Theatre Arts, BA

Introductory course

• THEA 0810 - INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ART

Performance courses

Choose three of the following courses.

• THEA 0804 - THEATRE AND COLLABORATION
• THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE
• THEA 1100 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT 1
• THEA 1101 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT 2
• THEA 1102 - ACTING 1
• THEA 1103 - ACTING 2
• THEA 1104 - ACTING 3
• THEA 1110 - DIRECTING 1
• THEA 1111 - DIRECTING 2
• THEA 1229 - STAGE MANAGEMENT 1
• THEA 1338 - MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE
• THEA 1392 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE

Design/Technical courses

• THEA 0842 - INTRODUCTION TO STAGECRAFT
• THEA 0880 - THEATRICAL PRODUCTION

• Students will take this course three times: once as Construction; and twice as Run Crew.

• THEA 1240 - COSTUME PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY

Playwriting, History, and Criticism

Elective course

Students must take one course selected from offerings in Performance, Design / Tech, or Playwriting / History / Criticism. Directed study (THEA 1480  - THEA 1485 ) and independent study (THEA 1900 ) courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.

Additional Requirements

• Declaring the major: Students are encouraged to declare this major early and register with the departmental advisor.
• Grade requirement: A minimum cumulative average of a C (2.0) or better in all departmental courses and any individual class required of the major must be at least a C- (1.75) or better.
• Satisfactory/No Credit option: Students must check with the program advisor to determine the appropriateness of using the Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) grade option in departmental courses. No more than two courses in the major may be taken on an S/NC basis.

For more information on the major and the Department of Theatre Arts, visit their Web site.