NIU School of Theatre and Dance
BA in Theatre Studies

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4 Year Plan

Year 1
Fall Semester


Spring Semester

Thea 201 Aesthetics of Theatre

3

Thea 215 Fundim. of Story Telling

3

Thea 214 Intro To Performance 3 Thea 255 Stage Technology II/LAB 4
ENGL 103 Core Competency 3 ENGL 104 Core Competency 3
Thea 235 Stage Technology I/Lab 4 MATH 100 Core Competancy 3
Coms 100 Core Competency 3 Distributive Studies 1
16
16

Year 2
Fall Semester


Spring Semester

Thea Elective **

3

Thea 300 Text Analysis

3

Thea 220 Intro to Design 3 Thea Elective *** 3
Thea 395 Production & Performance 1 Thea 395 Production & Performance 1
Foreign Language 3 Foreign Language 3
Distributive Studies 3 Distributive Studies 3
Elective 3 Distributive Studies 3
16
16

Year 3
Fall Semester


Spring Semester
Thea 312 Directing I 3

Thea 371 Theatre History II

3

Thea 370 Theatre History I 3 Thea 395 Production & Performance 1
Thea 395 Production & Performance 1 Thea 412 Directing II 3
Foreign Language 3 Foreign Language 3
Distributive Studies 3 Distributive Studies 3
Distributive Studies 4
Distributive Studies
3
17   16

Year 4
Fall Semester


Spring Semester
Thea 395 Production & Performance 1

Thea 395 Production & Performance

1

Thea 492 Senior Project 3 Thea 475 Contemporary Theatre 3
Distributive Studies 6 Thea Electives + 6
Thea Electives + 5 TH-D Dance 4
  15   15

** For semester three (fall of 2nd year) choose on of the following courses as a Theatre electvie:
Thea 216, 249, or 313

***For semester four (Spring of 2nd year) choose one of the following courses as a Theatre elective:
Thea 316, 335, 341, or 355

+ Upper divison electives to choose from, when offered:
Thea 320, 321, 322, 404, 416, 419, 420, 435, 451, 455, 478, 479, 481, 482

12th February 2004