SPEECH COMMUNICATIONS
HUC101 Oral Communication
HUC104 Voice and Diction
HUC105 Voice And Diction Workshop
HUC106 Public Speaking
HUC108 Communication in a Professional Setting
HUC109 Argumentation and Debate
HUC150 The Art of Film
HUC165 Film and the Supernatural
HUC170 Art of Theatre
HUC180 Creative Drama
HUC190 Acting I
HUC191 Acting II
HUC195 Theatre Production Workshop
HUC240 Video Production Workshop
HUC270 American Film
HUC/ENG272 Literature and Film
HUC275 American Film Comedy
HUC101 Oral Communication
3 credits; 3 hours
This course is designed to introduce the student to
communication concepts, theories and skills which people use in
personal and in professional settings. Topics include: What is
communication? How does culture affect communication
patterns? What does self-disclosure mean? What are effective
response styles? How do language choices and non-verbal cues
affect the image a person projects? How can a verbal
confrontation produce its intended result? What are effective ways
to organize a message? How does a person prepare for and
present a successful interview?
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099
Pre- or Corequisite: ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC104 Voice and Diction
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course is designed for students who wish to improve their
speaking skills. Course content will include the basic theory of
the production of speech and voice, study of the speech and
hearing mechanism and a survey of the sound system of
American standard English. Students will participate in an
analysis of their speaking skills and use drills and varied group
activities to modify their voice and articulation patterns.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC105 Voice And Diction Workshop
1 credit; 3 hours (1 lecture, 2 lab)
This course is designed for students who wish to continue to
improve their English speaking skills. It will extend the content of
HUC104 to include the study of speech sound variations and help
students modify their articulation, voice and intonation patterns.
The students will improve the clarity of their speech through the
use of drills, exercises and feedback.
Prerequisite: HUC104 Back To List
HUC106 Public Speaking
3 credits; 3 hours
This course is a continuation of Oral Communication (HUC101)
and is designed to provide the student with critical understanding
and increased skill in formal public speaking. In addition to
examining oral rhetoric theory, students learn and practice skills
in research, organization, delivery and criticism of speeches.
Prerequisite: HUC101 Back To List
HUC108 Communication in a Professional Setting
3 credits; 3 hours
This course will develop students' knowledge of oral
communication principles and theories in professional settings.
Topics will include types of organizational communication,
obstacles to effective communication, effective leadership
behavior and nonverbal communication. Students will learn about
assertive behavior, conflict resolution, effective listening skills and
persuasive presentations.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099
Pre-or Corequisite: ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC109 Argumentation and Debate
3 credits; 3 hours
This course builds on the basic oral skills developed in Oral
Communication (HUC101) and is designed to provide the
student with the rhetorical and analytical skills necessary for
persuasive debate. The student will be introduced to different
styles of debating, including the cross examination debate. The
student will also learn to prepare a debate brief and to use flow
sheets to structure refutation and rebuttal. In addition, the role of
argumentation and debate in a democratic society will be
discussed.
