Program: Theatre Design/Production (THDE), BA - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 47 hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following liberal arts requirements are met within the content of the major.

Three hours of the Creative Spirit component are met within the content of the major and counted below. ENG 201 or ENG 202 is required to complete the Creative Spirit component.
THEA 306 is required and counted below in the Theatre Core, and three hours of the Global Perspectives Liberal Arts requirements are met.

Theatre Core: 24 Hours

THEA 150 - Theatre Forum
THEA 161 - Technical Theatre Credit Hours: 3
THEA 190 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 289 - Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 301 - Play Directing I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 306 - World Drama Credit Hours: 3
THEA 314 - Theatre History I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 318 - Theatre History II Credit Hours: 3
THEA 335 - The Business of Theatre Credit Hours: 3

Additional Theatre Courses: 27 hours

COMM 200 - Media Software Tools Credit Hours: 3
THEA 367 - Internship in Theatre Credit Hours: 1, 2
THEA 451 - Senior Showcase Credit Hours: 1

Choose 6 hours from:

(Students should consult their advisor to determine which PROD courses are the best fit for their career path.)

THEA 170 - PROD: Stage Carpentry I Credit Hours: 1
THEA 171 - PROD: Lighting and Electrics Credit Hours: 1
THEA 172 - PROD: Sewing I Credit Hours: 1
THEA 173 - PROD: Makeup Credit Hours: 1
THEA 270 - PROD: Stage Carpentry II Credit Hours: 1
THEA 271 - PROD: Audio Technology Credit Hours: 1
THEA 272 - PROD: Sewing II Credit Hours: 1
THEA 274 - PROD: Scenic Artistry Credit Hours: 1
THEA 370 - PROD: Rigging and Welding Credit Hours: 1
THEA 371 - PROD: Lighting Console Programming Credit Hours: 1
THEA 372 - PROD: Costume Pattern Making Credit Hours: 1
THEA 375 - PROD: Properties Fabrication Credit Hours: 1
THEA 470 - PROD: Furniture Construction Credit Hours: 1
THEA 471 - PROD: Projections and Media in Theatre Credit Hours: 1
THEA 472 - PROD: Costume Crafting and Millinery Credit Hours: 1

Choose one concentration:

Costume Design: 16 hours

This concentration requires courses that have prerequisites. Please consult the Theatre department chair for permissions.

ART 103 - Drawing and Composition Credit Hours: 3
ART 105 - Human Anatomy and Design Credit Hours: 3
FCS 203 - Textiles Credit Hours: 3
FCS 261 - History of Fashion Credit Hours: 3
THEA 327 - Costume Design Credit Hours: 3
THEA 422 - Costume Design Practicum Credit Hours: 1

Note(s):

The recommended elective for the Costume Design concentration is FCS 413 .

Light and Sound: 16 hours

This concentration requires courses that have prerequisites. Please consult the Theatre department chair for permissions.

COMM 235 - Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
IDA 371 - Building Systems and Codes Credit Hours: 3
MUS 170 - Fundamentals of Music Theory Credit Hours: 3
THEA 324 - Drafting/CAD for the Theatre Credit Hours: 3
or COMM 435 Advanced Audio Production and Recording Credit Hours: 3
THEA 328 - Lighting Design Credit Hours: 3
THEA 421 - Lighting Design Practicum Credit Hours: 1
or THEA 423 Sound Design Practicum Credit Hours: 1

Production: 16 hours

This concentration requires courses that have prerequisites. Please consult the Theatre department chair for permissions.

HRM 332 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
IS 400 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
MGT 368 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
THEA 324 - Drafting/CAD for the Theatre Credit Hours: 3
THEA 410 - Stage Management Credit Hours: 3
THEA 425 - Stage Management Practicum Credit Hours: 1

Set Design: 16 hours

This concentration requires courses that have prerequisites. Please consult the Theatre department chair for permissions.

ART 103 - Drawing and Composition Credit Hours: 3
IDA 274 - History of Architecture and Interior Design I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 324 - Drafting/CAD for the Theatre Credit Hours: 3
THEA 326 - Scene Design Credit Hours: 3
THEA 328 - Lighting Design Credit Hours: 3
THEA 424 - Scene Design Practicum Credit Hours: 1

Note(s):

The recommended elective for the Set Design concentration is IDA 374 .

Minor: 18 hours

Students choosing the Costume Design concentration are encouraged to minor in art or family and consumer sciences.
Students choosing the Lighting/Sound concentration are encouraged to minor in communication or music.
Students choosing the Production concentration are encouraged to minor in management.
Students choosing the Set Design concentration are encouraged to minor in art.

Locations

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 47 hours

Theatre Core: 24 Hours

Additional Theatre Courses: 27 hours

Choose 6 hours from:

Choose one concentration:

Costume Design: 16 hours

Note(s):

Light and Sound: 16 hours

Production: 16 hours

Set Design: 16 hours

Note(s):

Minor: 18 hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 12 hours

Total hours: 128

Locations