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Theater Undergraduate Course Listing:
Course 
Number		 Name Description
THETR-119 Voice Improvement Uncomfortable speaking to an audience? Self- conscious about your acce ... Read More »
THETR-130 Fundamentals of Jazz Introduction to the basic style and technique of jazz dancing. This i ... Read More »
THETR-140 Jazz I A continuation of the Fundamentals of Jazz course designed for student ... Read More »
THETR-150 Jazz II An exploration of jazz technique and style with students at the beginn ... Read More »
THETR-160 Jazz III A continuation of Jazz II designed for students with intermediate to a ... Read More »
THETR-201 Voice and Movement for Actors Professional actors engage in rigorous vocal and movement training thr ... Read More »
THETR-220 Production Practicum I
THETR-223 Introduction to Singing This course will attempt to deal with the anxieties and uncertainties ... Read More »
THETR-225 Intro to Theatre Arts An understanding and appreciation of theatre through reading and analy ... Read More »
THETR-226 Intro to Theatre Arts II Picking up chronologically where THETR 225 leaves off, this survey cou ... Read More »
THETR-229 Acting I This introduction to acting prepares students for work in production a ... Read More »
THETR-230 Improvisation An exploration of improvisation through movement-based exercises. The ... Read More »
THETR-231 Intro to Set Design Develop an appreciation for theatre production and design. Class will ... Read More »
THETR-232 Acting for the Camera This course gives students an understanding of the acting challenges u ... Read More »
THETR-237 Intro to Stage Management Stage managers are essential to the production process. Everyone knows ... Read More »
THETR-239 Period Dance for Actors
THETR-240 Fundamentals of Dance This is a course for the student who always wanted to learn the basics ... Read More »
THETR-241 African Dance
THETR-242 The World of Dance for Begin
THETR-244 Tap An introduction to tap dancing from it’s roots in the 19th centu ... Read More »
THETR-245 Broadway Dance Grounded in the fundamentals of dance, this course will focus on the r ... Read More »
THETR-246 Broadway Dance II A continuation of Broadway Dance I with more challenging material. Stu ... Read More »
THETR-247 Tap II
THETR-249 Modern Dance This course explores the techniques and history of modern dance, a uni ... Read More »
THETR-250 Introduction to Stagecraft
THETR-251 Introduction to Design
THETR-301 Acting the Song A practical course designed to address the challenges of the singing-a ... Read More »
THETR-302 Musical Thetr Performance II Continuation of Acting the Song I with more challenging material. ... Read More »
THETR-303 Vocal Coaching
THETR-304 Vocal Coaching II A continuation of THETR 303 with more challenging material and prepara ... Read More »
THETR-305 Voice Practicum A one-credit studio course that enables students to take regularly sch ... Read More »
THETR-310 Broadway Musicals An appreciation of American’s greatest musicals from 1949 to the ... Read More »
THETR-320 Production Practicum II
THETR-329 Acting II A continuation of Acting I with special emphasis on verse and heighten ... Read More »
THETR-330 Acting Styles A continuation of Acting I, with special emphasis on verse and heighte ... Read More »
THETR-331 Introduction to Set Design
THETR-337 Stage Managaement II Building on the skills learned in Stage Management I, Stage Management ... Read More »
THETR-340 Choreography I
THETR-341 Choreography II This course will continue the exploration of choreography on a more ad ... Read More »
THETR-350 Production Practicum I Students participate in Theatre Department productions as actors, dire ... Read More »
THETR-355 Introduction to Costume Design
THETR-389 Intro to Performace Studies This course provides an overview of the modern concept of performance ... Read More »
THETR-400 Playwriting Intended to serve as an introduction to playwriting, students will be ... Read More »
THETR-401 Playwriting II This is a workshop class. Students will read plays from Buchner to Ib ... Read More »
THETR-420 Production Practicum III Flexible course credit designed specifically for advanced theatre majo ... Read More »
THETR-425 Directing An introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of play direc ... Read More »
THETR-439 Intro to Lighting Design Students will explore the basic process of lighting design for the the ... Read More »
THETR-450 Special Topics in Theatre This course is designed by the Theatre Department to serve as an inten ... Read More »
THETR-475 Directing II
THETR-488 Professional Internships
THETR-491 Arts Administration I The last twenty-five years have seen extraordinary growth in the numbe ... Read More »
THETR-492 Arts Administration II
THETR-500 Independent Study
THETR-507 Senior Thesis Project Theatre majors who have demonstrated academic excellence as well as in ... Read More »
THETR-509 Study Abroad in Theatre/Dance Specially arranged study trip to a foreign country for the purposes of ... Read More »
THETR-510 Experimental Theatre Ensemble This course is intended to serve as a professional internship for stud ... Read More »