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Eric Fielding, Chair
D-581 HFAC, PO Box 26405, (801) 378-7471

College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center
D-444 HFAC, PO Box 26333, (801) 378-3537

Admission to Degree Program

The degree programs in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts carry special enrollment limitations. Please see the college advisement center for specific details.

The Discipline

The study of theatre and media arts is truly a study of humankind and our attitudes toward ourselves. Since art is a mirror of human society, the specific disciplines of theatre and media arts cover our innermost attempts at comprehending our existence through all time.

The BYU theatre program is designed to educate the student in a basic foundation of dramatic literature, theatre history, performance skills as both actor and director, and techniques in all areas of theatre design technology and production.

The BYU media arts program is designed to educate the student in a basic foundation of film history, theory, and criticism along with the fundamentals of media arts and production technology.

Career Opportunities

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

The media arts program provides a foundation and basic experience in conceptualizing, writing, directing, and collaboratively producing nonfiction, narrative, and multimedia.

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor's degree a student must fill three groups of requirements: (1) general education requirements; (2) university requirements; and (3) major requirements.

General Education Requirements

Please see your college advisement center for information about general education courses you should take to dovetail with your major program.

Languages of Learning

Precollege Math (none to three courses)
(or Math ACT score of at least 22) 		0-3.0 hours
First-Year Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Writing (one to four courses) 3-8.0
Advanced Languages/Math/Music
(one to four courses) 		3-20.0

Liberal Arts Core

Biological Science (one to two courses) 3-6.0
Physical Science (one to two courses) 3-7.0
American Heritage (one to two courses) 3-6.0
Wellness (one to three courses) 1.5-3.0
History of Civilization (two courses) 6.0

Arts and Sciences Electives

Arts and Letters (one course) 3.0
Natural Sciences (one course) 3-4.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences (one course) 3.0

Note 1: For a complete list of courses that will fill each GE category, see the General Education section of the current class schedule.

Note 2: Additional information about general education requirements can be found in the General Education section of the current class schedule or this catalog.

Minimum University Requirements

Religion 14.0
Upper-division hours 40.0
Residency 30.0
Total hours 128.0

Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0.

Note: See the Graduation section of this catalog for more information.

Major Requirements

Complete the major requirements listed for one of the folowing undergraduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs and Degrees

BA Theatre and Media Arts

Emphases:
Design and Technology
Directing
Media Arts Studies
Nonfiction/Multimedia
Theatre Studies
Writing

BA Theatre and Media Arts Education
BFA Acting
Music Dance Theatre
Minors Media Arts Studies
Theatre and Media Arts Education
Theatre Studies

For help or information on the undergraduate programs, please see your college advisement center.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

MA Theatre and Media Arts
MFA Theatre Design and Technology
PhD Theatre and Media Arts

For more information See the 1997-98 BYU Graduate Catalog.

General Information

  1. All students (with the exception of MDT majors—see MDT major requirements below) should register as a pre-theatre or pre-media arts major.
  2. Upon completion of the pre-theatre or pre-media arts requirements, application must be made for entrance into the chosen major and area of emphasis.
  3. Specific application information and application forms for each major and area of emphasis are available from the advisement center, D-444 HFAC.
  4. No D credit is allowed in major courses.

BA Theatre and Media Arts: Design and Technology Emphasis (60 hours*)


This emphasis prepares students for further studies and professional work in costume design, scenic design, or general theatre design and technology. The course curriculum emphasizes a foundation in all aspects of design and construction skills and offers upper-division elective courses that allow each student to enhance his or her general knowledge with advanced specialized training.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-theatre courses:
    TMA 111, 160.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114.
  3. Select two courses from the following:
    TMA 123, 135, 141.
  4. Complete the following core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260, 360R, 395, 396, 491.
  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  6. Complete the following major courses:
    TMA 262, 263, 264, 265A, 266, 267, 369R, 460.
  7. Select 15 hours from the following or other faculty advisor-approved courses:
    TMA 265B, 268, 273R, 299R, 361, 362, 363, 364, 367, 368, 369R, 465, 466R, 467, 468, 469, 562, 563, 564, 565, 567R, 568, 569R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BA Theatre and Media Arts: Directing Emphasis (60 hours*)


This emphasis is based on two fundamental ideas: first, that common history, theories, and skills inform the techniques of directing for both theatre and media arts (film, television, or digital media); and second, that directing for either the stage or for the media arts is a craft that can be learned by a dedicated student.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-theatre or the pre-media arts required courses:
    Pre-Theatre:
    TMA 111, 160.
    Pre-Media Arts:
    TMA 110, 111.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 123, 135.
  3. Complete the following theatre or media arts core courses:
    Theatre Core:
    TMA 201, 202, 260, 360R, 395, 396, 491.
    Media Arts Core:
    TMA 185, 291, 292, 391, 491.
  4. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  5. Complete the following:
    TMA 235, 335.
  6. Complete the following theatre or media arts major courses:
    Theatre:
    TMA 185, 262, 263, 264, 267, 330R, 361, 410R, 461R.
    Media Arts:
    TMA 141, 285, 380A, 380B, 382A, 382B, 385, 388R, 473R, 475R, 496R.
  7. Theatre-directing students: select 7 hours from the following or other approved courses. Media arts-directing students: select 6 hours from these or other approved courses (4 hours must be upper division). It is strongly recommended that one of the electives be TMA 102.
    TMA 100, 102, 224, 241, 263, 267, 275, 277R, 331, 341, 380A, 380B, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 386, 387, 389R, 443R, 473R, 483, 492R, 497, 535R, 550R.
    Comms 447, 481.
    Engl 230, 232, 343.
    Music 101.
    Phil 214.
    Soc 357.
    VADes 270.
    VAHis 111.

