Theatre B.A.
Program Features
40 semester hours
Required Course in the Major:
Core Curriculum
(20 semester hours, 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:
| THTR 310 | GE: Advanced Acting: Styles | 3 credits |
| THTR 343 | GE: Directing | 3 credits |
| THTR 440 | Collaborative Theatre Workshop | 3 credits |
and one additional credit of
(beyond core requirement).
Track II: Musical Theatre
(20 Credits- 15 from major plus 5 credits cognates in Music, 2 credits Directed Dance/FIT GE’s)
| THTR 127 | Movement For The Actor | 3 credits |
| THTR 202 | GE: Acting II | 3 credits |
| THTR 211 | GE: Voice For Performance | 3 credits |
| THTR 350 | GE: Acting for Musical Theatre | 3 credits |
three semester credits from:
| THTR 310 | GE: Advanced Acting: Styles | 3 credits |
| THTR 343 | GE: Directing | 3 credits |
| THTR 440 | Collaborative Theatre Workshop | 3 credits |
Track III: Design/ Technical Theatre
(20 Credits- 17 from major, plus 3 cognate credits in Art):
two additional credits of:
(at least one as design assistant or in technical leadership)
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
(at least one as AD, ASM, or SM)
six additional acting/directing credits (at least one must be an acting course) from:
| THTR 202 | GE: Acting II | 3 credits |
| THTR 310 | GE: Advanced Acting: Styles | 3 credits |
| THTR 440 | Collaborative Theatre Workshop | 3 credits |
| THTR 486 | Field Experience & Internship | 3 credits |
three credits of design from
and one additional theatre studies course from
Track V: Fine Arts
(20 credits- 8 from THTR plus six cognate credits in Art and six in Music)
two additional credits of:
(one recommended as dramaturge, AD, SM, ASM),
6 additional Theatre credits from:
Required Cognate Courses:
Core:
None
Track I:
Three semester hours from:
| DMET 210 | Television: Studio Production | 3 credits |
| CMST 163 | GE: Introduction to Film Study | 3 credits |
| CMST 229 | Broadcast Journalism | 3 credits |
one semester hour from Dance from
| FIT 140 | Dance I | 1 credits |
| FIT 141 | International Ethnic Dance | 1 credits |
| FIT 142 | Social and Ballroom Dancing | 1 credits |
Track II:
Two keyboard credits chosen from:
| MUS 110 | GE: Piano Class I | 2 credits |
| MUS 111 | GE: Piano Class II | 2 credits |
| MUS 160 | GE: Applied Music: Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 161 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 260 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 261 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 360 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 361 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 460 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
| MUS 461 | Applied Music - Piano | 2 credits |
and three music theory credits from:
| MUS 101 | GE: Fundamentals Music | 3 credits |
| MUS 220 | GE: Music Theory I | 3 credits |
| MUS 320 | Music Theory II | 3 credits |
Track III:
Three semester hours in studio Art (by advisement)
Track IV:
Co-requisite:
| DMET 210 | Television: Studio Production | 3 credits |
Track V:
Co-requisite:
6 credits of ART; 6 credits of MUS (at least 3 semester hours be from Fine Arts Music courses).
Additional Requirements: Directed GE Courses:
Core:
9 credits of directed GEs:
One Humanities Fine Art
| THTR 100 | GE: Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits |
One Humanities Performing Art
| THTR 210 | GE: Design for the Perf Arts | 3 credits |
Plus Doubling Up in either Fine or Performing Art with:
Track I:
NONE
Track II:
Two FIT credits in Dance from
| FIT 140 | Dance I | 1 credits |
| FIT 141 | International Ethnic Dance | 1 credits |
| FIT 142 | Social and Ballroom Dancing | 1 credits |
Track III:
NONE
Track IV:
NONE
Track V:
NONE
Residency Requirement:
A minimum of 12 upper division theatre credits at East Stroudsburg University.
For more information, contact the department by calling 570-422-3694 or email department secretary Debra Wassel at dwassel@esu.edu. For information on specific tracks, contact the track adviser. To become a major, contact the theatre chair. For information on the minor, contact any theatre faculty member.
Department of Theatre
570-422-3759
www.esu.edu/theatre
For ticket information call 570-422-3483 x4.