USU戏剧艺术系认为，受过良好训练的戏剧艺术家或教育者必须对戏剧的所有领域和各个方面都有一定的了解，才能真正取得成功。该系致力于通过强调一般培训来帮助学生获得并开发成功实现未来追求所需的工具，这将为学生提供广泛的课程背景和实践经验，并在其重点中提供高级培训。学生可以从中获得经验的领域包括设计，技术工作，舞台管理，表演和导演。该课程的每个学生都将获得在戏剧艺术领域学习和成长所需的个人关注。戏剧艺术专业的学生可以获得BFA或BA学士学位。BFA是专业艺术学位，要求艺术水平高于平均水平。学生必须首先申请并被接受
The Theatre Arts Department at USU believes that a well-trained theatre artist or educator must have a working knowledge of all areas and aspects of theatre in order to be truly successful. The department strives to help students acquire and develop the tools needed to succeed in their future pursuits by emphasizing general training, which provides students with a broad background of courses and practical experiences, plus advanced training in their emphases. A few of the areas in which students gain experience are design, technical work, stage management, acting, and directing. Each student in this program will receive the individual attention required to learn and grow within the theatre arts.Students in the theatre arts major can earn either a BFA or a BA degree. The BFA is a professional art degree requiring above-average accomplishment in art. Students must first apply and be accepted to the professional degree program.To receive a BA, students must gain proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Students pursuing the BA receive a degree in general theatre studies. This is a four-year program designed for students who want a more comprehensive liberal arts background in theatre. This emphasis prepares students for graduate study and is also appropriate for those entering the field of stage directing. The theatre education emphasis prepares students to teach secondary education. Coursework emphasizes performance skills, design and technical skills, production concerns, and fundamental voice and movement development. Students are expected to participate in the building and running of all departmental productions.