2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre, B.A.

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

 
GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030 requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

THE 1000INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

THE 1000: Requires a grade of C or better.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Foreign Language: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters.

Social and Behavioral Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062:GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses form two areas below:
PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
Biology

3-4

Chemistry or Physics

3-4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3-4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Courses 11

ENG 3215SHAKESPEARE SURVEY

3

ID 2701PLAYS: ON PAGE AND ON STAGE

3

ENG Literature for Theatre 3

Select one course from the following selection:

ENG 2210WORLD DRAMA

3

ENG 3316ELIZABETAN & STUART DRAMA

3

ENG 3320RESTORATN & 18TH CEN DRAMA

3

ENG 3514AMERICAN DRAMA 1900 TO THE PRESENT

3

ENG 3515MODERN DRAMA

3

ENG 3555COMEDY

3

ENG 4405SHAKESPEARE: SELECTED PLAYS

3

ENG4421TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

3

ENG 4430IBSEN/STRINDBERG/CHEKHOV/SHAW

3

ID 2701PLAYS: ON PAGE AND ON STAGE

3

P.E.D. or DANC course 2

Select 2 credits from the following selection:

PED 1101MODERN DANCE I

1

PED 1103JAZZ DANCE I

1

PED 1105BEGINNING BALLET I

1

PED 1110BALLROOM SOCIAL DANCE

1

PED 1113LATIN DANCE I

1

PED 1151FOLK AND SQUARE DANCE

1

DANC 2110TECHNIQUE & THEORY OF BALLET

2

DANC 2120TECHNIQUE & THEORY OF MODERN DANCE

2

DANC 2130TECHNIQUE & THEORY OF JAZZ

2

DANC 2140DANCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE

1

DANC 2150DANCE STYLES

1

DANC 2160TAP I

1

DANC 3160TAP II

1

Academic Major 48

All Major courses require a grade of C or better.

Required Theatre Courses 24

THE 1100ACTING I: THE ACTOR PREPARES

3

THE 1300INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE DESIGN

3

THE 2300TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

3

THE 3700SCRIPT ANALYSIS & DRAMATURGY: FROM PAGE TO STAGE

3

THE 3710WORLD THE I:ANCIENT RITL COURT SPECTACL TO COURTLY SPECTACLES

3

THE 3720WORLD THEATRE II: FROM IDEALISM TO REALISM TO IDEOLOGIES

3

THE 2301-6 or 4301-4
Theatre Lab

3

THE 3145SPEAK THE TEXT: VOICE FOR THE PERFORMER

3

Theatre Lab: Each course is .5 credits; six semesters required.

Major Electives 24

Select one course for each area: 24

Area I (Performance) 3
THE 2140ACTING WITHOUT A NET

3

THE 2150PERIOD ACTNG ON TODAY'S STAGE

3

THE 3150CONTEMPORARY ACTING TECHNIQUES

3

THE 4100ACTING FOR THE CAMERA

3

THE 4150ACTING AS A PROFESSION

3

Area II (Theatrical Design) 3
THE 3330WESTERN COSTUME HISTORY

3

THE 3335SCENIC DESIGN I

3

THE 3340COSTUME DESIGN

3

THE 3345LIGHTING DESIGN

3

Area III (Technical Theatre) 3
THE 2365DRAFTING AND RENDERING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

3

THE 3350STAGE MAKEUP

3

THE 3355SCENIC PAINTING AND TEXTURING FOR THEATRE, TV, AND FILM

3

THE 3320COSTUME CONSTRUCTION

3

THE 4300ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATRE

3

Area IV (Theatre in the Community) 3
THE 3200CREATIVE DRAMA

3

THE 3240THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

3

THE3250CREAT PLAYS -CHILDREN THEATRE

3

THE3840SUMMER STOCK THEATRE WORKSHOP

6

Area V (Administration) 3
THE 2450STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE THEATRE

3

THE 3460THEATRE ADMINISTRATION

3

Area VI (Directing and Playwriting) 3
THE 3260PLAYWRITING FOR THE STAGE

3

THE 3400DIRECTING I

3

THE 4400DIRECTING II

3

Area VII (Voice and Movement) 3
THE 2110MOVEMENT I

3

THE 3120ADVANCED MOVEMENT

3

THE 3160SPEAK THE SPEECH

3

THE 4110STAGE DIALECTS

3

Select one additional course from any area of theatre electives 3
Theater

3

Major Capstone Course 3

THE 4900SENIOR SEMINAR IN THEATRE

3

THE 4900: Course required by major. A grade of C or better is required for this course.

Free Electives 16-17

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above. 

 

Total Credit Hours: 120