Drama and Theatre Studies A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Drama and Theatre Studies requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
Required courses: 24 sh
Select one of the following: 4 sh
| ENG 3600 | POSTMODERNISM: PINTER, STOPPARD, CHURCHILL | 4 sh |
| ENG 3610 | PSYCHOANALYTICAL THEORY: ALBEE O'NEILL | 4 sh |
| ENG 3620 | RACE THEORY: WILSON, PARKS, LEE | 4 sh |
| ENG 3630 | CULTURAL MATERIALISM: BAKER & CHEKHOV | 4 sh |
Select one of the following: 4 sh
Select two of the following: 8 sh
| DTS 3001 | THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE I | 4 sh |
| DTS 3002 | THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE II | 4 sh |
| DTS 3003 | THEATRE HISTORY AND LITERATURE III | 4 sh |
Select eight hours of Performing Arts, English, or World Languages: 8 sh
- Courses must be 3000-4000 level
- Performing Arts courses include DAN, ACT, TDT, and MTE
- English courses must have a focus on Dramatic Literature
- World Languages courses must have a focus on Dramatic Literature
Total Credit Hours: 48
Program Outcomes
Like any traditional liberal arts major, the study of theatre and drama is a longstanding and unique approach to understanding the world. Unlike other liberal arts majors, the study of theatre and drama historically has been interdisciplinary—housed between departments or shifting from department to department over time. The inseparable teaching of both drama and theatre has been shared in higher education among English professors, theatre historians, and theatre practitioners. Studying plays requires the context of literary traditions and an understanding of written language. Studying performance requires the context of cultural traditions and an understanding of the conversation among many languages: verbal, musical, physical, and scenic. Drama and Theatre Studies embraces drama/theatre’s inherent interdisciplinarity and offers students a program that combines textual analysis, theatre history, hands-on theatre performance, and dramatic theory.
In addition, majors have multiple opportunities to explore dramaturgy, devising theatre, and playwriting. They can participate in program-specific study abroad and are encouraged and supported in undergraduate research opportunities. There is no audition required for this program. Our graduates go on to careers in: arts administration, arts education, comedy, film and television, heritage and museums, higher education, non-profit theatre, music, law, medicine, theatre for young audiences, playwriting, public relations, as well as graduate studies.