The mission of the theater program at Rutgers University–Camden is to
develop the skills, craft, and imagination of its students, as well as to
provide them with a strong understanding of the history of the theater within a
liberal arts context. As part of a strong, interdisciplinary Department of Fine
Arts, our students also benefit from exposure to visual art, music, and new
digital media perspectives. The curriculum includes courses in the areas of
acting, directing, playwriting, design, technical theater, dramatic literature,
and theater history, with a commitment to student-generated work on and off
campus.
Students also have the option of choosing a filmmaking
concentration within the theater program. This concentration combines the crafts
of filmmaking and theater, pulling from the theater's diverse production
courses in directing, acting, and design. Finally, this concentration is
rounded out with course selections in history and theory in order to provide
majors with both practical and critical experiences in filmmaking and theater.
Students are encouraged to explore the wide range of
opportunities the program offers, including participation on stage or behind
the scenes in the season of plays presented each year in our two performance
venues: the Walter K. Gordon Theater, a state-of-the-art, 650-seat proscenium
house; and the Black Box Studio, a flexible space for smaller productions. Our
proximity to the vibrant Philadelphia and New York theater scenes makes
internships highly accessible. The student who successfully completes the
prescribed course of study will be prepared for graduate school, a future in
the theater or film, and a variety of other career options.
Theater Arts Major
Literature and History (15 credits)
50:965:101 Introduction to Theater (3)
50:965:202 Play Reading and Analysis (3)
50:965:380 History of Theater I (3)
50:965:381 Modern Drama (3)
Select one course from the following:
50:965:308 American
Musical Theater (3)
50:965:309 American Theater (3)
50:965:310 Experimental Theater (3)
50:965:345 Theater
and Film in Europe (3)
50:965:331 Shakespeare I (3)
50:965:351 Shakespeare II (3)
Theater Practice (18 credits)
50:965:123 Voice
for the Stage (3)
50:965:124 Movement
for the Stage (3)
50:965:271 Acting
I (3)
Select
three courses from the following (Students interested in a design concentration
may take one course from the following and two 300 or 400 level classes from
the Design and Technology category):
50:965:318 Playwriting
I (3)
50:965:319 Playwriting
II (3)
50:965:320 Directing I (3)
50:965:321 Directing
II (3)
50:965:322 Directing for Film (3)
50:965:363 Educational/Children's
Theater (3)50:965:371 Acting
II (3)
50:965:372 Acting for Film (3)
50:965:373 Improvisational Theater (3)
50:965:471 Acting
III (3)
Design and Technology (6 credits)
50:965:241 Stagecraft (3)
Select one course from
the following:
50:965:314 Scenic
Design (3)
50:965:362 Costume
Design (3)
50:965:382 Lighting
Design (3)
Performance (6 credits)
At least three credits must be 302. All senior majors are required to take Senior Project.
50:965:301 Performance
(BA)
50:965:302 Practicum/Crew
Call in Technical Theater (BA)
50:965:355 Special Topics: Director/Actor Workshop (BA)
50:965:359 Senior
Project (BA)
Theater Arts Major with a Filmmaking Concentration (45
Credits)
Fundamental, Literature, and History (15
Credits)
Required:
50:080:281 Introduction to Video and Film
50:965:202 Play
Reading and Analysis
50:965:102,103 History
of Film I II
Select one course from the
following:
50:510:389 American Film History: 1890 - 1940
50:510:390 American Film History: 1940 to Present
50:354:350 Major Filmmakers
50:354:391 to 394
Special Topics in Film
50:354:396 to 399 Special Topics in Film Genres
50:965:309 American
Theater
50:965:310 Experimental
Theater
50:965:308 American
Musical Theater
50:965:345 Theater
and Film in Europe
50:965:380 History
of Theater I
50:965:381 Modern
Drama
Theater and Film Practice (15 Credits)
Required:
50:080:447 Video and Film Production
50:080:457 Advance Video and Film Production
50:965:320 Directing
I
or
50:965:271 Acting
I
50:965:318 Playwriting
or
50:354:395 Screenwriting
Select one course from the
following:
50:700:449 Audio
Post Production
50:965:371 Acting
II
50:965:372 Acting
for Film
50:965:471 Acting
III
50:965:319 Playwriting
II
50:965:322 Directing
II
50:965:323 Directing
for Film
Design and Technology (9
credits)
Required:
50:080:488 Post-Production
50:965:314 Scenic
Design
50:965:382 Lighting
Design
Performance and Senior Project
(6 credits)
Select one course from the
following:
50:965:301 Performance
50:965:302 Practicum
Required:
50:965:359 Senior
Project
