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2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Arts, (B.A., B.S.) and Theatre


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Theatre Concentration


College of Arts and Letters
(within the Department of Communication and Theatre)

Location: Trahern Building, 208
Phone: 931-221-6767
Website: http://www.apsu.edu/theatre_dance/

Three specializations are available to students under the Theatre Concentration for Theatre and Dance. Students are offered a wide array of courses leading to successful careers in Technical Theatre, Theatre Performance and Theatre Education. All students majoring in the department must complete the following courses in the general education core: COMM 1200  and THEA 1030 . A departmental capstone course, COMM 4010 , Communication Theory, is required of all majors. A minor is required for all majors in the department. The minor can be in the department or a minor from a department outside of the department. We do offer a Minor in Dance. The requirements are listed below.

*Theatre Design Specialization


* Pending regulatory approval

Graduates in Theatre Design are well prepared to continue on to Graduate School in Design or to enter the professional world of Technical Theatre. The area of Technical Theatre is hands-on, and there are plenty of opportunities to design for our main-stage season.

  Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core ) 41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1
Foreign Language Requirement (see requirements for B.A. degree) 6

*Theatre Performance Specialization


* Pending regulatory approval

Graduates in Theatre Performance are prepared for careers in Acting or Directing. Students are also prepared to either enter a graduate program in these areas or work professionally in these areas.

  Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core ) 41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1
Foreign Language Requirement (see requirements for B.A. degree) 6

Theatre Teaching Concentration


Students seeking licensure must complete the Professional Education minor. Student teaching is required.

  Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core ) 41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1
Foreign Language Requirement (see requirements for B.A. degree) 6

Theatre Design Concentration


General Education Requirement


General Education (see TBR Common Core)  41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement  1
Foreign Language Requirement (see requirements for B.A. degree)  6

Required Courses: 26 Credit Hours


Theatre Performance Concentration


General Education (see TBR Common Core)  41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement  1
Foreign Language Requirement (see requirements for B.A. degree)  6

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