B.A. Theatre

Department website: https://www.isu.edu/theatre/

Program Admissions Requirements

There are no program admission requirements for the B.A. in Theatre

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Objective 16
Objective 23
Objective 3 - MATH 1123 Recommended 13
Objective 47
Objective 57
Objective 6 6
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 83
Objective 7 - THEA 2251
Objective 8
Objective 93
Total Credits38

Major Requirements 

THEA 1107Theatre and Dance Showcase (7 semesters)0
THEA 1111Stagecraft3
THEA 1121Script Analysis3
THEA 1131Voice and Diction3
THEA 1191Theatre Production1
THEA 2201Fundamentals of Theatre Design3
THEA 2214Makeup3
THEA 2221Stage Costume Construction3
THEA 2251Fundamentals of Acting (Satisfies General Education Objective 7.)3
THEA 2252Intermediate Acting Scene Study3
THEA 3304Stage Management3
THEA 3391Theatre Production1
THEA 4400Theatre Background I3
THEA 4401Theatre Background II3
THEA 4455Beginning Stage Direction3
Must take 6 credits or two classes from the following:6
Scene Design
Stage Lighting Design
Stage Costume Design
Choose 16 credits of THEA or DANC electives, including at least 4 upper division credits:16
Oral Interpretation of Literature
Drafting
Theatrical Improvisation
Stage Dialects
Theatre Movement Workshop
Theatre Voice Workshop
Beginning Costume Materials Workshop
Advanced Costume Materials Workshop
Stage Combat
Practicum Theatre Arts
Independent Research Projects I
Stage Costume History
Special Topics in Acting
Advanced Costume Construction
Scenic Painting
Advanced Makeup
20th Century Theatre
American Theatre History
Basic Pattern Drafting for Stage Costuming
Period Pattern Drafting for Stage Costuming
Advanced Scene Design
Advanced Acting Shakespeare
Advanced Acting Audition Techniques
Advanced Acting in Musical Theatre
Advanced Acting Realism
Advanced Stage Direction
Musical Theatre History
Contemporary Theatre
Practicum Theatre Arts II
Independent Research Projects II
Ballet I
Jazz Dance I
Modern Dance I
Dance for Musical Theatre
Modern Dance II
Tap Dance I
Tap Dance II
Students must earn a 2.5 gpa over all courses required for the major.
A C- grade or higher must be earned for any THEA or DANC course required for the major.
Total Credits60

Degree Totals

Program Admission Requirements0
General Education37
Major Requirements (w/o General Education)58
Upper Division Free Electives20
Free Electives5
Total Credits120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP)