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Cultural Anthropology and Theatre, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Anthropology Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundation Courses
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
ANTH 3421Foundations of Anthropological Theory4
ANTH 3410Ethnographic Field Experience4
Advanced Area Courses
Complete two of the following:
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
ANTH 4505
Native North Americans
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
ANTH 4515
Culture and Politics in Modern India
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
Social Science Electives
Complete three social science 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 theatre courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundational Stages
THTR 1101Introduction to Theatre4
THTR 1120Acting 14
THTR 1131Technical Theatre 14
THTR 1270Introduction to Theatrical Design4
THTR 2325From Script to Stage4
Theatre Texts and Context
Complete one of the following:4
THTR 1220
Race, Power, and Performance
THTR 2300
Classics of Global Theatre
THTR 2315
Rebels of Modern Drama
THTR 2320
Classics of 20th-Century American Drama
THTR 2340
Theatre and Society
Making Theatre
THTR 1100Production Experience 11
THTR 2000Production Experience 21
THTR 4702Capstone Rehearsal and Performance4
Intermediate or Advanced Technique
Complete two of the following:8
THTR 2310
History of Musical Theatre
THTR 2330
Playwriting
THTR 2342
Acting 2
THTR 2345
Acting for the Camera
THTR 2346
Viewpoints
THTR 2370
Lighting Design
THTR 2380
Costume Design
THTR 2400
Scenic Design
THTR 2500
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
THTR 3300
Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance
THTR 3450
Acting 3
THTR 3550
Directing for the Stage
THTR 3570
Musical Theatre Performance 2
THTR 3100
Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
THTR 3200
Queer Theatre and Performance
THTR 3400
Designing Combat for the Stage
THTR 4345
Advanced Acting for the Camera

Integrative Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
THTR 4702Capstone Rehearsal and Performance 14
ANTH 2300Reading Culture through Ethnography4
1

THTR 4702 is permitted to also count as an integrative course.

Cultural Anthropology Major Grade Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 for major courses is required.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Four Years, One Co-op

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
THTR 10001THTR 11204Elective4Vacation
THTR 11001THTR 11314Elective4 
THTR 11014ANTH 23054  
ANTH 11014ANTH elective4  
Social science elective 4   
ENGW 11114   
 18 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
THTR 20001THTR text and context elective4VacationVacation
THTR 23254THTR 12704  
ANTH 23004Foreign language4  
THTR elective4ANTH 34214  
ANTH elective4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH elective4Co-op Co-op Elective4
THTR intermediate or advanced 14  Foreign language4
Foreign language4   
Social science elective 4   
EEAM 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
ANTH advanced 14Foreign language4  
THTR intermediate or advanced 24Social science elective 4  
Foreign language4ANTH advanced 24  
ANTH 34104THTR 47024  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 132
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