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Acting - B.F.A Degree

Department of Theatre and Dance

Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center

(716) 673-3596

Dr. Rob Deemer, Chairperson

Email: theatre.dance@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/theatre-dance

Major Requirements

Core Courses:

THEA 100Theatre & Dance Majors' Seminar

1
THEA 103Fundamentals of Theatre Technology

1
THEA 117Script Analysis

3
THEA 121Introduction to Technical Theatre

3
THEA 131Acting Studio: Acting I

3
THEA 132Acting Studio: Acting II

3
THEA 201Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 202Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 220Makeup

1
THEA 231Acting Studio: Scene Study I

3
THEA 232Acting Studio: Scene Study II

3
THEA 233Acting Lab I

2
THEA 234Acting Lab II

2
THEA 242Acting Studio: Introduction to Voice and Movement I

3
THEA 243Acting Studio: Introduction to Voice and Movement II

3
THEA 301Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 302Theatre and Dance Productions

1
THEA 341Acting Studio: Shakespeare

3
THEA 345Acting Studio: Voice and Movement III

3
THEA 346Acting Studio: Voice and Movement IV

3
THEA 410Acting for Media I

3
THEA 424The Business of Acting

3
THEA 441Directing I: Principles of Directing

3
THEA 451World Theatre in Context I

3
THEA 452World Theatre in Context II

3
THEA 499Performance/Production Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:62

Core Elective Courses:

Choose three of the following courses:
THEA 359Physical Theatre

3
THEA 423Acting Studio: Alternative Acting Styles

3
THEA 449Introduction to Playwriting

3
THEA 467Meisner Technique

3
THEA 468Devising Theatre

3
Total Credit Hours:9
 

Major Electives

Students must complete 20 credits of elective coursework at the 200/300/400 level. This requirement may be fulfilled through a combination of any 200/300/400 level course in COMM, DANC, ENGL, MUS, or WRTG, as well as MUS 104, THEA 125, THEA 222, THEA 223, THEA 228, THEA 325 and THEA 339.
Total Credit Hours:20

  • All  Fredonia students must complete a minimum of 120 credits hours and a minimum of 45 credits at the 300/400 level.

  • All majors in the Department of Theatre and Dance are expected to carry a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their major program, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Total Credit Hours: 91