Major Requirements

A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.

Summary of Requirements

	2006-2007	2007-2008
General Studies	60	40
Additional Pre-Major Courses	3	6
Major and Related Courses	36-39	36-39
Free Elective Courses	22-25	35-38
TOTAL	124	120

The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.

2007-2008 Course Requirements

Required pre-major courses 6 hours

THE 101 Visual Gestural Communication (3)
THE 110 Introduction to Theatre (3)

Required theatre and related courses 27-30 hours

CAP 320 Field Experience (3-6)
ENG 441 Shakespeare (3)
THE 281 Theatre Practicum (1-3)*
THE 341 Sign Language Translation for the Theatre (3)
THE 348 Theatre History (3)
THE 350 Script Reading and Analysis (3)
THE 351 Contemporary Drama (3)
THE 353 Fundamentals of Acting (3)
THE 373 Theatre Production and Management (3)
*Repeat as necessary for a minimum of 6 credits.

Elective theatre courses 9 hours

Choose nine hours:
THE 201 Fundamentals of Body Movement (3)
THE 336 Mime (3)
THE 342 Introduction to Playwriting (3)
THE 361 Fundamentals of Stagecraft (3)
THE 405 Fundamentals of Stage Lighting (3)
THE 461 History of Costume (3)
THE 464 Costume Design for the Theatre (3)
THE 466 Scenographic Techniques (3)
THE 470 Creative Movement and Drama, Preschool Kindergarten (3)
THE 472 Educational Drama - Grades 1-6 (3)
THE 474 Educational Drama - Grades 6-12 (3)
THE 476 Theatre for Youth (3)
THE 478 Fundamentals of Directing (3)
THE 480 Practicum in Educational Drama (3)
THE 499 Independent Study (1-3)