General Education Courses (31-35 credit hours)

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

Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)

Students in this major 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)

Click here for a list of courses that meet the College of Arts + Architecture’s foreign language requirement. 

College Prospect for Success Course (2 credit hours)

This course is required only for new Freshmen in the College of Arts + Architecture:

• COAA 1101 - Student Success in Architecture, Art, Performance, and Design (2)

Major Core Courses (26 credit hours)

• THEA 1140 - The Theatre Experience (3)
• THEA 1265 - Introduction to Stage Performance (3)
• THEA 1270 - Acting I (3) (O)
• THEA 1300 - Play Analysis (3) (W)
• THEA 2400 - Core-Level Production Practicum (1)
• THEA 2600 - Majors Seminar (1)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.

Concentration Elective Course I

Select one of the following:

• THEA 2320 - Playwriting I (3)
• THEA 3300 - Directing I (3)

Concentration Elective Courses II

Select three of the following:

• THEA 2270 - Acting II (3)
• THEA 2320 - Playwriting I (3) (if not already taken above)
• THEA 2330 - Shakespeare in History (3) (W)
• THEA 3300 - Directing I (3) (if not already taken above)
• THEA 3315 - Shakespeare and Practical Dramaturgy (3)
• THEA 4001 - Topics in Theatre (1 to 6) (W)
• THEA 4300 - Directing II (3)
• THEA 4310 - Theatrical Shakespeare (3)
• THEA 4330 - Performance Theory (3) (W)
• THEA 4340 - Theatre Collaboration (3) (SL)
• THEA 4800 - Directed Independent Study (1 to 3)

Senior Year Courses

Both of the following courses must be taken in the Senior year:

• THEA 3400 - Concentration Level Practicum (1)
• THEA 4630 - Senior Capstone in Directing, Dramaturgy, and Dramatic Writing (3)