Theatre and Interpretation Major, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.

B.A. , B.A.A., B.S. degrees 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

Any student in good academic standing at CMU may declare a major in Theatre and Interpretation. Every student intending to major in Theatre and Interpretation must meet with an advisor to specify the course of study. A minimum 2.0 GPA (C) must be earned in the major.

Program Requirements

Core Courses I (18 hours)

TAI 170	Oral Interpretation of Literature	3(3-0)
TAI 177	Stagecraft and Stage Lighting	3(0-6)
TAI 180	First-Year Theatre Seminar	2(2-0)
TAI 182	Acting I	3(3-0)
TAI 278	Stage Makeup	3(2-2)
TAI 280	Script Analysis	3(3-0)
TAI 499	Senior Capstone	1(1-0)

Note: TAI 170 also counts for UP Group I-B.

Core Courses II (3 hours)

Theatre History and Literature

Select 3 hours from the following:

 

TAI 574	History of Drama and Theatre I	3(3-0)
TAI 575	History of Drama and Theatre II	3(3-0)

Note: TAI 574 or 575 can be counted for elective options below but may only be counted once for this major.

Electives I (3 hours)

Theatre History and Literature

Select 3 hours from the following:

 

TAI 377	Costuming I	3(3-0)
TAI 380	Musical Theatre History	3(3-0)
TAI 399	Theatre and the Holocaust	3(3-0)
TAI 569	History of American Theatre	3(3-0)
TAI 574	History of Drama and Theatre I	3(3-0)
TAI 575	History of Drama and Theatre II	3(3-0)
TAI 583	Women in the Contemporary American Theatre	3(3-0)
TAI 586WI	Playwriting	3(3-0)
TAI 588	Contemporary Theatre	3(3-0)

Electives II (9 hours)

Intermediate Electives

Select 9 hours from the following:

 

TAI 178	Special Topics in Theatre	3-9(Spec)
TAI 277	Stage Management	3(3-0)
TAI 282	Acting II	3(3-0)
TAI 300	Improvisation	3(2-2)
TAI 302	Voice and Diction	3(3-0)
TAI 352	Music Theatre Scene Study	3(1-2)
TAI 371	Readers Theatre	3(3-0)
TAI 373	Oral Interpretation for Children	3(3-0)
TAI 376	Interpretation of Drama	3(3-0)
TAI 377	Costuming I	3(3-0)
TAI 378	Stage Combat	3(2-2)
TAI 379	Acting for the Camera	3(3-0)
TAI 380	Musical Theatre History	3(3-0)
TAI 383	Voice for the Actor	3(3-0)
TAI 384	Movement for the Actor	3(3-0)
TAI 385	Audition Techniques	3(3-0)
TAI 399	Theatre and the Holocaust	3(3-0)
TAI 476	Lighting Design	3-6(Spec)
TAI 477	Scene Design	3-6(Spec)
TAI 478	Theatre Management	3(3-0)
TAI 481	Directing	3(3-0)
TAI 569	History of American Theatre	3(3-0)
TAI 574	History of Drama and Theatre I	3(3-0)
TAI 575	History of Drama and Theatre II	3(3-0)
TAI 579	Costume Design and Construction	3(3-0)
TAI 583	Women in the Contemporary American Theatre	3(3-0)
TAI 585	Creative Dramatics	3(2-2)
TAI 586WI	Playwriting	3(3-0)
TAI 588	Contemporary Theatre	3(3-0)

Notes:

• TAI 399 also counts for UP Group IV-B.
• TAI 178, 476, 477 may only count for 3 credits (each).

 

Electives III (3 hours)

Advanced Electives

Select 3 hours from the following:

 

TAI 382	Acting III	3(3-0)
TAI 452	Music Theatre Performance	3(2-2)
TAI 518	Advanced Make-up	3(2-2)
TAI 570	Oral Interpretation of Prose Fiction	3(3-0)
TAI 571	Oral Interpretation of Poetry	3(3-0)
TAI 573	Seminar: Interpretative Reading	3(3-0)
TAI 577	Special Topics in Technical Theatre	1-9(Spec)
TAI 578	Special Topics in Theatre	1-9(Spec)
TAI 580	Dramatic Theory and Criticism	3(3-0)
TAI 581	Advanced Directing	3(3-0)
TAI 587	Irish Theatre and Drama	3(3-0)
TAI 590	Summer Repertory Theatre	3(3-0)

Electives IV (4 hours)

Theatre Studio Electives

Select 4 hours from the following. No course may be repeated for more than 2 hours.

 

TAI 305	Studio: Acting/Performance	1-4(Spec)
TAI 306	Studio: Directing	1-4(Spec)
TAI 307	Studio: Movement	1-4(Spec)
TAI 308	Studio: Script Creation	1-4(Spec)
TAI 309	Studio: Stage Management	1-4(Spec)
TAI 310	Studio: Sound	1-4(Spec)
TAI 311	Studio: Properties	1-4(Spec)
TAI 312	Studio: Scenery Construction and Rigging	1-4(Spec)
TAI 313	Studio: Scenery Design	1-4(Spec)
TAI 314	Studio: Lighting	1-4(Spec)
TAI 315	Studio: Lighting Design	1-4(Spec)
TAI 316	Studio: Technical Direction	1-4(Spec)
TAI 317	Studio: Costuming	1-4(Spec)
TAI 318	Studio: Wardrobe Management	1-4(Spec)
TAI 319	Studio: Makeup	1-4(Spec)
TAI 320	Studio: Theatre Management	1-4(Spec)
TAI 321	Studio: Dramaturgy	1-4(Spec)

Electives V (3 hours)

Select 3 hours of TAI courses in consultation with an advisor. Courses can be chosen from electives above but may only count once on the major.

Total: 43 semester hours