The Combined Major in English and Theatre

Note:  A grade of C (2.0) is required in all coursework comprising the major.

14.5 units, including

Seven courses in theatre, to include

• THTR 309 Theatre History I or THTR 319 Theatre History II
• THTR 205 Production Studies I
• THTR 306 Production Studies II
• THTR 407 Production Studies III
• THTR 202 Lighting Design or THTR 206 Costume Design or THTR 301 Scene Design
• THTR 212 Basics of Acting or THTR 308 Basics of Directing
• THTR 370 Staging Gender, THTR 210 Performing Diversity, or THTR 320 Twentieth-Century Acting Styles and Theory

Seven courses in English, to include

• ENGL 297 Literature in Context: Genre and Mode
• ENGL 298 Literature in Context: Texts in History
• ENGL 304 Shakespeare or ENGL 305 Critical Approaches to Shakespeare
• One 300-level course from Group B (Literature After the Early to Mid-19th Century)
• Two additional English courses at the 300 level
• ENGL 400 Junior/Senior Seminar

IDST 379 Combined Major Portfolio/Project

Senior Writing Project
A capstone project (taken for one half unit as IDST 379) on a topic related to both theatre and English will be required.  The project will be supervised by a faculty member from either theatre or English and read by a member of each department.  When a student declares the combined major, he or she will be assigned an advisor in each department.  Each advisor will be responsible for advising the student on the selection of courses in the advisor's department.

Please note the following caveats:
1. No single course can count in two categories.
2. Students in the combined major cannot also minor in Theatre or English.