2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Theatre: Design & Technology Track, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Requirements for a major in Theatre: Design & Technology Track

BFA Theatre Core (27 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 336Stage Management

3

THEA 366Professional Preparation & Ethics in Entertainment

3

THEA 397Theatre Internship

3

THEA
One 300-Level Dramatic Literature

3

Design Track (27 Hours)

ART 101Drawing I

3

THEA 237Stagecraft I

4

THEA 238Stagecraft II

4

THEA 337Design I

3

THEA 338Design II

3

THEA 304Directing

3

  

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

Or

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

  

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

Or

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

  

Plus ONE of the following:

PHED 125Introduction to Personal Fitness

1

PHED 127Hatha Yoga I

1

PHED 128Hatha Yoga II

1

Theatre Practicum (4 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

Plus ONE of the following:

THEA 225Performance Practicum

1

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

Electives (3 Hours)

Choose three additional hours from DANC and/or THEA (may include additional practicum credits):
Elective

3

Emphasis Area (9 Hours)

Choose one of the following areas of emphasis, in consultation with the academic advisor:

Scenic

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ART 224Painting I-Oil

3

3 additional hours of ART at 200 level or above

3

Costume

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ARTH 261Survey of Western Art I

3

ARTH 262Survey of Western Art II

3

Lighting

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ART 342Advanced Photography

3

MASS 123Media Production 1

3

Sound

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

MUSC 110Fundamentals of Music

3

MASS 123Media Production 1

3

Digital Media & Projection

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

ART 343Video & Time-Based Art

3

MASS 123Media Production 1

3

Capstone (3 Hours)

THEA 481Theatre Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 73