Interdisciplinary Studies, B.I.S. - Acting (for Theatre and Film Performance) Concentration

Required Courses

13 Hours

• World language at the 1002 or higher level 3 Hours
• ACT 2100 - Play Analysis for Production 3 Credit Hours

• Or THEA 2100 - Play Analysis for Production 3 Credit Hours

• ACT 2210 - Beginning Acting 3 Credit Hours

• Or THEA 2210 - Beginning Acting 3 Credit Hours

Required Area F Electives

5 Hours

Select additional elective courses to complete at least 18 hours in Area F:

*Courses currently only offered at Perimeter College.

**To be eligible to take 3000-4000 level Film courses FLME 1010 and FLME 2700 require grades of C or higher and a 2.5 combined grade-point average on the first attempt. 

• CMIS 1020 - Fundamentals of Game Art 3 Credit Hours
• CMIS 2110 - Principles of Story Design 3 Credit Hours
• CMIS 2115 - Writing and Previsualization for Games 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 1010 - Film Aesthetics and Analysis 3 Credit Hours **
• FLME 2700 - History of the Motion Pictures 3 Credit Hours **
• GFA 1000 - Introduction to Film & Television Production 6 Credit Hours
• GFA 2030 - Grip & Rigging 6 Credit Hours
• GFA 2050 - Introduction to Special Makeup Effects 6 Credit Hours
• GFA 2060 - Production Accounting & Office Management 6 Credit Hours
• JOUR 1010 - Basic News Writing 3 Credit Hours
• PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
• SCOM 1500 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours
• SCOM 2050 - Media, Culture, and Society 3 Credit Hours
• SCOM 2300 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours
• SCOM 2400 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hours
• SCOM 2900 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hours
• THEA 1550 - Dance Technique for the Performer 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1551 - Tap Dance I 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1552 - Tap Dance II 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1553 - Jazz Dance I 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1554 - Jazz Dance II 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1556 - Social Dance I 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1610 - Improving Voice and Articulation for the Actor 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1650 - Design Skills For The Theatre 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1660 - Makeup for the Stage 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1701 - Theater Practicum 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1702 - Technical Theatre Practicum 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 1758A - Music Theatre Ensemble 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2212 - Intermediate Acting 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2345 - Audition Portfolio 1 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2401 - Scenery Skills For The Theatre 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2402 - Costume Skills For The Theatre 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2403 - Lighting/Sound Skills For Theatre 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2450 - Stage And Theatre Management 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2607 - Children’s Theatre Production 3 Credit Hours *
• THEA 2613 - Applied Theatre Workshop 3 Credit Hours *
• WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit 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 4760 - Performance Theory and Practice 3 Credit Hours
• THEA 4850 - Directing 3 Credit Hours
• THEA 4000 - Acting/Directing for the Camera 4 Credit Hours

• Or FLME 4000 - Acting and Directing 4 Credit Hours

• THEA 4950 - Production Seminar 3 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 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 4090 - African-American Theatre 3 Credit Hours

• Or  AAS 4650 - African-American Theatre 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 4255 - Voice and Movement 3 Credit Hours
• THEA 4860 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
• THEA 4950 - Production Seminar 3 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)

Drama and Literature

*Course may be used in Area H if not taken in Area G.

• AAS 3960 - African-American Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3280 - English Drama before 1800 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3695 - LGBTQ Literature 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3860 - American Drama 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3930 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3950 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3960 - African-American Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3965 - African Literature 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3990 - Women’s Literature after 1800 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3995 - Feminist Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 4010 - Topics in African American Culture 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare, Earlier Works 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare, Later Works 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4260 - Adapting Literature to Film 3 Credit Hours
• RELS 4260 - Religion and Literature 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*

• THEA 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours

• Or FLME 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 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 *
• WGSS 3995 - Feminist Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hours

Theatre and Arts: Gender and Race

• AAS 3010 - Narratives of Race, Gender and Sexuality: Quare Readings 3 Credit Hours
• AAS 4125 - Black Feminist Thought 3 Credit Hours
• AAS 4950 - African-American Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
• ANTH 4040 - Race, Class, and Gender in Global Perspective 3 Credit Hours

• Or  GLOS 4040 - Race, Class and Gender in Global Perspective 3 Credit Hours

• CHIN 3083 - Modern China through Film 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
• HIST 3260 - The Harlem Renaissance 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 3540 - Film and the Holocaust 4 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 (if not taken in Area G)

• THEA 4210 - Acting Techniques 3 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
• THEA 4255 - Voice and Movement 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)
• WGSS 3010 - Feminist Theories 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 3030 - Introduction to LGBT Studies 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 3040 - Globalization and Gender 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 3110 - Narratives of Race, Gender and Sexuality: Quare Readings 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 3130 - Gender and Society 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 3150 - Sexuality and Society 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 3356 - Queer Identities 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 4240 - Sexuality and Gender in Asia 3 Credit Hours
• WGSS 4770 - Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours

Writing for Stage and Screen

• ENGL 3120 - Digital Writing and Publishing 3 Credit Hours
• 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 - Short Screenwriting 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4142 - Writing the Series 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4260 - Adapting Literature to Film 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4280 - Authors and Genres 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4310 - Feature Screenwriting I 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4320 - Feature Screenwriting II 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4545 - Social Justice Short Fiction Screenwriting 3 Credit Hours
• SCOM 3450 - Non-Verbal Communication 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 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours

• Or FLME 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

• THEA 4255 - Voice and Movement 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
• CMIS 4030 - Managing the Creative Enterprise 3 Credit Hours
• CMIS 4090 - User Experience and Interface Design 3 Credit Hours
• CMIS 4680 - Social Media for the Entertainment Industries 3 Credit Hours
• ECON 3050 - The Economics of Art, Entertainment, and Culture 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3110 - Technical Writing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 3130 - Business Writing 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
• GRD 3000 - Introduction to Graphic Design 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 3635 - Media, Technology, and Popular Culture 4 Credit Hours
• JOUR 3060 - Communication Law and Regulation 3 Credit Hours
• JOUR 3500 - Public Relation Techniques 3 Credit Hours
• JOUR 4610 - Applied Graphic Communication 3 Credit Hours
• JOUR 4770 - Media Management and Marketing 3 Credit Hours
• MK 3010 - Marketing Management 3 Credit Hours
• MK 4100 - Buyer Behavior 3 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
• SCOM 3450 - Non-Verbal Communication 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 (if not taken in Area G)

• THEA 4255 - Voice and Movement 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

Film Studies and Production

• CMIS 4000 - New Ventures in Creative Media 3 Credit Hours
• CMIS 4050 - Producing for Television 3 Credit Hours
• CMIS 4060 - Designing Story Experiences 4 Credit Hours
• CMIS 4310 - Motion Capture Pipeline 4 Credit Hours
• CMIS 4680 - Social Media for the Entertainment Industries 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 3115 - Short Screenwriting 3 Credit Hours
• 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 4 Credit Hours
• FLME 4310 - Feature Screenwriting I 3 Credit Hours
• FLME 4320 - Feature Screenwriting II 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 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours

• Or FLME 3410 Making a Living in the Arts 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

• THEA 4000 - Acting/Directing for the Camera 4 Credit Hours

• Or FLME 4000 - Acting and Directing 4 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

• THEA 4255 - Voice and Movement 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area G)

Electives