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2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin 
    
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2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

11. Graduate Courses

 
  

  • TH 672 - Special Topics I

    Credits: 2

    A series of presentations and seminars present the importance of stage, costume and lighting design when considering the dramaturgy of physical theatre.
  

  • TH 673 - Special Topics II

    Credits: 1

    In this segment students will investigate the nature of site-specific and street theatre, observing how the performance adapts to these spaces. In addition, students review a series of issues concerning the management, the sale and the production of performances. Administrators of high-profile European theatre companies will share their experience with students.
  

  • TH 691 - Personal Field Research

    Credits: 0

    As part of students’ ongoing personal research, Accademia dell’Arte will facilitate travel within Europe to further students’ studies in an area related to physical theatre. Current partnerships with artists and institutions in France, Sweden, Italy, Germany and Ireland enable the Accademia to offer a selection of venues for study outside Arezzo.
  

  • TH 692 - Graduate Performance Lab II

    Credits: 3

    Directed by core faculty, this lab focuses on research, development and preliminary composition prior to performance projects in module seven.
  

  • TH 693 - Graduate Performance Lab III

    Credits: 2

    This course comprises a series of both solo and ensemble scene studies that will enable the actor to identify and refine both style and content.
  

  • TH 699 - Thesis Project

    Credits: 1

    Based on their practical studies, their journals and on their research and academic projects, students will write a thesis on a specific aspect of Physical Theatre that will include a theoretical elaboration of their final performance piece.
  

  • WS 500 - Leadership Inquiries, Research and Methodology

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: WS 501  
    This course explores in detail the aims, techniques, analysis and ethics of research in Women’s Studies and Leadership. Methods of data collection include research and analysis of databases and publications, observational methods, survey research, true experimental designs and quasi-experimental designs. Students keep an intellectual journal, develop an extensive annotated bibliography in an area of study, conduct interviews, prepare an organizational study, and conduct a group survey project.
  

  • WS 501 - Leadership Theory and Change Theory

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: WS 500 
    This course will provide the foundations of current leadership theory and development as they apply particularly to gender, learning, management and collaboration. It will also address several current change theories, including assumptions about the nature of change in large and small organizations. The course will help students develop a research prospectus through the lens of leadership theory and to learn how change can be encouraged and facilitated in a variety of professional group settings.
  

  • WS 502 - Seminar in Women’s Leadership Topics

    Credits: 3

    A special topics seminar which may be taught by graduate-qualified faculty in any of MUW’s programs. WS graduate students must take one semester of this course, and may take this course twice. If it is repeated, the second course may be counted as a multidisciplinary elective in the Women’s Leadership program, and must be in an additional discipline. WS 502 will be offered every fall and spring and may be cross-listed with other disciplines. These seminars will cover a broad variety of topics, including, but not limited to, women’s leadership issues in: a. Family dynamics; b. Social change; c. Individual, collective and communal identities; d. Communications and technology; e. Media and culture; f. Labor relations; g. International relations; h. Religion and spirituality; i. Women’s autobiography; j. Global economies; k. Management; l. Fine Arts; m. History; n. Science; and o. Public policy.
  

  • WS 510 - Practicum/Field Experience in Women’s Leadership

    Credits: 3

    Following the on-campus coursework phase, with the approval of the WS graduate committee, each student will complete a professional practicum with an organization of his/her choosing. The practicum must be related to the student’s coursework and career goals and be for a minimum of three months. Practicums may be paid professional positions or unpaid internships. During this Reflective Practice Phase, students remain engaged with faculty and other students and receive course credit for documenting the integration of their knowledge and skills working in a professional context. Practicum placements provide in-depth, hands-on learning; enhance résumés; and expand professional contacts.
  

  • WS 512 - Capstone Project/Thesis

    Credits: 3-6

    An independent research and writing course in which the student is guided and advised by a thesis director. Using an approved research prospectus, prepared under the guidance of a faculty thesis committee, the student will complete a thesis in women’s leadership using scholarly methodology and current research appropriate to the selected subject area. Six hours are required. May be taken over two semesters for three hours each or during one semester for six hours credit.
 

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