Theatre Arts with a Concentration in Acting/Directing, B.A.

Theatre Arts Acting/Directing Concentration Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101	Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

Theatre Arts Major

Total Credit Hours:

40-43

Theatre Foundations

THTR 1150	Technical/Production Practicum	1
THTR 1151	Acting/Directing Practicum	1
THTR 2205	Fundamentals of Technical Theatre	3
THTR 2210	Fundamentals of Acting	3
THTR 2215	Script Analysis	3
THTR 3301	Theatre History I	3
THTR 3302	Theatre History II	3
THTR 4410	Fundamentals of Directing	3
THTR 4460	Senior Project	3

Students must take an additional practicum by choosing one of the following courses:

THTR 1150	Technical/Production Practicum	1
THTR 1151	Acting/Directing Practicum	1

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ENGL 3311	Drama	3
ENGL 4405	Shakespeare	3
Total Credit Hours:		24-27

Electives

Students must choose from the following courses with a maximum of 3 hours from practicums:

ENGL 3311	Drama	3
ENGL 4405	Shakespeare	3
THTR 1150	Technical/Production Practicum	1
THTR 1151	Acting/Directing Practicum	1
THTR 2220	Stage Movement and Dance	3
THTR 2230	Children's Theater	3
THTR 2235	Puppetry Arts	3
THTR 2240	Theatre for Youth Production I	3
THTR 2265	Makeup Design	3
THTR 2420	Selected Topics in Theatre	3
THTR 3305	Introduction to Scenic Design	3
THTR 3310	Advanced Acting	3
THTR 3312	Voice and Diction for the Stage	3
THTR 3314	Audition Techniques and Professional Development	3
THTR 3315	Sound Design	3
THTR 3317	Lighting Design	3
THTR 3318	Properties Design	3
THTR 3319	Costume Design	3
THTR 3320	Stage Management	3
THTR 3325	Theatre Management	3
THTR 3335	Theatre for Social Change	3
THTR 3340	Theatre for Youth Production II	3
THTR 3350	Playwriting	3
THTR 3426	Special Effects and Pyrotechnics for the Stage	3
THTR 4420	Creative Dramatics	3
THTR 4425	Advanced Technical Theatre	3
THTR 4430	Advanced Directing	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:

33

Total Credit Hours: 120

THTR 3301, THTR 3302: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, theatre arts majors may have up to 33 additional hours to use for electives. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.