REQUIREMENTS FOR THEATRE MAJORS                      

To earn your bachelor of arts in theater from DU, you must complete at least 45-quarter hours of theater courses. Choose among the following:

FIRST YEAR PRIORITIES:                                                     12 credit hours

THEA 1861
Theatre Imagination      
- 4 credits, offered in Fall, Common Curriculum AI:2

THEA 1862      
How To Read a Play        
- 4 credits, offered in Winter, Common Curriculum AI:2

THEA 1880
Design Fundamentals
- 4 credits, offered in Fall, Common Curriculum AI:2

PRODUCTION:                                                     5 credit hours

THEA 1200      
Tech Studio                       
- 1 credit, offered each qtr, COMBINED TOTAL 5 QTRS REQ (THEA 1200 + THEA 1300)

THEA 1300      
Costume Studio               
- 1 credit, offered each qtr, see preceding note

THEA 1400      
Production Studio           
- 0 credits, offered each qtr, 5 QTRS REQ, 2 qtrs must be crew

ACTING:                                                                            4 credit hours

THEA 2870      
Acting I 
- 4 credits, offered in Fall and in Spring , Common Curriculum AI:2

DESIGN & MANAGEMENT:                                                     4 credit hours

THEA 2880      
Scenic Design I                 
- 4 credits, offered in Spring, Common Curriculum AI:2

THEA 2881      
Lighting Design I              
- 4 credits, offered in Fall, Common Curriculum AI:2

THEA 2882      
Costume Design I            
- 4 credits, offered in Winter

THEA 2883      
Sound Design I   
- 4 credits, offered in alternate years (Fall), Common Curriculum AI:2

THEA 3760
Stage Management
- 4 credits, offered in alternate years (Winter)

DIRECTING:                                                                       4 credit hours

THEA 2885      
Directing I                   
- 4 credits, offered in Winter (prereqs: THEA 1861, 1862, 2870

HISTORY:                                                                          8 credit hours

THEA 2890      
Theatre History I         
- 4 credits, usually offered in Winter, Common Curriculum AI:2

THEA 2891      
Theatre History II        
- 4 credits, usually offered in Spring, Common Curriculum AI:2

SENIOR CAPSTONE PRODUCTION:                                      4 credit hours

THEA 3861      
Junior Seminar                 
- 2 credits, taken Spring Quarter of Junior Year
(prereqs: THEA 2885, 1862, + any Design course)

THEA 3862      
Senior Practicum             
- 2 credits, taken Spring Quarter of Senior Year
(prereq: THEA 3861), preceded by weekly design/production meetings in Winter Quarter of Senior Year

ADVANCED STUDY:                                                             4 credit hours

Additional THEA credit hours of the student’s choosing (2000 level or higher)

TOTAL minimum required for the MAJOR                          45 credit hours