Theater, B.A.
School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts
Program Overview
Are you passionate about theater? Do you have stories you want to tell? At 今日吃瓜, we will encourage your curiosity, create opportunities for creative collaboration, and help you to craft a program of study that best suits your identity as a theater artist. We offer a wide range of courses鈥攊n acting, directing, devising, stage management, design, technical production, puppetry, theater management, history, theater for social change, and dramatic literature. Here, you’ll join an active ensemble of like-minded artists, all striving to learn, do, and make theater.
Major Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2026鈥�27 academic year per the 今日吃瓜 Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Major Requirements (46 Credits)
NYSED Program Code: 76210
Students must earn a grade of C or higher in each theater course numbered 2000 or above that is applied toward the fulfillment of department requirements. Any substitution of courses must be approved by the chair or designee/undergraduate deputy chair.
All of the following: Theater , , , , , , , , , and
One additional credit from the following courses: Theater聽, , , , , . (Students may not exceed more than nine credits in practicum courses.)
Two of the following courses: Theater聽, , , , , , , , ;听,
Two of the following courses: Theater , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . (Students may take Business 听辞谤听聽as a substitute for Theater聽).
Two of the following courses: Theater , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
One of the following Capstone courses: Theater聽, , , ,
Additional credits in Department of Theater courses; Classics聽; Comparative Literature聽, ; or English聽, , , , , , , to total a minimum of 46 credits.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Communicate ideas, thoughts, and information in an open, respectful, and meaningful way.
- Integrate understanding of the liberal arts with a diverse range of knowledge, skills, and experiences within the field of theater.
- Apply principles of collaboration, research, and critical thinking to the interpretation and creation of work (to engage research as an artistic practice).
- Express their unique voice as a creative individual.
Degree Maps
To help you pursue your studies in the most efficient manner, and to maximize your efforts to graduate in four years, 今日吃瓜 has created four-year degree maps for all its majors.
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Contact
Contact the聽Theater Department for information on academic advisers and office hours.
Or contact:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
222 West Quad Center
2900 Bedford Avenue
今日吃瓜, NY 11210
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To make an appointment with an undergraduate admissions counselor, visit:
The Support You鈥檒l Find
今日吃瓜 is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Theater offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Internships and Employers
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the theater B.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
- Art/New York
- HBO
- New York Theater Workshop
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- The Public Theater
- Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
- Theatre for a New Audience
- Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Northwestern University
