Drama, B.F.A.

Admission to the B.F.A. in Drama Major

Students pursuing the B.F.A. in Drama select from four concentrations:

  • Acting
  • Design and Technical Production
  • Musical Theatre
  • Theatre Education (with teacher licensure)

Admission to Acting Concentration

Students in the B.F.A. Acting concentration audition prior to admittance, and, if accepted, enter the B.F.A. in Acting as freshmen. Transfer students may elect to audition as part of the transfer process (prior to matriculation) and if accepted will enter UNC Greensboro as part of the freshmen B.F.A. in Acting class. The B.F.A. in Acting requires a residency at UNC Greensboro of no fewer than seven semesters. 

Admission to Design and Technical Production Concentration

Provisional admission is granted to the B.F.A. in Design and Technical Production concentration during the fall semester. At the end of the fall semester, students are interviewed for admission to the programs. Students should consult their faculty advisors for detailed interview requirements. Admission to the program is very competitive.

Admission to Musical Theatre Concentration

Students in the B.F.A. Musical Theatre concentration audition prior to admittance, and, if accepted, enter the B.F.A. in Musical Theatre as freshmen. Transfer students may elect to audition as part of the transfer process (prior to matriculation) and if accepted will enter UNC Greensboro as part of the freshmen B.F.A. in Musical Theatre class. The B.F.A. in Musical Theatre requires a residency at UNC Greensboro of no fewer than seven semesters.

Admission to Theatre Education Concentration

Provisional admission is granted to students in the Theater Education concentration during the first three semesters. After receiving passing scores on the Praxis I, and achieving a 3.0 GPA, students apply for admission to Teacher Education in the second semester of the sophomore year. A faculty interview is required for admission.

Transfer students should note that the program is concerned with the maturation and sequential training of the young artist/educator. Thus, enrollment for six semesters (three years) is required, even when students begin study in their junior year. Students planning to transfer to UNC Greensboro to pursue a B.F.A. in Theatre Education are cautioned to take courses that meet General Education Core (GEC) requirements instead of taking courses in the major.

Continuance in the B.F.A. Drama Major

Performance Practicums: As part of developing appropriate professional understanding, B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and Acting students are required to audition for the production season every semester and accept whatever role they are offered, beginning with the Spring semester of their Freshman year.  In circumstances of extreme need, a BFA Musical Theatre or Acting student may petition to be excluded from the casting pool for a semester.  Please note that this petition must be received and approved by performance faculty before the casting process begins. 

Non-Performance Practicums: Before graduation, all B.F.A Musical Theatre and Acting students will complete two 140-level tech Practicums in the shops or on a production run crew and complete an additional 490-level non-performance Practicum assignment

B.F.A. Design and Technical Production students must complete one production assignment during the second semester in the freshman year and at least six more assignments during the sophomore, junior, and senior years. B.F.A. transfer students in Design and Technical Production are required to complete one production assignment each semester in the program.

B.F.A. in Theatre Education students must maintain a 3.0 minimum GPA, maintain active professional liability insurance,  complete 100 hours of pre-approved field experience in K–12 schools prior to student teaching, audition at least once every year, complete a minimum of two stage management assignments, and complete an annual faculty review.

Production Assignments

Credit is earned for these production assignments as noted in the outline of requirements within programs.

Theatre Practice - Scenery
Theatre Practice - Costumes
Apprentice Production Practicum
Intern Production Practicum
Journeyman Production Practicum
Advanced Theatre Practice-Performance
Advanced Theatre Practice-Scenery
Advanced Theatre Practice-Costumes
Advanced Theatre Practice - Theatre Management
Advanced Theatre Practice-Production
Advanced Theatre Practice-Lighting

Overall Requirements

  • 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level

Degree Program Requirements

University Requirements
General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC)

Major Requirements

Select one of the concentrations as detailed following the major requirements.

  • Acting 
  • Design and Technical Production
  • Musical Theatre
  • Theatre Education with K–12 Teaching Licensure

Electives

Additional electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for the degree.

