2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre Design and Technology, B.F.A.

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

 
GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

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 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Music

3

Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Interdisciplinary

3

 

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

Select one Math or Computer Science course from below:

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select One GE Approved Science course from one area below:
Biology

4

Chemistry

4

Earth Science

4

Environmental Sciences

4

Physics

4

Additional Required Courses 15

Additional requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better.

ENG 3215SHAKESPEARE SURVEY

3

ID 2701PLAYS: ON PAGE AND ON STAGE

3

Select one course from approved Theatre Literature list below:

ENG 2210WORLD DRAMA

3

ENG 3320RESTORATION & 18TH CEN DRAMA

3

ENG 3514AMERICAN DRAMA 1900 TO THE PRESENT

3

ENG 3515MODERN DRAMA

3

ENG 3555COMEDY

3

ENG4421TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

3

ENG 4430IBSEN/STRINDBERG/CHEKHOV/SHAW

3

Approved Supportive Courses 6

Select 6 credits, with advisement, from Approved Supportive Courses.

Academic Major 66

All major courses require a 2.5 GPA.

Major Foundation 21

THE 1000INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

3

THE 1100ACTING I: THE ACTOR PREPARES

3

THE 1300INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE DESIGN

3

THE 3700SCRIPT ANALYSIS & DRAMATURGY: FROM PAGE TO STAGE

3

THE 3710WORLD THE I:ANCIENT RITL COURT SPECTACL TO COURTLY SPECTACLES

3

THE 3720WORLD THEATRE II: FROM IDEALISM TO REALISM TO IDEOLOGIES

3

THE 2301-6 or 4301-4Theatre Lab

3

THE 3710: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.

THE 3720: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.

Theatre Design/Tech Requirements 13

THE 2300TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

3

THE 2367DRAFTING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

2

THE 2366RENDERING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

2

THE 2450STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE THEATRE

3

THE 3400DIRECTING I

3

Theatre Design/Tech Electives 32

Select two courses from the following:

THE 3340COSTUME DESIGN

3

THE 3335SCENIC DESIGN I

3

THE 3345LIGHTING DESIGN

3

Select three courses from the following:

THE 3350STAGE MAKEUP

3

THE 3220METHODS FOR TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL THEATRE

3

THE 3355SCENIC PAINTING AND TEXTURING FOR THEATRE, TV, AND FILM

3

THE 3460THEATRE ADMINISTRATION

3

THE 4300ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATRE

3

Approved Theatre Electives 9

Select 9 credits from Approved Theatre Electives with advisement.

Select one course from the following:

THE 3330WESTERN COSTUME HISTORY

3

AH 3792HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE

3

Major Capstone 3

THE 4350PORTFOLIO PREPARATION FOR THEATRICAL ARTIST

3

Theatre Design/Tech Practicum 8

To be selected with advisement.

ID 3341-3 Behind the Scenes

Free Electives 4

THE 1996 (Optional) Freshman research experience course (1 credit)

THE 3171, THE 3172 or THE 3173 (Optional) Internship course (1-3 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 120