Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

1. Specific Courses Required for this degree

Completion of the following required courses:

  • THTR 223: Beginning Acting (3 hours)
  • THTR 2320: Introduction to Devising (3 hours)
  • THTR 251: Stagecraft I (3 hours)
  • THTR 265: Playscript Analysis (3 hours)
  • THTR 285: Production Management (3 hours)
  • THTR 385: Play Direction (3 hours)
  • THTR 430: Business of Theatre (3 hours)
  • THTR 480: Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 hours)
  • THTR 490: Senior Thesis (3 hours)

Completion of 6 hours from two sections & 9 hours from one section (section A, B, & C.  Unless a History/Lit  emphasis is being pursued, then student should complete 6 hours in sections A, B, & C )

Section A: Design and Technology Emphasis

  • THTR 210: Stage Makeup (3 hours)
  • THTR 333: Scenic Design (3 hours)
  • THTR 334: Lighting Design (3 hours)
  • THTR 335: Theatre Practicum (1 TO 3 hours)
  • THTR 340: Costume Design (3 hours)
  • THTR 351: Stagecraft II (3 hours)
  • THTR 279: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours) OR THTR 379: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours)

Section B: Collaborative Creation Emphasis

  • THTR 205: Improvisation Acting (3 hours)
  • THTR 336: Theatre Practicum (1-3 hours)
  • THTR 345: Improvisation Troupe Practicum (3 hours)
  • THTR 347: Theatre and Social Change (3 hours)
  • THTR 352: Playwriting (3 hours)
  • THTR 368: Performance Art (3 hours)
  • THTR 279: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours) AND/OR THTR 379: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours)

Section C: Performance Emphasis

  • THTR 242: Voice for Performance (3 hours)
  • THTR 288: Physical Acting (3 hours)
  • THTR 310: Advanced Acting Techniques (3 hours)
  • THTR 325: Styles of Acting (3 hours)
  • THTR 337: Theatre Practicum (1-3 hours)
  • THTR 279: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours) AND/OR THTR 379: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours)

Completion of 9 hours in section D (unless a History/Lit emphasis is being pursued then the student should complete 12 hours)

Section D: History& Literature

  • ENG 329/THTR 329: Women and Drama (3 hours)
  • ENG 465/THTR 465: Modern Theatre (3 hours)
  • ENG 470/THTR470: Classical Theatre (3 hours)
  • ENG 472/THTR472: Contemporary Theatre (3 hours)
  • THTR 320: Censorship and the Arts (3 hours)
  • THTR 338: Theatre Practicum (1-3 hours)
  • THTR 279/379: Special Topics Literature/History (3 hours)

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