Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Technology

For general degree requirements, see the College of the Arts and the General Degree Requirements pages.

This program requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all Theatre Courses. Students must earn at least a C grade in each field course; earn at least a C grade in each professional course; and maintain a total GPA of 2.75 based on the hours attempted, and an institutional GPA of 2.75.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 1779/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/ LEAD 1705/ LIBR 1105/ POLS 2401/ HIST 1111/HIST 1112/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ITDS 2125/PHIL 2010

Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ ITDS 1145*/ MUSC 1100/ THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215K (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225K (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1110 (no lab); GEOL 1112/1112L; GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105; CPSC 1301/ 1301L; GEOG 2215; MATH 1113; MATH 1125; MATH 1131; MATH 1132; MATH 1165; MATH 2125; PHIL 2500; STAT 1127

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/ PHIL 2030/ PSYC 1101/ SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ ENGL 2136/ GEOG 1101/ HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
("C" or better required in each course)
THEA 1100 Theatre Appreciation
w/Freshmen learning community for theatre majors
THEA 1175 Script Analysis
Choose two of the following fundamentals course:
THEA 1245 Introduction to Acting & Directing
THEA 1366 Fundamentals of Technical Theatre/Scene Shop
THEA 1367 Fundamentals of Stage Lighting and Sound
THEA 1368 Fundamentals of Costume Construction
THEA 1435 Theatre Practice (taken 2x)
THEA 1705 First Year Seminar
THEA 2226 Stage Management (3 credits)
THEA 2355 Stage Makeup

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 47
("C" or better required in each course)
ARTH 1100 Art Appreciation
THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation (Every Semester)
THEA 1355 Basic Design for the Theatre
THEA 2000 Freshman Jury
THEA 2227 Drafting & Drawing for the Theatre
THEA 3000 Junior Proficiency
THEA 3250 Period Styles in Design
THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice (taken 2x)
THEA 4205 Senior Project in Theatre
THEA 4465 Theatre Production (taken 2x)
THEA 4795 Senior Seminar

Selectone of the following: (not taken in area F)
THEA 1366 Fundamentals of Technical Theatre/Scene Shop
THEA 1367 Fundamentals of Stage Lighting and Sound
THEA 1368 Fundamentals of Costume Construction

Select one of the following:
THEA 2275 Costume Construction
THEA 2365 Stagecraft

Select two of the following:
THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1
THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2
THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3

Select one of the following:
THEA 3255 Stage Properties
THEA 3276 Costume Crafts

Select three of the following:
THEA 3262 Costume Design
THEA 3266 Sound Design
THEA 3267 Scene Design
THEA 3269 Lighting Design

Select one of the following:
THEA 3268 Scene Painting
THEA 3277 Patterning & Draping

Select one of the following:
THEA 4698 Internship
THEA 5305 Summer Theatre Production

Select one of the following:
THEA 4206 Advanced Costume Design
THEA 5206 Advanced Scene Design
THEA 5207 Advanced Stagecraft, Technology for Theatrical Production
THEA 5208 Advanced Lighting Design
THEA 5209 Advanced Sound Design

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 8
("C" or better required in each course)
Select 11 semester hours from the following:
THEA 1221 Theatre Dance 1
THEA 1222 Theatre Dance 2
THEA 1223 Tap Dance
THEA 1305 Class Voice
THEA 1316 Pilates
THEA 1375 Yoga
THEA 2105 Theatre Outreach
THEA 2165 Survey of Design for the Theatre
THEA 2226 Stage Management
THEA 2275 Costume Construction
THEA 2285 Computer Technology in Theatre
THEA 2325 Stage Movement
THEA 2346 Voice Training
THEA 2365 Stagecraft
THEA 3105 Children's Theatre
THEA 3106 Introduction to Dramaturgy
THEA 3107 Creative Dramatics
THEA 3178 Theatre History/Literature 4
THEA 3225 Musical Theatre Performance
THEA 3226 Arts Management
THEA 3245 Acting 2
THEA 3246 Playwriting
THEA 3248 Devising Performance
THEA 3255 Stage Properties
THEA 3262 Costume Design
THEA 3266 Sound Design & Technology
THEA 3267 Scene Design
THEA 3268 Scene Painting
THEA 3269 Lighting Design
THEA 3276 Costume Crafts
THEA 3277 Patterning and Draping
THEA 3305 Children's Theatre Production
THEA 4698 Internship
THEA 4899 Independent Study
THEA 5281 Stage Directing 1
THEA 5282 Directing & Collaboration
THEA 5285 Computer Aided Drafting & Design 2
THEA 5575 Selected Topics in Theatre Arts

Area I Non-Major Electives Required Hours: 6

Total Hours Required: 123