2023-2024 Course Catalog
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A minimum of 57 credit hours in Theatre and Cinema is required to complete the B.A. degree in Theatre Arts under the Performance Option; 27 common degree core credits as listed, plus 12 credits of required courses, a minimum of 9 credits of specified Performance courses, and 9 credit hours of Department of Theatre and Cinema electives. A total of 120 hours is required for the degree, including Pathways credits and free electives.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Degree Core Requirements | ||
TA/MUS 1004 | School of Performing Arts First Year Experience | 1 |
TA 2114 | Script Analysis | 3 |
TA 2134 | Acting Lab | 3 |
TA 2164 | Scene Design Lab | 3 |
TA 2174 | Costume Design Lab | 3 |
Lab Options | ||
Select five credits of the following: | 5 | |
Theatre Production Lab | ||
Take three required in the areas as listed below, then take two additional to meet 5 Credits. Credits earned over and above the 5 required are considered theatre electives. 9 Credits Max. | ||
Scene Shop Lab - Req. 1 | ||
Costume Lab - Req. | ||
Production Run Crew Lab - Req. | ||
Student choice of area | ||
Student choice of area | ||
TA 3105 | History of Drama and Theatre | 3 |
TA 3106 | History of Drama and Theatre | 3 |
TA 4315 | Directing | 3 |
Subtotal | 27 | |
Major Requirements | ||
TA 2014 | Introduction to Theatre 3,4 | 3 |
CINE 2054 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 |
ENGL 4164 | Studies in Shakespeare 3 | 3 |
Subtotal | 9 | |
Theatre Performance Option Required Courses | ||
Select nine credit hours of the following: | 9 | |
Foundations of Movement and Voice | ||
Intermediate Performance Intensive | ||
Acting Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max.) | ||
Voice and Speech Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max.) | ||
Movement Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max.) | ||
Subtotal | 9 | |
Theatre and Cinema Elective Courses | ||
Select nine credit hours of Theatre and Cinema electives | 9 | |
Subtotal | 9 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select 24 credits of free electives | 24 | |
Subtotal | 24 | |
Pathways to General Education | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 1f | 6 | |
ENGL 4164 | Studies in Shakespeare (1A) | 3 |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
Introduction to Cinema (Satisfied by completing major requirements.) | ||
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 (with an additional 2 lab credits for students in some majors) in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 5f | 6 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
TA 2014 | Introduction to Theatre (6A) | 3 |
Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
Subtotal | 42 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
Usually enrolled concurrent with TA 2414 Stage and Lighting Technology.
Pathways Course
One introduction course is required, a second may be used as a theatre elective.
Preference is to enroll in TA 3014 Theatre Production Lab congruently.
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.
Code | Title | Credits |
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DANC 2004 | Anatomy for Performers 1 | 3 |
TA/AFST/ENGL 2044 | Contemporary African American Theatre 1 | 3 |
CINE 2064 | Introduction to Cinema Production | 3 |
TA 2144 | Foundations of Movement and Voice | 3 |
TA 2204 | Creative Dance 1 | 3 |
TA 2224 | Intermediate Performance Intensive | 3 |
TA 2404 | Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques 1 | 3 |
DANC 2024 | Introduction to Dance Techniques (may be repeated 3 times with different content) 1 | 3 |
TA/MUS 2604 | Introduction to Arts Marketing | 3 |
TA 2964 | Field Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 2974 | Independent Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
DANC 3024 | Intermediate/Advanced Dance Techniques (may be repeated 3 times with different content) 1 | 3 |
TA 3104 | Sound Technology Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 3-6 |
TA 3114 | Scenography Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 9 |
TA 3124 | Costume Design and Technology Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 1-9 |
TA 3134 | Lighting Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 1-9 |
TA 3144 | Theatre Technology Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 9 |
TA 3154 | Acting Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 9 |
TA 3164 | Voice and Speech Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 9 |
TA 3174 | Movement Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 9 |
CINE 3184 | Cinema Production Topics (variable credit; 9 credits max) | 1-9 |
CINE 3214 | Fiction Cinema Production | 3 |
CINE 3224 | Documentary Cinema Production | 3 |
TA/ENGL 3315 | Playwriting | 3 |
CINE/AFST 3444 | African American Images in Film | 3 |
CINE 3514 | American Cinema Genres | 3 |
CINE 3524 | The Cinema Director | 3 |
CINE 3534 | Avant-Garde Cinema | 3 |
CINE/ENGL 3544 | Literature and Cinema | 3 |
TA 3604 | Arts Management | 3 |
TA 3624 | Stage Management | 3 |
TA 3954 | Study Abroad (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 4014 | Contemporary Theatre Seminar | 3 |
CINE 4084 | Cinema History | 3 |
CINE 4144 | Topics in Cinema Studies (9 credits max.) 1 | 3 |
TA 4304 | Theatre Outreach | 1-3 |
TA 4316 | Directing | 3 |
CINE 4534 | Underground Cinema and Culture | 3 |
TA 4704 | Professional Theatre Internship (variable credit/9 min., 15 max) | 9-15 |
TA 4964 | Field Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 4974 | Independent Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 4994 | Undergraduate Research (variable credit) | 1-19 |
Students who completed 3 years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language in high school have completed the requirement. Students who did not complete 3 years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language in high school may complete the requirement as follows:
A total of 120 hours is required for the degree.
GPA of 2.0 or higher is required for graduation.
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.
Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites, please consult the University Course Catalog and current Timetable, or check with your advisor, for the most current requirements.
A minimum of 36 TA credits, including the Shakespeare course, is required for the Theatre Arts degree.
Upon having attempted 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, course withdrawal) students must have a minimum in-major GPA of 2.0 and must have completed:
Code | Title | Credits |
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TA 2014 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
or CINE 2054 | Introduction to Cinema | |
TA 2104 | Fundamentals of Theatre and Production | 3 |
TA 2114 | Script Analysis | 3 |
TA 2134 | Acting Lab | 3 |
TA/CINE XXX | Other TA/CINE Requirement or Elective | 3 |
Total Credits | 15 |
Please consult the Undergraduate catalog for other University and College Satisfactory Progress requirements.
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