Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre, B.A.


Offered by Theatre .

University Requirements


Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree .

  • Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
  • Completion of 45 upper-level credits, residence requirement, Writing Intensive requirement, and General Education requirement

Major Requirements


  • Minimum 47 credits
  • Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the major
  • Completion of one of the following tracks: Design and Production Track, Theatre Studies Track, Theatre Education Track

Course Requirements


Theatre Track (11-31 credits)


Complete one of the following tracks:

Design and Production Track


The Design and Production Track consists of the following 18-25 credits in addition to the core requirements of the major. Complete the following:

Theatre Studies Track


The Theatre Studies Track consists of the following 11-16 credits in addition to the core requirements of the major:

Advanced Theatre Studies

Complete 3 credits from the following:

Executive Series

Complete 3-4 credits from the following:

Production/Performance Requirement

As part of their final four semesters, students in the Theatre Studies Track complete 2-6 credits semesters of production/performance coursework from the following in two different semesters:

Theatre Education Track


The Theatre Education Track aligns to the certification of Secondary School Teacher Certification for the State of Maryland. Whether or not a student intends to pursue certification, this track will also prepare a theatre-maker for professional teaching opportunities within the industry. The Theatre Education Track consists of the following 22 credits in addition to the core requirements of the major. Complete the following:

Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs


Qualified students may apply to an accelerated program, which allows them to share courses between a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Students take graduate courses as undergraduate students and later apply those courses to master’s degrees. An undergraduate may apply to participate in an accelerated program even if the desired graduate program is in a department other than the one in which the student is majoring. More information is available from the Accelerated Program page of the Graduate School website.