Drama Bachelor's Suggested Sequence
The following is the recommended order of courses for undergrad drama majors. Please check with your advisor before registering for classes.
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Fall Semester – Freshman Year
DR 101 – Theatre I
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Spring Semester – Freshman Year
DR 104 – Theatre II
DR 206 – Fundamentals of Acting
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Fall Semester – Sophomore Year
DR 201/ 202 – Theatre Topics
DR 207 – Intro to Design
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Spring Semester – Sophomore Year
DR 206 – Fundamentals of Acting
DR 201/ 202 – Theatre Topics
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Fall Semester – Junior Year
DR 201/ 202 – Theatre Topics
DR 306 – Theatre Production
DR 312 – Directing
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Spring Semester – Junior Year
DR 305 – Theater Topics III (after you have taken 201 & 202)
DR 312 – Directing
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Fall Semester – Senior Year
DR 451 – Senior Seminar (coordinating seminar)
DR 498 – Comprehensive Exams
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Electives
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.
Musical Theatre Sequence
The following is the recommended order of courses for undergrad Musical Theatre majors. Please check with your advisor before registering for classes.-
First Year
Course # Course Title Fall Spring MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction 3 3 MUS 101* Fundamentals of Music Theory (take an elective if you test out) -- 3 MUS 470 or MUS 470B University Singers or Chamber Choir or (by audition) 1 1 DR 101 Theatre I (Intro to American realism) 3 -- DR 104 Theatre II (Intro to technical theatre) -- 3 DR 115, 115A Acting the Song I, Acting the Song II 1 1 DR 116 Voice 1A Speech and the Actor I 2 -- DR 206 Introduction to Acting 3 -- DR 199A, DR 199B Crew Credit 0 0 DNCE XXX Ballet (level by assessment) 1 1 DNCE XXX Tap or Jazz (level by assessment) 1 1 ENG 101 Writing: Logic and Rhetoric 3 -- TRS XXX Foundations in Theology I -- 3 PHIL 201, 202 The Classical Mind, The Modern Mind 3 3 Total: 21 19 -
Second Year
Course # Course Title Fall Spring MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction 3 3 MUS 121, 122 Ear Training and Sight Singing I, II* 2 2 MUS 123, 124 Harmony I, II* 2 2 MUS 183 or MUS 184 Class Piano (you do not take this if you test out) 1 1 MUS 470 or MUS 470B University Singers or Chamber Choir or (by audition) 1 1 DR XXX Acting Elective (any acting course) 3 -- DR XXX Drama Elective (any drama course) -- 3 DR 215, 215A Movement for Theatre 1 1 DR 201, 202, 305 or MUS 459 Theatre Topics I, II, III, or History of 20th-Century Directing -- 3 DNCE XXX Ballet (level by assessment) 1 1 DNCE XXX Tap or Jazz (level by assessment) 1 1 DR 199C, 199D Crew Credit 0 0 TRS 202A or 202B Foundations in Theology II 3 -- Total: 18 18 -
Third Year
Course # Course Title Fall Spring MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction 3 3 MUPI 210A Junior Recital Coaching 1 -- MUS 470 or MUS 470B University Singers or Chamber Choir or (by audition) 1 1 DR XXX Acting Elective (any acting course) 3 -- DR XXX Drama Elective (any drama course) -- 3 DR 201, 202, 305 or MUS 459 Theatre Topics I, II, III, or History of 20th-Century Directing -- 3 DR 399MT Junior Solo Musical Theatre Recital (30 minutes) 0 -- DR 315, 315A Pop and Contemporary Vocal Styles for the Theatre Performer 1 1 DR 385, 386 History of Musical Theatre I & II 3 3 DR 495A Musical Theatre Internship 1 -- DNCE 115, 215 Theatre Dance I, II 1 -- Elective XXX Math/Natural Science Elective 3 -- ENG XXX Literature Elective -- 3 Total: 17 17 -
Fourth Year
Course # Course Title Fall Spring MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction 3 3 MUPI 210 Senior Recital Coaching -- 3 MUS 470 or MUS 470B University Singers or Chamber Choir or (by audition) 1 1 DR XXX Acting Elective (any acting course) 3 -- DR 450 Buisness of Theatre 1 -- DR 488* Senior Showcase (DC and NYC) -- 1 DR 495A Musical Theatre Internship 1 -- DR 499MT Senior Solo Musical Theatre Recital (60 minutes) -- 0 DNCE 114, 214 Modern Dance I, II -- 1 Elective XXX Social Science Elective 3 -- Elective XXX Free Elective -- 3 Total: 12 12 -
Total Credits
130-134 Credit Hours
Popular Drama Elective Courses:
Advanced Acting Techniques, Directing, Audition Technique, Theatre Production, Theatre Managment, Alexander Technique, Design, or Playwriting
* These courses are taken by most Musical Theatre students but are not required for graduaiton
** Musical theare students electing for abroad study typcially do so during the junior year and will carry 15 credits
*** See * above - most students will have 134 credits but some may be able to test out of MUS 101 or choose not attend Showcase (DR 488)
Drama Minor Requirements
- DR 101, 104, 206;
- two courses from DR 201, 202, 305;
- and one course from DR 207, 312, 565