Theatre, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Create theatrical productions in a collaborative and comprehensive process while recognizing their place in the larger context of the liberal arts. 
2. Evaluate scripts for conceptual, redemptive and dramatic value, and apply analyses within their craft.
3. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of dramatic literature and the history of theatre and apply praxis.
4. Evaluate the challenges of being a Christian in theatre and articulate how faith informs ones choices as a theatre practitioner.

General Education Requirements - 38 Credit Hours

Theatre majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

• Fine Art Requirement: Theatre majors fulfill the two-hour fine arts elective through major study.
• Global Studies Requirement: Theatre majors fulfill the three-hour global studies elective through major study.

Required School of Communication and Media Courses - 9 Credit Hours

• COM 1033 - Introduction to Media
• COM 2133 - Interpersonal Communication
• COM 3513 - Communication Ethics

Required Theatre Courses - 31 Credit Hours

• THE 1053 - Stagecraft
• THE 1403 - Acting I
• THE 2083 - Costume & Makeup Fundamentals
• THE 2213 - Stage Management & Play Production
• THE 2513 - Dramatic Imagination
• THE 2583 - Lighting & Sound Production
• THE 3243 - Script Analysis
• THE 4033 - Theatre History I
• THE 4043 - Theatre History II
• THE 4301 - Christian Ethics in the Theatre
• THE 4483 - Careers Workshop
• THE 4910 - Culminating Evaluation in Theatre

Practica - 8 Credit Hours

Any combination of the following. However, one must be taken each semester:

• THE 1201 - Participation in Performance
• THE 3201 - Participation in Performance
• THE 1221 - Participation in Production
• THE 3221 - Participation in Production

Theatre majors must fulfill the requirements of one of the following tracks:

Sample Degree Plans

Theatre Arts: Acting for Stage & Screen Track Degree Plan  

Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre Track Degree Plan