13. FACULTY OF FINE ARTS

13.15 DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE

The Department of Theatre offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Peformance with optional concentrations in either Acting or Design/Stage Management.

Requirements for the degree and optional concentrations are outlined under separate headings below.

13.15.1 BACHELOR OF ARTS, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE MAJOR.

Credit hours	Required	Student's record of courses completed
0.0	FA 001 Foundations of University Practices
Critical Competency Requirements– 18 Credit Hours Communication in Writing; Analytical Thinking in Culture and Society; Analytical Thinking in the Natural and Social Sciences, and Research Skills and Methodologies.
3.0	Communication in Writing: Two of ACAD 100, ENGL 100 or ENGL 110
3.0
3.0	Culture and Society Any three courses in the following areas excluding courses in statistics, methods, PHIL 150 (Logic), ANTH, CLAS, ENGL above 100-level, HIST, HUM, INDG, IDS, IS, JS, Language other than English, Literature in translation or other non-language courses offered through language department or program (e.g. FR 247, 248; GER 223), LING, RLST, PHIL, WGST.
3.0
3.0
3.0	Natural or Social Sciences Two courses in the following areas: (excluding courses in research/statistics) ECON, GEOG, PSCI, PSYC, SOC, SOST, and STS other than statistics or methodology Any Science courses, including MATH. Computer Science courses will not be counted in this area.
3.0
3.0	Research and Methodology: Any course in research methods, statistical analysis, logic, or computer science offered through the Faculties of Arts and Science, such as: PHIL 150, CS (any course), INDG 280, 282, SOST 201, 203, 306, 307, PSYC 204, 305, WGST 220. STATS (any course), Statistics courses offered through Faculties other than Arts and Science may be used with approval by the Dean of designate.
Fine Arts
3.0	4 Fine Arts (chosen from FA, CTCH, Film, Music, Art, ARTH, INA, INAH)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	THDS 121
3.0	THST 200
3.0	THDS 240
3.0	THST 250
3.0	THAC 260
3.0	THST 380
3.0	THST (any level)
3.0	THST (300 or 400 Level)
3.0	THST (300 or 400 Level)
3.0	THST (400 Level)
3.0	12 credit hours THAC 200, 300 or 400 Level
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	12 credit hours THDS 200, 300 or 400 Level
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	12 credit hours Critical Competency or Fine Arts electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	18 credit hours open electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
120.0	Total 65% required in major and in program for graduation

13.15.1.1 BA THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE MAJOR – ACTING CONCENTRATION

Credit hours	Required	Student's record of courses completed
0.0	FA 001 Foundations of University Practices
Critical Competency Requirements
3.0	Communication in Writing
3.0	Communication in Writing
3.0	Culture and Society
3.0
3.0
3.0	Natural or Social Sciences
3.0	Natural or Social Sciences
3.0	Research and Methodology
Fine Arts
3.0	4 Fine Arts (chosen from FA, CTCH, Film, Music, Art, ARTH, INA, INAH)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	THDS 121
3.0	THST 200
3.0	THDS 240
3.0	THST 250
3.0	THAC 260
3.0	THST 380
3.0	THST (any level)
3.0	THST (300 or 400 Level)
3.0	THST (300 or 400 Level)
3.0	THST (400 Level)
3.0	21 credit hours THAC 300 or 400 Level courses
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	12 credit hours Critical Competency or Fine Arts electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	18 credit hours open electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
120.0	Total

13.15.1.2 BA, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE MAJOR-DESIGN/STAGE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION

Credit hours	Required	Student's record of courses completed
0.0	FA 001 Foundations of University Practices
Critical Competency Requirements^*
3.0	Communication in Writing
3.0	Communication in Writing
3.0	Culture and Society
3.0
3.0
3.0	Natural or Social Sciences
3.0	Natural or Social Sciences
3.0	Research and Methodology
Fine Arts
3.0	4 Fine Arts (chosen from FA, CTCH, Film, Music, Art, ARTH, INA, INAH)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	Any THAC, THEA, THDS or THST course
3.0	THDS 121
3.0	THST 200
3.0	THDS 240
3.0	THST 250
3.0	THAC 260
3.0	THST 380
3.0	THST (any level)
3.0	THST (300 or 400 Level)
3.0	THST (300 or 400 Level)
3.0	THST (400 Level)
3.0	21 credit hours THDS 4 – 200- or 300-level 1 – 200-, 300- or 400-level 1 - 300 or 400 level 1 – 400-level
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	12 credit hours Critical Competency or Fine Arts electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	18 credit hours open electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
120.0	Total

