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Theatre and Dance (B.A.)

Bulletin/Catalog Year 2017-2018

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Theatre and Dance

Location: Trahern Bldg., Room 224
Phone: 931-221-6767
Website: www.apsu.edu/theatre-dance

Description of Major

The B.A. in Theatre and Dance is a Liberal Arts Degree. Each concentration in the B.A. Theatre and Dance degree program will consist of 36 hours in the major and is designed to be accompanied by a second major. Admission to this program will be open to all. In addition to this degree, the Department of Theatre and Dance also offers a Theatre Minor and Dance Minor.

Admission Criteria

Scholarships are only awarded to students who have been officially admitted by the university.
BA students seeking departmental scholarships must audition: at the time of audition, Acting/Directing, Dance and Musical Theatre students must submit the following:

Resume
Head shot
Two letters of recommendation

Concentrations

Acting and Directing Concentration
Musical Theatre Concentration
Theatre Design Concentration
Dance Concentration

Minors

Dance Minor
Theatre Minor

More information on departmental guidelines and policies can be found in the Department of Theatre and Dance Handbook: www.apsu.edu/theatre-dance.

General Education Core

	Credit Hours
see Common Core	41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement	1

Major Core Requirements

Total Hours 11

Lower Division Courses

THEA 1300 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 1600 - Stagecraft I Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 6

Upper Division Courses

THEA 3800 - Theatre Production Credit Hours: 1
THEA 4520 - Careers Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4995 - Senior Capstone Credit Hours: 4
or
DANC 4995 - Senior Capstone 4

Total Hours 9

Acting and Directing

Lower Division Courses

THEA 1600 - Stagecraft I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 1880 - Theatre Performance Practicum Credit Hours: 1
THEA 2200 - Script Analysis Credit Hours: 3
THEA 2300 - Acting II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 2350 - Stage Movement Credit Hours: 3
THEA 2880 - Theatre Performance Practicum Credit Hours: 1

Total Hours 15

Upper Division Courses

THEA 3000 - Makeup I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3010 - Theatre History I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3020 - Theatre History II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3200 - Voice for the Actor Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3300 - Classical Text and Performance Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3400 - Directing I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3500 - Stage Dialects Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3880 - Theatre Performance Practicum Credit Hours: 1 (must be repeated 2x)
THEA 4900 - Playwriting Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4350 - Acting Workshop Credit Hours: 3
or
THEA 4401 - Directing II 3
Select six (6) credit hours from the courses listed below
THEA 3700 - Scenic Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3890 - Costume Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4300 - Lighting Design I Credit Hours: 3
Select six (6) credit hours from the Dance Technique courses listed below
DANC 1035 - Fundamentals of Dance Credit Hours: 3
DANC 1350 - Ballet I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1450 - Modern Dance I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1500 - Jazz Dance I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1900 - Tap Dance I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3250 - Dance for Musical Theatre Credit Hours: 2

Total Hours 18

Electives

Select twelve (12) credit hours from the courses listed below
THEA 3080 - International Studies in Theatre I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3090 - International Studies in Theatre II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3601 - Special Topics in Theatre Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3700 - Scenic Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3890 - Costume Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4200 - Independent Research Credit Hours: 1-3
THEA 4300 - Lighting Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4350 - Acting Workshop Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4650 - Direction and Performance for the Camera Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4751 - Directed Studies in Theatre Credit Hours: 1-3
THEA 4950 - Advanced Playwriting Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 12

Dance

Upper Division Courses

DANC 3040 - Dance History I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4040 - Dance History II Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4200 - Dance Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4995 - Senior Capstone Credit Hours: 4
or
THEA 4995 - Senior Capstone 4
Select four (4) credit hours from the courses listed below
DANC 1350 - Ballet I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1450 - Modern Dance I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1500 - Jazz Dance I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1900 - Tap Dance I Credit Hours: 2
Select four (4) credit hours from the courses listed below
DANC 2355 - Ballet II Credit Hours: 2
DANC 2450 - Modern Dance II Credit Hours: 2
DANC 2500 - Jazz Dance II Credit Hours: 2
DANC 2900 - Tap Dance II Credit Hours: 2

Total Hours 21

Electives

Select four (4) credit hours from the courses listed below
DANC 1040 - World Dance Credit Hours: 2
DANC 1700 - Hip Hop Dance I Credit Hours: 2
DANC 2600 - Special Topics in Dance Credit Hours: 3
DANC 3250 - Dance for Musical Theatre Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3600 - Special Topics in Dance Credit Hours: 3
DANC 2850 - Dance Performance Practicum Credit Hours: 1
DANC 3350 - Ballet III Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3450 - Modern Dance III Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3500 - Jazz Dance III Credit Hours: 2
DANC 3800 - Dance Composition I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 3900 - Tap Dance III Credit Hours: 2
DANC 4350 - Ballet IV Credit Hours: 2
DANC 4400 - Dance Composition II Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4450 - Modern Dance IV Credit Hours: 2
DANC 4550 - Jazz Dance IV Credit Hours: 2
DANC 4600 - Special Topics in Dance Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4650 - Independent Research Credit Hours: 1-3
DANC 4750 - Directed Studies in Dance Credit Hours: 1-3
DANC 4850 - Dance Performance Practicum Credit Hours: 1
DANC 4900 - Tap Dance IV Credit Hours: 2
DANC 4950 - Choreography Practicum Credit Hours: 2
THEA 3850 - Costume Construction Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 4

Design

Lower Division Courses

THEA 1300 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 1600 - Stagecraft I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 1700 - Elements of Design/Rendering Techniques Credit Hours: 3
THEA 2200 - Script Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 12

Upper Division Courses

THEA 3010 - Theatre History I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3750 - Scene Painting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3800 - Theatre Production Credit Hours: 1
THEA 4520 - Careers Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4801 - Theatre Production Credit Hours: 1
THEA 4995 - Senior Capstone Credit Hours: 4
Select three (3) credit hours from the courses listed below
THEA 1900 - Drafting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3000 - Makeup I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3700 - Scenic Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3890 - Costume Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4300 - Lighting Design I Credit Hours: 3
Select three (3) credit hours from the courses listed below
THEA 3760 - Scene Design II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3900 - Drafting II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4001 - Makeup II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4790 - Lighting Design II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4890 - Costume Design II Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 21

Electives

Select three (3) credit hours from the courses listed below
THEA 1500 - Stage Management Credit Hours: 3
THEA 1900 - Drafting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3000 - Makeup I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3020 - Theatre History II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3080 - International Studies in Theatre I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3090 - International Studies in Theatre II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3550 - Stage Management II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3601 - Special Topics in Theatre Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3700 - Scenic Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3750 - Scene Painting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3850 - Costume Construction Credit Hours: 3
THEA 3890 - Costume Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4001 - Makeup II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4100 - Period Styles of Architecture Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4150 - Period Styles of Costumes Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4200 - Independent Research Credit Hours: 1-3
THEA 4300 - Lighting Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 4550 - Roy Acuff Chair Seminar Credit Hours: 4
THEA 4751 - Directed Studies in Theatre Credit Hours: 1-3
DANC 3880 - Costuming for Dance Credit Hours: 3

Theatre and Dance (B.A.)

Bulletin/Catalog Year 2017-2018

Department of Theatre and Dance

Description of Major

Admission Criteria

Concentrations

Minors

General Education Core

Major Core Requirements

Total Hours 11

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 6

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 9

Concentrations

Acting and Directing

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 15

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 18

Electives

Total Hours 12

Dance

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 21

Electives

Total Hours 4

Design

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 12

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 21

Electives

Total Hours 3

Total Program Hours 120