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Theatre - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

AN ARTS AND SCIENCES AREA OF CONCENTRATION

APPLICATION CODE 237

For curriculum information, contact the Division of Liberal Studies—Room AC-230.

This curriculum is designed as a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in theatre. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. The main emphasis in the theatre area of concentration is the creation of an artistic point of view on the part of the student.

Suggested Semester 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL 121College Composition

3
THET 103Acting Foundations for Performance

3
THET 125Text Analysis

3
Gen Ed Core Social & Behavioral Sciences - Critical & Creative Thinking Core

3
Gen Ed Core Mathematics - Quantitative Reasoning Core

3

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
THET 202Advanced Acting

3
THET 260Voice and Diction for the Actor

3
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities - Critical & Creative Thinking Core

3
Gen Ed Core Biological & Physical Sciences - Scientific Reasoning Core

3
Gen Ed Core Technological Literacy Core

3

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
THET 271Theatre Juried Audition Techniques

2
THET 273Movement for the Actor

3
THET 291Theatre History I

3
Gen Ed Core Biological & Physical Sciences - Scientific Reasoning Core w/ Lab

4
Theatre Elective Any course with a THET prefix (check the requirements of the transfer institution)

3

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
THET 115Introduction to Theatre Design

3
THET 292Theatre History II

3
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities - Oral & Expressive Communication Core

3
Gen Ed Core Social & Behavioral Sciences - Global Competency Core

3
Gen Ed Core Information Literacy Core

3

Total Credit Hours: 60

A graduate should be able to

  1. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning as it applies to the field of theatre.
  2. Identify, generate, and analyze ideas in multiple contexts within the discipline of theatre.
  3. Demonstrate competency in acting using text analysis, movement, and voice and diction skills and theories.
  4. Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to diversity in the cultures, races, religions, politics, and socio-economic environments of the world we live in by contextualizing the human experience through the lens of theatre.