78 Units Required

Theatre Preparatory Subject Matter: Total of 33 units

• Required: 14 units
• Dramatic Art 20: Introduction to Dramatic Art (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 24: Visual Aspects of Dramatic Art (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 25: Technical Aspects of Dramatic Art (3 units)
• Dramatic Art 26: Performing Arts Production Management (3 units)

and…

• 4 units chosen from:
• Dramatic Art 14: Introduction to Contemporary Dance (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 21A: Fundamentals of Acting (4 units)

and…

• 4 units chosen from:
• Dramatic Art 21b: Fundamentals of Acting (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 40a: Beginning Modern Dance (2 units)
• Dramatic Art 40b: Intermediate Modern Dance (2 units)
• Dramatic Art 41a: Beginning Jazz Dance (2 units)
• Dramatic Art 41b: Intermediate Jazz Dance (2 units)
• Dramatic Art 42a: Beginning Ballet (2)
• Dramatic Art 42b: Intermediate Ballet (2)
• Dramatic Art 44a: Beginning Hip-Hop Dance (2)
• Dramatic Art 44b: Intermediate Hip Hop Dance (2)
• Dramatic Art 98: Directed Group Study (1-5 units)
• Dramatic Art 99: Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5 units)
• African American and African Studies 51: History of Afro-American Dance (4 units)
• Courses in other departments with Theatre and Dance Department approval

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• Lower Division Production and Crew:11 units
• Dramatic Art 30: Theatre Laboratory (1-5 units)
• Participation in at least two of the following:
  • • Acting / Dance / Musical Performance
  • • Directing / Choreography / Playwriting/ Stage management / Dramaturgy / Publicity
  • • Design / Technical Production / Properties / Costume Art

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• Crew assignments for at least two productions.

Theatre Depth Subject Matter: (45-47 units)

• Required: 12 units
• Dramatic Art 156a: History of Theatre & Dance, Ancient to 1650 (4 units)
• OR Dramatic Art 156an: Performance Analysis (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 156b: History of Theatre & Dance, 1650 to 1900 (4 units)
• OR Dramatic Art 156bn: Theatre in History and Place (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 156c: History of Theatre & Dance, 1900 to present (4 units)
• OR Dramatic Art 156cn: Modern Aesthetic Movements in Performance (4 units)

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• 3-4 units chosen from the following:
• 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 141: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Movement (3 units)
• Dramatic Art 143: Dance and Movement Studio (1-4 units)

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• 3-4 units chosen from the following:
• Dramatic Art 124a: Principles of Theatrical Design: Scenery (4 units)
• 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 124e: Costume Design for Film (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 128: Sound Design (3 units)

• 3-4 units chosen from the following:
• Dramatic Art 127a: Principles of Directing (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 127b: Principles of Directing (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 140a: Dance composition (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 126: Principles of Performing Arts: Stage Management
• Dramatic Art 160a: Principles of Playwriting (4 units)

• 4 units chosen from the following:
• Dramatic Art 150: American Theatre and Drama
• Dramatic Art 154: Asian Theatre and Drama, Contexts and Forms
• Dramatic Art 155: Representing Race in Performance
• Dramatic Art 155a: African American Dance and Culture in the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 155b: Ancient and Contemporary Greek Theatre and Dance (6 units)
• Dramatic Art 156d: Theatre History Through Shakespeare (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 158: Seminar in Performance Studies (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 159: Contemporary Experimental Theatre and Drama

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• 10-11 elective units chosen from the following:
• 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 124e: Costume Design for Film (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 128: Sound Design (3 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 143: Dance and Movement Studio (1-4 units)
• Dramatic Art 144: Chinese Physical Culture (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 155b: Ancient and COntemporary Greek Theatre and Dance (6 units)
• Dramatic Art 155d: Theatre History Through Shakespeare (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 158: Seminar in Performance Studies (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 159: Contemporary Experimental Theatre and Drama (4 units)
• Dramatic Art 160a: Principles of Playwriting (1-4 units)
• Dramatic Art 160b: Principles of Playwriting (1-4 units)
• Dramatic Art 170: Media Theatre (3 units)
• Dramatic Art 198: Directed Group Study [with advisor pre-approval] (1-4 units)

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• Upper-division Production and Crew: 9 units
• Dramatic Art 180: Theatre Laboratory (1-5 units)

• Majors are required to participate in university theatre in at least two of the following areas:
• • Acting / Dance / Musical Performance
• • Directing / Choreography / Playwriting/Stage Management / Dramaturgy / Publicity
• • Design / Technical Production / Properties / Costume Art

and…

• Crew assignments for a minimum of two productions.