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Acting - 8 Semester Plan of Study 
  REQUIRED COURSES:   124 Credits for Degree
  79 in Theatre Core and Acting Sequence, 45 in Electives and University Studies

  THEATRE CORE       (22 CREDITS)

ACTING REQUIREMENTS      (57 CREDITS)
 
TH131, Play Analysis
TH141, Acting I
TH242, Theatrical Make-up
TH255, History of Style
TH321, Directing I
TH335, Integrated Theatre Studies I
TH336, Integrated Theatre Studies II
TH 101, 201, 301, Theatre Practicum
  (5 semesters)
Technical Theatre (3) Select From
  TH102, 151, 152, or 154
 

TH142, Acting II
TH145, Beginning Movement I
TH146, Beginning Movement II
TH240, Voice for the Stage
TH241, Advanced Voice
TH341, Acting Styles
TH345, Acting: Advanced Scene Study I
TH346, Acting: Advanced Scene Study II
TH364, Advanced Movement for Actors
TH448, Performance Problems
Theatre Electives (12 credits)
Dance / Movement Electives (3 credits)
Drama Literature / Theory / Criticism (9 credits)
       
  ADVANED ACTING ELECTIVES
Choose 6 credits from the following
 
 
TH342, Acting: Ensemble
TH343, Acting: Mask
  Characterization
TH344, Improvisation
TH349, Auditions
TH350, Acting: Adv. Acting Styles    
TH362, Stage Dialects
TH381, Stage Combat
TH446, Acting: Musical Stage I
TH447, Acting: Musical Stage II
 

 
 TYPICAL 8 SEMESTER SEQUENCE:      *SEQUENTIAL COURSES*
 
 FRESHMAN YEAR
 
 AUTUMN SEMESTER    SPRING SEMESTER
● *Critical Reading, Writing, and Research I*
● *University Seminar*
● *Play Analysis*
● *Acting I*
● *Beginning Movement I*
●  Open Elective
●  Theatre Practicum
                                         16 CREDITS
   ● *Critical Reading, Writing, and Research II*
 ●  Quantitative Reasoning
 ●  Oral Communication - CO200 / CO242
 ●  Technical Theatre option
 ● *Acting II*
 ● *Beginning Movement II*
 ●  Theatre Practicum
                                       16 CREDITS
 
 SOPHOMORE YEAR
     
 AUTUMN SEMESTER    SPRING SEMESTER
● *US Studies IN250 or IN251*
● *Voice for the Stage*
● *Advanced Scene Study I*
●  Natural Science with Lab
●  Dance Elective
●  Theatre Elective
●  Theatre Practicum
                                         17 CREDITS
   ● *US Studies IN251 or IN250*
 ● *Advanced Voice*
 ● *Advanced Scene Study II*
 ●  Drama Lit / Theory / Criticism Elective
 ●  Theatrical Make-up
 ●  Theatre Elective
 ●  Theatre Practicum
                                       16 CREDITS
 
 JUNIOR YEAR
     
 AUTUMN SEMESTER
   SPRING SEMESTER
● *Global Studies IN350 or 1st Culture/Language*
●  Integrated Theatre Studies I
●  Drama Literature / Theory / Criticism Elective
●  Advanced Acting Elective
● *Acting Styles*
●  Dance Elective
●  Theatre Practicum
                                         16 CREDITS
   ● *1st Culture/Language or Global Studies IN350*
 ●  Integrated Theatre Studies II
 ●  History of Style
 ● *Advanced Movement*
 ●  Open Elective
 ●  Dance Elective
               
                                       16 CREDITS
 
  SENIOR YEAR
 
 AUTUMN SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER 
●  2nd Culture / Language
● *Performance Problems*
●  Theatre Elective
●  Directing I

                                         13 CREDITS
   ●  Drama Lit / Theory / Crit Elective
 ●  Advanced Acting Elective
 ●  Theatre Elective
 ●  Open Elective
 ●  Open Elective (2 Credits)
                                       14 CREDITS
 
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Millikin University - Decatur, IL
 
Millikin University - Decatur, IL
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