BFA in Theatre Arts (D & TP) Degree 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 

150. INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN FOR THEATRE & FILM
171. RENDERING FOR THE THEATRE I 
192, 291, 292, 391, 392, 491, 492. PRODUCTION STUDIES I-VII 
278. RENDERING FOR THE THEATRE II
280. LIGHTING DESIGN I
281. SCENIC DESIGN I
282. COSTUME DESIGN I
287. THE BUSINESS OF THEATRICAL DESIGN

One of the following courses:
ART 201: DIGITAL IMAGING
276. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN FOR THE THEATRE

Two of the following courses:
370. SCENIC DESIGN II
372. LIGHTING DESIGN II
375. COSTUME DESIGN II

One of the following courses:
470. SCENIC DESIGN III
471. LIGHTING DESIGN III
474. COSTUME DESIGN III

THEORY, HISTORY, AND LITERATURE 
226. SCRIPT ANALYSIS
321. THEATRE HISTORY I
327. DRAMATIC LITERATURE II

One of the following courses:
224. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DRESS
225. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DECOR

OTHER THEATRE REQUIREMENTS 
120. INTRO TO THEATRE, FILM, AND DANCE
121. CREATIVE THINKING
499. SENIOR REVIEW

APPROVED DESIGN & THEATRE PRODUCTION ELECTIVES (6 hours)

In addition to the core curriculum and theatre arts requirements listed, the BFA in Theatre Arts (Design & Theatre Production) emphasis requires elective hours chosen from any area, including theatre arts, to bring the total number of credits to 120 semester hours.

BFA Requirements from the Fall 2024 Undergraduate Catalog.

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