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Acting - B.F.A Degree

Department of Theatre and Dance

Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center

(716) 673-3596

Dr. Rob Deemer, Chairperson

Email: theatre.dance@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/theatre-dance

Major Requirements

Core Courses:

THEA 100Theatre & Dance Majors' Seminar

1
THEA 103Fundamentals of Theatre Technology

1
THEA 117Script Analysis

3
THEA 121Introduction to Technical Theatre

3
THEA 131Acting Studio: Acting I

3
THEA 132Acting Studio: Acting II

3
THEA 201Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 202Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 220Makeup

1
THEA 231Acting Studio: Scene Study I

3
THEA 232Acting Studio: Scene Study II

3
THEA 233Acting Lab I

2
THEA 234Acting Lab II

2
THEA 242Acting Studio: Introduction to Voice and Movement I

3
THEA 243Acting Studio: Introduction to Voice and Movement II

3
THEA 301Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 302Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 341Acting Studio: Shakespeare

3
THEA 345Acting Studio: Voice and Movement III

3
THEA 346Acting Studio: Voice and Movement IV

3
THEA 410Acting for Media I

3
THEA 424The Business of Acting

3
THEA 441Directing I: Principles of Directing

3
THEA 451World Theatre in Context I

3
THEA 452World Theatre in Context II

3
THEA 499Performance/Production Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:62

Core Elective Courses:

Choose three of the following courses:
THEA 359Physical Theatre

3
THEA 423Acting Studio: Alternative Acting Styles

3
THEA 449Introduction to Playwriting

3
THEA 467Meisner Technique

3
THEA 468Devising Theatre

3
Total Credit Hours:9
 

Major Electives

Students must complete 20 credits of elective coursework at the 200/300/400 level. This requirement may be fulfilled through a combination of any 200/300/400 level course in COMM, DANC, ENGL, MUS, or WRTG, as well as MUS 104, THEA 125, THEA 222, THEA 223, THEA 228, THEA 325 and THEA 339.

  • All  Fredonia students must complete a minimum of 120 credits hours and a minimum of 45 credits at the 300/400 level.

  • All majors in the Department of Theatre and Dance are expected to carry a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their major program, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Total Credit Hours: 91