The total minimum number of credits required for a Theatre major leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree is 124 of which 47 credit hours must include the following:
Theatre Core
THE-120: Stagecraft (3cr)
THE-121: Introduction to Theatre Design (3 cr)
THE-131: Acting I (3cr)
Take ONE of the following design courses:
THE-221: Scene Design I (3cr)
THE-222: Lighting Design I (3 cr)
THE-223: Costume Design I (3 cr)
THE-231: Directing I (3cr)
THE-241: Play Analysis (3 cr)
THE-250: Sophomore Seminar (1 cr) EXCEPT THE2 majors
THE-340: Theatre History I (3 cr)
THE-341: Theatre History II (3 cr)
ENGL-330: Drama I (3 cr)
ENGL-331: Drama II (3 cr)
Total Hours in Theatre Core: 31 (THE2 majors = 30)Upper level courses would depend on track, but would include the following:
Performance/Directing Track
THE-124: Theatrical Makeup (3 cr)
THE-132: Speech for Stage (2 cr)
THE-133: Movement for Stage (2 cr)
THE-330: Acting II (3 cr)
THE-331: Directing II (3 cr)
THE-431: Acting III (3 cr)
Total Hours in Performance/Directing Track: 16Design/Production Track
THE-150: Theatre Production (1 cr)
Take TWO remaining beginning level Design courses (6 cr)
THE-321: Scene Design II (3 cr)
THE-322: Lighting Design II (3 cr)
THE-323: Costume Design II (3 cr)
Total Hours in Design/Production Track: 16The B.A. degree requires a demonstrated proficiency in a modern foreign language through the 201 level.
The B.S. degree requires a demonstrated proficiency in a modern foreign language through the 102 level.
In conjunction with the School of Education, the Department of Theatre offers a teaching degree in Theatre. This degree provides you with the opportunity to complete your teaching degree in four years while taking the coursework in Education necessary for certification. Furthermore, you will take the core Theatre courses necessary to prepare you to teach Theatre and to produce plays at the high school level.
Theatre Teaching Majors take the Theatre Core (with the exception of THE-250 Sophomore Seminar) and the following courses in the THE2 track
Theatre Education (THE2) Track
THE-124: Theatrical Makeup (3 cr)
THE-132: Speech for Stage (2 cr)
THE-330: Acting II (3 cr)
THE-331: Directing II (3 cr)Take TWO remaining beginning level Design courses (6 cr)
THE-221: Scene Design I (3 cr)
THE-222: Lighting Design I (3 cr)
THE-223: Costume Design I (3 cr)Total Hours in Theatre Education Track:17
Total Theatre Core Hours: 30
Total Theatre Hours: 47Education Courses
Freshman Year
EDUC-100: Exploration in Education (2)
EDUC-102: Technology in Education I (1)
ENGL-101: English Composition (3) [Semester I]
ENGL-102: Western World Literature and Composition (3) [Semester II]
Sophomore Year
EDUC-202: Technology in Education II (1)
EDUC-203: Psychology of Development, Learning, and Instruction (4) and
EDUC-204: Field Experience (.5)
EDUC-290: Teaching in a Diverse Society (3)
COMM-201: Classroom Communication (3)
ENGL-220: Advanced Composition (3)
Junior Year
EDUC-302: Technology in Education III (1)
* EDUC-360: The Teaching of Literacy in the Content Areas (3) and [Semester I]
*EDUC-371: Special Needs in the Secondary Classroom (3) and
*EDUC-365: Middle Level/High School Practicum (1)
EDUC-300: Social & Political Contexts of Education (3)
* EDUC-390: Middle Level/High School Content Methods (3) and [Semester II]
*EDUC-391: Middle Level/High School Practicum (1)Senior Year
*EDUC-492: Exit from Program Portfolio (.5)
*EDUC-495: High School Supervised Teaching (6)
*EDUC-496: MS/JH Supervised Teaching (6)
*Teacher Education controlled classes. Admission to the Teacher Education Program (end of year two) requires: cumulative GPA 2.500; completion with a C grade or higher in EDUC 100, 203, 204, COMM 201, ENGL 101, 102, 220; and passing PRAXIS I scores in Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
**Starting in 2010/2011 academic year, the Technology sequence, EDUC 102, 202, and 302, is required of incoming freshmen and transfer students. This replaces EDUC 220.Total Hours in Education: 50.5
Total Hours in Theatre: 47
Total Hours for Theatre Teaching Major = 97.5For more information about Secondary Education, see School of Education
The Department of Theatre does not offer a degree in Musical Theatre. However, for those students who wish to combine their Theatre studies with Music, we offer the Music/Theatre Concentration in Theatre. This concentration allows students in Theatre and in Music to streamline their course work in the other discipline.
Music/Theatre Concentration Majors take the Theatre Core and the following courses in the Music/Theatre Concentration track
Music/Theatre Concentration (MUTH) Track
THE-124: Theatrical Makeup (3 cr)
THE-132: Speech for Stage (2 cr)
THE-133: Movement for Stage (2 cr)
THE-330: Acting II (3 cr)
THE-431: Acting III (3 cr)Total Hours in Music/Theatre Concentration Track: 13
Total Hours in Theatre Core: 31
Total Hours in Theatre: 44
Music Courses
MUS-100: Music Fundamentals (3 cr)
MUS-118: Keyboard Skills I (1 cr)
MUS-119: Keyboard Skills II (1 cr)
MUS-330: Music History/Literature III (3 cr) OR MUS-110 Introduction to Music (2 cr)
MUS-167: Musical/Opera Production (.5-1 cr)
MUS-145/345: Applied Voice (4 cr hours required)Total Hours in Music: 11.5
Total Hours in Theatre: 44
Total Hours for Music/Theatre Concentration: 55.5
THE-120: Stagecraft (3 cr)
THE-121: Introduction to Theatre Design (3 cr)
THE-131: Acting I (3 cr)
THE-231: Directing I (3 cr)
THE-241: Play Analysis (3 cr)
THE-340: Theatre History I (3cr)
THE-341: Theatre History II (3 cr)Total Hours for Theatre Minor = 21
In addition to the above course work, Theatre Minors are required to attend at least one shift of a production load-in, one shift of a strike, and to participate actively in at least one production per semester. This may include, but is not limited to, participating as a cast member, crew member, stage manager, assistant stage manager, designer, assistant designer, assistant director, and house manager.
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