REQUIRE MENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN WEITZENHOFFER FAMILY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS THE UNIVER SITY OF OKLAHOMA CREDIT HOURS AND GRADE AVER AGES REQUIRED For Students Enter ing the : Total Credit Hours ...... 126-136 Oklahoma State System Mini mum Overall Grade Point Aver age ...... 2.50 Dramaturgy Empha sis for Higher Edu ca tion Mini mum Grade Point Aver age in OU Work ...... 2.50 B275 P186 Summer 2014 through Bache lor of Fine A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Drama. Spring 2015 Bache lor’s degrees require a mini mum of 40 hours of upper-di vi sion (3000-4000) coursework. Arts in Drama

OU encour ages students to complete at least 32-34 hours of appli ca ble coursework each year to have the oppor tu nity to gradu ate in four years. Audi tion is required for admis sion to degree program. General Educa tion Require me nts (40-50 hours) Hours Drama Core and Empha sis Require ments (86 hours) Hours Core I: Symbolic and Oral Commu ni c ation Drama Core (29 hours) ENGL 1113, Princi ples of English Compo si tion 3 1114, Costume Construc tion 4 ENGL 1213, Princi p les of English Compo si ti on, or 3 1124, Stagecraft 4 EXPO 1213, Exposi tory Writing 1134, Basic Stage Lighting 4 1411, Makeup 1 Foreign Language— this require ment is not manda tory if the student success fully com- 0-10 1513, Intro duc tion to 3 pleted 2 years of the same foreign language in high school. —2 courses (Core I) 1523, Charac ter Study for the Actor 3 2013, Intro d uction to Theat ri cal Design & Produc tion 3 ______3613, Direct ing I 3 3713, History of the Theatre I (see Gen. Ed., Core IV) 0 ______3723, History of the Theatre II (see Gen. Ed., Core IV) 0 3733, Fund amen tals of Play Structure and Analy sis 3 MATH 1473, Mathe mat ics for Criti cal Thinki ng (Core I) or, advised math elective 3 3910, Advanced Reh earsal and Produc tion 1 Core II: Natu r al Science - 2 courses. The two courses must be from differ ent disciplines; one must include a labo ra tory. 4803, Capst one Expe ri ence (see Gen. Ed. Requi rements) 0 ______3-4

______4 Drama Empha sis Areas (57 hours) 57 Core III: Social Science - 2 courses P SC 1113, Ameri can Federal Govern ment 3 Students must choose one of the follow ing empha sis areas. See reverse side for specific require ments for each area. ______3 • Acting Empha sis —Students will audi tion during the second semes ter of the freshman year. Core IV: Human i ties • Design Empha sis —Empha sis review is required for admis sion to the Under stand ing Artis tic Forms: (3 hours) design/tech emph asis area at the end of the freshman year. ______3 • Dramaturgy Empha sis —Students must app ly during the second semester of the freshman year. Western Civi li za tion & Culture: (9 hours) • Techni cal Produc tion Empha sis —Admis sion must occur no later than the HIST 1483, United States, 1492-1865, or 3 spring semes ter of the sopho more year; portfo lio review is required. 1493, United States, 1865 to Present • Stage Manage ment Empha sis —Admis sion must occur no later than the spring semes ter of the sopho more year. DRAM 3713, I 3 DRAM 3723, History of Theatre II 3

Non-Western Culture: (3 hours)

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Senior Capstone — DRAM 4803, Capstone Expe ri ence 3

NOTE: Students must complete at least one upper-di vi sion General Edu ca tion course outside the major.

University-Wide General Education Requirements (mini mum 40 hours) Courses desig nated as Core I, II, III, IV, or Capstone are part of the General Educa ti on curr iculu m. Studen ts must comple te a minim um of 40 hours of General Educa tion courses, chos en from the app roved list, inc luding at least one upper-d ivision Gen. Ed. course outs ide of the stud ent’s major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not app ly. Core I Symbolic and Oral Commu ni ca tion (9–19 hours, 3–5 courses) • English Compo si tion–6 hours, 2 courses • Mathe mat ics–3 hours, 1 course • Foreign Language–0–10 hours, 2 courses in the same language, (which can be met by success fully complet ing two years of the same foreign language in high school) • Other (courses such as commu ni ca tion, logic or public speaking) Core II Natural Science (7 hours, 2 courses) • Courses must be taken from differ ent disci plines in the bio log i cal and/or physi cal sciences; one of which must include a labo ra tory. Core III Social Science (6 hours, 2 courses) • One course must be P SC 1113, “Ameri can Federal Govern ment” Core IV Humani ties (12 hours, 4 courses) • Under stand ing Artis tic Forms—3 hours, 1 course • Western Civili za tion and Culture—6 hours, 2 courses, includ ing HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 • Non-Western Culture—3 hours, 1 course Senior Capstone Expe ri ence (3 hours, 1 course) 2-14 Theatre – Dramaturgy Empha sis — B275 P186 — Page 2

