Undergraduate Programs
All Department of Theatre degree programs offer a balanced blend of liberal-arts education and theatre core courses.
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts program is for students who seek careers in theatre or theatre-related arts. All theatre bachelor's degree students complete a common core of theatre studies. Concentrations are available in acting, directing, design/technology and playwriting. Each concentration requires additional special courses.
Emphasis Areas
Acting:
Students take courses in acting, movement, and voice, and pursue regular and special performance opportunities.
Directing:
Students study performance and staging techniques and theories that will communicate the directorial vision to an audience.
Design/Technology:
Students take courses in design, stagecraft, costume construction, and period styles. Students may also take area specific skill building courses, and pursue specialized design and/or technology projects.
Minor in Theatre:
The theatre minor is available to all IPFW students who have an interest in theatre by completing 24 hours of specific theatre courses. Additionally, students acquiring a teaching certificate in other fields may earn a theatre minor by completing 24 specified credit hours in the department.
Minor in Dance:
The dance minor is available to all IPFW students by completing 21 credit hours of theatre dance courses and 3 credit hours of Dance History or American Musical Theatre.
