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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Theatre B.F.A.
Sub-plan: Lighting Design
Sample Plan: Lighting Design
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
TH 1041 - Introduction to Technical Theatre : 3.0 cr
TH 1699 - Running Crew Practicum : 2.0 cr
TH 1801 - Elements of Theatre : 3.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :4.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
TH 1031 - Introduction to Theatrical Design : 3.0 cr
TH 1301 - Stagecraft : 3.0 cr
TH 1351 - Stage Rendering Techniques : 3.0 cr
TH 1599 - Lighting/Sound Practicum : 1.0 cr
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences, Sustainability) :4.0 cr
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
TH 1501 - Introduction to Lighting and Sound : 3.0 cr
TH 1399 - Scenery and Properties Practicum : 2.0 cr
TH 2801 - Play Analysis: Dramatic Theory and Theatre Research : 3.0 cr
TH 3351 - Theatrical Drafting : 3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US, Social Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
TH 3501 - Advanced Digital Technology for the Theatre : 3.0 cr
TH 3355 - Computer-Aided Theatrical Design : 3.0 cr
TH 4501 - Advanced Stage Lighting : 3.0 cr
TH 1499 - Costume Practicum : 2.0 cr
TH 2399 - Production Practicum II : 1.0 cr
ART 1605 Fundamentals of Photography (3.0 cr) - recommended
Elective :1.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
TH 1111 - Introduction to Acting : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, FINE ARTS
TH 1401 - Costume Construction I : 3.0 cr
TH 3331 - Scenic Design I : 3.0 cr
TH 3441 - Costume Design I : 3.0 cr
TH 4351 - Portfolio Preparation and Presentation : 3.0 cr
TH 2399 - Production Practicum II : 1.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 3110 - Advanced Writing: Arts and Letters : 3.0 cr
TH 1551 - Sound Design : 3.0 cr
TH 3399 - Production Practicum III : 2.0 cr
TH 4441 - Costume Design II : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
TH 3399 - Production Practicum III : 2.0 cr
TH 4399 - Theatre: Special Projects : 2.0 cr
TH 4801 - History of the Theatre I : 3.0 cr : HUMANITIES
LE (Humanities) :4.0 cr
LE (Logic & Quantitative Reasoning) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
TH 4802 - History of the Theatre II : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr