Theatre, B.A.

Course Requirements

The major in theatre requires 33 semester hours, of which 24 must be from upper-level courses.

THEA 1101 - Theatre Activities: Sceneries and Properties 1 hrs
THEA 1102 - Theatre Activities: Lighting and Sound 1 hrs
THEA 1103 - Theatre Activities: Costume and Makeup 1 hrs
THEA 2101 - Rehearsal and Production: Acting 1 hrs
THEA 2102 - Rehearsal and Production: Directing 1 hrs
THEA 2103 - Rehearsal and Production: Stage Management 1 hrs
THEA 2307 - Acting I 3 hrs
THEA 3300 - Stage Makeup 3 hrs
THEA 3302 - Scene Design 3 hrs
THEA 3303 - Stage Lighting 3 hrs
THEA 3307 - Acting II 3 hrs
THEA 4305 - Fundamentals of Play Directing 3 hrs
THEA 4306 - Theatre History I 3 hrs
THEA 4307 - Theatre History II 3 hrs
THEA 4361 - Practicum in Theatre 3 hrs

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Recommended Sequence of Courses - listed is the recommended rotation based on a B.A. degree program. For complete information on the general education and graduation requirements for the B.A. degree program, please refer to the undergraduate programs section of the catalog.

Freshman Year Fall Semester:

UNIV 1100 - Foundations of University Life 1 hrs
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 hrs
HIST 1303 - World Civilization to 1500 3 hrs
THEA 1303 - Introduction to Theatre 3 hrs
COMS course 3 hrs
THEA activity or production course 1 hr
EXSS 1112 - Concepts of Fitness 1 hrs

Total: 15 Hours

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Reading 3 hrs
HIST 1304 - World Civilization since 1500 3 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs or higher
EXSS course 1 hrs
Course from minor 3 hrs
CON/GEOG/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI 3 hrs

Total: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year Fall Semester:

ENGL Literature 3 hrs
ART/MUSI course 3 hrs
RLGN 1301 - Old Testament History 3 hrs
THEA 2307 - Acting I 3 hrs
POLS 2301 - American Government 3 hrs
THEA activity or production course 1 hrs

Total: 13 Hours

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

ENGL 2301 - English Literature 3 hrs or
ENGL 2302 - American Literature 3 hrs
RLGN 1302 - New Testament History 3 hrs
Lab Science 4 hrs
EXSS course 1 hrs
THEA activity or production course 1 hrs

Total: 12 Hours

Junior Year Fall Semester:

Foreign Language 2301 3 hrs *
THEA activity or production course 1 hrs
THEA 3302 - Scene Design 3 hrs
THEA 3307 - Acting II 3 hrs
Course from minor 3 hrs

Total: 17 Hours

Junior Year Spring Semester:

Foreign Language 2302 3 hrs
THEA 4305 - Fundamentals of Play Directing 3 hrs
THEA 3303 - Stage Lighting 3 hrs
Course from minor 3 hrs
Course from minor 3 hrs
THEA activity or production course 1 hrs

Total: 16 Hours

Senior Year Fall Semester:

THEA 4306 - Theatre History I 3 hrs
THEA 3300 - Stage Makeup 3 hrs
Course from minor 3 hrs
Course from minor 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs
THEA activity or production course 1 hrs

Total: 16 Hours

Senior Year Spring Semester:

GRAD 0001 - Senior Seminar 0 hrs
THEA 4307 - Theatre History II 3 hrs
THEA 4361 - Practicum in Theatre 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs

Total: 13 Hours

Notations:

* Adequate prerequisites must be met before attempting 2301. It is recommended that student take 1301 and 1302 in prior semesters.