2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Drama, BS


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Contact

James Clark, Program Coordinator
820 East Genesee Street
315-443-2669

Faculty

James Clark, Robert Hupp, Jill Anderson, Michael McCurdy

Theater Management Track

In the bachelor of science (B.S.) degree program you’ll enjoy a balance of drama department classes, liberal arts, and other academic courses. The theater management track is the only one of our B.S. tracks to which you can apply as a new student. It will prepare you for a variety of careers, including producing, marketing and public relations, casting, development, and general management. It will also provide you with the chance to develop widely transferable management skills. Working in direct partnership with professionals at Syracuse Stage, you will gain firsthand knowledge of a professional theater company’s operations. Students on the Theater Management track are eligible to participate in the London program (SU Abroad) in the fall semester of their junior year and in the Tepper Semester in New York City in the fall or spring of their senior year. During this semester, the students will have an internship in some aspect of the entertainment industry.

Other B.S. in Drama Tracks

After gaining admission to, and completing a portion of, one of the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree programs (acting, musical theater, stage management, or theater design and technology), you may decide that you want to pursue other academic interests. Several other tracks in the B.S. program-including playwriting and directing, which are more broadly focused than the B.F.A. programs-enable you to tailor the curriculum to your individual interests and to pursue a minor

 

Student Learning Outcomes


  1. The student will develop effective communication skills by demonstrating listening skills and becoming proficient at articulating ideas and concepts.
  2. The student will demonstrate professional competence in guiding a particular artistic and/or management project to completion.
  3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of at least three aspects of producing theater including: financial planning, marketing and publicity, and audience services.
  4. The student will demonstrate effective skills for the professional workplace including: following directions, punctuality, pro-active leadership, strong organizational and office skills, positive self-presentation and a positive attitude.
  5. Students will demonstrate the ability to participate in collaborative artistic endeavors to a professional standard.

Program Requirements


The B.S. degree requires 120 credits, including a minimum of 50 credits in the liberal arts, and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C). In addition to the liberal arts distribution of requirements, students must select an 18-credit minor or academic specialization in an academic (non-studio) area of study. They may take additional credits if they wish to satisfy their own interests.

Drama Emphasis Theater Management: 36 Credits


Theatre Laboratory: 0 credits


Academic Requirements: 6 credits


Minor/Academic Specialization: 18 credits


Drama Electives: 12 credits


Drama electives (also known as drama support) are courses that are not required specifically for the student’s program of study, but which are meant to enhance their understanding of their major field or their overall undergraduate experience.

Academic Electives 25 credits


Humanities  (6 credits)

Social Sciences  (6 credits)

Natural Sciences/ Math  (6 credits)

Free Academic Electives  (7 credits)

Note:


It is recommended that the student finds an official minor from a school or college within the University that complements his or her course of study or, in consultation with his or her advisor, selects an academic specialization that is of interest and will enhance the student’s education.

Total Credits Required: 120


Degree Awarded: BS in Drama


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