Academic Catalog

Acting Major — B.F.A.

This B.F.A. degree requires 30 liberal arts credits out of the 120 credits required for graduation.

The student is admitted to the major in acting following a successful audition with members of the theatre and dance performance faculty.

Summary

Acting B.F.A. Major Requirements79-81
Integrative Core Curriculum Requirements and Electives 139-41
Total Credits120
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This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective.

Degree Requirements 

THEATRE FOUNDATION
THEA 102xxTechnical Theatre Practicum (must be taken two times for a total of 2 credits)2
THEA 10500Introduction to Professional Theatre2
THEA 10600Race and Theatre in the United States2
THEA 24100History of Theatre4
Dramatic Literature" Select 8 credits of courses with the attribute "DLIT"8
ACTING, VOICE, MOVEMENT, AND DANCE
THEA 13300Scene Study I3
THEA 13400Scene Study II3
THEA 13500Voice and Movement for the Stage I3
THEA 13600Voice and Movement for the Stage II3
THEA 23300Scene Study III3
THEA 23400Scene Study IV3
THEA 23500Voice and Speech for the Stage I1.5
THEA 23600Voice and Speech for the Stage II1.5
THEA 23700Movement for the Stage I1.5
THEA 23800Movement for the Stage II1.5
THEA 33100Styles of Acting: The Greeks and Shakespeare3
THEA 33500Advanced Voice, Speech, and Dialects for the Stage3
THEA 43100Acting for the Camera3
THEA 43000Audition Techniques1.5
THEA 40000NYC Field Studies0-1
THEA 43600Theatre Showcase0-1
THEA 43700The Business of Acting1.5
THEATRE PRACTICE
THEA 25100Theatre Administration I2
or THEA 25101 Theatre Arts Administration II
THEA 25600Directing I4
Chose one upper level theory course4
Contemporary Developments in Theatre
Senior Seminar
Theories of Performance
Dance/Movement
Select three credits from the following:3
DNCE xxxxx
Any dance technique class 1
Stage Combat
Alexander Technique Explorations
Intimacy Choreography
The Alexander Technique
Theatre Electives
Select twelve credits from the following:12
Introduction to Musical Theatre Performance
The Performance Workshop and Rasaboxes
Theatre for Social Change
Styles of Acting: Farce and High Comedy
Voice-Over Acting
Acting for Film & Media
Advanced Scene Study
Total Credits79-81
1

Dance courses must be at the appropriate level, determined in consultation with dance faculty members. DNCE 10000, DNCE 10300, DNCE 30100, and DNCE 30200 may not count toward this requirement.