Program Recognition
•Bullet: Joint Bachelor of Science awarded as Course 21E (Humanities and Engineering) or Course 21S (Humanities and Science), with Theater Arts as the humanities field
•Bullet: Theater Arts is one of sixteen humanities fields the MIT registrar lists on the 21E and 21S degree charts
•Bullet: Music and Theater Arts presents the degree as drawing on both theater arts and engineering or science studies so graduates hold a basic command of each mode of inquiry
Training
•Bullet: The theater half runs 90-108 units: one 12-unit foundation subject from the 21T core group, then elective subjects planned with the major advisor
•Bullet: The engineering or science half is six elective subjects restricted to a single curriculum and approved by a faculty member in that field
•Bullet: Two communication-intensive (CI-M) subjects are required, normally one from the 21T curriculum and one from the science or engineering field
•Bullet: Designated 21T communication-intensive options include Acting with the Camera, Set Design, Costume Design, Technical Design for Performance, Playwriting Methods, Acting Styles, and Playwrights Lab
•Bullet: Major advisor: Jay Scheib, Class of 1949 Professor of Theater Arts and Section Head, Music & Theater Arts
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Qualified students may substitute the undergraduate thesis 21T.THU for one 12-unit theater elective with departmental approval
•Bullet: The catalog sets the degree at 180 units beyond the General Institute Requirements, with the humanities component at 81-114 units and the partner field at 54-72 units
•Bullet: Joint majors are discouraged from adding a double major and may not count any subject toward both the 21E or 21S program and another course of study
