COURSE REQUIREMENTS
We try to keep this information as accurate and current as possible,
but it is no substitute for consultation with your advisor.

ALL THEATRE MAJORS MUST ROUTINELY CONSULT WITH THEIR ADVISORS.

For more information contact Associate Chair Kim Schnormeier.
The Department of Theatre offers a major and minor. Majors may choose from three concentrations -- sometimes called "tracks" or "areas of emphasis." All three concentrations share a common 30-hour core drawn from our extensive course offerings.

The department also offers an honors program for qualified students.

Theatre/speech is an approved area of concentration for the N–12 certificate in the School of Education.
CORE -- REQUIRED OF ALL THEATRE MAJORS
Course Number and Title Semester
Hours
THR 160 Theatre Cornerstone 1
THR 124 Theatre Technology: Scenery and Lighting 3
THR 125 Theatre Technology: Costumes and Makeup 3
THR 154 Beginning Acting 3
THR 210 Introduction to Design 3
THR 235 Play Analysis 3
THR 365 Directing 3
THR 481 Theatre History and Dramatic Literature to 1700 3
THR 482 Theatre History and Dramatic Literature, 1700 to Realism 3
THR 483 Theatre History and Dramatic Literature: Non-Realism 3
THR 491 Theatre Capstone 2
TOTAL CORE HOURS 30
Course Number and Title Semester
Hours
THR 204 Theatre Practicum (1 or 2 hrs)
(one hour must be performance, two must be production)
3
THR 202 Beginning Voice (3 hrs) 3
THR 203 Intermediate Voice (3 hrs) 3
THR 217 Beginning Movement (3 hrs) 3
THR 254 Intermediate Acting (3 hrs) 3
THR 318 Stage Combat (3 hrs) 3
THR 355 Advanced Acting (3 hrs) 3
3 hours chosen from: 3    
THR 377 Acting for the Camera (3 hrs)
THR 404 Theatre Practicum, Performance section only (1 or 2 hrs)
THR 455 Special Topics: Advanced Studio in Performance (3 hrs)
THR 465 Directing II (3 hrs)
TOTAL PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION HOURS 24
(add 30 hours CORE) 54
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Course Number and Title Semester
Hours
THR 204 Theatre Practicum (1 or 2 hrs)
(one hour may be performance, two must be production)
3
THR 226 Drawing and Rendering for the Theatre (3 hrs) 3
THR 326 Scenic Design (3 hrs) 3
THR 327 Costume Design (3 hrs) 3
THR 323 Lighting Design (3 hrs) 3
3 hours chosen from: 3
THR 340 Period Style for the Theatre (3 hrs)
THR 350 THR 350 Costume History (3 hrs)
6 hours chosen from: 6
THR 470 Individual Project in Design and Production (3 hrs)
THR 471 Special Topics: Advanced Studio in Scenery (3 hrs)
THR 472 Special Topics: Advanced Studio in Costumes (3 hrs)
THR 473 Special Topics: Advanced Studio in Lighting (3 hrs)
THR 474 Special Topics: Advanced Studio in Audio (3 hrs)
TOTAL DESIGN/TECH CONCENTRATION HOURS 24
(add 30 hours CORE) 54
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Course Number and Title Semester
Hours
Theatre Practicum -- 3 hours 3
THR 204 Theatre Practicum (1 or 2 hrs)
(one hour may be performance, two must be production)
      
6 hours chosen from: 6
THR 202 Beginning Voice (3 hrs)
THR 203 Intermediate Voice (3 hrs)
THR 217 Beginning Movement (3 hrs)
THR 254 Intermediate Acting (3 hrs)
THR 318 Stage Combat (3 hrs)
THR 355 Advanced Acting (3 hrs)
THR 377 Acting for the Camera (3 hrs)
THR 465 Directing II (3 hrs)
3 hours chosen from: 3
THR 323 Lighting Design (3 hrs)
THR 326 Scenic Design (3 hrs)
THR 327 Costume Design (3 hrs)
3 hours chosen from:
THR 200 Plays on Film (3 hrs) 3
THR 215 Beginning Playwriting (3 hrs)
THR 216 Beginning Screenwriting (3 hrs)
THR 300 Exploring the African-American Creative Experience (3 hrs)
THR 340 Period Styles for the Theatre (3 hrs)
THR 350 Costume History (3 hrs)
6 hours chosen from across the
Theatre Curriculum (excludes THR 100, 106, and 107)
6
TOTAL GENERAL CONCENTRATION HOURS 21
(add 30 hours CORE) 51
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Course Number and Title Semester
Hours
THR 124    Theatre Technology: Scenery and Lighting 3
THR 125    Theatre Technology: Costumes and Makeup 3
THR 154    Beginning Acting 3
THR 210    Introduction to Design 3
THR 235    Play Analysis 3
Choose one from:
     THR 481 Theatre History and Dramatic Literature to 1700
     THR 482 Theatre History and Dramatic Literature, 1700 to Realism
     THR 483 Theatre History and Dramatic Literature: Non-Realism
3
6 hours elective credit in theatre 6
Total semester hours 24
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PURPOSE
The Theatre Honors Program is designed for outstanding students majoring in theatre. Through mentored work on an individually developed creative project or research topic, students will develop skills in preparation for graduate school or a professional career.
BENEFITS
Honors majors have the opportunity to work on a mentored, individually designed project of their own creation. The final degree of the Honors major includes the title "With Honors in Theatre."
ELIGIBILITY
Acceptance into the Theatre Honors Program requires the student to:
• Be a theatre major;
• Have earned a 3.5 GPA in theatre courses attempted;
• Have earned a 3.0 GPA overall;
• Have completed THR 124, 125, 154, 210, and 235;
• Have completed 60 hours toward the BA degree; and
• Have completed at least two UAB theatre production practicums.
REQUIREMENTS
• Completion of required courses for the theatre major;
• Arrangement with a faculty mentor for a creative or research project;
• Submission of a formal project proposal;
• Registration for 3 credit hours of THR 496—Honors Project;
• Public presentation of the honors project; and
• Acceptance of the completed project by the theatre faculty.
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