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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts

Theatre Arts Major with General Theatre Option

Program Curriculum

Degree Core Requirements
TA 2114Script Analysis3
TA 2134Acting Lab3
TA 2164Scene Design Lab3
TA 2174Costume Design Lab3
Lab Options
Complete five credits of the following repeatable course(s):5
TA 3014
Theatre Production Lab (Must be taken at least once under the below topics. The additional credits may be earned under any topic.)
Scene Shop Lab - Req. 1
Costume Lab - Req.
Production Run Crew Lab - Req.
TA 3105History of Drama and Theatre3
TA 3106History of Drama and Theatre3
TA 4315Directing3
Subtotal26
Major Requirements
TA 2014Introduction to Theatre3
CINE 2054Introduction to Cinema3
Subtotal6
Option Required Courses
Select one of the following options:6
Option A
TA 2104
Fundamentals of Theatre and Production
TA 2414
Stage and Lighting Technology
Option B
CINE 2064
Introduction to Cinema Production
CINE 3214
Fiction Cinema Production
or CINE 3224
 Documentary Cinema Production
Subtotal6
Restricted Electives
Select nine credit hours of Restricted Electives from the list of approved courses9
Subtotal9
Free Electives
Select 28 credits of free electives28
Subtotal28
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
Select six credits in Pathway 1f 6
Select three credits in Pathway 1a3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six credits in Pathway 26
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 36
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 46
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Select three credits in Pathway 5f3
Select three credits in Pathway 5f or Pathway 5a3
Select three credits in Pathway 5a3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three credits in Pathway 6a3
Select three credits in Pathway 6d3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three credits in Pathway 73
Subtotal45
Total Credits120
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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).

No Theatre and Cinema classes, except for Topics courses may be counted for more than one place on the checksheet, unless otherwise indicated.

Theatre Arts and Cinema Electives

DANC 2004Anatomy for Performers 13
TA/AFST/ENGL 2044Contemporary African American Theatre 13
CINE 2064Introduction to Cinema Production3
TA 2144Foundations of Movement and Voice3
TA 2204Creative Dance 13
TA 2224Intermediate Performance Intensive3
TA 2404Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques 13
DANC 2024Introduction to Dance Techniques (may be repeated 3 times with different content) 13
TA/MUS 2604Introduction to Arts Marketing3
TA 2964Field Study (variable credit)1-19
TA 2974Independent Study (variable credit)1-19
DANC 3024 Intermediate/Advanced Dance Techniques (may be repeated 3 times with different content) 13
TA 3104Sound Technology Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)3-6
TA 3114Scenography Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)9
TA 3124Costume Design and Technology Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)1-9
TA 3134Lighting Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)1-9
TA 3144Theatre Technology Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)9
TA 3154Acting Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)9
TA 3164Voice and Speech Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)9
TA 3174Movement Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)9
CINE 3184Cinema Production Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max)1-9
CINE 3214Fiction Cinema Production3
CINE 3224Documentary Cinema Production3
TA/ENGL 3315Playwriting3
CINE/AFST 3444African American Images in Film3
CINE 3514American Cinema Genres3
CINE 3524The Cinema Director3
CINE 3534Avant-Garde Cinema3
CINE/ENGL 3544Literature and Cinema3
TA 3604Arts Management3
TA 3624Stage Management3
TA 3954Study Abroad (variable credit)1-19
TA 4014Contemporary Theatre Seminar3
CINE 4084Cinema History3
CINE 4144Topics in Cinema Studies (9 credits max.) 13
TA 4304Theatre Outreach1-3
TA 4316Directing3
CINE 4534Underground Cinema and Culture3
TA 4704Professional Theatre Internship (variable credit/9 min., 15 max)9-15
TA 4964Field Study (variable credit)1-19
TA 4974Independent Study (variable credit)1-19
TA 4994Undergraduate Research (variable credit)1-19
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Pathways Course