Fine & Performing Arts Theatre–Design & Technical Production
Description
The design and technical production option is for those desiring concentrated training/education in scenic, lighting, sound, and costume design, as well as technical theatre production. The training the student receives in this program allows him or her to seek an entry-level position in professional theatre, television or film industries, or pursue further education at a graduate school or internship program. It is the goal of the faculty to give the student the classroom instruction, practical experience, and individual attention needed to form clear goals pertaining to a career in technical theatre.
Degree at a Glance
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACE Requirements | 30 | |
Some ACE outcomes may be satisfied by courses taken for other requirements | ||
| Theatre Core Requirements | 27 | |
| Design & Technical Production Option Requirements | 48 | |
| Electives | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Major Department Admission
A separate application and portfolio review is required for acceptance into the design and technical production option. The acceptance process for both new and transfer students includes an interview and analysis of the overall academic record, and determination of the potential for success through the course of study.
College Requirements
College Admission
Requirements for admission to the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts are consistent with general University admission requirements. These include:
- English (4 units)
- Mathematics (4 units)
- Social studies (3 units)
- Natural sciences (3 units)
- Foreign language (2 units)
NOTE: One unit equals one year of high school credit.
One of the following performance standards must also be met:
New Freshmen: Minimum ACT 20 (composite), minimum SAT 950 (combined), or rank in top half of high school graduating class.
Transfer and Readmit Students: Completed 12 or more semester credits from a post-secondary institution with a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA and 2.0 GPA during the last semester of record at the time of application. (Emerging media arts majors: minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and 3.0 GPA during the last semester of record at the time of application.)
International Students: Minimum TOEFL 70 (Internet) or 523 (paper).
Individual departments may have higher standards for acceptance into the different degrees and options. Please check with the individual departments for these standards.
Auditions/Portfolio Reviews
Auditions are required for admission to the Glenn Korff School of Music for music, music education, and dance majors. Auditions are also required for admission to the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film for the acting major. A separate application and portfolio review are required for acceptance into all other programs in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
Admission Deficiencies/Removal of Deficiencies
Students who are admitted through the Admission by Review process with core course deficiencies will have certain conditions attached to their enrollment at Nebraska. These conditions are in this catalog under “Removal of Deficiencies.”
Students with one deficiency, two deficiencies but not in the same category, or two deficiencies in a world language who receive a Deferred Admission or Admission by Review, may be considered for admission to the college. Students who are admitted through the Admission by Review process with core course deficiencies will have certain conditions attached to their enrollment at Nebraska. These conditions are explained under Admission to the University, Removal of Deficiencies in this catalog.
College Degree Requirements
College General Education Requirements
World Languages/Language Requirement
The language requirement serves to help students gain a working familiarity with a language and a culture other than their own.
All students pursuing bachelor of arts or bachelor of music degrees are required to complete the intermediate level in one world language. The language requirement is fulfilled by the completion of the 4th level of a single language (either in high school or in college). Language study at UNL is currently available in Arabic, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Courses offered at UNL that complete the sequence include: ARAB 202, CHIN 202, CZEC 202, FREN 202 or FREN 210, GERM 202, GREK 301 & GREK 302, JAPN 202, LATN 301 & LATN 302, RUSS 202, SLPA 202, SPAN 202 or SPAN 210.
NOTE:
- A student who has completed the fourth-year level of one world language in high school is exempt from the language requirement.
- A student whose language proficiency is not reflected on a transcript may demonstrate proficiency of the intermediate level through assessment with the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. (Greek, Latin, and American Sign Language are not included in this process.) Report of the results will be made to the academic advisor for consideration of a waiver of the language requirement without credit toward the degree.
- International and domestic students whose first language is not English will be exempt from the requirement without credit toward the degree based on documentation of previous study.
Minimum Hours Required for Graduation
A minimum of 120 semester hours of credit is required for graduation from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Students in the College are required to maintain a minimum current and cumulative GPA of 2.0. Individual departments may require a higher current and cumulative GPA.
Grade Rules
C- and D Grades
The College will accept no more than 15 semester hours of grades lower than C (includes C-, D+, D, and D- grades) from schools outside of the University of Nebraska system.
Courses with grades lower than C—either those earned at Nebraska or transferred from other schools—cannot be applied toward requirements in a major, but may be applied toward total hours and other requirements that do not have a minimum grade threshold.
