Courses

Theatre

Undergraduate Courses

Note:  For University Core Requirements outside the major (37 hours), see the UNM Course Catalog Degree Plans under Department of Theatre and Dance (beginning on page 486).

Theatre Core

  • Three hours of acting
  • Fifteen hours of Theatre lecture classes:
    • 223 Introduction to Script Analysis
    • 335 Theatre History I
    • 336 Theatre History II
    • 439 Theories of Theatre
    • 438 Topics in Theatre History/Criticism
  • Six hours chosen from:
    • 192 Stagecraft I
    • 194 Introduction to Costuming
    • 196 Introduction to Stage Lighting
  • Two hours of Dance
  • Three hours of 200 Theatre Practicum

Twenty-four hours in the student’s selected concentration.

Performance Training-Acting and Musical Theatre Acting

Placement auditions for entrance into acting classes at the 200-level or above are held in the Fall and Spring during the first week of classes and for all transfer students.  

  • 220-221 Acting Skills I and II
  • 224 Voice Production
  • 225 Movement
  • Twelve additional hours chosen from acting/voice and movement courses (cannot be 120 and 121)

Musical Theatre

  • 220 Acting Skills I
  • 221 Acting Skills II
  • 224 Voice Production for Actors
  • 225 Movement and Voice for Actors
  • 328 Musical Theatre
  • Nine hours of 428 Topics in Musical Theatre

Directing / Stage Management

  • 403 Principles of Directing
  • Six hours of 404 Topics in Directing
  • Three hours chosen from
    • 415 Theatre for Education and Social Change
    • 419 Children's Theatre
  • 386 Light Aesthetics
  • 366 Stage Management
  • Three additional hours of acting
  • 496 Student Production Project (in Directing)

Dramatic Writing

  • 355 Fundamentals of Playwriting
  • 455 Seminar in Playwriting
  • 457 Advanced Dramatic Writing Workshop
  • 458 Screenwriting
  • 460 Comedy Writing I
  • 461 Comedy Writing II
  • 403 Principles of Directing
  • Three hours Theatre electives

Theatre Education

  • 403 Principles of Directing
  • 415 Theatre for Educational and Social Change
  • 418 Creative Drama
  • 419 Children's Theatre
  • 444 Outreach Company
  • Three hours of
    • 496 Student Production Project
      • -or-
    • 497 Independent Study (in Educational Theatre)
  • Three additional hours of acting
  • Three hours Theatre electives

History/Criticism

  • Three hours of additional sections of 438 Topics in Theatre History/Criticism
  • Three hours Dance 105 Dance Appreciation
  • Three hours chosen from Dance History or Dance Criticism
  • Nine hours chosen from:
    • 355 Fundamentals of Playwriting
    • 403 Principles of Directing
    • 418 Creative Drama
    • 419 Children's Theatre
    • 300 or 400 design course
  • Six hours Theatre or Dance Electives

General Theatre

  • 355 Fundamentals of Playwriting
  • 403 Principles of Directing
  • 418 Creative Drama -or-419 Children's Theatre
  • Three hours of a 300 or 400 design course
  • Twelve hours Theatre and/or Dance electives
Graduate Courses

MA in Theatre Education & Outreach

  • Theatre/Dance 500 -- Introduction to Graduate Study
  • Theatre/Dance 503 -- Performance Theory
  • Theatre/Dance 506 -- Critical Issues in the Arts
  • Theatre/Dance 512 -- Seminar in Theatre/Dance
  • Thea 515 Theatre for Education and Social Change
  • Thea 518 Creative Drama
  • Thea 519 Children's Theatre
  • 500 Level Elective
  • Thea 599 Thesis (Plan I)
  • Thea 598 Essay and Thea 596 Production Project (Plan II)

MFA in Dramatic Writing

  • Theatre/Dance 500 -- Introduction to Graduate Study
  • Theatre/Dance 503 -- Performance Theory
  • Theatre/Dance 506 -- Critical Issues in the Arts
  • Theatre/Dance 512 -- Seminar in Theatre/Dance
  • 555 Dramatic Writing I
  • 556 Dramatic Writing II
  • 557 The Writer's Stage
  • 558 Screenwriting
  • 559 Topics in Dramatic Writing
  • Six hours (2 courses) 500 Level Electives
  • 699 -- MFA Dissertation

 

Dance

Undergraduate Courses

Course requirements in the B.A. in Dance support a broad range of knowledge in the field, embracing various elements that are the foundation of an informed practitioner in dance. In addition to technique classes, the program requires cultural awareness, creative skills, teaching practice, and physical science classes to give the student knowledge of how the body works, how to teach this to others, and how dance is linked to cultural context on a global scale.

