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  • DRA 111: Acting II

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Acting II is a continuation of Acting I. In this course, students refine skills they developed in Acting I and continue to explore the acting process through readings, theatre attendance and performance work. Emphasis is on character development through improvisation, script analysis, movement and scene projects. Students also examine the role of imagination, perception and creativity in acting. Prerequisite:    DRA 110
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  • DRA 116: Stagecraft

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This is a workshop course; you will learn by doing. Students have the opportunity to learn how to paint scenic efforts, design stage lighting and sound, and construct basic set pieces and architectural details. Students will also learn the basics of costume and makeup design and apply those basic concepts, creating costumes and applying makeup designs such as corrective makeup and old-age. Students must attend all rehearsals and performances where they will serve as members of the stage crew or the lighting and sound crew. Students can expect to work a considerable number of hours outside the normal classroom meeting time. Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • DRA 130: Voice and Movement

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Voice and Movement is designed to introduce students to major vocal and movement techniques and practices used by professionals such as actors to maximize their effectiveness as public speakers and to create vibrant, multi-faceted characters for stage and film. This course teaches the inner workings of the human voice and the processes of articulation used to speak and pronounce sounds, and will emphasize the effective use of such techniques as proper breathing, stress, inflection, vocal quality, focus, rate of speech and pace, and others. Students will also learn various movement techniques such as gesture, mime, Alexander technique, Viewpoints, and the Suzuki method. The class will investigate the body/voice connection, and how these techniques work together in public speaking and in the creation of a stage or film character. Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • ECE 100: Prin Early Child Ed

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course examines the historical and philosophical background of early childhood education as well as the regulations that govern early childhood education in both the public and private sector. The impacts of social, economic and culture diversity on early learning will be explored as well as professional ethics and working effectively with parents. Students will also be able to explore career goals and develop a career plan. Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • ECE 110: Infant/Toddler Care & Ed

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course will prepare the student to use a relationship-based model to develop and implement an active learning environment for infants and toddlers. Students will implement individualized curriculum that supports the infant/toddler's social, emotional, cognitive and physical development needs. (5 field observation hours are required). Prerequisite:    ECE 130
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  • ECE 111: Methods & Materials

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course will prepare the student to develop and implement an active learning environment for children in Pre-k to 4th grade that incorporates classroom design, learning activities that support physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and inquiry based teaching strategies. Classroom design, play, and teacher/child interactions will be integral topics in this course. NOTE: College Academic Learning Goal Designation: Information Technology (TC) when taken with ECE 112, ECE 121, ECE 130, ECE 140 and ECE 201 Prerequisite:    ECE 140 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • ECE 112: Professionalism in ECE

    1.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course will prepare the student to be able to develop a professional portfolio that will demonstrate their competency in teaching in the field of Early Childhood Education. Students will gain knowledge of how to create and maintain their portfolio and how to use it in their careers. NOTE: College Academic Learning Goal Designation: Information Technology (TC) when taken with ECE 111, ECE 121, ECE 130, ECE 140 and ECE 201 Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • ECE 120: ECE Lab I

    4.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    These courses provide the student an opportunity to function as a member of an instructional team in an approved nursery school, child care center or Head Start program. The students activity is carefully supervised by a qualified in-service classroom teacher and the Colleges supervisor of the field experience. The courses also include a weekly seminar discussion of issues rising from this laboratory experience. This course requires ninety hours of field experience. NOTE: Pre-reqs must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    ECE 100 (Grade of C or Higher) and ECE 110
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  • ECE 121: ECE Lab II

    4.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This is the capstone course for the Early Childhood Education program of study. In this course, the student will synthesize their learning by functioning as a member of an instructional team in an approved early care and education program (nursery school, childcare, preschool, Head Start). A qualified in-service classroom teacher and the College's supervisor of the field experience carefully supervise the student activity. A weekly seminar discusses successes, challenges and issues arising from this laboratory experience . 90 hours in the field experience is required. NOTE: Background clearances including FBI, PA Child Abuse and PA Criminal clearances and a Pennsylvania approved child abuse recognition and reporting training is required prior to enrollment in this course. Documentation of a negative TB test is also required. NOTE: Pre-reqs must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. College Academic Learning Goals Designations: Information Technology (TC) when taken with ECE 111, ECE 112, ECE 130, ECE 140 and ECE 201 Prerequisite:    ECE 111 (Grade of C or Higher)
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  • ECE 130: Early Child Devel

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course examines the cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of the young child from conception through the early childhood period. Students will integrate and apply the major concepts and theories of child development to the early childhood classroom. Students will also have the opportunity to observe the principles of child development by conducting field observations for each age group studied. ( 10 hours of outside field observations either in the home or school will be required. NOTE: Students will need to have federal and state background clearances for observing children in a school setting) This course is a prerequisite for the ECE courses that follow. To meet this prerequisite, the student must earn a C or better. A final grade of D or lower will require retaking this course. College Academic Learning Goal Designation: Information Technology (TC) when taken with ECE 111, ECE 112, ECE 121, ECE 140 and ECE 201 Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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