Pass/No Pass
University regulations for the Pass/No Pass privilege state: The Pass/No Pass option is designed to be used by a student seeking to expand his/her intellectual horizons by taking courses in areas where he/she may have minimum preparation without adversely affecting his/her grade point average.
- Neither the P nor the N grade contribute to a student’s GPA.
- P is interpreted to mean C or above. Some professional education courses require a C+ or above.
- A change to or from Pass/No Pass may be made until mid-term (1/2 of the course). This date coincides with the final date to drop a course without the instructor’s approval.
- The Pass/No Pass or grade registration cannot conflict with the professor’s, department’s, college, or University policy governing grading option.
- Prior to the mid-term deadline, changing to or from the Pass/No Pass requires using the MyRED system to change the grading option or filing a Drop/Add form with Husker Hub, first floor Canfield Administration Building. After the mid-term deadline, a student registered for Pass/No Pass cannot change to a grade registration unless the Pass/No Pass registration is in conflict with a professor’s, department’s, college, or University policy governing Pass/No Pass.
- The Pass/No Pass grading option cannot be used for the removal of C- or D or F grades.
Pass/No Pass privileges in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts are extended to students according to the following additional regulations:
- Pass/No Pass hours can count toward fulfillment of ACE requirements up to the 24-hour maximum.
- Freshmen and sophomores may enroll for no more than 6 hours of Pass/No Pass work per semester.
- Students may not elect to take courses on a Pass/No Pass basis to fulfill degree requirements in the major. Departments may allow up to 6 hours of Pass/No Pass to be taken in the minor offered by the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
- Departments may specify that certain courses can be taken only on a Pass/No Pass basis.
- The College will permit no more than a total of 24 semester hours of Pass/No Pass grades to be applied toward degree requirements. This total includes all “pass” grades earned at Nebraska and other schools.
Individual departments vary in their policies regarding Pass/No Pass hours as applied to the major and minor. Consult the individual departmental listings for these policies. Students who wish to apply Pass/No Pass hours to their major and minor(s) must obtain approval on a form that is available in the Dean’s Office, 102 Woods Art Building.
GPA Requirements
Students are expected to maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average each semester. Some programs within the College may have higher GPA requirements to keep in good academic standing.
Transfer Credit Rules
Ordinarily, hours earned at an accredited college are accepted by the University. The College, however, will evaluate all hours submitted on an application for transfer and reserves the right to accept or reject any of them. The maximum number of hours the University will accept on transfer from a two-year college is 60.
Normally, credit is not given for pre-university work. In some instances, however, it may be possible to receive credit through satisfactory examination.
All transfer students must complete the Residency Requirement (see “Residency Requirement”), and at least 9 hours in the major field must be completed at the University regardless of the number of hours transferred.
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts will accept no more than 15 semester hours of D grades from schools other than UNO or UNK. All grades may be transferred from UNO or UNK. However, transfer courses within a student’s major or minor will be evaluated by that unit and held to the same minimum grade standards as courses taken at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Transfer Credit from Foreign Institutions
Credit for courses taken at foreign universities and colleges will be transferred only after validation by the appropriate department. This evaluation may include examination of the student over subject matter studied at the foreign institution.
International Baccalaureate Credit
Students who have studied art, music, or theatre within the International Baccalaureate Program will be given credit for courses at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln according to the guidelines established by each academic unit. Contact the department office for specific course information.
Course Level Requirements
Upper-Level Requirement: Thirty of the 120 semester hours of credit must be in courses numbered above 299.
Residency
Students must meet either of the following residency qualifications:
- At least 30 of the last 36 hours of credit must be registered for and completed while enrolled at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
- A total of 90 credits must be registered for and completed while enrolled at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Credit earned during education abroad may be used toward degree requirements if students participate in prior approved programs and register through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Credit awarded from an institution other than Nebraska will be subject to transfer credit and residency rules.
Experiential Learning Requirement
All undergraduates in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts must complete an Experiential Learning (EL) designated course.
ACE Requirements
All students must fulfill the Achievement Centered Education (ACE) requirements. Information about the ACE program may be viewed at ace.unl.edu.
Catalog Rule
Students who first enroll at Nebraska under the 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog must fulfill the requirements stated in this catalog or in any other catalog which is published while they are enrolled in the College, provided the catalog they follow is no more than ten years old at the time of graduation. A student must, however, meet the requirements from one catalog only rather than choosing a portion from one catalog and the remainder from another.
