May 11, 2024  
TCC Catalog 2014-15 
    
TCC Catalog 2014-15 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System  

 

Speech

  
  • SPC1017 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communications

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring | Summer
    Prerequisite(s): documented exemption, appropriate placement test scores or completion of developmental education writing.
    Designed to promote understanding of the transactional nature of speech communication. Provides concepts and experiences to help students communicate more effectively in interpersonal as well as public settings. Student participation centers on verbal and nonverbal aspects of speaking and listening. Lecture: 3 hours.
  
  • SPC1062 Business and Professional Speaking

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
    Prerequisite(s): documented exemption, appropriate placement test scores or completion of developmental education reading and writing.
    Designed to focus on developing and refining oral communication skills in business and professions. Enhances basic speaking and listening skills, with additional attention to making presentations, working in groups, handling interviews, conducting meetings and employing multimedia materials in oral presentations. Lecture: 3 hours.
  
  • SPC1330 Non-Verbal Communication

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall
    This course explores the various facets of nonverbal communication and will teach students to interpret, practice and better understand the role of this type of communication in all environments. Contact: 3 hours.
  
  • SPC2512 Parliamentary Debate

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
    This course is designed to provide students with fundamental instruction and practice in parliamentary debate to reinforce skills in argumentation, public speaking and intercollegiate forensics competition. This class is not a study of parliamentary procedure, but rather a forum to improve students’ effectiveness as persuasive speakers. Contact: 3 hours.
  
  • SPC2594 Speech and Debate Workshop

    1 credit hour(s) | Fall
    Provides instruction in individual oral interpretation events, with an emphasis on intercollegiate competition. Lab: 3 hours.
  
  • SPC2595 Speech and Debate Practicum

    1 credit hour(s) | Spring
    Provides opportunities for actual presentation of oral interpretation material in intercollegiate competition. Lab: 3 hours.
  
  • SPC2608 Public Speaking

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring | Summer
    Prerequisite(s): SPC1017  is recommended, but not required.
    Emphasis on speech composition, verbal and nonverbal skills of delivery and analytical listening. Provides the student with concepts and experiences designed to improve competence in a variety of public speaking situations. Lecture: 3 hours.

Sports Management

  
  • SPM2000 Introduction to Sports Management

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring | Summer
    Examines basic management principles essential for the operation of sport-related enterprises. Topics that apply to a variety of sport/physical activity environments will be discussed. Areas to be studied include leadership, staffing, budgeting, marketing, planning, controlling, and liability. Provides a practical base of management principles to prepare students for an entry-level position. Contact 3 hours.

Theater

  
  • THE1000 Introduction to the Theatre

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
    Provides an opportunity for the student to become a more knowledgeable member of the theater audience. Students will have opportunity to view and examine play styles and forms. Some physical participation may be included in class and individual projects. Lecture: 3 hours.
  
  • THE2090 Play Production

    1 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring | Summer
    Students will learn the finer aspects of theatre production through practical experiences related to an actual performance. Students involved in the technical, performance and managerial elements of the production will be supervised in at least 70 hours of lab work in the theatre. Course may be repeated four times for credit. Permission of instructor required.
  
  • THE2100 Introduction to Theatre History

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring | Summer
    Prerequisite(s): satisfactory completion of the general education communications requirement.
    Designed to survey the development of theater from classical to contemporary, with emphasis on the relationship between theatre genres and styles and cultural and societal influences. The material will include the reading of selected dramatic forms. Lecture: 3 hours. Substantial writing component. Fulfills state writing requirement. Satisfies the general education humanities requirement.
  
  • TPA1200 Introduction to Stagecraft

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
    TPA1200 provides an opportunity for students to apply basic theories in technical theatre. Students will have the opportunity to study academic and aesthetic theories in scenic design, lighting design, set construction and prop construction and then create physical models, designs and layouts to illustrate their proficiency. Lecture: 2 hours. Lab 2: hours.
  
  • TPP2110 Fundamentals of Acting

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
    Prerequisite(s): Suggested ORI 2000  or TPP2120 .
    Study of the art of acting, including acting terminology and techniques. Enables the student to achieve greater self-confidence, poise and freedom of expression before an audience. Through in-class training and exercises, the student will be aided in the use of the actor’s tools—the voice and body. Course is appropriate for those interested in acting for self-improvement, enrichment, teaching, mass communications, community theatre work or curiosity about the acting profession. Lecture: 3 hours. Lab: 3 hours.
  
  • TPP2111 Advanced Acting

    3 credit hour(s) | Spring
    Prerequisite(s): completion of TPP2110 .
    The focus of this course is on performance skills for the actor, including in-depth character and scene study and certain staging techniques. Designed for the serious theatre student and includes studies in various acting styles. Lecture: 3 hours. Lab: 3 hours.
  
  • TPP2120 Creative Improvisation

    2 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
    Introductory course in acting designed for the student who has no experience in theatre or who is not seeking a major in the field. Course examines the basic physical and mental resources of the performer and enables the individual to achieve greater self-confidence, poise and freedom of expression. Lecture: 2 hours. Lab: 1 hour.
  
  • TPP2250 Introduction to Musical Theatre

    3 credit hour(s) | Fall
    Introduction to the practical skills needed in musical theatre performance as applied to the study of voice and dance. Preparation and performance in song and dance ensemble in musical revues and cabaret; development of style, interpretation and flexibility. Contact: 3 hours.
  
  • TPP2653 Play Analysis

    3 credit hour(s) | Spring
    This course is a survey of dramatic literature in Western culture, featuring the study of plays in terms of style, content, themes and theatrical conventions Emphasis is upon the plays of the 20th century. The material will include the reading of selected dramatic forms. Lecture: 3 hours.
 

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