Theater, AA
Program code: THTR-AA
Locations: Capital, Housatonic, Naugatuck Valley, Norwalk
Program Description
The CT State Theater Program provides students with the opportunity for educational, professional, and personal development through the study and practice of the theater arts. Opportunities include preparing for transfer to four-year institutions, conservatories, or individual studio training; employment in the theater profession; and the personal development of the essential skills inherent in theater practice, such as discipline, collaboration, and creativity.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate competency in the analysis of theatrical art.
- Demonstrate competency in the performance of theatrical art.
- Demonstrate competency in the production of theatrical art.
- Demonstrate competency in the standards and practices of the theater profession.
- Demonstrate competency in the skills essential for further education in theater studies.
Graduates are afforded various theater employment or internship opportunities in theater production, education, design, and performance.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theater General Education Core | ||
| ENG 1010 | Composition | 3 |
| MATH 1000 or higher | 3-4 | |
| Elective ARHX - Arts & Humanities Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective SCRX - Scientific Reasoning Course or Elective SCKX - Scientific Knowledge Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective HISX - Historical Knowledge Course | 3 | |
| Elective ORAX - Oral Communication Course or Elective WRIX - Written Communication II Course | 3 | |
| CCS 1001 | College and Career Success | 3 |
| Theater Program Core | ||
| THR 1102 | 3 | |
| THR 1110 | Acting I | 3 |
| THR 2210 | Acting II | 3 |
| THR 1112 | Voice and Diction | 3 |
| THR 1114 | Movement and Expression | 3 |
| THR 1120 | Stagecraft | 3 |
| THR 1195 | Theater Practicum I | 3 |
| THR 1113 | Improvisation | 3 |
| Elective(s) | ||
| THR Elective (See Program Coordinator for Advising) | 12 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60-63 | |