{"id":49,"date":"2023-11-09T21:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre2024\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2024-01-09T15:47:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:47:26","slug":"major-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Major &amp; Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"top\" class=\"home-largefont\">Explore and Discover. <\/span> Vanderbilt University&#8217;s academic theatre program\u00a0covers a wide range of interests including acting, directing, dramatic literature, playwriting, theatre history and criticism, and theatre design and technology. All combine a healthy respect for the written word, practical experience, intellectual curiosity, and hands-on instruction. Theatre offers courses across the theatrical discipline taught by dedicated faculty with a low student\/teacher ratio. We encourage students to explore all aspects of theatre, believing that a broad understanding of the art strengthens skills whatever your chosen area of study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor#major\">Major<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor#minor\">Minor<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor#declare\">Major\/Minor Declaration<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"major\">Theatre Major<\/h2>\n<p>A theatre major at Vanderbilt offers students a hands-on education in crafting theatrical performances while also cultivating a critical perspective on their cultural role as theatre artists. Faculty to student ratios and class sizes are small, providing majors with close mentorship from professors, each distinguished in their professional careers.<\/p>\n<p>Majors take courses in four areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acting and directing for production<\/li>\n<li>Theatre design and technical production<\/li>\n<li>Writing for the stage<\/li>\n<li>Theatre and performance studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Majors select their individual concentration by taking additional courses in one of these areas, and they participate in at least one VUT production. The major requires students to take 30 total credit hours, which gives students the ability to double major in another department. Majors may decide to pursue an Honor\u2019s track in theatre, typically by taking two honors courses during their senior year designed in collaboration with department faculty.<\/p>\n<p>Additional programming for theatre majors and minors includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tickets to local Nashville theatre productions<\/li>\n<li>Career development workshops<\/li>\n<li>Connections to alumni through reunion events<\/li>\n<li>Spring break travel to theatre-rich destinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See list of <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/courses#major\">course requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"minor\">Theatre Minor<\/h2>\n<p>A theatre minor at Vanderbilt offers students an innovative \u201cdesign your own theatre minor\u201d program that is tailored to students\u2019 interests. Minors take a minimum of 18 credit hours and concentrate in one of the department\u2019s course areas, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acting and directing for production<\/li>\n<li>Theatre design and technical production<\/li>\n<li>Writing for the stage<\/li>\n<li>Theatre and performance studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Minors take 12 credit hours from four courses in their selected category and fill the remaining six credit hours from two courses from different categories or by participating in VUT productions through practicum credit hours.<\/p>\n<p>Additional programming for theatre majors and minors includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tickets to local Nashville theatre productions<\/li>\n<li>Career development workshops<\/li>\n<li>Connections to alumni through reunion events<\/li>\n<li>Spring break travel to theatre-rich destinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See list of <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/courses#minor\">course requirements<\/a>.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"declare\">Declaring a Major or Minor<\/h2>\n<p>Students officially declare their majors by submitting the relevant paperwork to the the College of Arts and Science Office of Undergraduate Education. You may formally declare a major at any time during your third semester of residence but must do so no later than your fourth semester. (Typically, this deadline is the Friday prior to Spring Break of the sophomore year.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.vanderbilt.edu\/documents\/UGRD-major-change2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Declaration of Major form.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have the form signed by your theatre academic adviser. If you are declaring multiple majors, the form you submit must include the signatures of\u00a0all\u00a0your major advisers.<\/li>\n<li>Email the completed form to the <a href=\"mailto:arts-sci-forms@vanderbilt.edu\">Office of Undergraduate Education<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/major-minor#top\">Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/theatre\/courses\/\">Course List<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.vanderbilt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply to Vanderbilt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore and Discover. Vanderbilt University&#8217;s academic theatre program\u00a0covers a wide range of interests including acting, directing, dramatic literature, playwriting, theatre history and criticism, and theatre design and technology. 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