Theatre History and Theory Area of Emphasis

Students pursuing this area of emphasis take the required courses for theatre majors plus 18 hours in place of the 15 hours of major electives:

Choose four (12 hours) not already taken, up to two of which may be FILM courses:
  • THEA 4230  Theatre and Ritual
  • THEA 4280  Women in Performance
  • THEA 4300  Queer Theatre and Film
  • THEA 4400  Asian Theatre and Drama
  • THEA (AFAM) 4460  History of Dramatic Art: Special Topics (Study Abroad)
  • THEA (AFST) 4470  African Theatre
  • THEA (AFAM) 4480  History of African American Drama and Theatre
  • THEA 4500   The Broadway Musical and American Culture
  • THEA 4700  Dramaturgy
  • THEA 4800  Topics in History
  • THEA 4490  Latin American and Caribbean Theatre
  • THEA 5710S  Community-based Theatre
  • FILM 4250  History of Cinema I
  • FILM 4260  History of Cinema II
  • FILM 4270 History of Cinema III
  • FILM 4600  Women and Film
  • FILM 4620  Genre Cinema
  • FILM 4640 Latin American Film and Media
  • FILM 4750  French Film History
  • FILM 4660  History of Animation
  • FILM 4670  Film Technology and Style
  • FILM 5481  Topics in Cinema 
  • FILM 5900  Film Theory
Elective: Choose one three-hour FILM or THEA course numbered 3000-5999 
Capstone (3 hours)  Choose one: THEA 4960, 4960R, 4970H, 4980H