BFA Design & Theatre Production Requirements

A Major in Theatre Arts for the BFA Emphasis in Design & Theatre Production Degree requires 129 semester hours. The following classes are required of all BFA students:

WRIT 100 or WRIT 101 and WRIT 102 or LIBA (6 hours)
200-LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE COURSES (6 Hours)
BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 Hours)
HISTORY (HIS 101, 102 preferred; 6 Hours)
NATURAL SCIENCE (WITH LABORATORIES; 6-8 hours)
MATHEMATICS (from among college algebra, quantitative reasoning, or a more advanced mathematics course; 3 hours)

The design and technology emphasis requires 76 hours of theatre arts courses, comprising the following :

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 
171. RENDERING FOR THE THEATRE 
192, 291, 292, 391, 392, 491, 492. PRODUCTION STUDIES I-VII 
271. INTRODUCTION TO STAGECRAFT 
272. INTRODUCTION TO COSTUMES FOR THE STAGE
274. THEATRE DESIGN GRAPHICS 
276. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN FOR THE THEATRE
370. INTRODUCTION TO SCENIC DESIGN
372. INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING DESIGN
375. INTRODUCTION TO COSTUME DESIGN

Plus Two of the following courses:
470. SCENIC DESIGN
471. LIGHTING DESIGN
474. COSTUME DESIGN

Plus One of the following courses:
285. STAGE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES I
286. STAGE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES II

THEORY, HISTORY, AND LITERATURE 
321. THEATRE HISTORY I
327. DRAMATIC LITERATURE II
374. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DRESS AND DECOR I
377. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DRESS AND DECOR II

OTHER THEATRE REQUIREMENTS 
120. INTRO TO THEATRE
499. SENIOR REVIEW

APPROVED DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVES (13 hours)

In addition to the core curriculum and theatre arts requirements listed, the BFA with a design and technology emphasis requires elective hours chosen from any area, including theatre arts, to bring the total number of credits to 129 semester hours.

BFA Requirements from the Fall 2012 Undergraduate Catalog.

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