Selected Educational Outcomes
- Students will articulate a cultural and historical perspective appropriate to their emphasis.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to interact and problem solve with colleagues as group participants and leaders.
- Students will demonstrate acting, technical, and design skills, based on the career goals of the individual student.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of professional opportunities for employment.
Examples of Outcome Assessments
Concluding curricular experiences for the theatre student will include:
- Participation in professionally oriented theatrical productions.
- Development of materials geared to individual students’ professional career goals or post-graduation plans.
- A capstone portfolio or audition presentation exhibiting advanced technical, design, or performances skills and assessing personal strengths and weaknesses.
Requirements for the B.F.A. degree with a Major in Theatre
| Core Curriculum | 60 | |
| Core Curriculum Areas A-E (See VSU Core Curriculum) | 42 | |
| Core Curriculum Area F | ||
| THEA 1000 | Voice and Diction | 3 |
| THEA 1100 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| DANC 1500 | Introduction to Dance | 3 |
| COMM 1100 | Human Communication | 3 |
| or MDIA 2000 | Introduction to Mass Media | |
| THEA 2750 & THEA 2800 | Basic Technical Theatre and Stage Lighting and Fundamentals of Acting | 6 |
| A minimum grade of “C” is required for all Area F courses in the Communication Arts Department. | ||
| Senior College Curriculum | 60 | |
| THEA 2730 & THEA 2810 | Theatrical and Film Makeup and Basic Stage Movement | 4 |
| THEA 3700 | Play Analysis for Production | 3 |
| THEA 3740 | Theatre Management | 3 |
| THEA 3750 | Costume History | 3 |
| THEA 3710 & THEA 3720 | Theatre Performance and Theatre Production | 2 |
| THEA 3950 | Fundamentals of Play Directing | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Lighting Design | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| Scene Design | ||
| THEA 3880 | Theatre History I | 3 |
| or THEA 3890 | Theatre History II | |
| THEA 4790 | Portfolio and Resume Presentation | 2 |
| DANC 1600 | Ballet I | 2 |
| or DANC 2800 | Jazz Dance I | |
| Guided electives | 10 | |
| Select one of the following Tracks | 22 | |
Performance | ||
Production | ||
Musical Theatre | ||
Theatre Management | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Performance Track
| THEA 1710 & THEA 3200 | Improvisation and Audition Techniques | 2 |
| DANC 1600 | Ballet I | 2 |
| DANC 2800 | Jazz Dance I | 2 |
| THEA 2110 | Stage Dialects | 3 |
| THEA 3800 | Scene Study | 3 |
| THEA 4800 | Period Styles of Acting | 3 |
| THEA 2840 & THEA 3710 | Stage Management and Theatre Performance | 4 |
| THEA 3880 | Theatre History I | 3 |
| THEA 3890 | Theatre History II | 3 |
| THEA 3010 | Oral Interpretation | 2 |
Production Track
| THEA 2840 & THEA 3300 | Stage Management and Costume Construction | 4 |
| THEA 3720 | Theatre Production | 4 |
| or THEA 3725 | Stage Management Practicum | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Lighting Design | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| Scene Design | ||
| THEA 3790 | Computer-aided Drafting for the Theatre | 2 |
| THEA 3880 | Theatre History I | 3 |
| or THEA 3890 | Theatre History II | |
| THEA 4760 & THEA 4770 | Principles of Technical Theatre and Scene Painting | 6 |
Musical Theatre Track
| MUSC 1000 & DANC 1900 | Fundamentals of Music and Tap Dance I | 4 |
| DANC 1600 | Ballet I | 2 |
| or DANC 2800 | Jazz Dance I | |
| DANC 3800 | Jazz Dance II | 3 |
| THEA 3020 & THEA 4020 | Theatre Voice and Advanced Theatre Voice | 4 |
| DANC 2910 & THEA 3200 | Social Dance and Audition Techniques | 2 |
| THEA 3021 & THEA 3031 | Sight Singing and Aural Training for Musical Theatre I and Sight Singing and Aural Training for Musical Theatre II | 2 |
| THEA 3710 | Theatre Performance | 2 |
| THEA 4810 | Musical Theatre Technique | 3 |
Theatre Management Track
| THEA 2840 | Stage Management | 2 |
| ACCT 2099 & MKTG 3050 | Accounting Principles for Entrepreneurs and Introduction to Marketing | 6 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Computer Technology for the Workplace | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Applications | ||
| Introduction to Microcomputers and Applications | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurship Skills | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| THEA 3725 | Stage Management Practicum | 3 |
| or THEA 3730 | Theatre Management Practicum | |
| THEA 3745 & THEA 4740 | Front of House Management and Theatre, Labor Relations, and the Law | 5 |
