Theatre: Acting, B.F.A.

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The BFA Theatre: Acting offers specialized training classes in upper level acting techniques including Stanislavski, Hagen, Adler, Meisner, Michael Chekhov, as well as Period Styles and Shakespeare. We also offer supplementary courses in Acting for Film and Television, Auditioning Techniques, Voice and Movement, Stage Combat, and Dialects for the Stage.

Degree Requirements (132 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional) Specified Course Requirements: Creative Inquiry: THE 120

Major Core Requirements (77 Cr. Hrs.)

THE 102 - Acting 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 130 - Stagecraft 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 202 - Acting II 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 204 - Auditions 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 206 - Voice & Movement I 2 Cr. Hrs.
THE 207 - Voice & Movement II 2 Cr. Hrs.
THE 235 - Stage Makeup 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 240 - Script and Character Analysis 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 302 - Acting III 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 305 - Acting for Film and Television 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 306 - Acting for Film/TV II 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 314 - Stage Combat 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 316 - Dialects for the Stage 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 321 - Theatre History I 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 322 - Theatre History II 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 340 - Play Directing 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 402 - Acting IV - Meisner Method 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 403 - Shakespeare in Performance 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 432 - Acting V - Scene Study: Michael Chekhov Technique 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 435 - Theatre as a Business 1-3 Cr. Hrs.
Choose one courses from the following (3 Cr. Hrs.):
THE 480 - New York City Symposium 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 492 - Senior Thesis 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 495 - Theatre Internship 3 Cr. Hrs.
Choose two courses from the following (6 Cr. Hrs.):
THE 230 - Stage Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 317 - Costume Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 325 - Scenic Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
THE 331 - Lighting Design 3 Cr. Hrs.
Theatre Practicum (6 Cr. Hrs.):
THE 101 - Theatre Practicum 1 Cr. Hrs.
Actor’ Lab (4 Cr. Hrs.): Student are required to have a minimum of 2 Cr. Hrs. of THE 205. The remaining 2 Cr. Hrs. can be chosen from the list below:
THE 205 - Actor’s Lab 1 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 119 - Activity Classes: Fitness Yoga I 1 Cr. Hrs.
KIN 129 - Activity Classes: Fitness Yoga II 1 Cr. Hrs.
THE 160 - Modern I 1 Cr. Hrs.
THE 275 - Body Conditioning for the Actor/Dancer 1 Cr. Hrs.

Major Electives (8 Cr. Hrs.)

THE ***

General Electives (6 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

Theatre: Acting, B.F.A.

Degree Requirements (132 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

Major Core Requirements (77 Cr. Hrs.)

Major Electives (8 Cr. Hrs.)

General Electives (6 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

Second Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Fourth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

Fifth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

Sixth Semester (17 Cr. Hrs.)

Seventh Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

Eighth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)