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Apr 18, 2024
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2020-2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Theatre, BA
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About the Program
The student will receive a solid foundation in all aspects of theatre as part of a well-rounded liberal arts education. Working as part of a team, the student learns to communicate and collaborate in a creative environment toward the realization of a theatrical production. Each student may choose to focus in any given area. The BA in Theatre is the ideal program for students who desire a general theatre education with a variety of experiences that will serve them in their future endeavors.
Please visit Theatre for more information.
3 Year Degrees
The College of Liberal Arts offers the opportunity for students to complete their degree in three years. Degree in 3 majors allow students to enter the work force or graduate school a year earlier than traditional plans of study while also providing a cost-effective way to complete an undergraduate degree.
Students can complete the three-year option with or without AP credit by adding summer sessions to traditional coursework in Fall and Spring semesters. Degree in 3 offers a great combination of cost-savings and the opportunity to accelerate your future and achieve your goals.
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Degree Requirements
120 Credits RequiredLiberal Arts Curriculum
Each liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type. Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus. Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (39 credits)
A. Foundation Studies (21 credits)
1. Required Courses (15 credits)
2. Foundation Selectives (6 credits)
Choose three of the courses listed below. The courses not taken to fulfill this requirement can be taken as elective credit. B. Performance and Production (12 credits)
1. Practicum Courses - Choose Two (3 credits)
(Enrollment is by audition for 33600 /53600 or interview for THTR 36800 and DANC 368 ; all courses may be repeated.) 2. Performance and Design Courses (9 credits)
C. Electives in Theatre (6 credits)
- THTR 10000-59999 - Credit Hours: 6.00 (Unselected courses from area B2 may be substituted here.)
- DANC 10000-59999 - up to 2.00 credits
Other Departmental - Liberal Arts Core For BFA, Professional, & Education (25-34 credits)
The College of Liberal Arts Other Departmental area is designed to be experiential, informative, and relevant to life in a rapidly changing universe. It combines courses that fulfill University Core foundational outcomes, discipline diversity, social diversity, and other languages to produce a well-rounded background for students. Coursework is integrative and collaborative and fosters insight, understanding, independence, initiative, and the desire to reach across divides and redefine our relationship to the peoples and the worlds that surround us.
LA Core III: Linguistic Diversity (3-4 credits)
Proficiency through level IV in one world language Foundational Requirements (21-30 credits)
Students must complete approved coursework that meet the following foundational outcomes. - Humanities - all approved courses accepted.
- Behavioral/Social Science - all approved courses accepted.
- Information Literacy - all approved courses accepted.
- Science #1 - all approved courses accepted.
- Science #2 - all approved courses accepted.
- Science, Technology, and Society - all approved courses accepted.
- Written Communication - all approved courses accepted.
- Oral Communication - all approved courses accepted.
- Quantitative Reasoning - all approved courses accepted.
Notes
- Double counting of courses is allowed across the various categories.
- All accredited programs whose accreditation is threatened by CLA Core requirement, both professional BAs and BFAs, are exempt from Liberal Arts Core I & II in order to meet accreditation standards and requirements. Liberal Arts Core III: Linguistic Diversity is still required for such programs.
- “Degree +” students (students with a second major outside of Liberal Arts) are exempt from the CLA Core.
Electives (47-56 credits)
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.
- Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
- Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
- Information Literacy (IL)
- Oral Communication (OC)
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
- Science #1 (SCI)
- Science #2 (SCI)
- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
- Written Communication (WC)
Prerequisite Information:
For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.
Fall 1st Year
- THTR 27100 - Interpreting The Play Script
- Written Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
- Quantitative Reasoning - Credit Hours: 3.00
- World Language Level I - Credit Horus: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 3rd Year
- THTR 38100 - History Of Theatre II
- Major Requirement B: Performance and Design - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Science - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 4th Year
- Major Requirement B: Performance and Design - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Major Requirement C: Theatre Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Major Requirement C: Theatre Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Science, Technology, and Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Science - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 4th Year
- Major Requirement B: Performance and Design - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Notes
- “C-” or better required in all THTR courses. The P/NP option is not available for this requirement.
- 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
- 32 credit hours of Purdue coursework at the 30000 level or higher required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
- Liberal Arts offers a streamlined plan of study for students pursuing a second degree outside of CLA. Contact the CLA Advising Office for more information.
World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor.
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ASL-American Sign Language
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ARAB-Arabic |
CHNS-Chinese |
FR-French |
| GER-German |
GREK-Greek (ancient) |
HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) |
HEBR-Hebrew (modern) |
| ITAL-Italian |
JPNS-Japanese |
KOR-Korean |
LATN-Latin |
| PTGS-Portuguese |
RUSS-Russian |
SPAN-Spanish |
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Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical.
In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”.
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