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School of Contemporary Arts 
Theater (B.A.) 
Convener: H. Beba Shamash 
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Theater (B.A.) 
Requirements of the Major

Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 180 GE-COLLEGE ENGLISH
SELECT ONE BADM 115 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES
or SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT
SELECT ONE GE- HISTORY:  HIST 101-110
AIID 201 GE-READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL NORTH AMERICA
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS REQUIREMENTS
CNTP 101 FIRST YEAR TOPICS
SELECT ONE  CA Interdisciplinary 300 level course
ARHT 301 AMERICAN ART AFTER 1940
ARHT 335 19TH CENTURY ART AND CULTURE
ARHT 338 AVANT GARDE ART
ARHT 341 IMPRESSIONISM AND AFTER
ARTS 331 ART AS THERAPY
CNTP 305 CUBAN CINEMA AND CULTURE
CNTP 310 BLACK EXPERIENCE/MEDIA
CNTP 312 CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM:FILM
CNTP 313 SYMBOLISM AND MEDIA IMAGE
CNTP 315 ART AND TECHNOLOGY
CNTP 323 SEXUAL POLITICS,GENDER AND FILM REPRESENTATION
CNTP 325 MEDIA SPORTS AND SOCIETY
CNTP 327 GLOBAL MULTICULTURAL MEDIA ISSUES
CNTP 347 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA
CNTP 348 LATINO IMAGES AND HOLLYWOOD
CNTP 350 DIGITAL CULTURE
CNTP 363 MEDIA AND CULTURE-LATIN AMERICA
COMM 317 MEDIA AND PERSUASION
COMM 334 HISTORY AND AESTHETICS:FILM EDITING
COMM 347 THE NEW TV CRITICISM
COMM 356 MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
MUSI 309 MUSIC AND GENDER
MUSI 325 WRITING ABOUT MUSIC
MUSI 328 SOUNDTRACKS
MUSI 335 AVANT GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC
MUSI 345 DJ CULTURE
MUSI 365 CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON MUSIC
THEA 318 PERFORMANCE STUDY: MASKS
THEA 323 EXPERIMENTAL THEATER 1950-PRESENT
THEA 328 CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS
THEA 331 THEATER AND SOCIETY I
THEA 334 THEATER AND SOCIETY II
SELECT ONE CA Interdisciplinary 400 level course
CNTP 404 THE DRAMATIC ELEMENT
CNTP 411 MEDIA IN SOCIETY
CNTP 414 FROM FICTION TO FILM
CNTP 415 JAZZ AND AMERICAN CULTURE
CNTP 424 AFRICAN/AMERICAN WOMEN IN FILM
CNTP 444 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CINEMA
CNTP 447 HISTORY AND AESTHETICS PERFORMANCE ART
CNTP 466 ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY THEATER
CNTP 468 ART AND EXILE
CNTP 487 FILM HISTORY CULTURE AND MYTH
CNTP 493 NATURE AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
MUSI 462 MUSIC AND IDENTITY
THEATER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
THEA 260 VOICE AND MOVEMENT
(required for acting concentration)
    or
THEA 329 STAGE MANAGEMENT
(required for Dir./Stg. Mgt. concentration)
THEA 221 BASIC ACTING
THEA 232 HISTORY OF THEATER
THEA 233 DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN THEATER
THEA 239 BASIC DIRECTING
THEA 430

