B.A./B.S. Design and Technology Curriculum

Ball State University's B.A/B.S Design and Technology option requires 64 credit hours. The lowest acceptable grade in a course for credit toward a major or minor in Theatre or Dance is C. Any student receiving a C- or lower must retake the course in order to receive credit towards a major or minor in the department. If a course is repeated, the higher grade will be recorded by the university.

Core Curriculum-32 Credit Hours

Prefix	CRS #	Short Title	CR HRS
THEAT	102	Computers Theatre Dance	3
THEAT	103	Aesthetics 1	3
THEAT	104	Aesthetics 2	3
THEAT	105	Freshman Experience	0
THEAT	107	Design Awareness	3
THEAT	220	Stagecraft	3
THEAT	232	Acting 1	3
THEAT	250	Directing 1	3
THEAT	280	Practicum	2
THEAT	317	Pre-Mod History	3
THEAT	319	Modern Theatre	3
THEAT	405	Senior Experience	0
THEAT	435	Shakespeare	3

Design and Technology Option-32 hours
Directed Electives-20 hours

THEAT	123	Color Studies	3
THEAT	223	Costuming	3
THEAT	320	Design Skills	2
THEAT	321	Rendering	3
THEAT	326	Fundamentals of Stage Lighting	3
THEAT	420	Scene Design	3
THEAT	423	Costume Design	3

Electives-12 hours (from)

THEAT	224	Form Mtrl	3
THEAT	225	Theatre CAD	3
THEAT	229	Stage Makeup	2
THEAT	291	Stage Management	3
THEAT	299X	Exp Dev Tpcs	3
THEAT	318	Adv Topics	3
THEAT	350	Directing 2	3
THEAT	380	Adv Practice	1-9
THEAT	421	Adv Scn Design	3
THEAT	426	Adv Lighting Design	3
COMM	330	Grp Dec Mkg	3

Up to one other THEAT or DANCE course not listed above as approved by PDA or Chair.
More Information
For complete information on program requirements, please consult the Ball State University Undergraduate Catalog or contact the Department of Theatre and Dance.