BA in Theatre – Major/Minor
See Also: MFA Handbook
Undergraduate Courses Course Name (Credit Hours)
- Theatre 100 Introduction to Theatre (3)
- Theatre 220-Acting I (3)
- Theatre 221-Acting II (3)
- Theatre 242 Fundamentals of Costume Design & Tech. (2)
- Theatre 252 Fundamentals of Scene Design & Tech. (2)
- Theatre 262 Fundamentals of Lighting Design & Tech. (2)
- Theatre 300-Play Analysis (3)
- Theatre 320-Adv. Acting I (3)
- Theatre 321 - Adv. Acting II/Early Realism (3)
- Theatre 323 Stage Movement (3)
- Theatre 326 Adv. Voice & Speech (3)
- Theatre 340 Introduction to Costume Design (3)
- Theatre 345 Costume Construction (3)
- Theatre 352 - Entertainment Technology I (3)
- Theatre 355 Introduction to Scene Design (3)
- Theatre 362 Introduction to Lighting Design (3)
- Theatre 410 Special Studies in History, Lit. & Criticism (3)
- Theatre 411 Theatre History I (3)
- Theatre 412 Theatre History II (3)
- Theatre 420 Special Studies in Acting (3)
(Content varies: Shakespeare, Audition, Movement, and Mask) - Theatre 421 Theatre Projects in International Theatre (3)
- Theatre 425 Selected Musical Theatre Techniques (3)
- Theatre 430-431 Principles of Play Directing (3,3)
- Theatre 440 Adv. Theatre Costume Design (3)
- Theatre 446 Costume Patterning (3)
- Theatre 450 Special Studies in Entertainment Tech. (1-3)
- Theatre 452 Entertainment Tech. II (3)
- Theatre 454 Scenery Painting (2)
- Theatre 456 - Rendering (3)
- Theatre 462 Adv. Lighting Design (3)
- Theatre 464 Computer Aided Drafting for the Theatre (3)
- Theatre 470 - Playwriting (3)
- Theatre 481 Applied Theatre (1-2)
- Theatre 491 Foreign Study (1-15)
- Theatre 492 Off-Campus Study (1-15)
- Theatre 493 Independent Study (1-15)
Please review the Undergraduate Catalog for full course descriptions. Some courses may not be offered at all times. All courses 481-493 are open by permission of instructor ONLY.
Advising Requirements
Students planning to major in Theatre should declare the major as soon as possible.
Students should go to 220 Ayres Hall to complete the necessary paperwork and will then be directed to the Theatre Department to be assigned a faculty advisor.
Newly declared majors are assigned an advisor by the department office. Majors are expected to take Introduction to Theatre in the freshman year.
Major
Prerequisite:
Theatre 100 - Introduction to Theatre
Note: This course can be used to satisfy the Humanities Part II Divisional Distribution.
Requirements:
Theatre 220 - Acting I
Theatre 242 - Fundamentals of Costume Design & Tech. (2)
Theatre 252 - Fundamentals of Scene Design & Tech. (2)
Theatre 262 - Fundamentals of Lighting Design & Tech. (2)
Theatre 300 - Play Analysis
Theatre 411 - Theatre History & Dramatic
Literature I
Theatre 412 - Theatre History & Dramatic
Literature II
Theatre 430 - Principles of Play Directing I
Plus twelve (12) hours of Theatre courses numbered 200 and above are required, three hours of which may be in cognate areas approved by the Department
Minor
Prerequisite:
Theatre 100 - Introduction to Theatre
Note: This course can be used to satisfy the Humanities Part II Divisional Distribution.
Requirements:
Plus 15 hours of Theatre courses — 6 hours in the upper division
Sample Curriculum
Freshman Year
• English 101,102 (6)
• Quantitative Reasoning (6)
• Social Science (3)
• Foreign language (6)
• Communicating Orally (3)
• Theatre 100 (3)
• Theater 242 (3)
Sophomore Year
• Natural Science w/lab (8)
• Social Science (6)
• Foreign Language (6)
• Theatre 220 (3)
• Theatre 252 (3)
• Theatre 262 (3)
• Theatre 300 (3)
Junior Year
• Non-lab Natural Science (3)
• Social Science (6)
• Non-US History (6)
• Humanities (3)
• Theatre 411 (3)
• Theatre 412 (3)
• Theatre electives (6)
Senior Year
• Upper Level - US (3)
• Upper Level - Foreign (3)
• Theatre 430 (3)
• Theatre Electives (6)
• Upper Level Electives
Total Hours = 125 hrs.