Performing Arts: School of Professional Studies @ Lees-McRae College: A 360º Experience

To assist in allowing you to choose classes you're interested in, while still creating a well-rounded education in all areas of Performing Arts we have broken down your studies into six areas we call competency areas. There are 57 hours to complete the major distributed within these six areas. Please contact us if you have any additional questions at the following email: pasrecruitment@lmc.edu

Creative and Artistic Direction

(student must take at least 11 credit hours)

Pre-requisite:

PAS 305 Creative and Critical Thinking (2)

Required Core:

(Either of the following classes may be taken as core depending upon the student’s emphasis)

PAS 374 Directing I (3)

PAS 381 Dance/Choreography for the Theatre (2)

Electives (choose at least 6 credits)

PAS 335 Performance of Literature (2)

PAS 474 Directing II (3)

PAS 481 Dance Composition (3)

PAS 484 Playwriting and Program Scripting (2)

Performance

(student must take at least 16 credit hours)

Acting ( 9 credits Total) subcategory of Performance

Pre-requisite:

PAS 133 Principles of Acting (3)

Electives (choose at least 6 credits)

PAS 233 Intermediate Acting (3)

PAS 234 Diction for the Performing Artist (2)

PAS 333 Acting in Musical Theatre (3)

PAS 433 Period Acting (3)

PAS 483 Acting for Film/TV (3)

PAS 463 Performance Art (3)

Movement and Dance (3 credits Total)) subcategory

Pre-requisite:

PAS 100 Movement for the Stage (1) OR

PAS 101 Dance Technique (1)

Electives (choose at least two credits)

PAS 201 Dance Technique (1)

PAS 103 Social Dance (1)

PAS 131 Ballet Studies (1)

PAS 141 Tap Studies (1)

PAS 151 Modern Studies (1)

PAS 161 Jazz Studies (1)

PAS 372 Stage Combat (2)

Music and Voice (7 credits Total) subcategory

Pre-requisite:

PAS 113 Fundamentals of Music (3)

Electives (choose at least 4 credits)

PAS 107 Music Theatre and Church Performance [Highlanders] (1)

PAS 115 Piano (1)

PAS 116 Private Voice (1)

PAS 118 Class Voice (1)

PAS 213 Music Analysis (3)

PAS 224 Sight Singing and Ear Training (2)

PAS 234 Diction for the Performing Artist (2)

PAS 332 Dialects and Accents (3)

Arts Management and Leadership

(student must take at least 6 credit hours)

Required Core:

PAS 457 Arts Management (3)

Electives (choose at least 3 credits)

PAS 467 Performing Arts Management/Publicity (3)

PAS 477 Arts Education and Outreach (3)

PAS 493 Performing Arts Internship (3)

Technical Theatre

(student must take at least 12 credit hours)

Pre-requisites:

PAS 143 Stagecraft (3)

PAS 244 Principles of Design (3)

Required Core:

PAS 353 Stage Management (3)

Electives (choose at least 3 credits)

PAS 254 Makeup (2)

PAS 345 Basic Lighting (3)

PAS 344 Costuming (3)

PAS 443 Scene Design (3)

Cultural and Critical Perspectives

(student must take at least 8 credit hours)

Pre-requisite:

PAS 272 Script Analysis (2)

Required Core:

PAS 471 World Culture and the Arts (3)

Electives (choose at least 3 credits)

PAS 363 History/Theory of Drama/Theatre (3)

PAS 364 History/Theory of Musical Drama/Theatre (3)

PAS 472 Dance History: Theory and Criticism (3)

PAS 473 History/Theory of Modern World Drama/Theatre (3)

Academic Review, Personal Reflection and Service

(student must take all 4 credit hours)

Required Core:

PAS 253          Career Management in Performing Arts (2)
PAS 497          Senior Research and Independent Study (1)
PAS 499          Senior Research Seminar for Performing Arts (1)

To assure each graduate is adequately prepared to enter the workforce, each PAS major must successfully complete six competencies with a high level of proficiency. These competencies are a capstone to their academic studies within the Division of Performing Arts and include following areas of knowledge and skills assessment.