Bachelor of Arts - Minor In Theatre

Requirements

Students who desire to acquire a minor in theatre may select from the following three minor options:

• Option I. Theatre History/Literature Minor Option
• Option II. Theatre Acting/Directing Minor Option
• Option III. Theatre Design/Technology Minor Option
  

Note that TH 102 is the introductory course required in each of the minor options and must be taken before any of the other courses in the minor. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with a department advisor as early as possible to discuss the minor.

A. Minor Option I: Theatre History/literature Minor (27 Units)

1. Required Courses (15 Units)

• H 102 Theatre: Form and Content (3)
• TH 322A World Theatre and Drama I (3)
• TH 322B World Theatre and Drama II (3)
• TH 322C World Theatre and Drama III (3)
• TH 350 Cultural and Historical Perspectives for Theatre (3)

Select three courses from the following (9 units):

• TH 422 Theatre and Drama of Greece and Rome (3)
• TH 423 Theatre and Drama of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3
• )TH 424 Theatre and Drama of the 18th and 19th Centuries (3)
• TH 425 Theatre and Drama of Europe and America From Naturalism to the Mid-20th Century (3)
• TH 426 Contemporary Theatre and Drama of Europe and America (3)
• TH 427 History of Costume (3)TH 432 Theatre and Drama of the United States (3)
  or TH 433 The Musical Theatre in the United States (3)
• TH 535 Theatrical Theory and Criticism (3)

Select one course from the following (3 units):

• TH 530 Theatre and Drama of Latin America (3)
• TH 531 Theatre and Drama of Asia (3)

Total Units Required Minor Option I -- 27 units

 

B. Minor Option II: Theatre Acting/directing (26 Units)

1. Required Courses: (19 Units)

• TH 102 Theatre: Form and Content (3)
• TH 142 Introduction to Theatre Performance (2)
• TH 142A Introduction to Stage Voice and Movement (1)
• TH 191 Production Practicum (0)
• TH 242 Basic Acting Technique (3)
• TH 242A Basic Stage Voice and Movement Technique (1)
• TH 315 World Drama (3)
• TH 350 Cultural and Historical Perspectives for Theatre (3)
• TH 391 Production Practicum (0-0)TH 444 Principles of Directing (3)

Select seven units from the following:

• TH 339 Improvisational Comedy (3)
• TH 342 Intermediate Stage Movement (2)
• TH 343 Intermediate Stage Voice and Speech (3)
• TH 348 Acting the Text (2)
• TH 545 Advanced Directing (3)
• TH 390 Theatre Production Participation (Acting) (1)
  or TH 490 Theatre Production Participation (Acting) (1)

Total Units Required in Minor Option II -- 26 units

 

C. Minor Option III: Theatre Design/technology (26 Units)

1. Required Courses (18 Units)

• TH 102 Theatre: Form and Content (3)
• TH 191 Production Practicum (0)
• TH 261 Fundamentals of Scenery and Properties Technology (2)
• TH 262 Fundamentals of Costume Technology (2)
• TH 263 Fundamentals of Lighting and Sound Technology (2)
• TH 315 World Drama (3)
• TH 350 Cultural and Historical Perspectives for Theatre (3)
• TH 355 Principles of Stage Design (2)
• TH 381 Management Techniques for the Theatre (1)
• TH 391 Production Practicum (0-0)

Select eight units from the following:

• TH 361A Intermediate Scenery and Properties Technology (2)
• TH 361B Intermediate Scenic Art Techniques (2)
• TH 362A Intermediate Costume Technology (2)
• TH 362B Intermediate Costume Crafts (2)
• TH 363A Intermediate Lighting Technology (2)
• TH 363B Intermediate Sound Technology (2)
• TH 382 Theatre Management Practicum (1-3)

Total Units Required in the Minor Option III: 26