Communications, Arts and Humanities Division 

The Theatre Arts Program provides pre-professional theatrical training in the context of a liberal arts education preparing students for transfer to a four-year institution as well as entry into the local theatre community. Students learn and apply the skills needed to plan, direct, and act in theatrical projects within the social and historical context and canon of theatre and dramatic literacy history. The program also fosters the development of imaginative, communication, critical thinking, and social interaction skills for non-theatre majors. 

Program Learning Outcomes 

• Analyze text as it relates to performances that embody the writer’s and/or director’s intentions. 
• Identify major developments in theatre and screenwriting/performance writing from historical, cultural, and stylistic perspectives. 
• Define the roles of each component in a theatrical or screenwriting/performance writing team and apply one or more of these roles to the theatrical or screenwriting/performance writing process. 
• Select, prepare, and present representative monologues and scenes or acts from a range of sources, integrating theory and process in the creation of a character. 
• Identify the different steps in the process of theatrical design, recognizing the differences between various types of theatre spaces and their respective applications and uses. 

Major Requirements (18 credits) 

• THR 120 Introduction to Theater  (3 credits)
• THR 122 Acting I  (3 credits)
• ENG 251 Introduction to Drama  (3 credits)
• THR 240 Introduction to Directing  (3 credits)
• THR 121 Introduction to Theatre Technology  (3 credits) 
• ENG 270 Screenwriting: Writing for Performance  (3 credits) 

General Education Requirements AA (37/39 credits)

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Elective

Please refer to the program curriculum guide below for program elective coursework. 

Program Guide

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