BFA in Theatre Performance
Program Requirements
A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the BFA in theatre performance and includes 84 credit hours of major courses that must be completed with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.000 and a minimum major grade point average of 2.500. Students must complete 45 credit hours of upper-division courses. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of the School of Performing Arts, students in the BFA in theatre performance must take the following courses:
Course | Title | Hours |
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Core Curriculum Courses | ||
THEA 180E | Performing Arts Seminar | 1 |
THEA 370 | Professional Practices for the Performing Artist | 3 |
THEA 575 | Capstone Project | 1 |
Technical Theatre Class (costuming, stagecraft, lighting; THEA 253, 244 or 345. Credit hours for THEA 244 can be counted here.) | 3 | |
Requirements for Major | ||
(in addition to one course that applies to the 8-credit-hour core) | ||
THEA 180A | Practicum: Stagecraft | 1 |
THEA 180B | Practicum: Costume (taken concurrently with THEA 253) | 1 |
THEA 180C | Practicum: Management | 1 |
THEA 228 | Script Analysis | 3 |
THEA 243 | Acting I | 3 |
THEA 244 | Stagecraft: Applied Technology (credit hours may be counted as core course) 1 | 0 |
THEA 253 | Costuming for the Stage and Film (taken concurrently with THEA 180B) 1 | 3 |
THEA 254 | Stage Makeup | 2 |
THEA 272 | Stage Management | 3 |
THEA 345 | Stage Lighting 1 | 3 |
THEA 359 | Directing I | 3 |
THEA 623 | Theatre History I | 3 |
THEA 624 | Theatre History II | 3 |
Additional Requirements for Performance Option | ||
THEA 180D | Practicum: Performance | 1 |
THEA 218 | Movement for the Performer | 3 |
THEA 222 | Improving Voice and Diction | 3 |
THEA 241 | Improvisation and Theatre Games | 3 |
THEA 326 | Expressive Voice for Stage | 3 |
THEA 331 | Dialect for the Stage | 3 |
THEA 342 | Advanced Acting | 3 |
THEA 365 | Stage Combat | 3 |
THEA 380D | Practicum: Performance | 1 |
THEA 390 | Acting for the Camera | 3 |
THEA 395 | Voice Acting | 3 |
THEA 490 | Theatre Audition Techniques | 3 |
THEA 643 | Styles In Acting | 3 |
THEA 651 | Scene Study | 3 |
Theatre Electives | ||
With required faculty advisor approval, select 3 credit hours from the following: | 3 | |
Theatre Appreciation | ||
Oral Interpretation | ||
Practicum: Stagecraft | ||
Practicum: Costume | ||
Practicum: Management | ||
Theatre as a Mirror of Today's America | ||
Theatre Internship | ||
Scriptwriting I | ||
Scriptwriting II | ||
Directing II | ||
Theatre: Special Topics | ||
An Introduction to Entrepreneurship in the Arts | ||
Or any upper-division theatre elective | ||
Additional Program Requirements | ||
Required, faculty-approved electives. These courses may be theatre electives or other university courses. | 6 | |
Total Credit Hours | 84 |
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Any one of these courses may count toward the 8 credit hours of core courses. The course counted toward the core, would not count in the requirements for major sub total.
Applied Learning
All students in a School of Performing Arts bachelor degree track or concentration are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by completing a formal capstone project. Students create a major project whether self-generated, an extension of coursework, or through advanced participation in producing a public performance. Through the capstone experience, students develop and demonstrate, in a hands-on, real world context, the skills, knowledge and competencies required in their area of emphasis. Students in the School of Performing Arts develop a diverse portfolio of experiences, materials and intellectual properties through a broad offering of applied experiences in their four years. The capstone project provides a practical context for academic, experiential and personal growth through the college experience. The final, real product of the SPA's program of applied learning is a young professional prepared for the future.