This major is designed for students who want to combine an understanding of the American Deaf Community; its language and culture to the study and making of theatre, including performance, design; and production. It offers both classroom and experiential learning on the creative, social, and linguistic relationship between theatre and the American Deaf Community. Students may study acting, dramatic literature, and production design to develop the skills to be able to make theatre accessible and to understand and create theatre with individuals from Deaf communities.
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.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
American Sign Language Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required in all ASL required courses. | ||
| American Sign Language Requirements | ||
| AMSL 1101 | Elementary ASL 1 | 4 |
| AMSL 1102 | Elementary ASL 2 | 4 |
| AMSL 2101 | Intermediate ASL 1 | 4 |
| AMSL 2102 | Intermediate ASL 2 | 4 |
| AMSL 3101 | Advanced ASL 1 | 4 |
| AMSL 3102 | Advanced ASL 2 | 4 |
| Social and Cultural World | ||
| DEAF 1500 | Deaf People in Society | 4 |
| DEAF 2500 | Deaf History and Culture | 4 |
| Linguistics | ||
| DEAF 2700 | ASL Linguistics | 4 |
| LING 1150 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 4 |
| Interpreting | ||
| INTP 3500 | The Interpreting Profession | 2 |
Theatre Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required for all theatre courses. | ||
| Foundational Courses | ||
| INAM 2000 | Ethics in Creativity | 4 |
| 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 2325 | Dramaturgical Inquiry | 4 |
| Making Theatre | ||
| THTR 1100 | Production Experience 1 | 1 |
| THTR 2000 | Production Experience 2 | 1 |
| Texts and Context | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Race, Power, and Performance | ||
| The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
| Topics in Theatre History and Culture | ||
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
| Community Engaged Theatre | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Activism and Performance | ||
| Documentary Theatre Project | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | ||
| Intermediate or Advanced Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
| History of Musical Theatre | ||
| Playwriting | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Acting 2 | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| 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 | ||
| Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance | ||
| Acting 3 | ||
| Directing for the Stage | ||
| Mixed-Media Performance Lab | ||
| Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
| Design for Immersive Performance | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Requirement | ||
| INTP 3550 | Interpreting Scripted Texts | 4 |
| INTP 3970 | Research Methods for Interpreting and Translation | 4 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Interpreting Research Capstone | ||
| Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project | ||
| Supporting Courses | ||
| INTP 1000 | American Sign Language at Northeastern | 1 |
| or THTR 1000 | Theatre at Northeastern | |
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | 4 |
| or ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | |
| or ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
Electives
Complete general electives to fulfill the program total semester hours requirement.
Combined-Major GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.750 GPA required in all ASL, DEAF, INTP courses.
A minimum grade of C is required for all THTR and INAM courses. A minimum grade of C is required for all ASL courses.
Minimum 2.500 overall GPA required
Combined-Major Credit Requirement
Complete 92 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required
Four Years, One Co-op
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| AMSL 1101 | 4 | AMSL 1102 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Vacation | 0 |
| DEAF 1500 | 4 | THTR 1120 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| THTR 1100 | 1 | DEAF 2500 | 4 | ||||
| THTR 1101 | 4 | INAM 2000 | 4 | ||||
| INTP 1000 | 1 | ||||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| AMSL 2101 | 4 | AMSL 2102 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Vacation | 0 |
| LING 1150 | 4 | DEAF 2700 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| INTP 3500 | 2 | THTR 1131 | 4 | ||||
| THTR 1270 | 4 | THTR text and context course | 4 | ||||
| THTR 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| THTR 2325 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 | |
| INTP 3550 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| AMSL 3101 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR community engaged theatre course | 4 | ||||||
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | THTR 4702 or INTP 4940 | 4 | ||||
| THTR intermediate or advanced 2 | 4 | AMSL 3102 | 4 | ||||
| INTP 3970 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||