Theatre Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements
All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.
The Theatre major requires 49 credits as follows:
Required Core Courses (40 credits):
- THEA 115: Introduction to Performance and Group Dynamics (3)
- THEA 204: Stagecraft (3)
- THEA 206: Costuming (3)
- THEA 210: Practicum (1-2) - 4 credits required for major
- THEA 213: Comedy Improvisation (1) - 3 credits required for major
- THEA 215: Acting I - Scripted Materials (3)
- THEA 217: Movement I (3)
- THEA 219: Voice I (3)
- THEA 228: Great Plays Analysis (3)
- THEA 244: Playwriting (3)
- THEA 250: Theatre History I (3)
- THEA 315: Acting II - Character (3)
- THEA 495: Senior Seminar in Theatre (3)
Creative Studies Electives from the Following (6 credits):
- THEA 203: Sound Design (3)
- THEA 205: Scene Design (3)
- THEA 220: Storytelling and Performing Literature (3)
- THEA 222: Puppetry (3)
- THEA 235: Stage Combat (3)
- THEA 255: Acting for Camera I (3)
- THEA 307: Lighting Design (3)
- THEA 310: Directing - Stage (3)
- THEA 317: Movement II (3)
- THEA 319: Voice II (3)
- THEA 355: Acting for Camera II (3)
- THEA 357: Topics: Dance and Theatre (1-3)
- THEA 368: Theatre Trip/Seminar (3)
- THEA 380: Auditioning (3)
- THEA 415: Acting III - Methods (3)
- THEA 460: Screen Production (3)
- THEA 485: Internship (CV)
- THEA 491: Independent Study (CV)
Theatre Studies Electives from the Following (3 credits):
- DNCE 130: Introduction to World Dance (3)
- ENG 312: Shakespeare (3)
- MUSC 211: Broadway - History of Music (3)
- THEA 120: Introduction to Film (3)
- THEA 343: Theatre for Young Audiences (3)
- THEA 350: Theatre History II (3)
Four-Year Plan of Study: Theatre