Drama in Healthcare Sim

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This course offers fundamental training in acting. Topics include the roles of the actor and director, theories of casting and acting, steps in rehearsing, interpretation of roles with practical application of the principles learned through improvisation and scenarios in healthcare simulations. Students will engage and perform controlled sessions where theater and drama-based activities are utilized to observe and explore the behavior, attitudes and emotions of individuals experiencing physical, mental and emotional health disparities. A majority of the lab activities will be conducted in Northark's Health Education Simulation Center in collaboration with healthcare profession students. Two Lecture hours and three Laboratory hours per week.