Theatre Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication									Choose course from approved list	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts		THTR 3301							Theatre History I	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History									Choose course from approved list	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (10 to 12 hours)
Mathematics*									Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
Natural Science									Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	7 to 8
V. Ethics (3 hours)
Ethics									Choose course from approved list	3
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Theatre Arts Major

THTR 1150	Technical/Production Practicum	1
THTR 1151	Acting/Directing Practicum	1
THTR 2205	Fundamentals of Technical Theatre I	3
THTR 2206	Fundamentals of Technical Theatre 2	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 3350	Playwriting	3
THTR 4410	Fundamentals of Directing	3
THTR 4460	Senior Project	3
Total Credit Hours:		34

Students must pass THTR 1150 six times for a total of six semester hours of credit.

Concentrations

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Acting and Directing Concentration

THTR 2230	Children's Theater	3
THTR 3310	Advanced Acting	3
THTR 3312	Voice and Diction for the Stage	3
THTR 3314	Audition Techniques and Professional Development	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Design and Technical Theatre Concentration

THTR 4425	Advanced Technical Theatre	3
	CHOOSE THREE:
THTR 3305	Introduction to Scenic Design	3
THTR 3317	Lighting Design	3
THTR 3319	Costume Design	3
THTR 3325	Theatre Management	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

General Electives

	General Electives	27-32
Total Credit Hours:		27-32

Total Credit Hours: 121