Theatre

Theatre courses provide students a philosophical and historical appreciation of dramatic art and literature as an integral part of world culture. The theatre program is designed to accomplish the following: 1) produce a highly literate, well-read individual who possesses the knowledge of many diverse subject areas; 2) permit the student to obtain a working knowledge of specific theatrical data and skills for subsequent academic or professional career pursuits; and 3) prepare the student for active participation in live performance experiences through the university theatrical productions.

This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 44-47 hours.

The GEC includes courses in:

Area I: Foundation Skills (18-21 hours)

Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 18-21 hours

FSL 101

Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3
SPAN 111	Elementary Spanish I	3
SPAN 112	Elementary Spanish II	3

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	or
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
	or
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours

HIS 191	World Civilization to 1500	3
	and
HIS 192	World Civilizations since 1500	3
	or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
	and
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
BIO 111	General Biology I	3
	and
BIO 111L	General Biology I Lab	1

Area II - Choose one course from the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
PS 100	Physical Science	4

Required Fine Arts Core Courses - 12 hours

THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3
THR 200	Beginning Acting	3

Choose four from the following:

May not use same course used in GEC

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
MU 128	Fundamentals of Music	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
SOC 343	Television in America	3
SOC 344	Cinema in Society	3
SOC 346	Cinema Themes	3

Theatre Requirements - 34 hours

THR 111	Theatre Workshop	1
THR 111	Theatre Workshop	1
THR 311	Theatre Workshop	1
THR 311	Theatre Workshop	1
THR 210	Essentials of Theatre Production	3
THR 310	Advanced Acting	3
THR 320	Voice and Articulation	3
THR 360	Period Styles in Acting	3
THR 450	Directing for the Theatre	3
THR 460	History of the Theatre I	3
THR 470	History of the Theatre II	3
THR 480	Special Study in Theatre	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3
ENG 423	Shakespeare	4

Fine Arts Electives (choose to equal 15 hrs) - 15 hours

ART 160	Drawing I	3
ART 264	Painting I	3
ENG 331	History and Structure of the English Language	3
MU 142/342	Applied Voice	1-3
MU 215	Music Theatre Workshop	1
THR 490	Practicum/Internship	1-4
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
PSY 300	Social Psychology	3
PSY 420	Abnormal Psychology	3
SOC 343	Television in America	3
SOC 344	Cinema in Society	3
SOC 346	Cinema Themes	3

General Electives - 12-15 hours

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

Total Fine Arts Core Requirements (12 hours)

Total Theatre Requirements (34 hours)

Total Fine Arts Electives (15 hours)

Total General Electives (12-15 hours)

All courses require a “C” or higher.

120 minimum hours required for graduation.