2022-2023 Catalog and Student Handbook

Theatre: Design & Technology Track, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Requirements for a major in Theatre: Design & Technology Track

Theatre Core (21 Hours)

THEA 106Acting I

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 301Script Analysis

3

THEA 397Theatre Internship

3

300-Level Dramatic Literature

3

Design Track (30 Hours)

ART 101Drawing I

3

ARTH 161Art Appreciation

3

GRPH 201Software for Design

3

THEA 231Stagecraft: Scenery

3

THEA 232Stagecraft: Costume

3

THEA 234Stagecraft: Lighting/Electrics

3

THEA 235Stagecraft: Sound Engineering

3

Plus 9 Hours from:

THEA 341Scenic Design

3

THEA 342Costume Design

3

THEA 344Lighting Design

3

THEA 346Sound Technology & Design

3

Directing or Advanced Acting (3 Hours)

Choose one of the following:
THEA 304Directing

3

THEA 314Advanced Topics in Acting

3

THEA 318Advanced Acting: Musical Theatre

3

THEA 319Advanced Acting: Meisner

3

Theatre Practicum (6 Hours)

THEA 226Technical Theatre Practicum

1

Or

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

  

THEA 226Technical Theatre Practicum

1

Or

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

  

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

  

THEA 225Performance Practicum

1

Or

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

Emphasis Area (18 Hours)

Choose one of the following areas of emphasis, including a minimum of 15 hours outside of Theatre:

Costume

ART 102Drawing II

3

ARTH 261Survey of Western Art I

3

ARTH 262Survey of Western Art II

3

Plus 9 Hours from:

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ART 311Printmaking

3

ARTH 162Design Appreciation

3

COMM 301Group Discussion & Leadership

3

GRPH 220Design Foundations

3

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

Digital Media & Production

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ART 343Video & Time-Based Art

3

MASS 123Media Production 1

3

Plus 9 Hours from:

ART 342Advanced Photography

3

ARTH 162Design Appreciation

3

COMM 301Group Discussion & Leadership

3

GRPH 220Design Foundations

3

MASS 111Multimedia Foundations

3

MASS 371Corporate Video

3

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

Lighting

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

GRPH 220Design Foundations

3

MASS 111Multimedia Foundations

3

Plus 9 Hours from:

ART 342Advanced Photography

3

ARTH 162Design Appreciation

3

COMM 301Group Discussion & Leadership

3

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

Scenic

ART 102Drawing II

3

ART 203Flat & Solid Design

3

ART 224Painting I-Oil

3

Plus 9 Hours from:

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ART 321Intermediate Painting

3

ARTH 162Design Appreciation

3

COMM 301Group Discussion & Leadership

3

GRPH 220Design Foundations

3

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

Sound

MASS 111Multimedia Foundations

3

MASS 123Media Production 1

3

MUSC 110Fundamentals of Music

3

Plus 9 Hours from:

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

COMM 301Group Discussion & Leadership

3

MUSC 180Studio Recording

1

MUSC 330Music History I

3

MUSC 331Music History II

3

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

Junior Core & Capstone (6 Hours)

THEA 366Professional Preparation & Ethics in Entertainment

3

THEA 481Theatre Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 84