1998-1999 Catalog
Department of Theatre
The Department of Theatre offers a comprehensive undergraduate program, with courses covering the basic areas of the discipline and a variety of program electives to meet students’ curricular needs. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in theatre provides a broad theatrical background for students planning careers in professional, higher educational or community theatre. The Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) in theatre education provides certification to teach drama from preschool through secondary grades.
BA graduates may pursue employment in the entertainment and related fields in a number of areas: arts management, technical theatre, public relations, acting, directing, play writing and design. Teacher certification qualifies students to teach in public and private schools in Georgia and other states.
Expected Outcomes
Theatre graduates will be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge of the theatre history and appreciation for dramatic literature of western civilization
- Knowledge of and proficiency in theatre design and technology
- Knowledge of and proficiency in acting and directing
- BSEd graduates also will be able to demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in the methods of teaching theatre
Course Requirements
BA Theatre
| Areas A-E and Wellness Courses | Required Hours: 45 |
| Area F | Courses Related to Major | Required Hours: 18 |
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
THEA 1175 Script Analysis
THEA 1245 Acting 1
THEA 1355 Basic Design for Theatre
THEA 1365 Stagecraft
THEA 1435 Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
| Area G | Program Requirements | Required Hours: 25 |
THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation ( for every semester enrolled)
THEA 2285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 1
THEA 2325 Stage Movement
THEA 2346 Voice Training for the Stage
THEA 2355 Stage Makeup
THEA 3261 Stage Costuming 1: History and Construction
THEA 3267 Scene Design
THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
THEA 4000 Senior Project in Theatre
THEA 4795 Senior Seminar in Theatre
THEA 5281 Stage Directing 1
Select two courses of the following:
THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1: Primitive-Renaissance
THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2: Renaissance-19th Century
THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3: Departures from Realism
| Area H | Program Electives | Required Hours: 26 |
Select 26 semester hours from the following:
COMM 3115 Oral Interpretation
THEA 2175 Survey of African-American Theatre
THEA 2345 Seminar in Auditions
THEA 3105 Children's Theatre
THEA 3225 Musical Theatre Performance
THEA 3245 Acting 2
THEA 3262 Stage Costuming 2: Design
THEA 3268 Scene Painting
THEA 3269 Stage Lighting
THEA 4245 Acting 3
THEA 4325 Period Movement for the Stage
THEA 4445 Theatre Performance
THEA 4465 Theatre Production
THEA 4698 Internship
THEA 4899 Individual Study
THEA 5105 Creative Dramatics in the Classroom
THEA 5106 Methods of Teaching Theatre
THEA 5282 Stage Directing 2
THEA 5285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 2
THEA 5575 Selected Topics in Theatre Arts
| Area I | General Electives | Required Hours: 9 |
Total Hours Required 123
BSEd Theatre Education
| Areas A-E and Wellness Courses | Required Hours: 45 |
| Area F | Courses Related to Major | Required Hours: 18 |
EDUF 2215 The American Education Experience
EDUF 2216 Human Development, Motivation, and Learning
THEA 1245 Acting 1
THEA 1355 Basic Design for Theatre
THEA 1365 Stagecraft
THEA 1435 Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
| Area G | Program Requirements | Required Hours: 25 |
THEA 1000 Theatre Convocation (for every semester enrolled)
THEA 2285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 1
THEA 2325 Stage Movement
THEA 2346 Voice Training for the Stage
THEA 2355 Stage Makeup
THEA 3261 Stage Costuming 1: History and Construction
THEA 3267 Scene Design
THEA 3435 Advanced Theatre Practice (taken 3 times)
THEA 4000 Senior Project in Theatre
THEA 4795 Senior Seminar in Theatre
THEA 5281 Stage Directing 1
Select two courses from the following:
THEA 3175 Theatre History/Literature 1: Primitive-Renaissance
THEA 3176 Theatre History/Literature 2: Renaissance-19th Century
THEA 3177 Theatre History/Literature 3: Departures from Realism
| Area H | Professional Core | Required Hours: 26 |
EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
EDCI 4795 Student Teaching Seminar
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
SPED 3255 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Youth with Disabilities,
Gifts, and Talents
SPED 4255 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Disabilities,
Gifts, and Talents
THEA 5105 Creative Dramatics in the Classroom
THEA 5106 Methods of Teaching Theatre
Select three semester hours from the following:
COMM 3115 Oral Interpretation
THEA 2175 Survey of African-American Theatre
THEA 2345 Seminar in Auditions
THEA 3105 Children's Theatre
THEA 3225 Musical Theatre Performance
THEA 3245 Acting 2
THEA 3262 Stage Costuming 2: Design
THEA 3268 Scene Painting
THEA 3269 Stage Lighting
THEA 4245 Acting 3
THEA 4325 Period Movement for the Stage
THEA 4445 Theatre Performance
THEA 4465 Theatre Production
THEA 4698 Internship
THEA 4899 Independent Study
THEA 5282 Stage Directing 2
THEA 5285 Computer Aided Design and Drafting 2
THEA 5575 Selected Topics in Theatre Arts
| Area I | General Electives | Required Hours: 9 |
Total Hours Required 123
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