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The major in Theatre Arts is designed to provide students with a fundamentally sound and well-rounded Bachelor of Arts education and training in theatre and its related arts of performance and design. It is the objective of the Theatre Arts Program to instill in students an abiding respect for theatre as a historical and cultural institution; to enhance their appreciation of theatre’s significant role in a society’s social, political, and cultural life; and to prepare students for the world of professional theatre and for graduate study. The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts degree requires 40 credit hours of study, which includes 12 credit hours in one of three tracks of study: Performance , Design/Technology , or Theatre Studies .

Students will be automatically enrolled into the Theatre Studies track of the major, with placement in the Performance or Design/Technology tracks granted at the discretion of the Theatre Arts faculty, following an audition or interview process.

Programs

• Theatre Arts, Design/Technology Track, B.A.
• Theatre Arts, Performance Track, B.A.
• Theatre Arts, Theatre Studies Track, B.A.

• Film Studies Minor
• Theatre Minor

Courses

• THEA 0104 - Introduction to Theatre
• THEA 0110 - Scenery and Lighting Practicum
• THEA 0111 - Costume Production Practicum
• THEA 0112 - Theatre Run Crew Practicum
• THEA 0121 - Acting Styles: Techniques, Theory and Practice
• THEA 0151 - Introduction to Performance
• THEA 0152 - Scenography
• THEA 0156 - Stagecraft Techniques
• THEA 0251 - Theatre Management
• THEA 0252 - Acting I
• THEA 0253 - Theatre Workshop
• THEA 0255 - Directing I
• THEA 0260 - Script Analysis & Interpretation
• THEA 0261 - Theatre History: Early Stages
• THEA 0262 - Theatre History: Renaissance to Romanticism
• THEA 0263 - Theatre History: The Modern Stage
• THEA 0271 - Theatre for Social Change
• THEA 0330 - Special Topics in Theatre
• THEA 0343 - Sound Design for Theatre
• THEA 0350 - Dramaturgy
• THEA 0354 - Costume Design
• THEA 0357 - Acting II
• THEA 0358 - Production Seminar
• THEA 0359 - Acting for Film and Television
• THEA 0360 - Theatre Production
• THEA 0362 - Research Seminar in Theatre
• THEA 0368 - Directing II
• THEA 0380 - Professional Theatre Seminar
• THEA 0389 - Scene Design
• THEA 0390 - Lighting Design
• THEA 0398 - Internship in Theatre
• THEA 0399 - Independent Study

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