THEATER MAJOR – 50 Credits

Required Courses  – 30 credits

• THTR 102 Introduction to Theater Production (3 credits)
• THTR 151 Acting I (3 credits)
• THTR 177 Stagecraft (3 credits)
• THTR 178 Introduction to Costume and Makeup (3 credits)
• THTR 191 Introduction to Play Analysis (3 credits)
• THTR 275 Introduction to Design (3 credits)
• THTR 272 Theater Administration Practicum (1 credit)
• THTR 295 Theater History I (3 credits)
• THTR 355 Working in the Theater (1 credit)
• THTR 372 History of Theatrical Style (3 credits)
• THTR 396 Theater History II (3 credits)

Choose one of the following three courses:

• THTR 270 Scenic Studio Practicum II (1 credit)
• THTR 271 Costume Studio Practicum II (1 credit)
• THTR 370 Production Practicum (1 credit)

Practicum Courses – 5 credits

Select at least 5 hours from the following practicum courses:

• THTR 299A Acting Production Credit (1 credit)
• THTR 299D Directing and Dramaturgy Production Credit (1 credit)
• THTR 299T Design and Technology Production Credit (1 credit)
• THTR 399 Stage Management Practicum (3 credits)
• THTR 465 Devised Theater Practicum (2 credits)
• THTR 498A Independent Project in Acting (2 credits)
• THTR 499A Advanced Acting Production Credit (1 credit)
• THTR 498M Independent Project in Theater Management (2 credits)
• THTR 498T Independent Project in Design and Technology (2 credits)
• THTR 499D Advanced Directing and Dramaturgy Production Credit (1-2 credits)
• THTR 499T Advanced Design and Technology Production Credit (1-2 credits)

The following courses are allowed only if not taken in fulfillment of the major core:

• THTR 270 Scenic Studio Practicum II (1 credit)
• THTR 271 Costume Studio Practicum II (1 credit)
• THTR 370 Production Practicum (1 credit)

Elective Courses – 15 credits

Select 15 hours of theater electives, 6 of which must be from the 300 or 400 level; 3 credit hours maximum from approved courses from outside of the Department of Theater.

General Theater Electives

• THTR 215 Topics in Theater 3 credits)
• THTR 252 Playwriting (3 credits)
• THTR 381 Directing for the Proscenium and Thrust (3 credits)
• THTR 415 Advanced Topics in Theater (3 credits)
• THTR 452 Advanced Playwriting: Adaptations (3 credits)
• THTR 482 Theater Theory (3 credits)
• THTR 483 Dramaturgy (3 credits)

Acting Electives

• THTR 250 Acting II (3 credits)
• THTR 387 Voice for the Stage (2 credits)
• THTR 484 Advanced Acting Technique I: Characterization (3 credits)
• THTR 485 Advanced Acting Techniques II: Auditions (3 credits)
• THTR 486 Advanced Acting Techniques III: Style (3 credits)

Approved electives offered outside the Department of Theater:

• PE 124 Modern Dance (1 credit)
• PE 125 Jazz Dance (1 credit)
• PE 126 Beginning Tap Dance (1 credit)
• PE 127 Ballet (1 credits)