2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

256 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
works within the context of the history of the LGBTQ+ community and relevant theories
of gender and sexuality. Students will practice both academic writing in the form of
essays and field-specific critical and creative writing. A Writing Reinforcement
designated course. Prerequisites: THA 104 or THA 120; instructor consent.
THA 341 Acting and Directing for the Camera (1)
An in-depth laboratory for actors and directors. The course integrates single-camera and
multi-camera techniques, as well as diverse performance methodologies. (Also listed as
MFS 341.) Prerequisite: MFS 220 or THA 120.
THA 370 Seminar in Theatre Art (1)
Selected studies in theatre arts offered at the discretion of the faculty or by student
request. Topics include audition techniques, advanced acting, and playwriting. Instructor
consent required.
THA 403 Directing and Stage Management (1)
A study of the techniques of directing and stage management approached through
practical projects and the staging of a one-act play. A Leadership Studies designated
course. Instructor consent required.
THA 404 Advanced Acting (1)
An open and collaborative actor laboratory for experimentation, discovery, growth, and
risk. The course covers diverse methodologies, including those of Constantine
Stanislavsky, Viola Spolin, and Sanford Meisner. Instructor consent required. Spring.
THA 470 Seminar in Theatre Art (1)
Continued selected studies in theatre arts offered at the discretion of the faculty or by
student request. Topics include audition techniques, advanced acting, and playwriting.
Instructor consent required.
THA 472, 499 Senior Project in Theatre (1)
A theatre capstone experience. Students engage in a significant production responsibility
in a theatre project. Each student writes a substantial reflection paper examining learning
over the course of the project. This paper may integrate other relevant Birmingham-
Southern College theatre learning experiences. THA 472: Fall, Spring; THA 499:
Exploration term.
THA 498 Teaching Experience in Theatre Arts (½ or 1)
A course based teaching experience that might include collaboration with the instructor in
designing and leading class activities, coaching performance projects, and evaluating
student learning along with the instructor. Further guidelines concerning teaching
experiences appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024