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.

American Sign Language

AMSL 1101 Elementary ASL 1 (4-SH)
AMSL 1102 Elementary ASL 2 (4-SH)
AMSL 2101 Intermediate ASL 1 (4-SH)
AMSL 2102 Intermediate ASL 2 (4-SH)
AMSL 3101 Advanced ASL 1 (4-SH)

Social and Cultural World

Complete the following two courses:

DEAF 1500 Deaf People in Society (4-SH)
DEAF 2500 Deaf History and Culture (4-SH)

Linguistics

Complete the following two courses:

DEAF 2700 ASL Linguistics (4-SH)
LING 1150 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (4-SH)

Performance Interpreting

Complete the following course:

INTP 3550 Performance Interpreting—Interpreting for the Theatre (4-SH)

Interpreting

Complete the following course:

INTP 3500 The Interpreting Profession (2-SH)

Theatre

Complete the following nine courses:

THTR 1101 Art of the Theatre (4-SH)
THTR 1120 Acting 1 (4-SH)
THTR 1131 Technical Theatre 1 (4-SH)
THTR 1250 Voice and Movement 1 (4-SH)
THTR 1270 Theatrical Design (4-SH)
THTR 2300 Theatre History (4-SH)
THTR 2325 Script Analysis for the Stage (4-SH)
THTR 3550 Concepts of Directing (4-SH)
THTR 4701 Rehearsal and Performance (4-SH)

Elective

Complete one of the following courses:

THTR 2335 Contemporary Theatre (4-SH)
THTR 3450 Shakespeare in Performance (4-SH)
THTR 3500 Dramatic Theory/Criticism (4-SH)

Integrative Course Work

Complete the following two courses:

INTP 4940 Interpreting Research Practicum (4-SH)
THTR 4804 Theatre Practicum (1-SH)