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Theatre Major - Bachelor of Fine Arts (84 hours)

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This program is designed for the student who has chosen to prepare for graduate study in theatre or advanced, specialized professional training. It offers a program combining a broad background in theatre with a concentrations in Performance, Theatre Design and Technical Production, or Stage Management.

Required Core Courses

THEA 1200 - Stagecraft I Credits: 3 hours
THEA 1410 - Introduction to Acting Credits: 3 hours
THEA 1420 - Acting I: Action and Personalization Credits: 3 hours
THEA 1700 - Script Analysis Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2320 - Scenic Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2330 - Costume Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2700 - Script Analysis for Production Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2900 - Theatre Practicum Credits: 1 to 8 hours
Credits: 4 semesters at 1 hour (4 hours total) required for Theatre Performance majors (TPRJ)
Credits: 6 semesters at 1 hour (6 hours total) required for Theatre Design and Technical Production majors (TDTJ)
Credits: 6 semesters at 1 hour (6 hours total) required for Stage Management (TSMJ)
THEA 3320 - Lighting and Sound Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3510 - Directing I Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3700 - Theatre History I Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3710 - Theatre History II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 4700 - Development of Theatre Art Credits: 3 hours

Required Courses for Performance Majors (TPRJ)

THEA 2410 - Voice and Movement I Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2420 - Voice and Movement II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2450 - Acting II: Character and Action Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2460 - Acting III: Character, Action, Language Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3430 - New Approaches to Performance Credits: 1 hour
Credits: 3 semesters at 1 hour (3 hours total) required.
THEA 3910 - Performance Practicum Credits: 2 hours
Credits: 2 semesters at 2 hours (4 hours total) required.
THEA 4910 - Senior Project in Performance Credits: 3 hours

AND

Dance Class Credits: 2 hours

Select 18 credits from the following:

Six credits must be in Voice and Movement.

THEA 3440 - Acting IV: Period Styles of Acting Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3450 - Acting V: Contemporary Drama Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3470 - Voice and Movement Lab Credits: 3 hours
Credits: 6 hours required (repeatable)
THEA 3520 - Directing II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 4410 - Acting Studio Credits: 3 hours
THEA 4430 - Acting for the Camera Credits: 3 hours
THEA 4000 - Special Topics in Theatre Credits: 1 to 3 hours
New Play Project Credits: 3 hours
THEA 1900 - Summer Theatre Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Repeatable

Required Courses for Theatre Design and Technical Production (TDTJ)

THEA 1300 - Period Styles of Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 1310 - Drafting and Color Media Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2200 - Stagecraft II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2301 - Computer-Aided Theatre Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2311 - Theatrical Rendering Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3200 - Stagecraft III Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3330 - Advanced Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 4330 - Portfolio Preparation Credits: 3 hours
THEA 4900 - Individualized Study in Theatre Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Credits: 6 hours required

AND

Students are required to complete two art history courses from this list:

ART 2200 - History of Art Credits: 3 hours
ART 2210 - History of Art Credits: 3 hours
ART 2220 - Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Credits: 3 hours
ART 2230 - Introduction to Asian Art History Credits: 3 hours

Electives

Students must elect 6 credit hours in a field related to their emphasis, selected in consultation with their faculty/staff mentor.

Required Courses for Stage Management (TSMJ)

THEA 1810 - Stage Management Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2200 - Stagecraft II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2301 - Computer-Aided Theatre Design Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2600 - Arts Management Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2810 - Stage Management Production - Studio Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3520 - Directing II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3810 - Stage Management Production - Mainstage Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3820 - Advanced Topics in Arts and Stage Management Credits: 3 hours

Electives (18 credit hours)

Electives to be approved by area advisor.

ACTY 2100 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3 hours
ACTY 2110 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3 hours
COM 2800 - Introduction to Organizational Communication Credits: 3 hours
COM 3320 - Group Problem Solving Credits: 3 hours
COM 3350 - Leadership Credits: 3 hours
COM 3540 - Web Design Basics Credits: 3 hours
HPER 1810 - First Aid Credits: 2 hours
INTL 3300 - Study Abroad - WMU Programs Credits: 1 to 16 hours
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
MGMT 3010 - Project Management Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2500 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3 hours
MUS 1020 - Piano Class I Credits: 2 hours
MUS 1590 - Fundamentals of Music Credits: 2 hours
PSY 3440 - Organizational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
THEA 1900 - Summer Theatre Credits: 1 to 3 hours
THEA 2410 - Voice and Movement I Credits: 3 hours
THEA 2420 - Voice and Movement II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3720 - Musical Theatre History and Script Analysis II Credits: 3 hours
THEA 3900 - Professional Theatre Internship Credits: 2 to 6 hours
THEA 4900 - Individualized Study in Theatre Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Credits: 3 hours

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