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College of Arts & Sciences
- Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts |
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Design/Technical
Production | Musical Theatre |
Acting | Stage
Management | Theatre Management
The University of Miami Department of Theatre Arts offers two distinct undergraduate degrees: a liberal arts program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre and a pre-professional conservatory-based theatre training program leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in either performance, musical theatre, stage management, theatre management, or design/production.
The Department also produces a season of plays and musicals at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre as well as workshops and student projects in the Studio Theatre.
THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
All students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts must take the following courses with a grade of C- or higher in all Theatre Arts classes and an overall GPA of 2.0 or above.
All Bachelor of Arts Candidates will take ALL FIVE of the
following core courses:
THA 101, 141/143, 142/144, 481, and 482.
All Bachelor of Arts candidates will then choose SEVEN elective
courses from the following list:
THA 105, 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, 252, 253, 254, 300, 341, 343, 344, 347, 351, 352, 364, 365, 381, 382, 385, 386, 441, 442, 451, 452, 456, 459, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, and 561.
A minor in Theatre Arts consists of 15 credits of Theatre
Arts classes with a minimum grade of C- in each course.
The State of Florida recognizes the Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degrees as meeting the Theatre Arts
subject area requirements for teaching at the secondary level.
In addition to earning the BA or BFA degree in Theatre, students
desiring to teach in the field of Theatre Arts should complete
the required education credits in order to be certified by
the state.
THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE
In addition to the general requirements for admission to
the University, the student seeking admission to the BFA program
must meet the following requirements of the Department of
Theatre Arts:
1. Submission of a special supplementary application to
the Department of Theatre Arts. (This form is in Part II
of the University application).
2. An audition or interview/portfolio review to determine
acceptance into the program. These audition/reviews will
be held three times on the University of Miami campus as
well as in major cities throughout the United States.
3. Design/technical production, stage management and theatre management students will be accepted into these programs on a probationary basis following an interview/portfolio review. Permanent acceptance into these programs will be made at the end of the first year by a thorough examination of the student’s portfolio.
Transfer students must follow the same entering procedures as freshmen and should realize that placement into the program will be determined by the Theatre Arts faculty. Candidates cannot transfer into the design/technical production, stage management and theatre management BFA degree program beyond their sophomore year, unless approved by the head of the appropriate program. Transfer students are not allowed into the performance or musical BFA degree programs unless they are willing to begin on the freshman level in their conservatory curriculum.
The candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts must
satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences distribution requirements.
Each BFA student will be evaluated by the faculty at the
end of each semester. This evaluation will determine if the
student is invited to continue in the program. Additional
evaluations will take place each time a student is involved
in a project.
In Theatre Arts Department courses a cumulative 2.7 grade point average is required to remain in the BFA program. A Theatre Arts major must maintain a minimum grade of C- or higher in each required course outside the theatre. Failure to maintain satisfactory academic standing may result in the student being placed on academic probation by the Department.
Theatre Arts courses are progressive in nature and students
must successfully complete each course in sequence. Failure
to pass the requirements of any particular class in the conservatory
may result in the student’s dismissal from the program.
Production activities and discipline within the Department will be governed by a student handbook, which will be supplied to the student in the summer prior to his/her freshman year and is available on the Department website (www.miami.edu/tha).
Musical Theatre and Acting Majors will be admitted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program only in the fall of each academic year.
The following pages specify the course requirements for each
area of the BFA program.
DESIGN/TECHNICAL PRODUCTION CURRICULUM
Notes:
- Studio classes will be held in the student’s major
interests, i.e., Design = Scenery, Costume, Lighting or
Sound. Technical Production = Technical Direction, Production
Management, or Costume Management.
- All Design/Technical Production majors are required to
participate in one show per semester for all four years.
- THA 341 and 346 may be substituted for Design Studio with
permission of advisor.
MUSICAL THEATRE CURRICULUM
ACTING CURRICULUM
* indicates recommended
STAGE MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM
Notes:
- All Stage Management majors are required to participate
in a production capacity in one show per semester for all
four semesters.
- All Stage Management majors are required to stage manage
or assistant stage manage one show in each year in their
Sophomore, Junior and Senior year. This management assignment
doubles as their production assignment for that particular
semester.
- THA 459 Stage Management Practicum can be repeated for
a maximum of 12 credits.
THEATRE MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM
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