Program Coordinator: Jessica Brater
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theatre Studies offers a comprehensive and individualized theatre education, supported by a broad and meaningful liberal arts curriculum. As a Theatre Studies major, you will have the opportunity to explore all aspects of the business and practice of theatre, including playwriting for stateand screen, dramaturgy and script analysis, stage management, play direction and all aspects of production operations.
Our B.A. in Theatre Studies program fosters enough flexibility for students to have full access to a wide range of on- and off-campus opportunities. The option of receiving a teaching certification is unique and exclusive to B.A. students as is out 4 + 1 program, which allows students to earn an MA with one additional year of study. Theatre Studies students participate in the departmental season as assistant directors, dramaturgs, and technicians and also develop collaborative projects on campus and beyond.
The program is based in the Department of Theatre & Dance. For further information, go to: BA Theatre Studies.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 42 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Free Electives 1 | 33-27 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Graduate Swing Courses will count toward free electives for students in combined (UG/GR) programs.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theatre Studies Core Courses | ||
| THTR 102 | Theatre in Society | 3 |
| THTR 150 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 1 |
| THTR 208 | Drama in Text | 3 |
| THTR 210 | Theatre History: Early World | 3 |
| THTR 211 | Theater History: Modern World | 3 |
| Complete 1 course from the following: | 3 | |
| Performing Playwrights of Color | ||
| Children's Theatre | ||
| Theater for Community Impact | ||
| Site Specific Performance | ||
| Departmental Requirements | ||
| Complete 3 of the following: | 3 | |
| Production Stagecraft | ||
| Production Operations | ||
| Production Costumes | ||
| Performance Production I | ||
| Performance: Production II | ||
| Performance: Production III | ||
| Theatre Studies Electives | ||
| Complete 23 credits from the list below. | 23 | |
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Theatre Studies Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| THTR 105 | Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 106 | Solo Performance | 3 |
| THTR 110 | Acting II - B.A | 3 |
| THTR 175 | Theatre in Performance | 3 |
| THTR 204 | Performance Production I | 1 |
| THTR 206 | Performance: Production II | 1 |
| THTR 207 | Performance: Production III | 1 |
| THTR 238 | Musical Theatre I | 3 |
| THTR 384 | Theater for Community Impact | 3 |
| THTR 386 | Site Specific Performance | 3 |
| THTR 330 | Play Direction I | 3 |
| THTR 391 | Playwriting I | 3 |
| THTR 338 | Musical Theatre II | 3 |
| THTR 360 | Children's Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 361 | Student New Play Festival | 3 |
| THTR 366 | Stage Technique: Combat | 3 |
| THTR 395 | Playwriting II | 3 |
| THTR 430 | Play Direction II | 3 |
| THTR 433 | Shakespeare Workshop | 3 |
| THTR 435 | Dramatic Workshop | 3 |
| THTR 480 | Concept and Collaboration in Theatre | 3 |
| Design and Production | ||
| THTR 155 | Stage Management | 3 |
| THTR 140 | Introduction to Design for Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 200 | Production Stagecraft | 1 |
| THTR 201 | Production Operations | 1 |
| THTR 202 | Production Costumes | 1 |
| THTR 252 | Scene Design I | 3 |
| THTR 253 | Theatrical Sound Design | 3 |
| THTR 254 | Costume Design I | 3 |
| THTR 256 | Stage Management II | 3 |
| THTR 258 | Lighting Design I | 3 |
| THTR 262 | Projection Design and Technology for Live Performance | 3 |
| THTR 385 | Production Management | 3 |
| History, Literature, Criticism & Theory | ||
| THTR 175 | Theatre in Performance | 3 |
| THTR 180 | Performance Studies | 3 |
| THTR 216 | African American Theatre: Melodrama to "Post‐Racial" | 3 |
| THTR 217 | Latinx Theatre and Performance | 3 |
| THTR 265 | The Contemporary Theatre of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| THTR 275 | Theatre Scenes: NY, NJ and London | 3 |
| THTR 311 | 20th and 21st Century Playwrights | 3 |
| THTR 329 | Introduction to Dramaturgy: The Questioning Spirit | 3 |
| THTR 335 | Dramaturgical Styles | 3 |
| THTR 411 | Dramatic Criticism | 3 |
| ENGL 234 | American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | Modern Irish Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Contemporary European Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 375 | Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | 3 |
| ENGL 455 | Restoration and 18th Century Drama | 3 |
| Theatre Management | ||
| THTR 257 | Entertainment Management | 3 |
| THTR 381 | Theatre Administration and Audience Development | 3 |
| THTR 382 | Contracts and Law in Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 400 | Fundraising Board Development | 3 |
| THTR 401 | Business of the Arts | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Fields | ||
| THTR 312 | Drama Therapy | 3 |
| THTR 403 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| THTR 406 | Theatre Teaching Methods | 3 |
| THTR 490 | Theatre Cooperative Education Experience | 4-16 |
| THTR 432 | Special Topics in Theatre | 1-3 |
| Related Fields | ||
| CRTH 151 | Creative Thinking | 3 |
| ENTR 201 | The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation | 3 |
| ENTR 290 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENTR 303 | Create and Pitch Your Startup | 6 |
| FMTV 210 | Story Analysis and Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| FMTV 260 | Film Story Analysis | 3 |
| STCM 326 | Integrated Communication | 3 |
| FMTV 310 | Intermediate Screenwriting | 3 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course. | 3 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | 3 | |
| Students in P12 Subject Area Teaching programs complete EDFD 200 as part of the Teacher Education sequence. | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies course. | 3 | |
| Students in P12 Subject Area Teaching programs complete SASE 210 as part of the Teacher Education sequence. | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | WRIT 106 | 3 |
| WRIT 105 | 3 | CMST 101 | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | THTR 201 | 1 |
| THTR 102 | 3 | THTR 208 | 3 |
| THTR 105 | 3 | ||
| THTR 150 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (G) Computer Science | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| THTR 210 | 3 | THTR 211 | 3 |
| THTR Production Requirement | 1 | THTR Production Requirement | 1 |
| Theatre Elective | 3 | THTR Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | Theatre Elective | 3 |
| THTR 287, 360, 384, or 386 | 3 | Theatre Elective | 3 |
| THTR Production Requirement | 1 | Theatre Elective | 3 |
| THTR Elective | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 12 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 1 | ||
| 13 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||