Theatre Arts (B.F.A.)

Students work with advisors to build an individualized course of study in two areas of interest related to career goals. For example, a student might propose to combine acting with design and technology, musical theatre with playwriting, or directing with arts management. Students wanting to seek this degree will write a proposal to be reviewed and approved by the theatre faculty. This major helps students develop a set of skills and experience to confidently enter the world of professional theatre. They capitalize upon Nebraska Wesleyan's active production schedule and academic opportunities to customize a degree program and gain practical experience that will result in an impressive resume and portfolio.

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Theatre

Theatre Studies Major (B.F.A., 69 hours)
Theatre Department Core	12 hours
THTRE 1020FYW/THTRE 1030 Script Analysis	3 hours
THTRE 1300 Acting I	3 hours
THTRE 2500 Directing I	3 hours
THTRE 2700 Introduction to Theatrical Design	3 hours

Theatre History	6 hours
THTRE 3800 World Theatre History I	3 hours
THTRE 3810 World Theatre History II	3 hours

Theatre Arts B.F.A. Focus Areas	34 hours
Upper-level (3000- and 4000-level) focus area courses	12 hours
Other focus area courses	22 hours
By consultation with and approval by Theatre Arts faculty, students will devise and select coursework for two focus areas. As a goal, each focus area will be designed to have at least 17 hours, 6 hours of which must be upper-level (3000- and 4000-level) Focus areas may include coursework in Acting, Design and Technology, Directing, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Arts Leadership, or Arts Management. Courses from other departments may be incorporated into a focus area when appropriate. THTRE 1010 Theatre Appreciation may not be used in a focus area.

Dramatic Literature	4 hours
Select 4 hours of Dramatic Literature: THTRE 2010 Dramatic Literature: Pulitzer Prize THTRE 2020 Dramatic Literature: Tony Awards THTRE 2030 Dramatic Literature: American Comedy THTRE 2040 Dramatic Literature: Families THTRE 2050 Dramatic Literature: Gender and Sexuality THTRE 2060 Dramatic Literature: Banned and Censored THTRE 2070 Dramatic Literature: Avant-Garde Innovation THTRE 2080 Musical Theatre Literature THTRE 3000 Shakespeare THTRE 3260/ENG 3260 Greek Drama THTRE 3830 U.S. Theatre and Cultural Pluralism HIST 3220 The Ancient World

Dramatic Literature

4 hours

Select 4 hours of Dramatic Literature:

Technical Theatre	3 hours
THTRE 1400 Introduction to Technical Theatre or THTRE 1410 Costume Construction

Experiential	3 hours
Select 1 course: THTRE 1420 Makeup Design THTRE 1810FYW Playwriting I/THTRE 2810 THTRE 2160 Stage Management THTRE 2720 Scenery and Properties Design THTRE 2730 Costume Design THTRE 2750 Lighting and Sound Design THTRE 3160 Theatre Management THTRE 3500 Directing II THTRE 3700 Production Design I

Experiential

3 hours

Select 1 course:

Practicum	4 hours
At least one credit of Practicum must be completed each year. Practicums should be selected from THTRE-1700-1800.

Practicum

4 hours

At least one credit of Practicum must be completed each year.

Practicums should be selected from THTRE-1700-1800.

Capstone	3 hours
THTRE 4970 Internship or THTRE 4990 Senior Capstone

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