Theatre: Lighting Design Emphasis, B.F.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120-130
Major Hours: 80
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 24
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B275 P419
Admission
The Helmerich School of Drama follows the basic admission requirements of the University of Oklahoma and the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. Please refer to those sections in this catalog for specific details. In addition, admission to the OU School of Drama is by audition and/or interview only and requires an on-campus audition (for acting emphasis) or portfolio review (for design or technology emphasis), and/or interview (for dramaturgy or stage management emphasis). Students must be officially accepted into the School of Drama by audition and/or interview before being allowed to enroll for classes.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama degree is designed to provide the student with a solid foundation in each basic area of the theatre, with an opportunity to begin specialization in the sophomore year.
Students must choose one of the following emphasis areas.
- Acting Emphasis - Students will audition during the second semester of the freshman year.
- Costume Design Emphasis - Emphasis review is required for admission to the design/tech emphasis area at the end of the freshman year.
- Dramaturgy Emphasis - Students must apply during the second semester of the freshman year.
- Lighting Design Emphasis - Emphasis review is required for admission to the design/tech emphasis area at the end of the freshman year.
- Scenic Design Emphasis - Emphasis review is required for admission to the design/tech emphasis area at the end of the freshman year.
- Sound Design Emphasis - Emphasis review is required for admission to the design/tech emphasis area at the end of the freshman year.
- Stage Management Emphasis - Admission must occur no later than the spring semester of the sophomore year.
Major Requirements
A grade of C or better is required in all courses taken within the School of Drama. Audition/Interview is required for admission to degree program.
Drama Core
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 1114 | Costume Construction | 4 |
| DRAM 1124 | Stagecraft | 4 |
| DRAM 1134 | Stage Lighting and Sound | 4 |
| DRAM 1411 | Makeup | 1 |
| DRAM 1513 | Introduction to Acting | 3 |
| DRAM 2013 | Introduction to Theatrical Design and Production | 3 |
| DRAM 2733 | Introduction to Dramaturgy | 3 |
| DRAM 3613 | Directing I | 3 |
| DRAM 3910 | Advanced Rehearsal and Production | 1 |
| The following courses are satisfied in General Education Requirements: DRAM 3713, DRAM 3723. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 26 | |
Drama Emphasis Areas
Lighting Design Emphasis - Emphasis review is required for admission to the emphasis area at the end of the freshman year.
lighting DESIGN Emphasis
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 1133 | Drawing and Rendering | 3 |
| DRAM 1811 | Music Notation and Score Reading for Stage Managers and Designers | 1 |
| DRAM 2062 | Digital Media | 2 |
| DRAM 2153 | Scene Design | 3 |
| DRAM 2223 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| DRAM 2423 | Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| Choose the following for one hour per semester in sophomore year: | 2 | |
| Lighting Seminar I | ||
| DRAM 2813 | Stage Management | 3 |
| DRAM 3043 | Computer Aided Design I for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3053 | Computer Aided Design II for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3353 | Costume Design | 3 |
| Choose the following for one hour per semester in junior year: | 2 | |
| Lighting Seminar II | ||
| DRAM 4073 | Developing the Professional Perspective | 3 |
| DRAM 4163 | Lighting Design II | 3 |
| DRAM 4213 | Lighting Design III | 3 |
| DRAM 4272 | Lighting Production | 2 |
| DRAM 4253 | History of Decor | 3 |
| Choose the following for one hour per semester in senior year: | 2 | |
| Lighting Seminar III | ||
| Advised Electives | ||
| Choose 7 hours from the School of Drama or outside the department 1 | 7 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 54 | |
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Courses used to fulfill General Education and/or major requirements may not fulfill electives.
General Education and College Requirements
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division General Education course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
| English Composition | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
| Language | ||
| Two courses in the same language, (which can be met by successfully completing 2 years of the same language in high school) | 0-10 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1473 | Mathematics for Critical Thinking (Core I) (or advised math elective) | 3 |
| Core Area II: Natural Science | ||
| Choose two courses from different disciplines in the biological and/or physical sciences, one of which must include a laboratory | 7-8 | |
| Core Area III: Social Science | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | ||
| Artistic Forms | ||
| Choose one course (MTHR 3143 recommended) 1 | 3 | |
| Western Culture | ||
| HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| DRAM 3713 | History of the Theatre I | 3 |
| DRAM 3723 | History of the Theatre II | 3 |
| World Culture | ||
| Choose one course 1 | 3 | |
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 40-51 | |
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The course taken to fulfill the upper-division General Education requirement outside the major may not be chosen from Drama courses.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| DRAM 1133 | Drawing and Rendering | 3 |
| DRAM 1134 | Stage Lighting and Sound | 4 |
| DRAM 1411 | Makeup | 1 |
| DRAM 1811 | Music Notation and Score Reading for Stage Managers and Designers | 1 |
| DRAM 1513 | Introduction to Acting | 3 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DRAM 1124 | Stagecraft | 4 |
| DRAM 2013 | Introduction to Theatrical Design and Production | 3 |
| DRAM 2423 | Drafting for the Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| DRAM 1114 | Costume Construction | 4 |
| DRAM 2062 | Digital Media | 2 |
| DRAM 2223 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| DRAM 2451 | Lighting Seminar I | 1 |
| DRAM 2813 | Stage Management | 3 |
| Math (Core I) 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DRAM 2451 | Lighting Seminar I | 1 |
| DRAM 2733 | Introduction to Dramaturgy | 3 |
| DRAM 3043 | Computer Aided Design I for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 4163 | Lighting Design II | 3 |
| DRAM 4272 | Lighting Production | 2 |
| Social Science (Core III) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| DRAM 2153 | Scene Design | 3 |
| DRAM 3053 | Computer Aided Design II for the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 3451 | Lighting Seminar II | 1 |
| DRAM 3613 | Directing I | 3 |
| DRAM 3713 | History of the Theatre I (Core IV) | 3 |
| DRAM 4213 | Lighting Design III | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DRAM 3723 | History of the Theatre II (Core IV) | 3 |
| DRAM 3451 | Lighting Seminar II | 1 |
| DRAM 3910 | Advanced Rehearsal and Production | 1 |
| DRAM 4253 | History of Decor | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Natural Science without lab (Core II) 2 | 3-4 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| DRAM 3353 | Costume Design | 3 |
| DRAM 4073 | Developing the Professional Perspective | 3 |
| DRAM 4451 | Lighting Seminar III | 1 |
| Advised Elective | 4 | |
| Natural Science with lab (Core II) 2 | 4 | |
| Beginning Language (Core I) | 0-5 | |
| Credit Hours | 15-20 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DRAM 4451 | Lighting Seminar III | 1 |
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Artistic Forms (Core IV) 2, 3 | 3 | |
| World Culture (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Beginning Language continued (Core I) | 0-5 | |
| Credit Hours | 13-18 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120-130 | |
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MATH 1473 is recommended.
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The course taken to fulfill the upper-division General Education requirement outside the major may not be chosen from Drama courses.
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MTHR 3143 is recommended.
- At least 24 hours of upper-division Drama credit must be earned in residence as a declared major.
- Bachelor’s degrees require a minimum of 40 hours of upper-division (3000-4000) coursework.
- This plan of study should not be used in lieu of academic advisement.
- Unless otherwise stated on the degree sheet, the College of Fine Arts does not permit coursework to fulfill more than one degree requirement.