Catalogue 2006-07

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    • Bachelor of Arts
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Degree Requirements

Minor Programs

Minor in Applied Theatre Arts/Education

Applied theatre arts is a field of study addressing the theory and practice of applying theatre arts in non-traditional settings with emphases that include education, therapy and social change. The minor in applied theatre arts with an emphasis on theatre in education (ATA/Education) addresses the theory and practice of applying theatre skills in the classroom to promote engaged and enlivened interactive critical thinking from a performative perspective. ATA/Education minors learn how to turn passive students into more active participants in the learning process.

Courses taken for this minor may not duplicate requirements for a student’s major or other minor program requirements:

Foundation Skills Courses (8-9 units)		Units
It is recommended these be taken first.
Students not seeking a pre-teaching major or a minor in the teaching profession must take 5 units from:
EDUC 200	Introduction to the Teaching Profession	2
EDUC 204L	Sociological Foundation of Education, or
EDUC 205L	Child Development and Learning in Schools	3
at least 4 units from:
EDUC 409	Foundations of Language Education	3
EDUC 410	The Teaching of Reading and Writing	4
EDUC 411	Reading and Writing Instruction in Secondary Schools	4
EDUC 413	Methods and Models of Instruction for Language Minority Students	2
THTR 101	Introduction to Acting	4
THTR 216	Movement for Actors	2
THTR 295	Theatre in America	2
Pre-teaching majors or minors in the teaching profession must take 8 units from:
THTR 101	Introduction to Acting	4
THTR 210	Theory and Practice of World Theatre I	4
THTR 211	Theory and Practice of World Theatre II	4
THTR 216	Movement for Actors	2
THTR 295	Theatre in America	2
THTR 301	Greek and Roman Theatre	4
THTR 302	Shakespeare in His World	4
THTR 305ab	Directing	4-4
THTR 313	Comedy of Manners	4
THTR 314	Advanced Topics in Modern Drama	4
THTR 341x	Voice for the Non- Theatre Major	2
THTR 342ab	Basic Voice	2-2
THTR 365	Playwriting I	4
THTR 476	African American Theatre	4
Total foundation skills courses:		8-9

ATA/Education Focus Courses (12 units)		Units
It is recommended these be taken after foundation skills courses.
12 units from:
EDPA 302	Global Education	4
EDPT 310	Parental Influences on Children’s Educational Development	4
THTR 393	Cultural Identities in Performance	4
THTR 395	Drama as Human Relations	4
THTR 396	God, Drama and Entertainment	4
THTR 477	Theatre and Therapy	4
THTR 478ab	Theatre for Youth	2-2
THTR 488	Theatre in the Community	4
THTR 489*	Theatre Internship	4
Total ATA/Education focus courses:		12

Required capstone course		units
THTR 468	Theatre in Education	4
Total ATA/Education minor courses:		24-25

Minor in Theatre

This general minor in theatre invites students to explore the many facets of this exciting field. Students have the opportunity to take a variety of classes in acting, playwriting, literature, state management, directing, costume design and production. The curriculum is very flexible and encourages students to develop a primary interest for upper-division course work. All minor students are eligible to participate in performance and production projects.

Required courses		Units
THTR 101	Introduction to Acting, or
THTR 125	Text Studies for Production	4
THTR 130	Introduction to Theatrical Production	2
One of the following:
THTR 301	Greek and Roman Theatre	4
THTR 302	Shakespeare in His World	4
THTR 313	Comedy of Manners	4
THTR 314	Advanced Topics in Modern Drama	4
THTR 476	African American Theatre	4

Required upper-division THTR electives:		14
Required theatre units:		24

Minor in Dance

The minor in dance is open to all undergraduates, including theatre majors, and is a 27-28 unit program. Students applying to this minor must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 (A = 4.0).

Upper Division Required courses (16 Units)		units
THTR 380	Historical Approaches to Dance	4
THTR 388	Senior Seminar in Dance	4
THTR 482	Choreography for Television	4
THTR 483	Dance Performance	4

Electives (11-12 units)		units
THTR 280	Dance as an Art Form	4
THTR 282	Activities for Professional Preparation: Dance	1
	(concurrent enrollment in a 2-unit, 100-level technique course* required)
THTR 285	Elements of Dance Production	4
THTR 385	Choreography and Performance	4

*Technique Courses		units
THTR 181a	Modern Dance	2
THTR 181b	Modern Dance	2
THTR 182a	Advanced Modern Dance	2
THTR 182b	Advanced Modern Dance	2
THTR 183a	Ballet	2
THTR 183b	Ballet	2
THTR 183c	Ballet	2
THTR 183d	Ballet	2
THTR 184a	Jazz Dance	2
THTR 184b	Jazz Dance	2
THTR 184c	Jazz Dance	2
THTR 188a	International Style Ballroom Dance (to include folk and square dance)	2
THTR 188b	International Style Ballroom Dance	2

Minor in Musical Theatre

The minor in musical theatre, interdisciplinary in nature, is a 27-unit program incorporating the study of acting, dance or movement, vocal arts and related musical subjects. Admission to the minor requires an audition for music but not for theatre. See the Thornton School of Music for requirements.

Minor in Performing Arts Studies

The minor in performing arts provides an interdisciplinary inquiry into the nature and aesthetics of the performing arts. It combines the disciplines of cinema-television, dance, music and theatre. The minor is a unique course of study that looks at how the performing arts contribute to a culturally literate society. The minor in performing arts studies is a 20-unit program

Required courses		Units
Required gateway course:
THTR 303	The Performing Arts	4
Plus a minimum of four courses (16 units) from the following list. Three courses (12 units) must be upper division. One course (4 units) must be selected from each school.
CTCS 190	Introduction to Cinema	4
CTCS 200	History of the International Cinema I	2
CTCS 201	History of the International Cinema II	2
CTCS 392	History of the American Film, 1925-1950	4
CTCS 393	History of the American Film, 1946-1975	4
CTCS 404	Television Criticism and Theory	4
CTCS 464	Film and/or Television Genres	4
CTCS 469	Film and/or Television Style Analysis	4
MUHL 200x	Introduction to Concert Music	4
MUHL 220x	The Great Composers	4
MUHL 302	Musical Cultures of the World	4
MUHL 350abx	Music, Culture and Ideas	3-3
MUJZ 100x	Jazz, Ragtime and Blues	4
MUSC 400	The Broadway Musical: Reflection of American Diversity, Issues, and Experiences	4
THTR 201	Introduction to the Theatre	4
THTR 280	Dance as an Art Form	4
THTR 300	Introduction to Modern Drama	4
THTR 301	Greek and Roman Theatre	4
THTR 302	Shakespeare in His World	4
THTR 380	Historical Approaches to Dance	4
THTR 385	Choreography and Performance	4
THTR 404	Acting Theory	4
THTR 493ab	Periods and Styles	2-2
Total units required:		20

Note for cinema-television, music and theatre majors: cinema majors take 8 units of music and 8 units of theatre; music majors take 8 units of cinema and 8 units of theatre; theatre majors take 8 units of cinema and 8 units of music.

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