Theater
The Theatre Arts program offers undergraduate courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree .A non-degree sequence is available. The Theatre Arts Program prepares students to enter the profession as stage managers, actors, playwrights and technical staff, or pursue graduate study.
After completing 15 credit hours in the theatre arts program, the student's record is reviewed by the program faculty. Students are allowed to continue in the program if their GPA in the major courses is at least 2.5. Students are encouraged to engage in internships related to the field of theatre arts.
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts
Total Credit Hours of College-Level Courses Required for Graduation: 120
Required Courses for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts:
MMED |
105 |
Processes of Communication |
3 |
THEA |
104 |
Introduction to Theatre Arts |
3 |
THEA |
111 |
Stagecraft I |
3 |
SPCH |
115 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
THEA |
144 |
Theatre Management |
3 |
THEA |
231 |
Ritual Through Italian Renaissance Theatre |
3 |
THEA |
232 |
Late Renaissance Through Romantic Theatre |
3 |
THEA |
261 |
Acting Improvisation |
3 |
THEA |
262 |
Acting II |
3 |
THEA |
265 |
Performance Workshop |
3 |
THEA |
281 |
Lighting |
3 |
THEA |
321 |
Modern and Contemporary Theatre |
3 |
THEA |
322 |
Theatre of the Black Experience |
3 |
THEA |
324 |
Playwriting I |
3 |
THEA |
371 |
Directing I |
3 |
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300- and 400-level Electives * |
9 |
MMED |
497 |
Communicative Arts Seminar |
3 |
Theatre majors may select nine credit hours from the following electives: *
THEA |
264 |
Creative Dramatics |
3 |
THEA |
325 |
Playwriting Seminar |
3 |
THEA |
361 |
Acting III |
3 |
THEA |
364 |
Advanced Problems in Acting |
3 |
THEA |
495 |
Independent Study in Theatre |
3 |
DANC |
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Dance |
3 |
MUSC |
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Voice |
3 |
General Electives: 12
Comments:
A minimum grade of "C" is required in all major courses. Students must complete one credit hour in Performance Workshop per semester for three semesters before entering the senior year.
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