Dramaturgy Empha sis (57 hours) I. Required Courses (18 hours) II. Advised Drama Electives (18 hours) III.Advised General Electives (21 hours) A. DRAM 2513, Scene Study for the Actor 3 Eight een hours chos en from the follow i ng: 18 Courses may be chosen from the follow ing: 21 DRAM 1133, Drawing & Render ing B. One course from the follow ing: • Drama, liter a ture film and criti cal studies DRAM 2153, Scene Design courses in the Depart ment of English MTHR 3143, Hist. of Amer. Musi cal Theatre 3 DRAM 2223, Lighti ng Design DRAM 2343, History of Costume • Western and world civi li za tion courses in the DRAM 2813, Stage Manage ment DRAM 4253, History of Décor Depart ment of History DRAM 3353, Costume Design • Music, art, or dance history courses in the DRAM 3513, Depar tures from Real ism* Schools of Art, Dance, or Mus ic DRAM 3523, Perform ing New Plays* • Advanced courses in a foreign language and its C. DRAM 4733, Dramaturgy Semi nar 3 DRAM 3643, Voice & Speech III liter a ture DRAM 4723, Ameri can Theatre History D. DRAM 3623, Direct ing II 3 DRAM 4743, Modern Theat re • Courses in Anthro pol ogy, Class ics, Commu ni ca - E. One of the follow ing pairs: 6 DRAM 4763, Queer Theatre through Film tion, Film and Video Studies, Letters, or Linguis ti cs DRAM 2523, Perform ing Shakespeare, and DRAM 4773, Playwriting I Courses used to fulfill General Education and/or major DRAM 2643, Voice and Speech II, or DRAM 4783, Playwriting II requirements may not fulfill electives. ENGL 4523, Shakespeare Come d ies, and DRAM 4810, Perfor mance Practicum ENGL 4533, Shakespeare Trage dies DRAM 4940, Special Topics in Theatre Any course not taken to fulfill require men t I.B. * Requires audi tion.

Suggested Semes ter Advise ment Plan Theatre – Dramaturgy Emphasis — B275 P186

Year FIRST SEMES TER Hours SECOND SEMES TER Hours DRAM 1114, Costum e Construc tion 4 DRAM 1124, Stagecraft 4 DRAM 1411, Makeup 1 DRAM 1523, Charac ter Study 3 DRAM 1513, Intro duc t ion to Acting 3 ENGL 1213, Princi ples of English Compo si tion (Core I), or 3 ENGL 1113, Princi ples of English Compo si tion (Core I) 3 EXPO 1213, Expos i tory Writing (Core I) MATH (Core I) (1473 is recom mended) 3 Natu ral Science with lab (Core II) 4 Under stand ing Artis tic Forms (Core IV)§ 3 F R E S H M A N

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 14 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 17 DRAM 1134, Basic Stage Lighting 4 DRAM 2013, Intro. to Theat ri cal Des ign & Produ ction 3 DRAM 2513, Scene Study for the Actor 3 DRAM 3910, Adva nced Rehearsal & Produ ction 1 DRAM 3733, Fund am entals of Play Structure & Analy s is 3 DRAM Advised Elective 3 DRAM Advised Elective 3 One of the follow ing: Advised General Elective 3 MTHR 3143, Hist. of Amer. Musical Theatre, or 3 DRAM 2343, History of Costume, or HIST 1483, U. S. 1492-1865, or 3 DRAM 4253, History of Décor HIST 1493, U. S. 1865-Present (Core IV) S O P H M R E P SC 1113, Ameri can Federal Govern ment (Core III) 3

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 DRAM 3613, Direct ing I 3 One of the foll owing pairs: 3-6 DRAM 3713, Hist ory of the Theat re I (Core IV) 3 DRAM 2523, Perform ing Shakespeare†, and DRAM 4733, Dramaturgy Semi nar 3 DRAM 2643, Voice and Speech II† ENGL 4523, Shakespeare Come dies† 0-3 or DRAM Advised Elective 3 ENGL 4533, Shakespeare Trage dies† Advised General Elective 3 DRAM 3623, Direct ing II 3 DRAM 3723, History of the Theatre II (Core IV) 3 J U N I O R DRAM Advised Elective 3

Natu ral Science witho ut lab (Core II) 3-4

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15-18 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15-19 DRAM 4803, Capston e Expe ri ence (Capstone) 3 DRAM Advised Elective 3 DRAM Advised Elective 3 Advised General Elective 3 Advised General Elective 3 Advised General Elective 3 Advised General Elective 3 Advised General Elective 3

S E N I O R Social Science (Core III) 3 Non-Western Culture (Core IV)§ 3 Begin ning Foreign Language (Core I) 0-5 Begin ning Foreign Language contin ued (Core I) 0-5

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15-20 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15-20 § The course taken to fulfill the upper-division General Education requirement outside the major may not be chosen from Drama courses. † Students must choose one of the following pairs of courses: DRAM 2523 and DRAM 2643, or ENGL 4523 and ENGL 4533. At least 24 hours of upper-di vi si on Drama credit must be earned in resi d ence as a dec lared major; must incl ude the Senior Caps tone. Bachelor’s degr ees req uire a mini mu m of 40 hours of upp er-divi s ion (3000-4000) coursework. This plan of study should not be used in lieu of aca d emic advise ment. Unless othe rwise stated on the degr ee sheet, the Colle ge of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree req uirement.