Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) Major in Theatre (Performance and Production Pre-Professional Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- A minimum of 36 advanced hours are required.
- All Theatre students are encouraged to participate in theatre production activities each semester.
- Performance and Production electives are separated by tracks. This allows students to focus their coursework in concentrated areas. Students may complete one of the tracks or take courses from any of the tracks to complete 24 hours of Performance and Production electives.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | Hours |
|---|---|
| TH 1330 | 3 |
| TH 1350 | 3 |
| TH 1364 | 3 |
| TH 1353 | 3 |
| TH 2355 | 3 |
| TH 2111 | 1 |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 |
| ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302]) | 3 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 |
| COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 |
| US 1100 | 1 |
| 29 | |
| Sophomore | Hours |
| TH 2330 or 3344 | 3 |
| TH 3367 or 4324 | 3 |
| TH Performance and Production Electives | 6 |
| POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 6 |
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Component Code 050 [HUMA 1315] | 3 |
| ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) | 3 |
| 30 | |
| Junior | Hours |
| TH 3320 | 3 |
| TH 3321 | 3 |
| TH 4364 | 3 |
| TH Performance and Production Electives | 9 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 6 |
| PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN: PHIL 1301 or PHIL 2306]) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 |
| 30 | |
| Senior | Hours |
| TH Performance and Production Electives | 12 |
| TH/DAN Advanced Electives | 12 |
| Electives | 7 |
| 31 | |
| Total Hours: 120 | |
Performance and Production Electives
Performance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TH 1340 | Voice and Diction | 3 |
| TH 1354 | Movement I | 3 |
| TH 1355 | Movement II | 3 |
| TH 1365 | Intermediate Acting | 3 |
| TH 2354 | Characterization | 3 |
| TH 3342 | Television/Film Performance | 3 |
| TH 3360 | Beginning Stage Combat | 3 |
| TH 3361 | Improvisation for the Actor | 3 |
| TH 3362 | Singing for the Actor | 3 |
| TH 3363 | Stage Combat Stick Fighting | 3 |
| TH 3364 | Acting Realism | 3 |
| TH 3365 | Acting Styles | 3 |
| TH 4302 | Contemporary Theatre Workshop | 3 |
| TH 4311 | Training the Teaching Artist | 3 |
| TH 4325 | Shakespeare Ensemble | 3 |
Dramatic Writing
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TH 3305 | Theatre in the Community | 3 |
| TH 3337 | Sound Technology | 3 |
| TH 3344 | Costume Stagecraft | 3 |
| TH 3346 | Historical Costume Research | 3 |
| TH 3355 | Playwriting | 3 |
| TH 3358 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| TH 3359 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 |
| TH 3360 | Beginning Stage Combat | 3 |
| TH 3363 | Stage Combat Stick Fighting | 3 |
| TH 4302 | Contemporary Theatre Workshop | 3 |
| TH 4304 | Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4305 | Advanced Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4311 | Training the Teaching Artist | 3 |
| TH 4324 | Shakespeare: Text and Context | 3 |
| TH 4329 | Television Writing | 3 |
| TH 4333 | Television Writing II | 3 |
| TH 4334 | Stage Management | 3 |
| TH 4338 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| TH 4340 | Business of Film | 3 |
| TH 4341 | Short Film Development | 3 |
| TH 4342 | Film Editing | 3 |
| TH 4343 | Film Producing | 3 |
| TH 4345 | Costume Design | 3 |
| TH 4357 | Scene Design | 3 |
| TH 4358 | Drama and Adaptation | 3 |
| TH 4375 | Advanced Playwriting | 3 |
Directing
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TH 2330 | Stagecraft and Stage Lighting | 3 |
| TH 3305 | Theatre in the Community | 3 |
| TH 3337 | Sound Technology | 3 |
| TH 3344 | Costume Stagecraft | 3 |
| TH 3346 | Historical Costume Research | 3 |
| TH 3360 | Beginning Stage Combat | 3 |
| TH 3361 | Improvisation for the Actor | 3 |
| TH 3363 | Stage Combat Stick Fighting | 3 |
| TH 4302 | Contemporary Theatre Workshop | 3 |
| TH 4311 | Training the Teaching Artist | 3 |
| TH 4338 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| TH 4340 | Business of Film | 3 |
| TH 4341 | Short Film Development | 3 |
| TH 4342 | Film Editing | 3 |
| TH 4343 | Film Producing | 3 |
| TH 4345 | Costume Design | 3 |
| TH 4357 | Scene Design | 3 |
| TH 4363 | Directing For Film | 3 |
| TH 4364 | Directing I | 3 |
| TH 4365 | Directing II | 3 |
| TH 4366 | Directing III | 3 |
| TH 4368 | Cinematography | 3 |
