2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre: Directing Track, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Requirements for a major in Theatre: Directing Track

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

Directing Track (27 Hours)

ART 240Introduction to Photography

3

COMM 110Human Communication

3

ENGL
One 300-level English Course

THEA
One 200-level Acting Course

3

THEA
One 300-level Acting Course

3

THEA 304Directing

3

THEA 337Design I

3

THEA 338Design II

3

Plus ONE of the following:

THEA 247Intermediate Topics: Technical Theatre/Design

3

THEA 347Advanced Topics: Technical Theatre & Design

3

THEA 348Scriptwriting I

3

Theatre Practicum (4 Hours)

THEA 225Performance Practicum

1

THEA 226Technical Theatre Practicum

1

THEA 325Advanced Performance Practicum

1

THEA 326Advanced Technical Theatre Practicum

1

Electives (6 Hours)

Choose 6 additional hours of electives in any combination from THEA and DANC
Elective

3

Elective

3

Emphasis Area (6 Hours)

Choose 1 of the following areas of emphasis:

Artistic Direction & Management

Choose 1 200-level or higher MNGT or MKTG course;

Choose 1 300-level or higher MNGT or MKTG course.

Course 1

Course 2

Communication

COMM 211Organizational Communication

3

COMM
One 300-level COMM Course

3

Capstone (3 Hours)

THEA 481Theatre Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 73