DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE

BACHELOR OF ARTS
MAJOR: THEATRE 2003-2005


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Courses outside the major:
- 37 hours selected from courses offered by departments of the College of Arts
  and Sciences, including core curriculum requirements (see Fine Arts Graduation
  Requirements 6.). Specific requirements include 3 hours selected from English
  352, Early Shakespeare or 353, Later Shakespeare.
- 6 hours selected from Fine Arts outside the major including 3 hours chosen from Art Hi 101, 201, 202, MA 210, Music 139, 140, or one 3-credit studio course taught by the Departments of Art & Art History, Media Arts, or Music.
- 17 hours of electives chosen from outside the major.

Courses in the major: THEATRE

3 hours of acting
15 hours of Theatre lecture:
223. Introduction to Script Analysis, 335-336. Theatre History I & II, 438. Topics in Theatre History & Criticism, 439. Theories of Theatre
6 hours chosen from: 192. Stagecraft I, 194. Introduction to Costuming, 196. Introduction to Stage Lighting
2 hours of Dance
3 hours 200. Theatre Practicum
24 hours in the emphasis [SELECT ONE of the following areas]:

GENERAL THEATRE: 355. Fundamentals of Playwriting 403. Principles of Directing 418. Creative Drama or 419. Children’s Theatre 3 hours of a 300 or 400 design course 12 hours Theatre and/or Dance electives	ACTING: 220-221. Acting Skills I & II 224. Voice Production for Actors 225. Movement for Actors 12 additional hours chosen from acting/voice and movement courses (cannot be 120 and 121)
DIRECTING 403. Principles of Directing 6 hours of 404. Topics in Directing 366. Stage Management 386. Light Aesthetics 3 hours chosen from 415, Theatre for Education & Social Change or 419, Children’s Theatre 496. Student Production Project in Directing 3 additional hours of acting	DRAMA EDUCATION: 403. Principles of Directing 415. Theatre for Education & Social Change 418. Creative Drama 419. Children’s Theatre 444. Outreach Company 3 hours of 496. Student Production Project or 497. Independent Study in Educational Theatre 3 additional hours of acting 3 hours Theatre elective
DRAMATIC WRITING: 355. Fundamentals of Playwriting 455. Seminar in Playwriting 460. Comedy Writing I 457. Advanced Dramatic Writing Workshop 458. Screenwriting 461. Comedy Writing II 403. Principles of Directing 3 hours Theatre elective MUSICAL THEATRE: 220-221. Acting Skills I & II 224. Voice Production for Actors 225. Movement for Actors 328. Musical Theatre 9 hours of 428. Topics in Musical Theatre	HISTORY/CRITICISM: 3 hours from additional sections of 438.Topics in Theatre History & Criticism 3 hours Dance 105. Dance Appreciation 3 hours chosen from Dance History or Dance Criticism 9 hours chosen from: 355. Fundamentals of Playwriting 403. Principles of Directing 418. Creative Drama or 419. Children’s Theatre 300 or 400 design course 6 hours Theatre and/or Dance electives

15 hours of electives from any college (can include Theatre and Dance)

TOTAL 128 hours

Please note: Students in the Theatre degree must maintain a 3.00 in their major. Individual courses in the major must be completed with
grades of C- or better to count toward the degree.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION contact the Fine Arts Advisement Center, Center for the Arts 1103; (505)277-4817.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR: THEATRE 2003-2005
Recommended Sequence of Courses

Freshman Year

Fall Semester
Thea 120, Acting Foundations I (3)
One from Thea 192, Stagecraft I,
Thea 194, Intro to Costuming or
Thea 196, Intro to Stage Lighting (3)
Engl 101, Composition I (3)
Mathematics (see core curriculum) (3)
Second Language (see core curriculum) (3)
15 hrs.

Spring Semester
Theatre elective (or elective in any field) (3)
One from Thea 192, 194, or 196 (3)
Engl 102, Composition II (3)
Physical & Natural Science (see core curriculum) (4)
Social Science (see core curriculum) (3)
16 hrs.

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester
Theatre emphasis (3)
Thea 200, Theatre Practicum (1)
Dance (2)
Hist 101, Western Civilization (3)
Social Science (see core curriculum) (3)
Elective outside the major (3)
Fine Arts outside the major (3)
18 hrs.

Spring Semester*
Thea 200, Theatre Practicum (1)
Thea 223, Intro to Script Analysis (3)
Writing & Speaking (see core curriculum) (3)
Hist 102, Western Civilization (3)
Physical & Natural Science (see core curriculum) (3)
Elective in any field (3)
16 hrs.

*Apply for admission to the College of Fine Arts during this semester. You must have at least 26 hours completed, a 2.5 cumulative grade point average, English 101 with a C or better, and at least 12 hours of Theatre.

Junior Year

Fall Semester
Theatre emphasis (3)
Thea 335, Theatre History I (3)
Engl 352 or 353, Shakespeare (3)
Fine Arts outside the major (3)
Elective outside the major (3)
Elective in any field (UD)** (3)
18 hrs.

Spring Semester
Theatre emphasis (UD) (3)
Thea 438, Topics in Theatre History/Criticism (3)
Elective outside the major (UD) (3)
Elective outside the major (3)
Elective outside the major (2)
Elective in any field (UD) (3)
17 hrs.

Senior Year

Fall Semester***
Theatre emphasis (UD) (3)
Theatre emphasis (UD) (3)
Theatre emphasis (UD) (3)
Thea 336, Theatre History II (3)
Elective in any field (3)
15 hrs.

Spring Semester
Theatre emphasis (UD) (3)
Theatre emphasis (UD) (3)
Theatre 200, Theatre Practicum (1)
Thea 439, Theories of Theatre (3)
Elective outside the major (3)
13 hrs.

**(UD) = upper division (300 level and above)

***Apply to graduate during this semester. Pick up the application for degree from the Fine Arts Advisement Center.

NOTE: Semester course loads could be reduced considerably by attending Summer sessions or by extending your program beyond
four years.

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