2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre Design and Technology, B.F.A.

General Education and Additional Liberal Arts Requirements 32

Foundations Requirements 13

Additional 3 credit course paired with Reading may be required by placement testing.

See prerequisites and corequisites.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

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

 

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

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).

ENG 1030 must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Select one course from the following: 3
AH 1700ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGE

3

OR

AH 1701HISTORY OF ART FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE MODERN WORLD

3

 

FA 2300VISUAL THINKING

3

OR

FA2150DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA ARTS

3

 

ID 3230UNDERSTANDING IMAGES:AN INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES

3

Philosophy or Religion or Music or Foreign Languages or Interdisciplinary

3

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

Social and Behavioral Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Select one of the following: 3
Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH or CPS 3

Required Distribution Course

Options:

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select one lab science: 4

Biology, Chemistry or Physics

Astronomy, Meteorology, or Geology

Additional Requirements 26

Additional requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better.

ENG 3215SHAKESPEARE SURVEY

3

ID 2701PLAYS: ON PAGE AND ON STAGE

3

One course from the approved Theatre Literature list 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

Behind the Scenes 8

ID 3341BEHIND THE SCENES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

1

ID 3342BEHIND THE SCENES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

2

ID 3343BEHIND THE SCENES OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

3

Select 9 s.h. from approved supportive courses (list in Department of Theatre office) 9

Major Requirements 60

A maximum of two C's in all academic major courses. All other grades in academic major courses must be a B- or better.

Theatre Foundation 18

THE 1000INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

3

THE 1100ACTING I: THE ACTOR PREPARES

3

THE 1300INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE DESIGN

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 3710: WR

Theatre Design/Tech Requirements 42

THE 2300TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

3

THE 2365DRAFTING AND RENDERING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

3

THE 2450STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE THEATRE

3

THE 3335SCENIC DESIGN I

3

THE 3340COSTUME DESIGN

3

THE 3345LIGHTING DESIGN

3

THE 3400DIRECTING I

3

Theatre Lab 3

THE 2301THEATRE LABORATORY I

.5

THE 2302THEATRE LABORATORY II

.5

THE 2303THEATRE LABORATORY III

.5

THE 2304THEATRE LABORATORY IV

.5

THE 2305THEATRE LABORATORY V

.5

THE 2306THEATRE LABORATORY VI

.5

THE 4301ADVANCED THEATRE LABORATORY I

5

THE 4302ADVANCED THEATRE LABORATORY II

5

THE 4303ADVANCED THEATRE LABORATORY III

5

THE 4304ADVANCED THEATRE LABORATORY IV

5

THE 4305ADVANCED THEATRE LABORATORY V

5

THE 4306ADVANCED THEATRE LABORATORY VI

5

Select one of the following 3

THE 3330WESTERN COSTUME HISTORY

3

AH3790HISTORY OF FURNITURE/INTERIORS

3

AH 3792HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE

3

Theatre Electives 12

Select two of the following: 6

THE 3350STAGE MAKEUP

3

THE 3320COSTUME CONSTRUCTION

3

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

3

THE 3460SEMINAR IN THEATRE ADMINISTRATION

3

THE 4300ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATRE

3

Select 6 S.H. from Approved Theatre Electives (no more than 3 S.H. from Area I) 6

Major/GE Capstone 3

THE 4350PORTFOLIO PREPARATION FOR THEATRICAL ARTIST

3

Free Electives: 6

Total Credit Hours: 124

Additional BFA in Theatre Design and Technology Program Notes

Those wishing to enter the BFA program must successfully pass a portfolio review, interview, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Students may present their portfolio before or during their freshman year for consideration for admission. The freshman year is considered the “Pre-BFA Year 1: Fundamentals of the Theatre Arts.”

At the end of the Freshman year, the student must again pass a portfolio review and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for continuation into “Year 2: Foundations of Design and Technology.” At the end of the Sophomore year, the student must again pass a portfolio review and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for continuation into “Year 3: Design Techniques and Implementation.” At the end of this Junior year, the student must again pass a portfolio review and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for continuation into “Year 4: Designing and Implementation.”

BFA students in Theatre Design and Technology are required to participate in either a design and/or technical capacity for all departmental main stage productions.

BFA students in Theatre Design and Technology are encouraged to design and provide technical support for theatre productions off campus. Acceptance of off-campus production work is allowed with approval of the Department Chair.

Assessment will be held in April of each year to determine if academic and technical proficiency standards have been met for retention in the program.

GPA for admission: A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required for admission to the degree. Students whose GPA drops below 2.5 will be prohibited from participating in productions for the following semester.

Approved Theatre Electives for BFA in Theatre Design and Technology:

AREA I – Performance

(No more than 3 S.H. from Area I)

THE 2110MOVEMENT I

3

THE 2150PERIOD ACTNG ON TODAY'S STAGE

3

THE 2140IMPROVISATION: ACTING WITHOUT A NET

3

THE 3150CONTEMPORARY ACTING TECHNIQUES

3

THE 4100ACTING FOR THE CAMERA

3

THE 4150ACTING AS A PROFESSION

3

THE 3145SPEAK THE TEXT: VOICE FOR THE PERFORMER

3

AREA II – Theatrical Design

THE 3330WESTERN COSTUME HISTORY

3

AREA III –Technical Theatre

THE 3320COSTUME CONSTRUCTION

3

THE 3350STAGE MAKEUP

3

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

3

THE 4300ADVANCED TECHNICAL THEATRE

3

AREA IV – Theatre in the Community

THE 3200CREATIVE DRAMA

3

THE 3240THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

3

THE 3240THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

3

THE 3820CHILDREN'S THEATRE ON TOUR

3

THE 3830KEAN PLAYERS ON TOUR

3

THE3840SUMMER STOCK THEATRE WORKSHOP

6

AREA V – Administration/Mgmt.

THE 3460SEMINAR IN THEATRE ADMINISTRATION

3

AREA VI – Directing and Playwriting

THE 3260PLAYWRITING FOR THE STAGE

3

THE 3400DIRECTING I

3

THE 4400DIRECTING II

3

AREA VII – Voice and Movement

THE2100

THE 3120ADVANCED MOVEMENT FOR THE ACTOR

3

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

3

THE 4110STAGE DIALECTS

3

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