Exception: Students pursuing any degree in the Glenn Korff School of Music who fail to take at least one course that will fulfill their major requirements during a 12-month period must re-audition. They will then move to the catalog in effect at that time.
Students who have transferred from a community college may be eligible to fulfill the requirements as stated in the catalog for an academic year in which they were enrolled at the community college prior to attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The decision to utilize a previous catalog should be made in consultation with academic advisors and must be requested within the first two semesters of enrollment after transferring. Students must complete all degree requirements from a single catalog year and within the time frame allowable for that catalog year.
Eligibility to use a prior catalog is dependent upon:
- Admission to the university as a transfer student
- Enrollment at a community college during the catalog year being used
- Continuous enrollment at the previous institution for one academic year or more
- Proceeding to enrollment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln within one calendar year from the last enrollment at the previous institution
- Maintaining the same major after the admission process
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of theatre–design and technical production will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic design principles and procedures, and experience in at least one of the design disciplines.
- Understand the relationship between lighting, scenic, costume, props, and sound design and how these elements combine to achieve a unity of vision in production.
- Clearly present research, design concepts, and staging plans in both verbal and visual form.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the most common forms, materials, and approach used for each design discipline in live performance, film, industrial, and commercial applications.
- Understand the history of theatre, visual styles, and design styles, and be able to utilize them in their work.
- Depending on design/technical orientation, be able to:
- plan a production by drafting a plan, generating a finished model or rendering, all of the necessary design or construction drafting, a budget, and a production schedule that will include an estimated budget.
- understand and have the ability from construction drawings and renderings, to both construct and/or supervise work crews in the construction of design elements that are safe, correctly built and cost effective, meeting the expectations of the designer, the director, and the producer.
- understand and safely use stage machinery, flying scenery, moving scenery manually, with motors, or with hydraulics.
- implement basic scene painting tasks under supervision of painting in-charge person at professional scene shops.
- supervise a crew in the hanging and execution of a light plot, understand the programming necessary for lighting control systems, and sustain a design in performance while maintaining a safe working environment.
- safely and correctly use and maintain all tools and equipment appropriate to a discipline, maintain a safe building shop, and supervise its personnel.
- Execute design elements in a timely manner that is safe and satisfies the requirements of the director, the designer, the performers, and the producer.
- Demonstrate the discipline and sense of responsibility necessary when working in the production team in the “real world.”
- Enter a graduate studies program in a design field or entertainment technologies or enter the job market in a non-faculty position.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theatre Core Requirements | ||
| THEA 112G | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 114 | Basic Acting Techniques I | 3 |
| or THEA 114A | Basic Acting - Improvisation | |
| or THEA 114B | Basic Acting - Scene Study | |
| or THEA 114D | Basic Acting - Musical Theatre | |
| THEA 120 | Principles of Design for Theatre and Film | 3 |
| THEA 201 | Technical Theatre Practice | 3 |
| THEA 202 | Play Direction I | 3 |
| THEA 234 | Scripts on Stage and Screen | 3 |
| THEA 335 | History of Theatre I | 3 |
| THEA 336 | History of Theatre II | 3 |
| THEA 472 | Theatre Perspectives (ACE 10) | 3 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 27 | |
| Design & Technical Production Option Requirements | ||
| THEA 210 | Introduction to Stage Lighting | 3 |
| THEA 285B | Practicum: Scene Shop | 1 |
| THEA 285E | Practicum: Electrics Shop | 1 |
| THEA 285M | Practicum: Prop Shop | 1 |
| THEA 285P | Practicum: Paint Shop | 1 |
| THEA 285R | Practicum: Run Crew | 1 |
| THEA 285T | Practicum: Costume Shop | 1 |
| THEA 412 | Scene Design I | 3 |
| THEA 418 | Costume Design I | 3 |
| THEA 421 | Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 423 | Rendering for the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 432 | Scene Painting | 3 |
| THEA 441 | Period Styles for Entertainment Designers | 3 |
| THEA 442 | Evolution of Theatre Design and Technology | 3 |
| Select 3 credits of production experiences: | 3 | |
| Production Practice: Management Position | ||
| Production Practice: Technical Production Position | ||
| Production Practice: Lighting Position | ||
| Production Practice: Properties Position | ||
| Production Practice: Scenic Art Position | ||
| Production Practice: Audio Position | ||
| Production Practice: Costume Position | ||
| Production Practice: Scenic Design Position | ||
| Select 15 credits of the following (additional courses may be taken for elective credit): | 15 | |
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Practicum: Theatre Management | ||
| Stage Management | ||
| Digital Media Production | ||
| Special Topics in Theatre (Design/Technical Production Topic, see advisor) | ||
| Costume Crafts | ||
| Stage Lighting II | ||
| Scene Design II | ||
| Stage Lighting III | ||
| Production Design for Film and Television | ||
| Computer Aided Design (CAD) for the Theatre | ||
| Costume Design II | ||
