Puppet Arts (BFA)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Puppet Arts provides preparation for successful careers in performing arts, entertainment and cultural industries.
Admission
Audition, portfolio review and interview. 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 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 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 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:
Puppet Arts Majors
Puppet Arts majors must also complete:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select six credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Theatre Production: Lighting And Sound | ||
| Theatre Production: Costumes And Makeup | ||
| Theatre Production: Stagecraft | ||
| DRAM 1282 | Practicum in Dramatic Arts | 1 |
| Select six credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Scene Construction | ||
| Sound for the Theatre | ||
| Scene Design | ||
| Costume History | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| Lighting for the Theatre | ||
| DRAM 3601 | Mask Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3602 | Paper Sculpture | 3 |
| DRAM 3603 | Rod Puppetry | 3 |
| DRAM 3604 | Puppetry in Television | 3 |
| DRAM 3605 | Shadow Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3607 | Materials Techniques | 3 |
| DRAM 3608 | Hand Puppetry | 3 |
| DRAM 3609 | UV/Czech Black Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3615 | Object Theatre | 3 |
| Complete 24 credits from the following: | ||
| DRAM 1201 | Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 1202 | Computer Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 1207 | Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| DRAM 1209 | Drawing and Painting Techniques for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 2130 | Histories of Drama and Performance I | 3 |
| DRAM 2131 | Histories of Drama and Performance II | 3 |
| DRAM 3610 | Movement-Based Performance for the Puppet Theatre I (taken twice) | 6 |
| Select three credits from the following: | ||
| DRAM 3612 | Plays for Puppet Theatre | 3 |
| or DRAM 2141 | Script Analysis | |
| DRAM 3182 | Practicum in Dramatic Arts 1 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 71 | |
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To be selected from the following areas: fabrication, costuming, lighting, painting, properties, performance, and running crew.
Note: Puppet Arts students must own a personal portable computer that meets or exceeds posted departmental performance standards. It is recommended that students purchase the latest version of Adobe’s Creative Cloud for Education and install it on their personal computer.
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.