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Program checklist · BA

Theater, BA

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
33
Credits (computed from items)
103-132
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_15d42f2e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Mason Core

major core · 0 items

    Foundation Requirements

    5 items
    1. Oral Communication
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Information Technology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Quantitative Reasoning
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. ENGH 101
      Composition
      As published: “Composition (Mason Core) 1”
      3
    5. ENGH 302
      Advanced Composition
      As published: “Advanced Composition (Mason Core) 1”
      3

    Core Requirements

    major core · 6 items
    1. Literature
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Arts 2
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Natural Science 3
      Not resolved to a course
      7
    4. Global History
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. Global Contexts 4
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. Social and Behavioral Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Theater Core

    major core · 11 items
    1. THR 150
      Global Theater Histories I
      As published: “Global Theater Histories I (Mason Core)”
      3
    2. THR 151
      Global Theater Histories II
      As published: “Global Theater Histories II (Mason Core)”
      3
    3. THR 196
      1
    4. THR 198
      1
    5. THR 199
      1
    6. THR 210
      Acting I
      As published: “Acting I (Mason Core)”
      3
    7. THR 230
      Fundamentals of Production
      As published: “Fundamentals of Production (Mason Core)”
      3
    8. THR 240
      3
    9. THR 329
      Directing
      or: THR 338 Production Stage Management
      3
    10. THR 350
      Script Analysis
      As published: “Script Analysis (Mason Core)”
      3
    11. THR 351
      Dramatic Theory and Criticism
      As published: “Dramatic Theory and Criticism (Mason Core)”
      or: THR 360 Dramaturgy
      3

    Apex

    1 item
    1. THR 440
      Advanced Studies in Directing/Dramaturgy
      As published: “Advanced Studies in Directing/Dramaturgy (Mason Core)”
      or: THR 496 Text in Production (Mason Core)
      3

    Dramatic Literature

    0 items

      Select one course from the following: 1

      6 items
      1. THR 352
        3
      2. THR 353
        3
      3. THR 354
        3
      4. THR 356
        3
      5. THR 359
        World Stages
        As published: “World Stages (Mason Core) 2”
        3
      6. THR 424
        3

      Theater Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Theater Majors must complete 21 credits of upper-division (300-400 level) THR coursework not already applied to the major. Students may elect to pursue an academic track in Design & Technical Theater, Directing & Dramaturgy, Performance, Performance Studies, or Playwriting.
        Not resolved to a course
        21

      General Electives

      electives · 0 items

        Minor

        0 items

          Double Major 1

          major core · 0 items

            Double Degree 1

            0 items

              Intermediate-level proficiency in one foreign language

              0 items

                Accelerated MA in Arts Management (Required courses to be taken in advanced standing: AMGT 601, AMGT 602, AMGT 604, and AMGT 605) 2

                1 item
                1. Remaining electives to achieve 120 total credits 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                  0-29

                Accelerated Pathway Requirements

                0 items

                  Advanced Standing courses (up to 12 credits with a minimum grade of B in each)

                  4 items
                  1. AMGT 602
                    3
                  2. AMGT 601
                    3
                  3. AMGT 604
                    3
                  4. AMGT 605
                    3

                  Reserve Graduate Credit courses (up to 6 credits) taken while an undergraduate and will only count for the graduate degree program

                  2 items
                  1. AMGT 603
                    The Arts in Society
                    As published: “The Arts in Society 1”
                    3
                  2. AMGT 606
                    Governance and Financial Management
                    As published: “Governance and Financial Management 2”
                    3
                  Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/visual-performing-arts/theater/theater-ba/. Captured page pages/0074.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.