2022-2023 Catalog and Student Handbook

Theatre: Performance Track, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Requirements for a major in Theatre: Performance Track

Theatre Core Courses (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

Performance Track Courses (45 Hours)

COMM 110Human Communication

3

COMM 201Fundamentals of Oral Interpretation

3

DANC 110Dance for Theatre

3

ENGL 350Shakespeare

3

LING 320/ENGL 320Introduction to Linguistics

3

PHED 133Concepts of Wellness

3

PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology

3

PSYC 212Social Psychology

3

THEA 215Voice & Movement

3

THEA 217Stage Combat

3

THEA 233Stagecraft: Makeup

3

THEA 266Auditioning

3

THEA 319Advanced Acting: Meisner

3

  

THEA 231Stagecraft: Scenery

3

Or

THEA 232Stagecraft: Costume

3

Or

THEA 234Stagecraft: Lighting/Electrics

3

Or

THEA 235Stagecraft: Sound Engineering

3

  

THEA 314Advanced Topics in Acting

3

Or

THEA 318Advanced Acting: Musical Theatre

3

 

Theatre Practicum (6 Hours)

THEA 225Performance Practicum

1

Or

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

  

THEA 225Performance Practicum

1

Or

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

  

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

  

THEA 226Technical Theatre Practicum

1

Or

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

Electives (9 Hours)

Choose nine hours from the following:
DANC 201Ballet/Modern

1

DANC 202Tap

1

DANC 203Jazz for Musical Theatre

1

DANC 303Advanced Jazz for Musical Theatre

1

COMM 217Voice & Articulation

3

GEND 101Gender & Popular Culture

3

MKTG 325Principles of Selling

3

PHED 125Introduction to Personal Fitness

1

PHED 127Hatha Yoga I

1

PHED 128Hatha Yoga II

1

PHED 325Stress Management

3

PSYC 325Personality & Principles of Measurement

3

PSYC 350Psychopathology

3

PSYC 370Introduction to Clinical Psychology

3

SOCI 101Introduction to Sociology

3

THEA 105Introduction to Shakespeare Performance

3

THEA 214Intermediate Topics in Acting

3

 

Junior Core & Capstone (6 Hours)

THEA 366Professional Preparation & Ethics in Entertainment

3

THEA 481Theatre Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 87