2007-2008 Academic Catalog
Performing Arts Majors and Minors
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- Performing Arts Majors and Minors
- Music Major
- Music: Interdisciplinary Major
- Music Education Major
- Theatre Major
- Theatre: Interdisciplinary Major
- Church Music Minor
- Music Minor
- Music Theatre Minor
- Theatre Minor
Theatre Major (BA)
The theatre major offers a 45-semester-hour course of study that is designed to prepare students for entry into the competitive field of theatre as actors, directors, designers, technicians, and managers. The major offers a concentration in acting/directing and a concentration in design/technology. Each concentration features a balance between theory and performance courses and requires students to apply their knowledge through laboratory classes in conjunction with the university theatre's main stage season. Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all courses taken for the major.
Major Requirements
Theory Core (18 hours)
LITR 379 Shakespeare (3)
THEA 130 Stagecraft (3)
THEA 240 Understanding Drama (3)
THEA 340 Theatre as Ministry (3)
THEA 420 Theatre Management (3)
THEA 440 Theatre History (3)
Electives (6 hours)
Students must choose 6 semester hours from the following courses:
CMCO 320 Dramatic Scriptwriting (3)
CMCO 430 Producing and Directing Video (3)
COMM 230 Mass Media and Popular Culture (3)
THEA 160/360 Improvisational Theatre Workshop (2)
THEA 220 Oral Interpretation of Literature (3)
THEA 285/485 Selected Topics (3)
THEA/MUSI 350 Music Theatre Performance (3)
Practicum (6 hours)
Students must choose 6 semester hours from the following courses:
THEA 165/365 George Fox University Players: Drama Touring Troupe (1)
THEA 125/325 Theatre Laboratory (A, B, C, or D) (1-3)
THEA 275/475 Field Experience (1-6)
THEA 495 Special Study (1-3)
Concentrations (15 hours)
Students must select one of the following concentrations:
Acting/Directing
THEA 200 Acting II - Stage Voice and Movement (3)
THEA 300 Acting III - Contemporary Scene Study (3)
THEA 370 Directing for Theatre (3)
THEA 400 Acting IV - Acting Shakespeare (3)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
THEA 330 Stage Lighting and Sound (3)
THEA 430 Scenic Design (3)
Design/Technology
THEA 125 D Theatre Laboratory - Design (3)
THEA 325 D Theatre Laboratory - Design (3)
THEA 330 Stage Lighting and Sound (3)
THEA 430 Scenic Design (3)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
FCSC 120 Apparel Construction (3)
FCSC 380 Evolution of World Dress (3)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
THEA 300 Acting III - Contemporary Scene Study (3)
THEA 370 Directing for Theatre (3)
THEA 400 Acting IV - Acting Shakespeare (3)
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