| Problems in Technical Production | ||
| Advanced Stage Lighting Technology | ||
| Master Electrician | ||
| Business of Design | ||
| Scale Model Making | ||
| Digital Studio for Designers | ||
| Sandbox Mode: Concept Art for Media Genres | ||
| Sound Design I | ||
| Sound Design II | ||
| Stage Rigging I | ||
| Digital Portfolio | ||
| Internship in Theatre or Film | ||
| Apparel Design by Flat Pattern | ||
| Apparel Design by Draping | ||
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 48 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 75 | |
Additional Major Requirements
Grade Rules
C- and D Grades
Minimum grade for all major requirements is C.
Pass/No Pass
All courses taken for major requirements must be for letter grade unless the course is only offered Pass/No Pass.
GPA Requirements
Students in the design and technical production option are expected to maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA throughout their career. Transcripts will be reviewed periodically to ensure satisfactory progress. Failure to maintain a 2.5 GPA may result in dismissal from the program.
Transfer Credit Used in Major Requirements
A minimum of 9 credits in the major must be completed at Nebraska.
Description: Explores efficient physical alignment, a practical understanding of breath, healthy speaking practices, imagination and play, improvisation, and personal creative habits as they pertain to the body as an instrument for acting.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 101
Continuation of THEA 101
Description: Explores efficient physical alignment, a practical understanding of breath, healthy speaking practices, imagination and play, improvisation, and personal creative habits as they pertain to the body as an instrument for acting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 253
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Introduction to the forms and functions of theatre and dramatic literature in the historical development of Western cultural traditions. While the theatre always reflects the aesthetic and philosophical concerns of the cultural era, the objective of the course is to determine the unique aesthetics of the theatre as an art form by exploring such issues as the relationship between the literary text and the text in performance; the changing role of theatre in culture historically; the various theatre research methods (historical, critical, experimental).
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
| ACE Outcomes: | ACE 7 Arts |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:ACE 7 Arts
Description: Introduction to the essentials of the actor's craft: concentration, relaxation, sensory awareness, improvisation, and basic script analysis.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Provides basic skills in Improvisation through theatrical games and exercises to create believable and truthful characters both emotionally and physically in a theatrical setting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 371
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Provides basic skills in scene study with an emphasis on rehearsal techniques, character analysis and development, and performance. Application of skills learned will support the creation of believable and truthful characters, both emotionally and physically, in a theatrical setting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 371
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Provides basic skills to create believable and truthful characters both emotionally and physically in a theatrical setting using Musical Theatre techniques, including scenes, songs, and dance combinations.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 371
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Theatre major or permission.
Description: Introduction of the basic elements of design and the development of visual and perceptual skills. Develop an extensive portfolio of 2D and 3D visual projects through experimentation with various media.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $30 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Major in BFA in Acting.
Description: Presents a practical, exploratory, and historical approach to the acting process with a primary focus on physical engagement, impulse, awareness, and the creative spirit.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 150
Description: Introduction to the techniques required for successful performance on camera.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
University Honors Seminar 189H is required of all students in the University Honors Program.
Description: Topic varies.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| ACE Outcomes: | ACE 9 Global/Diversity ACE 7 Arts |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:ACE 9 Global/Diversity ACE 7 Arts
Prerequisites: Permission.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Description: Basic theoretical and practical application of the technical theatre production, including scenery design, construction, use and requirements and related areas that are considered scenic or influence scenery, its design and construction. Related areas include types of stages, facilities, equipment and tool use and maintenance, materials, drafting fundamentals, painting, moving scenery, properties and safety.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL/SPR |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $10 |
| Experiential Learning: | Creative Activity |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Fundamental concepts of play direction, play selection, script analysis and interpretation, artistic choices, articulating of ideas, communication with actors, and critique. Rehearsal and presentation of realistic scenes.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $25 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Introduction to the methods and techniques of makeup.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $10 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Course is a prerequisite for THEA 411.