Acting Concentration Requirements

Acting Studies39
Playscript Analysis
Dynamics in Acting: Movement I
Dynamics in Acting: Voice I
Acting Studio 1
Acting Studio 2
Dynamics in Acting: Movement II
Dynamics in Acting: Voice II
Acting Studio 3
Acting Studio 4
Acting Studio 5
Advanced Shakespeare Studio
Advanced Acting for the Camera Studio
Professional Theatre Audition Techniques
Technical Theatre Studies6
Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe
and Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe Lab
Select one from the following:
Stagecrafts: Scenery
and Stagecrafts: Scenery Lab
Stagecrafts: Costume
and Stagecrafts: Costume Lab
Stagecraft: Lighting & Sound
and Stagecrafts: Lighting & Sound Lab
Studies in Theatre History6
Theatre History I
Theatre History II
Other Theatre Studies6
Select at least two of the following courses:
Playwriting
American Theatre History
Global Performance and Theatre
Feminist Theatre
Topics in Theatre for Social Change
Directing II
Directing I
Playwriting II
Additional Theatre Practice4
Select 4 credits from the following:
Advanced Theatre Practice-Performance *
Advanced Theatre Practice-Scenery
Advanced Theatre Practice-Costumes
Advanced Theatre Practice - Theatre Management
Performance Electives18
Select 18 credits from the following:
Class Voice 1
Musicianship for Musical Theatre I
Singing for the Actor 1
Workshop in Musical Theatre
Devised Theatre
Physical Violence for the Stage
Stage Dialects
Puppetry
Advanced Shakespeare Studio
Advanced Theatre Practice-Performance 1
*

May not be taken for more than 3 credits.

**

Applicable as Performance Electives only if not taken in Additional Theatre Practice.

1

No more than 3 credits may be from this course.

Design and Technical Production Concentration Requirements

Design & Technical Production Core37
Elements of Design for the Stage
Theatre Graphics
Portfolio Preparation for the Theatre
Select 3 of the following options:
Stagecrafts: Scenery
and Stagecrafts: Scenery Lab
Stagecrafts: Costume
and Stagecrafts: Costume Lab
Stagecraft: Lighting & Sound
and Stagecrafts: Lighting & Sound Lab
Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe
and Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe Lab
Select 2 of the following courses:
Technical Production: Scenery
Technical Production: Costumes
Technical Production: Sound and Lighting
Select 2 of the following courses:
Scene Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Select 1 of the following courses:
Computer Aided Drafting for the Theatre
Costume Pattern Drafting and Draping
Select 1 of the following courses:
Styles in Performance Design I
Styles in Performance Design II
Select 1 of the following courses:
Advanced Scene Design
Advanced Costume Design
Advanced Lighting Design
Design & Technical Production Practicums13
Capstone Production Practicum
Complete 10 credits from the following: *
Apprentice Production Practicum
Intern Production Practicum
Journeyman Production Practicum
Design & Technical Production Electives12
Complete 12 credits from the following courses:
Advanced Makeup
Technical Production: Wigs, Hair and Makeup
Musicianship for Musical Theatre I
Scenic Automation and Technology
Theatre Properties & Crafts
Costume Crafts
Introduction to Wig Making
Theatrical Sound Design and Technology
Introduction to Stage Management
Variable Topics in Theatrical Design
Variable Topics in Technical Production
American Theatre History
Global Performance and Theatre
Feminist Theatre
Directing I
Advanced Stagecrafts
Technical Direction
Scene Painting I
Advanced Scene Painting
Professional Practices in Design and Technical Production
Advanced CAD for the Theatre
Stage Millinery and Accessories
Theatre Management
Theatre Management and Entrepreneurship
Theatre Field Studies
Developing and Managing Educational Programs for Arts Organizations
Theatre & Performance Studies12
Theatre Studies courses:
Playscript Analysis
Theatre History I
Theatre History II
Select 1 of the following Performance courses:
Voice for Actors and other Storytellers
Acting Fundamentals for Stage and Screen
Acting I
Ensemble-based Physical Theatre
*

May be repeated for credit up to 6 times each. NOTE: students who transfer into UNCG with 60 or more credit hours need to complete 6 credits of this requirement.

**

Select THR 395 Special Problems for independent study projects.

