2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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Theatre, B.A.
General Education 32
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030 requires a grade of C or better.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.
THE 1000: Requires a grade of C or better.
Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
| | Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| | Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| | Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| | Music | 3 |
| | Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Foreign Language: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters.
Social and Behavioral Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062:GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses form two areas below:
| PSY 1000 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| | Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| | Political Science | 3 |
| | Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| | Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
Math or Computer Science 3
Select two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
| | Biology | 3-4 |
| | Chemistry or Physics | 3-4 |
| | Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences | 3-4 |
| | Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 11
ENG Literature for Theatre 3
Select one course from the following selection:
P.E.D. or DANC course 2
Select 2 credits from the following selection:
Academic Major 48
All Major courses require a grade of C or better.
Required Theatre Courses 24
| THE 1100 | ACTING I: THE ACTOR PREPARES | 3 |
| THE 1300 | INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE DESIGN | 3 |
| THE 2300 | TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION | 3 |
| THE 3700 | SCRIPT ANALYSIS & DRAMATURGY: FROM PAGE TO STAGE | 3 |
| THE 3710 | WORLD THE I:ANCIENT RITL COURT SPECTACL TO COURTLY SPECTACLES | 3 |
| THE 3720 | WORLD THEATRE II: FROM IDEALISM TO REALISM TO IDEOLOGIES | 3 |
| THE 2301-6 or 4301-4 | Theatre Lab | 3 |
| THE 3145 | SPEAK THE TEXT: VOICE FOR THE PERFORMER | 3 |
Theatre Lab: Each course is .5 credits; six semesters required.
Major Electives 24
Select one course for each area: 24
Area I (Performance) 3
Area II (Theatrical Design) 3
Area III (Technical Theatre) 3
| THE 2365 | DRAFTING AND RENDERING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | 3 |
| THE 3350 | STAGE MAKEUP | 3 |
| THE 3355 | SCENIC PAINTING AND TEXTURING FOR THEATRE, TV, AND FILM | 3 |
| THE 3320 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION | 3 |
| THE 4300 | ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATRE | 3 |
Area IV (Theatre in the Community) 3
Area V (Administration) 3
Area VI (Directing and Playwriting) 3
Area VII (Voice and Movement) 3
Select one additional course from any area of theatre electives 3
Major Capstone Course 3
THE 4900: Course required by major. A grade of C or better is required for this course.
Free Electives 16-17
Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above.
Total Credit Hours: 120