Theatre Performance Concentration
BACHELOR OF ARTS – THEATRE - PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION
The Department of Theatre Arts offers pre-professional majors designed to provide a broad foundation for careers in theatre. The curriculum currently consists of courses in performance, as well as playwriting, theatre history, technical theatre, and design. The Performance concentration offers the Theatre Arts Major the opportunity to focus on performance aspects of theatre, specifically acting and directing. One of the two concentrations offered or a minor from another department must be selected.
This new core of classes and optional concentrations ensures students are well-rounded in their general understanding of all aspects of theatre, and are able to tailor their areas of interest into specializations; in this case, theatre performance.
BACHELOR OF ARTS – THEATRE - PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION [120 HOURS]
General Education Requirements [47]
English 1301, 1302, plus 3 hours sophomore literature [9]
Fine Arts (music, theatre, art or equivalent) [3]
Modern Language (at least one semester second year, same language) [11]
Religion 1320 and 1330 [6]
History 1301 or 1302 2321 or 2322 [3]
Social Science (GEOG/PSYC/SOCI/POSC) [3]
Physical Activity (KINE 1164, and two different physical courses) [3]
Science (must be lab science) [4]
Mathematics 1300, 1342, 1314, 1316, 2301 or 2313 [3]
Speech 1311 [3]
Major Area of Study [49]
Major Study [30]
THEA 1100 Theatre Production/Workshop (3 sem required) [3]
THEA 3100 Advanced Theatre Production/Workshop (3 sem required) [3]
THEA 1351 Beginning Acting [3]
THEA 2321 Stagecraft I or THEA 2322 Stagecraft II [3]
THEA 2305 Fundamentals of Design [3]
THEA 2315 Script Analysis [3]
THEA 3302 Religious Drama [3]
THEA 3362 Directing I [3]
THEA 4311 Theatre History I [3]
THEA 4312 Theatre History II [3]
Concentration [19]
THEA 3358 Performance Techniques [3]
THEA 3359 Acting Styles [3]
THEA 4359 Advanced Acting [3]
THEA 4101 Studio Lab [1]
Nine (9) semester hours from the following: [9]
THEA 3358 Performance Techniques
THEA 3359 Acting Styles
THEA 4363 Directing II
THEA 4364 Scriptwriting
THEA 4350 Internship
Three (3) hours from the Design & Technical Theatre Concentration
Electives or Departmental Recommendations [24]
HIST 2321 Survey of Civilizations I (recommended) [3]
HIST 2322 Survey of Civilizations II (recommended) [3]
MUSI 1306 Appreciation of the Arts (recommended) [3]