The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theatre at FGCU is committed to train and educate future technicians, artists, teachers and creative industry leaders. Our outstanding theatre faculty are professional artists, scholars, and teachers actively engaged in research and creative work. We are unswerving in our effort to prepare all students for the marketplace of jobs as well as the marketplace of ideas. We draw upon the collaborative traditions of our craft to encourage our students to courageously pursue curiosity and boldly risk discovery.
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
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| THE 2000 | Theatre Appreciation (Acceptable Substitute: THEX000 or any introductory course from THEX001-X035) | 3 |
| THE 2300 | Survey of Dramatic Literature (Acceptable Substitute: THEX300 or THEX305) | 3 |
| THE 2925 | Play Production (Acceptable Substitute: THEX925) 1 | 1 |
| TPA 2290 | Technical Theatre Lab (Acceptable Substitute: TPAX290) | 1 |
| TPA 2210 | Stagecraft (Acceptable Substitute: TPAX200 or TPAX210) | 3 |
| TPP 2190 | Rehearsal and Performance I (Acceptable Substitute: TPPX190 or TPPX110) 1 | 1 |
| TPA 2214 | Stage, Lighting and Sound (Acceptable Substitute: TPAX000-X999 or TPPX000-X999 or THEX000-X999) | 3 |
| TPP 2100 | Acting I (Acceptable Substitute: TPAX000-X999 or TPPX000-X999 or THEX000-X999) | 3 |
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| THE 2100 | Theatre History | 3 |
| THE 2925 | Play Production (1 cr beyond common prerequisites) 1 | 1 |
| THE 4959 | Sr. Cap. Thtr as a Profession | 3 |
| TPP 2190 | Rehearsal and Performance I 1 | 1 |
| TPP 3310 | Play Directing I | 3 |
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| TPA 4940 | Internship in Tech Theatre 2 | 1-3 |
| TPP 4940 | Internship in Thtr Performance 2 | 1-3 |
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| TPA 4601 | Stage Management 3 | 3 |
| TPP 3164 | The Actor's Instrument 2, 3 | 3 |
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| DAA 1500 | Jazz Dance | 3 |
| DAA 2105 | Contemporary Dance I | 2 |
| DAA 2205 | Ballet I | 2 |
| DAA 2610 | Dance Composition | 3 |
| DAA 3108 | Contemporary Dance II | 3 |
| DAA 3208 | Ballet II | 3 |
| DAA 4930 | Special Topics in Dance 2 | 1-3 |
| THE 2925 | Play Production 1 | 1 |
| THE 3073 | Film Study for Thtr Students | 3 |
| THE 3303 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THE 3540 | Applied Theatre | 3 |
| THE 3560 | Ecologies of Performance 4 | 3 |
| THE 4905 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
| THE 4930 | Special Topics in Theatre 2 | 1-3 |
| THE 4955 | Study Abroad in Theatre 2 | 3-6 |
| TPA 2248 | Workshop in Stage Makeup | 1 |
| TPA 4060 | Principles of Scene Design | 3 |
| TPA 4601 | Stage Management 3 | 3 |
| TPA 4930 | Special Topics in Thea Prod/Ad 2 | 1-3 |
| TPA 4940 | Internship in Tech Theatre 2 | 1-3 |
| TPP 2190 | Rehearsal and Performance I 1 | 1 |
| TPP 2220 | Audition Techniques | 3 |
| TPP 2250 | Intro to Musical Theatre | 3 |
| TPP 3113 | Acting II | 3 |
| TPP 3164 | The Actor's Instrument 2, 3 | 3 |
| TPP 3193 | Acting Lab | 1 |
| TPP 3251 | Fund. of Music Theatre Acting | 3 |
| TPP 3264 | Acting for the Camera | 3 |
| TPP 3293 | Devising Performance 2 | 3 |
| TPP 3600 | Playwriting | 3 |
| TPP 3790 | The Voiceover Artist 2 | 3 |
| TPP 4143 | Acting Styles 2 | 3 |
| TPP 4155 | Scene Study | 3 |
| TPP 4311 | Play Directing II | 3 |
| TPP 4601 | Creating New Theatre 2 | 3 |
| TPP 4930 | Special Topics in Theatre Perf 2 | 1-3 |
| TPP 4940 | Internship in Thtr Performance 2 | 1-3 |
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Total Credits Requirement: 120
