22 Units Required

Minor Preparatory Subject Matter: Total of 3 – 4 units

• Dramatic Art 20: Introduction to Dramatic Art (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 21a: Fundamentals of Acting (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 24: Visual Aspects of Dramatic Art (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 25: Technical Aspects of Dramatic Production (3 units)
• Dramatic Art 26: Performing Arts Production Management (3 units)

• 8 units chosen from:
• Dramatic Art 156a: History of Theatre and Dance: Ancient to 1650 (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 156b: History of Theatre and Dance: 1650 - 1900 (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 156c: History of Theatre and Dance: 20th Century (4 units)

and…

• 6-8 units chosen from:
• Dramatic Art 121a: Advanced Acting: Mask, Myth and Tragedy (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 121b: Advanced Acting: Comedy from Farce to Manners (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 122a: Advanced Acting: Realism (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 122b: Advanced Acting: Non-realism (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 124a: Principles of Design: Scenery
• Dramatic Art 124b: Principles of Theatrical Design: Scenery (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 124c: Principles of Theatrical Design: Lighting (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 124d: Principles of Theatrical Design: Costume (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 125: Scenic Painting: Studio (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 126: Principles of Performing Arts: Stage Management (3 units)
• Dramatic Art 127a: Principles of Directing (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 127b: Principles of Directing (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 130: Approaches to Theatrical Design: Practice and Theory (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 140a: Dance Composition (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 141: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Movement (3 units)
• Dramatic Art 142: History of Modern Dance (5 units)
• Dramatic Art 143: Dance and Movement Studio (1-4 units)
• Dramatic Art 150: American Theatre and Drama (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 154: Asian Theatre and Drama: Contexts and Forms (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 155: Representing Race in Performance (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 155a: African American Dance and Culture in the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 159: Contemporary Experimental Theatre and Drama (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 160a: Principles of Playwriting (1-4)
• Dramatic Art 160b: Principles of Playwriting (1-4)
• Dramatic Art 170: Media Theatre (3 units)

and…

• 5 units combined Production and Crew:
• Dramatic Art 180: Theatre Laboratory Production (1-5 units)
• Assignment in one of the following:
• • Acting, dance or musical performance
• • Directing, stage management, dramaturgy, playwriting, publicity
• • Technical production, design, studio
• Dramatic Art 180: Theatre Laboratory Crew (1-5 units)
• Crew assignment for at least one production. Assignments may include: fly crew; stage running crew; props; lighting board technician; follow spot operator; sound board technician; costume running crew; dresser; hair; makeup or any other production crew function which may satisfy the requirement.