This track allows students to focus on developing theatre skills within the context of a larger artistic curriculum including music, dance and visual arts courses, along with general education classes. Theatre Track students take courses in stage Acting I & II, Acting for the Camera, Play Directing, Technical Theatre, How to Audition, Script Analysis, Theatre Practicum/play production and Theatre History, as well as coursework in voice, movement and dance. Students may participate in play productions, musical theatre productions, musical ensembles such as Show Choir and Chorus, dance concerts, original plays, Acting class scene presentations, Play Directing class scene presentations, and community outreach performances at local schools, stores and museums.
First Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Performing Arts Introductory Seminar |
1 |
|
Composition I |
3 |
|
MAT 109 or higher |
3 |
|
Theatre History I |
3 |
|
Acting I |
3 |
|
How to Audition |
1 |
|
Theatre Production & Technology I |
1 |
|
MUS 153 OR |
Show Choir I OR Dance Improvisation |
1 |
TOTAL |
|
16 |
Second Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Composition II |
3 |
|
ART 101 OR |
History of Art OR Fundamentals of Art |
3 |
Theatre Production & Technology II |
1 |
|
Theatre History II |
3 |
|
THE 209 OR |
Acting II OR Acting for the Camera |
3 |
Performance-Related Courses (b) |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
|
16 |
Third Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
American History (Appendix D) |
3 |
|
History of American Musical Theatre |
3 |
|
Foundations of Dance |
3 |
|
Script Analysis & Production |
3 |
|
Theatre Practicum I |
3 |
|
MUS 154 OR |
Show Choir II OR Theatre Production & Technology III |
1 |
TOTAL |
|
16 |
Fourth Semester
Course No. |
Descriptive Title |
Credit Hours |
Science (a) |
|
4 |
Social Problems in Today's World |
3 |
|
THE 201 OR |
Play Directing OR Acting II |
3 |
Theatre Practicum II |
3 |
|
Free Elective (b) |
Recommended ENG 207, ENG 208, or ENG 230 |
3 |
TOTAL |
|
16 |
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
64 |
a. Science courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry,
geology, physical sciences, physics. See the General Education Appendix B.
b. Performance-Related courses: Students must take 3 credit hours of Performance-Related Courses to fulfill this requirement (DAN, MUS, and THE courses). Students must follow all prerequisites.
Exceptions: THE120 and MUS101 DO NOT count as Performance-Related Courses.
Inclusions: ENG207, ENG208, ENG230, PED197, SPE102, SPE111, and SPE116 WILL also count as Performance-Related Courses.