
Core Curriculum Required of All Theatre Arts Majors
Focus Areas
Performance
Additional courses in performance study should include Acting II, Play Directing, and 12 additional units in performance-related courses.
Design and Technical Theatre
Additional courses include Stagecraft; costume, set, or lighting design; and a course in theatre technology and must include Advanced Design Studio.
Dramatic Theory, History, and Literature
Dramatic Theory and Criticism and an additional course in theatre history are required. Then students will take an additional 12 units of dramatic literature in the Departments of Theatre Arts or English or in a foreign language department. We urge students who intend to pursue graduate studies in this area fo continue their foreign language studies to the level of advanced proficiency.
Required for the Theatre Arts Minor