Program: Interdisciplinary Studies, Theatre Performance Concentration, B.I.S. - Georgia State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 09, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Degree Requirements

Area G. Area of Concentration - Performance Studies (25-27 Hours)

Required Course to Fulfill CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

THEA 4070 - Theatre History-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Required Courses (16 Hours)

THEA 3210 - Advanced Acting 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4210 - Acting Techniques 3 Credit Hours (Note: This course may be repeated up to three times under different topics as part of the Allied Field, Area G, or Electives.)
THEA 4760 - Performance Theory and Practice 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4850 - Directing 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4950 - Production Seminar 4 Credit Hours (Note: This course may be repeated once under different topics as part of the Allied Field, Area G, or Electives.)

Select Two Courses (6-8 Hours)

THEA 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours
or
FLME 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours
THEA 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours
or
FLME 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4000 - Acting for the Camera 4 Credit Hours
or
FLME 4000 - Acting and Directing 4 Credit Hours
THEA 4090 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours
or
AAS 4650 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4210 - Acting Techniques 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4255 - Voice and Movement 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4860 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4950 - Production Seminar 4 Credit Hours
THEA 4980 - Internship 1 to 6 Credit Hours (Note: This course should be taken at 3 credit hours if taken in Area G)

Area H. Allied Field - Thematic Concentrations (15-16 Hours)

In consultation with B.I.S. faculty advisor, choose one of the course clusters below, and then choose 4-5 courses within that cluster. Students can also create a 4-5 course, student-planned cluster that must be approved by a B.I.S. faculty advisor.

Drama and Literature

THEA 4090 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours
or
AAS 4650 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)
ENGL 3280 - English Drama before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3860 - American Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3930 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare, Earlier Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare, Later Works 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4260 - Adapting Literature to Film 3 Credit Hours
THEA 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours
or
FLME 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)
RELS 4260 - Religion and Literature 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4210 - Acting Techniques 3 Credit Hours

Theatre and Arts: Gender and Race

AH 4620 - African-American Art 3 Credit Hours
AH 4720 - Feminist Issues in Contemporary Art 3 Credit Hours
or
WGSS 4720 - Feminist Issues in Contemporary Art 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4330 - The Black Arts Movement 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4360 - Studies of Black Dance 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4776 - Africa and Hollywood: Myth, Romance, and Savage Imagery 4 Credit Hours
or
HIST 4776 - Africa and Hollywood: Myth, Romance, and Savage Imagery 4 Hours
AAS 4950 - African-American Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4760 - African Americans in Film 4 Credit Hours
or
AAS 4900 - African-Americans in Film 4 Credit Hours
FLME 4765 - Gender in Film and Television 3 Credit Hours
or
WGSS 4340 - Gender and Film 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4770 - Race and Representation 3 Credit Hours
THEA 4210 - Acting Techniques 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 3083 - Modern China through Film 3 Credit Hours
HIST 3260 - The Harlem Renaissance 3 Credit Hours
HIST 3540 - Film and the Holocaust 4 Credit Hours
THEA 4090 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours
or
AAS 4650 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)
WGSS 4150 - Women and Media 3 Credit Hours

Writing for Stage and Screen

ENGL 3150A - Introduction to Creative Writing - Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3150B - Introduction to Creative Writing - Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3160 - Narrative Techniques 3 Credit Hours
FLME 3115 - Screenwriting & Visualization for the Short Film/Video 4 Credit Hours
FLME 4260 - Adapting Literature to Film 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4310 - Feature Screenwriting I 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4320 - Feature Screenwriting II 3 Credit Hours
THEA 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours
or
FLME 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

Arts and Entertainment Industry

BUSA 3090 - Survey of Business Principles for Non-Business Students 3 Credit Hours
CMIS 4000 - New Ventures in Creative Media 3 Credit Hours
CMIS 4010 - Media Business Development 3 Credit Hours
ECON 3050 - The Economics of Art, Entertainment, and Culture 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4156 - Media Entrepreneurship 4 Credit Hours
FLME 4185 - Global Media and Culture 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4800 - Media Industries 3 Credit Hours
HIST 3635 - Media, Technology, and Popular Culture 4 Credit Hours
MTM 3010 - Introduction to the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3030 - Music Marketing and Global Distribution 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3050 - Legal Aspects of the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3440 - Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry 3 Credit Hours
MTM 3450 - Artist Representation 3 Credit Hours

Film Studies and Production

FLME 4120 - Production I 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4170 - American Film History I 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4180 - International Cinemas 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4200 - Television Analysis 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4250 - Producing for Television and Film 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4760 - African Americans in Film 4 Credit Hours
FLME 4765 - Gender in Film and Television 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4800 - Media Industries 3 Credit Hours
FLME 4960 - American Film History II 3 Credit Hours
THEA 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours
or
FLME 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)
THEA 4000 - Acting for the Camera 4 Credit Hours
or
FLME 4000 - Acting and Directing 4 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

Electives

Select additional courses to complete a minimum of 120 hours.