Theatre Major — Stage and Screen Acting Concentration

First-Year Seminar - Total Credits: 2-3

English Composition - Total Credits: 6

• ENG 101 - Composition I
• ENG 102 - Composition II

Second-Year Seminar - Total Credits: 3

Constitutions - Total Credits: 4-6

• HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society

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• PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

Mathematics - Total Credits: 3

Distribution Requirement: Humanities and Fine Arts

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• Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 10

• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

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• and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.

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• Social Science - Total Credits: 9
  
  

Multicultural and International

(see note below)

Additional Degree Requirements

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• Theatre - Total Credits: 54

• THTR 199 - Play Structure and Analysis I
• THTR 200 - Introduction to Design/Technology
• THTR 230 - Voice and Movement for the Actor I
• THTR 231 - Acting: Basic Technique
• THTR 240 - Acting: Camera
• THTR 243 - Staging for the Actor
• THTR 330 - Voice and Movement for the Actor II
• THTR 331 - Acting Studio II: Technique
• THTR 335 - Speech for the Actor I
• THTR 380 - Stage Management
• THTR 430 - Voice and Movement for the Actor III
• THTR 431 - Acting: Scene Study
• THTR 435 - Speech for the Actor II
• THTR 454 - Directing Laboratory
• THTR 467 - Acting: Audition
• THTR 481 - Theatre History I
• THTR 482 - Theatre History II
• THTR 493 - Acting as a Profession

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• From the following - Total Credits: 6

  Select from the following:

• MUSA 248 - Voice for Musical Theatre Majors IV
• MUSA 348 - Voice for Musical Theatre Majors VI
• DAN 108 - Pilates I
• DAN 116 - Hip Hop I
• DAN 132 - Jazz Dance I
• DAN 135 - Ballet I
• DAN 138 - Modern Dance I
• DAN 144 - Tap Dance (Beginning)

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• Design/Technology - Total Credits: 3

• Select one of the following:

• THTR 201 - Costume Design I
• THTR 202 - Scenic Design I
• THTR 203 - Lighting Design I
• THTR 204 - Theatre Technology I

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• Select one of the following options:

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• Option A (Stage/Screen) - Total Credits: 18

• THTR 440 - Voice and Movement for the Actor IV
• THTR 441 - Cold Reading for the Actor

• Two of the following:

• THTR 468 - Acting: Shakespeare
• THTR 469 - Acting: Comedy of Manners
• THTR 470 - Acting: Modern Styles
• THTR 471 - Acting: Musical Theatre

• Two of the following:

• THTR 342 - Acting: Daytime Drama (Soaps)
• THTR 343 - Acting: Commercials
• THTR 344 - Acting: Situation Comedy
• THTR 346 - Acting: Film

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• Option B (Stage) - Total Credits: 18

• THTR 440, 468, 469, 470, 471 (15 credits)

• One of the following: THTR 342, 343, 344, 346 (3 credits)

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• Option C (Screen) - Total Credits: 18

• THTR 342, 343, 344, 346, 441 (15 credits)

• One of the following: THTR 468, 469, 470, 471 (3 credits)

Electives Total - Credits: 1-2