Academic Bulletin 2024-2025 
    
    Dec 06, 2024  
Academic Bulletin 2024-2025

Theatre Major


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Faculty: Cosdon, Hoey, Mehler

The Theatre major is a program in the Visual and Performing Arts Area of Study.

Theatre Major Learning Outcomes 

Students who successfully complete a major in Theatre are expected to: 

  • Situate works and ideas in aesthetic, historical, and cultural contexts;
  • Critically analyze multiple forms of live performance;
  • Create original work and articulate the methodologies used;
  • Critically engage with communities and audiences

The Theatre Major

The Theatre major, consisting of 49 credits, leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. At graduation, Theatre majors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the major. The calculation is based on all courses taken at Allegheny and applied to the major. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. All courses required for the major must be taken on a letter grade basis. At maximum 12 transfer credits may be counted toward the major; exceptions must be approved by the department chair.

Please note: it is strongly recommended that students complete 100-level THTR courses before their senior year.

Core Sequence


Theatremakers and Audiences


Performance and Production


Synthesis


Complete the following three courses

Electives


Theatre Electives


Complete three of the following course options

Communication, Media, and Performance Elective


Complete one of the following course options

 

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