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Bachelor's

Theatre Major

Northwestern University School of Communication 155 courses

About This Program

All courses for SoC majors, minors, fields of concentration and distribution requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or higher and may not be taken P/N. The SoC Capstone is an overlay requirement that may be fulfilled through CMN 398-1 and the accompanying lab, CMN 398-2, or through any of the courses listed below. Students should consult with their SoC academic advisor with questions about fulfilling the Capstone requirement through an alternative course listed below. For a comprehensive list of courses that fulfill each distribution area, see Distribution Requirements on the School of Communication's Requirements page.

Degree Requirements

Performance (2 courses)

Code Course Title Credits
THEATRE 171-0 Basic Acting 1
THEATRE 211-0 Fundamentals of Stage Directing 1
THEATRE 231-0 Theatre for Young Audiences 1
THEATRE 252-0 Intermediate MT Techniques 1
THEATRE 255-0 Creating the Musical 1
THEATRE 256-0 Musicianship for Actors 1
THEATRE 258-0 MT Ensemble Rehearsal Studio 1
THEATRE 272-0 Voice for Shakespeare 1
THEATRE 273-1 Acting I 1
THEATRE 273-2 Acting I 1
THEATRE 273-3 Acting I 1
THEATRE 281-0 Intro to Playwriting 1
THEATRE 310-0 Special Topics in Directing 1
THEATRE 311-0 Advanced Stage Directing 04A45 1
THEATRE 330-0 Special Topics in TYA 1
THEATRE 332-1 The Art of Storytelling 1
THEATRE 332-2 Advanced Storytelling 1
THEATRE 333-1 Creative Drama 1
THEATRE 333-2 Advanced Creative Drama 1
THEATRE 343-0 Puppetry History & Performance 1
THEATRE 350-0 Special Topics in Musical Theatre 1
THEATRE 352-1 Advanced Music Theatre Techniques I 1
THEATRE 352-2 Advanced Music Theatre Techniques II 1
THEATRE 353-0 Musical Theatre Techniques for Non-Music Theatre Cert 1
THEATRE 354-0 Musical Theatre Repertoire 1
THEATRE 355-0 Advanced Creating the Musical 1
THEATRE 356-0 Advanced Musicianship for Actors: Theatre Styles and Genres 1
THEATRE 358-0 Showcase 1
THEATRE 359-0 Senior Audition Techniques 1
THEATRE 361-0 Partnered Swing Dancing 1
THEATRE 362-0 Standing Down Straight for Actors 1
THEATRE 373-1 Acting II: Analysis and Performance 1
THEATRE 373-2 Acting II: Analysis and Performance 1
THEATRE 373-3 Acting II: Analysis and Performance 1
THEATRE 370-0 Special Topics in Acting 1
THEATRE 372-0 Advanced Voice Styles 1
THEATRE 374-0 Dialects for the Stage 1
THEATRE 375-0 Advanced Acting Topics 1
THEATRE 376-0 Intro to Acting for the Screen 1
THEATRE 377-0 Topics in Acting for the Screen 1
THEATRE 378-0 Advanced Acting for Screen 1
THEATRE 380-0 Special Topics in Playwriting 1
THEATRE 382-0 Writing Genre and Honing Craft 1
THEATRE 383-1 Advanced Playwriting Sequence 1
THEATRE 383-2 Advanced Playwriting Sequence 1
THEATRE 383-3 Advanced Playwriting Sequence 1

Design/Management (2 courses)

