This major is designed for students who want to combine a knowledge of the art of theatre, including performance, design, and production, with sociocultural theories and conceptual frameworks for understanding human behavior. It offers both classroom and experiential learning in the practice of making theatre and performance theories with cross-cultural approaches. Offers students the opportunity to develop an understanding of theatre’s impact on past and present cultures, as well as a deeper awareness of the world in which they live.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Cultural Anthropology Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundation Courses | ||
ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
ANTH 3421 | Foundations of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
ANTH 3410 | Ethnographic Field Experience | 4 |
Advanced Area Courses | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
Latin American Society and Development | ||
Anthropology of Africa | ||
Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
Chinese Society and Culture | ||
Anthropology Electives | ||
Complete three courses in the following range. Two study-abroad courses may count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department: | 12 | |
ANTH 2300 to ANTH 4999 | ||
Related Discipline Electives | ||
Complete three related discipline courses from the following subject areas: | 12 | |
AFRS, AFAM, CRIM, ECON, HUSV, HIST, INTL, LING, LPSC, POLS, PSYC, SOCL |
Theatre Requirements
A minimum grade of C is required in all THTR and INAM courses.
Code | Title | Hours |
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The following courses are recommended to be taken by the end of the fourth semester (third semester for transfer students): | ||
THTR 1100 | Production Experience 1 | 1 |
THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | 4 |
THTR 1120 | Acting 1 | 4 |
THTR 1131 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 4 |
THTR 1270 | Introduction to Theatrical Design | 4 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundational Courses | ||
THTR 1000 | Theatre at Northeastern | 1 |
THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | 4 |
THTR 1120 | Acting 1 | 4 |
THTR 1131 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 4 |
THTR 1270 | Introduction to Theatrical Design | 4 |
THTR 3325 | Dramaturgical Inquiry | 4 |
INAM 2000 | Ethics in Creativity | 4 |
Making Theatre | ||
THTR 1100 | Production Experience 1 | 1 |
THTR 2000 | Production Experience 2 | 1 |
Texts, Community, & Social Context | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
The Ethics of Narrative in Theatre and The Ethics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar | ||
Activism and Performance | ||
Race, Power, and Performance | ||
Documentary Theatre Project | ||
The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
Theatre and Society | ||
Topics in Theatre History and Culture | ||
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | ||
Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
Performing Theory | ||
Theatre Electives | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
History of Musical Theatre | ||
Playwriting | ||
Boston Theatre Experience | ||
Theatre and Society | ||
Acting 2 | ||
Acting for the Camera | ||
Viewpoints | ||
Lighting Design | ||
Costume Design | ||
Fashion Construction and Pattern Making | ||
Scenic Design | ||
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
Voice and Speech Training | ||
Topics in Theatre History and Culture | ||
Topics in Dance | ||
Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | ||
Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
Stage Combat | ||
Directing for the Stage | ||
Performing Theory | ||
Mixed-Media Performance Lab | ||
Topics in Performance Studies | ||
Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
Devised Theatre Project | ||
Acting 3 | ||
Design for Immersive Performance |
Integrative Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one from each of the alternatives below (two courses total). | ||
THTR 2340 | Theatre and Society | 4 |
or THTR 3100 | Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | |
THTR 4702 | Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project | 4 |
or ANTH 4600 | Senior Seminar |
Cultural Anthropology Major Grade Requirement
A GPA of 2.000 for ANTH courses is required.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Four Years, One Co-op
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
THTR 1000 | 1 | THTR 1120 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Vacation | |
THTR 1100 | 1 | THTR 1131 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
THTR 1101 | 4 | ANTH 2305 | 4 | ||||
ANTH 1101 | 4 | ANTH elective | 4 | ||||
Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
18 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
THTR 2000 | 1 | THTR Elective | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
THTR 3325 | 4 | THTR 1270 | 4 | ||||
INAM 2000 | 4 | Foreign language | 4 | ||||
ANTH elective | 4 | ANTH 3421 | 4 | ||||
THTR Texts, Community, & Social Context Course | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ANTH elective | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Elective | 4 | ||
THTR Elective | 4 | Foreign language | 4 | ||||
Foreign language | 4 | ||||||
Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
ANTH advanced 1 | 4 | Foreign language | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | ||||
Foreign language | 4 | ANTH advanced 2 | 4 | ||||
ANTH 3410 | 4 | THTR 4702 | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 132 |