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Design and Technical Theatre, B.A.

Design and Technical Theatre Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Design and Technical Theatre Major

Total Credit Hours:48-51

Theatre Foundations

THTR 1150Technical/Production Practicum

1
THTR 1151Acting/Directing Practicum

1
THTR 2205Fundamentals of Technical Theatre

3
THTR 2210Fundamentals of Acting

3
THTR 2215Script Analysis

3
THTR 3301Theatre History I

3
THTR 3302Theatre History II

3
THTR 3305Introduction to Scenic Design

3
THTR 4425Advanced Technical Theatre

3
THTR 4460Senior Project

3
Total Credit Hours:24-27

Theatre Design Electives

Students must choose three of the following courses:

THTR 2265Makeup Design

3
THTR 3315Sound Design

3
THTR 3317Lighting Design

3
THTR 3318Properties Design

3
THTR 3319Costume Design

3
THTR 3320Stage Management

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Electives

Students must choose five of the following courses:

ENGL 3311Drama

3
ENGL 4405Shakespeare

3
THTR 2220Stage Movement and Dance

3
THTR 2230Children's Theatre

3
THTR 2235Puppetry Arts

3
THTR 2240Theatre for Youth Production I

3
THTR 2420Selected Topics in Theatre

3
THTR 2265Makeup Design

3
THTR 3310Advanced Acting

3
THTR 3312Voice and Diction for the Stage

3
THTR 3314Audition Techniques and Professional Development

3
THTR 3315Sound Design

3
THTR 3317Lighting Design

3
THTR 3318Properties Design

3
THTR 3319Costume Design

3
THTR 3320Stage Management

3
THTR 3325Theatre Management

3
THTR 3335Theatre for Social Change

3
THTR 3340Theatre for Youth Production II

3
THTR 3350Playwriting

3
THTR 3426Special Effects and Pyrotechnics for the Stage

3
THTR 4410Fundamentals of Directing

3
THTR 4420Creative Dramatics

3
THTR 4430Advanced Directing

3
THTR 4435Advanced Scene Design

3
Total Credit Hours:15

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:25

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, design and technical theatre majors may have up to 25 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.