BFA in Sound Design

The Design & Production programs prepare talented and committed students for careers in the professional world of theatre and related entertainment media. The program curriculum stresses the development of a student as a theatre artist. Focusing on collaboration, imagination, intellect, communication skills, oral critique, as well as professional behavior.

During each year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, courses in design, production, graphic skills, management and dramatic literature follow a carefully integrated sequence of class exercises and production opportunities. The committed students who pursue the BFA degree in Design, Production, or Management at Boston University discover who they are, what they do well, and what they are capable of doing. They learn to be collaborative theatre artists that work productively under the stresses of the theatrical profession and, most importantly, they learn to integrate design, production and management skills with their own personal sensibility.

Program of Study

(minimum of 130 credits)

Second Year	1st	2nd
CFA TH 099 Matinee	0	0
CFA TH 553 & 554 Colloquium	1	1
CFA TH 297 & 298 Production	2+	2+
CFA TH 287 & 281 Sound Design 1 & 2	3	3
CFA TH 289 & 290 Production Audio 1 & 2	3	3
CFA TH 261 VectorWorks 2	1	–
Elements of Music Theory	4	–
Art History 1 & 2	4	4
Open elective	–	3
Total	18	19
Third Year
CFA TH 099 Matinee	0	0
CFA TH 553 & 554 Colloquium	1	1
CFA TH 397 & 398 Production	2+	2+
CFA TH 283 Lighting Design 1	3	–
CFA TH 270 Tech Production 2	–	3
Electronic Music 2 & 3	2	2
Music History elective	3	–
Film Sound	–	4
Social Science	4	4
Total	15	16
Fourth Year
CFA TH 099 Matinee	0	0
CFA TH 553 & 554 Colloquium	1	1
CFA TH 497 & 498 Production	2+	2+
CFA TH 263 Scene Design 1 or CFA TH 275 Costume Design 1	3	–
CFA TH 240 Intro to Stage Direction	2	–
Shakespeare	4	–
CFA TH 452 Senior Sound Project	–	3
CFA TH 592 Internship	–	3
Theatre Literature elective	–	3
Total	13	12