2012-2013 Samford University Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2012-2013 Samford University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre and Dance


Faculty

Don T. Sandley, Chair, Professor
Eric E. Olson, Professor
Laura S. Byland, Associate Professor
Mark J. Castle, Associate Professor
David J. Glenn, Assistant Professor
Lisa E. Gibbs, Instructor
Jennifer S. Ferrigno, Lecturer
Michael C. Fothergill, Lecturer
Jamorris B. Rivers, Lecturer
Roger Van Fleteren, Lecturer

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Majors Minors
Musical Theatre Major, B.F.A. 
Theatre Major, B.A. 
Dance Minor 
Film Production Interdisciplinary Minor 
Minor in the Arts (Theatre and Dance) 
Theatre Minor 

The Department of Theatre and Dance in the School of the Arts offers a major in theatre leading to a bachelor of arts degree and a major in musical theatre leading to a bachelor of fine arts degree. Much of the training is accomplished by practical experience that also provides cultural and intellectual stimuli to campus and community life. These activities include main-stage theatre productions, experimental plays, workshops, visiting artists, and sponsorship of many theatre productions. Students seeking admission to either the B.A. in theatre or the B.F.A. in musical theatre degree programs should contact the theatre and dance department to arrange for an audition and interview.

Theatre students are required to complete oral examinations each spring semester covering the prescribed reading list. Students will also display a current portfolio at the end of the spring semester and upon approval will be advanced to the next level courses.

The department also offers minors in dance and theatre and, in cooperation with the Department of Art and the Division of Music, offers an interdisciplinary minor in the arts. In cooperation with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, the department also offers a minor in film production.

University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements

See University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses. General Education Requirements are detailed in the individual degree tables, with some exceptions. In those cases where a requirement is not specified, consult the University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements  section for a list of applicable courses. Students may count one semester of DANC 100 , DANC 101 , DANC 102 , DANC 201 , DANC 202 , DANC 211 , DANC 212 , DANC 301 , or  DANC 302  for one general education physical activity course, but only if the course is not also required for the student’s major or minor. Theatre minors majoring in fields outside the School of the Arts  may substitute THEA 101  and THEA 102  for THEA 200 - Theatre Appreciation  to satisfy, in part, their general education fine arts requirement.

Programs

    MajorMinorInterdisciplinary Minor

    Courses

      Dance

      Note: One semester of DANC 100, DANC 101, DANC 102, DANC 201, DANC 202, DANC 211, DANC 212, DANC 301, or DANC 302 can be credited for one general education physical activity course, but only if the course is not also required for the student’s major or minor.

      TheatreTheatre - Film Production