Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Acting (BFA)
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | ||
| T D 313C | Acting I (Major) | 3 |
| T D 313F | Voice and Movement I (Major) | 3 |
| T D 314P | Production Laboratory (Major) | 3 |
| T D 311C | Performance as Public Practice (Major) | 3 |
| UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course (Core) 090 | 3 |
| or UGS 303 | First-Year Signature Course | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| T D 313D | Acting II (Major) | 3 |
| T D 313G | Voice and Movement II (Major) | 3 |
| T D 314M | Technical Theatre (Major) | 3 |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 010 | 3 |
| Mathematics (Core) 020 | 3 | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| 4th Semester | ||
| T D 313E | Acting III (Major) | 3 |
| T D 313K | Voice Laboratory I (Major) | 3 |
| T D 313M | Movement Laboratory I (Major) | 3 |
| T D 317C | Theatre History through the Eighteenth Century (Major) 050 | 3 |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| 5th Semester | ||
| T D 323F | Acting Shakespeare (Major) | 3 |
| T D 313L | Voice Laboratory II (Major) | 3 |
| T D 313N | Movement Laboratory II (Major) | 3 |
| T D 317D | Theatre History since the Eighteenth Century (Major) 050 | 3 |
| Communication (Core) 010 | 3 | |
| 6th Semester | ||
| T D 320J | Introduction to Creating New Media (Major) | 3 |
| T D 353K | Voice-Over and Narration (Major) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science (Core) 080 | 3 | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| 7th Semester | ||
| T D 353C | Devised Work (Major) | 3 |
| T D 324P | Advanced Production Laboratory (Major) | 3 |
| T D 321P | Festival Project and Production (Major) | 3 |
| or T D 323P | Advanced Projects in Acting and Directing | |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| 8th Semester | ||
| T D 353D | Acting and the Camera I (Major) | 3 |
| T D 353Q | Portfolio Preparation (Major) | 3 |
| E 316L | British Literature (Core) 040 | 3 |
| or E 316M | American Literature | |
| or E 316N | World Literature | |
| or E 316P | Masterworks of Literature | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 093 | 3 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 050 | 3 | |
| 9th Semester | ||
| T D 353E | Acting and the Camera II (Elective) | 3 |
| T D 353R | Business of Acting (Elective) | 3 |
| T D 353T | Topics in Acting and Directing (Elective) | 3 |
| T D 353T | Topics in Acting and Directing (Elective) | 3 |
| or T D 372 | Industry Internship | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only).
Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.
Course categories: Core, General Education†, Major, Elective, Opportunity
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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