Description: Introduction and appreciation of the basic theory and practice of stage lighting. Exploration and application of elements of design (color, texture, intensity, line, composition) as they relate to lighting for live performance. Learning the basic tools of the lighting from the actual lighting instruments to the creating and timing of lighting cues.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL/SPR |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 115 with a grade of C or better
Description: Intensive concentration, emotional and sensory work focused on the problems of characterization. Emphasis on close script analysis and scene work.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 224
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 223 or equivalent and permission.
Description: Continuation of THEA 223. Development of a sensitive emotional instrument as it affects characterization. Scene study and appropriate exercises in concentration and sensory development.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 401
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Explore scripts for stage, screen, and other media through story, structure, action, character, and design.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
| ACE Outcomes: | ACE 2 Communication Competence |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:ACE 2 Communication Competence
Description: Examination and exploration of the physical, vocal, and emotional demands required of classical acting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 350
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 151
Continuation of THEA 151
Description: Focus on further development of on-camera acting skills through detailed scene work, blocking, and location shooting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 351
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Experiential practice in theatrical movement techniques necessary for character development and physical expression.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 255.
Description: Application of the techniques developed in THEA 255 to the plays of Shakespeare, Moliere, and selected Commedia dell'Arte.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 401
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 255
Description: The development and application of skills required of an actor combatant in a theatrical arena. Includes both a historical overview and safe and proper technique training in unarmed combat and multiple weapons.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $100 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: A practical introduction to the aesthetics, equipment, and production workflow for digital video production.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $100 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive application of principles of interpretative and technical theatre practice.
| Credit Hours: | 1-2 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 2 |
| Max credits per degree: | 4 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-2
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Provides practical learning opportunities and skill application for artistic/management/production personnel as part of a theatre arts organization.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production in Scenic Construction.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for Lighting and Sound.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for properties construction.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for Scenic Art.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre running crew for a live production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production in Costume Construction.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive application of principles of interpretative and technical theatre practice.
| Credit Hours: | 1-2 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 2 |
| Max credits per degree: | 4 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-2
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission
Description: Investigation of selected topics in digital arts.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 12 |
| Grading Option: | Graded with Option |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Prerequisites: 12 hrs THEA or permission.
Description: Survey of management techniques for the theatre including theoretical and practical application.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: 12 hrs THEA
Description: Theatre management: strategic planning; marketing; audience development; grant writing; and company and front-of-the-house management.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 202 or permission
Description: Exploration of periods and styles of play direction from Classical Greek to contemporary American Realism and theatre for young audiences. Rehearsal and production of student directed scenes and short plays in Laboratory Theatre.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $25 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Beginning writing for the theatre; starting with the composition of short dramatic scenes and working toward the completion of a one-act play.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: 12 hrs theatre arts or permission.
Description: Survey and practical application of the major aspects of making and leading improvisation with young people.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 250
Description: Advanced skills in scene study with an emphasis on the unique demands required in material from the realism and hyper-realism genres.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 251
Description: Advanced study focusing on the requirements and experience of working on a film set.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
| Experiential Learning: | Creative Activity |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 353
Description: Application of voice production techniques including articulation, resonance, musicality and the International Phonetic Alphabet to the study of accents and dialects.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Web design, usability and interactive media.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $100 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Introducing and applying techniques for creating theater without a pre-written script, through a process known as devising.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the Nebraska at Oxford study abroad program
Lecturers and tutors for the two courses are from Oxford University faculty and staff. Field trips and cultural excursions will supplement the course lectures and tutorials.
