Theater
An Interdisciplinary major may be established by a student who has discovered "a well-defined intellectual interest that crosses one or more of the boundaries of the established fields of concentration. …Such a major involves at least two departments, but only one senior thesis and/or one comprehensive examination."

It is the student’s responsibility to generate the proposal in consultation with the advisor. The interested student should begin by obtaining Guidelines for the Interdisciplinary Major and other relevant documents at the Registrar’s Office.

Interdisciplinary majors involving the Department of Theater must include:
1. a)   THEA 227: Seventies and Eighties Avant-garde Theater and Performance, or
          THEA 251: Dance Composition, or
          THEA 370: Directing

    b)  THEA 261: Beginning Acting

     c)  THEA 130: Introduction to Design, or
          THEA 132: Theater Technology (formerly Stagecraft)

     b) Two of the following courses:
          THEA 101: Introduction to Drama
          THEA 200: The Classical Stage
          THEA 210: The Revolutionary Stage
          THEA 220: The Modern Stage
          THEA 225: The Grain of the Black Image

2. Plus 2.5 production credits: see section 4.4. This requirement is mandatory.

 

Interdisciplinary Major in Dance
An Interdisciplinary major may be established by a student who has discovered "a well-defined intellectual interest that crosses one or more of the boundaries of the established fields of concentration. …Such a major involves at least two departments, but only one senior thesis and/or one comprehensive examination."

It is the student’s responsibility to generate the proposal in consultation with the advisor. The interested student should begin by obtaining Guidelines for the Interdisciplinary Major and other relevant documents at the Registrar’s Office.

Interdisciplinary majors in Dance must include a minimum one of each of the following:
     a)Theory and Understanding or equivalent
        DANC 250: History of 20th Century Modern Dance I
        DANC 252: Contemporary Issues in Dance
        DANC 290: Aesthetics and Dance

     b) Creative Process or equivalnt
         DANC 251: Dance Composition
         DANC 253: Dance Repertory Performance I & II
         DANC s29: Dance as a Collaborative Art I
         DANC s30: Bates Dance Festival

     c) Technique or equivalent
         DANC 240: Technique: A Kinesthetic Approach
         DANC 241: Technique: Art and Expression
         DANC 270: Studio Dance
         DANC 340: Technique
         DANC 341: Technique of Art's Sake

   Plus 2.5 production credits: see section 4.4. This requirement is mandatory. All requirements to be discussed with faculty advisor.