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Bachelor of Fine Arts - Theatre Arts

Thiis major provides the opportunity for specialized training in a selected area relating to theatre arts and is designed to prepare students for graduate study or a professional career in the theatre.

Core Requirements ............................ 35-36 hours

Theatre 2 (3 hrs.)
Theatre 7 (3 hrs)
Theatre 30 (3 hrs)
Theatre 31 (2 hrs)
Theatre 100 (3 hrs)
Theatre 114 (3 hrs)
Theatre 155 (3 hrs)
Theatre 200 (3 hrs)
Theatre 255 (3 hrs)
Theatre 260 (3 hrs)
Theatre 261 (3 hrs)
Design course (2-3 hrs)

Culminating Project (select one).......3 hours

Theatre 297 (3 hrs)
Theatre 299 (3 hrs)

Emphasis Program .........................26-27 hours

A department-approved emphasis program with a minimum of 26 hours is required. The emphasis program will be designed with the assistance of the student's academic advisor. (Theatre 1 will not count. Courses from the core requirements cannot be used in the emphasis program.)

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Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts

This major prepares students for graduate work in theatre or for professional study for law, ministry, or teaching. It emphasizes cultural understanding, aesthetic, and creative skill

Core Requirements ............................ 25 hours

Theatre 2 (3 hrs.)
Theatre 7 (3 hrs)
Theatre 30 (3 hrs)
Theatre 100 (3 hrs)
Theatre 155 (3 hrs)
Theatre 200, 255, or 290 (3 hrs)
Theatre 255 (3 hrs)
Theatre 260 (3 hrs)
Theatre 261 (3 hrs)

Culminating Project (select one).......3 hours

Theatre 257 (1-3 hrs.)
Theatre 297 (3 hrs)
Theatre 299 (3 hrs)

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Bachelor of Arts - Communication & Theatre Arts

This major prepares students to teach at the secondary level, for graduate study in communication/theatre,for entry into professional schools or for careers in which a general education in communication and theatre may be useful.

Required Communication courses .....................21 hours

Communication 40 (3hrs)
Communication 50 (3hrs)
Communication 103 (3hrs)
Communication 120 (3hrs)
Communication 130 (3hrs)
Communication 225 (3hrs)
Communication 270 (3hrs)

Required Theatre Arts courses .......................31 hours

Theatre 2 (3 hrs.)
Theatre 7 (3 hrs)
Theatre 30 (3 hrs)
Theatre 31 (2 hrs)
Theatre 32 (2 hrs)
Theatre 107 (3 hrs)
Theatre 155 (3 hrs)
Theatre 231 (3 hrs)
Theatre 235 (3 hrs)
Theatre 255 (3 hrs)
Theatre 260 (3 hrs)

Senior Comprehensive ..................................2 - 3 hours

Theatre 257, 297, 299, Communication 297

Those taking this major for the purpose of teaching must take:

Communication/Theatre 224
Necessary education hours and successfully complete student teaching
(Student teaching will substitute for Senior Comprehensive requirements.)

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Minor - Theatre Arts

Theatre 2 (3 hrs.)
Theatre 30 or 31 (2-3 hrs)
Theatre electives (12-13 hrs)
(including one 200-level course)

Only 3 credits of Production Practicum (Theatre 10-20) may be counted toward fulfillment of hours for the minor. Only 3 credits of Theatre 100 Play Reading may be counted toward fulfillment of hours for the minor. Theatre 1 cannot be used for the minor.

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