Theater Arts - Portland State University

Theater Arts from Portland State University is a Campus Bachelor Theatre degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Undergraduate majors in Theater Arts are expected to acquire basic skills in performance and production, dramatic literature, and theater history. These basic skills are developed in the core requirements. The remaining credits are met through a selected option, performance, design/production, or theater studies, which provides for flexibility and allows a student to specialize in an area of interest. Degree Options In fulfilling the 12-hour elective requirement, the theater arts major, depending on area of interest and career aspirations, will select one of three options: theater studies option performance option design/production option Theater Studies The student who chooses the theater studies option should select 12 elective credits from the theater arts curriculum with at least 12 credits carry numbers 300 or above. Performance The student who chooses the performance option should select from the following recommended courses: Voice for the Actor I (3) Movement for the Actor (3) Improvisational Acting I (3) Acting II, Acting III, Advanced Acting (16) Acting for the Camera (4) Acting II, Acting III, Advanced Acting (16) Voice for the Actor II (3) Stage Dialects (4) Directing II (4) Design/Production The student who wants to focus on the design/production option should select from the recommended courses in one of the three tracks: scenography, lighting, or costume. Recommended courses in the scenography track include: TA 312 Scene Painting (3) TA 313 Scene Design II (3) TA 314 Lighting Design I (3) TA 317 Theater Technologies (2) TA 414 History of Decor (4) Recommended courses in the lighting track include: TA 313 Scene Design II (3) TA 314 Lighting Design I (3) TA 317 Theater Technologies (2) TA 408 Workshop (2) TA 435 Lighting Design II (3) TA 472 Theater History: Appia/Craig (4) Recommended courses in the costume track include: TA 325 Costume Construction (4) TA 326 Pattern Development (4) TA 421 Costume Design (3) TA 425, 426 History of Dress I and II (8) View more details on Portland State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Theatre courses.