Recommended GE Courses

Music 101.
VAHis 111.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BA Theatre and Media Arts: Media Arts Studies Emphasis (50 hours*)


This emphasis is designed to foster disciplined scholars and artists, committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, whose skills and conduct are models of leadership, inspiration, and achievement. This degree is designed to produce graduates with practical skills, intellectual attributes, and spiritual awareness to assist themselves, their families, and others in ”their quest for perfection and eternal life.“

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-media arts courses:
    TMA 110, 111.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 141.
  3. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 135.
  4. Complete the following core courses:
    TMA 185, 291, 292, 293, 391, 491.
  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  6. Complete the following major courses:
    TMA 277R, 475R.
  7. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 477, 494, 498R.
  8. Select 12-15 hours (9 must be upper-division) from these or other faculty advisor-approved courses. These courses must be approved in writing by the student's faculty advisor before enrollment occurs. Up to 4 hours of practica can be used to fill this area:
    Practica:
    TMA 380A, 380B, 381A, 381B, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 384R.
    Electives:
    TMA 241, 273R, 275, 278R, 372R, 386, 387, 388R, 477, 483, 492R, 493, 494, 497, 498R.
    Comms 101, 201, 315, 338, 402, 449.
    Music 200, 251.
    VADes 410R.

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to seriously consider using their general university electives to complete a minor or a double major in a related area of study such as anthropology, political science, English, history, languages, philosophy, visual arts and design, communications, computer science, management, instructional design, or organizational behavior that will complement their media arts studies experience.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BA Theatre and Media Arts: Nonfiction/Multimedia Emphasis (60 hours*)


This emphasis is designed to nurture artist/scholars who are committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ and who are prepared to make significant contributions to the fields of nonfiction and multimedia. The degree is designed to produce graduates with a foundation of intellectual and technical proficiencies firmly grounded in spiritual values.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-media arts courses:
    TMA 110, 111.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 141.
  3. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 135.
  4. Complete the following media arts core courses:
    TMA 185, 291, 292, 293, 391, 491.
  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  6. Complete the following major courses:
    TMA 285, 385, 387, 474R, 475R, 493.
  7. Select 14-16 hours from the following or other faculty advisor-approved courses (up to 4 hours of practica can be used):
    Practica:
    TMA 380A, 380B, 381A, 381B, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 384R.
    Electives:
    TMA 241, 273R, 275, 277R, 278R, 299R, 372R, 386, 387, 388R, 389R, 399R, 477, 483, 492R, 497, 498R.
    Comms 101, 201, 315, 338, 402, 499R.
    Music 200, 251.
    VADes 410R.
    Note: Other courses may be approved (upon application) by the student's faculty advisor.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BA Theatre and Media Arts: Theatre Studies Emphasis (50 hours*)


This emphasis emphasizes primarily a liberal arts approach. The program is designed to foster disciplined scholars and artists who so excel in their personal conduct and professional skill that they are sought as models of leadership, inspiration, and achievement. Graduates of this program should be capable of producing work that delights, edifies, and enlarges the human spirit.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-theatre courses:
    TMA 111, 160.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 123, 135, 141.
  3. Complete the following theatre core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260, 360R, 395, 396, 491.
  4. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  5. Complete the following major course:
    TMA 410R.
  6. Select 16 hours from the following faculty-approved courses in two departmental focus areas:
    • Demonstrate a significant level of competence in two of the following six departmental areas by successfully completing the upper-division course(s) indicated:
      Directing:
      TMA 335 (prerquisite: TMA 110, 185, 235).
      Acting—select one of the following courses:
      TMA 422 (prerequisite: 122, 124, 222), 424 (prerequisite: 122, 124, 222), 425 (prerequisite: 124, 125, 223, 225).
      Playwriting—complete both of the following courses:
      TMA 443R, 451R (prerequisite: 251, 351).
      Stage Management
      TMA 461R (prerequisite: 361)
      Design—select one of the following courses:
      TMA 562 (prerequisite: 262, 362), 563 (prerequisite: 263, 363), 564 (prerequisite: 264, 364), 467 (prerequisite: 267, 367).
      Film or media arts
      Students may petition to have one of their areas of competence be in film or media arts. The appropriate course requirements will be determined in consultation with a faculty advisor.
    • The prerequisites required for the completion of the two areas of competence described above will count toward the theatre studies requirement of 16 hours of electives.
    • Other electives fulfilling the 16-hour elective requirement must be selected in consultation with the faculty advisor. These individually tailored constellations of electives will allow the student maximum flexibility while guaranteeing quality control.

