Theatre Arts, Performance Track, B.A.

Requirements for the Theatre Arts Major - 42 Credits

The major in Theatre Arts is designed to provide students with a fundamentally sound and well-rounded bachelor of arts education and training in theatre and in its related arts of performance and design. It is the objective of the Theatre Arts Program to instill in students an abiding respect for theatre as an historical and cultural institution; to enhance their appreciation of theatre’s significant role in a society’s social, political, and cultural life; and to prepare students for the world of professional theatre and for graduate study. The bachelor of arts in Theatre Arts degree requires 40 credit hours of study, which includes 12 credit hours in one of three tracks of study: Performance, Design/Technology, or Theatre Studies. Students will be automatically enrolled in the Theatre Studies track of the major, with placement in the Performance or Design/Tech tracks granted at the discretion of the Theatre Arts Faculty following an audition or interview process.

Theatre Arts Core Curriculum - 30 Credits

The following courses are required of all Theatre Arts majors (27 credits):

THEA 0110 - Scenery and Lighting Practicum Credits: 1
THEA 0111 - Costume Production Practicum Credits: 1
THEA 0112 - Theatre Run Crew Practicum Credits: 1
THEA 0151 - Approaches to Acting Credits: 3
THEA 0152 - Scenography Credits: 3
THEA 0156 - Stagecraft Techniques Credits: 3
THEA 0253 - Theatre Workshop Credits: 3
THEA 0260 - Script Analysis & Interpretation Credits: 3
THEA 0261 - Theatre History: Early Stages Credits: 3
THEA 0262 - Theatre History: Renaissance to Romanticism Credits: 3
THEA 0263 - Theatre History: The Modern Stage Credits: 3

Diversity in Drama

Select one course (to reach 30 credits total):

ENGL 0287 - World Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 0365 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism Credits: 3
THEA 0271 - Theatre for Social Change Credits: 3

Performance Track - 12 Credits

Select four of the following:

ENGL 0371 - Playwriting Credits: 3
THEA 0121 - Acting Styles: Techniques, Theory and Practice Credits: 3
THEA 0252 - Acting I Credits: 3
THEA 0255 - Directing I Credits: 3
THEA 0330 - Special Topics in Theatre Credits: 3
THEA 0357 - Acting II Credits: 3
THEA 0368 - Directing II Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE or Common Core .

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