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
PFA 100	Performing Arts Introductory Seminar	1
ENG 101	Composition I	3
MAT 109 or higher		3
THE 105	Theatre History I	3
THE 109	Acting I	3
THE 110	How to Audition	1
THE 111	Theatre Production & Technology I	1
MUS 153 OR DAN 107	Show Choir I OR Dance Improvisation	1
TOTAL		16

Second Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Credit Hours
ENG 102	Composition II	3
ART 101 OR ART 104	History of Art OR Fundamentals of Art	3
THE 112	Theatre Production & Technology II	1
THE 205	Theatre History II	3
THE 209 OR THE 220	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
MUS 212	History of American Musical Theatre	3
DAN 101	Foundations of Dance	3
THE 106	Script Analysis & Production	3
THE 161	Theatre Practicum I	3
MUS 154 OR THE 211	Show Choir II OR Theatre Production & Technology III	1
TOTAL		16

Fourth Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Credit Hours
Science (a)		4
BHS 103	Social Problems in Today's World	3
THE 201 OR THE 209	Play Directing OR Acting II	3
THE 261	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.

c. Read a full description of the free elective.