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2023-2024 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