CAREER PREPARATION FOR THEATER
   

or

CNTP 422

INTERNSHIP
THEA 242 PRODUCING THE PLAY (TAKEN 2 TIMES)
THEA 021 RUNNING CREW
THEA 022 RUNNING CREW
One course from the following list:
THEA 203 THE CRAFT OF COSTUME I
THEA 212 SCENIC ART
THEA 226 BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV
THEA 227 STAGECRAFT LECTURE AND LAB
(required for Des./Tech. concentration)
THEA 229 SET DESIGN
THEA 310 THE CRAFT OF COSTUME II
THEA 329 STAGE MANAGEMENT
THEA 335 COSTUME DESIGN
5 courses in a concentration chosen from the following:
ACTING CONCENTRATION
REQUIRED:
THEA 260 VOICE AND MOVEMENT
(double counts in major requirement)
THEA 303 INTERMEDIATE ACTING
THEA 312 AUDITIONING
THEA 427 SCENE STUDIES
or
THEA 326 ADVANCED ACTING
CHOOSE 2 COURSES from the following list:
THEA 427 SCENE STUDIES
THEA 326 ADVANCED ACTING
THEA 332 ACTING IN SHAKESPEARE
THEA 315 CLOWNING & COMEDY
THEA 135 BASIC MODERN DANCE
THEA 140 TRADITIONAL AFRICAN DANCE
THEA 145 TANGO I
THEA 150 BALLET I
THEA 165 JAZZ DANCE I
THEA 265 CHOREOGRAPHY I
THEA 267 MODERN DANCE II
THEA 319 LAB/PERFORMANCE STUDY:  MASKS
THEA 336 SHAKESPEARE PERFORMANCE I
THEA 340 THE ART OF PUPPETRY
THEA 343 VOICE AND MOVEMENT II
THEA 209 BRITISH THEATER
MUSI 320 MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
THEA 323 EXPERIMENTAL THEATER - 1950-PRESENT
THEA 353 ACTING FOR FILM AND TV
An Art History Course (ARHT 200-499)
THEA 360 HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION
THEA 130 STAGE MAKEUP
THEA 213 PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
DIRECTING/ STAGE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION
REQUIRED:
THEA 329 STAGE MANAGEMENT (double counts with Major req.)
THEA 351 ADVANCED DIRECTING
ONE DESIGN COURSE: (In addition to the
Major requiredTech/Design course.)
THEA 227 STAGECRAFT LEC AND  LAB
THEA 229 SET DESIGN or
THEA 226 BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV or
THEA 335 COSTUME DESIGN
ONE 200/300 LEVEL ACTING COURSE from the following list:
THEA 260 VOICE AND MOVEMENT
THEA 303 INTERMEDIATE ACTING
THEA 332 ACTING IN SHAKESPEARE
THEA 353 ACTING FOR FILM AND TV
THEA 427 SCENE STUDIES
THEA 213 PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
ONE COURSE from the following list:
THEA 245 BASIC PLAYWRITING
THEA 211 ARTS MANAGEMENT-THEATER
THEA 331 THEATER AND SOCIETY I
THEA 334 THEATER AND SOCIETY II
LITR 208 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
CNTP 210 BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATER
THEA 209 BRITISH THEATER
THEA 328 CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS
ONE 200/300 LEVEL - THEATER COURSE-elective
DESIGN/TECHNICAL THEATER CONCENTRATION
    REQUIRED:
THEA 227 STAGECRAFT (doublecountS with Major req.)
2 DESIGN COURSES from following list:
THEA 226 BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV
THEA 229 SET DESIGN
THEA 335 COSTUME DESIGN
THREE ELECTIVES from the following list:
THEA 203 THE CRAFT OF COSTUME
THEA 325 ADVANCED LIGHTING DESIGN
THEA 329 STAGE MANAGEMENT
THEA 217 VISUAL IMAGINATION
An Art History Course (ARHT 200-499)
THEA 360 HISTORY OF COSTUME AND FASHION
THEA 130 STAGE MAKEUP
THEA 209 BRITISH THEATER
THEA 213 PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
THEA 212 SCENIC ART
THEA 226 BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV
THEA 229 SET DESIGN
THEA 310 THE CRAFT OF COSTUME II
THEA 335 COSTUME DESIGN
THEATER STUDIES CONCENTRATION
Students interested in pursuing an Interdisciplinary
Theater Concentration are required to complete
the Major requirements and five courses
selected with a Theater advisor.
Related Information:
Theater Home Page
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