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to seriously consider using their general university electives to complete a minor or a double major in a related area of study such as the following that will complement their theatre studies experience:
English—e.g., creative writing, English drama, modern English and American drama, literary theory and criticism, Shakespeare.
History—e.g., history on film, philosophies of history, United States women's history.
Humanities/Classics/Comparative Literature—e.g., Greek or Roman dramatic literature, literary genres, literary theory.
Philosophy—e.g., aesthetics, Levinasian ethical postmodernism.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BA Theatre and Media Arts: Writing Emphasis (60 hours*)


This emphasis is designed for students who are strongly motivated to write plays, film scripts, and/or scripts for media. The program requires them to take some course common to both kinds of performance writing and then choose a playwriting or screenwriting focus. Rather than being a professional degree program, this degree emphasis is a humanities-based liberal arts education, the aim of which is to prepare students to pursue a number of postgraduation options, one a graduate program in professional writing.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-theatre or pre-media arts courses:
    Pre-theatre:
    TMA 111, 160.
    Pre-media arts:
    TMA 110, 111.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 141.
  3. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 135.
  4. Complete the following theatre or media arts core courses:
    Theatre:
    TMA 201, 202, 260, 360R, 395, 396, 491.
    Media Arts:
    TMA 185, 291, 292, 293, 391, 491.
  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  6. Complete the following major courses:
    TMA 241, 251.
  7. Complete the following playwriting or screenwriting major courses:
    Playwriting:
    TMA 351, 443R, 451R.
    Contemporary dramatic literature from theatre and media arts, English, honors, or comparative literature (3 hours).
    Shakespeare from theatre and media arts, English, or honors (3 hours).
    Creative writing from English (3 hours).
    Subject experience or other writing elective courses selected in consultation with writing committee to total 7 hours.
    Screenwriting:
    TMA 341, 441R, 473R.
    Creative writing course from English (3 hours).
    Subject experience courses selected in consultation with writing committee to total 7 hours.
    Other writing elective courses selected in consultation with writing committee to total 6 hours.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BA Theatre and Media Arts Education (70 hours,* including certification hours)


This degree program is designed to prepare creative teachers to meet the educational needs of secondary school theatre students. These needs include, but are not limited to, interpersonal communication, social, life, acting, directing, writing, historical/analytical, and design/production skills. In addition to developing highly skilled educators, the program is designed to develop strong directing and production skills in each prospective high school teacher.

Major Requirements

  1. A teaching minor is not required for certification. However, it is strongly recommended.
  2. Complete the following pre-theatre courses:
    TMA 111, 160.
  3. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 123, 135.
  4. Complete the following theatre core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260, 360R, 395, 396, 491.
  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  6. Complete the following major courses:
    TMA 235, 267, 268, 335, 355, 453.
  7. Select 6 hours from the following or other faculty advisor-approved courses:
    TMA 121, 124, 141, 222, 225, 323, 324, 325, 361, 424, 457.
  8. Complete the Professional Education Component (27-28 hours): see the Teacher Education section of this catalog for certification requirements.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BFA Acting (76 hours*)


This degree program was developed for students who are committed to acting as a career. It is focused to better prepare them to compete professionally and/or for admission to advanced acting conservatory programs or graduate work.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-theatre courses:
    TMA 111, 160.
  2. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 112, 114, 123.
  3. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 135, 141.
  4. Complete the following core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260, 360R, 395, 396, 491.
  5. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  6. Complete the following major courses:
    Acting:
    TMA 124, 223, 224, 323, 324, 424, 427.
    Voice:
    Music 161.
    TMA 122, 222, 322, 422.
    Movement:
    Dance 134R, 140.
    TMA 125, 225, 325.
    Support skills:
    TMA 267.
    Performance:
    TMA 399R or 496R; 410R.
  7. Select 12 hours from the following or other approved courses:
    TMA 102, 135, 141, 185, 220R, 235, 241, 251, 315R, 329, 335, 341, 351, 367, 420R, 423, 425, 429, 443R.
    Music 260R, 360R, 460R.

* Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


BFA Music Dance Theatre (79 hours*)


The BFA in music dance theatre is an interdisciplinary degree offered by the College of Fine Arts and Communications through the cooperative involvement of its School of Music and Department of Theatre and Media Arts and the College of Physical Education's Department of Dance.

