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Acting for Theatre, Film, and Television - Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

This major is offered through the Department of Drama in the Rome School of Performing Arts within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Major Area Courses - Take All

DR 103Movement 1A: Physical Conditioning and Awareness

1
DR 116Voice IA: Speech and the Actor I

2
DR 136Voice IB: Speech and the Actor II

2
DR 140Performances Practicum - BFA

2
DR 206Fundamentals of Acting

3
DR 216Fundamentals of Acting II

3
DR 223Movement 2B: Clowning and Commedia dell'Arte

1
DR 236Voice IIB: Dialects

2
DR 303Movement 3A: Unarmed Stage Combat

2
DR 316Voice IIIA: Shakespeare and the Voice

2
DR 413Movement 4A: Devised Theatre

2
DR 415Intermediate Acting: Scene Study

3
DR 416Voice IVA: Voice for Film, Television, and Radio

2
DR 423Movement 4B: Physical Theatre

2
DR 436Voice IVB: Voice for Film, Television, and Radio

2
DR 465Acting Shakespeare

3
DR 475Classical Acting

3
DR 485Acting for the Camera

3
DR 486Acting for the Camera II

3
DR 487BFA Showcase

3
DR 489Independent Marketing Workshop

1
DR 495Theatre Internship

3
DR 102Introduction to the Alexander Technique

3
DR 215Viewpoints

1
DR 437/DR 437/MUS 437Meisner Technique

3
DR 450/DR 450/DR 450ABusiness of Theatre

1

Supportive Courses in Drama - Take 10 Credits

 
DR 450/DR 450/DR 450ABusiness of Theatre

1
MDIA 201Intro to Media and Communication Studies

3
MDIA 202/MDIA 202Media and History

3
MDIA 302Intro. to Video Production: Media Rhetoric and Aesthetics

4
MDIA 312Intermediate Video Production: Media Composition

3

Drama General Studies Courses - Take 24 Credits

On the below list, students should select one of DR 202, DR 305, or DR 459 and one of DR 461, DR 466, and DR 467.
DR 101Theatre I

3
DR 104Theatre II

3
DR 199ACrew Credit

0
DR 199BCrew Credit

0
DR 199CCrew Credit

0
DR 199DCrew Credit

0
DR 201Survey of Theatre History

3
DR 202Theatre Topics

3
DR 305/DR 305/DR 575Theatre Topics III

3
DR 306Theatre Production

3
DR 461/DR 461Writing for Television

3
DR 466/DR 566/DR 466Screenwriting

3
DR 467/DR 565/DR 467Playwriting I

3
DR XXXDrama Course
DR 459/MUS 459/DR 459History of 20th Century Directing

3

Drama Elective - Take One


DR XXXDrama Course

Internship/Studio - Take 12 credit hours


DR 140Performances Practicum - BFA

2
DR 495Theatre Internship

3

Production Crew Requirement - Take 60 documented hours


DR 199ACrew Credit

0
DR 199BCrew Credit

0
DR 199CCrew Credit

0
DR 199DCrew Credit

0

Comprehensive Exam - Take One


DR 498Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination

0