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Dec 03, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025
Theatre, Directing, Dramaturgy, and Dramatic Writing Concentration, B.A.
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Admission Requirements
Freshmen and Transfers
- Students who meet the University’s admissions requirements are admissible to the major.
- See University Admission Requirements
- Declaration of Major: Students can declare the Theatre major on their application for enrollment, after being admitted to the University, or transfer in from another major on campus.
- Transferable Credit Hours: Determined by UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Admissions.
Currently Enrolled Students
- Currently enrolled UNC Charlotte students may declare the major at any time by completing a Change of Major Form.
Degree Requirements
The Theatre major with a Concentration in Directing, Dramaturgy, and Dramatic Writing leading to the B.A. degree requires a total of 120 credit hours, including 45 credit hours of theatre courses. This is a structured curriculum. Students must take 26 credit hours of Core Courses before advancing to the prescribed 19 credit hours of the Concentration in Design/Tech.
College Prospect for Success Course (2 credit hours)
All new freshmen in the College of Arts + Architecture must take the following:
General Education Courses (31-32 credit hours)
For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . Total hours to satisfy General Education Requirements may vary as some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.
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 language placement test (in Spanish, French, or German)
- Through approved transfer or transient credit earned at a college or university accredited by an accepted accrediting body
- 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.
Major Courses (26 credit hours)
Core Courses (14 credit hours)
Tech I Course (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following:
Design I Course (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following:
Theatre History Course (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following:
Elective Core Course (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following or take the Theatre History course not already selected above:
Concentration Courses (19 credit hours)
Required Concentration Courses (9 credit hours)
Elective Concentration Courses (6 credit hours)
Select two of the following:
Senior Year Courses (4 credit hours)
The following courses must be taken in the Senior year:
Unrestricted Elective Courses
As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.
Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours
Progression Requirements
All Theatre (THEA) courses must be passed with a grade of C or above, with no more than one grade of D in a Theatre course.
Honors Program
For details about the Arts + Architecture Honors Program, visit the AAHP program page .
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