Major Requirements

  1. New and transfer students entering in the fall should audition for MDT scholarships the January preceding. Continuing students may audition for program entrance the first Tuesday of fall semester.
  2. Pass a proficiency examination in each of the three areas at the end of each semester.
  3. Complete at least 40 hours in residence at BYU.
  4. Any grade below C- in major courses is not acceptable for graduation. Dance technique courses require a grade of B- for advancement to the next level.
  5. Complete the following:
    Music 113, 161, 261, 290.
  6. Complete 4 hours of the following:
    Music 260R.
  7. Complete 6 hours of the following:
    Music 360R.
  8. Complete the following:
    Dance 131, 134R, 135, 231, 235, 241R, 242, 290, 291R, 331, 361, 363, 390R.
  9. Complete the following:
    TMA 114, 121, 123, 124, 235, 267, 323, 427.
  10. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 224, 324, 329, 423, 424.
  11. Complete the following MDT Seminar courses:
    Music 228.
    Dance 228.
    TMA 228.
  12. Complete the following History of Music Dance Theatre courses:
    Music 300.
    Dance 300.
    TMA 300.
  13. Complete the following Senior Performance Project courses:
    Music 426R.
    Dance 426R.
    TMA 426R.
  14. Select 2 hours from the following (on-campus performance experience):
    Music 319R.
    Dance 229R, 429R.
    TMA 420R.
  15. Select 1 hour from the following (off-campus experience):
    Music 399R.
    Dance 399R.
    TMA 399R.
  16. Complete 4.5 hours of electives in music, dance, or theatre courses.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


Minor Media Arts Studies (18-19 hours*)


  1. Complete the following:
    TMA 110, 111.
  2. Be admitted to the minor program by application (see the College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center, D-444 HFAC).
  3. Upon acceptance into the minor program, select one course from the following:
    TMA 112, 114.
  4. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 135, 141.
  5. Complete the following:
    TMA 185.
  6. Complete 1 hour of the following:
    TMA 212R.
  7. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 291, 292.
  8. Complete the following:
    TMA 491.
  9. Select 3 hours of electives from the following:
    TMA 185, 241, 275, 277R, 293, 380A, 380B, 381A, 381B, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 384R, 386, 387, 391, 492R, 494, 497, 498R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.


Minor Theatre and Media Arts Education (32 hours)


  1. Apply for entrance approval from the theatre and media arts education committee.
  2. Complete the following:
    TMA 111, 112, 123, 135, 160, 201, 202, 235, 267, 268, 335, 355, 453.
  3. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 395, 396.

Minor Theatre Studies (19 hours)


  1. Complete the following:
    TMA 110, 160.
  2. Be admitted to the minor program by application (see the college advisement center, D-444 HFAC).
  3. Upon acceptance into the minor program, complete the following:
    TMA 112, 114, 201, 202.
  4. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 135, 141.
  5. Select one course from the following:
    TMA 395, 396.

Theatre and Media Arts (TMA)

Class Schedule Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Undergraduate Courses

100. Introduction to Visual Literacy. (3:2:2)

Overview of visual communication, with hands-on experience in multimedia design and tools, structured to increase awareness of visual functions and develop beginning proficiency with computer-assisted visual communications.

101. Introduction to the Theatre. (3:3:1) Independent Study also.

Theatre's power over the centuries to illuminate richness of human experience; lecture, discussion, production, reading, writing, and projects. Lab required.

102. Introduction to Film. (3:4:2)

Analytical studies for understanding and appreciating media forms and messages, as well as basic history, theory, and aesthetics. Lab required.

110. Media Arts Experience. (1:0:4)

Practical introductory experience working in media environments (including film and broadcast facilities).

111. Fundamentals of Theatre and Media Arts. (2:2:1)

Practical survey and exploration of theatre and media functions and careers, with intensive analysis of single theatre or media text. Lab required.

112. Collaboration, Research, and Visualization. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: theatre or media arts major status.

Overview and practical applications of principles of collaboration, research, and visualization as essential elements of appreciation and production of theatre and media arts projects.

114. Narrative Structures: Theatre and Media Text Analysis. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: theatre or media arts major status.

Skills in structural analysis of dramatic, theatrical, cinematic, and other media texts.

121. Voice and Diction. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: TMA, MDT, or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status or instructor's consent.

Skills involved in producing an effective voice; International Phonetic Alphabet. Lab required.

122. Voice Production. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent.

Exercises to aid in freeing tensions, habits/patterns, and finding natural state of the voice. Lab required.

123. Acting Fundamentals. (2:4:1) Recommended: concurrent registration in TMA 122, 125.

Fundamental acting skills: exercises in perception, objective/action, thought processes, scoring of scripts. Lab required.

124. Acting. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 123. By audition. Acting BFA majors: recommended concurrent registration in TMA 222, Dance 134.

Integrating acting skills; building a character through exercises and scene work.

125. Yoga and Alexander Technique. (1:2:0)

Techniques of relaxation, breath, focus, and posture to enhance actor's body and voice as a whole integrated tool in performance.

135. Directing Fundamentals for Stage and Screen. (2:2:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, or concurrent enrollment.

Fundamental elements of stage and media directing, including observation, collaboration, imagination, casting, working with actors, camera, spaces, words, images, rehearsals, and final product.

141. Constructing Narratives: Play and Screenwriting. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Introduction to basic narrative principles common to both screen and playwriting; conceptualization of writing narratives and creating new media.

160. Theatre Production 1. (1:2:2)

Practical experience in the scene shop, costume shop, and lighting lab. Hands-on training for further production experience.

185. Production: Basic. (2:2:3) Prerequisite: media arts BA major or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status; TMA 110, 111, 112, 114, or communications major status.

Introduction to basics of film and video production. Includes lecture and practical lab experiences with audio and video.

