Degrees offered: |
BA in Theater Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Music Theater with a theater concentration, Secondary Certification in Theater Arts, and MA in Theater Arts |
Number of faculty: |
34* |
Number of majors in the program: |
Undergraduate 187* |
Faculty Liaison: |
Crystal Herman |
Library Subject Specialist: |
Joy Urbina |
Department Chair: |
Mimi Gladstein |
* Fall, 2003 data as reported in The University of Texas at El Paso FACT BOOK, 2003-04, Center for Institutional Evaluation Research and Planning, University of Texas at El Paso, 2005 |
Program Description
The Department of Theater and Dance prepares its students for careers in both professional and academic theater, television, and film. The Department offers Majors in Theatre and Dance. Minors are available in Film studies, Theatre, and Dance. A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is available in theater, performance, and teacher certification. At the graduate level the Department offers an M.A. degree.
The undergraduate catalog lists thirty-nine courses in theater, twenty-four courses in dance, and eleven courses in film. The graduate catalog contains fifteen courses in theater and drama for graduate study.
Description of Existing Collection
NCIP Code: 3a
The collection supports Masters level work and includes widely read European languages. The LC call numbers are: GV 1580-1799 dancing, MT music in theaters, PN 1600-3300 drama (literature) and theater including theater management. A large portion of the dance collection and the movie collection are in video formats.
The periodical collection includes print journals and electronic access titles.
The Reference collection includes representative encyclopedias and dictionaries on theater.
Current Collecting Intensity
NCIP Code: 2b
Faculty requests include monographs, films, and dance videos. New journal titles are requested yearly. Dramatic literature is received regularly and includes new and retrospective editions of
The recent addition of the dance program resulted in large purchases in that field to bring the collection up to date.
Last updated: 3/11/05
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