Undergraduate Programs: The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at SMU is unique because of the emphasis on actor training within a liberal arts course of study. After the first year, students have three years of concentrated acting, voice, and movement coursework and the opportunity to act in eight or more productions per year. The curriculum explores the process, complexity and richness of acting while challenging students with the intellectual rigor necessary to the discipline of theatre. For a typical course of study, click here.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies at SMU emphasizes all areas of theatre within SMU’s exceptional liberal arts course of study. In the first two years, all students complete the same acting, voice, and movement coursework as for the B.F.A. in Acting. In the junior and senior years, the focus is on directing, playwriting, stage management, design and/or critical studies – with the option to continue courses in acting. Students also have multiple opportunities to participate in our season – either as actors, directors, assistant directors, playwrights, dramaturgs, designers, or stage managers. It’s a curriculum that's as flexible as it is rigorous, and it's designed to fully support the theatre artist’s exploration and development. For a typical course of study, click here.

For a complete list of undergraduate courses in Theatre, click here.