Program: Theatre, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Theatre and Dance
Jeff Gibson, program coordinator
Jeff.Gibson@mtsu.edu

The major in Theatre is designed to provide students with maximum opportunities to develop theoretical and practical appreciation of theatre arts. Preparation is offered for the pursuit of graduate study in a number of fields or for entry into professions including secondary school teaching and professional theatre.

Students majoring in Theatre must receive a grade of C (2.00) or better in all courses in their major for the course to count as a prerequisite or to count toward graduation.

Students pursuing the B.S. degree must complete a cognate and one minor. The minor must not require any courses with a THEA prefix.

Required Courses (34 hours)

Students must complete the following required Theatre courses:

THEA 2000 - Introduction to Theatre Studies 1 credit hour
THEA 2100 - Introduction to Production Practices 3 credit hours
THEA 2500 - Acting I 3 credit hours
THEA 2900 - Production Practicum II 1 credit hour
THEA 3050 - Theatrical Design Concepts 3 credit hours
THEA 3700 - Fundamentals of Play Directing 3 credit hours
THEA 3820 - Script Analysis 3 credit hours
THEA 4800 - Theatre History I: Greek Period to Restoration 3 credit hours
THEA 4810 - Theatre History II: Restoration to Present 3 credit hours
THEA 4900 - Production Practicum IV 1 credit hour (taken twice for 2 credit hours)
THEA 4990 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
6 hours from
THEA 3100 - Make-Up Techniques for Performers 3 credit hours
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours

Cognates

Students may select from the following two cognates:

Theatre (18 hours)

Select 18 hours from upper-division (3000 or 4000 level) courses in THEA in consultation with an advisor

Dance (18 hours)

DANC 1000 - Dance Appreciation 3 credit hours
DANC 2000 - Introduction to Dance Studies 3 credit hours
DANC 3010 - Modern Dance Techniques III 3 credit hours
DANC 3040 - Ballet Techniques III 3 credit hours
DANC 4110 - Choreography II 3 credit hours
DANC 4800 - History of Dance 3 credit hours

Recommended Curriculum: Theatre

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

All students pursuing a major within this department must complete the General Education requirements. The following is a suggested pattern of study for the first two years; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Major courses as advised 14 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Major courses as advised 13 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Required Courses (34 hours)

Cognates

Theatre (18 hours)

Dance (18 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Theatre

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

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