Design & Production, B.F.A.

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The BFA in Design & Production is designed to prepare students for success in the professional entertainment industry. By combining conservatory-style training with a strong liberal arts education, our students explore, develop, and hone their craft to become well-rounded artists with valuable skill sets that will prepare them for professional success.

School of Theatre and Dance BFA Learning Goals:

Collaboration: brings students into work and learning relationships to realize that theatre is, by its nature, a shared undertaking.
Analysis: Experientially teaches advanced knowledge of disciplinary theory that enables students to translate texts into expressions within their chosen areas of focus.
Technique: equips students with the means to both express and explore important ideas in a global context within their chosen area of focus.
Professionalism: instills in students a set of ethical values that guide them as working professionals and educated individuals in a global society that will sustain them as artists and professionals in whatever endeavor they may choose.
Anti-Racism: Students will apply the tenets of anti-racism to theatrical analysis and production.
Meaning and value: asks students to integrate all elements of their liberal education to create lives that are both professionally successful and personally meaningful.

The BFA in Design and Production requires 120 total credits to graduate, 85 of which must be in the major. In addition to completing University Studies requirements, students must also complete the following:

Theatre Foundation (21 credits)

TH 131 - Play Analysis Credit(s): 3
TH 103 - Acting: Non-Majors Credit(s): 3
OR
TH 141 - Acting I Credit(s): 3
TH 321 - Directing I Credit(s): 3
TH 335 - History of Theatre and Drama I: Pre-Modern Theatre Credit(s): 3
TH 336 - History of Theatre and Drama II: Modern and Contemporary Theatre Credit(s): 3
Dramatic Literature/Theory/Criticism Credit(s): 6

Design & Production Required Courses (34 credits)

TH 115 - Theatre Laboratory: Backstage Roles Credit(s): 1 (4 semesters, 4 credits)
TH 135 - Principles and Elements of Design Credit(s): 3
TH 151 - Fundamentals of Lighting Credit(s): 3
TH 152 - Costume Construction Credit(s): 3
TH 154 - Scenic Construction Credit(s): 3
TH 234 - Design & Production Seminar Credit(s): 1 (7 semesters, 7 credits)
TH 242 - Makeup for the Entertainment Arts Credit(s): 1
TH 315 - Theatre Laboratory: Backstage Roles Credit(s): 1 (4 semesters, 4 credits)
TH 492 - Design and Production Cornerstone Project Credit(s): 3, repeatable to 6
TH 493 - Advanced Directing Projects Credit(s): 1-3, repeatable to 6

Design & Production Options (30 credits)

Design Course, Choose One (3 credits)

TH 220 - Sound Design Credit(s): 3
TH 252 - Scenic Design for Theatre Credit(s): 3
TH 351 - Costume Design Credit(s): 3
TH 352 - Lighting Design for Theatre Credit(s): 3

Art/Design History Course, Choose One (3 credits)

TH 255 - History of Décor.
TH 354 - Costume History Credit(s): 3
MH XXX - Music History (requires advisor approval)

Drafting Course, Choose One (3 credits)

TH 251 - Drafting for Theatre Credit(s): 3
TH 223 - Patterndrafting and Draping Credit(s): 3

Drawing/Rendering Courses, Choose Two (6 credits)

TH 109 - Drawing for Theatre Credit(s): 3
TH 221 - Rendering Techniques Credit(s): 3
AT 110 - Introduction to Digital Media Credit(s): 3

Studio Courses, Choose 5 in consultation with your advisor (15 credits)

All BFA in Design & Production students are required to do production work every semester while at Millikin. All students shall maintain a portfolio for yearly review. Upper-class students may be asked to design one or more main stage productions.

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