Theatre, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. The student will demonstrate an advanced level of skill in one aspect of theatre production, performance or scholarship.
2. The student will demonstrate the ability to relate theatre scholarship to theatre practice.
3. The student will demonstrate the ability to responsibly collaborate with other theatre practitioners to produce artistic work.
4. The student will demonstrate a substantial knowledge of dramatic literature, history and criticism.

General Education Requirements (30-40 Credits)

Prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy certain General Education courses and will count as elective credit.

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 43

Minimum Competence Requirement

A grade of C- or better is required for each of the following courses: all required courses, whether basic, elective, or focus.

Department Writing Requirement

All theatre majors write in all theatre courses, but the style and content of the writing varies widely based upon the course topic. Examples include journals, concept statements, dramatic fiction, production analyses, character analyses, and traditional research papers, such as one might find in any other course in the humanities. In the required theatre history sequence of four courses (THEA 202 , THEA 203 , THEA 204 , THEA 305 ), students write traditional research papers combining theatrical history with the study of dramatic literature and criticism. In the process, students learn to read primary and secondary sources closely, to conduct academic research, and to write essays with a well-argued thesis and properly documented sources.

Sample Course Map

For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022: please select the bulletin year in which you entered the college (matriculated) at the top right of this page.

Curriculum Map  

• First Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • THEA 140 - Play Analysis for the Theatre  
      • Counts for Global Society: CAI and WCV
    • THEA 129 - Stagecraft  
    • THEA 130 - Introduction to Technical Theatre  
    • Natural Science with lab - Credit(s): 4
    • World Language 101 - Credit(s): 4
  • Spring - 14 Credits
    • THEA 221 - Acting I  
    • THEA 260 - Theatre Practicum  
    • WRTG 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle)  
    • World Language 102 - Credit(s): 4
    • Global Society: DPP - Credit(s): 3
• Second Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • THEA 202 - History of Theatre to the 17th Century  
    • THEA 241 - Fundamentals of Design for the Theatre  
    • Math / Quantitative Reasoning - Credit(s): 3
    • Global Society: CGC - Credit(s): 3
    • Global Society: SST - Credit(s): 3
  • Spring - 16 Credits
    • THEA 203 - History of the Theatre Since the 17th Century  
    • THEA 260 - Theatre Practicum  
    • Electives - Credit(s): 12
• Third Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • THEA 204 - Asian Theatre Survey  or DANC 211 - Asian Dance Survey  
    • THEA 311 - Directing I  
    • THEA 260 - Theatre Practicum  
    • Electives - Credit(s): 8
  • Spring - 15 Credits
    • THEA 3xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • THEA 305 - Topics in Theatre History: (subtitle)  
    • Integrative and Applied Learning - Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 6
• Fourth Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • THEA 3xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • THEA 3xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 9
  • Spring - 15 Credits
    • THEA 3xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
    • Electives - Credit(s): 12

KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

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