Prerequisite: HUC101
Pre- or Corequisite: ENC101 or ENG101 Back To List
HUC150 The Art of Film
3 credits; 4 hours
This course provides an overview of film history and theory. The
student learns about aesthetic and technological innovations in
the medium, while developing critical skills through screening
films selected as representative of a type or concept. The student
should expect to spend approximately $15 for film screenings.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC165 Film and the Supernatural
3 credits; 4 hours
This course will explore major films which have reflected and
helped to define the concept of "supernatural horror" in Western
culture. The films will be related to the themes in folklore and
fiction that inspired their scripts. Students will learn to identify the
basic themes in supernatural film and fiction and will acquire the
basic methodology required to analyze these films as
unconscious reflections and/or semi-unconscious projections of
archetypal fears. The student should expect to spend
approximately $15 for film screenings.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099, recommended
HUC150 Back To List
HUC170 Art of Theatre
3 credits; 3 hours
This course introduces the student to the theories, techniques,
and literature of the theatre. Subject matter includes the
fundamental tools of playwriting, basic techniques of acting,
function of the designer, and evaluation and criticism of
performance. Readings, seminars, field trips to New York
theatres, and class projects provide the student with an
understanding of theatre as a social force and as an art form.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC180 Creative Drama
3 credits; 3 hours
This course examines the theories, procedures, and means of
assessing improvisational drama in such non-traditional settings
as day-care centers, rehabilitation centers, and a variety of
social-work areas. Also explored is the relation of creative drama
to such fields as occupational therapy, geriatrics, media and
education. In addition, the student will have an opportunity to
develop a resource file of dramatic materials applicable to his or
her chosen field.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC190 Acting I
3 credits; 3 hours
This course examines the theoretical perspectives and the
practical demands of acting as an art form. Readings in theory
are supplemented by student presentations of short scenes and
possible seminar visits to New York theatres.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC191 Acting II
3 credits; 3 hours
This course offers an advanced exploration of the theory and
practice of acting as an art form. The study of scene preparation,
characterization and improvisation will be emphasized. Study
scenes will be taken from comedy, farce and serious drama,
offering practice in a variety of acting styles. The spatial
characteristics of the stage, rehearsal procedures and the use of
props, costumes and make-up will be examined. Attendance at
two theatre performances will be arranged and required at a total
cost of approximately $25.00.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099, HUC190 or by
audition. Back To List
HUC195 Theatre Production Workshop
3 credits; 4 hours
This course will involve the study and practical application of
basic aesthetic and technical aspects of theatrical production.
Through participation in a public production, the student will have
a major responsibility in one of the following areas: acting,
directing, stage management, rehearsal techniques, set design
and lighting, make-up and costuming, and publicity or promotion.
Additional time for rehearsals and technical production will be
required as a part of this course.
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC240 Video Production Workshop
3 credits; 4 hours
This course introduces the student to the theory, vocabulary and
production techniques of the video medium. Students, functioning
as a production team, create and produce short video projects
during the quarter which culminate in a final production created,
organized and produced by the class. Students are assigned, on
a rotating basis, specific production roles such as director,
switcher, camera operator, floor manager, audio technician,
production assistant or VCR operator. Projects vary from term to
term as deemed appropriate by the instructor.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099,
MAT095/MAB095 Back To List
HUC270 American Film
3 credits; 4 hours
This course is a survey of artistic, technological, and industrial
developments of cinema in America. The films screened are
representative of major developments in American film history:
technological, aesthetic, industrial and sociocultural. Through
readings and screenings, the student considers such topics as:
major genres that reflect and project American attitudes and
values, the work of the great American film artists, and the role of
films by Black Americans. The student should expect to spend
approximately $15 for film screenings.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENA/ENG099 Back To List
HUC/ENG272 Literature and Film
3 credits; 4 hours
This course studies the similarities and differences between
literature and film. By comparing and contrasting literary works
(complete and excerpts) with films, the course illuminates the
methods, structures and contents of the two media, as well as
their interrelationship. Writers to be considered may include
Shakespeare, Keats, Dickens, Dickinson, Wright, and West; films
to be viewed may include those made by Griffith, Chaplin,
Riefenstahl, Flaherty and Resnais.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENC101 or ENG101 Back To List
HUC275 American Film Comedy
3 credits; 4 hours
This course surveys American film comedy through the study of
comic performers and comic styles of film-making. It explores
such areas as the difference between physical and verbal
comedy and why we laugh at slapstick. The course includes
in-class screenings and discussions. Contributions by
comedians from a variety of ethnic backgrounds are highlighted.
Suggested comic artists include Charlie Chaplin, Bill Cosby, W.C.
Fields, the Marx Brothers and Mae West. The Student should
expect to spend approximately $15 for film screenings.
Prerequisite: CSE098 or CSE099, ENC101 or ENG101 Back To List