Theatre Studies - B.A.
DURATION
4 Years
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PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Theatre Studies - B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Studies gives students an opportunity for study in all aspects of theatre and its relationship to other liberal arts studies. This program serves students who seek a wider range of possibilities to fulfill individual creative goals, whether as theatre artists, scholars, educators and/or contributors in related fields. Students receive thorough grounding in theatre history and theory and learn imaginative and critical thinking, the process of making theatre, and leadership skills.
The Theatre Studies major comprises the following concentrations:
- Performance
- Production
- Theatre Management
- Theatre and Society
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university's website for more information.
Curriculum
Semester One
- Making Theatre: Culture and Practice
- The Art of Acting
- Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
Fundamentals of Production Elective
Fundamentals of Production Laboratory
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Two
Fundamentals of Production Elective
Fundamentals of Production Laboratory
Practicum Elective
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
General Elective
Semester Three
- Script Analysis
Practicum Elective
Concentration Elective
Kent Core Requirement
General Elective
Semester Four
Concentration Elective
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
General Elective
Semester Five
- History of Theatre and Drama I
Concentration Elective
Concentration Elective (not from students' declared concentration)
Kent Core Requirement
General Elective
Semester Six
- History of Theatre and Drama II
Theatre Elective
Concentration Elective
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Seven
THEA 41900
Theatre Elective
Concentration Elective
General Electives
Semester Eight
THEA 41900
Theatre Elective
Concentration Elective
General Electives
Program Outcome
Accreditation
The B.A. degree in Theatre Studies is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Understand procedures and approaches for realizing a variety of theatrical styles and techniques.
- Understand the playwriting and production processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the way these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.
- Develop intermediate to advanced competence in one or more theatre specializations in creation, performance or scholarship.
- Become acquainted with a diverse selection of theatre repertory, including the principal eras, genres and cultural sources.
- Understand the basic process involved in mounting a theatre production through both verbal and written articulation of ideas and vocabulary, as well as in actual practice.
- Form and defend value judgments about theatre.
- Know common theatrical elements and the interaction of those elements through both written and practicum work.
- Think conceptually and critically about text, performance and production.
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
Fully offered on the following campuses:
- Kent Campus
- Trumbull Campus (Theatre and Society concentration only)
English Language Requirements
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