The department offers an intensive program designed to provide students with the academic and professional foundation essential to success in the field. Theatre and dance training in the liberal-arts tradition entails the complementary activities of artistry and intellectual development. Since only the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered for theatre majors, all majors must complete the foreign-language requirement of that degree. Students master skills in all aspects of theatre as art, business, and education. The curriculum is designed to immerse students in the scholarship as well as the practicalities of theatre.
Frequent productions allow students to apply skills they learn in class.
Internship opportunities, independent study, and special seminars are offered by the faculty as well as guest artists and scholars. Theatre majors should not enroll in THE 201 Theatre Appreciation, a general-education course for nonmajors only. Under no circumstances should any student enroll in both THE 201 Theatre Appreciation and THE 215 Introduction to Theatre. Under no circumstances should students enroll in both THE 201 Theatre Appreciation and THE 215 Introduction to Theatre.