Major Requirements

First Year

• THE 212 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE STUDIES
• THE 210 SCRIPT ANALYSIS
• History of Dramatic Literature Sequence (Arts and Literature Requirement)
• THE 204 HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE
• THE 205 HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE
• THE 206 HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE  
• THE 268 INTRODUCTION TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
• THE 291 PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP I
• Three Quarters of Theatre Crew 
• TEC 107 THEATRE CREW

​Second Year

• Design Workshop Sequence
• DES 141 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• DES 142 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• Playwriting I Sequence
•  THE 227 PLAYWRITING I
•  THE 228 PLAYWRITING I
•  THE 229 PLAYWRITING I
  
• THE 292 PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP II 
• THE 324 DRAMATIC THEORY
• THE 232 PLAYWRIGHT'S SEMINAR I  
• Dramatic Literature Electives
• Three courses, chosen in consultation with advisor

​Third Year

• Directing I Sequence
• PRF 374 DIRECTING
• PRF 375 DIRECTING
• THE 325 DRAMATIC CRITICISM
• Playwriting II Sequence
  
• THE 327 PLAYWRITING II
  
• THE 328 PLAYWRITING II
  
• THE 329 PLAYWRITING II
  
• ENG 328 STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE
• THE 332 PLAYWRIGHT'S SEMINAR II
  
• Completion of Common Core
• Students must select two courses from the following list:
• THE 143 DESIGN WORKSHOP
• THE 293 PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP III
• PRF 376 DIRECTING

Fourth Year

• THE 408 CAPSTONE:PREPARING FOR THE PROFESSION
• THE 410 THEATRE STUDIES CAPSTONE
• THE 412 PORTFOLIO PREPARATION  
• Playwriting III Sequence
  
• THE 427 PLAYWRITING III
• THE 428 PLAYWRITING III
• THE 429 PLAYWRITING III
• Topics in Playwriting Sequence
• THE 430 TOPICS IN PLAYWRITING I
• THE 431 TOPICS IN PLAYWRITING II
• THE 432 TOPICS IN PLAYWRITING III
  
• English or Communication Electives
• Three courses chosen in consultation with advisor
• Production Practice III and/or Internship
• Select three courses from the following list:
• THE 471 THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
• THE 472 THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
• THE 473 THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
• THE 490 THEATRE STUDIES INTERNSHIP   
  

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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