13.15.1.3 MINOR IN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE

Credit hours	Required	Student's record of courses completed
3.0	THST 250
3.0	THST 380
3.0	THAC 260
3.0	THDS 121
3.0	THAC or THDS (300 level or above)
3.0	THAC or THDS or THST (300 Level or above)
18.0	Total

13.15.2 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA)

Note: Effective January 1, 2013, admissions were suspended to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (acting and stage management streams.

Current students must complete their degree requirements by January 1, 2019 as per Faculty regulations [§13.2.1] regarding discontinued programs.

To qualify for the BFA degree in theatre, students must complete at least 120 credits as follows. Except by special permission of the department head, in order to be admitted to year 3 of any program students must have completed all of the liberal arts requirements.

Each study area also has specific requirements for continuation from one year or level to the next.

Of the 120 credit hours required for the degree, students may select up to 12 credit hours of THAC or THDS 365AA-ZZ to be graded pass/fail. The declaration of this intention must be made at the time of registration on the registration form. Note that choice of pass/fail grading may make students ineligible for some scholarships and the Dean’s Honours List.

13.15.2.1 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)

Credit hours	Required	Student's record of courses completed
Critical Competency Requirements– 18 Credit Hours (See list of Critical Competency courses in BA Fine Arts Theatre Studies program)
3.0	Communication in Writing - 2 courses
3.0	Communication in Writing - 2 courses
3.0	Social or Natural Sciences - 2 courses
3.0	Social or Natural Sciences - 2 courses
3.0	Culture and Society - 2 courses
3.0	Culture and Society - 2 courses
Fine Arts – 15 Credit Hours
3.0	3 Fine Arts courses outside major or FA interdisciplinary (chosen from CTCH, FA, Film, Music, Art, ARTH, INA, INAH) 2 courses (may include major)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Core Theatre Courses – 24 Credit Hours
3.0	THDS 121
3.0	THST 200
3.0	THDS 240
3.0	THST 250
3.0	THST 380
3.0	THST any level
3.0	2 THST (300/400)
3.0	2 THST (300/400)
Acting Stream – 39 Credit hours
3.0	THAC 260
3.0	8 THAC courses at the 300 and 400 level.
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	4 THAC 365/465 (at least 6 CH at the 400 Level)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0	8 Open electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
120.0	Total 65% required in major and in program for graduation

13.15.2.2 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design/Stage Management Stream)

Credit hours	Required	Student's record of courses completed
Critical Competencies – 18 Credit Hours (See list of Critical Competency courses in BA Fine Arts Theatre Studies program)
3.0	Communication in Writing - 2 courses
3.0	Communication in Writing - 2 courses
3.0	Natural or Social Science - 2 courses
3.0	Natural or Social Science - 2 courses
3.0	Culture and Society - 2 courses
3.0	Culture and Society - 2 courses
Fine Arts – 15 Credit Hours
3.0	3 Fine Arts courses outside major or FA interdisciplinary (chosen from CTCH, FA, Film, Music, Art, ARTH, INA, INAH) 2 courses (may include major)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Core Theatre Courses – 24 Credit Hours
3.0	THDS 121
3.0	THST 200
3.0	THDS 240
3.0	THST 250
3.0	THST 380
3.0	THST any level
3.0	2 THST 300/400 Level
3.0	2 THST 300/400 Level
Theatre Design/Stage Management Courses – 39 Credit Hours
3.0	THDS 220 or THDS 230
3.0	3 Theatre Design/Stage Management courses (200 level)
3.0
3.0
3.0	3 Theatre Design/Stage Management courses (300 level)
3.0
3.0
3.0	THDS 347
3.0	1 THDS (400 Level)
3.0	4 THDS 365/465 (at least 6 credit hours at the 400 Level)
3.0
3.0
3.0
Open Electives – 24 Credit Hours
3.0	8 open electives
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
120.0	Total 65% required in the major and program for graduation