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May 03, 2024
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College Catalog 2024 - 2025
Theatre Concentration, A.A.
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This concentration prepares students to transfer to four-year colleges or universities to seek bachelor’s degrees in theatre arts, theatre education (elementary or secondary), early childhood education, literature/drama, public speaking, or communication. Students should complete the requirements for the associate’s degree before transferring to a four-year institution for the bachelor’s degree. Graduates of this concentration may qualify to transfer using benefits of MassTransfer to a four-year state college or University of Massachusetts campus. For current information on eligible programs, see Transfer Options below.
* Milestone Courses should be taken in the order shown. This will help you stay on track and graduate on time.
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Total Credits: 15-16
Semester 1 Advising Note
- Students enrolling in this degree program can earn World Studies Emphasis certification simultaneously.
- New degree-seeking students enrolled in 9 credits or more must take a Learning Community Seminar or a Learning Community Cluster within their first year.
Total Credits: 15-16
Semester 2 Advising Note
- Meet with an advisor to begin career planning activities.
- Begin exploring transfer options: attend a transfer workshop and the College transfer fair
Semester 3
- Elective - Theatre Elective Credits: 3
Choose a course with a prefix of THR (Elective may not be a required Theatre course)
- Elective - Behavioral or Social Science Elective Credits: 3
- Elective - Literature Elective Credits: 3
Choose one LIT course
- GenEd -SR Scientific Reasoning Credits: 4
- Elective - Humanities Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits: 16
Semester 3 Advising Note
- Continue preparations for transfer: write essays for transfer institution, collect letters of recommendation, apply for transfer.
- Complete a pre-graduation check with an advisor in LifeMap
Semester 4
- Elective - Theatre Elective Credits: 3
Choose a course with a prefix of THR (Elective may not be a required Theatre course)
- Elective - Elective Credits: 3
Choose one college-level course
- Elective - Literature Elective Credits: 3
Choose one LIT course
- Elective - Behavioral or Social Science Elective Credits: 3
- GenEd -E General Education Elective Credits: 4
Choose a course from the Scientific Reasoning Menu
Total Credits: 16
Semester 4 Advising Note
Upon Completion of This Concentration Graduates Will Be Able To:
- Apply fundamental technique to the practice of theatre
- Demonstrate the ability to engage in the collaborative process
- Create work that demonstrates artistic intent
- Express and understanding of the connection between theatre and society`
Career Outlook
Graduates of this concentration with a strong theatre background qualify for careers in all aspects of print and broadcast journalism; radio/TV production; dance and expressive movement; art and art therapies, as they are related to counseling and psychology; elementary and secondary teaching; communication; and literature.
Transfer Options
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
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