Department of Theatre
The Department of Theatre offers a comprehensive undergraduate program, with courses covering the basic areas of the discipline and a variety of program electives to meet students’ curricular needs. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in theatre provides a broad theatrical background for students planning careers in professional, higher educational or community theatre. The Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) in theatre education provides certification to teach drama from preschool through secondary grades.
BA graduates may pursue employment in the entertainment and related fields in a number of areas: arts management, technical theatre, public relations, acting, directing, play writing and design. Teacher certification qualifies students to teach in public and private schools in Georgia and other states.
Expected Outcomes
Theatre graduates will be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge of the theatre history and appreciation for dramatic literature of western civilization
- Knowledge of and proficiency in theatre design and technology
- Knowledge of and proficiency in acting and directing
- BSEd graduates also will be able to demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in the methods of teaching theatre
Course Requirements
BA Theatre
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- Foreign Language 1002
- Foreign Language 2001
- THEA 1175 Script Analysis
- THEA 1245 Acting 1
- THEA 1355 Basic Design for Theatre
- THEA 1365 Stagecraft
- THEA 1435 Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 25
- THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation ( for every semester enrolled)
- THEA 2285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 1
- THEA 2325 Stage Movement
- THEA 2346 Voice Training for the Stage
- THEA 2355 Stage Makeup
- THEA 3261 Stage Costuming 1: History and Construction
- THEA 3267 Scene Design
- THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
- THEA 4000 Senior Project in Theatre
- THEA 4795 Senior Seminar in Theatre
- THEA 5281 Stage Directing 1
- Select two courses of the following:
- THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1: Primitive-Renaissance
- THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2: Renaissance-19th Century
- THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3: Departures from Realism
Area H - Program Electives - Required Hours: 26
- Select 26 semester hours from the following:
- COMM 3115 Oral Interpretation
- THEA 2175 Survey of African-American Theatre
- THEA 2345 Seminar in Auditions
- THEA 3105 Children's Theatre
- THEA 3225 Musical Theatre Performance
- THEA 3245 Acting 2
- THEA 3262 Stage Costuming 2: Design
- THEA 3268 Scene Painting
- THEA 3269 Stage Lighting
- THEA 4245 Acting 3
- THEA 4325 Period Movement for the Stage
- THEA 4445 Theatre Performance
- THEA 4465 Theatre Production
- THEA 4698 Internship
- THEA 4899 Individual Study
- THEA 5105 Creative Dramatics in the Classroom
- THEA 5106 Methods of Teaching Theatre
- THEA 5282 Stage Directing 2
- THEA 5285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 2
- THEA 5575 Selected Topics in Theatre Arts
Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 9
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Theatre Education
Areas A-E and Wellness Courses - Required Hours: 45
Area F - Courses Related to Major - Required Hours: 18
- EDUF 2215 The American Education Experience
- EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
- THEA 1245 Acting 1
- THEA 1355 Basic Design for Theatre
- THEA 1365 Stagecraft
- THEA 1435 Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
Area G - Program Requirements - Required Hours: 25
- THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation (for every semester enrolled)
- THEA 2285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 1
- THEA 2325 Stage Movement
- THEA 2346 Voice Training for the Stage
- THEA 2355 Stage Makeup
- THEA 3261 Stage Costuming 1: History and Construction
- THEA 3267 Scene Design
- THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
- THEA 4000 Senior Project in Theatre
- THEA 4795 Senior Seminar in Theatre
- THEA 5281 Stage Directing 1
- Select two courses from the following:
- THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1: Primitive-Renaissance
- THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2: Renaissance-19th Century
- THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3: Departures from Realism
Area H - Professional Core - Required Hours: 26
- EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
- EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
- EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
- SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities, Gifts, and Talents
- THEA 5105 Creative Dramatics in the Classroom
- THEA 5106 Methods of Teaching Theatre
- Select three semester hours from the following:
- COMM 3115 Oral Interpretation
- THEA 2175 Survey of African-American Theatre
- THEA 2345 Seminar in Auditions
- THEA 3105 Children's Theatre
- THEA 3225 Musical Theatre Performance
- THEA 3245 Acting 2
- THEA 3262 Stage Costuming 2: Design
- THEA 3268 Scene Painting
- THEA 3269 Stage Lighting
- THEA 4245 Acting 3
- THEA 4325 Period Movement for the Stage
- THEA 4445 Theatre Performance
- THEA 4465 Theatre Production
- THEA 4698 Internship
- THEA 4899 Independent Study
- THEA 5282 Stage Directing 2
- THEA 5285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 2
- THEA 5575 Selected Topics in Theatre Arts
Area I - General Electives - Required Hours: 9
Total Hours Required 123
