Theatre Arts Directing Concentration
2023-2024
FIRST YEAR
Semester 1
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 100 | Theatre Arts Seminar | 1 | Fall | |||
| THEA 150 | Text Analysis for the Theatre | 3 | Fall | |||
| THEA 132 | Stagecraft | 4 | Fall, Spring | 121, 133/132, 160 is heavy. Wait on Makeup or 133 - push it out | ||
| THEA 125 | Acting 1 | 3 | ||||
| ENGL 100 | 3 | Fall, Spring | ENGL pushed to 2nd sem if 101 start | |||
| TOTAL | 14 |
Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.
Semester 2
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 133 | Costumecraft | 3 | Spring | |||
| MATH 102 | 0 | 4 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 160 | Principles of Theatrical Design | 3 | Spring | |||
| ENGL 101 | 3 | Fall, Spring | ||||
| THEA 225 | Acting II: Shakespeare | 3 | Spring | |||
| TOTAL | 16 | |||||
| YEAR TOTAL | 30 |
Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.
SECOND YEAR
Semester 1
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 363, 373, or 383 | Design I | 3 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 325 | Acting III: Scene Study | 3 | Fall | |||
| THEA 10 | Theatre Practicum 1 | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
| Language 103 | 4 | |||||
| Gen Ed SS | 3 | Fall, Spring | SS | |||
| TOTAL | 14 |
Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.
Semester 2
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 355 | Theatre History and Literature to 1660 | 3 | ||||
| THEA 14 | Acting Practicum 1 | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 121 | Makeup 1 | 3 | Spring | |||
| Pick One: THEA 213, 317, or 323 | 3 | Fall, Spring | ||||
| Gen Ed NS | 3 | Fall, Spring | NS | |||
| Language 104 | 4 | |||||
| TOTAL | 17 | |||||
| YEAR TOTAL | 31 |
Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.
THIRD YEAR
Semester 1
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 356 | Theatre History and Literature from 1660-1925 | 3 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 356 | Theatre History and Literature from 1660-1915 | 3 | Fall (even years) | |||
| THEA 386 | Audition Techniques | 3 | Fall | |||
| Gen Ed SS | 3 | Fall, Spring | HU | |||
| THEA 12 | Theatre Practicum II | 1 | Fall, Spring | NS | ||
| Interdisciplinary Elective | 3 | Fall, Spring | To double-count as a Gen Ed HU, please select one of the following: ART 100, ART 125, COMM 285, LBST 102 | HU | ||
| THEA 310 | Directing 1 | 3 | Fall | |||
| TOTAL | 16 |
Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 75 credits.
Semester 2
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 357 | Theatre History and Literature from 1915 to Today | 3 | ||||
| Directing Elective | 3 | Please see the catalog for course options | ||||
| Gen Ed NS | 3 | NS | ||||
| THEA 208 | Multicultural Theatre in America | 3 | HU,DV | |||
| Any 300+ Elective | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 15 | |||||
| YEAR TOTAL | 31 |
Summer Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.
FOURTH YEAR
Semester 1
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| THEA 495 | Business of Theatre | 3 | Fall | |||
| Gen Ed SS | 3 | Fall, Spring | SS | |||
| Gen Ed HU | 3 | Fall, Spring | HU | |||
| Gen Ed NS | 3 | Fall, Spring | NS | |||
| THEA 410 | Directing II | 3 | Fall | |||
| TOTAL | 15 |
Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 105 credits.
Semester 2
| COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
| THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
| Any 300+ Elective | 3 | Fall, Spring | ||||
| Gen Ed (SS) | 3 | Fall, Spring | SS | |||
| Gen Ed (NS) | 3 | Fall, Spring | NS | |||
| Any elective | 1 | Fall, Spring | ||||
| THEA 423 | Studio Director | 3 | Spring | |||
| TOTAL | 13 | |||||
| YEAR TOTAL | 28 |
Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.
Graduation Requirements Summary
| Minimum Total Hours | Minimum Upper-Division Hours | Min. Core Hours | Major GPA | Overall GPA |
| 120 |