HUTHT - Humanities Program, Theater Option, A.A.

Program Title

Humanities Program, Theater Option, A.A.

Program Code

HUTHT

Program Description

Students who wish to specialize in acting should select this option. Upon successful completion of the option, students will be prepared for the rigors of a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or their immediate entry into the market place. This option provides a student the necessary skills to pursue a career in acting. The student will focus on and develop fundamental and advanced acting skills through exposure to improvisation, scene study, basic and advanced character development, movement and auditioning techniques. The skills students develop in this option will prove valuable in career fields such as sales, government, public relations and broadcasting.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

- Communicate effectively through oral, physical, and aesthetic interpretation and interaction with the text, cast, and audience.
- Apply basic principles of stage performance, design, and technical skills through the knowledge of the history, traditions, and literary richness of theater.
- Research and organize the text to clearly, critically and creatively make logical decisions and choices on character development
- Evaluate information from a variety of sources for efficient and effective creative expression
- Apply advanced principles of stage performance.

Requirements

General Education: 45 Credits

As described in the General Education section of the catalog and as identified below.

Communications Credits: 9
- course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
- course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
- course - Public Speaking Credits: 3
Humanities Credits: 9
- The following Humanities General Education course is REQUIRED:
  - course - Theater Appreciation Credits: 3
- Social Sciences Credits: 6
- Mathematics/Science/Technological Competency
  - Mathematics Credits: 3-8
  - Science (1 lab science course required) Credits: 4-8
  - Technological Competency Credits: 0-4
History Credits: 6
Cultural and Global Awareness Credits: 3

Career Studies: 12 Credits as Followed:

course - Acting I Credits: 3
course - Acting II Credits: 3
course - Acting III Credits: 3
course - Acting IV: Auditioning Credits: 3

Career Studies: 3 Credits From Among the Following:

course - Basic Directing Credits: 3
course - Technical Theater I Credits: 3

Total Credits Required for Degree: 60

Suggested Sequence

The following sequence is an example of how this degree can be completed in two years. This sequence is based on satisfaction of all Foundational Studies requirements and prerequisites and presumes a Fall Term start date. An individual’s program may vary depending on transfer institution, career objectives, or individual needs. See a counselor for other options and to monitor your progress.

Semester 1: Fall Term

course - Acting I Credits: 3
course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
Mathematics Credits: 3-4 (1)
Social Sciences Credits: 3
course - Theater Appreciation Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15-16

Semester 2: Spring Term

course - Acting II Credits: 3
course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
Mathematics or Science Credits: 3-4 (1)
Humanities Credits: 3-4
course - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15-16

Semester 3: Fall Term

course - Acting III Credits: 3
Science (with lab) Credits: 3 (1)
Humanities Credits: 4
History Credits: 3
Mathematics/Science/Technological Competency Credits: 3-4 (1)

Total Credits: 16-17

Semester 4: Spring Term

course - Acting IV: Auditioning Credits: 3
History Credits: 3
Social Sciences Credits: 3
Cultural and Global Awareness Credits: 3

Total Credits: 12

Sequence Note:

(1) A minimum of 12 credits is required from the Mathematics, Science or Technological Competency knowledge areas.