Theatre Major Requirements
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Credit Hours: 37+
"PR" indicates a pre-requisite. "CO" indicates a co-requisite.
Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu for more information.
Required Courses
Stagecraft I (3) PR: None |
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Costuming I: Introductory Studies (3) PR: None |
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Script Analysis (3) PR: None |
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Acting I: Basic Approach (3) PR: None |
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Theatre History and Literature to 1750 (3) PR: Junior or senior status |
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Theatre History and Literature after 1750 (3) PR: Junior or senior status |
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Stage Lighting (3) PR: THTR 209 |
Students may complete the General Theatre requirements or select a concentration from Performance (21 credit hours) or Costume Design and Technologies (21 credit hours) or Scenic/Lighting Design and Technologies (21 credit hours) or Theatre for Youth (21 credit hours) to complete the major.
General Theatre Required Courses
General Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Theatre Performance Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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African American Theatre (3) PR: Junior or senior status |
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Contemporary Theatre (3) PR: None |
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Stage Management (3) PR: THTR 209, THTR 276, and either THTR 201 or THTR 202 |
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Principles of Directing for Theatre (3) PR: THTR 209, THTR 240, THTR 276 and THTR 277 |
Select 6 credit hours of 300-level or higher THTR elective courses from the Theater 300-Level or 400-Level Electives List
Theater 300-Level and 400-Level Electives List
Feminist Theatre (3) PR: None |
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History of Fashion and Manners (3) PR: None |
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Creating Scene and Song (3) PR: None |
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Selected Topics in Communication Production (3) PR: None to various depending on topic |
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Playwriting I (3) PR: None |
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Musical Theatre Performance Workshop (3) PR: THTR 276 and THTR 277 |
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Sound Design and Production for the Stage (3) PR: THTR 209, THTR 276, and THTR 201 or THTR 202 |
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Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3) PR: None |
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Stage Combat (3) PR: THTR 375 and THTR 376 |
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Tutorial (1-3, Repeatable up to 12) PR: Junior status and instructor permission |
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Internship in Theatre (3-6) PR: Junior status; declared Theatre majors only; and instructor permission |
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Playwriting II (3) PR: THTR 355 |
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Seminar: Selected Topics in Theatre II (1-3) PR: various depending on topic and instructor permission |
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Independent Study (1-3) PR: Open to junior or senior Theatre majors with an overall GPA of at least 2.75 and Theatre major GPA's of at least 3.30 with department permission |
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Bachelor's Essay (6) PR: Instructor permission |
Required courses for Performance Concentration
Stage Makeup (1) PR: THTR 240 or THTR 277 |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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General Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Theatre Performance Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Voice for the Theatre (3) PR: THTR 376 |
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Movement for the Actor (3) PR: THTR 376 |
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Acting II: Characterization (3) PR: THTR 276 and THTR 277 |
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Acting III (3) PR: THTR 360 and THTR 375 |
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Principles of Directing for Theatre (3) PR: THTR 209, THTR 240, THTR 276 and THTR 277 |
Select 3 credit hours of 300-level or higher THTR elective courses from the Theater 300-Level or 400-Level Electives List
Required courses for Costume Design and Technologies Concentration
History of Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (3) PR: None |
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History of Art: Renaissance through Modern (3) PR: None |
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Stage Makeup (1) PR: THTR 240 or THTR 277 |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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General Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Theatre Performance Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Drafting and Rendering for the Theatre (3) PR: THTR 209 or THTR 240 |
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Costuming II: Pattern Drafting and Advanced Sewing Techniques (3) PR: THTR 240 |
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Costume Design (3) PR: THTR 207, THTR 240 and THTR 276 |
Select 5 credit hours of 300-level or higher THTR elective courses from the Theater 300-Level or 400-Level Electives List
Required courses for Scenic/Lighting Design and Technologies Concentration
History of Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (3) PR: None |
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History of Art: Renaissance through Modern (3) PR: None |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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General Practicum or THTR 202 Theatre Performance Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Drafting and Rendering for the Theatre (3) PR: THTR 209 or THTR 240 |
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Scene Painting (3) PR: THTR 209 |
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Stagecraft II (3) PR: THTR 207 and THTR 209 |
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Scenic Design (3) PR: THTR 207, THTR 209 and THTR 276 |
Select 3 credit hours of 300-level or higher THTR elective courses from the Theater 300-Level or 400-Level Electives List
Required courses for Theatre for Youth Concentration (Does not lead to K-12 teacher licensure)
Foundations of Education (3) PR: Sophomore status |
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General Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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General Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Production Practicum (1) PR: instructor permission |
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Theatre Performance Practicum (1)PR: instructor permission |
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Creative Drama I (3) PR: None |
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Children's Theatre (3) PR: None |
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Children's Theatre Repertory (3) PR: THTR 277 |
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Principles of Directing for the Theatre (3) PR: THTR 209, THTR 240, THTR 276 and THTR 277 |
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Creative Drama II (3) PR: THTR 221, THTR 321 and THTR 322 |
