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 adviser. 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:
Students also select one concentration for 12 additional hours:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| THR 3340 | Acting for the Camera II | 3 |
| THR 3600 | Acting II | 3 |
| Stage Makeup | |
| Voice And Movement | |
| Special Projects | |
| Production 3 | |
| Acting for the Camera III | |
| Internship | |
| Acting III | |
| Honors Thesis | |
| Special Projects | |
| Total Hours | 12 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| THR 3600 | Acting II | 3 |
| Stage Lighting Design | |
| Advanced Stage Management | |
| Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production | |
| Stage Scenic Design | |
| Scene Painting | |
| Advanced Costume Construction | |
| Stage Sound Design | |
| Stage Costume Design | |
| 6 |
| Total Hours | 12 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Stage Makeup | |
| Special Projects | |
| Stage Lighting Design | |
| Advanced Stage Management | |
| Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production | |
| Stage Scenic Design | |
| Scene Painting | |
| Advanced Costume Construction | |
| Stage Sound Design | |
| Stage Costume Design | |
| Production 3 | |
| Theatre Design | |
| Internship | |
| Honors Thesis | |
| Special Projects | |
| Total Hours | 12 |
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 |
|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| THR 2600 | Acting I | 3 |
| 3 |
| Stagecraft and Theatre Technology | |
| Stage Lighting and Sound Technology | |
| Costume Technology | |
| THR 2000 | Theatre Production Practicum | 0 |
| THR 2100 | Departmental Ensemble | 0 |
| THR 2200 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 16 |
| Second Term |
|---|
| THR 2000 | Theatre Production Practicum | 0 |
| 6 |
| Stagecraft and Theatre Technology | |
| Stage Lighting and Sound Technology | |
| Costume Technology | |
| THR 2100 | Departmental Ensemble | 0 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| 3 |
| 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 |
| 4 |
| ENGL 2720 | Reading Drama () | 3 |
| 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 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 16 |
| Fifth Term |
|---|
| THR 2100 | Departmental Ensemble | 0 |
| THR 3710 | Directing I | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Sixth Term |
|---|
| THR 2100 | Departmental Ensemble | 0 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Seventh Term |
|---|
| THR 2100 | Departmental Ensemble | 0 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Eighth Term |
|---|
| THR 2100 | Departmental Ensemble | 0 |
| THR 4150 | Theatre Studies | 3 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| | Total Hours | 124 |
2. Students will construct critical perspectives about text, performance, production and design in both practice and theory.
3. Students will skillfully apply the best practices in their area of concentration (performance, production, design and administration), and in theatre making as a whole.
4. Students will develop and integrate theatrical storytelling skills and effective collaborative production processes.
5. Students will investigate theatre theory practices and history in order to develop and articulate their individual creative voice.
6. Students will compile the skill sets that best prepare them to meet the professional standards and expectations in the theatre arts.
1. Students will examine and investigate a diverse selection of theatrical voices, traditions and practices in service of creating a more comprehensive and expansive knowledge of their craft.
