B.A. in Theatre
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 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:
Theatre - Stage and Screen Acting Concentration, BA
| 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:
| 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 | |
| Theatre Performance Practicum | ||
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Voice And Movement | ||
| Special Projects | ||
| Production 3 | ||
| Acting for the Camera III | ||
| Internship | ||
| Acting III | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| 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
| 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:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration in Theatre Arts | ||
| Required | ||
| THR 3600 | Acting II | 3 |
| Select 3 hours from: | 3 | |
| Stage Lighting Design | ||
THR 3420 | ||
| Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production | ||
| Stage Scenic Design | ||
| Scene Painting | ||
| Advanced Costume Construction | ||
| Stage Sound Design | ||
| 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
| 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:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration in Theatre Design & Technology | ||
| Select 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Special Projects | ||
| Stage Lighting Design | ||
THR 3420 | ||
| 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 | |
- 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:
Theatre-Stage and Screen Acting Concentration Plan of Study
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| LST 2010 | Law And Social Thought | 3 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| HIST 1010-1200 | Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Term | ||
| LST 2500 | Proseminar I | 1 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| LST 2800 | Cultural Anthropology (Social Sciences Core/Non-US Diversity) | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| BIOL 1120 | Survey Of Biology (Natural Sciences Core) | 3 |
| BIOL 1220 | Survey Of Biology Laboratory (Natural Sciences Core - Lab) | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| PSY 1010 | Principles Of Psychology | 3 |
| ENGL 2710-2800 | Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 |
| PHYS 1320 | Jurassic Physics (Natural Sciences Core) | 3 |
| GEPL 2030 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| PHIL 1010 | Introduction To Logic (Arts/Humanities Core) | 3 |
| LST 2640 | Race, Class, And Gender (Social Sciences Core/Diversity of US) | 3 |
| ANTH 2100 | Human Society Through Film (Social Sciences Core) | 3 |
| PHIL 3230 | Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| REL 1220 | World Religions (Arts/Humanities Core) | 3 |
| ECON 1010 | Introduction To Economic Issues (Social Sciences Core) | 3 |
| MUS 2220 | History Of Jazz (Arts/Humanities Core - Fine Arts) | 3 |
| LST 3550 | Principles Of Law | 3 |
| BUAD 2080 | Global Environment Of Business | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| LST 3750 | Social And Political Philosophy | 3 |
| LST 4900 | Seminar In Law And Social Thought | 3 |
| LST 4940 | Field Experience | 3 |
| COMM 4090 | Mass Communication Ethics | 3 |
| ENGL 3050 | Persuasive Writing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| LST 3510 | Constitutional Law I | 3 |
| LST 4900 | Seminar In Law And Social Thought | 3 |
| SOCW 3070 | Child Welfare I | 3 |
| COMM 3180 | Mass Communication Law | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| LST 3500 or LST 2500 | Proseminar II or Proseminar I | 1 |
| LST 3520 | Constitutional Law II | 3 |
| LST 4990 | Capstone in Law and Social Thought | 3 |
| ECON 3070 | Economics And Law | 3 |
| BANS 3060 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| WGST 3010 | Global Issues In Women's Studies | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| THR 2600 | Acting I | 3 |
| Select one course from this list | 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 |
| Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| THR 2000 | Theatre Production Practicum | 0 |
| Take remaining two from this list | 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 |
| 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 | |
| Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production | ||
| Stage Scenic Design | ||
| Advanced Costume Construction | ||
| 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.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| THR 2600 | Acting I | 3 |
| Select one course from this list | 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 |
| Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| THR 2000 | Theatre Production Practicum | 0 |
| Take remaining two from this list | 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 |
| 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 | |
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Special Projects | ||
| Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production | ||
| Stage Scenic Design | ||
| Advanced Costume Construction | ||
| Stage Costume Design | ||
| Production | ||
| Theatre Design | ||
| Internship | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| 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 | |
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Special Projects | ||
| Stage Lighting Design | ||
| Scene Painting | ||
| Stage Sound Design | ||
| Production | ||
| Seminar Topics In Design | ||
| Internship | ||
| 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 | |
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Special Projects | ||
| Related or minor course | 6 | |
| Advanced Stagecraft and Technical Production | ||
| Stage Scenic Design | ||
| Advanced Costume Construction | ||
| Stage Costume Design | ||
| Production | ||
| Theatre Design | ||
| Internship | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| 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 | |
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Special Projects | ||
| Stage Lighting Design | ||
| Scene Painting | ||
| Stage Sound Design | ||
| Production | ||
| Theatre Design | ||
| Internship | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| 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.
2. Students will be able to evaluate theatrical work critically using appropriate terminology.
3. Students will be able to professionally collaborate in theatre making.
4. Students will be able to integrate theatrical storytelling skills.
5. Students will be able to articulate their individual creative voice utilizing theatre theory practices.
6. Students will meet appropriate professional expectations in the theatre arts.