduction to Directing I
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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 250 - The Art of the Film
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Introduces the art of the film through a survey of film history; viewing, discussion, and analysis of selected films. Studies film techniques such as composition, shot sequence, lighting, visual symbolism, sound effects, and editing.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CST 252 - Costume and Make-up for the Theatre
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Provides students with a basic understanding of the principle of costuming and make-up for the theatre. Instructs in the fundamentals of costumes such as: function, research techniques, design, materials and construction. Instructs in the fundamentals of make-up such as: basic make-up techniques, supplies, and the design of straight, character, and special effect applications.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
