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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts

Cinema Major

Program Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements
TA 2114	Script Analysis	3
TA 2134	Acting Lab	3
TA 2164	Scene Design Lab	3
TA 2174	Costume Design Lab	3
Select five credits of the following:		5
TA 3014	Theatre Production Lab ^{Repeatable course up to 9 credits}
3014 must be taken at least once in each of the topics below. The two additional credits may be earned under any topic.
Scene Shop Lab - Req. ¹
Costume Lab - Req.
Production Run Crew Lab - Req.
TA 3105	History of Drama and Theatre	3
TA 3106	History of Drama and Theatre	3
TA 4315	Directing	3
Subtotal		26
Major Requirements
TA 2014	Introduction to Theatre	3
TA 2104	Fundamentals of Theatre and Production	3
CINE 2054	Introduction to Cinema	3
CINE 2064	Introduction to Cinema Production	3
CINE 3184	Cinema Production Topics (Nine credits required. 3184 is repeatable for credit under different topics for up to nine hours.)	9
CINE 3214	Fiction Cinema Production	3
CINE 3224	Documentary Cinema Production	3
Take three of the following (nine credit hours required)		9
CINE 3514	American Cinema Genres
CINE 3524	The Cinema Director
CINE 3534	Avant-Garde Cinema
CINE 4084	Cinema History
CINE 4144	Topics in Cinema Studies ^{Repeatable for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours}
CINE 4534	Underground Cinema and Culture
Subtotal		36
Free Electives
Select 13 credits of free electives		13
Subtotal		13
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
Select six credits in Pathway 1f		6
Select three credits in Pathway 1a		3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six credits in Pathway 2		6
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 3		6
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 4		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Select three credits in Pathway 5f		3
Select three credits in Pathway 5a		3
Select three credits in Pathway 5f or Pathway 5a		3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three credits in Pathway 6d		3
Select three credits in Pathway 6a		3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three credits in Pathway 7		3
Subtotal		45
Total Credits		120

¹: Usually enrolled concurrent with TA 2414 Stage and Lighting Technology.

Note:

In accordance with university guidelines, courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be double counted to satisfy other areas of a degree (e.g. Pathways).

Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree

Upon having passed 72 semester credits students must have a minimum in-major GPA of 2.0 and must have completed:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CINE 2054	Introduction to Cinema	3
or TA 2014	Introduction to Theatre
TA 2104	Fundamentals of Theatre and Production	3
TA 2114	Script Analysis	3
TA 2134	Acting Lab	3
TA 2164	Scene Design Lab	3
or TA 2174	Costume Design Lab
TA/CINE XXX	Other TA/CINE Requirement or Elective	3
Total Credits		18

Please consult the Undergraduate catalog for other University and College Satisfactory Progress requirements.

Graduation Requirements

Departmental Policies

Total Hours Required for Degree

A total of 120 hours is required for the degree.

Overall GPA

A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required for graduation.

In-major GPA

All TA and CINE courses will be used to calculate the in-major GPA.
A minimum in-major GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.
All major courses must be taken on an A-F basis, unless only offered as P/F.

Prerequisites

Some courses listed within the program requirements have prerequisites, please consult the University Course Catalog and current Timetable, or check with your advisor, for the most current requirements.

Foreign Language Requirements

Language Requirement

Students who do not successfully complete at least 2 units of a single language, classical language, or American Sign Language during high school must successfully complete 6 semester hours of a single college level language or classical language at the college level. Such semester hours are in addition to those normally required for graduation. Please see the undergraduate catalog for details.