Major Requirements
The major consists of 44 units.
COURSEWORK
Students who major in the Department of Theater pursue the following program of study:
| THEA 101 | Dramatic Literature: The Art of Reading Scripts | 4 units |
| THEA 110 | Introduction to Performance | 2 units |
| THEA 120 | Introduction to Technical Theater | 4 units |
| THEA 175 | Introduction to Design | 4 units |
| THEA 210 | Acting 1 | 4 units |
| THEA 301 | Topics in Theater History | 4 units |
Two semesters of:
| THEA 121 | Production Laboratory | 1 unit |
| And/Or | |
| THEA 122 | Intensive Production Laboratory | 2 units |
* A minimum of 2 units must consist of two semesters of Production Lab (THEA 121 or THEA 122) in two different areas (one must be a running crew.) The THEA 121/THEA 122 requirement must be completed by the end of the junior year.
Four units of coursework in design or technical theater selected from:
Sixteen units from other Theater or approved interdisciplinary courses
The Department welcomes interdisciplinary programs and double majors, and will work carefully with students interested in such programs. Up to 8 units of select courses from Film, Music, Art, Art History, and Dramatic Literature may be applied to the Theater Major in consultation with the department chair.