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  • SPE 100: Introduction to Special Education

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    This course is intended to give students a foundation of knowledge about the nature and needs of children with special needs and their families. It introduces the students to federal and state laws and regulations, including the individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), classifications of disabilities, service options, and procedural safeguards. Current issues, research, and techniques for education students with disabilities are reviewed. Prerequisite:    COM 098, COM 121, or (EAP 050 and EAP 060)
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  • SWK 110: Introduction to Social Work

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    This is an introductory course which identifies basic social problems, their causes, treatment, and the effects upon society. The course will put emphasis upon the role and function of the human services worker, the dynamics involved in the helping process, and the problems facing local social agencies which exist to respond to social problems in the community. Prerequisite:    COM 098, COM 121, or (EAP 050 and EAP 060)
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  • SWK 230: Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE)

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    This course focuses on human development across the lifespan in a multi-cultural context. In addition to exploring bio-psycho-social theories of development across the lifespan, students in the course will address the significance of the intersections of people and their environments. Further analysis will discuss the impact of social institutions on lifespan development. Various constructs from the Social Work profession will be utilized throughout the course. These include but are not limited to; Person in Environment Perspective (PIE), strengths-perspective, Problem Solving Process/Generalist Intervention Model, NASW Code of Ethics and systems theory. Prerequisite:    ANT 140, COM 121, (HMS 110 or SWK 110), PSY 130, and SOC 130
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  • SWK 240: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    This course focuses on current social policy issues as they affect the following major areas of social work practice: poverty, aging, mental health, physical health, and child welfare. Social welfare policies are evaluated from social, economic, and political perspectives. The course provides a historical overview of the major social welfare policies to combat poverty and a critical appraisal of current welfare reform policies. Attention is given to the relationship between research knowledge about poverty and current policies. The effects of gender, ethnicity, and class on patterns of poverty and policy responses are also examined. Prerequisite:    COM 121 and (HMS 110 or SWK 110)
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  • TEC 140: Introduction to Digital Electronics

    2.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    This course is a basic electronics course that covers the fundamentals of electrical circuits, digital logic, and digital circuits. Topics include number systems, different types of logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh mapping, combinational logic, sequential circuits and related devices (Synchronous and Asynchronous counters), PLA. Prerequisite:    (COM 050, COM 051, EAP 051, RPLE 051, or RPLW 051) and (COM 061, EAP 060, RPLE 060, or RPLR 061) and (MAT 110, MAT160, MAT 165, MAT 180, MAT 220, RPLM 110, RPLM 160, or RPLM 165)
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  • THR 120: Introduction to Theatre

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    Introduction to Theater introduces students to the collaboration among playwright, actors, production team and audience. While examining theater as it represents culture, students will see how each of the stakeholers in a production reads a script differently. In addition, students will gain an overview of the research, planning and decision making necessary to interpret themes on stages for a live audience. Prerequisite:    COM 098, COM 121, or (EAP 050 and EAP 060)
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  • THR 121: Introduction to Theatre Technology

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    This course is an introduction to the methods, materials, equipment, concepts, and processes used to create theatre lighting, sound, and projection. The course will familiarize students with the methods, materials, equipment, concepts, and processes used to create sound, lighting, and projections for live and recorded events, and it will also introduce basic concepts of costuming and makeup. This course is open to all individuals wishing to become familiar with behind-the-scenes knowledge of performing arts productions. Prerequisite:    COM 098, COM 121, or (EAP 050 and EAP 060)
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  • THR 122: Acting I

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    In Acting I, students will explore the fundamentals of acting including storytelling, mime, dynamic speaking for the stage, and improvision. They will learn methods to perform monologues and ensemble works. They will also analyze their own and their classmates' performances both orally and in writing. Through course activities students will develop skills and techniques to improve their acting abilites using subject-specific vocabulary. Prerequisite:    COM 098, COM 121, or (EAP 050 and EAP 060)
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  • THR 124: Acting II

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    Acting II is a continuation of the principles learning in Acting I and focused on preparing roles from specific dramatic texts. Students will combine acting theory and practice to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the methods used in approaching monologues and scenes. Students will build upon their portfolios as well as re-enforce audition techniques. They will enhance the basic skills required for working with modern dramatic texts along with at least one text featuring heightened poetic language. Through course activities, students will continue to practice and improve acting skills and techniques, analyze their own work and the work of their peers, and learn new subject-specific vocabulary. Prerequisite:    THR 122
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  • THR 240: Introduction to Directing

    3.00 Credits
    Reading Area Community College

    Structured in a workshop format, the intent of Intro to Directing is to study the principles, procedures, and practices of stage direction. Since acting and directing are inextricably related disciplines, students will be required to both direct and act. Therefore, at least one previous acting course or equivalent life experience is required. Beginning with a non-verbal approach to composition and movement study and progressing to more formal text work, course assignments culminate in the direction of a ten-minute play or scene. As does theatre itself, this course demands a highly interactive, team playing commitment and, because of this, attendance at all classes is expected. Prerequisite:    THR 120 and THR 122
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