St. Edward's University: Theatre

Degree Requirements for Majors and Minors

A major in Theater Arts requires that students first master the theater core, which provides them with a general knowledge of all aspects of Theater Arts. Upon completion, students can then continue toward specialization in either acting, design/technical theater, or arts administration. Because of our U/RTA contract with Actors' Equity Association, students who successfully complete the requirements of the Membership Candidate Program are eligible to join Actors' Equity.

A total of 52 hours of Theater Arts is required of all Theater Arts majors: 25 from the theater core and 27 from one of the three specializations (acting, design/technical theater, theater administration). No more than 70 hours of Theater Arts will be accepted toward the Theater Arts degree. First-semester freshmen may take no more than six hours of Theater Arts.

Theater Core Required Courses (25 hours total - all courses are 3 credit hours each, unless stated otherwise) *Includes a crew component. #Theater Practicum is a one-hour class.

THAR 2310*	Design for Theater, Film and Television
THAR 1330*	Theater Skills I: Stage Craft and Lighting
THAR 1331*	Theater Skills II: Costume and Makeup
THAR 1351	Performance IA
THAR 2130#	Theater Practicum
THAR 2361	Theater History I
THAR 2362	Theater History II
THAR 3334	Arts Administration I
THAR 3337	Directing

General Theatre Emphasis Requirements (27 hours total required) *Includes a crew component. #Theater Practicum is a one-hour class. A total of four hours is required for the general theatre emphasis.
THAR 1352	Performance IB
THAR 3307	Voice for Performance
THAR elective	Upper-division
THAR elective	Upper-division
THAR 2130#	Practicum II
THAR 3153#	Practicum III
THAR 4154#	Practicum IV
Music elective
Dance elective
Choose three hours from the following:
THAR 3336	Topics in Theater: Play Analysis
THAR 3336	Topics in Theater: Dramaturgy
ENGL 3335- 3338	Theme Specific Courses
Choose three hours from the following:
THAR 3323	Stage Lighting
THAR 3324	Scenic Design
THAR 3325	Costume Design
THAR 3326	Make Up Design
Choose three hours from the following:
THAR 3335	Arts Administration I
THAR 3340	Stage Management
THAR 4346	Directing II/Special Topics

Acting Emphasis Requirements (27 hours total required)
#Theater Practicum is a one-hour class. A total of four hours is required for the acting specialization.

Required Courses

THAR 1352	Performance IB
THAR 2130#	Theater Practicum II
THAR 3153#	Theater Practicum III
THAR 4154#	Theater Practicum IV
THAR 3307	Voice for Performance
THAR 3330	Performance II
THAR 3338	Performance III
THAR 4341	Performance IV
THAR	Elective (3 hours)
MUSC	Private or class voice (4 hours)
DANC	(2 hours)

Suggested Support Coursework

ARTS 1303/ 2304/3339	Art History
ARTS 1316	Drawing I
DANC	All courses
ENGL 3335	Development of English Drama up to the Moderns
ENGL 3338	Modern and Contemporary Drama
MUSI	All voice and piano courses
MUSI 1300	Fundamentals of Music Theory
MUSI 1308	Survey of Music Literature in Western Culture
PSYC 2301	General Psychology
THAR 2338	Applied Voice for Performance
THAR 3333	Musical Theater

Design/Technical Emphasis Requirements (27 hours total required)
*Includes a crew component.

Required Courses:

ARTS 1316	Drawing I
ARTS 1303 OR	Art History I
ARTS 2304	Art History II
PHCO 2320	Digital Imaging I
THAR 3323*	Stage Lighting
THAR 3324*	Scene Design
THAR 3325*	Costume Design
THAR 3326*	Makeup Design
THAR 4301	Portfolio Development and Rendering
THAR 4342 - 4346	Special Projects

Suggested Support Coursework

ARTS 1303/ 2304/3339	Art History
COMM 1307	Media Communication
ENGL 3335-3338	Drama Studies
GDES 2313	Graphic Design I
GDES 2331	Graphic Design II
PHCO 1318	Photography I
THAR 1352	Performance IB

Theater Administration Emphasis Requirements (27 hours total required)
# Theater Practicum is a one-hour class. A total of four hours is required for all majors.

Required Courses

THAR 2130#	Theater Practicum II
THAR 3153#	Theater Practicum III
THAR 4154#	Theater Practicum IV
THAR 3335	Arts Administration II
THAR 4350	Internship
ACCT 2301	Financial Accounting I
BUSI 3303	Legal Environment of Business
COMM 1307	Media Communication
MKTG 2301	Principles of Marketing

Select three hours from the following:

BUSI 2321	Business and Professional Speaking
COMM 2320	Media and Professional Presentations
ENGW 2321	Journalism I
ENGW 3301- 3306	Nonfiction Writing
ENGW 3331	Media Writing

Select three hours from the following:

GDES 2313	Graphic Design I
PHCO 1318	Photography I
Suggested Support Coursework
ENGL 3335- 3338	Drama Studies
GDES 2331	Graphic Design II
MGMT 2301	Principles of Management
MKTG 3331	Marketing Promotion
MKTG 3399	Special Topics in Marketing (Topic: Management in the Arts)
PHCO 1319	Photography II
THAR 1352	Performance IB

In addition to these requirements, all students must satisfy the general university requirements

Requirements for a Minor in Theater Arts (24 hours total required)
*Includes a crew component

Required Courses:

THAR 2310*	Design for Theater, Film and Television
THAR 1330*	Theater Skills I: Stagecraft and Lighting
THAR 1331*	Theater Skills II: Costume and Makeup
THAR 1311	Acting for Non-Majors
THAR 2361 OR THAR 2362	Theater History I Theater History II
THAR 3334	Arts Administration I
MUSI	Private or voice class (2 hrs.)
DANC	(1 hr.)
Select 3 additional hours from the following
THAR 3323*	Stage Lighting
THAR 3324*	Scene Design
THAR 3325*	Costume Design
THAR 3326*	Makeup Design
THAR 3335	Arts Administration II
THAR 3340	Stage Management
*includes a crew component

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