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Theatre Arts with a Concentration in Acting/Directing, B.A.

Theatre Arts Acting/Directing Concentration Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Theatre Arts Major

Total Credit Hours:46

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 4410Fundamentals of Directing

3
THTR 4460Senior Project

3

THTR 1150 must be taken for a total of 6 credits.

THTR 1151 must be taken for a total of 1 credit.
Students must choose one of the following courses:
ENGL 3311Drama

3
ENGL 4405Shakespeare

3
Total Credit Hours:31

Electives

Students must choose five of the following courses:

THTR 2220Stage Movement and Dance

3
THTR 2230Children's Theater

3
THTR 2235Puppetry Arts

3
THTR 2240Theatre for Youth Production I

3
THTR 2265Makeup Design

3
THTR 2420Selected Topics in Theatre

3
THTR 3305Introduction to Scenic 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 4420Creative Dramatics

3
THTR 4425Advanced Technical Theatre

3
THTR 4430Advanced Directing

3
Total Credit Hours:15

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:33

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1
Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this University requirement.

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, theatre arts majors may have up to 33 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.