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Majors and Courses of InstructionTheatre and DanceStudents pursuing any off-campus internships must be approved by the department beforeapplying.To qualify as a candidate for Phi Beta Kappa, students choosing the (Theatre or Dance/Theatre)degree must complete all additional distribution requirements.Majors should be involved in theatre production every semester.Additionally, majors may choose to concentrate in an area of interest through the selection ofelective courses, such as design, performance, or dramatic literature.Dance Theatre Major: Normally, 11 units are required, including DANC 115: Dance TechniqueI, DANC 215: Dance Technique II, DANC 220: Movement, DANC 315: Dance Composition,THEA 210: Beginning Acting, THEA 126: Intro to Technical Theatre, THEA 256: Elements ofDesign, THEA 341: American Drama and Theatre (or a dance history course taken off-campus),THEA 381: Theories of Performance, one unit of Practicum from DANC 225: Dance Practicumand/or DANC 345: Advanced Dance Practicum, and at least one credit for a capstone experience,which may be earned in or outside the department.Majors should be involved in a theatre or dance production every semester.Additionally, majors may choose to concentrate in an area of interest through the selection ofelective courses.Theatre Major and Education Minor: Normally, all 11 units required for the theatre major, plusTHEA 259 and THEA 359, and courses required by the education department lead to the multiagelicense (PreK-12) to teach theatre from the State of Ohio.Theatre Minor: With approval of the department faculty, students should design minor programsto supplement their majors or their theatre interests. A theatre minor should include a minimum offive credits from within the department, at least four in theatre. Only one full credit of practicummay be counted toward the minor. Theatre minors are expected to be active members of thedepartment.Dance Minor: With approval of the department faculty, students should design minor programsto supplement their majors or their dance interests. A dance minor should consist of a minimumof five credits from within the department, at least four in dance. Only one full credit of practicummay be counted toward the minor. Dance minors are expected to be active members of thedepartment.Interdepartmental Majors: In consultation with an advisor and with approval of the departmentfaculty and APC, interdepartmental majors may be arranged in such combinations as theatre,dance, and psychology (acting); dance, psychology, and sociology (pre-dance therapy); theatreand music (musical theatre); theatre and fine arts (design); theatre and English (playwriting andcriticism); theatre or dance and econ-management (theatre or dance management); theatre, history,and foreign language (research); etc.266