Theatre Major

Theatre Option
Bachelor of Arts

FAH BA 4406

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

THEA 120GS, Introduction to the Theatre - 3 hours

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6

The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.

Major Option = 36

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 111

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14

Minimum total hours required for BA in Theatre = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

Theatre Option Requirements (36 hours required)

Take all of the following:

THEA 135, Introduction to Technical Theatre - 3 hours

THEA 210, Playscript Analysis - 3 hours

THEA 225, Fundamentals of Acting - 3 hours

THEA 296, Elements of Theatrical Design - 3 hours

THEA 350, Survey of Dramatic Literature II - 3 hours

THEA 351, Survey of Dramatic Literature II - 3 hours

THEA 413, History of Theatre I - 3 hours

THEA 417, Play Direction for Theatre Majors - 3 hours

THEA 423, Theatre Production - 3 hours

THEA 425, Acting Styles - 3 hours

SPCH 205, Voice and Articulation - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

THEA 414, History of Theatre II - 3 hours

THEA 415, History of Theatre III - 3 hours (prereq: THEA 414)

09 May 2006
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