199R. Cooperative Education. (1-3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre and media arts.

201. Theatre History 1. (3:3:0)

History of civilization from antiquity through French neoclassicism, examining issues of performance, including the nontheatrical, in their historical and cultural contexts.

202. Theatre History 2. (3:3:0)

History of civilization from English Restoration through contemporary world theatre, examining issues of performance, including the nontheatrical, in their historical and cultural contexts.

212R. Forum. (0.5:1:0 ea.)Prerequisite: TMA 112, 114; theatre or media arts major status.

Lecture and question-and-answer sessions with industry professionals and scholars.

215R. Workshop 1: Special Projects. (1-6:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; instructor's consent. By application only.

Special projects in theatre and media arts.

220R. Workshop 1: Acting. (1-3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Experience in production: acting.

222. Phonetics. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 122.

Correct use of Standard American Stage Dialect with International Phonetic Alphabet. Identification of speech/ articulation problems.

223. Acting Improvisation. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 123, 124. By audition. Acting majors: recommended concurrent registration in TMA 222, 224, Dance 140R.

Discovery of emotion, thought process, and impulse through improvisation.

224. Acting for Film and TV. (3:6:Arr.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications major status; TMA 112, 114, 123, 124. By audition. Acting majors: recommended concurrent registration in TMA 222, 223, Dance 140R.

On-camera techniques for features, sitcoms, industrials, and commercials. Lab required.

225. Neutral Mask. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 123, 125. By audition.

Use of masks in teaching specificity of movement, communication, and emotion.

228. Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:4) Prerequisite: music dance theatre BFA major status; TMA 114; concurrent registration in Dance 228 and Music 228

Intensive integration of music, dance, and theatre for the performer.

235. Directing Theories for Stage and Screen. (3:4:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 135, 185.

Theories and processes of taking a scene from script to production.

241. Screenwriting 1. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: TMA 112, 114, 141.

Basic narrative and nonfiction (documentary, educational, industrial, multimedia) screenwriting principles, through reading, viewing, testing, and completing writing assignments.

251. Playwriting 1. (3:4:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 141.

Basic playwriting principles through reading, completing writing assignments, testing, and writing the first draft of a full-length play.

260. Theatre Production 2. (1:0:4) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Practical experience in specialized shops or backstage experience on realized productions.

262. Costume Design 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Costume history, rendering, and theory. Assistant costume designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

263. Scenic Design 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic approaches to scenic design. Perspective drawing, rendering, models, and computer graphics. Assistant designers for main season productions may be selected from students in this course.

264. Lighting Design 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic approaches to lighting design. Plot, maintenance, and board operation. Assistant designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in course.

265A. Costume Construction 1: Flat Patterns. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic skills in flat pattern making. Specific projects for main stage productions will be assigned to students enrolled in this course.

265B. Costume Construction 1: Draping. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic skills in drape-drafting patterns. Specific projects for main stage productions will be assigned to students enrolled in this course.

266. Set Construction 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Intermediate skills in scenic construction and stage maintenance.

267. Makeup 1. (2:4:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Elementary techniques in makeup application for film, television, and stage. Lab work on main season productions is required.

268. Design for Education. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Introduction to design for educational theatre. Costumes, setting, and lighting, with emphasis on designing with restricted budgets.

273R. Electronic Field Production and Direction. (1:3:1 ea.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status; TMA 112, 114, 185, or communications major status.

Principles and techniques of information gathering and storytelling. Recording and editing video and audio. Lab required.

275. Basic Multimedia Literacy. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Defining and exploring media used in combination, interactively. Creation of simple multimedia products. Lab required.

277R. Video Studio Production and Direction. (2:3:3 ea.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status; TMA 112, 114, 185, or communications major status.

Principles and techniques for creating electronic images and sound for live dissemination. Lab required.

278R. Directing and Studio Production. (2:3:3 ea.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status; TMA 112, 114, 185, or communications major status.

Directing techniques in creating electronic images and sound for live dissemination. Lab required.

285. Production: Intermediate. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 123, 185, 241 (or concurrent enrollment in TMA 123, 141). By application only.

Survey and application of the basics of narrative and nonfiction, including 16-mm film. Lecture, discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques. Fee.

291. Media Arts History 1. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Survey of social, aesthetic, business, and technical dimensions of film and media from 1895 to 1945.

292. Media Arts History 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Survey of social, aesthetic, business, and technical dimensions of film and media from 1946 to present.

293. Documentary and Nonfiction History. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Introduction to and contextualization of documentary film from its inception to present.

299R. Cooperative Education. (1-9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

300. History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0) Prerequisite: MDT major status; TMA 114; concurrent registration in Dance 300, Music 300.

Development of music theatre in Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, theatre, and dance.

315R. Workshop 2: Special Projects. (1-3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 215; instructor's consent.

Intermediate projects in theatre or media arts.

322. Classical Voice. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 222.

Speech techniques (word stress, inflection, pitch, pace, etc.) applied in the classical play.

323. Acting Musicals. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 123, 124. By audition. Acting majors: TMA 123, 124, Music 161, Dance 140. Recommended for acting majors: concurrent registration in TMA 225.

