Media and Screen Studies and Theatre, BA/BS

This major is designed for students who want to combine a knowledge of the art of theatre with the theories and conceptual frameworks of media and film studies. It offers both classroom and experiential learning in areas of acting, directing, writing, and design with related studies in screenwriting, media technology, and media production. Students develop a personalized technique for the practices of making theatre, film (documentary and fiction), and television as engaged citizens and creative artists.

Theatre Learning Outcomes 

Students who graduate from Northeastern University with a degree in theatre will be able to:

1. Apply a broad and deep knowledge of theatre as an art form to their work, including:
   • Foundational skills in performance, design, and production
   • Comprehensive understanding of theatre history, theory, and literature
   • Oral, visual, written expression of ideas with clarity and originality
2. Make theatre with integrity
   • Create or interpret a play
   • Collaborate generously
   • Apply a personalized technique to the process of making imaginative, innovative theatre
3. Make informed choices as theatrical entrepreneurs through professional readiness
4. Reflect on the cultural, social, and ethical impact and contributions that theatre has made to societies and communities

Media and Screen Studies Learning Outcomes

Our Media and Screen Studies curriculum designed to achieve six distinct learning objectives:

1. Apply basic knowledge of fundamental techniques of video-based film production in a visual project
2. Define terms, concepts, and theories that are fundamental to the study of media
3. Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to media texts
4. Apply the history of media studies to current issues of media with a particular focus on identity, industry, and democracy
5. Plan, write, and present original research papers and presentations, incorporating an analytical understanding of concepts and ideas in Media and Screen Studies
6. Apply theories of media and culture central to the field of Media and Screen Studies to a media text or issue

Co-Op Opportunities

• Disney ABC Television Group
• Actor’s Shakespeare Project
• American Repertory Theatre
• Boston Children’s Theatre
• Boston Ballet
• Boston Lyric Opera
• CBS Television
• Central Square Theatre
• Citi Center for the Performing Arts
• Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
• Huntington Theatre Company
• Lincoln Center
• Manhattan Theatre Club
• Miami Theater Center
• New Repertory Theatre
• Paramount Theatre
• Second Stage Theatre
• Stoneham Theatre
• Vineyard Theatre