B.A. in Theatre and Dance

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Details

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Dance | Performing Arts

Area of study

Arts

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance allows students to explore multiple disciplines within the department, providing them with the foundational skills and experience to pursue work in their chosen career.

Study

The B.A. program includes required coursework tailored to a student’s specific emphasis and concentration while leaving an ample number of elective classes that allows each student to forge their own path.

Areas of Study

Dance: Dance students will experience many of the core elements of the B.F.A. in Dance with added flexibility to pursue other fields of study. It is ideal for artists who want to address multifaceted or interdisciplinary interests within their undergraduate studies.
- Students who pursue this degree track can focus their dance studies in performance, choreography or a combination of both while also pursuing other majors or minors that broaden their expertise and put dance in conversation with other disciplines.
- Students also have the option to participate in the B.A. Honors Thesis Program, which allows them the opportunity to develop scholarly creative projects based on their interests.
Theatre: Theatre students will take foundational coursework in the creation, history and practice of theatre, with additional opportunities to select classes and concentrations that fit their specific artistic goals.
- Students also have the option to participate in the B.A. Honors Thesis Program, which allows them the opportunity to develop scholarly creative projects based on their interests.

Concentrations

Production

Production students have many opportunities to contribute meaningfully to a variety of productions, including theatre, dance concerts, opera, new plays and devised work. Students can fill a variety of roles as stage managers, designers, assistants and collaborators and have the opportunity to take various technical theatre classes, independent studies in their area(s) of interest and specialty project classes.

Acting, Directing and Playwriting

Acting, Directing and Playwriting students will study the art of storytelling through coursework in directing, playwriting, acting, devised work and voice and movement, among others. Students have the flexibility to choose topics that resonate with their goals as theatre artists.

Performance Studies

Performance Studies students will explore theatre and dance at the intersection of theory, history and practice. Drawing from fields such as performance studies, theatre and dance history and criticism, applied theatre, theatre for youth and communities, among others, this concentration will prepare students for careers beyond and including artistic practice, dramaturgy, teaching artistry and future graduate studies.

Self-Directed Study

A Self-Directed Study option is available for students who have interests in various areas within the field of theatre. In addition to core coursework in performance history, production and practice, students can select other topics of study based on their specific interests and career goals.

B.A. Honors Program

The Honors Program at the Department of Theatre and Dance provides outstanding Theatre and Dance majors an opportunity to undertake an advanced research project under the close supervision of a faculty mentor. Participants in this program enjoy the benefits of iterative research and writing workshops as well as ongoing mentorship to build their skills as thinkers, communicators and makers in the fields of theatre, dance, performance and education, among others.