Biology - Major in Biology Program

Along with the English core, the following are required for the Theatre Specialization:

Required courses:
ENG 140 Introduction to World Theater

This course is an introduction to the study of world theater arts, examining representative theater texts from around the globe and from different periods and genres, while at the same time tracing the evolution of the means - acting, stagecraft, and playwriting - by which theses texts have been brought to performance from ancient times to the present. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives,Human Diversity. 3 credits.

ENG 240 Theater Production and Performance

English 240 Theater Production & Performance combines discussion and hands-on collaborative learning to help students develop organizational, analytical, and performance skills (among others) -- relevant and adaptable across professional fields--to produce a full-length, fully realized theatrical production. No prior experience in theater or acting is required. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives,Oral Communication. 3 credits.

ENG 301 Acting Lab

English 301 Acting Lab combines discussion and hands-on collaborative learning to explore specific skills and topics in acting that are also relevant and adaptable across professional fields. No prior experience in theater or acting is required. Course topic may change each semester. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. May be repeated for credit. 1 credit.

Four from the following:
ENG 160 Introduction to Film

Introduction to film history and the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of film. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives,Critical Thinking through Writing. Prerequisite: FYE-112, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.

ENG 241 Introduction to Performance: Speaking and Movement

ENG 241 Introduction to Performance: Speaking & Movement introduces "performers" (actors, clinicians, salespersons . anyone attempting to inhabit roles to achieve communicative goals for a given "audience") to the skills necessary to behave truthfully within imagined or contrived scenarios ("real," or fictional). Through a combination of physical and emotional exercises, students will learn to apply "bodymind" techniques within "contentless scenes" and short improvisatory playlets (among others) relevant and adaptable across professional fields. Students also will learn theories and terminology central to acting, as well as foundational methods in verbal and non-verbal communication. No prior experience in theater or acting is required. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives,Oral Communication. 3 credits.

ENG 253 Scriptwriting Workshop

This course is an introduction to and study of script writing. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance familiarity with and understanding of craft concepts specific to the writing of scripts for stage, screen, and other purposes. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives. Prerequisite: FYE 112, or by permission of the instructor. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 353)

ENG 324 Shakespeare I

Concentrated study of early Shakespearean drama, especially the comedies and the histories. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level Literature Survey. 3 credits.

ENG 325 Shakespeare II

Concentrated study of late Shakespearean drama, especially the tragedies and the romances. Prerequisite: ENG 120 or 200-level literature survey. 3 credits.

ENG 341 Reading and Performing Between the Lines

ENG 341 Reading + Performing Between the Lines equips "performers" (actors, clinicians, salespersons . anyone attempting to inhabit roles to achieve communicative goals for a given "audience") with the skills necessary to turn scripts into performances. Through a combination of acting exercises and script analysis, students will learn to read scripts and connect them with the performer's task of giving life to characters. By learning to recognize and use "actor-friendly" elements of scripts-which can allow performers to unlock the energies of body and mind for the purpose of creating fully realized characters-students will exploit their imaginations and senses in a discovery process that can be applied to contexts (across professional fields and beyond) that involve performance. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives,Oral Communication. 3 credits.

ENG 390 Special Topics

Topic announced at the time of registration. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. 3 credits.

-395 (with chair permission)

One of the following:
ENG 400 Internship

Practical and professional work experience, on-or-off campus, related to the student's career interests, involving both on-site and faculty supervision, and generally limited to juniors and seniors. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Graded pass/fail. May be repeated for credit (up to 12 credits of internship may be counted toward the degree). Prerequisites: ENG 299 and permission of the chairperson; application form from Registrar's Office must be completed at the time of registration. Generally limited to juniors and seniors. 1-3 credits.

ENG 499 Make & Remake the World

This interdisciplinary course helps students to develop an independent project specific to their individual areas of creative + professional interest; see that project through to completion; and apply it meaningfully beyond the classroom. Students will receive training in strategies for generating original and compelling ideas; forms of intentional, experimental, and often DIY forms of making, doing, and community building; advanced research methods and information literacy skills; and processes for production, revision, and finalization. No experience with the arts necessary. Fulfills requirement: Humanistic Perspectives,Civic Engagement. 3 credits. (This course is cross-listed with HUM 487)

SED 440 Student Teaching

Students spend an entire semester in an area school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. Prerequisites: A cumulative grade point average at or above the minimum GPA specified by PDE for the secondary 7-12 certificate, SED 431 and the appropriate teaching of course for the content certification, completion of all Chapter 354 and Act 49-2 course requirements. 12 credits.

One of the following:
IME 107 Acting Ensemble Practicum

An immersive experience aimed at students cast in major, supporting, minor, and chorus roles in production for the Wig & Buckle Theater Company, LVC's student-run resident theater company since 1934. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: participants must audition for the specific show and be cast by the show's director and casting committee. Contact the executive director of the Wig and Buckle Theater Company in the English department for more information. 0 credits.

IME 307 Directing/Stage Management Practicum

An immersive experience aimed at students holding directing and stage manager positions for the Wig & Buckle Theater Company, LVC's student-run resident theater company since 1934. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: directors are elected by the Theater Company in the spring before the season in which the work will take place; stage managers submit resumes to the director and the faculty advisor. Contact the executive director of the Wig and Buckle Theater Company in the English department for more information. 0 credits.