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    Oct 05, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre, B.A.


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Requirements


Forty-five semester hours including the following major core, and one of three emphases.

Emphasis in Design


An emphasis in design requires that 15 hours of the 45 be in the design/technology area (a minimum of nine design/tech hours must be upper level). These students are encouraged to minor in art, history, or philosophy.

Emphasis in Performance


An emphasis in performance requires that 15 of the 45 hours be in the acting/ dancing/directing area. These students are encouraged to minor in speech communication, dance, English, or psychology.

Emphasis in Musical Theatre


An emphasis in musical theatre requires that MUT 161 , six semester hours of voice, and three semester hours of piano or guitar be taken above the 45 hours (of which 12 hours will be in acting/dance/directing). These students may also want to consider a minor in dance.

Note:


The student who selects this major follows the degree plan for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). No more than six hours of theatre laboratory and/or rehearsal and performance courses may count toward this major. Theatre majors must complete a minor. Any student majoring in theatre must be active in the theatre program of the university during each trimester in residence.

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