The BA in Theatre degree offers concentration :

• Stage and Screen Acting
• Theatre Arts
• Theatre Design & Technology

General Guidelines for the Bachelor of Arts

No more than 50 hours in the major courses are allowed for the Bachelor of Arts major. Any hours over 50 will not count toward the degree.

A student majoring in theatre or film may petition to substitute a comparable course or courses for one or more of the required courses in the major. Such requests should be made in writing to the department Chair and are subject to approval by the department faculty.

The requirement of 18 hours in related courses must be met with courses chosen from a list of approved courses in the student’s Degree Audit. Choose these courses in consultation with the departmental advisor. Related courses must be chosen from courses acceptable for major credit, not courses that were approved for general or distributive requirements at university or college level.

The P/NC option is available to theatre and film majors in the areas of the major.

The BA in Theatre consists of 33 required hours, plus one 12 hour concentration, in either "Stage and Screen Acting", "Theatre Arts" or "Theatre Design & Technology", for a total of 45 hours:

Theatre - Stage and Screen Acting Concentration, BA

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology	3
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology	3
THR 1050	Costume Technology	3
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum 1	0
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum 1	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble 2	0
THR 2200	Script Analysis	3
THR 2400	Fundamentals of Design	3
THR 2660	Acting for the Camera I	3
THR 2600	Acting I	3
THR 3150	Theatre History - Ancient to Contemporary - WAC	3
THR 3250	Theatre and Stage Management	3
THR 3710	Directing I	3
THR 4150	Theatre Studies	3
Total Hours		33

Students also select one concentration for 12 additional hours:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration in Stage and Screen Acting
Required
THR 3340	Acting for the Camera II	3
THR 3600	Acting II	3
Select 6 hours from:		6
THR 2020	Theatre Performance Practicum
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2640	Voice And Movement
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3800	Production 3
THR 4310	Acting for the Camera III
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4600	Acting III
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Total Hours		12

¹

Must be taken twice.

²

Must be taken every semester to graduate.

³

 No more than 6 credits of 3800 can count toward graduation.

Theatre - Theatre Arts Concentration, BA

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology	3
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology	3
THR 1050	Costume Technology	3
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum 1	0
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum 1	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble 2	0
THR 2200	Script Analysis	3
THR 2400	Fundamentals of Design	3
THR 2660	Acting for the Camera I	3
THR 2600	Acting I	3
THR 3150	Theatre History - Ancient to Contemporary - WAC	3
THR 3250	Theatre and Stage Management	3
THR 3710	Directing I	3
THR 4150	Theatre Studies	3
Total Hours		33

Students also select one concentration for 12 additional hours:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration in Theatre Arts
Required
THR 3600	Acting II	3
Select 3 hours from:		3
THR 3410	Stage Lighting Design
THR 3420
THR 3430	Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production
THR 3440	Stage Scenic Design
THR 3450	Scene Painting
THR 3460	Advanced Costume Construction
THR 3470	Stage Sound Design
THR 3480	Stage Costume Design
Select 6 Hours from any other THR Courses		6
Total Hours		12

¹

Must be taken twice.

²

Must be taken every semester to graduate.

³

 No more than 6 credits of 3800 can count toward graduation.

 

Theatre - Theatre Design & Technology Concentration, BA

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology	3
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology	3
THR 1050	Costume Technology	3
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum 1	0
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum 1	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble 2	0
THR 2200	Script Analysis	3
THR 2400	Fundamentals of Design	3
THR 2660	Acting for the Camera I	3
THR 2600	Acting I	3
THR 3150	Theatre History - Ancient to Contemporary - WAC	3
THR 3250	Theatre and Stage Management	3
THR 3710	Directing I	3
THR 4150	Theatre Studies	3
Total Hours		33

Students also select one concentration for 12 additional hours:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration in Theatre Design & Technology
Select 12 hours from the following:		12
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3410	Stage Lighting Design
THR 3420
THR 3430	Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production
THR 3440	Stage Scenic Design
THR 3450	Scene Painting
THR 3460	Advanced Costume Construction
THR 3470	Stage Sound Design
THR 3480	Stage Costume Design
THR 3800	Production 3
THR 4440	Theatre Design
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Total Hours		12

¹

Must be taken twice.

