2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre, B.A.

General Education Requirements 43-45

Foundations Requirements 13

See prerequisites and corequisites.

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

ENG 1030 requires a grade of C or better

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 30-32

Humanities 9

THE 1000INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

3

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

THE 1000, ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Select one from below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Foreign Language: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters.

Social and Behavioral Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Select two of the following from different areas: 6
PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

MATH or CPS 3

Options:

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

(Select two from below; one must be a lab science) 7-8

Biology, Chemistry or Physics, Astronomy, ES, Geology, or Meteorology Interdisciplinary

Health/Physical Education 2-3

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

OR

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

PED
Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses

2

Additional Requirements 9

ID 2701PLAYS: ON PAGE AND ON STAGE

3

ENG 3215SHAKESPEARE SURVEY

3

ENG Literature for Theatre 3

ENG 2210WORLD DRAMA

3

ENG 3316ELIZABETAN & STUART DRAMA

3

ENG 3320RESTORATN & 18TH CEN DRAMA

3

ENG 3514AMERICAN DRAMA 1900 TO THE PRESENT

3

ENG 3515MODERN DRAMA

3

ENG3550CHARACTERS IN AMERICAN DRAMA

3

ENG 3555COMEDY

3

ENG 4405SHAKESPEARE: SELECTED PLAYS

3

ENG4421TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

3

ENG4425EUGENE O'NEILL

3

ENG 4430IBSEN/STRINDBERG/CHEKHOV/SHAW

3

ID 2701PLAYS: ON PAGE AND ON STAGE

3

Requirements List

Major Requirements 51

All Major courses require a grade of C or better.

Required Foundation 24

THE 1100ACTING I: THE ACTOR PREPARES

3

THE 1300INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE DESIGN

3

THE 2300TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

3

THE 2301-6 or 4301-4
Theatre Lab

3

THE 3700SCRIPT ANALYSIS & DRAMATURGY: FROM PAGE TO STAGE

3

THE 3710WORLD THE I:ANCIENT RITL COURT SPECTACL TO COURTLY SPECTACLES

3

THE 3720WORLD THEATRE II: IDEALISM TO REALISM TO IDEOLOGIES

3

THE 3145SPEAK THE TEXT: VOICE FOR THE PERFORMER

3

Theatre Lab: Each course is .5 credits; six semesters required.

Major Electives Theatre 24

Choose one course each from areas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII 9

Area I (Performance) 3
THE 2140IMPROVISATION: ACTING WITHOUT A NET

3

THE 2150PERIOD ACTNG ON TODAY'S STAGE

3

THE 3150CONTEMPORARY ACTING TECHNIQUES

3

THE 4110STAGE DIALECTS

3

THE 4150ACTING AS A PROFESSION

3

Area II (Theatre Design) 3
THE 3330WESTERN COSTUME HISTORY

3

THE 3335SCENIC DESIGN I

3

THE 3340COSTUME DESIGN

3

THE 3345LIGHTING DESIGN

3

Area III (Technical Theatre) 3
THE 2365DRAFTING AND RENDERING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

3

THE 3350STAGE MAKEUP

3

THE 3355SCENIC PAINTING AND TEXTURING FOR THEATRE, TV, AND FILM

3

THE 3320COSTUME CONSTRUCTION

3

THE 4300ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATRE

3

Area IV (Theatre in the Community) 3
THE 3200CREATIVE DRAMA

3

THE 3240THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

3

THE3250CREAT PLAYS -CHILDREN THEATRE

3

THE 3820CHILDREN'S THEATRE ON TOUR

3

THE 3830KEAN PLAYERS ON TOUR

3

THE3840SUMMER STOCK THEATRE WORKSHOP

6

Area V (Administration) 3
THE 2450STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE THEATRE

3

THE 3460SEMINAR IN THEATRE ADMINISTRATION

3

Area VI (Directing and Playwriting) 3
THE 3260PLAYWRITING FOR THE STAGE

3

THE 3400DIRECTING I

3

THE 4400DIRECTING II

3

Area VII (Voice and Movement) 3
THE 2110MOVEMENT I

3

THE 3120ADVANCED MOVEMENT FOR THE ACTOR

3

THE 3160SPEAK THE SPEECH: CLASSICAL TEXT AND THE ACTOR'S INSTRUMENT

3

THE 4110STAGE DIALECTS

3

Choose one additional courses from any area of theatre electives 3

Major/GE Capstone 3

THE 4900SENIOR SEMINAR IN THEATRE

3

Free Electives 15-17

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above. 4 credits may be in theatre.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Notes: All those wishing to enter the BA program must successfully pass an audition/portfolio review and interview, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Once the student is within the BA program, they must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students whose GPA drops below 2.5 will be prohibited from participating in productions for the following semester.