The General Theatre Concentration offers students with a wide range of interests an opportunity to explore theatre in all its many forms and aspects. Our General Theatre majors tend to be students who want to explore and understand theatre but do not intend to specialize as performers, designers, or technicians. Many of our General Theatre majors go on to be teachers, scholars, and writers for stage and screen.
Why Choose General Theatre?
Diverse Opportunities and Talented Faculty
The General Theatre Concentration offers students who have a wide range of interests an opportunity to study theatre in all its many forms and aspects. Our BA offers broad training in performance, design & technology, and theatre history with opportunities to explore playwriting, screenwriting, dramaturgy, and applied theatre. Many of our General Theatre Studies majors go on to be teachers, scholars, theatremakers, and writers for stage and screen.
Explore the Theatre Profession
As a General Theatre major, you practice a collaborative art form, through a holistic exploration of theatre as a practice, a skillset, and a career path. Sample from any of the aspects of theatremaking that entice you: writing and directing, dramaturgy, performance, design, and teaching.
Writing, Making, and Changing the World
This Concentration emphasizes the study of Theatre through experience in wordsmithing, dramaturgy, devising, arts management, education, and using theatre for social transformation (applied theatre). Our graduates apply skills learned in General Theatre including critical thinking, creative problem-solving, persuasive oral and written communication, leadership, and teamwork. They find they can apply these skills to countless career paths within and outside of the arts.
Earn a Teaching Certificate
Theatre/Speech is an approved area of concentration for the N–12 certificate in the School of Education and Human Sciences.
Curriculum
A complete list of courses and requirements is available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog.
Ready to Apply?
Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a Concentration in General Theatre consists of an application to UAB. All the information you need to apply can be found on UAB's Undergraduate Admissions Hub.