  • Dance 105 Dance Appreciation
  • Dance 201 Crew Practicum
  • Dance 204 Stretch and Strength
  • Dance 212 Improvisation
  • Dance 213 Kinesiology
  • Dance 350 Movement Analysis I
  • Dance 416 Dance Pedagogy
  • Dance 431 Dance Criticism

Nine hours in selected concentration:

Contemporary Dance

  • Dance 311 Choreography I
  • Dance 411 Choreography II
  • Three hours selected from Dance 462, 463, 464, 465, 466

Flamenco

  • Dance 379 Flamenco Structure/Improvisation
  • Dance 479 Flamenco Choreography
  • Dance 466 Flamenco History

Twenty-six hours in dance technique selected with advisement. All students must complete at least one course in each of the following areas: Ballet, Modern, and Flamenco and at least one course from one of the following areas: African, Hip Hop, Jazz, Mexican Folk, Renaissance and Baroque, or Tap.

Nine hours of Theatre:

  • Thea 194 Introduction to Costuming
  • Thea 196 Introduction to Stage Lighting
  • Three hours selected from:
    • Thea 120 Acting Foundations
    • Thea 224 Voice Production for Actors
    • [Thea 328 Musical Theatre -or- Thea 426 Performance Art]

 

Graduate Courses

Master of Arts in Dance History and Criticism

Course requirements in the M.A. in Dance History and Criticism introduce the graduate student to cultural studies in the field of dance and aid them in focusing on a thesis topic for their dissertation.

  • 500 Introduction to Graduate Study
  • 503 Performance Theory or 506 Critical Issues in the Arts
  • 531 Dance Criticism
  • 562, 563, 564 or 565 - two courses in Dance History
  • Three courses of Electives (graduate level)
  • Thesis

Master of Fine Arts in Dance

Course requirements in the M.F.A. concentrate on the art of choreography and performance, culminating in an evening of original work and a written dissertation related to that presentation.

  • 500 Introduction to Graduate Study
  • 503 Performance Theory or 506 Critical Issues in the Arts
  • 511 Choreography II
  • 510 Creative Investigations I
  • 515 Creative Investigations II
  • 516 Dance Pedagogy
  • 549 Graduate Dance Technique
  • 500-level Dance Course (Determined in consultation with Dance Advisor)
  • Two courses of Electives (graduate level)
  • 699 MFA Dissertation

 

Design for Performance

Undergraduate Courses
  • 192 Stagecraft
  • 193 Stagecraft II
  • 194 Intro to Costuming
  • 196 Intro to Lighting
  • 292 Design Drawing Skills
  • 293 Computer Design Skills
  • 294 Makeup Design
  • 296 Lighting Methods
  • 297 Sound for Performance
  • 298 Pattern Development
  • 334 Decorated Body
  • 387 Design History and Styles
  • 370 CAD 2-D/3-D for Designers
  • 371 Digital Imagery & Prod.
  • 386 Light Aesthetics
  • 391 Advanced Scenic Techniques
  • 392 Set Design: Concept
  • 394 Costume Design I
  • 396 Lighting Design I
  • 398 Costume Techniques
  • 470 Arch Modeling/Animation
  • 471 Multimedia Production
  • 472 2-D/3-D Modeling/Animation
  • 493 Art Direction
  • 474 3-D Character Animation
  • 483 Lighting Design II
  • 492 Scene Design II
  • 494 Costume Design II
  • 473 Web & CD Portfolios
  • 498 Design Seminar (Seniors only)

Independent Study/Project Courses

  • 482 Scene Design Project (Juniors and Seniors only)
  • 484 Costume Design Project (Juniors and Seniors only)
  • 486 Lighting Design Project (Juniors and Seniors only)
  • 496 Production Project
  • 497 Independent Study