The undergraduate theater major at Ohio University experiences a blend of intensive training in an area of concentration with core courses in theater studies. These are coordinated with university general education liberal arts courses leading to a professionally oriented Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, or a general liberal arts oriented Bachelor of Arts degree through the College of Arts and Sciences.
The School of Theater advises theater majors to complete the university's general education requirements in a manner that broadens the individual student's perspective and worldview. Within the discipline of theater, all undergraduate students enroll in core courses that examine the literature and history of the theater, the role of theater in society, and the relationship of theater to other disciplines in the arts.
Production activities are considered crucial to the total curriculum planning of a theater major. Majors register each quarter for a credit bearing practicum in production. In the first year of training, this involves participation in productions through technical and management assignments. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the opportunity to participate as a performer, a technician in lighting or sound, a designer, or in management.
Your progress is evaluated quarterly by your advisor and faculty in your training area. You are required to earn a grade of C or better in each theater class of your major. Unsatisfactory progress may result in academic probation, recommendation for transfer to another sequence or degree within the school, modification of the program, or denial of further enrollment as a degree candidate in the School of Theater .
A minor or second major is possible if you have used careful advising procedures and made intelligent use of the elective options and General Education requirements. Highly motivated and talented students can pursue their degree work in the School of Theater through the Honors Tutorial College , if the tutorial mode of instruction is appropriate for the particular student.