Theatre Curriculum and Courses
Theatre Curriculum and Courses
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Theatre Option: 60 credits
Students intending to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts with a Theatre option must complete 60 credit hours: 48 in Theatre, 9 in VAPA, and 3 within another VAPA option for a Cross-Disciplinary component.
Lower Division Requirements: 10 credits
- THTR 1000: Introduction to Theatre
- THTR 2000: Introduction to Technical Theatre
- THTR 2020: Acting Workshop I
Upper Division Requirements: 12 credits
- THTR 3201: Topics in Early Theatre History
- THTR 3202: Topics in Modern Theatre History
- THTR 35XX: Advanced Technical Theatre Topics
- THTR 4060: Directing I
Practicum Requirements: 5 credits
5 productions, 1 credit each. At least one occurrence of each section, 3390, 3391, 3392, 4393: acting, technical theatre, stage management/directing and Theatre Capstone.
Theatre Electives: 21 credits
Students must complete 21 credits of theatre electives, 15 of which must be upper division.
VAPA Requirements: 9 credits
- 3 credits VAPA 1000 level
- 6 credits VAPA 3000 level
Cross-Disciplinary Requirement: 3 credits
2000 / 3000 / 4000 level courses in Art History, Film Studies, Music or Visual Art. One must be upper division.
Theatre Minor Requirements: 19 credits
Core Requirement: 10 credits
- THTR 1000: Introduction to Theatre
- THTR 2000: Introduction to Technical Theatre
- THTR 2020: Acting Workshop I
Upper Division Requirement: 6 credits
(3 credits must be chosen from the following classes)
- THTR 3201: Topics in Early Theatre History
- THTR 3202: Topics in Modern Theatre History
- THTR 3220: What's Funny? The Nature and Form of Dramatic Comedy
- THTR 3280: Women in Theatre
Practicum Requirement: 3 credits
THTR 3390/-1/-2: Theatre Practicum (acting, directing/stage management and Technical theatre) Students must participate in a minimum of three productions earning practicum credits in at least two areas.