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Theatre Arts Major
The major in theatre arts has its focus upon those theatre students who wish to realize and develop their talent while at the same time relating it to broader knowledge.
At Marquette, the program in theatre arts offers intensive training in performance and/or production within a liberal arts foundation. Theatre arts students may select a minor from within the Diederich College of Communication such as advertising, broadcasting, public relations or communication studies. Instead, students may select a minor from the College of Business Administration (i.e. marketing) or the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences where they often elect a minor such as English, foreign language, psychology or political science.
Theatre arts majors have also found it beneficial to double major in any of the areas listed above, thereby obtaining a broad range of connections between the performing arts and other disciplines.
Requirements for a Major: A total of 41 credits of course work must be completed for the major in theatre arts:
Required Courses
| Complete a total of 3 credits of: | 3 | |
| Performing Arts Practicum | ||
| Additional requirements: | ||
| THAR 1100 | Acting 1: Fundamental Technique | 3 |
| THAR 1300 | Stagecraft | 3 |
| THAR 1310 | Stagecraft Practicum | 0.5 |
| THAR 1320 | Basic Costume Technology | 3 |
| THAR 1330 | Basic Costume Technology Practicum | 0.5 |
| THAR 2140 | Voice and Movement for Stage | 3 |
| THAR 2400 | Aspects of Theatrical Design | 3 |
| THAR 2600 | Play Analysis 1 | 3 |
| THAR 3953 | Career and Preparation Studies Seminar | 1 |
| THAR 4200 | History of Theatre | 3 |
| THAR 4210 | Contemporary Theatre | 3 |
| THAR 4240 | History of Period Styles | 3 |
| 9 hours of Theatre Arts electives | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 41 | |
The following courses are also required but do not count as hours in the major:
| ENGL 2720 | Introduction to Literature: Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 4630 | Shakespeare's Major Plays | 3 |
| ENGL 4760 | British Drama | 3 |
In addition to the required sequence, the following courses are strongly recommended for those students who wish to concentrate in a specific discipline within the performing arts:
Performance
| PEAR 2964 | Performing Arts Practicum (required) | 0.5 |
| THAR 1100 | Acting 1: Fundamental Technique (required) | 3 |
| THAR 1120 | Acting 2: Characterization | 3 |
| THAR 1300 | Stagecraft (required) | 3 |
| THAR 1320 | Basic Costume Technology (required) | 3 |
| THAR 1340 | Make-Up | 3 |
| THAR 2100 | Acting 3: Advanced Scene Study | 3 |
| THAR 2140 | Voice and Movement for Stage (required) | 3 |
| THAR 2160 | Voice and Speech 1 | 3 |
| THAR 2500 | Play Direction | 3 |
| THAR 2600 | Play Analysis 1 (required) | 3 |
| THAR 3100 | Acting 4: Shakespeare | 3 |
| THAR 3953 | Career and Preparation Studies Seminar (required) | 1 |
| THAR 4100 | Acting 5: Professional Auditions and Career Preparation | 3 |
| THAR 4200 | History of Theatre (required) | 3 |
| DANC 2500 | Composition and Choreography | 3 |
| DANC 3100 | Theatre Dance | 3 |
| THAR 2140 & THAR 2160 | Voice and Movement for Stage and Voice and Speech 1 (required) | 3 |
Directing
| PEAR 2964 | Performing Arts Practicum (required) | 0.5 |
| THAR 1100 | Acting 1: Fundamental Technique (required) | 3 |
| THAR 1120 | Acting 2: Characterization | 3 |
| THAR 1300 | Stagecraft (required) | 3 |
| THAR 2140 | Voice and Movement for Stage (required) | 3 |
| or THAR 2320 | Scenographic Techniques | |
| THAR 2400 | Aspects of Theatrical Design (required) | 3 |
| THAR 2500 | Play Direction | 3 |
| THAR 2600 | Play Analysis 1 (required) | 3 |
| THAR 3953 | Career and Preparation Studies Seminar (required) | 1 |
| THAR 4200 | History of Theatre (required) | 3 |
| THAR 4360 | Theatre Management | 3 |
| THAR 4500 | Advanced Play Direction | 3 |
Design/Technical
| PEAR 2964 | Performing Arts Practicum (required) | 0.5 |
| THAR 1100 | Acting 1: Fundamental Technique (required) | 3 |
| THAR 1300 | Stagecraft (required) | 3 |
| THAR 1320 | Basic Costume Technology (required) | 3 |
| THAR 2320 | Scenographic Techniques | 3 |
| THAR 2400 | Aspects of Theatrical Design (required) | 3 |
| THAR 2500 | Play Direction | 3 |
| THAR 2600 | Play Analysis 1 (required) | 3 |
| THAR 3953 | Career and Preparation Studies Seminar (required) | 1 |
| THAR 4200 | History of Theatre (required) | 3 |
| THAR 4360 | Theatre Management | 3 |
| THAR 4380 | Computer Applications for the Theatre | 3 |
| THAR 4400 | Costume Design | 3 |
| THAR 4420 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| THAR 4440 | Scenery Design | 3 |
Participation in Theatre Productions: All theatre arts majors and minors are required to audition for theatre productions and participate in a technical, design or management capacity. All university students are invited to audition for theatre productions or participate in a technical, design or management capacity. Students must have a minimum 2.000 GPA to participate in any production.
