REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAMA MAJOR
EMPHASIS: ACTING
PREREQUISITES:
| Dance 106E* |
Introduction to Modern Dance as a Contemporary Art Form |
2 |
| Drama 212E |
Introduction to Theatre Production |
3 |
| Drama 228C |
Theatre Culture Studies I |
3 |
| Drama 229C |
Theatre Culture Studies II |
3 |
| Drama 240E |
Acting I |
3 |
|
|
14 units |
REQUIRED COURSES:
| Drama 300 |
Production Practicum |
1 |
| Drama 304 |
Makeup for the Stage |
2 |
| Drama 314 |
Voice Speech Laboratory |
3 |
| Drama 340 |
Fundamentals of Stage Movement |
3 |
| Drama 341** |
Acting II |
3 |
| Drama 342 |
Acting III |
3 |
| Drama 343 |
Fundamentals of Directing |
3 |
| Drama 365C |
Theatre Culture Studies III |
3 |
| Drama 440 |
Acting IV |
3 |
| Drama 487 |
Theatre Culture Studies Seminar |
3 |
|
|
27 units |
RECOMMENDED COURSES:
| Drama 221 |
Introduction to the American Musical Theatre |
3 |
| Dance 221 |
or appropriate level ballet course |
2 |
| Drama 227 |
Introduction to Playwriting |
3 |
| Drama 227 |
How to Audition (University College) |
3 |
| Drama 2501 |
Topics in Performance Art |
3 |
| Drama 2503 |
Introduction to Performance Art |
3 |
| 300 Level and up |
A course in Theory and Criticism |
3 |
| Drama 321 |
Advanced Musical Theatre |
3 |
| Drama (U21)322 |
Acting for the Camera(University College) |
3 |
| Drama 338 |
Suzuki/Viewpoints |
3 |
| Drama 361 |
Stage Management |
3 |
| Drama 403 |
Dramaturgical Workshop |
3 |
| Drama 460 |
The Creative Impulse |
3 |
| Drama 469 |
Topics in Shakespearean Production |
3 |
| Drama 474 |
Acting Theories |
3 |
Total number of units required: 41
* Students with previous dance experience may substitute an upper level modern
dance course.
** Acting II may be repeated one time for credit, with a different instructor.
NOTE: Students wishing to direct for the PAD must have taken Drama 361 (Stage Management),
and Drama 343 (Fundamentals of Directing).