Agricultural Systems Management
Bachelor of Arts
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Areas of Interest
- Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
- Arts & Media
- Communication, Journalism & Public Relations
- Culture & Language
- Education & Human Development
- English & Literature
- Interdisciplinary Studies
If you thrill when the houselights dim and the curtain opens, then a career in the world of theatre is for you. Get the broad-based skills necessary to find professional work on and off the stage. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts receive a broad-based education of the theatrical arts. Students learn to appreciate the relationship of dramatic text to theatrical production; understand the working practices and standards of the professional theatre; communicate artistic intent through acting, directing, design and research; and learn how to organize resources to facilitate the theatrical production process. Coursework stresses critical thinking in verbal and written communication; employs theatre as a lens through which to examine cultural trends; encourages students to develop projects that merge theory and practical applications; and explores the vitality of theatre as a communal expression of gender and cultural diversity.
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding the relationship of dramatic text to theatrical production, the history of theatre and theatre's role in community. Know and understand the working practices and standards in the historical, contemporary, and global theatre endeavor Communicate artistic intent through acting, directing, design, and/or research and collaborate within a production team. Organize time, human and financial resources to facilitate the theatrical production process.
Sample Courses
- TAR 103: Broadway and Beyond: The Art and Process of Theatre
- TAR 145: Principles of Dramatic Structure
- TAR 340: Theatre History I: Origins to Neoclassicism
Career Fields
- Academics
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Playwriting
- Producing
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
NO
Sample Plans 2020 - Agricultural Systems Management
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
TAR 111 Stagecraft
3.00
TAR 113 Stagecraft Crew
1.00
TAR 145 Principals of Dramatic Structure
3.00
TAR 149 Acting I
3.00
ENGL 101 First Year Comp
3.00
Second Language
4.00
2nd Semester
Credits
TAR 116 Intro. to Stage Costume Construction
3.00
TAR 118 Stage Costume Crew
1.00
TAR 151 Acting II
3.00
ENGL 102 First Year Comp
3.00
Math
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
TAR 262 Improvisation
3.00
TAR 363 Dramaturgy
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Second Language
4.00
4th Semester
Credits
TAR 121 Intro to Design: Stage Cost. & Scen.
3.00
TAR 362 or TAR 462
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
TAR 340 Theatre Hist. I: Orgins to Neoclass
3.00
TAR 400 Survey of Directing
3.00
TAR 497W Workshop Performance
1.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
TAR 341 Theatre Hist. II: Romance to PostMod.
3.00
TAR 395A Collq. In Career Development
1.00
Dramatic Literature
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
TAR 432 Theatre Management
3.00
TAR Elective
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
TAR Elective
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00