Offered by Department of Music and Performing Arts:

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 including:
    • 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
  For specific language requirements see Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
• 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.

1. Theatre Core (24 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • THEA 135, Introduction to Stage Technology - 2 hours
     • THEA 136, Introduction to Lighting Technology - 2 hours
     • THEA 225, Acting I - 3 hours
     • THEA 241, Introduction to Costume Technology - 2 hours
     • THEA 350, Survey of Dramatic Literature I - 3 hours
     • THEA 413, History of Theatre I - 3 hours
     • THEA 480, Play Direction - 3 hours
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • THEA 295, Theatre Practicum - 1 hour
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • THEA 423, Advanced Theatre Practicum - 1 hour
2. Theatre Supporting Courses (12 hours required)
   If not taking an emphasis, then must take 12 hours from at least 2 separate subfields:
   1. Drama Emphasis (12 hours required)
      • Take all of the following:
        • THEA 210, Playscript Analysis - 3 hours
        • THEA 351, Survey of Dramatic Literature II - 3 hours
        • THEA 421, Playwriting - 3 hours
      • Take 1 of the following:
        • THEA 414, History of Theatre II - 3 hours
        • THEA 415, History of Theatre III - 3 hours
   2. Performance Emphasis (12 hours required)
      • Take all of the following:
        • THEA 226, Acting II - 3 hours
        • THEA 425, Acting III - 3 hours
      • Take 6 hours from the following:
        • THEA 240, Stage Makeup - 3 hours
        • THEA 306, Movement for the Stage - 3 hours
        • THEA 307, Voice and Diction for the Stage - 3 hours
        • THEA 351, Survey of Dramatic Literature II - 3 hours
        • THEA 426, Career Preparation - 3 hours
   3. Design and Tech Emphasis (12 hours required)
      • Take 6 hours from the following:
        • THEA 210, Playscript Analysis - 3 hours
        • THEA 240, Stage Makeup - 3 hours
        • THEA 296, Elements of Theatrical Design - 3 hours
        • THEA 322, Theatre and Stage Management - 3 hours
        • THEA 436, Advanced Technical Theatre - 3 hours
      • Take 6 hours from the following:
        • THEA 419, Costume Design - 3 hours (Prereq: THEA 241, THEA 296 OR permission of instructor)
        • THEA 420, Scene Design - 3 hours (Prereq: THEA 296 or permission of instructor)
        • THEA 438, Technical Direction - 3 hours (Prereq: THEA 436)
        • THEA 447, Lighting Design - 3 hours (Prereq: THEA 296)