Theatre Major – B.A. Degree

Select one course from the following:

• THT 120 - Stagecraft credit: 3
• THT 121 - Stage Electronics and Mechanics credit: 3
• THT 150 - Basic Costuming credit: 3

Select two courses from the following:

• THT 333 - Stage Management credit: 3
• THT 352 - Acting Shakespeare credit: 3
• THT 430 - Period Styles for the Actor credit: 3
• THT 440 - Advanced Directing credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

• THT 308 - Women and the Theatre credit: 3
• THT 365 - Theatre of India, China and Japan credit: 3
• THT 471 - The Elizabethan Theatre credit: 3
• THT 472 - The Theatre of Tragedy credit: 3
• THT 473 - The Theatre of Comedy credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

• THT 310 - Stage Lighting Design credit: 3
• THT 312 - Theatre Sound credit: 3
• THT 322 - Basic Scene Design credit: 3
• THT 351 - Costume Design credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

• THT 308 - Women and the Theatre credit: 3
• THT 365 - Theatre of India, China and Japan credit: 3
• THT 471 - The Elizabethan Theatre credit: 3
• THT 472 - The Theatre of Tragedy credit: 3
• THT 473 - The Theatre of Comedy credit: 3

Select one elective under advisement:

Select two courses from the following:

• THT 251 - Costume History credit: 3
• THT 471 - The Elizabethan Theatre credit: 3
• THT 472 - The Theatre of Tragedy credit: 3
• THT 473 - The Theatre of Comedy credit: 3

Select one course from the following:

• THT 308 - Women and the Theatre credit: 3
• THT 365 - Theatre of India, China and Japan credit: 3

Cognate Requirements (9 cr)

• ENG 319 - Shakespeare: An Introduction credit: 3
• ENG 340 - Modern American Drama credit: 3
• ENG 350 - Modern Drama credit: 3

A. Core Requirements (15 cr)

• THT 180 - Voice and Diction for the Theatre credit: 3
• THT 181 - Movement for the Actor credit: 3
• THT 230 - Intermediate Acting credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (3-9 cr)

• Three to nine credit hours in dance

C. Cognate Requirements (16-28 cr)

• MUS 100 - Fundamentals of Music Theory credit: 3
• MUS 307 - Music and the Theatre: An Introduction to Opera credit: 3
• MUS 341 - Voice, Individual Instruction credit: 1 or 2
• MUS 441 - Voice, Individual Instruction credit: 1 or 2
• MUS 230 - Class Piano I credit: 2
• MUS 231 - Class Piano II credit: 2
• MUS 345 - Music Theatre Workshop credit: 3