Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Level Courses
Note that 500-level courses may be selected to meet requirements or electives for the undergraduate degree, or to meet electives in the Master’s program.
TH 530. Theatre and Drama of Latin America (3)
Prerequisites for Theatre Major or Minor: TH 322A-C. Other majors consult department advisor for equivalency.Study of the history and literature of the Latin American theatre from pre-Columbian times to the present. Critical writing assignments required.
TH 531. Theatre and Drama of Asia (3)
Prerequisites for Theatre Major or Minor: TH 322A-C. Other majors consult department advisor for equivalency.Study of the history and literature of the Asian theatre from the beginnings to the present. Critical writing assignments required.
TH 535. Theatrical Theory and Criticism (3)
Prerequisites for Theatre Major or Minor: TH 322A-C.Other majors consult department advisor for equivalency.Study of the history of theatrical theory and criticism from antiquity to the present. Major theories pertaining to all aspects of theatrical production, including staging, acting, scenography, and the script is examined. Critical writing assignments required.
TH 545. Advanced Directing (3)
Prerequisite: TH 444. Advanced study of theories and styles of directing plays.Practical experience through production of scenes from different historical periods. Six hours per week.
TH 594. Internship in the Arts (3-3)
Prerequisites: Senior or graduate-standing, portfolio review or audition, and instructor consent.Academic Internship course. May be repeated once. Maximum of 3 units may be earned for graduate credit. (Credit/No Credit only)
TH 599. Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
Prerequisites: Completion of all core requirements in Theatre Major; instructor consent to serve as sponsor; permission of the Department Chair. Enrollment restricted to theatre majors who have completed the full sequence of courses in the area of study to be pursued by Independent Study. Not open to classified graduate students. Maximum of six units may be earned.
Graduate Level Courses
Note that 300-level courses do not carry graduate credit; 400-level courses may be selected to meet electives in the Master’s program, except where designated as “not available for graduate credit.”
TH 393. Directed Qualifying Studies: Theatre History and Literature (3)
Prerequisites: Recommendation of department Director of Graduate Studies and instructor consent.Enrollment restricted to conditionally classified graduate students. Intensive review and coverage of the fundamentals of theatre history and literature covered in the undergraduate theatre core courses. (Credit/No Credit only)
TH 394. Directed Qualifying Studies: Acting (3)
Prerequisites: Recommendation of department Director of Graduate Studies and instructor consent.Enrollment restricted to conditionally classified graduate students. Intensive review and coverage of the fundamentals of acting covered in the undergraduate theatre core courses. (Credit/No Credit only)
TH 395. Directed Qualifying Studies: Technical Theatre (3)
Prerequisites: Recommendation of department Director of Graduate Studies and instructor consent. Enrollment restricted to conditionally classified graduate students. Intensive review and coverage of the fundamentals of technical theatre covered in the undergraduate theatre core courses. (Credit/No Credit only)
TH 600. Seminar in Research Methods and Bibliography in Theatre (3)
Introduction to theatre research, involving bibliographical methods, the tools of research, and the organization and writing of the research study.
TH 620. Seminar in Theatre History (3)
Prerequisites: TH 600; advanced course in Theatre History/Literature (TH 422 through 535 or equivalent).Investigation of selected problems in theatre history from antiquity through the present. Consideration of theatre architecture, audiences, staging and production, acting, and performance organization.
TH 621. Seminar in Theatrical Literature (3)
Prerequisites: TH 600; advanced course in Theatre History/Literature (TH 422 through 535 or equivalent).Investigation of selected problems in theatrical literature from antiquity to the present. Consideration of the text, playwright, theatrical genres, and periods and movements.
TH 625. Seminar in Popular Theatre and Entertainment (3)
Prerequisite: TH 600.Investigation of selected popular theatrical and para-theatrical forms of theatre and entertainment from antiquity through the present. Consideration of relationships between popular theatre and formal literary theatre.
TH 630. Seminar in Theatre Aesthetics (3)
Prerequisites: TH 600; advanced course in directing or design (TH 545, or 457, or equivalents.Analysis of the aesthetic principles and techniques of the theatre; selected problems in the philosophy of dramatic art.
TH 640. Seminar in Acting and Directing (3)
Prerequisites: TH 600; advanced course in acting or directing (TH 447 or 545 or equivalents).Selected theoretical problems and their application to acting and directing.
TH 670. Seminar in Child Drama (3)
Prerequisites: TH 600 and 371, 475, or equivalent experience.Examination of child drama theories and practices, including creative drama and theatre for children.
TH 695A-Z. Theories in Drama and Theatre (3-3-3)
Prerequisite: TH 600.Development of dramatic theory and practice; selected topics, including theories in American drama and theatre, European drama and theatre, and dramatic criticism. May be repeated twice.
TH 698. Thesis or Graduate Project (3)
Prerequisites: Classified graduate status; approval of appropriate area faculty to form a thesis or graduate project committee; an approved thesis or graduate project committee; and, completion of all additional requirements for the degree.(Credit/No Credit only)
TH 699. Independent Study (1-3, 1-3)
Prerequisites: Classified graduate status; consent of an instructor to serve as sponsor; review by the department Director of Graduate Studies.Maximum of six units may be earned.