²

Must be taken every semester to graduate.

³

 No more than 6 credits of 3800 can count toward graduation.

The BA in Theatre plan of study by concentration:

• Stage and Screen Acting
• Theatre Arts
• Theatre Design & Technology

  Theatre-Stage and Screen Acting Concentration Plan of Study 

Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.

Note that some upper-level Theatre courses are offered every other year.

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
AR 1000	First Year Orientation	1
THR 2600	Acting I	3
Select one course from this list		3
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology
THR 1050	Costume Technology
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 2200	Script Analysis	3
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
Arts/Humanities Core (History)		3
	Hours	16
Second Term
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum	0
Take remaining two from this list		6
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology
THR 1050	Costume Technology
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
ENGL 1130	College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse	3
Natural Sciences Core		3
Natural Sciences Core (Lab)		1
MATH 1180	Reasoning With Mathematics	3
	Hours	16
Third Term
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 2400	Fundamentals of Design	3
THR 2660	Acting for the Camera I	3
Elementary Foreign Language I		4
ENGL 2720	Reading Drama (Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit))	3
Social Sciences Core/Non-US Diversity		3
	Hours	16
Fourth Term
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3150	Theatre History - Ancient to Contemporary - WAC	3
THR 3250	Theatre and Stage Management	3
Elementary Foreign Language II		4
Social Sciences Core		3
Core Elective		3
	Hours	16
Fifth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3710	Directing I	3
Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course		3
Choose a SASA concentration course from this list:		3
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2640	Voice And Movement
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3800	Production
THR 4310	Acting for the Camera III
THR 4600	Acting III
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Related or Minor course		3
Core Elective/Diversity of US		3
	Hours	15
Sixth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
Choose a SASA concentration course from this list:		3
THR 3340	Acting for the Camera II
THR 3600	Acting II
Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course		3
Related or minor course		3
Natural Sciences Core		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Seventh Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
Add a SASA concentration course from this list:		3
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2640	Voice And Movement
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3800	Production
THR 4310	Acting for the Camera III
THR 4600	Acting III
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Related or minor course		6
Elective		6
	Hours	15
Eighth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 4150	Theatre Studies	3
Choose a SASA concentration course from this list:		3
THR 3340	Acting for the Camera II
THR 3600	Acting II
Related or minor course		6
Elective		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	124

  Theatre- Theatre Arts Concentration Plan Of Study 

Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.

Note that some upper-level Theatre courses are offered every other year.

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
AR 1000	First Year Orientation	1
THR 2600	Acting I	3
Select one course from this list		3
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology
THR 1050	Costume Technology
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 2200	Script Analysis	3
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
Arts/Humanities Core (History)		3
	Hours	16
Second Term
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum	0
Take remaining two from this list		6
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology
THR 1050	Costume Technology
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
ENGL 1130	College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse	3
Natural Sciences Core		3
Natural Sciences Core (Lab)		1
MATH 1180	Reasoning With Mathematics	3
	Hours	16
Third Term
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 2400	Fundamentals of Design	3
THR 2660	Acting for the Camera I	3
Elementary Foreign Language I		4
ENGL 2720	Reading Drama (Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit))	3
Social Sciences Core/Non-US Diversity		3
	Hours	16
Fourth Term
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3150	Theatre History - Ancient to Contemporary - WAC	3
THR 3250	Theatre and Stage Management	3
Elementary Foreign Language II		4
Social Sciences Core		3
Core Elective		3
	Hours	16
Fifth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3710	Directing I	3
Select 1 THTA concentration course from this list:		3
THR 3430	Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production
THR 3440	Stage Scenic Design
THR 3460	Advanced Costume Construction
THR 3480	Stage Costume Design
Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course		3
Related or Minor course		3
Core Elective/Diversity of US		3
	Hours	15
Sixth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3600	Acting II	3
Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course		3
Related or minor course		3
Natural Sciences Core		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Seventh Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
Select any other THR course for the THTA concentration		3
Related or minor course		6
Elective		6
	Hours	15
Eighth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 4150	Theatre Studies	3
Select any other THR course for the THTA concentration		3
Related or minor course		6
Elective		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	124

  Theatre-Theatre Design & Technology Concentration Plan Of Study 

Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.

