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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Actor Training, B.F.A.

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Required Credits: 135.5

First Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

HTA 100 - First-Year Seminar .5 credit(s)
HTA 110P - Voice for Actors I 2 credit(s)
HTA 120P - Movement For Actors I 2 credit(s)
HTA 130P - Acting I 2 credit(s)
HTC 104 - Music Theatre Chorus 1 credit(s)
HTD 110 - Ballet I 2 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
PE 110 - Fitness and Leisure 1 credit(s) (2 credits required)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
HTS 140 - Stagecraft .5 credit(s)
or
HTS 141 - Wardrobe and Makeup .5 credit(s)

Semester 2 (17.5 credits)

HTA 111 - Voice for Actors II 2 credit(s)
HTA 121 - Movement for Actors II 2 credit(s)
HTA 131 - Acting II 2 credit(s)
PE 111 - Fitness and Leisure 1 credit(s) (2 credits required)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
HTC 105 - Music Theatre Chorus 1 credit(s)
HTD 111 - Ballet I 2 credit(s)
HTS 140 - Stagecraft .5 credit(s)
or
HTS 141 - Wardrobe and Makeup .5 credit(s)

Second Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

HTA 200W - Text Analysis I 2 credit(s)
HTA 210P - Voice for Actors III 2 credit(s)
HTA 220P - Movement For Actors III 2 credit(s)
HTA 230P - Acting III 2 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
PE 110 - Fitness and Leisure 1 credit(s) (2 credits required)

Choose one from the following:

M 110 - Modeling with Elementary Functions 3 credit(s)
M 114 - Everyday Statistics 3 credit(s)
M 116 - Contemporary Mathematics 3 credit(s)

Semester 2 (18 credits)

HTA 201W - Text Analysis II 2 credit(s)
HTA 211 - Voice for Actors IV 2 credit(s)
HTA 221 - Movement For Actors IV 2 credit(s)
HTA 231P - Acting IV 2 credit(s)
HTA 261 - Introduction to Acting for Camera 2 credit(s)
PE 111 - Fitness and Leisure 1 credit(s) (2 credits required)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)

Choose one from the following:

PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
ENG 348 - Modern Drama: Realism and Naturalism 3 credit(s)
ENG 349 - Modern and Contemporary Drama 3 credit(s)
DRA 362 - The Development of Theatre 3 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (17 credits)

HTA 300 - Modernist Theatre Styles and Performance 3 credit(s)
HTA 310 - Voice for Actors V 2 credit(s)
HTA 320 - Movement for Actors V 2 credit(s)
HTA 330W - Acting V 2 credit(s)
PE 110 - Fitness and Leisure 1 credit(s) (2 credits required)
Academic elective 3 credit(s) ¹
Elective 2-3 credit(s) (selected in consulation with advisor)

Semester 2 (17 credits)

HTA 301 - Devised Theatre 2 credit(s)
HTA 305 - Study in England 6 credit(s)
HTA 321 - Movement for Actors VI 2 credit(s)
HTA 400 - Shakespeare in Text and Performance 3 credit(s)
PE 111 - Fitness and Leisure 1 credit(s)
Elective 2-3 credit(s) (selected in consulation with advisor)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

HTA 410 - Voice for the Actor VI 2 credit(s)
HTA 440 - Rehearsal and Performance V 6 credit(s)
HTA 451P - Career Preparation 2 credit(s)
HTA 470W - Current Trends in Professional Theatre 3 credit(s)
Elective 2-3 credit(s) (selected in consulation with advisor)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

HTA 331 - Acting VI Styles 2 credit(s)
HTA 411 - Voice for the Actor VII 2 credit(s)
HTA 412 - Advanced Acting for Camera 2 credit(s)
REC 440P - Recital 0-2 credit(s) (1 credit required)
Academic elective 3 credit(s)
Electives 6 credit(s) (selected in consulation with advisor)

Note(s):

¹Academic electives must be liberal arts courses approved by the advisor.

Theatre students should refer to the Hartt Undergraduate Handbook for updated grade requirements for this major.

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