If you're passionate about the performing arts, this program will allow you to develop your skills in one of the most vibrant pillars of the entertainment industry. You'll have the opportunity to take courses taught by performing arts professionals with extensive experience on local and international stages. You'll learn about all facets of theater, from history, acting, and stage direction to techniques for improving diction and body language, as well as the creation of stage designs and productions. Studying theater will not only help you excel in this discipline but will also diversify your professional portfolio.
Curriculum
This curriculum allows students to develop basic knowledge and skills in theatrical art, its trends, and the various profiles that comprise it. Then, in their second and third years, students immerse themselves in theatrical practice through courses such as Production Workshop, Improvisation and Theatrical Games, and Theater Theory and Criticism. In their final year, students integrate the knowledge acquired in more advanced courses such as Stage Direction, Puerto Rican Theater, and Acting for Film and Television.
Duration and Modality
The Bachelor's Degree in Theatre consists of 120 credits, to be completed in 4 years. Courses and workshops are offered in person.
Credits:
- Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
- General Requirements (RG): 39 credits
- Institutional Requirements (RI): 24 credits
- Concentration Requirements (CR): 42 credits
- Exploration (EX): 15 credits
TOTAL CREDITS: 120
Skills Acquired
- Promote in the student a broad knowledge about theatrical practice in Puerto Rico
- Know the specific terms of theatre vocabulary in practice and in its analysis
- Develop good physical flexibility and muscle coordination to form the body as an instrument of communication
- Promote that the student can demonstrate advanced knowledge about the techniques in the art of the appropriate use of the voice and body to communicate
- Develop critical thinking on how to analyze different theatrical productions
- Promote that the student can demonstrate a broad knowledge of the social function of theatre, as an instrument of social transformation
- To know the different social, political and artistic aspects that marked the theatrical history of the different cultures of the world
- Develop critical thinking on how to analyze different theatrical productions
- Understanding the different improvisation techniques in acting and collective creation
- Learn how to put on a theatrical performance in non-traditional spaces to develop community and social value projects
- Ability to work in front of film and television cameras
