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Duluth Campus
Theatre B.A.Theatre
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The BA in theatre offers broad, liberal arts study in theatre arts complemented by courses from across the University curriculum. Required courses in the major give students a strong core of theatre knowledge and experience. Students are urged to broaden their study by selecting a minor or second major in literature, culture, language, the social sciences, or the arts as appropriate to their career goals and in consultation with their academic advisor.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
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website.
Required prerequisites
Learning in Community (1 cr)
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Minor or a second major in another field of study.
Additional Fine Arts Requirement (3 cr)
Three credits of any 1000-level or 2000-level fine art course(s) from outside the student’s chosen major (art, art history, dance, music, or fine arts), provided that the student meets pre-requisites for the course(s). MU 15xx ensembles must be repeated once each semester for a total of 3 credits (may require audition).
Core Courses (21 cr)
TH 1031 - Introduction to Theatrical Design
(3.0 cr)
TH 1041 - Introduction to Technical Theatre
(3.0 cr)
TH 1801 - Elements of Theatre
(3.0 cr)
TH 2801 - Play Analysis: Dramatic Theory and Theatre Research
(3.0 cr)
TH 4801 - History of the Theatre I
[HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
TH 4802 - History of the Theatre II
(3.0 cr)
Theatre Electives (12 cr)
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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TH 1071 - Musical Theatre History
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1116 - Audition Techniques I
(2.0 cr)
·
TH 1118 - Voice and Movement for the Actor
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1301 - Stagecraft
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1351 - Stage Rendering Techniques
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1401 - Costume Construction I
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1451 - Stage Makeup
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1551 - Sound Design
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1601 - Stage Management
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 2400 - Survey of the History of Costume
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 2841 - The Theatre Experience
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3111 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3112 - Acting IV: Improvisation
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3201 - Stage Direction
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3218 - Acting V: Physical Theatre
(2.0 cr)
·
TH 3301 - Stagecraft II
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3331 - Scenic Design I
(3.0 cr)
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TH 3341 - Properties Construction
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3371 - Scene Painting
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3441 - Costume Design I
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3501 - Advanced Digital Technology for the Theatre
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3871 - Playwriting
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 3995 - Special Topics: (Various Titles to be Assigned)
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
TH 4841 - Creative Collaboration
(3.0 cr)
Practicum Electives (2 cr)
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
TH 1199 - Performance Practicum I
[LE CAT]
(1.0 cr)
·
TH 1399 - Scenery and Properties Practicum
(2.0 cr)
·
TH 1499 - Costume Practicum
(2.0 cr)
·
TH 1599 - Lighting/Sound Practicum
(1.0 cr)
·
TH 1699 - Running Crew Practicum
(2.0 cr)
·
TH 2399 - Production Practicum II
(1.0 cr)
·
TH 3399 - Production Practicum III
(2.0 cr)
Advanced Writing (3 cr)
WRIT 3110 - Advanced Writing: Arts and Letters
(3.0 cr)
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