Development of acting, singing, and dancing for music theatre through scene study.

324. Acting Classics. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 122,123, 124, 222. By audition. Recommended: concurrent registration in TMA 322, 325.

Acting skills helpful in classical literature, emphasizing Shakespearean scansion and text analysis.

325. Stage Combat. (2:4:2) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 125, 225.

Skills of safe hand-to-hand combat, including use of rapier, dagger, and broadsword, for stage and screen.

327. Performance for Broadcast. (2:2:5) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status or instructor's consent; TMA 121, 123, or communications major status.

Practice and theory presenting materials for documentary, news, educational broadcasts, and other venues. Lab required.

329. Theatre and Film Acting Conservatory. (3:6:Arr.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 224. By audition.

Extensive work on a theatre or film project through semester, culminating in performance of play or preview of film/video.

330R. Assistant Directing. (2:0:9 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 235.

Assisting directors for main stage productions.

331. Directing Narrative Literature. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Theory and practice of adapting, directing, and performing nondramatic literature. Readers Theatre.

335. Directing Practicum for Stage and Screen. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 235.

Directing projects for class critique and public presentation.

341. Screenwriting 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 241. By application only.

Advanced narrative and/or nonfiction screenwriting principles; reading, viewing, testing, and completing written assignments.

350. Play Review. (1:1:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing reviews of new scripts for young audiences.

351. Playwriting 2. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 251.

Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

352. Drama in the Elementary Classroom. (2:2:2)

Using theatre techniques as a tool to enrich all subject matter taught in the elementary school classroom. Puppetry, improvisation, storytelling, etc.

355. Coaching Individual Performance. (2:2:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 123.

Basic skills for coaching high school students to excel in individual performance competition: oral interpretation, mono-acts, pantomime, etc.

360R. Theatre Production 3. (1:0:4 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 260.

Advanced practical experience in specialized shops or backstage experience on realized productions.

361. Stage Management 1. (2:2:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Principles and objectives of stage management. Assistant stage managers for main season productions will be selected from students enrolled in this course.

362. Costume Design 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 262.

Art approaches to costume design. Assistants and production designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

363. Scenic Design 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 263.

Art approaches to scenic renderings, models, and computer graphics. Assistants and designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

364. Lighting Design 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 264.

Art approaches to renderings and plots. Advanced computer graphics. Assistants and designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

367. Makeup 2. (2:4:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 267.

Advanced techniques in makeup and introduction to prosthetics. Supervision on main season productions required. Assistant designers will be selected from this course.

368. Scenic Art. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic approaches to painting and finishing scenic elements. Priming, lay-in, texturing, and effects. Possible work painting on season productions.

369R. Design and Technology Projects. (1-4:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; instructor's consent.

Practical experience working as main season designers; related topics.

372R. Media Collaboration. (1-3:Arr.:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; by application only.

Experience collaborating with senior capstone media projects.

380A. Practicum: Cinematography 1. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185. By application only.

Development of skills for shooting videotape.

380B. Practicum: Cinematography 2. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185, 285. By application only.

Developing skills for shooting film.

381A. Practicum: Sound Creation. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185, 285. By application only.

Fundamentals of on-location and in-studio sound.

381B. Practicum: Sound Post. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185, 285. By application only.

Fundamentals of postproduction sound.

382A. Practicum: Editing/Film. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185, 285. By application only.

Developing traditional editing skills.

382B. Practicum: Editing/Digital. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185, 285. By application only.

Developing nonlinear editing skills.

383A. Practicum: Art Direction. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185. By application only.

Fundamentals of art direction for media arts.

383B. Practicum: Special Effects. (1:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185. By application only.

Fundamentals of special effects for media.

384R. Practicum: Special Topics in Media Arts. (1-6:Arr.:1 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 291, 292, 293. By application only.

Fundamentals of special media skills.

385. Production: Advanced. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185, 241, 285. By application only.

Advanced production, including 16-mm sound film production in narrative and nonfiction forms. Includes discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques. Fee.

386. Marketing and Distribution for Film, Video, and Multimedia. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185. By application only.

Survey of vocabulary, players, skills (negotiating, documenting, business processes) of marketing and distribution in film, video, and multimedia.

387. Budgeting and Scheduling. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 185. By application only.

Overview of techniques for managing large and small media arts projects, involving individual and team projects.

388R. Media Arts Crew. (1-3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 185; instructor's consent.

Practical supervised experience in media arts production. Exposure to protocols, as well as organizational and technical aspects.

389R. Producing Symposium. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 386. By application only.

Developing organizational skills by workshop meetings with industry professionals, who share their producing experiences, styles, and strategies.

391. Introduction to Media Arts Theory. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: TMA 112, 114, 291, 292.

Identifying and analyzing contemporary film and media theories, with application to specific media texts.

395. Dramatic Literature 1. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Survey of significant dramatic texts, from ancient Greece through 17th-century France, using variety of critical models, emphasizing performance-based criticism.

396. Dramatic Literature 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Survey of significant dramatic texts, from the English Restoration through contemporary world drama, using variety of critical models, emphasizing performance-based criticism.