Musical Theatre Concentration Requirements

Acting Studies18
Dynamics in Acting: Movement I
Dynamics in Acting: Voice I
Acting Studio 1
Acting Studio 2
Acting Studio 3
Acting Studio 4
Musical Theatre Studies 18
Musical Theatre Studio I
Musical Theatre Studio II
Musical Theatre Studio III
Musical Theatre Audition Technique
Musical Theatre Studio IV
BFA Performance Senior Seminar: Preparing to Showcase Your Talents Post Graduation
Musicianship Studies 6
Musicianship for Musical Theatre I
Musicianship for Musical Theatre II
Vocal Studies14
Musical Theatre Voice I
Musical Theatre Voice II
Musical Theatre Voice III
Musical Theatre Voice IV
Musical Theatre Voice V
Musical Theatre Voice VI
Musical Theatre Voice VII
Dance Studies9
Ballet I *
Introduction to Ballet
Ballet for Musical Theatre
Jazz Dance I *
Introduction to Ballet
Ballet for Musical Theatre
African Dance I
African Dance II
Tap Dance I *
Tap Dance II
Tap Dance III
Traditional Musical Theatre Dance Styles
Contemporary Theatre Dance Styles
History & Analysis Studies9
Playscript Analysis
Theatre History I
Theatre History II
Broadway: Development of the American Musical
Technical Theatre Studies6
Choose two of the following sequences:
Stagecrafts: Scenery
and Stagecrafts: Scenery Lab
Stagecrafts: Costume
and Stagecrafts: Costume Lab
Stagecraft: Lighting & Sound
and Stagecrafts: Lighting & Sound Lab
Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe
and Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe Lab
Theatre Practice4
Choose 4 credits of the following: **
Advanced Theatre Practice-Performance
Advanced Theatre Practice-Scenery
Advanced Theatre Practice-Costumes
Advanced Theatre Practice - Theatre Management
Advanced Theatre Practice-Production
Electives2-3
Choose 2-3 credits from the following:
Dynamics in Acting: Movement II
Dynamics in Acting: Voice II
Playwriting
Global Performance and Theatre
Feminist Theatre
Directing I
Directing II
Musical Theatre Voice VIII
Physical Violence for the Stage
Stage Dialects
Acting Studio 5
Advanced Shakespeare Studio
Advanced Acting for the Camera Studio
Advanced Theatre Practice-Performance 1
Contemporary Dance I
Contemporary Dance II
*

Must be taken twice for credit.

**

With no more than 3 semesters of THR 490.

1

After THR 490 is used 3 times as a Theatre Practice course, it can be applied as an elective.

Theatre Education, K-12 Teaching Licensure Concentration Requirements

  • 128 credit hours*, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level
  • Minimum grade of C- in all THR courses.
Required71
Voice for Actors and other Storytellers
Stagecrafts: Scenery
and Stagecrafts: Scenery Lab
Stagecrafts: Costume
and Stagecrafts: Costume Lab
Stagecraft: Lighting & Sound
and Stagecrafts: Lighting & Sound Lab
Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe
and Stagecrafts: Makeup & Wardrobe Lab
Playscript Analysis
Acting I
Acting II
Scene Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Playwriting
Introduction to Stage Management
Theatre History I
Theatre History II
Directing I
Drama in Education
Performance Styles
Teaching Methods in Theatre Arts
Directing Practicum
Theatre Management and Entrepreneurship
Advanced Theatre Practice-Production
Three (3) courses selected from the advanced theatre courses listed below:
Theatre History III
American Theatre History
Global Performance and Theatre
Feminist Theatre
Playwriting II
Directing II
Puppetry
Devised Theatre
Field Experience12
Student Teaching in Theatre Arts **
Professional Education Courses12
Schooling in a Democratic Society
Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
Introduction to Instructional Technology for Educational Settings
Understanding and Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
Student Engagement in the Classroom
Teaching Multilingual Learners with Diverse Abilities
Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning
*

Degree concentration was granted a Regulation 400.1.5 exception in 2018, remaining at 128 total hours to maximize content preparation for teaching in the K-12 classroom.

**

Students are required to complete 100 hours of field experience in schools prior to beginning student teaching.

Disciplinary Honors in Theatre 

Requirements

  • A minimum of 12 credit hours as outlined below. 
  • A grade of at least B in all course work used to satisfy the Honors requirements for Theatre
  • A declared Theatre Major
  • At least a 3.30 overall GPA at graduation
Select 9 credits from the following: *9
400-level THR course
Contract course
Independent study
Acting II
Honors Work **
Select 3 credits of the following 13
Senior Honors Project
Honors Work
Capstone Production Practicum
*

University Honors courses may be substituted for up to 6 credits of the 9 credits required. These courses offer a wide range of subjects and can often serve as GEC courses for the Theatre Major.

**

Course qualifies if taken toward completion of HSS 490.

1

The B.A. Capstone Experience, building on earlier courses, and/or University Studies Abroad to create a capstone experience, can serve as credit or substitute for these course. Students present their topics to their B.A. Faculty Review Committees for approval at least one semester before completing the capstone project. Upon completing the project, students summarize and analyze their project with the Faculty Review Committee. See advisor for possible capstone project examples.

400-level THR course

Any 400-level THR course completing graduate work with graduate students. Instructor must be notified at the beginning of course.

Contract Course

Any THR course negotiated as a Contract Course between the Honors Candidate and the instructor meeting Honors council guidelines for Contract Courses. See advisor for application forms and deadlines for submission.

Independent Study

Taken under the guidance of a faculty member, perhaps taken in preparation for the Capstone Experience/Project. See advisor for approval.

Recognition

The designation “Completed Disciplinary Honors in Theatre” and the title of the Senior Honors Project will be printed on the student’s official transcript.

Honors Advisor

See Deborah Bell and undergraduate curriculum advisor for further information and guidance about Honors in Theatre.