Theatre Major – Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education courses

variable

THEA 499CSenior Seminar Theatre

3

Total Credit Hours:36

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Major Requirements

Theatre Requirements

THEA 100Fundamentals of the Theatre

3

THEA 101Voice & Articulation

3

ART 109Digital Foundations

3

THEA 200Introduction to Dramatic Literature

3

THEA 210Technical Production

3

THEA 211Costume Construction I

3

THEA 225Introduction to Theatre Production Design

3

THEA 284Acting Techniques

3

THEA 380Play Directing

3

THEA 354Theatre History

3

THEA 355Theatre History II

3

Total Credit Hours:33
Practicum - Choose three hours from the following:
THEA 177Theatre Production & Performance Practicum

1

THEA 277Theatre Production & Performance Practicum

1

THEA 377Theatre Production & Performance Practicum

1

THEA 477Theatre Production & Performance Practicum

1

Total Credit Hours:3

THEA 177-THEA 477: (at least one hour at three different levels, one credit hour each)

Theatre Elective Requirements

Choose two of the following (six hours):
THEA 321Stage Lighting

3

THEA 322Scene Design

3

THEA 326Costume Design

3

Total Credit Hours:6
Choose two of the following (six hours):
THEA 105Modern Dance Technique

3

THEA 205Intermediate Modern Dance

3

THEA 207Dance Improvisation

3

THEA 208Beginning Ballet

3

THEA 305Advanced Modern Dance Technique

3

THEA 308Intermediate Ballet

3

THEA 309Tap Dancing

3

THEA 310Stage Movement

3

THEA 311Theatre Seminar I

3

THEA 312Theatre Seminar II

3

THEA 313Theatre Seminar III

3

THEA 314Acting for the Camera

3

THEA 315Stage Makeup

3

THEA 316Stage Properties

3

THEA 317Scene Painting

3

THEA 318Hip-Hop and Urban Dance

3

THEA 319Jazz Dance

3

THEA 321Stage Lighting

3

THEA 322Scene Design

3

THEA 325Costume History

3

THEA 326Costume Design

3

THEA 328Creative Sewing for the Theatre II

3

THEA 340Auditioning

3

THEA 375Creative Dramatics

3

THEA 408Advanced Ballet

3

THEA 412Playwriting

3

THEA 413Advanced Play Directing

3

THEA 430Summer Theatre III

4

THEA 452Early Dramatic Literature

3

THEA 453Modern Dramatic Literature

3

THEA 455Dramatic Criticism

3

THEA 462Advanced Acting

3

THEA 463Advanced Costuming

3

THEA 464Advanced Scene Design

3

THEA 465Advanced Stage Lighting

3

THEA 470Children's Theatre

3

THEA 484Styles of Acting

3

Total Credit Hours:6

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:15

Minor

All majors must complete a minor or additional major. See Terms to Know.
Total Credit Hours:21

Additional Requirements:

Annual progress meeting with the faculty

Total Credit Hours: 120