The BFA Theatre: Design Technology and Management Concentration is a pre-professional program that prepares the next generation of designers, managers, and technicians who work in professional theatre and live entertainment. Students complete a departmental core curriculum examining the literature, history, directing, and theatrical performance production. They also complete a division curriculum that includes design, technology, and management for live performance. Students select advanced coursework in one or more focus areas to complete the degree. Intensive practicums aid in developing expertise through the application of learned skills in mounting the department’s featured productions and through field experiences. The Concentration in Design, Technology, and Management provides both practical and theoretical training in all aspects of production and design for live performance, which students then apply to one or more areas of focus chosen from electives with advising.
120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.7 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 21-24 | |
| Major Requirements | 89 | |
| Free Electives | 9-6 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Coursework | ||
| THTR 135 | Drafting I: Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 140 | Introduction to Design for Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 151 | Stagecraft: Production and Design | 3 |
| THTR 152 | Basic Lighting Technologies for Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 153 | Costume Construction I | 3 |
| THTR 154 | Basic Sound Technologies for Live Performance | 3 |
| THTR 155 | Stage Management | 3 |
| THTR 208 | Drama in Text | 3 |
| Complete for a total of 8 credits. | 8 | |
| Rehearsal and Production: BFA Production and Design | ||
| Supportive Coursework | ||
| THTR 210 | Theatre History: Early World | 3 |
| THTR 211 | Theater History: Modern World | 3 |
| THTR 234 | History of Style: Pre-History to Elizabethan | 3 |
| THTR 235 | History of Style II: Restoration to Present | 3 |
| THTR 330 | Play Direction I | 3 |
| or THTR 105 | Acting I | |
| THTR 440 | Senior Seminar: Design, Tech, Management | 3 |
| Supportive Coursework Electives | ||
| Complete 9-18 credits from the following: | 9-18 | |
| Stage Properties: Production and Management | ||
| Scene Design I | ||
| Theatrical Sound Design | ||
| Costume Design I | ||
| Lighting Design I | ||
| Projection Design and Technology for Live Performance | ||
| Specialization Courses | ||
| Complete 21-30 credits of elective coursework from the list below to create one or more cohesive specializations. | 30-21 | |
| Total Credits | 89 | |
Specialization Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| THTR 105 | Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 138 | Fundamentals of Makeup for Beauty and Fashion | 3 |
| THTR 139 | Stage Make-Up | 1-3 |
| THTR 156 | Fundamentals of Music for Theatre Professionals | 1 |
| THTR 160 | Drawing and Rendering I: Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 175 | Theatre in Performance | 3 |
| THTR 239 | Advanced Stage Make-Up | 3 |
| THTR 240 | Advanced Principles and Techniques of Makeup for Fashion and Beauty | 3 |
| THTR 241 | Professional Level Challenges in Makeup Artistry | 3 |
| THTR 244 | Theatrical Model Making | 3 |
| THTR 246 | Drafting II: Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 247 | Scenic Painting | 3 |
| THTR 248 | Stage Properties: Production and Management | 3 |
| THTR 250 | Advanced Theatre Technology | 3 |
| THTR 256 | Stage Management II | 3 |
| THTR 257 | Entertainment Management | 3 |
| THTR 261 | Digital Rendering for Theatre/Performance Design | 3 |
| THTR 270 | Advanced Costume Construction | 3 |
| THTR 272 | Costume Crafts | 3 |
| THTR 273 | Fabric Dyeing and Painting | 3 |
| THTR 345 | Scene Design II | 3 |
| THTR 346 | Costume Design II | 3 |
| THTR 347 | Lighting Design II | 3 |
| THTR 348 | Advanced Theatrical Sound Design | 3 |
| THTR 349 | Advanced Projection Design and Technology for Live Performance | 3 |
| THTR 350 | Technical Direction | 3 |
| THTR 353 | Introduction to AutoCAD | 3 |
| THTR 354 | Special Topics in Technical Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 357 | Advanced Lighting Technologies | 3 |
| THTR 366 | Stage Technique: Combat | 3 |
| THTR 376 | Stage Combat for Stage Managers | 3 |
| THTR 381 | Theatre Administration and Audience Development | 3 |
| THTR 382 | Contracts and Law in Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 385 | Production Management | 3 |
| THTR 400 | Fundraising Board Development | 3 |
| THTR 403 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| THTR 432 | Special Topics in Theatre | 1-3 |
| THTR 445 | Advanced Scenography Studio | 1.5 |
| THTR 490 | Theatre Cooperative Education Experience | 4-16 |
| ARTX 320 | Dress and Fashion History, Prehistory to 1790 | 3 |
| ARTX 321 | Dress and Fashion History, from 1800 to Today | 3 |
| ARTX 422 | Apparel Design: Draping | 3 |
| ARTX 426 | Apparel Design: Flat Pattern | 3 |
| FMTV 277 | Audio Production for Film/Digital Media | 3 |
| FMTV 373 | MIDI and Digital Music Production | 3 |
| FMTV 377 | Sound Analysis and Design | 3 |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing II course. | 3 | |
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course. | 3 | |
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Complete one Political and Civic Life course. | 3 | |
| World Languages | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories: | 3 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Society | ||
| Fulfilled by THTR 234 in the major. | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Fulfilled by THTR 330 in the major. | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Fulfilled by THTR 208 in the major. | ||
| Total Credits | 21-24 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 |
| THTR 160 | 3 | SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 |
| THTR 135 | 3 | THTR 140 | 3 |
| THTR 151 | 3 | THTR 153 | 3 |
| THTR 152 | 3 | THTR 154 | 3 |
| THTR 155 | 3 | THTR 205 | 1 |
| Free Elective | 1 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| THTR 234 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 | SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 | THTR 235 | 3 |
| THTR 208 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 2 - Literary and Artistic Analysis) | 3 | THTR 248 | 3 |
| THTR 205 | 1 | THTR 205 | 1 |
| SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | Area of Specialization course | 3 |
| Area of Specialization course | 3 | Area of Specialization course | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 | 3 |
| THTR 205 | 1 | THTR 205 | 1 |
| THTR 210 | 3 | THTR 211 | 3 |
| THTR 330 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 3 - Creative Expression) | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| Area of Specialization course | 3 | Area of Specialization course | 3 |
| Area of Specialization course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| THTR 205 | 1 | THTR 205 | 1 |
| THTR 440 | 3 | Area of Specialization course | 3 |
| Area of Specialization course | 3 | Area of Specialization course | 3 |
| Area of Specialization course | 3 | Area of Specialization course | 3 |
| Area of Specialization course | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||