Syllabi Listings

		Performance Studies Syllabi Listings
		Dr. Diane Howard
		Courses toward a Major in Performance Studies, B.A. Degree University of Mary Hardin-Baylor College of Humanities Dept. of Communication and Media Studies
		The UMHB Performance Studies Major requires 33 semester hours consisting of the following courses: COMM 1340 (Intro. to Speech Performance)- fall & spring semesters COMM 2340 (Storytelling) COMM 3380 (Voice and Diction)- fall & spring semesters COMM 4370 (Distance Communication and Performance)- fall & spring semesters THEA 2350 (Intro.to Theatre) THEA 3310 (Acting) THEA 4300 (Directing) COMM 3390 (Film Studies) COMM 3350 ( Modern Forensics) ENGL 3320 (Shakespeare) ENGL 4340 (Literary Theory and Criticism) Performance Studies Electives include the following: COMM 3340 (Screenwriting) COMM 4391 (Acting for the Camera) COMM 4191-4491 (Seminars [May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) COMM 4190-4490 (Independent Studies [May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) COMM 4395 (Internships [May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) The UMHB Film Minor consists of 18 semester hours and must include the following requisites: BCIS 3335 (Digital Video [Prerequisite - Non-CGD majors: BCIS 1301 and approval of Course Instructor; CGD majors: BCIS 2315 and ARTS 3375] ) BCIS 4335 (Post Production [Prerequisite - BCIS 3335; May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) COMM 3340 (Screenwriting) COMM 4391 (Acting for the Camera) Further it includes two electives from the following: BCIS 3370 (3D Modeling [Prerequisite for CGD Majors- BCIS 2315; Prerequisite for Non-CGD majors: BCIS 1301 and approval of Course Instructor]). BCIS 3391 (Animation, Film and Multimedia Production [Prerequisite - In concurrence with either BCIS 3335 or BCIS 4335 or with approval of Course Instructor]) BCIS 4370 (Applied Systems Development [Last semester senior-this is meant to be a capstone course]) BCIS 4395 (Internship) COMM 3390 (Film Studies) COMM 4370 (Distance Communication and Performance) COMM 4191-4491 (Seminars [May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) COMM 4190-4490 (Independent Studies [May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) COMM 4395 (Internships [May be repeated for credit with approval of Course Instructor]) Film and visual media students have been involved in independent studies. They have been involved in internships with regional film and visual media organizations and studios. The Film Minor is listed under Business Information Technology and Systems (BITS) and Performance Studies. The UMHB Film Minor and Cru Film Program have been designed and supervised by Dr. Diane Howard and Professor Donna Teel. Syllabi for Dr. Diane Howard's Communication Courses:
		Introduction to Speech Performance Professor- Diane Howard, Ph.D. Text- Autobiographical Writing and Performing: An Introductory, Contemporary Guide to Process and Research in Speech Performance by Diane Howard, Ph.D (McGraw-Hill)

		Distance Communication and Performance Professor- Diane Howard, Ph.D. Texts- Enhanced by Technology, Not Diminished; A Practical to Distance Communication, Diane Howard, Ph.D. Dorothy Heathcote, Drama as a Learning Medium by Betty Wagner

		Voice and Diction Professor- Diane Howard, Ph.D. Text- Speak Skillfully and Successfully: A Guide to Diction and Voice-Over Excellence by Dr. Diane Howard and Lainie Frasier (McGraw-Hill)

		Screenwriting Professor- Diane Howard, Ph.D. Text- Real Screenwriting: Strategies and Stories from the Trenches by Ron Suppa

		Acting for the Camera Professor- Diane Howard, Ph. D. Text- Acting for the Camera by Tony Barr

		Internship Professors- Diane Howard, Ph.D. No Text

		Independent Study Professors- Diane Howard, Ph.D. et al Text negotiated
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