Theater Degree: Course of Study
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
THEATER MAJOR
The major in theater provides the opportunity to practice and develop a wide variety of insights and skill-sets applicable to graduate or professional work in theater as well as a variety of other careers. The combined curricular and production programs provide a foundation of theater study and practice from which a student may pursue specific interests through advanced courses and practica. Students will complete the following course of studies:
ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM
Before being admitted to the program, students must complete any four of the Major Core Curricular Requirements with at least a 2.0 GPA. Formal application to the program should be made by the spring semester of the sophomore year.
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THEATER MAJOR CORE CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS |
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| THT | 1000 | Introduction to Theater | 3 | |
| THT | 1100 | Stagecraft | 3 | |
| THT | 1200 | Acting | 3 | |
| THT | 1300 | Introduction to Theatrical Design | 3 | |
| THT | 1500 | Major’s Seminar | NC | |
| THT | 2500 | Production & Management | 3 | |
| THT | 3000 | Theatrical Aesthetics | 3 | |
| THT | 3001 | Theater History and Literature I | 3 | |
| THT | 3002 | Theater History and Literature II | 3 | |
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THEATER MAJOR CORE PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS |
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| THT | 1111 | Technical Theater Practicum I | 3 | |
| THT | 4980 | Senior Seminar I | 3 | |
| THT | 4990 | Senior Seminar II | 3 | |
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| THT | 1211 | Performance Practicum I | 3 | |
| THT | 2112 | Technical Theater Practicum II | 3 | |
| THT | 2210 | Rehearsal Ensemble & Performance I | 3 | |
| THT | 2212 | Performance Practicum II | 3 | |
| THT | 2220 | Rehearsal Ensemble & Performance II | 3 | |
| THT | 2311 | Design Practicum I | 3 | |
| THT | 2511 | Production Management Practicum I | 3 | |
| THT | 3113 | Technical Theater Practicum III | 3 | |
| THT | 3230 | Rehearsal Ensemble & Performance III | 3 | |
| THT | 3240 | Rehearsal Ensemble & Performance IV | 3 | |
| THT | 3312 | Design Practicum II | 3 | |
| THT | 3313 | Design Practicum III | 3 | |
| THT | 3512 | Production Management Practicum II | 3 | |
| THT | 3513 | Production Management Practicum III | 3 | |
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THEATER MAJOR ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS |
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Twelve additional credit hours in theater or theater-related
courses based on the students interests and in consultation
with an advisor.
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SENIOR THEATER SEMINARS |
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Theater seminars will be completed each semester of the
student's senior year. These seminars are geared to each
student's specific interests and will be tied to a departmentally
authorized production project in the following areas:
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| 1 ) | production management/technical direction | |||
| 2) | performance/direction* | |||
| 3) | dramaturgy/playwrighting* | |||
| 4) | design- lighting, sound, scenic, or costume | |||
| *in special circumstances | ||||
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS IN THEATER MAJOR | 54 | |||
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MINOR IN THEATER |
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Students interested in a minor in theater must be approved by the Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and must complete the following course of studies: |
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| THT | 1000 | Introduction to Theater | 3 | |
| THT | 1200 | Acting | 3 | |
| THT | 1100 | Stagecraft | 3 | |
| THT | 1111 | Technical Theater Practicum I | 3 | |
| Plus 6 hours elected from “Core Production Requirements” | 6 | |||
| Plus 6 hours elected from any additional theater courses | 6 | |||
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS IN THEATER MINOR | 24 | |||
TEACHER LICENSURE IN THEATER
All Theater majors seeking licensure to teach Pre-K-12 with an endorsement theater arts, must complete all requirements for the Teacher Education Program, listed elsewhere in this catalogue. In addition to the theater major course of study, students seeking licensure in theater must complete the following 30 hours of course-work.
| THT | 4500 | Directing | 3 | |
| EDU | 2510 | Foundations/Development of American Education | 3 | |
| EDU | 3580 | Reading and Language Arts in the Content Areas | 3 | |
| EDU | 3690 | Inclusion of Exceptional Children | 3 | |
| EDU | 4080 | Classroom Management and Discipline | 3 | |
| EDU | 4090 | Tests and Measurements | 3 | |
| EDU | 4740 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 | |
| EDU | 4820 | Design and Development of Instruction, 6-12 | 3 | |
| EDU | 4943 | Teaching Internship, PreK-12 | 12 |
To be recommended by the Division of Theater to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), a student must have a 3.0 grade point average in all theater course work completed at UVa-Wise, with a minimum of 18 credits in theater courses taken at the College. (Those students whose grade point average in theater course work is below 3.0 but above 2.5 may be considered for recommendation to the TEP, if there are special circumstances warranting such consideration. A request for special consideration must be submitted to the Division of Theater in writing). For additional requirements and information relative to the TEP, please see that portion of the College Catalogue and/or contact the Director of the Teacher Education Program.
