Alternate Model Plan of Study-  Theatre Major and Art Minor

       Mass Communication and Theatre     
   BA in Theatre (Design/Technology)
  with a Minor in Art

This Program is not an offical degree program but a curricular guide to students who wish to focus on Scenic, Lighting, and or Costume Design in the Theatre

Unofficial BA in Theatre Design
This degree requires a minimum of 124 hours, including 40 hours of upper division credits and a  minor. This is a suggested 4-year plan based on the sequence of course offerings. 

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester -  16 hours   Spring Semester - 16 hours
Course # Course Title Hours   Course # Course Title Hours
THEA 1350 Intro to Theatre 3   THEA 2390 Acting I 3
ART 1310
 Design I
 3   THEA 2325
 Fundamentals of Theatre Design
 3
THEA 1122 #Theatre Prod & Performance 1   WRTG 1320 Academic Writing 3
THEA 2331
 Stagecraft
 3   ART 1321
 Drawing I
 3
WRTG 1310 Intro to College Writing 3   Gen Ed Bio, Phys Science Elective  4
MATH 1360 or above ##Math for Gen Ed 3  

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester -  17 hours   Spring Semester -  16 hours
Course # Course Title Hours   Course # Course Title Hours
SPCH 1300
 Basic Oral Communication
 3   THEA 3332 or 4340
  Stage Lighting or Scenic Design
 3
THEA 2122 #Theatre Prod & Perform 1   THEA 2122 #Theatre Prod & Perform 1
THEA 3310 Costume Design
 3   For Lang* 2000 Level 3
Gen Ed  Fine Arts Elective 3   Gen Ed Social Science Elective 3
Gen Ed Bio, Phys Science Elective  4   HIST 1310 or 1320
 World History I or II
 3
 THEA 1370
  Voice and Diction
 3    ART 2322
  Drawing II
 3

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester -  16 hours   Spring Semester -  16 hours
Course # Course Title Hours   Course # Course Title Hours
THEA 3324 Theatre History I
 3   THEA 3325 Theatre History II
 3
ENGL 2306 or 2306  World Literature
 3    THEA 3332 or 4340
 Stage Lighting or Scenic Design 3
THEA 3122 #Theatre Prod & Perform 1   THEA 3122 #Theatre Prod & Perform 1
Gen Ed Social Science Elective 3   Gen Elective  US History or US Gov't 3
 ART 3334
 Watercolor I
 3   THEA 4310
  Costume Construction
 3
Gen Ed  World Cultural Elective 3    ART 3339
 Watercolor II
3

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester -  16 hours   Spring Semester -  13 hours
Course # Course Title Hours   Course # Course Title Hours
THEA 4320 Directing 3   KPED/HED 1320
 Lifetime Health and Fitness
 3
THEA Elective 3   THEA 4122 #Theatre Prod & Perform 1
THEA 4122 #Theatre Prod & Perform 1   THEA  Elective 3
Art 3330
  Illustration I
 3
     ART x3xx
   Art History Elective
 3
Gen Ed
 Humanities Elective
 3    Upper Division electives
 3
Art 3361
 Sculpture I
 3



 
* Some students without prior foreign language preparation may need additional courses of study before completing courses at the 2000 level or above. The recommended four-year program includes only the required course.

** THEA Skills Electives: THEA 1360, 2320, 2325, 2380 or 3300, 3310, 3332, 3391, 3392, 4315, 4321, 4332, and MCOM 2332

*** Recommended four-year program based on the selection of a minor with 24 or fewer hours. Some minors require additional hours.

# This indicates that students are not required to take this course each semester, but are advised and encouraged to do so.

## The recommendation of the math department is that students complete their general education mathematics requirement as early as possible.



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