Intro to Musical Theater Performance
An interdisciplinary, team-taught, performance-oriented course designed to integrate musical and theater performance skills through the development and presentation of scenes from musicals. Each student will be videotaped at the beginning and end of the class to benchmark the change that occurs during the course. Admission is by audition. Students need to submit a VHS tape or dvd of two songs with accompaniment, one uptempo and one ballad from a musical. Recordings of stage performances cannot be used. Tapes will not be returned. 3 credits.
Professor Arno Selco

Acting I
This course uses a workshop approach that encompasses theatre games, physical/vocal exercises, improvisation, outside readings, class discussions and script analysis. The basic concepts of place, character, relationship and action will be explored, resulting in performance of a monologue and/or scene. Rehearsals outside of class will be required, and some written work will be assigned. Most students in this class will have some prior acting experience or lessons, but it is not a prerequisite for the course. 3 credits.
Instructor Barbara Anger

Introduction to Sport Management
This course will investigate the business of sports, a growing major industry in the United States and in much of the world. The functions of management, skills and attributes required of a sport manager, and the role of the manager are discussed. Students will become acquainted with career opportunities and meet with professionals during trips to minor league teams and the baseball hall of fame. 3 credits.
Associate Professor John Wolohan

Health Sciences: Foundations and Careers*
This course will allow students to explore and experience a variety of health professions such as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech/Language/Audiology, Athletic Training, Therapeutic Recreation, Nurse Practitioner. Professionals working in their field will provide you with an overview of the profession. Lab experiences and observations will provide first hand exposure to various professions and the individuals they serve. In addition, important issues facing the health care industry such as access, AIDS and other public health care concerns will be discussed.
Associate Professor Stewart Auyash

* Because of the time devoted to lab experience, observations and off-campus fieldwork, this course is offered for 2 credits. As a result, the fee for students in Health Science: Foundations and Careers is reduced from $3,655 to $2,795.

U.S. Politics: Election 2008
Emphasis in this field is placed on the organizations, institutions, and processes of U.S. political life at both the national and subnational level, including the study of U.S. leadership patterns, legislative politics, legal systems and their social implications, partisan competition, and fundamental social and economic forces that structure U.S. politics. Special attention will be paid to the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. 3 credits.
Professor Tom Shevory.