Code Course Title Credits
THEATRE 220-0 Special Topics in Stage Design 1
THEATRE 221-1 Design Process: Scene 1
THEATRE 221-2 Design Process: Costume 1
THEATRE 221-3 Design Process: Lighting 1
THEATRE 222-0 Stage Makeup 1
THEATRE 223-0 Theatre Sound 1
THEATRE 292-0 Introduction to Stage Management 1
THEATRE 310-0 Special Topics in Directing 1
THEATRE 319-0 Creative Process: Envisioning the Theatrical Figure 1
THEATRE 321-1 Advanced Design Process: Scene 1
THEATRE 321-2 Advanced Design Process: Costume 1
THEATRE 321-3 Advanced Design Process: Lighting 1
THEATRE 322-0 History of Costume and Decor 1
THEATRE 323-0 Advanced Theatre Sound 1
THEATRE 324-0 Scene Painting 1
THEATRE 325-1 Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Graphic Arts for the Stage Designer 1
THEATRE 325-2 Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Rendering the Theatrical Space 1
THEATRE 325-4 Drawing & Painting for the Theatre: Drafting 1
THEATRE 326-1 Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: Freehand Drawing 1
THEATRE 326-2 Drawing and Painting for the Theatre: The Figure in Space 1
THEATRE 327-0 Textile Arts and Crafts 1
THEATRE 328-1 Period Pattern Drafting and Draping 1
THEATRE 328-2 Period Pattern Drafting and Draping 1
THEATRE 328-3 Period Pattern Drafting and Draping 1
THEATRE 329-0 Computer Graphics for the Theatre Artist 1
THEATRE 343-0 Puppetry History & Performance 1
THEATRE 357-0 Orchestration 1
THEATRE 390-0 Special Topics in Management 1
THEATRE 391-0 Stage Management Intensive in Theory and Practice 1
THEATRE 392-0 Advanced Stage Management 1
THEATRE 393-0 Production Management 1
THEATRE 397-0 Theatre Marketing 1
THEATRE 396-0 Theatre Management and Arts Leadership 1
ART 210-0 Introduction to Drawing 1
ART 220-0 Introduction to Painting 1
ART 230-0 Introduction to Time Based Arts 1
ART 240-0 Introduction to Sculpture 1
ART 250-0 Introduction to Photography 1
ART_HIST 232-0 Introduction to the History of Architecture: 1400 to Present 1
DSGN 208-0 Design Thinking and Doing 1
MUS_COMP 211-0 Class Composition 1
MUS_TECH 300-0 Introduction to Music Technology 1
RTVF 190-0 Media Construction 1
RTVF 383-0 Introduction to Sound Production 1

History, Literature, Criticism, and Theory (3 courses)

Code Course Title Credits
THEATRE 240-0 Special Topics in Theatre Studies 1
THEATRE 241-1 Theatre History I: Pre-1650 1
THEATRE 242-0 Topics in Shakespeare 1
THEATRE 244-1 Modern & Contemp Theatre: Modern 1
THEATRE 244-2 Modern & Contemp Theatre: Contemporary 1
THEATRE 245-0 Theatre of the Americas 1
THEATRE 253-0 Music Theatre History 1
THEATRE 313-0 History of Directing 1
THEATRE 340-0 Special Topics in Advanced Theatre Studies 1
THEATRE 341-0 Theatre and Social Change 1
THEATRE 342-0 Dramaturgy 1
THEATRE 343-0 Puppetry History & Performance 1
THEATRE 344-0 Gender & Performance 1
THEATRE 345-0 African American Theatre 1
THEATRE 346-0 Asian American Theatre 1
THEATRE 347-0 Latinx Theatre 1
THEATRE 348-0 Transnational Theatre 1
CLASSICS 340-0 Greek and Roman Drama 1
DANCE 201-0 Dance in/as Culture 1
DANCE 215-0 Dance Histories 1
DANCE 315-0 Dance Criticism 1
DANCE 335-0 Special Topics in Dance Research 1
ENGLISH 212-0 Introduction to Drama 1
ENGLISH 234-0 Introduction to Shakespeare 1
ENGLISH 312-0 Studies in Drama 1
ENGLISH 322-0 Medieval Drama 1
ENGLISH 332-0 Renaissance Drama 1
ENGLISH 339-0 Studies in Shakespeare 1
FRENCH 272-0 Introducing Theatre 1
FRENCH 279-0 Theater in Translation 1
GERMAN 324-0 Modern German Drama 1
GSS 362-0 Gender, Sexuality, and Drama 1
GSS 372-0 Gender, Sexuality, and Performance 1
PERF_ST 200-0 Introduction to Performance Studies 1
PERF_ST 305-0 Performance Theory 1
PERF_ST 321-0 Performance, Sex, and Censorship 1
PERF_ST 336-0 Latino/a Performance 1
RTVF 322-0 Genre 1
SLAVIC 369-0 Russian Drama 1

First-Year Seminar (1 unit):

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