The Theatre Department provides students who wish to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study the options and the flexibility to mold their own careers. Students can pursue a combined major in Theatre with Cinema Studies, Media and Screen Studies, and American Sign Language, a double major of their choosing, or a half-theatre major.
For more information about NU Core requirements, course descriptions, and additional information see the Northeastern University catalog, maintained by the Registrar.
Required Courses
Complete the following two courses:
| CINE 1895 | Introduction to Film Analysis | (4-SH) |
| CINE 3500 | Film Theory | (4-SH) |
International Cinema
Complete three courses from the following list:
| CINE 2340 | Revolution and Film | (4-SH) |
| CINE 2350 | History of Film | (4-SH) |
| CINE 2394 | Modern Film and Global Culture | (4-SH) |
| CINE 2550 | Australian Film | (4-SH) |
| CINE 2650 | Screening the Holocaust | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1240 | Latin American Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1260 | Japanese Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1265 | Spanish Civil War on Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1280 | French Film and Culture | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1290 | Realism and Modernism in Italian Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1508 | Cuban History and Culture through Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 2501 | Chinese Film: Gender and Ethnicity | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 2504 | Modern German Film and Literature | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 2505 | Berlin in German Film and Culture | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 3450 | Israeli and Palestinian Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 3930 | Topics in International Cinema | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 4508 | Cuban History through Film – International Study | (4-SH) |
| HIST 2386 | History of Soviet Cinema | (4-SH) |
| JWSS 1520 | Jewish Film | (4-SH) |
| RELS 2398 | Religion and Culture in Indian Cinema | (4-SH) |
Junior/Senior Seminar
Complete one of the following courses:
| CINE 4500 | Modernism/Modernity and Film | (4-SH) |
| CINE 4550 | Cinema Studies Seminar | (4-SH) |
Complete four courses either from cinema studies or from the specific courses on the following list with corresponding tools course, as indicated:
Cinema Studies Electives
| AFAM 1300 | The African-American Experience through Short Fiction and Black Cinema | (4-SH) |
| ARTD 2370 | Animation Basics | (4-SH) |
| ARTD 2380 ARTD 2381 | Video Basics with Video Tools | (4-SH)(1-SH) |
| ARTD 3460 | Photography 1 | (4-SH) |
| ARTD 3480 | Video 1 | (4-SH) |
| ARTD 4580 | Video 2 | (4-SH) |
| ARTD 4680 | Video 3 | (4-SH) |
| ARTH 2217 | American Animation Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1240 | Latin American Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1260 | Japanese Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1265 | Spanish Civil War on Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1280 | French Film and Culture | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 1290 | Realism and Modernism in Italian Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 2501 | Chinese Film: Gender and Ethnicity | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 2504 | Modern German Film and Literature | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 2505 | Berlin in German Film and Culture | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 3450 | Israeli and Palestinian Film | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 3930 | Topics in International Cinema | (4-SH) |
| CLTR 4508 | Cuban History through Film—International Study | (4-SH) |
| COMM 3550 | Television Field Production | (4-SH) |
| COMM 3650 | Television Studio Production | (4-SH) |
| ENGL 3391 | Topics in Film | (4-SH) |
| ENGL 3488 | Film and Text | (4-SH) |
| ENGL 3489 | Shakespeare on Film | (4-SH) |
| HIST 2243 | American Images of China | (4-SH) |
| HIST 2386 | History of Soviet Cinema | (4-SH) |
| JRNL 5309 | Documentary Production | (4-SH) |
| JWSS 1520 | Jewish Film | (4-SH) |
| MUSC 1113 | Film Music | (4-SH) |
| RELS 2398 | Religion and Culture in Indian Cinema | (4-SH) |
| THTR 2345 | Acting for Cameras | (4-SH) |
Theatre Introduction
Complete the following three courses:
| THTR 1101 | Art of the Theatre | (4-SH) |
| THTR 1120 | Acting 1 | (4-SH) |
| THTR 1131 | Technical Theatre 1 | (4-SH) |
History and Theory
Complete the following two courses:
| THTR 2300 | Theatre History | (4-SH) |
| THTR 3500 | Dramatic Theory/Criticism | (4-SH) |
Onstage
Complete the following three courses:
| THTR 2325 | Script Analysis for the Stage | (4-SH) |
| THTR 2342 | Acting 2 | (4-SH) |
| THTR 3550 | Concepts of Directing | (4-SH) |
Backstage
Complete the following course:
| THTR 1270 | Theatrical Design | (4-SH) |
Practicum/Experiential Learning
Complete the following two courses:
| THTR 4701 | Rehearsal and Performance | (4-SH) |
| THTR 4702 | Capstone Rehearsal and Performance | (4-SH) |