Acting Major — B.F.A.

Summary

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Acting B.F.A. Major Requirements		87-90.5
Integrative Core Curriculum Requirements ¹		23-35
Electives		0-10
Total Credits		120

See Integrative Core Curriculum requirements, with information about the H&S CLA requirement.

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
FOUNDATION COURSES
THEA 10100	Introduction to Technical Theatre	2
THEA 102xx	Technical Theatre Practicum (must be taken three times for a total of 3 credits)	3
THEA 13000	Script Analysis for the Theatre	3
THEA 24100	History of Theatre I	3
THEA 24200	History of Theatre II	3
THEA 25100	Theatre Organization and Management	3
THEA 35500	Directing I	3
THEA 44100	Contemporary Developments in Theatre	3
ENGL 21900	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 31100	Dramatic Literature I	3
ENGL 31200	Dramatic Literature II	3-6
or THEA 34700	London Theatre Immersion
THEA 44300	Aesthetics and Criticism of Drama	3
or THEA 44400	Senior Seminar
or THEA 44600	Theories of Performance
ACTING, VOICE, MOVEMENT, AND DANCE COURSES
THEA 13300	Scene Study I	2
THEA 13400	Scene Study II	3
THEA 13500	Voice and Movement for the Stage I	2
THEA 13600	Voice and Movement for the Stage II	2
THEA 23300	Scene Study III	3
THEA 23400	Scene Study IV	3
THEA 23500	Voice and Speech for the Stage I	1.5
THEA 23600	Voice and Speech for the Stage II	1.5
THEA 23700	Movement for the Stage I	1.5
THEA 23800	Movement for the Stage II	1.5
THEA 33100	Styles of Acting: The Greeks and Shakespeare	3
THEA 33200	Styles of Acting: Farce and High Comedy	3
THEA 33500	Advanced Voice and Speech for the Stage	3
THEA 33600	Dialects for the Stage	3
THEA 43100	Acting for the Camera	3
THEA 43000	Audition Techniques	2
DNCE xxxxx	Select three classes of dance technique ^{1, 2}	3-3.5
ELECTIVES IN THE DEPARTMENT
THEA xxxxx or DNCE xxxxx	Electives in theatre arts or dance ¹	11
Total Credits		87-90.5

Dance courses must be at the appropriate level, determined in consultation with dance faculty members.

DNCE 10000, DNCE 30100, and DNCE 30200 may not count toward this requirement. THEA 13700 Stage Combat and THEA 23900 Alexander Technique may count toward this requirement. In addition, PALS 01500 Fencing, PALS 09000 Personal Defense, PALS 09300 Personal Fitness, or PALS 05900 Gymnastics Activities, may be substituted for up to 1 credit of dance with approval of program adviser.

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Acting Major — B.F.A.

Summary

Degree Requirements

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