Acting (BFA)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting provides preparation for successful careers in performing arts, entertainment, and cultural industries.
Admission
Audition. Please consult Dramatic Arts website for current admission details.
Requirements
Bachelor of Fine Arts Requirements
All students in the department are required to take at least one course within the major that contributes to the advancing of diverse perspectives. Courses that count toward this requirement include:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 1501 | Introduction to World Puppetry | 3 |
| DRAM 2135 | History of Popular Theatre and Live Entertainment | 3 |
| DRAM 2136/2136W | Asian Theatre and Performance | 3 |
| DRAM 3130 | Women in Theatre: Gender Identity and Expression on the Stage | 3 |
| DRAM 3131 | African-American Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3132 | African-American Women Playwrights, 1900 to the present | 3 |
| DRAM 3133 | Latina/o Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3139 | Theatre and Human Rights | 3 |
When applicable, courses taken to fulfill this requirement may also be counted toward the department history and literature-based course requirement.
To fulfill their departmental writing in the major requirement, students in all three B.F.A. programs must complete one of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 2136W | Asian Theatre and Performance | 3 |
| DRAM 3141W | Playwriting | 3 |
| DRAM 4135W | Advanced Topics in Theatre and Performance | 3 |
| DRAM 4711W | The Director in the Theatre | 3 |
All upper-level courses in Design and Technology, Puppet Arts, and Theatre Studies build upon the basic information literacy competencies introduced in:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1007 | Seminar and Studio in Writing and Multimodal Composition | 4 |
| ENGL 1010 | Seminar in Academic Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 1011 | Seminar in Writing through Literature | 4 |
Students are expected to develop an understanding of how information is created, disseminated, and organized in the performing arts, and develop abilities in accessing, evaluating, synthesizing and incorporating information into written, oral, or media presentations.
All B.F.A. students in Dramatic Arts (Acting, Design and Technical, and Puppet Arts majors) must complete the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 2130 | Histories of Drama and Performance I | 3 |
| DRAM 2131 | Histories of Drama and Performance II | 3 |
| Select six credits selected from the following literature and history-based courses: | 6 | |
| Asian Theatre and Performance | ||
| Women in Theatre: Gender Identity and Expression on the Stage | ||
| African-American Theatre | ||
| African-American Women Playwrights, 1900 to the present | ||
| Latina/o Theatre | ||
| Trends in Contemporary Theatre | ||
| Theatre and Human Rights | ||
| Trends in the Contemporary Puppet Theatre | ||
| Advanced Topics in Theatre and Performance | ||
| The Director in the Theatre | ||
Additional course requirements for the B.F.A. major programs include:
Acting Majors
Acting majors must also complete:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 1215 | Theatre Production: Makeup And Wardrobe For The Actor | 3 |
| DRAM 1282 | Practicum in Dramatic Arts | 2 |
| DRAM 3182 | Practicum in Dramatic Arts | 3 |
| DRAM 1701 | Acting I | 2 |
| DRAM 1702 | Acting II | 3 |
| DRAM 1801 | Stage Movement I | 2 |
| DRAM 1802 | Stage Movement II | 3 |
| DRAM 1901 | Voice and Speech I | 2 |
| DRAM 1902 | Voice and Speech II | 3 |
| DRAM 2701 | Acting III | 3 |
| DRAM 2702 | Acting IV | 3 |
| DRAM 2810 | Stage Movement III | 3 |
| DRAM 2812 | Stage Movement IV | 3 |
| DRAM 2901 | Voice and Speech III | 3 |
| DRAM 4701 | Acting V | 3 |
| DRAM 4702 | Acting VI | 3 |
| DRAM 4703 | Acting VII | 3 |
| DRAM 4704 | Acting VIII | 3 |
| DRAM 4705 | Acting for the Camera | 3 |
| DRAM 4811 | Stage Movement V | 3 |
| DRAM 4911 | Voice and Speech IV | 3 |
| DRAM 4912 | Voice and Speech V | 3 |
| DRAM 4931 | Stage Dialects | 3 |
University General Education Requirements
Every student must meet a set of core requirements to earn a baccalaureate degree, in addition to those required by the student's major course of study and other requirements set by the student's school or college. For more information about these requirements, please see General Education Requirements.
School of Fine Arts Degree Requirements
Students must meet a set of requirements established by the college in addition to the University's General Education requirements. For more information, see the School of Fine Arts section of this catalog.