Theater Advanced Diploma

The Worship Drama Certificate is a 127 credit hour program designed to lay a solid foundation for a career in theater.
All programs are for discussion purposes only.  Final course offerings have not yet been determined.

General Education – 44 credits hours

Health requirement: Introduction to Worship Dance – 3 credit hours

Bible Core Classes – 18 credit hours

Communication – 38 credit hours

Introduction to Theater – 2 credit hours
Communication Theory – 3 credit hours
Rhetoric – 4 credit hours
Storytelling – 3 credit hours
Voice and Interpretation – 3 credit hours
Theater Lab I – 1 credit hour
Theater Lab II – 1 credit hour
Principles of Acting – 3 credit hours
Theater History I – 3 credit hours
Theater History II – 3 credit hours
Stagecraft – 3 credit hours
Stage Production and Management – 3 credit hours
Play Directing – 3 credit hours
Senior Recital – 3 credit hours
Communication Internship – 4 credit hours

Choose either Drama or Musical Theater:

Drama Emphasis – 21 credit hours

Nonverbal Storytelling – 3 credit hours
Symbols and Imaging – 3 credit hours
Stage Construction and Design I – 3 credit hours
Stage Construction and Design II – 3 credit hours
Advanced Acting – 3 credit hours
Advanced Directing – 3 credit hours
Scriptwriting – 3 credit hours

Musical Theater Emphasis – 21 credit hours

Dance electives – 6 credit hours
Voice Class – 2 credit hours
Applied Study I – 2 credit hours
Applied Study II – 2 credit hours
Applied Study III – 2 credit hours
Choral Groups – 2 credit hours
Music Theory I – 3 credit hours
Ear Training I – 1 credit hour
Music Theater Workshop – 1 credit hour

Music, Dance or Technology Electives – 6 credit hours