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:
| THEA61A | Ancient and Medieval Drama | 5 |
| THEA61B | Drama from the Renaissance to the Modern Age | 5 |
| THEA61C | The Birth of the Modern: Drama and Performance After the Renaissance | 5 |
Plus one course in the student’s area of focus chosen from:
| THEA10 | Introduction to Theater Design and Technology | 5 |
| THEA20 | Introductory Studies in Acting | 5 |
| THEA21 | Acting Studio I: Psychological Realism | 5 |
| THEA30 | Introduction to Dance Theory and Technique | 5 |
| THEA40 | Introduction 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.
| THEA50 | Fundamentals of Theater Production | 2 |
Upper-Division Courses
Three history/theory/critical studies courses chosen from the following:
| THEA100A | Asian Theater/Dance and Global Impacts | 5 |
| THEA100B | Black Theater USA | 5 |
| THEA100C | Courts, Courtesans, Shamans, and Clowns: Asian Drama | 5 |
| THEA100W | Black/African Diasporic World Theater | 5 |
| THEA104 | Multimedia Authoring | 5 |
| THEA108 | Theater and Interaction Design | 5 |
| THEA113 | The History of Design for Theater | 5 |
| THEA116A | History of Clothing and Costume | 5 |
| THEA122 | Indian Performance: Rama, Siva, Krishna | 5 |
| THEA161C | Theater and Drama of the Renaissance | 5 |
| THEA161D | Asian Theater: An Anthropological Approach | 5 |
| THEA161H | Shakespeare In Asia | 5 |
| THEA161M | Sexuality, Gender, Drama, and Performance | 5 |
| THEA161P
/LALS 161P
| Theater in the Chicano Power Movement | 5 |
| THEA161Q | Queer Theatricks: Representations and Sensibilities | 5 |
| THEA161R | Theater of American Cultures | 5 |
| THEA161S | American Drama: Politics and Theater | 5 |
| THEA161T | Women in Theater | 5 |
| THEA161U | Performance of Story in Theater and Film | 5 |
| THEA161Y
/COWL 161Y
| Modern Ancient Drama | 5 |
| THEA163E | Chekhov and His Impact | 5 |
| THEA163A | Shakespeare | 5 |
| THEA163G | Special Studies in Playwrights: Artaud | 5 |
| THEA163H | Henrik Ibsen and His Impact: Ghosts of the Future | 5 |
| THEA163K | Special Studies in Playwrights: Euripides | 5 |
| THEA164 | Issues in Dance History and Theory | 5 |
| THEA165 | Dance Modernism | 5 |
| THEA166 | Ballet: A History | 5 |
| THEA167 | Africanist 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 |
| THEA114 | Sound Design and Engineering for the Theater | 5 |
| THEA115A | Design Studio: Scenic Design | 5 |
| THEA115B | Design Studio: Scenic Design B | 5 |
| THEA117
/ART 147T
| Design Studio: Costume | 5 |
| THEA117A | Advanced Costume Construction | 5 |
| THEA118 | Design Studio: Scene Painting | 5 |
| THEA119 | Design Studio: Lighting Studio B | 5 |
| THEA120 | Voice and Movement for Performers | 5 |
| THEA121 | Acting Studio II: Shakespeare | 5 |
| THEA123 | Acting and Shakespeare | 5 |
| THEA124 | Movement for Performers | 5 |
| THEA126 | Acting Studio III | 5 |
| THEA126M | The Meisner Technique: A Practical Exploration | 5 |
| THEA131A | Dance Studio II: Asian or Asian Diasporic Practice | 5 |
| THEA131C | Dance Studio II: Advanced Contemporary Forms and Practices | 5 |
| THEA135 | Choreography I | 5 |
| THEA136 | Choreography II | 5 |
| THEA141 | Play Direction Studio I | 5 |
| THEA142 | Play Direction Studio II | 5 |
| THEA152 | Advanced Stagecraft | 5 |
| THEA155 | Shakespeare to Go | 5 |
| THEA157 | Playwriting | 5 |
| THEA159 | Advanced Playwriting | 5 |
Optional: one faculty-directed theater arts production course which may be used toward an upper-division studio requirement:
| THEA137 | Studies in Performance (Dance) | 5 |
| THEA137A | Studies in Performance (Dance): Asian | 5 |
| THEA151 | Studies in Performance (Drama) | 5 |
| THEA151A | Studies in Performance: African American Theater Arts Troupe | 5 |
| THEA151I | Studies in Performance: Indonesian Dance and Drama | 5 |
| THEA155 | Shakespeare to Go | 5 |
The following do NOT satisfy theater arts minor requirements: