Sample courses that might be required for a degree in Theatre:

Core Theatre Courses

• Theatre Practicum
• Acting
• Approaching Design
• Script Analysis
• Scenic Production
• Costume Production
• Lighting Production
• Stage Management and Direction
• History of Theatre

Concentration in Performance Courses

• Advanced Acting
• Beginning Voice and Speech
• Movement
• Musical Performance for Actors
• Acting With an Accent
• Children and Drama
• Audition Techniques
• Acting for the Camera
• Fundamentals of Directing

Colleges will also require you to take some core undergraduate courses in addition to some electives. Required core courses and electives will vary from college to college. Here are a number of examples:

Arts and Humanities

• Arts
• History
• Languages
• Literature
• Music

Math

• Algebra
• Calculus
• Computer Science
• Logic
• Statistics

Natural Sciences

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physics

Social Sciences

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Government
• Psychology
• Sociology