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The Theatre Arts, B.A. degree is designed to provide students with an overall background and skills in all aspects of theatre. This degree program is open to any student attending Fredonia without audition or portfolio review. Students can combine a BA degree in Theatre with several other possible majors to enhance their career opportunities in such areas as film, education, creative writing, dramatic literature, theatre history and dramatic criticism.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 100 Theatre Majors Seminar 1
THEA 103 Fund. of Theatre Technology 1
THEA 114 Introduction to Performing Arts 3
THEA 117 Script Analysis 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 14

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 121 Introduction to Technical Theatre 3
THEA 133 Introduction to Acting 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
 
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 201 Theatre and Dance Productions 1
THEA 270 Theatre for Social Change 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
 
TOTAL 13

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 202 Theatre and Dance Productions 1
Area of Focus Course 3
Area of Focus Course 3
FF Course 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
General Elective (non-THEA) 3
TOTAL 16

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 301 Theatre and Dance Productions 1
Area of Focus Course 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
General Elective (non-THEA) 3
General Elective (non-THEA) 3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 302 Theatre and Dance Productions 1
THEA 220 Makeup 1
Area of Focus Course 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
TOTAL 14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 441 Directing I: Principles of Directing 3
THEA 451 World Theatre in Context I 3
THEA 460 Performing Arts Organization & Management 3
THEA 371 Fredonia Young Company I 1
THEA 481 Senior Project Seminar 1
Minor or Second Major Course 3
TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
THEA 452 World Theatre in Context II 3
THEA 498 Senior Project 3
THEA 372 Fredonia Young Company II 3
Minor or Second Major Course 3
General Elective (non-THEA) 3
General Elective (non-THEA) 3
TOTAL 18

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

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Theatre Arts

Theatre & Dance

  • 212 Rockefeller Arts Center State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063

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