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Twin Cities Campus
Theatre Arts B.A.Theatre Arts & Dance Dept
College of Liberal Arts
This degree program offers study of the art form in both theoretical historical context and the practice of live dramatic performance. Course offerings include theatre history and dramatic literature; acting, movement, and voice; directing; design and technology for scenery, costume, lighting, makeup, and sound; and stage and arts management.
Coursework also embraces theatre as a group art, an art in which individual excellence is often fully realized only in collaboration with other artists. The practical application of the art encourages students to test classroom experiences under the pressure of public performance in the laboratory of the University Theatre.
For students interested in a BFA program, see Acting BFA for requirements.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree from the theatre arts program: a B.A. in theatre arts, or a B.F.A. in acting, or a minor in theatre arts.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Major Courses
TH 1101W - Introduction to the Theatre
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
TH 1321 - Fundamentals of Acting & Performance
(3.0 cr)
TH 1322 - Creating the Performance
(3.0 cr)
TH 1501 - Introduction to Design for the Theatre
(3.0 cr)
TH 3171 - Western Theatre & Performance Historiography: Part I
(3.0 cr)
TH 3172 - Western Theatre & Performance Historiography: Part II
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
Dramatic Literature
TH 4177W - Analysis of Dramatic Literature
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
TH 4178W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Theatre Practicum
Take no more than 2 credits in acting.
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
TH 3100 - Theatre Lab Practicum
(1.0 cr)
Design/Technology
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
TH 3521 - Introduction to Scenic Design for Theatre and Performance
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3531 - Introduction to Theatrical Costume Design
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3541 - Introduction to Lighting Design for the Theatre
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3571 - Introduction to Technology for the Theatre
(2.0 cr)
Electives
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
TH 3xxx
·
TH 4xxx
·
TH 5xxx
·
DNCE 3xxx
·
DNCE 4xxx
·
DNCE 5xxx
Senior Seminar
TH 4901 - Project Exploration & Development
(1.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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Course Equivalencies: | Th 1101W/Th 1101V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |