Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Contact: Michelle Gaza, M.F.A., Interim Director
Location: Frasier Hall 105
Telephone: 970-351-2991
Fax: 970-351-4897
Website: arts.unco.edu/theatre/
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
A major in Theatre Arts provides pre-professional training for students who have professional theatre employment as their career goal. The program cultivates an appreciation and understanding of theatre as part of American society and culture. Our Theatre Studies Concentration is designed with coursework specific to students with interests in directing, playwriting, theatre management, entrepreneurship, and dramaturgy.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the required major credits.
Any additional LAC coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
THEA 296 and THEA 297 are recommended to fulfill Arts & Humanities requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 54 credits
Take all of the following courses — 38 credits:
Complete 10 hours of Individual Performance in Theatre courses:
THEA 110: no more than 4 hours can be used to satisfy this requirement
Choose 6 credits from the following courses:
| ART 185 | Neoclassic to Modern Art HistoryLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| ART 190 | Art AppreciationLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| COMM 212 | Professional Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 223 | Intercultural CommunicationLAB3LAISGT-SS3 | 3 |
| DNCE 167 | Ballroom Dance I | 2 |
| ENG 229 | Professional Writing and Digital Video | 3 |
| ENG 243 | Creative Writing: Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 230 | Introduction to Filmmaking | 3 |
| MT 296 | Musical Theatre HistoryLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| MUS 140 | Exploration of Music through American IdentitiesLAA1LAMSGT-AH1 | 3 |
| PVA 210 | Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| THEA 130 | Introduction to the TheatreLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| THEA 159 | The Art of Acting for All MajorsLAA1GT-AH1 | 3 |
| THEA 193 | Stage Speech and Dialects | 3 |
| THEA 215 | Beginning Scene Design | 3 |
| THEA 220 | Beginning Costume Design | 3 |
| THEA 230 | Beginning Lighting Design | 3 |
| THEA 245 | Beginning Sound Design | 3 |
| THEA 250 | Stage Make Up | 2 |
| THEA 255 | Creative Drama | 3 |
| THEA 276 | Stage Movement II | 3 |
| THEA 308 | Theatre Workshop | 1- 4 |
| THEA 340 | Directing II: Workshop in Directing | 3 |
| THEA 401 | Practicum in Theatre | 1- 4 |
| THEA 422 | Directed Research in Theatre | 1- 4 |
| THEA 440 | Directing III: Advanced Directing One-Act Plays | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 35 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this BA Theatre Arts degree that will typically be 35-41 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements may have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.