Typical Program for Theatre Arts Majors
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| CMST 1000 | 3 | COMM 1200 | 3 |
| ENGL 1001 (UCCS (R)) | 3 | THAR 1120 | 3 |
| Foreign language or UCCS (DC) | 3-4 | THAR 1320 | 3 |
| THAR 1100 | 3 | THAR 1330 | 0.5 |
| THAR 1300 | 3 | Foreign language or UCCS (DC) | 3-4 |
| THAR 1310 | 0.5 | THEO 1001 (UCCS (T)) | 3 |
| 15.5-16.5 | 15.5-16.5 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| COMM 1100 (UCCS (R)) | 3 | COMM 2100 (or UCCS (DC))* | 3 |
| COMM 2100 (or UCCS (DC))* | 3 | COMM 2500 | 3 |
| THAR 2140 | 3 | ENGL 2720 (UCCS (LPA)) | 3 |
| PEAR 2964 | 0.5 | PEAR 2964 | 0.5 |
| THAR 2400 | 3 | Major elective | 3 |
| UCCS (HCS) | 3 | UCCS (MR) or (SN) | 3 |
| UCCS (MR) or (SN) | 3 | ||
| 18.5 | 15.5 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| ENGL 4630 or 4760 | 3 | PEAR 2964 | 0.5 |
| PEAR 2964 | 0.5 | PHIL 2310 (UCCS (HNE)) | 3 |
| PHIL 1001 (UCCS (HNE)) | 3 | THAR 4200 | 3 |
| THAR 2600 | 3 | THAR 4210 (or elective) | 3 |
| THAR 3953 | 1 | THAR 4240 (or elective) | 3 |
| THAR 4240 (or elective) | 3 | Minor | 3 |
| UCCS (T) | 3 | UCCS (ISB) | 3 |
| 16.5 | 18.5 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| PEAR 2964 | 0.5 | PEAR 2964 | 0.5 |
| Minor/electives | 15 | THAR 4210 (or elective) | 3 |
| THAR 4997 | 3 | ||
| Minor/electives | 6-11 | ||
| 15.5 | 12.5-17.5 | ||
| Total credit hours: 128-135 | |||
| * | COMM 2100 Introduction to Visual Communication cannot be used to fulfill the UCCS Literature/ Performing Arts requirement. |
Wisconsin Teaching Licensure in Theatre Arts (Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence)
In addition to completing all requirements as specified by the College of Education, students must also complete all requirements listed under the theatre arts major.
Wisconsin Teaching Licensure in Theatre Arts (Early Adolescence/Adolescence)
In addition to completing all requirements as specified by the College of Education as well as those listed under the theatre arts major, students seeking Wisconsin teaching licensure in speech communication at the early adolescence/adolescence level must also complete THAR 2500 Play Direction Play Direction and THAR 4360 Theatre Management Theatre Management both of which will count toward required electives in the theatre arts major.
Theatre Arts Minor
Required Courses
| Complete a total of 2 credits of: | 2 | |
| Performing Arts Practicum | ||
| Additional requirements: | ||
| THAR 1100 | Acting 1: Fundamental Technique | 3 |
| THAR 1300 | Stagecraft | 3 |
| THAR 1310 | Stagecraft Practicum | 0.5 |
| THAR 1320 | Basic Costume Technology | 3 |
| THAR 1330 | Basic Costume Technology Practicum | 0.5 |
| THAR 2600 | Play Analysis 1 | 3 |
| THAR 4200 | History of Theatre | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
