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Theatre Requirements
Dance Requirements
Minor Requirements
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
and...
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
and...
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)
and...
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)
and...
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)
and
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)
and
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
and...
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)
and...
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.
73 Units Required
Dance Preparatory Subject Matter: Total of 28 units
Required: 11 Units:
Dramatic Art 14: Introduction to Contemporary Dance (4 units)
Dramatic Art 24: Visual Aspects of Dramatic Art (4 units)
Dramatic Art 26: Performing Arts Production Management (3 units)
and...
10 units chosen from the following:
Dramatic Art 21a: 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 units)
Dramatic Art 42b: Intermediate Ballet (2 units)
Dramatic Art 44a: Beginning Hip Hop (2 units)
Dramatic Art 44b: Intermediate Hip Hop (2 units)
African and African-American Studies 51: History of Afro-American Dance (4 units)
and...
Crew: 4 units
Dramatic Art 30/180: Theatre Laboratory (1-5 units)
and...
Performance: 3 units
Dramatic Art 30/180: Theatre Laboratory (1-5 units)
Dance Depth Subject Matter: Total of 45 units
Required: 26 units
Dramatic Art 124c: Principles of Theatrical Design: Lighting (4 units)
Dramatic Art 126:Principles of Performing Arts: Stage Management (3 units)
Dramatic Art 140a: Dance Composition I (4 units)
Dramatic Art 140b: Dance Composition II (4 units)
Dramatic Art 140c: Dance Composition III (4 units)
Dramatic Art 141: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Movement (3 units)
Dramatic Art 145: Directed Choreography Projects (4 units)
and...
19 units chosen from the following:
Dramatic Art 142: History of Modern Dance (5 units)
Dramatic Art 143: Dance and Movement Studio (1-4 units)
Dramatic Art 154: Asian Theatre & Drama, Contexts and Forms (4 units)
Dramatic Art 155a: African American Dance and Culture in the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean (4 units)
Dramatic Art 156c: History of Theatre and Dance: The Twentieth Century (4 units)
Dramatic Art 159: Contemporary Experimental Theatre and Drama (4 units)
Music 107a: Computer and Electronic Music (3 units)
Native American Studies 125: Performance & Culture Among Native Americans (4 units)
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)
Minor Depth Subject Matter: Total of 19 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.