General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program . 

Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)

All students who earn a degree within the College of Arts + Architecture are required to demonstrate proficiency in the language of their choice through the 1202 level.  Proficiency can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:

• Completing the required coursework at UNC Charlotte
• Completing three years of the same foreign language in high school through level three
• Achieving a satisfactory score on the foreign languages placement test (in Spanish, French, or German)
• Through approved transfer or transient credit earned at other accredited institutions
• A combination of the above methods (e.g., placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1201 and completing the 1202 course, completing 1201 and placing out of or earning transfer or transient credit for 1202)

Major Courses (38 credit hours)

• THEA 1100 - Exploration of Voice and Movement (3) (O)
• THEA 1140 - The Theatre Experience (3)
• THEA 1201 - Theatre Collaboration (3) (SL)
• THEA 2130 - Theatre History I (3)
• THEA 2131 - Theatre History II (3)
• THEA 2140 - Play Analysis (3)
• THEA 2141 - Dramaturgy I (3) (W)
• THEA 2201 - Acting I (3) (O)
• THEA 2401 - Production Practicum (1) (taken for 2 semesters)

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• THEA 2402 - Performance Practicum: Theatre (1)
• or a third THEA 2401 - Production Practicum (1) 
   
• THEA 3600 - Junior Seminar (1)
• THEA 4600 - Senior Project (1)

Seminar (0 credit hours)

• THEA 1600 - Majors and Minors Seminar (0)  *

*Students enrolled in the major are required to register for and pass THEA 1600 every semester. 

Restricted Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Students may choose to follow a prescribed emphasis in Design and Production, Performance, or Theatre Studies, or create their own emphasis track.  Of these electives, at least one of the courses must be at the 4000-level. 

• THEA XXXX - Theatre Elective (3)
• THEA XXXX - Theatre Elective (3)
• THEA XXXX - Theatre Elective (3)
• THEA 4XXX - Theatre Elective (3)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed.