Mission Statement

TMA exists to fulfill both the mission of BYU "to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life" and The Aims of a BYU Education, which "should be (1) spiritually strengthening, (2) intellectually enlarging, and (3) character building, leading to (4) lifelong learning and service." We work toward these ends by promoting literacy, spirituality, and creativity and by exploring their interrelatedness in the arts of theatre and media.

• Literacy means for us the ability to "read"—that is, to apply the vocabulary and grammar, theoretical models, history, and analysis of theatre and media in order to (1) read multiple meanings and (2) appreciate, evaluate, and respond to them.
• Spirituality consists of discovering, exploring, and balancing the interrelationships among the individual, others, and Deity.
• Creativity means synthesizing in new ways and illuminating human understanding through performance and production.

We promote literacy, spirituality, and creativity in the arts of theatre and media by emphasizing such central elements as

• the truths of human experience,
• generosity of soul,
• a service orientation and focus on others,
• commitment to developing infinite potential, and
• awareness.

In promoting literacy, spirituality, and creativity in theatre and media arts, we balance the skills and demands of

• thinking—both creative and critical—
• collaborative mentored processes, and
• production.

—Adopted October 7, 2003

Career Opportunities

The theatre program provides training and experience in all areas of theatre, from performing to playwriting, from teaching to technical production.

Graduation Requirements

To receive a BYU bachelor's degree a student must complete, in addition to all requirements for a specific major, the following university requirements:

• The university core, consisting of requirements in general and religious education. (See the University Core section of this catalog for details. For a complete listing of courses that meet university core requirements, see the current class schedule.)
• A minimum of 30 credit hours in residence
• A minimum of 120 credit hours
• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0

Undergraduate Programs and Degrees

Students should see their college advisement center for help or information concerning the undergraduate programs.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

For more information see the BYU 2007–2008 Graduate Catalog.

Animation—Additional Degree Program Offered

The BFA in animation is an interdisciplinary degree offered by the College of Fine Arts and Communications through the cooperative involvement of the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, the Department of Visual Arts, and the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology's School of Technology. Please see the Visual Arts section of this catalog for degree requirements, or go to the College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center for more information about entrance requirements to this program.

General Information

1. All theatre majors—BFA acting and music dance theatre (MDT), theatre education, and theatre arts studies—should register as pretheatre in order to receive a major card that will enable students to attend theatre season performances.

2. The theatre arts studies major is an open enrollment program. See program description for details on declaring this major.

3. For all limited enrollment programs—animation, BFA acting, MDT, media arts, and theatre education—students are required to fulfill particular premajor requirements. See individual program description for details. Application must be made for entrance into the chosen degree program.