Program: Entertainment Design and Technology | BA - Eastern Michigan University

Apr 06, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Entertainment Design and Technology is a multidisciplinary program for students interested in the Entertainment Industry. The core curriculum is grounded in theatre design and technology with supplemental studies from arts and technology courses across the campus. Graduates will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Learn

Students will learn a wide range of skills related to theatrical design and technology (in areas such as scenery, lighting, costumes, projections, sound, management, and more). A core tenet is learning by doing. Students will build strong portfolios by engaging in hands-on work and collaborating with faculty and other students.

Opportunities

Students are encouraged to seek opportunities working in the entertainment industry. As such, faculty and staff engage students in the process of finding employment and internship opportunities in the industry. In addition, our students regularly attend professional conferences such as The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Finally, our program has connections with corporate affiliates who regularly provide support for our productions and offer employment opportunities for our students.

School Information

Communication, Media & Theatre Arts, College of Arts and Sciences

John G. Cooper, Ph.D. | Interim Director | 124 Quirk | 734.487.3131 | jcooper@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Jeromy Hopgood | Associate Professor | 100 Quirk | 734.487.3131 | jhopgood@emich.edu

Melanie Schuessler Bond | Professor | 102 Quirk | 734.487.3131 | mbond5@emich.edu

General Education Requirements:

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Major Requirements: 50-53 hours

Students must earn a C or better on individual courses for major requirements. At least nine hours must be 300-level or above courses.

Foundation Courses: 15 hours

Production Courses: 12 hours

Choose any four of the following courses:

¹One of the courses chosen must be media/technology intensive

EDT 252 - Stagecraft: Scenery & Props 3 hrs
EDT 253 - Stagecraft: Lighting & Sound 3 hrs ¹
EDT 255 - Stage Management 3 hrs
EDT 256 - Costume Construction and Crafts 3 hrs
EDT 351 - Scene Design 3 hrs ¹
EDT 352 - Drafting for the Entertainment Industry 3 hrs ¹
EDT 353 - Digital Design for Theatre and the Entertainment Industry 3 hrs ¹
EDT 362 - Lighting Design: Stage and Beyond 3 hrs ¹
EDT 364 - Costume Design 3 hrs
EDT 365 - Costume Draping 3 hrs
EDT 366 - Advanced Stage Make-up 3 hrs

Writing Intensive Course: 3-6 hours

Choose one of the following (this requirement may be fulfilled by taking one of the courses designated with a W in the History Courses category below):

CTAR 453W - Marketing the Arts | GEWI 3 hrs
CTAR 455W - Dramaturgy | GEWI 3 hrs
CTAT 344W - Continuity Writing for Electronic Media | GEWI 3 hrs
or
DANC 350W - History of Dance: Prehistoric to Renaissance | GEWI 3 hrs
and 3 hrs
Both History of Dance courses must be taken to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement.

History Courses: 6 hours

Choose any two of the following courses (courses marked with W will also fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement above, credits only count once towards total credits for the major):

ARTH 162 - Survey of Western Art I | GEKA 3 hrs
ARTH 165 - Postmodern and Contemporary Art 3 hrs
CTAR 450 - History of the Theatre to 1642 3 hrs
CTAR 451 - History of the Theatre 1642 to the Present 3 hrs
DANC 350W - History of Dance: Prehistoric to Renaissance | GEWI 3 hrs
DANC 351W - History of Dance: Romanticism to the Present | GEWI 3 hrs
Both History of Dance courses must be taken to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement.
EDT 363 - Stage Costume: History and Theory 3 hrs
IDE 225 - History of Interiors from Antiquity to 1800 3 hrs
IDE 226 - History of Interiors from 1800 to Present 3 hrs

Professional Development Courses: 5 hours

Cognate Elective Courses: 9 hours

Choose any nine hours from the following offerings outside of chosen minor:

¹One of the courses chosen must be media/technology intensive

Minor Requirement:

This major requires a minor. Select a minor from the following

| | | | | | | | | Other minors as approved by the CMTA advisor

Program Total:

Students must earn a minimum total of 124 credits at the 100-level or above.

Beginning in Fall 2022, all baccalaureate degree programs for all undergraduates (regardless of catalog year) will require a minimum of 120 credit hours for completion.

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