English and Theatre, BA (Boston)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogSocial Sciences HumanitiesBoston128 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

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All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Foundational Courses

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 1400 — Introduction to Literary Studies
One of:
- ENGL 1700 — Global Literatures 1
- ENGL 1701 — Global Literatures 2

Diversity

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Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below):

One of:
- ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity

Literary Periods

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Pre-1850
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1600 — Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 3101 — Early Literatures
- ENGL 3120 — 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
- ENGL 3160 — Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
- One of:
  - ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
  - JWSS 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
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Post-1850
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ENGL 2301 — The Graphic Novel
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2451 — Postcolonial Women Writers
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2600 — Irish Literary Culture
- ENGL 3161 — 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures

Theories and Methods

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Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
- ENGL 1450 — Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
- ENGL 2520 — Science Fiction
- ENGL 2620 — What Is Nature?
- ENGL 3325 — Rhetoric of Law
- ENGL 3381 — The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
- ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive
- ENGL 3487 — Film and Text
- ENGL 3700 — Narrative Medicine
- LING 1150 — Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 2350 — Linguistic Analysis
- LING 3450 — Syntax
- LING 3452 — Semantics
- LING 3454 — History of English
- LING 3456 — Language and Gender

Major Seminar

ENGL 3710 — Major Seminar

Writing

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 2700 — Creative Writing
- ENGL 2710 — Style and Editing
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 2770 — Writing to Heal
- ENGL 3375 — Writing Boston
- ENGL 3376 — Creative Nonfiction
- ENGL 3377 — Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 3378 — Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 3380 — Writing Seminar

English Electives

8 semester hours.

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Complete any two ENGL courses that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement.

Foundational Courses (2)

INAM 2000 — Ethics in Creativity
One of:
- THTR 1000 — Theatre at Northeastern
- ENGL 1000 — English at Northeastern
THTR 1101 — Introduction to Theatre
THTR 1120 — Acting 1
THTR 1131 — Introduction to Technical Theatre
THTR 1270 — Introduction to Theatrical Design
THTR 3325 — Dramaturgical Inquiry

Making Theatre

THTR 1100 — Production Experience 1
THTR 2000 — Production Experience 2

Texts, Community, & Social Context

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- All of:
  - INAM 1300 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre
  - INAM 1301 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar
- THTR 1215 — Activism and Performance
- THTR 1220 — Race, Power, and Performance
- THTR 1400 — Documentary Theatre Project
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3650 — Performing Theory

Electives

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Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2310 — History of Musical Theatre
- THTR 2330 — Playwriting
- THTR 2335 — Boston Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2342 — Acting 2
- THTR 2345 — Acting for the Camera
- THTR 2346 — Viewpoints
- THTR 2370 — Lighting Design
- THTR 2380 — Costume Design
- THTR 2385 — Fashion Construction and Pattern Making
- THTR 2400 — Scenic Design
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2600 — Voice and Speech Training
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 2993 — Topics in Dance
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3400 — Stage Combat
- THTR 3550 — Directing for the Stage
- THTR 3650 — Performing Theory
- THTR 3670 — Mixed-Media Performance Lab
- THTR 3973 — Topics in Performance Studies
- THTR 4345 — Advanced Acting for the Camera
- THTR 5300 — Devised Theatre Project
- THTR 5450 — Acting 3
- THTR 5700 — Design for Immersive Performance

English Capstone Requirement

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 4710 — Capstone Seminar
- THTR 4702 — Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project

Integrative Requirement

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This course will not be applied to fulfillment of other requirements of this major.

ENGL 1600 — Introduction to Shakespeare

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