UNDERGRADUATE
OUR DEGREES
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers multiple degrees in both theatre and dance, including a Bachelor of Arts in dance, Bachelor of Arts in theatre, Bachelor of Arts in theatre-musical theatre concentration, and Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre, with concentrations in acting, musical theatre, and design/technology. All theatre programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre and the dance programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance.
Interested in visiting campus and the UA Department of Theatre and Dance? Complete either the dance program visit form or the theatre program visit form.
The Dance program offers opportunities for students to appear onstage in the program’s 622-seat Dance Theatre, as well as additional national and international touring programs. Highlights of the season include the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre concert, in which students perform works by faculty and guest artists, and a showcase of student choreography, mentored and adjudicated by dance faculty. Other regular opportunities include Capstone projects by MFA Dance students, Yonder Contemporary Dance Company, and participation in the Alabama Dance Festival and American College Dance Association annual conference.
Learn more about this degree on the Dance BA page and the UA Undergraduate Catalog.
Auditions for admission into Dance BA program are required.
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers various areas of study leading to the BA degree in theatre. These areas include acting, musical theatre, arts management and administration, design and technical production, and costume design and production. Please see the principal advisor in each of these areas for suggested courses.
The highly motivated student who seeks to be well prepared for either the profession or graduate education may choose to take more hours in the major than the specified 36. This plan of action is highly desirable and strongly advised, but is not required. If more than 42 hours are accrued in the major, the student will be exceeding the 120-credit-hour requirement for graduation by the number of hours taken over the single-subject 42-semester-hour limit.
Learn more about this degree on the Theatre BA page and the UA Undergraduate Catalog.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts offers more intensive training in three areas of concentration: Acting, Musical Theatre, and Design and Technical Production, giving advanced, highly disciplined students the tools necessary to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
Learn more about this degree in the UA Undergraduate Catalog and the following concentrations:
Auditions for the acting and musical theatre concentrations are required.
The Department of Theatre and Dance also offers a minor program in Theatre.
Learn more about the minor program in the UA Undergraduate Catalog.
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