Drama - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Requirements

This major is offered through the Department of Drama in the Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art.

It is recommended that students follow the sequence of courses shown below. In addition to these course requirements, students are also required to complete a total of 260 hours working on production crews.

Electives with numbers 100 and up may be taken at any time. Those with numbers over 300 should be reserved for the Junior and Senior years. Exceptions may be made, when appropriate. There is no guaranteed scheduling of these classes, so they should be taken when available.

Required Courses - Take All

DR 101Theatre I

3

DR 104Theatre II

3

DR 201Survey of Theatre History

3

DR 202Theatre Topics

3

DR 206Fundamentals of Acting

3

DR 207Introduction to Design

3

DR 305Theatre Topics III

3.00

DR 306Theatre Production

3

DR 312Directing I

3

DR 451Senior Seminar

3

DR 498Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination

0

Electives - Take Four

DR 102Introduction to the Alexander Technique

3

DR 205Introduction to Speech Communications

3

DR 300Performance 300

3

DR 307Speech for the Actor

3

DR 403Public Speaking

3

DR 410Drama in Education 1

3.00

DR 415Intermediate Acting: Scene Study

3

DR 426/DR 526Teaching Theatre

3

DR 440Scene Design

3

DR 441Scene Painting

3

DR 443Stage Lighting

3

DR 449Costume Design

3

DR 465Acting Shakespeare

3

DR 466/DR 566Screenwriting

3

DR 467/DR 565Playwriting I

3