Theatre Acting Specialization (B.F.A.)

Departmental Requirements (78 Major hours)

• Theatre electives 2cr

• THEA 141 - Technical Theatre I
• THEA 181 - Fundamentals of Voice & Movement
• THEA 232 - Acting II
• THEA 240 - Stage Costuming (C)
• THEA 243 - Make-Up (C)
• THEA 250 - Play Analysis (C)
• THEA 283 - Voice Dynamics I
• THEA 284 - Voice Dynamics II
• THEA 285 - Movement Dynamics I
• THEA 286 - Movement Dynamics II
• THEA 331 - Acting III
• THEA 332 - Acting IV
• THEA 351 - Directing (C)
• THEA 431 - Acting: Period Styles
• THEA 432 - Acting: Shakespeare
• THEA 439 - Auditioning
• THEA 485 - Movement Specialties (Combat)
• THEA 494 - Internship (C)
• THEA 495 - Practicum (C)
• THEA 498 - Senior Project (C)

Non-departmental Supportive course requirements:

• MUAP 100 - Applied Music-Voice (C)
• MUAP 200 - Applied Music-Voice (C)
• MUAP 300 - Applied Music-Voice (C)
• MUAP 400 - Applied Music-Voice (C)

Four-Year Plan

The following is only an example of a four-year plan. Students who do not declare a B.F.A. Theatre major in the fall as a first-year student or who do not know which specialization they wish to pursue may find that it will take more than four years to accommodate the requirements for the B.F.A. degree based upon the standards established by theatre’s accrediting organization, the National Association of Schools of Theatre. Some of the courses listed below are one of several choices that can be made by students, so individual course schedules may vary to some degree. Students may also have individual reasons for changing the order of the following curriculum. Students must consult a theatre advisor immediately upon declaring a B.F.A. Theatre major and before registering each semester.