Program Overview

B.A. in Theatre

Curriculum

The B.A. in Theatre

The B.A. in Theatre program provides students with a comprehensive education in theatre arts, including acting, directing, playwriting, design, and theatre history.

General Education Requirements

• Academic Foundations
  • First Year Experience requirement (4 credits)
  • English Composition requirement (6-7 credits)
  • Mathematics requirement (3-4 credits)
  • Interdisciplinary requirement (3 credits)
  • Diverse Communities requirement (3 credits)
  • Ethics requirement (3 credits)
• Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
  • Science requirement (6-8 credits)
  • Behavioral & Social Science requirement (6 credits)
  • Humanities requirement (6 credits)
  • Arts requirement (3 credits)

Additional Baccalaureate Requirements

• University Requirements
  • Writing Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
  • Speaking Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
• Degree Requirements
  • Language/Culture requirement (0-15 credits)
  • Capstone requirement (1-15 credits)

Major Requirements

• Required Courses
  • DAN 130: Movement for Performance (3 credits)
  • THA 100: Theatre Survey (1 credit)
  • THA 103: Acting I (3 credits)
  • THA 104: Stagecraft (3 credits)
  • THA 113: Script Analysis (3 credits)
  • THA 116: Costume Construction (3 credits)
  • THA 118: Voice for the Performer (3 credits)
  • THA 216: Fundamentals of Design (3 credits)
  • THA 301: Directing I (3 credits)
  • THA 306: History of Theatre/Drama I (3 credits)
  • THA 307: History of Theatre/Drama II (3 credits)
  • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1-3 credits)
  • Select an advanced skill choice (300-level or above) (3 credits)
• Capstone Requirement
  • THA 300: Career Preparation (2 credits)
• Electives
  • Students who have an interest in a specific area of theatre may choose to follow a prescribed course of study, in addition to the requirements outlined above. (20-21 credits)

Total Minimum Credits Required

• 120 credits

Sample Course Plan

• Year One
  • Semester One
    • THA 100: Theatre Survey (1 credit)
    • THA 103: Acting I (3 credits)
    • THA 104 or THA 116: Stagecraft or Costume Construction (3 credits)
    • WRT 120: Effective Writing I (3 credits)
    • FYE 100X: First-Year Experience (4 credits)
    • Optional General Education Course (3 credits)
  • Semester Two
    • THA 113: Script Analysis (3 credits)
    • THA 116 or THA 104: Costume Construction or Stagecraft (3 credits)
    • DAN 130: Movement for Performance (3 credits)
    • MAT 103: Introduction to Mathematics (3 credits)
    • WRT 2XX: 200-Level WRT Course (3 credits)
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
• Year Two
  • Semester One
    • THA 118: Voice for the Performer (3 credits)
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
    • THA 216: Fundamentals of Design (3 credits)
    • Foreign Language 101 (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
  • Semester Two
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
    • THA 3XX: Advanced Skill (3 credits)
    • Foreign Language 102 (3 credits)
    • General Education Distributive (3 credits)
    • General Education Distributive (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
• Year Three
  • Semester One
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
    • THA 301: Directing I (3 credits)
    • THA 306: History of Theatre/Drama I (3 credits)
    • Foreign Language 201 or Culture Cluster I (3 credits)
    • Diverse Communities Gen Ed Course (THA 250 recommended) (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
  • Semester Two
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
    • THA 307: History of Theatre/Drama II (3 credits)
    • Foreign Language 202 or Culture Cluster II (3 credits)
    • General Education Distributive (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
• Year Four
  • Semester One
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
    • THA 300: Career Preparation (2 credits)
    • Culture Cluster III or Free Elective (3 credits)
    • General Education Distributive (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
    • Optional Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
  • Semester Two
    • THA 200: Theatre Practicum (1 credit)
    • General Education Course, as needed (3 credits)
    • General Education Distributive (3 credits)
    • General Education Distributive (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)
    • Elective: Concentration, Minor, Pathway, etc. (3 credits)

Total Credits

• 124 credits