2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

Theatre, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements for a BA in Theatre

Required Courses (24 hours)

THEA 106Acting I

3

  

THEA 215Voice & Movement

3

Or

THEA 266Auditioning

3

  

THEA 201Introduction to Dramatic Literature

3

THEA 210Backstage Experience

3

THEA 211Theatre History I: Ritual to Renaissance (500BCE-1800CE)

3

THEA 212Theatre History II: Romanticism to Post-Modernism (1750-Present)

3

THEA 303Directing I

3

Technical Theatre Courses (9 hours)

Choose two 200-level courses and one 300-level course from the following:
THEA 231Stagecraft: Scenery

3

THEA 232Stagecraft: Costume

3

THEA 233Stagecraft: Makeup

3

THEA 234Stagecraft: Lighting/Electrics

3

  

THEA 341Scenic Design

3

THEA 342Costume Design

3

THEA 344Lighting Design

3

Practicum Courses (3 hours)

THEA 225Performance Practicum

1

THEA 226Technical Theatre Practicum

1

  

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

Or

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

ADDITIONAL 300-LEVEL PRACTICUM CREDIT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE REQUIRED 200-LEVEL CREDIT(S)

Internship (3 hours)

THEA 397Theatre Internship

3

Theatre Electives (3 hours)

THEA

Junior Core & Capstone (6 hours)

THEA 366Professional Preparation & Ethics in Entertainment

3

THEA 481Theatre Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 45