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Theatre Arts: B.A. Degree

Department of Theatre and Dance

Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center

(716) 673-3596

Rob Deemer, Interim 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 Majors Seminar

1
THEA 103Fundamentals of Theatre Technology

1
THEA 117Script Analysis

3
THEA 121Introduction to Technical Theatre

3
THEA 133Introduction to Acting

3
THEA 201Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 202Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 220Makeup

1
THEA 270Theatre For Social Change

3
THEA 301Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 302Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 441Directing I: Principles of Directing

3
THEA 451World Theatre in Context I

3
THEA 452World Theatre in Context II

3
THEA 460Performing Arts Organization and Management

3
THEA 481Senior Projects Seminar

1
THEA 498Senior Project

3
Total Credit Hours:35
 

Area of Focus Chosen from Below

Acting/Directing Focus

Choose 12 credits from the following:

 
THEA 215Voice and Movement for the Stage

3
THEA 359Physical Theatre

3
THEA 370Scene Study

3
THEA 371Fredonia Young Company I

1
THEA 372Fredonia Young Company II

3
THEA 442Directing II

3
THEA 468Devising Theatre

3
THEA 470Styles

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Choose 4-6 credits from the following:

THEA 338Special Topics

.5-3
THEA 347Stage Combat: Unarmed

3
THEA 350Introduction to Musical Theatre

3
THEA 410Acting for Media I

3
THEA 415Stage Combat: Medieval Weapons

3
DANC 111Contemporary Technique I

2
DANC 113Jazz Dance I

2
Total Credit Hours:4-6

Technical Theatre Focus

Choose 12 credits from the following:

THEA 222Stagecraft I

3
THEA 223Lighting and Sound Technology

3
THEA 226Scene Painting I

3
THEA 228Costume Construction I

3
THEA 327Costume Design I

3
THEA 339Stage Management

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Choose 3 credits from the following:

THEA 245Sound for the Theatre

3
THEA 319Costume Construction II

3
THEA 321Costume Crafts, Dyeing and Painting

3
THEA 322Stagecraft II

3
THEA 337Properties for the Stage

3
THEA 420Special Studies in Technical Theatre

3
THEA 427Scene Painting II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Stage Management Focus

Choose 12 credits from the following:

THEA 222Stagecraft I

3
or
THEA 223Lighting and Sound Technology

3
THEA 436Design/Technical Production

1-3
THEA 401Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 402Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 228Costume Construction I

3
THEA 339Stage Management

3
THEA 371Fredonia Young Company I

1
THEA 372Fredonia Young Company II

3
THEA 460Performing Arts Organization and Management

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Choose 3 credits from the following:

THEA 245Sound for the Theatre

3
THEA 322Stagecraft II

3
THEA 319Costume Construction II

3
THEA 321Costume Crafts, Dyeing and Painting

3
THEA 337Properties for the Stage

3
THEA 420Special Studies in Technical Theatre

3
THEA 427Scene Painting II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

BA Generalist

Choose 14-15 credits from the following:

THEA 215Voice and Movement for the Stage

3
THEA 347Stage Combat: Unarmed

3
THEA 350Introduction to Musical Theatre

3
THEA 359Physical Theatre

3
THEA 370Scene Study

3
THEA 371Fredonia Young Company I

1
THEA 372Fredonia Young Company II

3
THEA 470Styles

3
THEA 468Devising Theatre

3
THEA 415Stage Combat: Medieval Weapons

3
THEA 410Acting for Media I

3
THEA 338Special Topics

.5-3
DANC 111Contemporary Technique I

2
DANC 113Jazz Dance I

2
THEA 222Stagecraft I

3
THEA 223Lighting and Sound Technology

3
THEA 226Scene Painting I

3
THEA 228Costume Construction I

3
THEA 327Costume Design I

3
THEA 339Stage Management

3
Total Credit Hours:14-15

Choose 3 credits from the following:

THEA 245Sound for the Theatre

3
THEA 322Stagecraft II

3
THEA 319Costume Construction II

3
THEA 321Costume Crafts, Dyeing and Painting

3
THEA 337Properties for the Stage

3
THEA 420Special Studies in Technical Theatre

3
THEA 427Scene Painting II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 50-53

All students in the BA Theatre Arts program must complete a minor consisting of 18-24 credit hours. Minors should be selected in consultation with the student's Academic Advisor.

NOTE:

  • All Fredonia students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours prior to graduation.
  • All BA students must complete a minimum of 66 credit hours outside of the major (THEA). These credits may include General Education courses, as well as courses taken through a student's minor or dual major.
  • 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 minimum GPA of 2.0.