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Program of Study

In addition to completing Core Curriculum Areas A - E, all theatre majors must complete Core Curriculum Area F, the Senior Core, and one of the three tracks. A minimum grade of "C" is required for all coursework in the major including Area F, the Senior Core and courses in the tracks in the Communication Arts Department.

Theatre 2-year Course Rotation Guide

Core Curriculum Areas A - E  
42 Credits
Core Curriculum Area F  
18 Credits
 

THEA 1000 – Voice and Diction
THEA 1100 – Theatre Appreciation
DANC 1500 – Introduction to Dance
COMM 1100 – Human Communication or MDIA 2000 – Introduction to Mass Media
THEA 2750 – Basic Technical Theatre and State Lighting
THEA 2800 – Fundamentals of Acting

3
3
3
3
3
3

  
SENIOR CORE  
30 Credits
 

THEA 2730 – Theatrical and Film Makeup
THEA 2810 – Basic Stage Movement
THEA 3700 – Play Analysis for Production
THEA 3740 – Theatre Management
THEA 3750 – Costume History
THEA 3710 - Theatre Performance
THEA 3720 - Theatre Production
THEA 3950 – Fundamentals of Play Directing
THEA 3760 – Lighting Design or THEA 3770 – Costume Design or THEA 3780 – Scene Design
THEA 3880 – Theatre History I or THEA 3890 – Theatre History II
THEA 4790 – Portfolio and Resume Presentation
DANC 1600 – Ballet I
DANC 2800 – Jazz Dance I
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
  
THEATRE TRACKS  
20 Credits

Performance Track

    
 

THEA 1710 - Improvisation
THEA 3200 – Audition Techniques
THEA 2110 – Stage Dialects
THEA 3800 – Scene Study
THEA 4800 – Period Styles of Acting
THEA 2840 – Stage Management
THEA 3710 – Theatre Performance
THEA 3880 – Theatre History I or THEA 3890 – Theatre History II
THEA 3010 – Oral Interpretation
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2

Production track

  
 

THEA 2840 – Stage Management
THEA 3720 – Theatre Production and THEA 3725 – Stage Management Practicum
THEA 3760 – Lighting Design or THEA 3770 – Costume Design or THEA 3780 – Scene Design
THEA 3790 – Computer-aided Drafting for the Theatre
THEA 3880 – Theatre History I or THEA 3890 – Theatre History II
THEA 4760 – Principles of Technical Theatre
THEA 4770 – Scene Painting

2
4
3
3
2
3
3

Musical Theatre track.

  
 

MUSC 1000 – Fundamentals of Music
DANC 1900 – Tap Dance I
Danc 3800 - Jazz Dance II
THEA 3020 – Theatre Voice and THEA 4020 – Advanced Theatre Voice
DANC 2910 – Social Dance
THEA 3200 – Audition Techniques
THEA 3021 – Sight Singing and Aural Training in Musical Theatre I
THEA 3031 – Sight Singing and Aural Training in Musical Theatre II
THEA 3710 – Theatre Performance
THEA 4810 – Musical Theatre Technique

2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
Guided Electives
10 Credits
Total Credits Required for Degree  
120 Credits