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Theatre Major with Playwriting and Dramaturgy Concentration

Theatre Major with Playwriting and Dramaturgy Concentration

DEGREE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Complete all Institutional Graduation Requirements (Including University Writing Requirement, Diversity Requirement, General Education Requirement, etc.) as provided at http://www.eou.edu/registrar.

Program Requirements: Theatre with a concentration in Playwriting and Dramaturgy is a 65 credit hour degree. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major.


REQUIRED CORE COURSES: 35 credits
Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
THEA 111Script Analysis [offered even years]3
THEA 150Acting I [APC]4
THEA 255Production & Performance[APC]2
THEA 260Theatre History [AEH,DPD,UWR]5
THEA 264Stagecraft [APC] [offered odd years]4
THEA 266Fundamentals of Costuming [APC]3
THEA 267Fund of Stage Makeup [APC]3
THEA 353Play Direction [UWR] [offered odd years]3THEA 150
THEA 406Senior Project [UWR] [offered in the spring] 3
THEA 407Seminar [offered in the fall] 1

Choose one of the following required courses

Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
THEA 274Set and Lighting Design [APC] [offered odd years]4
THEA 344Costume Design [APC]4
PLAYWRITING AND DRAMATURGY CONCENTRATION COURSES: Take the following 30 credits
Course NumberCourse TitleCreditsPrerequisites
WR 131Exploratory Prose Writing [APC]4
ENGL 201Shakespeare [AEH,UWR]4
WR 241Intro to Fiction Writing [APC]3
THEA 355Production & Performance [APC]4
THEA 360Playwriting [APC,UWR]3
THEA 362Irish Drama [DPD,UWR] [offered odd years]3
THEA 363Banned Plays [DPD,UWR] [offered even years]3
THEA 369History of Musical Theatre [offered even years]3
THEA 425The Theatre [offered even years]3

Students are recommended to declare a minor. Recommended minors are are History, Psychology, Anthropology/Sociology, Communication, English/Writing or Music

Total credits required for major: 65

EPCC update November 2021