2017-2018 Catalog

Theatre - Theatre Technology (THETC)

Award: Certificate of achievement

Pathway to associate degree: Theatre (THEAA) 

Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus

This certificate allows students to gain necessary skills to work behind-the-scenes in theatre doing costuming, scenery, lighting, or sound. Students accepted into the Theatre Technology Apprenticeship program are expected to spend at least 15 hours per week in training.

The Theatre Technology Apprenticeship program is a two-year program run in conjunction with the Omaha Community Playhouse. In order to satisfy the 1500-hour requirement to receive the Theatre Technology Apprenticeship Program Certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor, students are required to complete an additional 24.0 credit hours of cooperative study courses (THEA 2981THEA 2986) beyond the MCC certificate of achievement.

For more information about educational cost, median loan debt, and other important information related to this program, please visit our website at mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Humanities-and-Visual-Arts/Visual-Arts/Theatre.aspx.

Graduation Requirements

General education

13.5

Major requirements

34.5

Total credit hours required

48.0

General education requirements (13.5 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010English Composition IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

Humanities

Humanities

4.5

See Humanities course options

Major requirements for Theatre – Theatre Technology (34.5 credit hrs.)

THEA 1000Introduction to TheatreONLINE

4.5

THEA 1110Theatre Technology I

4.0

THEA 1120Theatre Technology II

4.0

THEA 1130Theatre Technology III

4.0

THEA 2010Script Analysis

4.5

THEA 2150Stage Rigging

4.5

THEA 2160Principles of Stage Lighting

4.5

THEA 2170Stage Management

4.5

OR

THEA 2900Special Topics in Theatre

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