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The proposed Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Theatre will prepare individuals to manage the planning, design, preparation, and production of theatrical programs. This degree will include instruction in performance and directing, design and production, arts administration and entrepreneurship, and civic dramaturgy and community engagement. The BFA in Theatre will train artists in the range of skills necessary to stage new and original theatrical works and will train performers to be creative and independent agents. Those who complete the degree will be flexible and innovative creators, who can communicate across cultures and media, and who thrive in highly varied and ever-changing milieus. Theatre makers develop unique global, cultural, and social competencies to work with diverse populations and communities, leveraging their artistic skills to address the challenges facing our society. Performing artists working in theatre hone their empathy, active listening skills, and critical inquiry abilities through collaborative performance-making.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| PERF 103 | Course PERF 103 Not Found 1 | 3 |
| PVFA 111 | Creating with Care 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| PERF 110 | Course PERF 110 Not Found 1 | 3 |
| PERF 245 | Course PERF 245 Not Found 1 | 3 |
| THEA 112 | Introduction to Stagecraft 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| THEA 220 | Decentering the Text 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| PERF 300 | Course PERF 300 Not Found 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| History of Performance in the Ancient World | |
| History of Performance in the Common Era | |
| History of Performance Modern Era | |
| 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| PERF 303 | Creating Performance 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| Seminar in 20th-21st Century Performance | |
| Seminar in Historical Performance | |
| Seminar in Global Performance | |
| Seminar in Performance Ethnography | |
| Seminar Performing the City | |
| Seminar in Gender, Sexuality, and Performance | |
| Seminar in Identity, Intersectionality, and Performance | |
| Seminar in Performance and Technology | |
| Seminar in Performance Theory | |
| Seminar in Folklore | |
| 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| PERF 304 | Course PERF 304 Not Found 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| THEA 441 | Capstone Seminar in Theatre 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
Graduation requirements include 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a general elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. The required 6 hours may be met by courses satisfying other areas of a degree program. See your academic advisor for further information.
