Major & Minor
The Theater Studies department offeres a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Studies, Minor in Theater Studies, and a joint major in playwriting. No audition is required.
Majors in Theater Studies often choose to double-major in other fields.
To declare the major or minor, please contact John Ward to complete a declaration form and select an advisor.
Major Requirements
Core Requirements
- Introduction to the Major: Reading for Performance (201)
- Interpretation and Performance: either Introduction to Acting (121), Scene Study (221), or Speeches and Monologues (222)
- Literature, History, Aesthetics: History of Drama and Theater I (215), History of Drama and Theater II (216) and Aesthetics and Criticism of the Theater (490)
- Administration and Design, either Principles of Design (230) or Theater Administration (241)
- Production: either Basic Stagecraft (131) or Stagecraft Laboratory (330R)
- Two semesters of Theater Majors Colloquium (396)—A one-credit, one-hour weekly course, currently held in the spring semester
Departmental Electives
Three other 200-level or higher courses (twelve credit hours) in the department (or approved for the major) are required. Of these, one course (four hours) must be in the concentration area of literature, history, and aesthetics. TS190 and 101 do not count toward major or minor.
Total 42 hours for the major
Minor Requirements
Core Requirements
- Introduction to the Minor: Reading for Performance (201)
- Two semesters of Theater Majors Colloquium (396)—A one-credit, one-hour weekly course, currently held in the spring semester
Departmental Electives
- Four other courses in the department (or approved for the major) are required, one of which may be 121 or 131. TS190 and 101 do not count toward major or minor.
Total 22 hours for the minor
