Bachelor of Arts (Theatre)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEATRE

The BA Theatre Programme caters for demands in education and entertainment (edutainment), community sensitization, and media industry, which requires a graduate with integrated skills in the various performing and creative arts with adaptive qualities in relation to the dynamic environment in the job market. The student is trained in Drama, Play Production, Technical Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Dance. In addition, the programme incorporates studies in film, radio and TV inrelation to the performing arts.

First Year

First Semester

SAS 101	Introduction to Reading and Writing Skills (Required)	3
SAS 102	Computer Literacy and Skills (Required)	3
LTF 110	Artistic Expression (Required)	3
LTF 111	Music and Society (Required)	3
THE 110	Fundamentals of Theatre (Core)	3
THE 111	History of Theatre I (Africa) (Core)	3
	*Any one of the following:
FMS 110	History of Film	3
LIT 110	Introduction to Literature	3
MUS 111	Introduction to Music and Dance	3
PHL 110	Introduction to Philosophy of Human Nature	3

Second Semester

SAS 104	Social Science Perspectives on HIV and AIDS (Required)	3
LTF 120	The Motion Picture (Required)	3
LTF 121	Introduction to Performance (Required)	3
THE 120	History of Theatre II: Europe & Asia (Core)	3
THE 121	Music in Performing Arts (Core)	3
SAS 104	Social Science Perspectives on HIV and AIDS (Required)	3
	*Any two of the following
FMS 120	History of Contemporary Film	3
MUS 121	Introduction to Western Music	3
LIT 121	Classical Literary Theory	3
PHL 120	Introduction to Logic	3
PRT 120	Introduction to Ethics	3

Second Year

First Semester

SAS 201	Introduction to Research Methods (Required)	3
LTF 210	Fundamentals of Literature I – Drama (Required)	3
LTF 211	Art and Communication (Required)	3
THE 210	Acting I: Stage Movement (Core)	3
THE 211	Script Making and Interpretation (Core)	3
	*Any two of the following:
MUS 211	African Music & Dance	3
FMS 211	Film Analysis	3
LIT 210	Humanist Literary Theory	3
PHL 210	Classical Logic	3
LIN 210	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	3

Second Semester

SAS 202	Critical Thinking (Required) 3	3
LTF 220	Issues in Kenyan Theatre (Required) 3	3
LTF 221	Issues in Kenyan Cinema (Required) 3	3
THE 220	Acting II: Speech Theory and Practice (Core) 3	3
THE 221	Dance Drama (Core) 3	3
THE 222	Lighting and Sound for the Stage & Screen (core) 3	3
	*Any one of the following:	3
FMS 221	Acting for the Screen 3	3
MUS 221	African Musical Instruments 3	3
LIT 221	Fundamentals of Literature IV– Oral Literature 3	3
PHL 223	Feminist Philosophy 3	3

Third Year

First Semester

SAS 301	Contemporary Gender Issues (Required)	3
LTF 310	Research Methods in the Humanities (Required)	3
LTF 311	Art and Psychology (Required)	3
THE 310	Theoretical and Critical Perspectives in Theatre (Core)	3
THE 311	Technical Theatre II: Stage Design (Core)	3
THE 312	Radio & TV Drama (Core)	3
	*Any one of the following:
LIT 314	European Drama I	3
MUS 311	Western Music III: The Romantic Period	3
LIN 313	Theories of Editing	3
PHL 311	African Philosophy	3
FMS 310	Film Theory and Criticism	3

Second Semester

SAS 302	Entrepreneurship and Accounting (Required)	3
LTF 320	Copy Writing (Required)	3
THE 320	Technical Theatre III: Costume Design (Core)	3
THE 321	Stage Directing (Core)	3
THE 322	Attachment (Core)	3
	*Any two of the following:
LIT 328	West African Drama	3
LIT325	Caribbean Drama	3
LIT 326	Latin American Drama	3
MUS 321	Western Music IV: The Modern Period	3
FMS 320	Film Directing	3
LIN 323	Editing Skills	3
PHL 320	Aesthetics	3

Fourth Year

First Semester

SAS 401	Policy Analysis and project Management (Required)	3
LTF 410	Discourses on African Art (Required)	3
LTF 411	Literary Journalism (Required)	3
THE 410	Theatre Therapy (Core)	3
THE 412	Drama and Theatre in Education (Core)	3
THE 413	Industrial Theatre (Core)	3
	*Any one of the following:
LIT 410	Literature and Postmodernist Theory	3
MUS 412	Music and the Media	3
PHL 410	African Aesthetics	3
HIS 401	Issues in African Historiography	3
FMS 412	Ideological Readings of TV	3

Second Semester

SAS 402	Disaster and Conflict Management (Required)	3
LTF 420	Discourses on African Cinema (Required)	3
THE 420	Theatre in Community Development (Core)	3
THE 421	Entertainment Management and Marketing (Core)	3
THE 422	Theatre Project (Core)	3
	*Any two of the following:
MUS 422	Popular Music	3
FMS 421	Media Law and Ethics	3
FMS 422	Media and Public Relations	3
LIT 421	Major Literary Movements	3
LIT 425	Studies in Post Colonial Discourse	3
PHL 420	Philosophy of Language	3
PHL 421	Political Philosophy in Africa	3

Objectives/Admission

The objectives of the programme are:

To train students in professional skills within the area of creative and performing arts with an aim of enabling them to actively engage in the developmental aspects of community work.
To train students for self employment by using acquired skills in creative and performing arts.
To improve the skills of practicing actors, technicians,music educators and performers, producers, directors, theatre educators and performers, and community workers who may need professional skills and in-servicein order to work competently.
To train students to study and broaden ideas in the performing arts through research, training and teaching.
To equip students with skills in running various outreach academic and community programs e.g. Drama/Theatre in Community Development, Theatre in Education and Musical theatre therapy.

Admission Requirements
To be admitted into the degree programme, the applicant must fulfill the academic requirements as prescribed by Moi University.
In addition the applicant should fulfill the requirements for the following joint admissions board’s clusters: English, Kiswahili, Maths or any group ii; group iii, and French or music, or art and design.

Mature entry applicants should be in possession of a C+ overall grade or two principal passes at A-level, or a Moi University Senate recognized diploma. Applicants engaged in literary activities, performing arts at professional or amateur level will have an added advantage.