Bachelor of Science in Theatre and Dance

We offer a well-balanced, unique curriculum for both theatre and dance students that prepares you to enter professional careers, teaching or other fields.

Our Bachelor of Science in theatre and dance provides a well-rounded education in an interdisciplinary professional program. The program lets you choose an emphasis area based on your interests and talent: acting, dance or design and technical.

Courses in each emphasis focus your particular skills, knowledge and capacities, while courses in the professional program provide a foundation necessary to be successful on a variety of levels.

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Emphasis Areas and Degree Plans

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Fall Recovery 2018

Theatre and Dance Minors

We also offer minors in theatre and dance that can be combined with other undergraduate majors.

Why Choose Lamar for Theatre and Dance?

  • Our stages serve as laboratories for hands-on training.

  • Students participate in all phases of our production program, including a wide range of theatrical works and dance concerts, both on campus and throughout the state and nation.

  • Our majors benefit from nationally renowned guest artists who are brought to campus to present workshops, teach, choreograph and share their experience and knowledge with the students.

  • A variety of departmental and college endowed scholarships and departmental assistantships are available to qualified students.

Learn more about becoming a Theatre & Dance major.  

Available Stages

Lamar University's three stages serve as laboratories for hands-on training. Students participate in all phases of our production program, including a wide range of theatrical works and dance concerts on the Lamar campus and throughout the state and nation.

Visiting Artists and Scholarships

Theatre & Dance majors frequently benefit from nationally renowned guest artists who are brought to campus to present workshops, teach, choreograph and share their experience and knowledge with the students. A variety of departmental and college endowed scholarships and departmental assistantships are available to qualified students.