Course Requirements

Theatre Arts majors are required to take the following courses:

THA 11 - Introduction to Theatre (4)   GER in Fine Arts ( See Catalog, 2003-2003  p. 42.)
THA 20 - Acting (4)
THA 25 - Stagecraft (4)
THA 26 - Costume Crafts (4)
THA 28 - Lighting Design and Practice (4)
THA 31 - Directing (4)
THA 34 - History of the Theatre I:  Ancient Theatre to 1700 (4)
THA 35 - History of the Theatre II: Eighteenth Century to the Present (4)
THA 40 - Scene Design
THA 42 - Costume Design
THA 75 - Senior Synthesis (4)

THA 01 - Practicum (0) Must be taken 6 times

AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

THA 21 - Digital Technology for the Theatre (4)
THA 45 - Acting II: Characterization (4)
THA 50 - Theatrical Criticism (4)
ENG 57 &endash; Drama in England (4)   &endash; Only when a Theatre professor is present on Study Abroad

All Theatre Arts Majors are required to participate in the mainstage departmental production each term. 

Theatre Arts majors who wish to teach theatre arts in the secondary schools will be expected to take the following courses in addition to the major courses listed above.

THA 60 - Creative Dramatics for the Classroom Teacher (4)
CS 16  - Introduction to Computing (4)
ED 11/01 - Perspectives on American Education (4)
ED 20 - Human Development (4)
ED 21 - Education of Students with Exceptionalities (4)
ED 50/02 - Curriculum and Methods of Teaching grades 7-12 (4)
ED 167 - Inquiry and Research in the Classroom (3)
Ed 171 - Teaching Internship (6-12) 

Theatre Arts Electives

THA 12 -  Makeup (2)
THA 13 -  Sound Design (2)
THA 46 - Playwriting
THA 80 -  Independent Study (4)  Available for acting, directing, design, internship, history and criticism and other areas of study agreed upon by the faculty.

 The Play's the Thing

Each year, Furman produces three major plays chosen primarily for their value in educating and training students. The department, mindful of its contribution to the university's mission, attempts to present plays that represent a wide range of periods and styles so that, over any four-year span, students may enjoy the benefits of participating in  and seeing plays from many major periods or genres of theatre.