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Curriculum in Theatre Performance
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Theatre 

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)

 

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††THEA 131 Introduction to Theatre 3
††THEA 234 Introduction to Acting 3
MathematicsG   3
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG		 Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors		 3
*SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
COMM 211G Intro to Public Speaking  3 
††THEA 201 Voice for the Actor 3
††THEA 231 Stagecraft 3
ENGl 102 or
ENGL 102HG		 Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors		 3
Mathematics/
Analytical
ReasoningG		   3
TLAB 137 or 138 Theatre Lab 1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††THEA 217 Script Analysis 3
English
LiteratureG 200 level		   3
HistoryG 101, 201, or 201H   3
Foreign
Language 101		 CHIN 101, SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101 3
Physical
Science3,G		   3
TLAB 237 or 238 Theatre  Lab 1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
History 102, 202 or 202H   3
††THEA 240 Stage Movement 3
††THEA 250 Stage Management 3
Social Science Elective4,G   3
Biological
Science3,G		   3
TLAB 337 or 338 Theatre Lab 1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
Biological or Physical
Science3,G		   3
Social Science Elective (200+)4,G   3
Foreign
Language 102		 CHIN 102, SPAN 102, FREN 102,  ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102  3
††THEA 333 or 338 Design for Stage and Studio or Costume Design for Stage 3
††THEA 332 Acting for the Camera 3
TLAB 337 or 338 Theatre Lab 1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††THEA 337 Costume and Makeup for Stage/Studio 3
††THEA 335 Advanced Acting 3
††THEA 400 Special Topics in Theatre 3
MGMT 240 Business Communication 3
Fine Arts2, G MUS 151, DNC 100, ART 105, or ART 106 3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††THEA 431 Play Production 3
††THEA 433 Theatre History 3
MGMT 351 Principles of Management 3
††THEA 340 Acting and Directing Workshop 3
COMM 369 Film History 3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††Theatre Elective   3
††THEA 432 Theatre Directing 3
English 291H, 373, 374,  or 300/400level   3
Humanities Elective5   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120

*Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.
GGeneral Education Courses
††Major course. Requires a grade of "C" or better in all courses in the major.
1Must be in a two-semester sequence (i.e. 101-102 or 201-202).
2Music 151, Dance 100, Art 105, or Art 106.
3Natural Sciences to include both Physical and Biological Sciences, at least  6 hours of which must be in a two-semester sequence.
4Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology
5To be selected from Foreign Languages (including Mythology), Philosophy, History, Speech Communication, or Literature.
6Theatre lab is offered as follows: 138, 238, 338, 438 in Fall semester; 137, 237, 337, 437 in Spring Semester.