399R. Cooperative Education. (1-9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

410R. Theatre Capstone. (1-3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Creating a final academic or creative paper, performance, or project, serving as capstone to undergraduate experience and springboard to postgraduate aspirations.

420R. Performance Workshop 2. (1-3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Advanced experience in production: acting.

422. Dialects. (2:4:1) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 222.

Major stage dialects.

423. Comedy Styles. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 222, 223, 225, Dance 134. By audition.

Concepts and techniques that create comedy. Major comedic styles throughout history and their impact on currently produced works.

424. Advanced Acting. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 222. By audition. Recommended for acting majors: concurrent registration in TMA 422, 423.

Scene studies in extended realism. Absurdism, American classics, Shaw, Chekhov, etc.

425. Character Mask. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 123, 124, 125, 129, 223, 225.

Use of the body as a primary tool for character and script interpretation.

426R. Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:5 ea.) Prerequisite: MDT major status; TMA 114, 235; concurrent registration in Music 426R, Dance 426R.

Three-semester commitment: (1) producer's class, (2) production team member for a senior project, (3) performance in a senior project.

427. Auditions. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status. By audition. MDT majors: Dance 114, 240, TMA 121, 123, 124, 323, 324 (or 424). Acting majors: Dance 140, Music 161, TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 222, 225, 323, 324, 424. Recommended concurrent registration in TMA 425.

Auditions, cold reading, resums, and the business end of acting, music, and dance for the professional performer.

429. Performance: Recital. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: major status. By audition. MDT majors: TMA 114, 121, 123, 124, 323, 324 (or 424). Acting majors: TMA 112, 114, 122, 123, 124, 222, 323, 324, 424.

Thirty- to forty-five minute performance of cuttings from varied genres.

441R. Screenwriting 3. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 341. By application only.

Advanced narrative and/or nonfiction screenwriting principles. Emerging technology.

443R. Writer/Director/Actor Workshop. (3:6:1 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Collaborative workshop developing new stage and screenplays through exercises, discussion, and writing. Scripts selected competitively; public readings at end of course.

451R. Playwriting 3. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 351.

Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

452R. Puppetry. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114.

Theories, techniques, and experience constructing and operating puppets for use in performance, recreational, and educational settings.

453. Theatre Pedagogy. (2:2:2) Prerequisite: major status; ScEd 276R, 326, 376R.

Explores, analyzes, and practices theories, methods, and techniques utilized by effective theatre teachers.

455R.Theatre Tour. (3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent. By audition.

Theatre for young audiences; touring experience.

457. Media in the Modern Classroom. (2:4:4) Prerequisite: major status.

Basic skills to create tools that increase teaching effectiveness. Video, computer graphics, and other emerging technology.

460. Portfolio. (2-4:Arr.:0) Prerequisite: design/technology emphasis major status; TMA 112, 114; design/technology emphasis core.

Design and technology capstone. Resums, cover letters, and job searches. Professional portfolio presentation before faculty and guests.

461R. Stage Management 2. (1-3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 361.

Stage management of BYU productions. Stage managers for main season productions are enrolled in this course.

465. Costume Construction 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 265A, 265B.

Advanced assignments in hands-on costuming projects for main season productions.

466R. Set Construction 2. (2:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 266.

Advanced skills in scenic construction and stage maintenance.

467. Makeup 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 367.

Advanced techniques in makeup application, including advanced prosthetics and wig making. Designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

468. Properties. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic theatre and film techniques for buying, building, and maintaining production properties. Work on season productions.

469. Theatre Management. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic philosophies of box office, front-of-house, and theatre marketing.

473R. Writer/Director Workshop (Narrative). (3:6:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 185, 241. By application only.

Collaborative directing, videotaping, editing, and revising scenes from advanced student scripts.

474R. Writer/Director Workshop (Nonfiction). (3:9:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 185, 241, 293. By application only.

Collaborative development, revision, and polishing of nonfiction projects.

475R. Media Arts Capstone. (1-3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMKA 112, 114. By application only.

Final collaborative project for media students. May be narrative, nonfiction, multimedia, writing, or critical studies format. Fee.

477. Issues in Media Arts. (3:5:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 291, 292.

In-depth study of key media arts issues, within context of gospel principles.

483. Interactive Design and Authoring. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 185, 275.

Theory, design, and practice of creating and authoring interactive multimedia. Lab required.

491. Ethics, Aesthetics, and Theology. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114.

Analyzing and considering interrelationships of ethical, aesthetic, and theological dimensions of creating and viewing media arts and theatre texts.

492R. Media Arts Genres. (3:2:3 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 291, 292, 391.

Intensive analysis of a single major traditional media genre (i.e., western, musical, sitcom, or melodrama) with consideration of contextual, subtextual, and textual issues.

493. Conceptualizing Nonnarrative Forms. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 293. By application only.

Advanced readings and practical applications of various nonfiction forms.

494. Transcendence: Religion and Film. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 291, 292. By application only.

Historical, stylistic, and thematic survey of approaches to religions and spiritual subject matter in film.