Note that some upper-level Theatre courses are offered every other year.

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
AR 1000	First Year Orientation	1
THR 2600	Acting I	3
Select one course from this list		3
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology
THR 1050	Costume Technology
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 2200	Script Analysis	3
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
Arts/Humanities Core (History)		3
	Hours	16
Second Term
THR 2000	Theatre Production Practicum	0
Take remaining two from this list		6
THR 1030	Stagecraft and Theatre Technology
THR 1040	Stage Lighting and Sound Technology
THR 1050	Costume Technology
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
ENGL 1130	College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse	3
Natural Sciences Core		3
Natural Sciences Core (Lab)		1
MATH 1180	Reasoning With Mathematics	3
	Hours	16
Third Term
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 2400	Fundamentals of Design	3
THR 2660	Acting for the Camera I	3
Elementary Foreign Language I		4
ENGL 2720	Reading Drama (Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit))	3
Social Sciences Core/Non-US Diversity		3
	Hours	16
Fourth Term
THR 2050	Theatre Shop Practicum	0
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3150	Theatre History - Ancient to Contemporary - WAC	3
THR 3250	Theatre and Stage Management	3
Elementary Foreign Language II		4
Social Sciences Core		3
Core Elective		3
	Hours	16
Fifth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 3710	Directing I	3
Select 1 TDAT concentration course from this list:		3
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3430	Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production
THR 3440	Stage Scenic Design
THR 3460	Advanced Costume Construction
THR 3480	Stage Costume Design
THR 3800	Production
THR 4440	Theatre Design
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course		3
Related or Minor course		3
Core Elective/Diversity of US		3
	Hours	15
Sixth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
Select 1 TDAT concentration course from this list:		3
Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course		3
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3410	Stage Lighting Design
THR 3450	Scene Painting
THR 3470	Stage Sound Design
THR 3800	Production
THR 4400	Seminar Topics In Design
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4990	Special Projects
Related or minor course		3
Natural Sciences Core		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Seventh Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
Select 1 TDAT concentration course from this list:		3
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2990	Special Projects
Related or minor course		6
THR 3430	Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production
THR 3440	Stage Scenic Design
THR 3460	Advanced Costume Construction
THR 3480	Stage Costume Design
THR 3800	Production
THR 4440	Theatre Design
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Elective		6
	Hours	15
Eighth Term
THR 2100	Departmental Ensemble	0
THR 4150	Theatre Studies	3
Select 1 TDAT concentration course from this list:		3
THR 2420	Stage Makeup
THR 2990	Special Projects
THR 3410	Stage Lighting Design
THR 3450	Scene Painting
THR 3470	Stage Sound Design
THR 3800	Production
THR 4440	Theatre Design
THR 4940	Internship
THR 4950	Honors Thesis
THR 4990	Special Projects
Related or minor course		6
Elective		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	124

HONORS IN THEATRE

Qualified juniors and seniors may apply to work for honors in theatre. The following are requirements for entrance into the Honors program in theatre:

1. Admission

a. Minimum GPA of 3.3 in theatre courses;
b. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; and
c. Completion of 12 hours in theatre.

2. Requirements: A student must have completed a minimum of nine hours of honors course work in theatre before beginning the thesis project. The honors topic and paper are to be developed in close conjunction with an honors faculty adviser. A student may enroll for the thesis paper/project in THR 4950 Honors Thesis for a maximum of six hours of credit. The designation “honors” on the diploma will be given to students who receive a grade of A on the honors thesis and maintain a 3.3 GPA in theatre.

• PLO 1. Students will be able to evaluate a diverse selection of theatrical voices, traditions and practices.
• PLO 2. Students will be able to evaluate theatrical work critically using appropriate terminology.\\n
• PLO 3. Students will be able to professionally collaborate in theatre making.\\n
• PLO 4. Students will be able to integrate theatrical storytelling skills.\\n
• PLO 5. Students will be able to articulate their individual creative voice utilizing theatre theory practices.
• PLO 6. Students will meet appropriate professional expectations in the theatre arts.