Description: Shakespeare and the well-known literature of England since the Middle Ages.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded with Option |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Creation, animation, lighting and rendering moving images.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $100 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 24 |
| Max credits per degree: | 24 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:1-24
ACE:
Prerequisites: Open to juniors who are candidates for degrees with distinction, with high distinction, and with highest distinction in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 4 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Description: Actor's methods of character development in the major styles of acting including Realistic Drama, Elizabethan, Comedy, Theatre of the Absurd, Musical Theatre, and others, and the acting profession itself. Specific content for each semester may be obtained from the teaching faculty.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 12 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $15 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 255
Description: Advanced development and experiential practice in theatrical movement techniques related to character development and imaginative expression.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $60 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Introduces actors to techniques ranging from commercial voice-over techniques, dialect mastery, and singing, to specialized voice/speech techniques for stage, screen, and new media.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: The creation of various costume accessories, ornaments and hand properties categorized by the profession as costume crafts.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Auditioning process, including resumes, interviews, preparation of pieces (forms, styles, and genres), cold readings, songs, etc.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 1 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: (Acting) THEA 112G or 115, 114, 204, 401/801 or equivalent and permission; (Directing) THEA 303, THEA 401/801, THEA 403/803, THEA 410/810, THEA 412/812, THEA 418/818, and permission.
Description: Selected performance in acting and directing in University Theatre, and Experimental Theatre.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Description: Projects in scene design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, or technical direction. Planning and execution of designs for actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Stage, Front of House, Company, and Production Management. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Technical Direction and Construction Management. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Lighting Design and Electrics Shop. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Properties design and construction. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Scenic Art and set finishing. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Sound Design and Audio Engineering. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in costume design and/or construction. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in scenic design. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
| Credit Hours: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 1 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1
ACE:
Description: Theory and practice of stage lighting. Instruments and control systems employed in lighting the stage. Color in light, its effect upon costume, makeup, and settings. Planning of light plots.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408; THEA 409, THEA 809; THEA 411, THEA 811; THEA 420, THEA 820
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 410/810 or equivalent.
Description: Intensive work in designing lighting for theatre, dance, musicals, and opera.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $75 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Theory and practice of scene design. Application of the principles of design to stage settings. Development of the scene design for a play through sketches, color plates, models, and drawings.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $175 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Theory and practice of scene design. Rendering techniques, period research, and multi-set productions.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 411/811 or equivalent.
Description: Advanced lighting design through the rendering of light story boards.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $75 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Theory and practice of production design for the camera. Research, design techniques, tools, and aspects specific to film and television.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: 12 hrs theatre arts, including THEA 201, and permission.
Description: Computer Aided Design (CAD) as it applies to scenic, costume, and lighting design. Emphasis on two-dimensional drafting, three-dimensional modeling, and computer graphics.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $150 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Theory and practice of stage costume designs. Principles of design as they apply to theatrical costuming. Development of costume designs for the characters in a play through sketches, drawings, and color plates.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded with Option |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 418/818.
Description: In-depth costume design in the areas of design conception and techniques of design communication. Application of principles learned in Costume Design I.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: In-depth theoretical and practical application of organization, materials, and techniques necessary for the planning, execution, maintenance, and use of stage scenery, and the proper and safe use and maintenance of the stage and shop facilities.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $20 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Advanced techniques and practice in technical drafting as applied to theatrical scenic construction.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $60 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 120
Description: Principles and techniques of hand rendering for the entertainment arts.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL/SPR |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: History and development of the professional American theatre from the beginning to 1900. Includes selected American plays which best characterize the period under consideration.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: History and development of the professional American theatre from 1900 to the present day. Includes selected American plays which best characterize the period.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 210
Description: Strengthen design aesthetic and understanding of modern technology that is commonly seen in the theatre through hands-on exploration of lighting consoles, automated and LED fixtures that will sharpen design skills.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 210
Description: Prepare to be a master electrician for live performances by learning basic crew management, principles of electricity, dimmers and general stage lighting equipment as well as common tools used by those in the trade.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL/SPR |
| Groups: | Introductory |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $75 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Practice leading to the composition of a three-act play or equivalent long play.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: 12 hrs theatre arts including THEA 201, or permission.
Description: Techniques and practice of scene painting for theatre, film, and television. Texture simulation, faux finishes, and realistic drop painting.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $100 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Freelance-based career preparations and business skill development for the entertainment artist. Topics include, but are not limited to: contracts, taxes, record keeping, budgets, resumes, portfolios, job hunting, legal considerations, and personal branding.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $20 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission.
