I. Liberal Studies Requirement: 53 credits
For a detailed list of graduation requirements, check the IUP Undergraduate Catalog. However, a condensed list follows:
Learning Skills:
College Writing: ENGL 101 (4 cr)
Research Writing: ENGL 202 (3 cr)
Math Course: (3 cr)
Knowledge Areas:
Humanities: History: HIST 195 (3 cr)
Humanities: Literature (3 cr)
Humanities: Phil/Rel (3 cr)
Fine Arts: (3 cr): Pick one: ARHI 101, MUHI 101, DANC 102
Health and Wellness: (3 cr) OR Nutrition and Wellness: (3 cr) OR See Military/ROTC option (4 cr)
Social Science: (Three courses for 9 credits)
Lab Sci Course I (4 cr)
Lab Sci Course II (4 cr)
or
Lab Sci Course (4 cr)
Non-lab Sci Course (3 cr)
Non-lab Sci Course (3 cr)
LS Elective: (Three courses for 9 credits)
Synthesis: LBST 499 (3 cr)
Liberal Studies Requirements (included among the total courses required for graduation)
Non-Western Culture (3 cr)
Writing-Intensive: Within major (3 cr)
Writing-Intensive: Outside or within major (3 cr)
II. Theater Major: 40 credits
Required Courses (12 credits)
THTR 111 Foundations of Theater
THTR 116 Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
THTR 205 Classic Theater I
or
THTR 206 Classic Theater II
THTR 207 Modern Theater I
or
THTR 208 Modern Theater II
Required Technical Core (6 credits)
THTR 120 Stagecraft I
THTR 122 Costume Workshop
THTR 221 Basic Stage Lighting
Required Performance Core (6 credits)
THTR 130 Stage Voice OR THTR 131 Stage Movement
THTR 240 Acting I
THTR 350 Directing
Other Requirements (4 credits)
(minimum of 4 credits in 6 semesters including a Senior Project)
THTR 486 Practicum in Production
Concentration Courses (9 credits)
(A total of 9 credits from no more than two of the following concentration options)
Design/Tech Concentration
(In addition to any of the technical core beyond the required 6 credits)
THTR 320 Scene Design
THTR 321 Stage Lighting Design
THTR 322 Costume Design
THTR 323 Sound Design
THTR 324 Advanced Stagecraft
THTR 489 Technical Theater Problems
Performance Concentration
(In addition to any of the performance core beyond the required 6 credits)
THTR 340 Acting II
THTR 341 Acting Styles
THTR 342 Acting Shakespeare
THTR 484 Directing Studio
THTR 487 Acting Studio
Musical Theater Concentration
(In addition to any of the performance core beyond the required 6 credits, students choosing this concentration would be encouraged to audition for limited seats in voice lessons offered in the Music Department.)
DANC 150 Fundamentals of Dance
DANC 250 Beginning Modern Dance
DANC 260 Beginning Jazz Dance
DANC 270 Beginning Ballroom and Tap Dance
DANC 280 Beginning Ballet
DANC 290 Ethnic Dance
THTR 341 Acting Styles
THTR 487 Acting Studio
DANC 485 Dance Studio
Theater History and Theory Concentration
(In addition to taking all four of the Classic and Modern Theater courses, an additional 3 credits can be chosen from the following or from specially defined THTR 281/481/483 courses)
THTR 310 Theater Criticism (W)
THTR 350 Directing
THTR 347 Playwriting (W)
Theater Elective (3 credits)
Theater majors must elect an additional 3 credits from any THTR course listed above as well as any of the following courses.
THTR 223 Makeup for the Stage
THTR 281 Special Topics
THTR 310 Theater Criticism (W)
THTR 345 Touring Young People’s Theater
THTR 347 Playwriting (W)
THTR 481 Special Topics
THTR 483 Honors Thesis
THTR 493 Internship
III. Free Electives: 27 credits
Required for Graduation: 120 credits