The Theatre Department at Indiana University Southeast gives students the opportunity in both performance and technical concentrations to leave the department with a full grasp of not only their own area of expertise, but of theatre as a whole. Upon graduation, students will have an understanding of their talents and the skills they will need to continue to improve to achieve their goals.

The Theatre Department provides students with the knowledge and skills to grapple with issues of integrity, ethics and the relationship between life in the theatre and the “outside world” in terms of self expression, responsibility, and involvement in making positive contributions to society as a whole.

Student Learning Goals

1. Students will communicate effectively in speaking and writing. They will become proficient delivering public presentations, working in group situations, and interacting interpersonally. Students will also learn to write effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.
2. Students will think logically and critically. Theatre students should be proficient in the following: developing problem-solving approaches, conducting research, analyzing evidence and sources of evidence, distinguishing between sound and fallacious reasoning, and analyzing and evaluating texts and messages.
3. Students will possess an in-depth knowledge of the field of theatre. This will include major theoretical foundations in theatre. Students will also be able to utilize such information in practical applications of the theories and concepts.
4. Students will function effectively in a culturally diverse community and a global society.

Major/Department Policies

• All required courses in the theatre track must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
• Students may not use correspondence courses in theatre for academic credit.
• Students may take one theatre course through Metroversity per year, totaling no more than 4 Metroversity courses.

Scholarships/Awards

The Rasmussen Scholarship

The Rasmussen Awards are funded by an endowment given to Indiana University Southeast by Mrs. Naomi K. Rasmussen of New Albany, Indiana. The Indiana University Foundation holds the fund in trust, and a percentage of the fund’s earnings are awarded annually to exceptional students in the performing arts.

The Rasmussen Awards are intended to strengthen and support the performing arts at Indiana University Southeast by offering talented students monetary assistance for full participation in musical, theatrical, and/or dance performing groups.

Award amounts vary with each student. Students who qualify will be awarded funds which may cover tuition and fees for up to 30 credit hours per academic year. Awards are given on a year-to-year basis. A student in good standing who has fulfilled previous award obligations may apply each year for the award. Please be aware, however, that these awards are competitive.

Qualifications: Students who receive this award will be selected on the basis of their past participation and success in theatrical production or performance, their grades, the strength of their recommendations, their audition and/or portfolio presentation, and their commitment to participation in a broad range of theatre.

Complete information, including audition dates and times, may be found on the Theatre Department web page (http://www.ius.edu/theatre).

Degree/Certificate Requirements

See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast” and “General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”

General Education Component

Applicable to all Theatre tracks

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or prerequisites for course work in the school/major.

Theatre Concentration

BA Distribution Component

Students must complete each of the following core requirements. Students may substitute THTR-T 320 Acting III for the THTR-T 220 Acting II course with permission of theatre faculty.

Core Program

Major Specific Requirements 

Nine (9) credit hours must be selected from courses in theatre electives. These electives must be from the 200-400 Level.

Three (3) credit hour Senior Capstone Experience and Portfolio Review: Junior level theatre-track majors must schedule a capstone experience to be completed during their senior year of study with a member of the theatre faculty.

See theatre web site (http://www.ius.edu/theatre) for capstone requirements.

Electives

Capstone

Theatre Business Concentration

BA Distribution Component

Core Program

Major Specific Requirements

Students must choose one of the following:

Specific Requirements for Concentration

Students must take six (6) credit hours of electives from the recommended list below:

Advertising courses in communication studies may also be used to fulfill the elective requirement.

Three (3) credit hour Senior Capstone Experience and Portfolio Review: Junior level theatre-track majors must schedule a capstone experience to be completed during their senior year of study with a member of the theatre faculty.

See theatre web site (http://www.ius.edu/theatre) for capstone requirement

Electives

Capstone