Theatre Arts (BA)
Degree Requirements
Total program: 42 semester hours minimum
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 2-4 | |
| Theatre, Acting, and Performance | ||
| Acting Studio | ||
| Acting for the Camera I | ||
| THAR 120 | Introduction to Stagecraft | 2 |
| THAR 321 | Production Experience 1 | 1,1,1 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Lighting Design I | ||
| Introduction to Design for Stage and Studio | ||
| THAR 255 | Theatre and Stage Management | 2 |
| THAR 270 | Theatre Seminar 2 | 1,1 |
| THAR 351 | Directing Studio I | 4 |
| THAR 370 | Theatre and Community | 4 |
| THAR 480 | Cultural History of World Theatre I | 4 |
| THAR 481 | Cultural History of World Theatre II | 4 |
| THAR 499 | Senior Project | 1-4 |
| Select two dramatic literature courses of the following: | 8 | |
| Drama on Page and Stage | ||
| American Stage-Mirror of Society | ||
| Twentieth-Century Drama | ||
| Masters of the Drama | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 40-45 | |
- 1
3 semesters
- 2
2 semesters
Electives
As approved by advisor include, but are not limited to, the options listed above as well as:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THAR 100 | Introduction to Theatre | 4 |
| THAR 111 | Voice for Actors | 2 |
| THAR 202 | Performance Art & Experimental Theatre | 4 |
| THAR 215 | Rehearsal and Performance | 4 |
| THAR 232 | Lighting Design I | 2 |
| THAR 299 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
| THAR 310 | Advanced Acting Studio | 2 |
| THAR 311 | Oral Communication | 2 |
| THAR 314 | Auditioning & Cold Reading | 2 |
| THAR 315 | Performance | 4 |
| THAR 317 | Musical Theatre | 2 |
| THAR 332 | Lighting Design II | 3 |
| THAR 377 | Theater and Drama Instruction for Teachers | 4 |
| THAR 399 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
| THAR 410 | The Power of Story | 4 |
| THAR 499 | Senior Project | 1-4 |