THEA at James Madison University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate THEA coursework.

• THEA 351Acting II: Intermediate Actingopens 5 courses (2 directly)
• THEA 452Acting III: Contemporary Scene Studyopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• THEA 353Musical Theatre Performanceopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• THEA 271Technical Theatreopens 2 courses (1.5 directly)
• THEA 316World Theatre Histories, Texts and Performances IIopens 1 course (1 directly)
• THEA 453Acting IV: Approach to Heightened Languageopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate THEA work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 47 THEA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 32 more THEA courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on THEA, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in THEA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at THEA 460

  1. THEA 251Acting I: Basic Acting
  2. THEA 351Acting II: Intermediate Acting
  3. THEA 452Acting III: Contemporary Scene Study
  4. THEA 453Acting IV: Approach to Heightened Language
  5. THEA 460Auditioning and Professional Issues

• 4 courses deep, ending at THEA 455

  1. THEA 251Acting I: Basic Acting
  2. THEA 353Musical Theatre Performance
  3. THEA 454Advanced Musical Theatre Performance

• 3 courses deep, ending at THEA 317

  1. THEA 211Performance Analysis
  2. THEA 316World Theatre Histories, Texts and Performances II
  3. THEA 317World Theatre Histories, Texts and Performances III

• 3 courses deep, ending at THEA 330

  1. STAD 171Performance Production
  2. STAD 471Stage Management
  3. THEA 330Professional Issues for Designers and Technicians

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for THEA yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under THEA yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

THEA does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the JMU campus feed.