495. Shakespeare: Text and Performance. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114.

Intensive, multifaceted exploration of selected Shakespearean texts, examined through a wide range of analytical and experiential approaches.

496R. Cooperative Education. (1-9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

497. Media as a Mirror of Our Times. (3:2:3) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 291, 292, 293.

Interdisciplinary approach to media texts as aesthetic and historical documents expressing a people, place, and time.

498R. Special Topics in Media Arts. (3:3:3 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 291, 292, 293.

Consideration of compelling issues in media arts practice, theory, history, and criticism.

500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

515R. Workshop 3: Special Projects. (1-6:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; instructor's consent.

Advanced special projects in theatre or media arts.

516R. Theatre and Media Arts Instruction. (1-3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114; instructor's consent.

Developing teaching methods and techniques.

535R. Directing Workshop. (3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation and core courses; TMA 235, 335, 410R; by proposal/application only.

Advanced experience in production: directing.

550R. Theatre for Young Audiences. (3:3:1 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114.

Theories, techniques, and experience in creating formal drama for child and youth audiences.

551R. Playwriting 4. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 451, or equivalent.

Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

552. Improvisation. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 112, 114, 123.

Informal or improvised dramatic techniques with children, adolescents, and/or adults.

557. Storytelling. (2:2:1) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Theories, techniques, and practice in the art of telling spellbinding stories.

562. Costume Design 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 462.

Advanced conceptual approaches to costume design. Strong background in costuming required. Designers for main season productions will be selected from students enrolled in this course.

563. Scenic Design 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 463.

Advanced conceptual scenic design. Assumes strong background in scenography. Designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

564. Lighting Design 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 464, or equivalent.

Advanced conceptual lighting projects. Assumes strong background in lighting. Designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

565. Specialty Costumes. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 265A, 265B, or equivalent.

Advanced skills in millinery, dyes, footwear, and allied project areas.

567R. Makeup Project. (1-6:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, 467, or equivalent.

Practicum in makeup design and application. Main season production designers and teaching assistants will be enrolled in this course.

568. Sound. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basics in sound design and reinforcement. Work on main season productions.

569R. Design for Production. (1-4:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, or equivalent; instructor's consent.

Practical experience working with main season designers; related topics.

599R. Cooperative Education. (1-9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 112, 114, or equivalent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

Graduate Courses

For 600- and 700-level courses, See the 1997-98 BYU Graduate Catalog.

Theatre and Media Arts Faculty

Professors

Bentley, Marion J. (1971) BS, U. of Utah, 1950; MA, Stanford U., 1958; PhD, U. of Utah, 1968.

Fielding, Eric (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1974; MFA, Goodman School of Drama, Art Institute of Chicago, 1976.

Oaks, Harold R. (1970) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1962; PhD, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964.

Pope, Karl T. (1966) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1962, 1964; PhD, Wayne State U., 1966.

Associate Professors

D'Arc, James V. (1979) BA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1978, 1986.

Heiner, Barta (1988) BA, Brigham Young U., 1971; MFA, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.

Nelson, George D. (1990) BA, Brigham Young U., 1977; MFA, U. of Washington, 1979.

Nelson, Robert A. (1979) BA, U. of Arizona, 1970; PhD, U. of Utah, 1976.

Scanlon, Rory R. (1984) BA, Brigham Young U., 1980; MFA, U. of Illinois, 1984.

Swenson, Janet L. (1974) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1969, 1974; MFA, U. of Utah, 1992.

Assistant Professors

Crosland, Ivan A. (1971) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1965.

Ferguson, Stanley P. (1996) BA, Brigham Young U., 1968.

Morgan, David (1991) BA, Brigham Young U., 1985; MFA, National Theatre Conservatory, 1990.

Samuelsen, Eric (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1983; PhD, Indiana U., 1991.

Slover, Tim (1989) BA, Brigham Young U., 1980; MA, U. of Michigan, 1981; PhD, Indiana U., 1991.

Sorensen, Rodger D. (1996) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1972, 1974.

Swenson, Sharon L. (1987) BA, MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1968, 1974, 1993.

Threlfall, Timothy A. (1996) BFA, U. of Idaho, 1983; MFA, U. of Washington, 1987.

Walker, Oscar Lee (1969) BS, MIE, Brigham Young U., 1968, 1975.

Instructor

Duncan, Dean W. (1992) BFA, Brigham Young U., 1987; MA, U. of Southern California, 1991.

Emeriti

Gledhill, Preston R. (1947) BA, Brigham Young U., 1939; Louisiana State U., New Orleans, 1940; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1951.

Golightly, Max C. (1957) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1950, 1959.

Henson, Charles A. (1958) BS, MS, EdD, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1959, 1980.

Jenkins, Jean R. (1967) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1947, 1966.

Metten, Charles L. (1962) BA, MA, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1951, 1952; PhD, U. of Iowa, 1960.

Whitman, Charles W. (1965) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1958; PhD, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1967.

Woodbury, Lael J. (1965) BS, Utah State U., 1952; MA, Brigham Young U., 1953; PhD, U. of Illinois, 1954.




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