Theatre Arts (B.A.)

Freshman Year

Total Hours: 30 

• MATH Elective - 3
  (Approved)
• Science - 3
  (Must include biological and physical and one six-hour sequence)

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II
• FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations
• MATH 113 - College Algebra
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation
• THEA 150 - Introduction to Theatre
• THEA 171 - Beginning Acting
• THEA 176 - Introduction to Stage Movement

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• THEA 272 - Introduction to Jazz Dance for Theatre

• or

• THEA 273 - Introduction to Tap Dance

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• THEA 291 - Theatre Production Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

• or

• THEA 292 - Theatre Performance Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

Sophomore Year

Total Hours: 33

• Science - 6
  (Must include biological and physical and one six-hour sequence)

• CPST 101 - Computer Literacy and Data Processing
• MAAP 200 - Midpoint Assessment of Academic Progress Examination
• THEA 212 - Beginning Voice and Diction
• THEA 213 - Stage Dialects
• THEA 260 - Script Analysis
• THEA 261 - Fundamentals of Technical Theatre
• THEA 264 - Makeup Design
• THEA 295 - Intermediate Acting

•  

• THEA 291 - Theatre Production Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

• or

• THEA 292 - Theatre Performance Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

•  

• HIST 201 - American History to 1877

• or

• HIST 202 - American History since 1877

Junior Year

Total Hours: 32

• Approved Elective⁴ - 3
• ART Elective³ - 3
  (300 or above)
• HIST Elective - 3
• Liberal Arts Elective - 3
• PHIL Elective - 3
• PSYC Elective - 3
• THEA Elective -3
  (300 or above)

• THEA 390 - Advanced Acting
• THEA 472 - History of the Theatre to 1800

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• THEA 391 - Advanced Theatre Production Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

• or

• THEA 392 - Advanced Theatre Performance Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

Senior Year

Total Hours: 29

• ANTH or SOCL - 3
• Approved Electives⁴ - 6
  (300 or above)
• Electives - 3
• MUSC Elective - 3
  (300 or above)

• ENGL 421 - Shakespeare: Early Comedies and Histories

• or

• ENGL 422 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Late Comedies

•  

• THEA 391 - Advanced Theatre Production Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

• or

• THEA 392 - Advanced Theatre Performance Laboratory (Approved)

• (See Note 2.)

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• THEA 400 - Theatre Career Management
• THEA 410 - Senior Showcase (See note 5.)
• THEA 473 - Directing
• THEA 475 - Contemporary Theatre History

Notes

¹Three (3) hours must be selected from the approved Writing Enriched courses- see General Education Requirements .
²The results of each semester’s performance auditions and the approval of the Coordinator of Theatre will determine in which theatre laboratory course a major will enroll for that semester.
³This three (3) credit hour ART elective must be chosen from those courses which satisfy General Education Competency #11.
⁴In addition to denoted general studies courses and electives, nine hours of approved electives, including six hours at the 300-level or above, must be completed in ONE of the following areas: English Literature, Foreign Languages, History, Mass Communication, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, or Visual Arts.
⁵A capstone project that demonstrates a degree candidate’s command of the theory, methods, and practice of theatre is required for graduation and must be approved by the Coordinator of Theatre and supervising professor.

Performance Concentration

Total Hours: 21

• THEA 176 - Introduction to Stage Movement
• THEA 212 - Beginning Voice and Diction
• THEA 213 - Stage Dialects

•  

• THEA 272 - Introduction to Jazz Dance for Theatre

• or

• THEA 273 - Introduction to Tap Dance

•  

• THEA 295 - Intermediate Acting
• THEA 375 - Dance for Music Theatre
• THEA 390 - Advanced Acting

Total Hours for Major: 60; Total Hours for Degree: 124