Course variations

Program modules

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 1. The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. 2. Required courses in related areas: 9 credit hours in dramatic literature and playwriting at the 100 level. 3. Required courses in the major: TRDA 14: Introduction to Acting, TRDA 124: Play Analysis, TRDA 130: Basics of Production Design, TRDA 139: Theatre Practicum (for a total of 3 credits), TRDA 145 and 146: History of Theatre, TRDA 147: Directing for the Theatre. * 6 credit hours in design/technical courses. These can include: TRDA 131: Introduction to Lighting, TRDA 132: Makeup Design, TRDA 135: Introduction to Scene Design, TRDA 136: Beginning Costuming. * 12 additional credit hours in the 100-level theatre and dance courses. Some possibilities include: Introduction to Scene Study-Realism, Scene Study: Voice and Character, Scene Study: Postrealism, Scene Study: Contemporary Comedy, Scene Study: Shakespeare, Audition Technique, Stage Dialects, and Physical Performance Skills.

Entry requirement for international students

Students from India should have higher secondary school certificate. Students from Australia should have senior secondary certificate of education, year 12 certificate. Students from Brazil should have Certificado de Conclusao de Secundo Grau. Students from China and Hong Kong should have senior high school graduation and superior national college entrance exam scores; HKCEE results and predicted HKAL results. Students from United Arab Emirates should have secondary school leaving certificate. Students from Indonesia should have SMA in science stream with minimum average of 7 in academic subjects. Students from Japan should have Kotogakko/secondary school diploma of graduation. Students from Malaysia should have MCE/SPM. Students from Pakistan should have intermediate certificate, higher secondary school certificate. Students from Thailand should have Mathayom Suksa 6. They are required to take either the SAT or ACT exams. Results of national examinations, such as the A Level exams, cannot be used as substitutes for these examinations. The SAT or ACT requirement may be waived only if there is no SAT or ACT testing offered anywhere in the student’s country of residence (as is the case for students in mainland China). If English is not their first language students must have results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), regardless of citizenship, country of residence or language of instruction in school. The minimum required score is 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL, 213 on the computer-based TOEFL or 550 on the paper-based TOEFL. Strong applicants to GW score much higher than the minimum required score on the TOEFL. In lieu of the TOEFL, a minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS is also considered. The TOEFL requirement is waived only for students who score 550 or higher on the Critical Reading section of the SAT.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

George Washington University

Department name

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Theatre and Dance