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Degree Requirements
This web page contains the most current academic information and degree requirements available. The graduation requirements published in the Whitworth catalog in effect at the time of the student's initial enrollment are those that should be met for completion of an undergraduate-degree program (Click here to view printed catalogs). Students who withdraw from Whitworth and return after an absence of more than one year must meet the graduation requirements in effect at the time of their return; students who return within one year may continue under the requirements in effect at their original enrollment.
In order to obtain a degree, students must meet Whitworth's Requirements for Graduation (Click here to view Whitworth's Requirements for Graduation).
| Requirements for a Theatre Major, B.A. |
(38-40) |
| All tracks require the following core courses: |
25 |
| TA 145, 245, 345, 445 |
|
Theatre Production |
2 |
| TA 231 |
|
Performance Theory and Practice |
3 |
| TA 270 |
|
Stage Makeup & Costume Construction |
2 |
| TA 273 |
|
Acting I |
3 |
| TA 275 |
|
Technical Theatre I (or TA 375, Tech Theatre II) |
3 |
| TA 361 |
|
Fundamentals of Directing |
3 |
| TA 476W |
|
History of Theatre I |
3 |
| TA 477W |
|
History of Theatre II |
3 |
| TA 498 |
|
Senior Project |
3 |
| All students enter the major in the general track and remain in the track unless they apply for admission into one of the other tracks. Only students who have specific post-graduate education and/or career goals in another track should apply into that track. Admission into track II, III, or IV carries with it the expectation of significant contributions to the department in those areas. Admission is limited to two tracks. |
| Track I: General |
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| Required core courses |
25 |
| Two courses from the following |
4-6 |
| |
TA 100
TA 215
TA 276
TA 277
TA 279
TA 282
TA 375
EL 247 |
Introduction to Theatre
Acting for the Camera
Improvisational Acting
Mime
Voice for the Performer
Movement for the Performer
Technical Theatre II
Shakespeare |
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| Nine additional credits in theatre |
9 |
| Track II: Community-Based Theatre |
|
| Required core courses |
25 |
| TH 116 |
|
Theatre in Community |
3 |
| TA 348 |
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Performance and Social Change |
3 |
| AR/TA 115/315 |
|
Community-Based Theatre |
3 |
| AR/TA 435 |
|
Arts Administration |
3 |
| Three additional advisor-approved credits in community-based theatre possibilities include but are not limited to: |
3 |
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TA 255/355
TA 196
TA 301
TA 145, 245, 345, 445
TA 196/396
TA 481/482 |
Story Theatre
Topics: Children's Theatre
Domain of the Arts
Theatre Production
Topics in Theatre
Projects in Theatre |
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| Track III: Acting |
|
| Required core courses |
25 |
| TA 276 |
|
Improvisational Acting |
3 |
| TA 279 |
|
Voice for the Performer |
2 |
| TA 282 |
|
Movement for the Performer |
2 |
| TA 473 |
|
Acting II |
3 |
| FIve additional credits in theatre |
5 |
| Track IV: Technical Theatre |
|
| Required core courses |
25 |
| TA 375 |
|
Technical Theatre II (or TA 275 Tech Theatre I) |
3 |
| Nine additional credits in drawing or design |
9 |
| One of the following courses in art history |
3 |
| |
AR 260, 360W
AR 261, 361W
AR 262
AR 263, 363W
AR 264, 364W |
History of Ancient Art
History of Renaissance/Baroque Art
History of Multicultural Art
History of Modern/Contemporary Art
History of Medieval Art |
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| Requirements for Theatre Minor |
(20-21) |
(meets current endorsement requirements)
All endorsements subject to change; see School of Education for updated requirements. |
| TA 100 |
|
Introduction to Theatre |
3 |
| TA 231 |
|
Performance Theory and Practice |
3 |
| TA 270 |
|
Stage Makeup and Costume Construction |
2 |
| TA 273 |
|
Acting I |
3 |
| TA 361 |
|
Fundamentals of Directing |
3 |
| Required for teaching endorsement only |
|
| TA 344 |
|
Theatre Across the Curriculum |
1 |
| One of the following: |
3 |
| |
TA 255/355
TA 276
TA 277
TA 279
TA 282
TA 348 |
Story Theatre
Improvisational Acting
Mime
Voice for the Performer
Movement for the Performer
Performance and Social Change |
|
| One of the following: |
3 |
| |
TA 275
TA 375 |
Technical Theatre I
Technical Theatre II |
|
| Requirements for a Theatre-Dance Minor |
(20) |
| TA 143 |
|
Ballet |
1 |
| TA 181 |
|
Jazz I |
1 |
| TA 231 |
|
Performance Theory |
3 |
| TA 282 |
|
Movement for the Performer |
2 |
| TA 382 |
|
Dance History |
2 |
| One of the following: |
2 |
| |
TA 381
TA 384 |
Dance Choreography
Sacred Dance Choreography |
|
| Two of the following: |
3 |
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TA 281
TA 236
TA 343
TA 283 |
Jazz II
Tap
Ballet II
Musical Theatre Dance |
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| Five (5.0) additional dance advisor approved credits |
5 |
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