Theatre B.A.

Program Features

40 credits

Required Courses in the Major:

Core Curriculum

(20 credits, plus 9 directed GE credits):

and three semester hours selected from theatre studies:

TRACK I: Acting for Theatre, Television and Film:

(20 Credits- 16 from major and 4 credits of cognates)

three semester credits from:

and one additional credit of

TRACK II: Musical Theatre

(20 Credits- 15 from major plus 5 credits cognates in Music, 2 credits Directed Dance/FIT GE’s)

three semester credits from:

TRACK III: Design/ Technical Theatre

(20 Credits- 17 from major, plus 3 cognate credits in Art):

two additional credits of:

nine semester hours (at least six must be design courses) from:

and one additional theatre studies course from:

TRACK IV: Directing

(20 credits- 17 from THTR, plus 3 cognate credits in MCOM)

two additional credits in

six additional acting/directing credits (at least one must be an acting course) from:

three credits of design from

and one additional theatre studies course from

Required Cognate Courses:

Core:

None

Track I:

Three credits from:

one semester hour from Dance from

Track II:

Two keyboard credits chosen from:

and three music theory credits from:

Track III:

Three credits in studio Art (by advisement)

Track IV:

Co-requisite:

Additional Requirements: Directed GE Courses:

Core:

9 credits of directed GEs:

One Humanities Fine Art

One Humanities Performing Art

Plus Doubling Up in either Fine or Performing Art with:

Track I:

NONE

Track II:

Two FIT credits in Dance from

Track III:

NONE

Track IV:

NONE

Residency Requirement:

A minimum of 12 upper division theatre credits at East Stroudsburg University.