Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance
Core Curriculum
All students must complete the University’s core curriculum. The specific requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance consist of prescribed work and major requirements. In some cases, a course required for the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance may also be counted toward the core curriculum; these courses are identified below.
Prescribed Work
- In the process of fulfilling degree requirements, students must complete two courses with a writing flag, one course with a quantitative reasoning flag, one course with a global cultures flag, one course with a cultural diversity flag, and one course with an independent inquiry flag. Courses that fulfill flag requirements are identified in the Course Schedule, registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/. They may also be used to fulfill other degree requirements.
- Foreign language: Six semester hours beyond course 507, 508K, or the equivalent in one foreign language.
- General culture: Three semester hours chosen from the following areas: architecture, classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), comparative literature, humanities, philosophy, and interdisciplinary fields outside the Department of Theatre and Dance such as American studies, African and African diaspora studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies, Mexican American studies, and women’s and gender studies. The student is encouraged to choose coursework of a multicultural nature. Courses outside the Department of Theatre and Dance that are crosslisted with theatre and dance courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement. A course used to fulfill this requirement may not also be counted toward any core curriculum requirement.
Major Requirements
- Theatre and dance core: Twenty-seven semester hours, consisting of the following courses: Theatre and Dance 311; three semester hours chosen from 302T, 306, 313C, 152T, 252T, and 352T; three semester hours chosen from 312M, 323C, and 323C; 314M; 314P; either 317C and 317D or 317M and 317N; and two semesters of 324P. Theatre and Dance 302T may also be used to fulfill the visual and performing arts requirement of the core curriculum.
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Additional courses in theatre and dance: Twenty-one semester hours of coursework in the Department of Theatre and Dance, of which at least fifteen must be in upper-division courses.
- Approved concentration and electives: At least six semester hours of coursework in the approved concentration and electives must be upper-division, and at least nine semester hours must be from outside the Department of Theatre and Dance.
- Approved concentration: Twelve semester hours in a concentration of courses within or outside the Department of Theatre and Dance approved by the student’s designated adviser.
- Electives: Nine semester hours of coursework within or outside the Department of Theatre and Dance. Additional elective coursework may be needed to provide the total number of semester hours required for the degree.
Students considering graduate study should consult their advisers about the most appropriate choice of courses.
Total Minimum Requirements
For the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance: 120 semester hours as outlined above.