Updated 8/17/2026. Course offerings are tentative and subject to change.
Fall 2026
Lower Division
- DRA 2, Acting: The Basics: History and Practice
- DRA 10, Introduction to Performance and Digital Media
- DRA 14, Introduction to Contemporary Dance
- DRA 21A, Fundamentals of Acting
- DRA 40A, Beginning Modern Dance
- DRA 42A, Beginning Ballet Dance
- DRA 56B, History of Theatre and Dance: Romance, Revenge, and Rebellion
Upper Division
- DRA 111, Presentation, Communication, and Collaboration (for Global Study Program students)
- DRA 126, Principles of Stage Management
- DRA 127A, Principles of Directing
- DRA 130, Theatrical Design: Practice and Theory
- DRA 140A, Dance Composition
- DRA 141, Fundamentals of Movement
- DRA 145, Directed Choreography Projects
- DRA 155A / AAS 155A, Representing Race in Performance
- DRA 160A, Principles of Playwriting
- DRA 174 / CDM 107, Acting for Camera
- DRA 185A, Special Topics: Artist in Residence — Seminar
- DRA 180 A–G, Theatre Lab. Check the Theatre Lab web pages for available positions.
Winter 2027
Lower Division
- DRA 1, Theatre, Performance, and Culture
- DRA 10, Introduction to Performance and Digital Media
- DRA 14, Introduction to Contemporary Dance
- DRA 28, Entertainment Engineering and Management: Stagecraft to Stage Management
- DRA 40A, Beginning Modern Dance
- DRA 40B, Intermediate Modern Dance
- DRA 42A, Beginning Ballet Dance
- DRA 42B, Intermediate Ballet Dance
- DRA 56C, History of Theatre and Dance: Sex, Society, and the State
Upper Division
- DRA 111, Presentation, Communication, and Collaboration (for Global Study Program students)
- DRA 120, Intermediate Acting/Gateway: The Actor's Toolkit
- DRA 124B, Principles of Theatrical Design: Scenic
- DRA 124D, Principles of Theatrical Design: Costume
- DRA 126A, Topics in Entertainment Engineering (repeatable course)
- DRA 127B, Principles of Directing
- DRA 146A, Professional Track Modern Dance I
- DRA 150, American Theatre and Drama
- DRA 175 / TCS 175, Small Scale Film Production
- DRA 185A, Special Topics: Artist in Residence — Seminar
- DRA 195, Senior Capstone Experience
- MUS 117, The Broadway Musical
- DRA 180 A–G, Theatre Lab. Check the Theatre Lab web pages for available positions.
Spring 2027
Lower Division
- DRA 2, Acting: The Basics: History and Practice
- DRA 10, Introduction to Performance and Digital Media
- DRA 14, Introduction to Contemporary Dance
- DRA 21A, Fundamentals of Acting
- DRA 24, Visual Aspects of Dramatic Art
- DRA 28, Entertainment Engineering and Management: Stagecraft to Stage Management
- DRA 42A, Beginning Ballet Dance
- DRA 42B, Intermediate Ballet Dance
- DRA 56A, History of Theatre and Dance: Myth, Magic, and Madness
Upper Division
- DRA 111, Presentation, Communication, and Collaboration (for Global Study Program students)
- DRA 116 / CTS 116, Design on Screen
- DRA 124C, Principles of Theatrical Design: Lighting
- DRA 126A, Topics in Entertainment Engineering (repeatable course)
- DRA 128, Principles of Theatre Sound
- DRA 146B, Professional Track Modern Dance II
- DRA 174 / CDM 107, Acting for Camera
- DRA 180A–G, Theatre Lab. Check the Theatre Lab web pages for available positions.
- DRA 185A, Special Topics: Artist in Residence — Seminar
- PFS 265D, Performance Studies: Theory, History, Criticism
Summer Sessions
Summer Session I (June 23 – August 1)
- DRA 10, Introduction to Performance and Digital Media
- DRA 40A, Beginning Modern Dance
Summer Session II (August 4 – September 12)
- DRA 44A, Beginning Hip Hop Dance
For more information on Summer Sessions, please visit summer-sessions.ucdavis.edu, including Fees and Financial Aid and Special Sessions. For information on Study Abroad, please visit globallearning.ucdavis.edu.