2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre Design/Technology, B.F.A


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The undergraduate faculty of Performing Arts is committed to the following learning objectives for the BFA in Theatre Design/Technology program.

Students will:

  1. Demonstrate an ability to read and analyze a play from the perspective of a designer and technician of theatre.
  2. Learn to relate script analysis to a visual product, demonstrating an understanding of how to apply and communicate basic design elements, such as color, mass, and line.
  3. Learn and demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of the distinguishing characteristics of Western architecture, décor, and fashion, as well as the basic methods of research needed to design.
  4. Demonstrate the basic skills necessary to visually communicate design ideas through the learning of the fundamentals of each area of theatre design and technology.
  5. Demonstrate an ability to translate theory into practice through the appropriate produced projects.

Required Courses


20 credits: Performing Arts Core*


Refer to the Performing Arts Core  for the core requirements.

*BFA Design/Technology students take TH 142 - Electrics  and TH 143 - Properties Construction  to fulfill the Performing Arts Core requirement.

Note


BFA Design Technology majors may substitute TH 141 - Special Topics in Stagecraft  for one of their four Stagecraft requirements, TH 142 , TH 143 , TH 144 , or TH 145 , when offered

28 credits: BFA Theatre Design/Technology Advanced


Total Credits: 68


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