Theatre Degrees
SOU’s Theatre program is unique to the West Coast because it focuses entirely on undergrad students. Experience close working relationships with faculty who are specialists in every aspect of theatrical study.
Undergraduate Degrees
Theatre, BA/BS
Offered as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major
The BA degree option provides a broad liberal arts education with the opportunity to explore a wide range of subject areas. The BS degree does not require foreign language study. Students pursuing the BA and BS degree are expected to complete a capstone experience during their senior year.
Theatre, BFA
Offered as a Bachelor of Fine Arts
The BFA degree is appropriate for students who are preparing for professional careers in theatre. BFA candidates must select an area of concentration for their degree. Admission to the BFA is by audition or interview/portfolio review only. Students pursuing the BFA degree are expected to complete a thesis project in their area of concentration.
Graduate Degrees
Master of Theatre Studies: Production and Design
Offered as a Master of Theatre Studies in Production and Design
An intensive program specifically designed for working high school and community college theatre teachers provides thorough training in the essential script analysis, design, and production aspects of the theatrical process. All TA 521 through TA 543 courses for the Master of Theatre Studies meet on the SOU campus over three summers.
Academic Minors
Musical Theatre Minor
Offered as a Secondary Discipline Minor
A Musical Theatre minor is a great way to supplement your main degree, whether it’s English or Business or Gender Studies or Criminology or almost any discipline you can think of. Musical Theatre sharpens students’ ability to communicate expressively and persuasively, which makes them more attractive candidates at multiple levels of the workforce.
Shakespeare Studies Minor
Offered as a Secondary Discipline Minor
The Shakespeare Studies minor is part of the Theatre program of the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University. The interdisciplinary field of Shakespeare Studies connects the playwright and his works with the culture of Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
Contact the Theatre Program
SOU Theatre Program
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6346
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