Theater Arts Minor

Students earn a minor in theater arts by completing eight courses (seven 5-credit courses and one 2-credit course) comprising a background in the theory and practice of the theater arts as well as a focus on drama, theater design/technology, or dance. The course requirements are listed below. There is no comprehensive requirement for the minor.

Declaration of the minor:

There are no course requirements for declaring the minor, though individual courses may have enrollment prerequisites, and a major must be officially declared before a minor may be declared. To declare the minor, first have an Academic Planning Form and Petition for Minor Declaration form completed and signed by your major department adviser. While that plan is current, make an appointment to meet with the Theater Arts adviser to create a plan for and declare the minor—please use Slug Success to make an appointment. You may also contact the department adviser by emailing theater@ucsc.edu or calling (831) 459-2974. 

Students are strongly encouraged to consult early with the department adviser to create an academic plan for a minor in Theater Arts. This may be done prior to declaration. 

Transfer students may petition to have equivalent lower-division courses taken at other schools count toward lower-division minor requirements and should consult with the Theater Arts academic adviser as early as possible regarding this possibility.

 

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

Choose one from the following series:

THEA61AAncient and Medieval Drama

5

THEA61BDrama from the Renaissance to the Modern Age

5

THEA61CThe Birth of the Modern: Drama and Performance After the Renaissance

5

Plus one course in the student’s area of focus chosen from:

THEA10Introduction to Theater Design and Technology

5

THEA20Introductory Studies in Acting

5

THEA21Acting Studio I: Psychological Realism

5

THEA30Introduction to Dance Theory and Technique

5

THEA40Introduction to Directing

5

Plus the following fundamentals course:

Students are highly encouraged to contact the department adviser early to learn about the unique enrollment process for THEA 50, as well as to complete this course before their last quarter on campus.

THEA50Fundamentals of Theater Production

2

Upper-Division Courses

Three history/theory/critical studies courses chosen from the following:

THEA100AAsian Theater/Dance and Global Impacts

5

THEA100BBlack Theater USA

5

THEA100CCourts, Courtesans, Shamans, and Clowns: Asian Drama

5

THEA100WBlack/African Diasporic World Theater

5

THEA104Multimedia Authoring

5

THEA108Theater and Interaction Design

5

THEA113The History of Design for Theater

5

THEA116AHistory of Clothing and Costume

5

THEA122Indian Performance: Rama, Siva, Krishna

5

THEA161CTheater and Drama of the Renaissance

5

THEA161DAsian Theater: An Anthropological Approach

5

THEA161HShakespeare In Asia

5

THEA161MSexuality, Gender, Drama, and Performance

5

THEA161P
/LALS 161P
Theater in the Chicano Power Movement

5

THEA161QQueer Theatricks: Representations and Sensibilities

5

THEA161RTheater of American Cultures

5

THEA161SAmerican Drama: Politics and Theater

5

THEA161TWomen in Theater

5

THEA161UPerformance of Story in Theater and Film

5

THEA161Y
/COWL 161Y
Modern Ancient Drama

5

THEA163EChekhov and His Impact

5

THEA163AShakespeare

5

THEA163GSpecial Studies in Playwrights: Artaud

5

THEA163HHenrik Ibsen and His Impact: Ghosts of the Future

5

THEA163KSpecial Studies in Playwrights: Euripides

5

THEA164Issues in Dance History and Theory

5

THEA165Dance Modernism

5

THEA166Ballet: A History

5

THEA167Africanist Aesthetics: Live Dialogues in the Americas and Africa

5

Plus two studio courses (one of which may be a faculty-directed production; see separate section below):

THEA103
/ART 143T
Design Concept Development

5

THEA106
/ART 146T
Digital Illustration

5

THEA114Sound Design and Engineering for the Theater

5

THEA115ADesign Studio: Scenic Design

5

THEA115BDesign Studio: Scenic Design B

5

THEA117
/ART 147T
Design Studio: Costume

5

THEA117AAdvanced Costume Construction

5

THEA118Design Studio: Scene Painting

5

THEA119Design Studio: Lighting Studio B

5

THEA120Voice and Movement for Performers

5

THEA121Acting Studio II: Shakespeare

5

THEA123Acting and Shakespeare

5

THEA124Movement for Performers

5

THEA126Acting Studio III

5

THEA126MThe Meisner Technique: A Practical Exploration

5

THEA131ADance Studio II: Asian or Asian Diasporic Practice

5

THEA131CDance Studio II: Advanced Contemporary Forms and Practices

5

THEA135Choreography I

5

THEA136Choreography II

5

THEA141Play Direction Studio I

5

THEA142Play Direction Studio II

5

THEA152Advanced Stagecraft

5

THEA155Shakespeare to Go

5

THEA157Playwriting

5

THEA159Advanced Playwriting

5

Optional: one faculty-directed theater arts production course which may be used toward an upper-division studio requirement:
THEA137Studies in Performance (Dance)

5

THEA137AStudies in Performance (Dance): Asian

5

THEA151Studies in Performance (Drama)

5

THEA151AStudies in Performance: African American Theater Arts Troupe

5

THEA151IStudies in Performance: Indonesian Dance and Drama

5

THEA155Shakespeare to Go

5

The following do NOT satisfy theater arts minor requirements:

THEA55AWorkshop in Performance: Barnstorm

5

THEA55BWorkshop in Performance: Barnstorm Lab

2

THEA139Random: With a Purpose

5

THEA158Chautauqua Workshop

5

THEA190Group Projects

5

THEA198Independent Field Study

5

THEA199Tutorial

5