Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences (New Brunswick) 54 courses
The bachelor of arts (B.A.) program in theater is designed for those students seeking a liberal arts education coupled with a solid fundamental overview of the professional theater. The program provides a high-quality, general perspective of theater encompassing academic study, performance studies, production practice, and an option for appropriate internships and/or project work. Several opportunities exist for students to study abroad in university-sponsored programs. B.A. students enjoy several performing/production outlets with extracurricular theater organizations on campus: the Cabaret Theater, the College Avenue Players, Shem Productions, and the Livingston Theater Company. See the Theater 966 section of this catalog for faculty listing and bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) information. Students who wish to specialize in acting, design, dramaturgy, or production should consider auditioning or interviewing to be a B.F.A. student. Please note that casting opportunities in departmental Rutgers Theater Company productions are limited to bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) students.
| Major Requirements | 36 credits |
Major Requirements
As a means to explore potential aptitude for a theater major, School of Arts and Sciences students should take: 07:965:211 Theater Appreciation and 07:965:271 Basic Acting or 07:965:223 Intro to Theater Design or Intro to Technical Theater 07:965:224. Depending on the student's interest, Theater arts students are encouraged to take correlative courses in dramatic literature (modern drama, Shakespeare) as well as courses in art, dance, and music history and appreciation. Theater majors in the B.A. program are required to take a minimum of 36 credits, distributed as follows: 16 Credits in Core Courses (*Required) 07:965:281/231 Theater Histories OR Theater History I Online (3)...
20 Credits in Elective Courses
Academic Courses: 07:965:211 Theater Appreciation I (3) fall and spring 07:965:214 Black Theater History (3) spring 07:966:234 Intro to Dramaturgy (3) fall 07:965:200 Introduction to Drama in Education (3) fall 07:965:240 Staging Resistance: Theater, Protest, and Social Change Online (3) online 07:965:260 Musical Theatre Appreciation (3) spring 07:965:290 Broadway: American Musical (3) spring 07:965:300 New York Theater Experience (3) spring 07:965:302 Theater for Social Development (3) fall 07:965:314 Playwriting (3) fall 07:965:370 Global Theater I (3) 07:965:371 Global Theater II (3) spring 07:965:410 Theater Criticism (3) spring 07:965:473 Clothing and Culture (3) fall 07:966:496...
Design & Production Courses
07:965:216 Scenic Art (3) spring 07:965:310-11 Introduction to Costume Design (3,3) fall/spring 07:965:255 Upcycling (3) 07:965:364 Theater Management (3) alternate falls 07:965:365 Theater Management: Producing (3) alternate falls 07:966:490 Advanced Light Lab (2) 07:966:209 Intro to Lighting Technology 07:9656:219 Intro to Scenic Construction (2) 07:966:242 Intro to Stage Lighting (2) 07:966:249 Intro to Stage Management (3) 07:966:274 Costume Construction (2) 07:966:277 Production Properties (2) 07:966:305 Advanced Lighting Techniques (2) 07:966:350 Fabric Dyeing (2) 07:966:361 Sound Tech & Design for Theater (2)
Performance Courses
07:965:210 Intro to Medical Acting (3) fall 07:965:222 Performing Solo from Stage to YouTube Online (3) online 07:965:225 Building Characters: Animation to Live Action (3) online 07:965:272 Intermediate Acting (3) fall/spring 07:965:275 On Camera Acting (3) 07:965:325 Advanced Acting (3) spring 07:965:326 Performance Workshop (3) by audition only fall 07:965:330 Improving Communication Through Improv (3) 07:965:350 Improvisation and Theater Games (2) fall 07:965:421 Directing (3) fall 07:965:422 Advanced Directing Project (3) by special permission only spring 07:965:451 Storytelling Workshop (2) spring 07:965:471 Creative Dramatics for Children (2) fall 07:965:472 Creative Dramatics for...
Seminars & Project Work/Internship
07:965:359/360 Independent study (BA) 07:965:396 Internship/Theater (BA) 07:965:491-492 Project Work (BA,BA) 07:965:493/494 Honors Project (3) 07:965:495/496 Seminar: Topics in Theater (BA) 07:965:497/498 Workshop Topics in Theater (BA)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 07:965:396 | Internship/Theater | BA |
| 07:965:494 | Honors Project in Theater Arts | 3 |
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