Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Design/Tech

University of North Texas

The emphasis on design & technology prepares students to work professionally in the areas of scenic, lighting, sound, props and costume design, stage management, scenic construction, and other areas of theatre production.

Why Earn a Theatre Design/Tech Degree?

The Department of Dance & Theatre is part of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at UNT. The diverse curriculum offers breadth and depth in academics and performance.

The theatre program offers a selection of core theatre courses, encompassing various aspects of theatre. After completing the core in each concentration, the student's subsequent coursework is customized. The student can continue to study a broad general degree, or to choose to specialize in performance, design/tech, or theatre education.

Through our rigorous curriculum, you'll:

Gain practical experience in costuming, stagecraft, stage lighting, stage management and theatrical makeup through laboratory work
Have opportunities to perform lead roles, direct, design and stage manage
Learn how to use your voice and body during performance
Learn how to prepare plays for performance
Study actors, plays and playwrights from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America
Work with faculty members, guest and student directors, and choreographers on productions

Our faculty members are outstanding teachers as well as active professionals and renowned researchers. They include an Emmy nominee, a noted Edward Albee scholar and a recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for costume design. We sponsor two student organizations — the Drama Lab and the Alpha Psi Omega national honor society — that provide performance and networking opportunities. Our facilities include:

Acting and directing studios
Rehearsal rooms
Shops devoted to costume, set and prop design and construction
Two full-size performance venues (University Theatre and Studio Theatre)

Department alumni work with professional dance and theatre companies as dancers, choreographers, actors and artistic directors. Others are educators or administrators in universities, public schools, and private and professional studios. Still others have pursued careers in areas such as dance therapy, movement analysis, the dance fitness industry, radio, television, and film.