Screen Acting, B.F.A. Suggested 4-year Plan

first year

• fall semester

• TH 105 - Theatre Practicum ½ credit
• TH 111 - Introduction to Performing Techniques 2 credits
• FTV 140 - Introduction to Film and Media Aesthetics, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits
• TH 170 - Creating Theatre: From Page to Stage - The Art of Collaboration 3 credits

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• spring semester

• TH 105 - Theatre Practicum  3 credits
• TH 112 - Acting Fundamentals 3 credits
• FTV 130 - Introduction to Visual Storytelling 3 credits

second year

• fall semester

• FP 115 - Editing I 3 credits
• TH 218 - Character Building for Performance 3 credits
• SW 227 - Screenwriting Fundamentals 3 credits
• TH 230 - Screen Acting I 3 credits
• FP 239 - Directing I 3 credits
• FS 244 - History of Film to 1959, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits

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• spring semester

• FS 245 - History of Film 1960 - Present, Lecture and Laboratory 3 credits

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• TH 333 - Acting for Television Workshop 3 credits

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• TH 335 - Actors and Filmmakers Workshop 1-3 credits

third year

• fall semester

• FP 280 - Intermediate Production Workshop 3 credits
• TH 283 - Voice Production and Techniques I 3 credits
• TH 379 - Text Analysis and Scene Study for Performance 3 credits

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• spring semester

• TH 211 - Movement for the Performer 3 credits
• TH 330 - Screen Acting II 3 credits

fourth year

• fall semester

• TH 321 - Meisner Technique 3 credits
• SCAC 497 - Thesis in Screen Acting Workshop 3 credits
• TH 497A - The Business of Acting 3 credits

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• spring semester

• TH 476 - The History of Acting in American Film from 1890 - 1970 3 credits
• SCAC 498 - Thesis in Screen Acting Workshop 3 credits

suggested electives

as available

• choose 9 credits

• TH 100 - Introduction to Theatre Technology 3 credits
• CRPR 110 - Filmmaking Fundamentals for Producers 3 credits
• VRAR 120 - The Landscape of Emerging Media 3 credits
• FP 293 - Production Design I 3 credits
• CRPR 307 - Overview of Producing 3 credits
• FTV 310 - Industry Insiders 3 credits
• FP 315 - Editing II 3 credits
• TH 315 - Acting Styles 3 credits
• TH 320 - Improvisation 3 credits
• TH 322 - Acting Shakespeare I 3 credits
• SW 327 - Feature Screenwriting I for Non-Screenwriting Majors 3 credits
• TH 333 - Acting for Television Workshop 3 credits
• TH 335 - Actors and Filmmakers Workshop 1-3 credits
• TH 345 - Musical Theatre 3 credits
• SW 348 - Actors and Writers Workshop 3 credits
• TH 350 - London Theatre Tour 3 credits
• TH 352 - New York Theatre Study Tour 3 credits
• SW 357 - Scripted Story Analysis 3 credits
• TWP 374 - Art and Business of Web Video 3 credits
• TH 377 - Playwriting 3 credits
• FTV 381 - Higher Ground 3 credits
• TH 388 - Directing for the Theatre I 3 credits
• TH 410 - Acting Shakespeare II 3 credits
• TH 411 - Voice Production and Techniques II 3 credits
• TH 477 - Advanced Playwriting 3 credits
• FP 486 - Costume Design 3 credits
• TH/FTV experimental courses, topics courses, travel courses, individual studies, and internships with prior permission from the respective chair

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• FTV 490 - Independent Internship ½-6 credits

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• TH 490 - Independent Internship ½-3 credits