Students who are considering the major should take 07: 965:211
Theater Appreciation and 07:965:271 Basic Acting or 07:966:215 Scenic
Art as a means to explore potential aptitude for the field. B.A.
theater majors should complete courses in 07:966:215-216 Scenic Art,
07:965: 311-312 Theater History, and 07:966:123 Theater Practice
(repeated) by the end of the junior year, since they are required of
all majors and are prerequisites for most advanced theater courses. It
is important to complete theater practice prior to senior year.
Scenic Art and Theater History are both two term courses, which must be
taken in sequence, beginning in the fall term. Both courses are offered
during Summer Session.
Theater arts majors in the B.A. program are required to take a minimum of 47 credits, distributed as follows:
1. 15 credits in academic courses: 07:965:311-312 Theater History
(3,3); 3 credits in either 07:965:398 Basic Theater Texts (3) or
07:965:408 Script Analysis (3); and 6 credits from among 07:965:211
Theater Appreciation (3), 07:965:212 Theater and Contemporary Issues
(3), 07:966:364 Theater Management (3), and 07:965:401 Theater
Criticism (3);
2. 10 credits in physical theater: 07:966:215-216 Scenic Art (3,3), 07:966:123 Theater Practice (2,2);
3. 1 credit in 07:965:390 Theater Horizons;
4. 6 credits in performance (acting and/or directing);
5. 6 credits in 07:965:491-492 Project Work (BA,BA) or 07:965:396
Internship (BA) (for example, a year of study or performance in
children's theater ensemble or an internship with a professional
theater organization). Approved study abroad credits may be
substituted. All credits in this category must be planned and
supervised with the B.A. theater arts adviser.
6. 9 credits in theater arts electives.
Theater arts students should take correlative courses in dramatic
literature (modern drama, Shakespeare) as well as courses in art,
dance, and music history and appreciation.