Description: Most frequently produced plays 1652-1989 on European stages (excluding England). Structural aspects and reasons for the play's popularity among performers and audiences.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Survey of major trends and movements in art, architecture, and fashion as they apply to entertainment design.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: A survey of major technological advancements and how they influenced the storytelling practices of live performance.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 413
Description: Professional level preparation for Environmental Designers in the Entertainment Arts.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 120
Description: Exploring the skills and techniques used in creating detailed scale models for the pre-visualization or miniature work in theater and film.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $200 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Focus on higher level skills development for advanced 3D rendering, photo manipulation, 3D printing, and design process.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $175 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Exploration of conceptual and visual ideas for various media, using a common source material to create a world before developing the story.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | SPRING |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $75 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 201 or permission
Description: Theory and practice of sound design for live theatre. Extensive work with recording, mixing, effects, and playback devices.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 450/850 or permission
Description: Advanced work with recording, editing, and playback devices. Training in digital editing using the ProTools LE platform. Planning and execution of full-length, realized, sound designs for departmental mainstage productions.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Advanced training in the integration of acting, movement, and singing skills for the performance of musical theatre. Training in artistic decision making that generates a character within a musical. Focus on a discipline of preparation and the resulting practice of performance; practical experiences with solos, duets, and ensembles from American Musical Theatre Repertoire.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Groups: | Opera/Music Theatre Performanc |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: THEA 201 or permission
Description: Theory and practice of rigging for live theatre. Extensive work with fly systems, rope systems, and standard rigging hardware.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Introduction to performance techniques for the actor and their application in established and emerging media.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
| Experiential Learning: | Creative Activity |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Focuses on effective business and entrepreneurial practices in the professional entertainment industry including audition preparation, marketing practices, content assembly and presentation, and other business-related techniques required of the contemporary actor.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
A capstone course.
Description: Advanced study of theatre arts and crafts.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| ACE Outcomes: | ACE 10 Integrated Product |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product
Prerequisites: Emerging Media Arts major and senior standing
Description: Supervised planning and production of thesis projects in emerging media arts.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
| Offered: | FALL/SPR |
| Course and Laboratory Fee: | $50 |
| ACE Outcomes: | ACE 10 Integrated Product |
| Experiential Learning: | Creative Activity |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product
Prerequisites: Senior standing and 3.0 GPA.
Description: History of technological innovation in film. Sound, film format, color systems, lenses and lighting that have enhanced the finished product in the film industry.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
Description: Analysis of advanced projects in screenwriting, film production, digital animation, and new media.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: EMAR 252
Description: Development and integration of graphics, video and other digital media to assemble a portfolio of creative work.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Description: Selected projects in directing, theatre management, or stage management in University Theatre or Theatrix.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Permission
Description: Structured internships with professional organizations or individuals outside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded with Option |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Senior standing and EMAR 252
Description: Supervised planning and production of thesis projects in film or new media.
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Pass No Pass |
Credit Hours:3
ACE:
Prerequisites: Open to seniors who are candidates for degrees with distinction, with high distinction, and with highest distinction in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts; good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Max credits per semester: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Grading Option: | Graded |
Credit Hours:1-3
ACE:
PLEASE NOTE
This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your college or department academic advisor. Advisors also can help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.
Critical - A minimum 3.0 GPA required for graduation.
- ***Total Credits Applying Toward 120 Total Hours***
- Complete 30 of the last 36 hours in residence at UNL OR Complete a minimum of 90 hours at UNL.
- Complete a minimum of 30 hours numbered 300 or above. This may include both major and non-major courses.
Career Information
The following represents a sample of the internships, jobs and graduate school programs that current students and recent graduates have reported.
Jobs of Recent Graduates
- Audio Engineer, BravO! - Omaha, NE
- Production Assistant, Freelance - New York, NY
- Master Carpenter, Omaha Theater Company - Omaha, NE
- Stage Technician, Music Dept., Texas Christian University - Fort Worth, TX
- Technical Production Assistant, The Santa Fe Opera - Santa Fe, NM
- Stage Management Intern, Guthrie Theater - Minneapolis, MN
- Props Apprentice, Santa Fe Opera - Santa Fe, NM
Graduate & Professional Schools
- Costume Technology, University of Illinois - Champagn-Urbana, IL
- Costume Design, University of Missouri Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
- Theatre Design, University of California Irvine - Irvine, CA
- Theatre-Technical Production, University of Missouri-Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
- Master's in Fine Arts, Lighting Grad Asst, Illinois State University - Normal, IL
- Master's in Fine Arts, Production Design, Chapman University - Orange, CA