Program Overview
The degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a major in Theatre requires the successful completion of 120 hours, including (1) the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated courses; (2) requirements for the major as described below; and (3) a minor as arranged through the student’s minor advisor.
Mathematics Pathway: First-time, first-year students majoring in Theatre enter the Quantitative Literacy Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1360 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit that completes their 1000-level math requirements.
Program Outline
Major in Theatre (49 hours)
Undergraduate Core courses are used to satisfy the lower-division UCA Core requirement in Diversity, Critical Inquiry, Responsible Living, and Effective Communication, and Theatre courses are used to satisfy the upper-division UCA Core requirements in Diversity, Critical Inquiry, Responsible Living, and Effective Communication. Students will take THEA 4320 Directing as the required UCA Core capstone.
Required (30 hours):
- THEA 1350 Introduction to Theatre
- THEA 1360 Text Analysis
- THEA 1370 Acting I
- THEA 2325 Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
- THEA 2331 Stagecraft
- THEA 3324 Theatre History I [UD UCA Core: I]
- THEA 3325 Theatre History II [UD UCA Core: C, D]
- THEA 3332 Stage Lighting or THEA 3310 Costume Design or THEA 4340 Scene Design
- THEA 4300 Professional Issues [UD UCA Core: R]
- THEA 4320 Directing for the Stage [UD UCA Core: Z]
Electives (15 hours, chosen from the following):
- THEA 2200 Dance for the Theatre
- THEA 2320 Stage Make-Up
- THEA 2330 Stage Management
- THEA 2390 Acting II
- THEA 3V50 Directed Study in Theatre (Variable credit, 1 to 3 hours)
- THEA 3305 Scenic Painting for Theatre
- THEA 3310 Costume Design
- THEA 3320 Digital Design
- THEA 3332 Stage Lighting
- THEA 3390 Acting III: Performance Styles
- THEA 3391 Acting III: Shakespeare
- THEA 4305 Acting for the Camera
- THEA 4311 Stage Combat
- THEA 4315 Topics in Theatre Performance (May be repeated once under a different topic)
- THEA 4321 Topics in Technical Theatre (May be repeated once under a different topic)
- THEA 4322 Theatre Workshop
- THEA 4V23 Theatre Internship
- THEA 4326 Costume History
- THEA 4340 Scene Design
- THEA 4390 Audition Techniques
Required Application Courses (4 hours). Each course must be taken once and is repeatable up to five times.
- THEA 3122 Theatre Practicum
- THEA 4122 Technical Theatre Practicum
Optional:
MCOM 3321 Internship
(Directed Study and Internship not included in hours for the major)
Minor in Theatre (20 hours)
Required (6 hours):
- THEA 1370 Acting I
- THEA 2325 Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
Electives (12 hours – at least 9 hours to be upper division) from the following:
- THEA 1350 Introduction to Theatre
- THEA 1360 Text Analysis
- THEA 1370 Acting I
- THEA 2200 Dance for Theatre
- THEA 2331 Stagecraft
- THEA 2320 Stage Makeup
- THEA 2330 Stage Management
- THEA 2390 Acting II
- THEA 3V50 Directed Study in Theatre (Variable credit, 1 to 3 hours)
- THEA 3305 Scenic Painting for Theatre
- THEA 3310 Costume Design
- THEA 3320 Digital Design
- THEA 3324 Theatre History I [UD UCA Core: I]
- THEA 3325 Theatre History II [UD UCA Core: C, D]
- THEA 3332 Stage Lighting
- THEA 3390 Acting III: Performance Styles
- THEA 3391 Acting III: Shakespeare
- THEA 4300 Professional Issues [UD UCA Core: R]
- THEA 4305 Acting for the Camera
- THEA 4311 Stage Combat
- THEA 4315 Topics in Performance
- (May be repeated once under a different topic)
- THEA 4320 Directing for the Stage [UD UCA Core: Z]
- THEA 4321 Topics in Technical Theatre
- (May be repeated once under a different topic)
- THEA 4322 Theatre Workshop
- THEA 4V23 Theatre Internship
- THEA 4340 Scene Design
- THEA 4326 Costume History
Required Application courses (2 hours). Each course must be taken once and is repeatable up to five times.
- THEA 3122 Theatre Practicum
- THEA 4122 Technical Theatre Practicum
Abbreviation Key – UCA Core Program
LD = Lower Division
UD = Upper Division
C = Effective Communication
D = Diversity
I = Critical Inquiry
R = Responsible Living
Z = Capstone Experience
University of Central Arkansas
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