COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
THEATRE ARTS
Professor Tom Smith, department head/managing director
Professor Smith; Associate Professor Storm; Assistant Professor Chenard; Professional Staff J. Billings, Brunson, Hereford, McMahon, Wise; College Associate Professor C. Billings
(575) 646-4517
http://theatre.nmsu.edu/nmsu/
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Theatre Arts
EMPHASIS: Musical Theatre
MINOR: Theatre Arts
A minimum of 54 credits in theatre arts is required for the major. With strong emphases in acting, directing, musical theatre and design/technical theatre, the program prepares students for graduate study or to work in the profession. Students gain practical experience in all phases of theatrical production. The faculty is augmented by nationally-renowned theatre artists-in-residence.
Students preparing to teach in the public schools may qualify for certification by completing the Bachelor of Science in Education degree with theatre arts as a teaching field. (See curricula in the "College of Education" section.)
Theatre majors will be required to complete a foreign language at the level of 112 or greater, or to complete 2 years of high school foreign language.
Students enrolled in this departments major or minor may count credits in required applied courses toward their degrees beyond the normal maximum of 9 credits allowed in the College of Arts and Sciences. However, if students change the major or minor or do not complete the requirements for the minor at the time of graduation, they may only count a maximum of 9 credits of the applied/occupational credits toward graduation.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Theatre Arts
Departmental Requirements
| THTR 110, Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 130, The Art of Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 141 and 141L, Introduction to Stagecraft and Lab | 3/1 |
| THTR 142 and 142L, Introduction to Costume Crafts and Lab | 3/1 |
| THTR 149, Running Crew I | 2 |
| THTR 203, Theatre History I | 3 |
| THTR 204, Theatre History II | 3 |
| THTR 249, Running Crew II | 1 |
| THTR 345, Costume Practicum | 1 |
| THTR 346, Scenic Practicum | 1 |
| THTR 347, Lighting Practicum | 1 |
| THTR 348, Running Crew III | 1 |
| THTR 349, Running Crew IV | 1 |
| THTR 395, Directing I | 3 |
| THTR 396, Theatre Management | 3 |
| THTR 439, Senior Seminar | 2 |
| Select one from the following: THTR 321V, Modern European Drama or THTR 323, American Drama | 3 |
| Select one from the following: THTR 307V, Costume History; THTR 321V, Modern European Drama; THTR 323, American Drama; THTR 329, Studies in Drama; THTR 408, Shakespeare I; THTR 409, Shakespeare II (course from this category must not duplicate selection above) | 3 |
| Select one from the following: THTR 352, Costume Design, THTR 353, Scene Design; or THTR 355, Lighting Design | 3 |
| THTR elective courses | 9 |
Electives: Sufficient to bring total to 128, including 48 upper-division.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Theatre Arts
EMPHASIS: Musical Theatre
The musical theatre emphasis is designed to provide students with training in musical theatre performance, including singing, dancing and acting.
Departmental Requirements
All courses required for the Theatre Arts major must be met, except for the requirement of 9 THTR elective courses. Instead, students must take the following courses:
| THTR 317, Musical Theatre | 3 |
| MUS 101G, An Introduction to Music | 3 |
| DANC 101G, Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DANC 451V, World Dance | 3 |
Two or more credits from DANC 124, Jazz Technique I; DANC 125, Introduction to Ballroom Dance; DANC 127, Tap Dance I; DANC 203, Performance and Production I; DANC 224, Jazz Technique II; DANC 225, Ballroom Dance I; DANC 227, Tap Dance II; DANC 324, Jazz Technique III; DANC 424, Jazz Technique IV
Four or more credits from MUS 110, Fundamentals of Music; MUS 130, Applied Music (Voice); MUS 141, Class Voice I; MUS 145, Functional Piano I; MUS 351, Opera Workshop
MINOR: Theatre Arts
The Department of Theatre Arts has one minor in Theatre Arts. Students must pass a minimum of 9 lower division credits and 9 upper division THTR credits with grades of C or higher to earn the minor. A student cannot earn both a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a minor in Theatre Arts.