Theatre Studies (B.A.)
Your options are many in our theatre studies program: by taking a liberal arts approach to the subject, you'll explore a wide range of career opportunities and prepare yourself for the challenges and rewards of today's theatre industry.
The curriculum includes courses in directing, acting, theatre history, stagecraft, design, management, dramatic literature, theory, and criticism, with opportunities to study dance, playwriting, stage management, dramaturgy, and theatre arts management. You can select from nearly all courses in the department, allowing you maximum flexibility in your studies.
For hands-on learning, you can get involved as stage manager, assistant director, dramaturge, or technical assistant in our six productions each year. And in your senior year, you may find yourself choreographing or directing a studio production. Other opportunities include a semester at the National Theater Institute, at the Ithaca College London Center, or in one of our many affiliate study-abroad programs.
The flexibility of the theatre studies program allows for the pursuit of interdisciplinary studies as well as additional majors in fields such as English, communications, or psychology. This customization has allowed our graduates to establish careers in professional and educational theatre, film and television, business, law, and many other professions.
