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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Theatre BA /Arts Management MA
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Undergraduate Requirements: Theatre Core (22 credits)
One design course (3 credits)
Additional Undergraduate Course Requirements (24 credits)
- At least 15 credits should be taken at 300-level or above
- Two dramatic literature courses (6 credits)
- Three courses in one area of concentration: Literature; Acting; or Design/Technology (9 credits)
- Two 200/300-level TH practicums (9 credits)
See the Academic Advisement Report for full list of course options.
Graduate Requirements: MA Arts Management Core (39 credits)
Courses required for degree program
- AAP 501 - Why Manage the Arts?
- AAP 508 - Arts & Cultural Policy and Diplomacy
- AAP 509 - Research in Arts Management
- AAP 511 - Fieldwork in Arts Management
- AAP 551 - Arts Business and Finance
- AAP 552 - Arts Marketing and Analysis
- AAP 585 - Legal Issues in Arts Management
- AAP 560 - Managing Arts Spaces
- AAP 512 or AAP 513: Final Project or Thesis Guidance
- 12 elective credits
Total Credits Required for Undergraduate Major: 49
Additional Undergraduate Degree Requirements Include:
- Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
- At least 16 undergraduate elective credits.
Total Undergraduate Credits Required: 105
Total Credits Required for Graduate Degree: 39
Total Credits Required for Graduation: 144
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This should not be used for financial aid purposes.
Academic Requirements
Minimum 2.333 (C+) in all courses that fulfill a major requirement.
Theatre BA students tailor their requirements to their area of study, primarily acting, design & technology, or literature/directing. Students must complete their core requirements in order to advance to upper level electives. Upper level electives must come from the Department of Theatre & Dance (Dance or Music Theatre classes are not applicable). To matriculate into the MA, students must apply and be accepted into the Program (typically during the Fall of their Junior year).
Program Distinction
A student in this major is eligible for Program Distinction upon degree conferral if the criteria are met. Criteria are found under Academic Honors in the Policy and Procedure section of this Catalog. Program Distinction is noted on the official transcript.
Curricular Plan
A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.
Fourth Year Fall
- UBC 399MNT - UB Curriculum Capstone Credits: 1
- AAP 552LEC - Arts Marketing and Analysis Credits: 3
- AAP 501SEM - Why Manage the Arts? Credits: 3
- AAP 551LEC - Arts Business and Finance Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
Fourth Year Spring
- AAP 509SEM - Research in Arts Mgmt Credits: 3
- AAP 511TUT - Fieldwork in Arts Mgmt Credits: 3
- AAP 585SEM - Legal Issues in Arts Mgmt Credits: 3
- AAP Elective Credits: 3
Fifth Year Fall
- AAP 508SEM - Arts/Cul Pol & Diplomacy Credits: 3
- AAP 560TUT - Managing Arts Spaces Credits: 3
- AAP Elective Credits: 3
- AAP Elective Credits: 3
Fifth Year Spring
- AAP 512TUT - Project Guidance Credits: 3
- AAP Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits Required: 144
Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge to:
- Identify major figures and events from theatre history, theory and criticism.
- Define and use appropriate critical vocabulary of theatre arts, including script analysis, acting, and design terminology.
- Critically read, interpret, and evaluate a range of representative plays and situate representative plays and performance events within larger cultural and historical movements
- Construct and articulate in speech and writing a compelling thesis about theatre history, literature, or theory using acquired research skills and critical vocabulary
- Integrate the concerns of actors, directors, and designers into a collaborative process
(HEGIS: 10.07 DRAMATIC ARTS, CIP: 50.0501 Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General)
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