Theatre Studies - B.A. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (57 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KFA DG	THEA	11000	The Art of the Theatre	3
		11303	The Art of Acting	3
		21111	Script Analysis	3
		31112	History of Theatre and Drama I	3
		31113	History of Theatre and Drama II	3
		31114	History of Theatre and Drama III	3
		xxxxx	Theatre Elective (lower or upper-division)	12
	Choose from the following: Theatre History Electives			9
WIC	DAN	47163	Dance History II (3)*
WIC	THEA	41026	Playwriting (3)*
WIC		41110	Theatre Criticism (3)*
DD		41113	Theatre in Multicultural America (3)
DD		41114	Gay and Lesbian Theatre (3)
		41133	Theatre and Drama in America I (3)
		41134	Theatre and Drama in America II (3)
WIC		41140	American Musical Theatre History (3)*
		41191	Seminar: Theatre History/Literature/Theory (3)
	Choose from the following:			6
	THEA	11522	Introductory Lighting (3)
		11524	Introductory Costuming (3)
		11622	Introductory Scenery (3)
	Choose from the following: (6 credit hours must be upper-division and 6 credit hours must be in the Design Technology area)			12
	THEA	22092	Practicum I in Design and Technology (3)
		22192	Practicum I in Performance (3)
		22292	Practicum I in Theatre Management (3)
		42092	Practicum II in Design and Technology (3)
		42192	Practicum II in Performance (3)
		42292	Practicum II in Theatre Management (3)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (71 credits)
Type	Title			Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			6
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			6
	General Electives (minimum 15 upper-division credit hours)**			33-38
MINIMUM TOTAL				129

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned in either DAN 47163, THEA 41026 or THEA 41110 or THEA 41140 to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.

**No minor is required. Students may take further courses in theatre or outside of the school as desired. If students are seeking licensure for teaching in public schools, 3 credit hours of electives may be used for courses in an appropriate academic minor in addition to the minor required in the College of Education, Health and Human Services. Minimum 15 credit hours must be upper division, which may be decreased if upper-division courses are taken as part of THEA electives.

Additional Note for the BA Theatre Studies program: Students on academic probation may not participate in School of Theatre and Dance productions. Students may be dropped from the program for failure to maintain a 2.50 GPA