The core repeats three ensembles: DANC 360 three times, DANC 370 three times, and MUS 363B twice, at 1 unit each.
THEA 493 Theatre Capstone is taken in the senior year.
THEA 101 meets GE Area 3A and the Social Justice overlay, THEA 254 meets Area 3B and the Diversity overlay, and DANC 334 meets UD Area 3 and the Sustainability overlay.
unit summary
requirement
units
lower division core
6
upper division core
13
ensembles (repeated)
8
major electives
9
b.a. theatre arts major total
36
General education paths differ from student to student. The GE rows shown are one typical placement. Students build their own GE plan with an advisor.
theatre arts majorgeneral education
lower division
first semester (fall)
requirement
course
title
units
Area 1A
English Composition
3
Area 1C
Oral Communication
3
Area 2
Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3
Area 4 / US Code
Social and Behavioral Sciences
3
LD major / Area 3A / SJ
THEA 101
Doing The Right Thing: Social Justice Theatre
3
semester total
15
second semester (spring)
requirement
course
title
units
Area 1B / 2nd Comp
Critical Thinking and Composition
3
Area 5A
Physical Sciences
3
Area 6
Ethnic Studies
3
LD major / Area 3B / DIV
THEA 254
Acting and Diversity
3
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
3
semester total
15
third semester (fall)
requirement
course
title
units
Area 5B-C
Biological Sciences + Lab
4
major elective
Major Electives
3
ensemble
DANC 370
Dance Ensemble Performance (1st of 3)
1
ensemble
MUS 363B
Taiko Drumming Ensemble (1st of 2)
1
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
6
semester total
15
fourth semester (spring)
requirement
course
title
units
Area 4 / US Code
Social and Behavioral Sciences
3
ensemble
DANC 360
Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble Performance (1st of 3)
1
ensemble
MUS 363B
Taiko Drumming Ensemble (2nd of 2)
1
major elective
Major Electives
3
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
7
semester total
15
upper division
fifth semester (fall)
requirement
course
title
units
UD Area 4
UD Social and Behavioral Sciences (completion of Areas 1 & 2)
3
UD major / UD Area 3 / SUS
DANC 334
Healing Our World through Ancestral Performance Practices
3
UD major
THEA 341
Dramatic Activities for Children
3
ensemble
DANC 370
Dance Ensemble Performance (2nd of 3)
1
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
5
semester total
15
sixth semester (spring)
requirement
course
title
units
UD Area 5
UD Science/Quantitative Reasoning (completion of Areas 1 & 2)
3
UD major
DANC 341
Dance for Children
3
UD major
MUS 303
Entrepreneurship in the Arts (spring only)
3
ensemble
DANC 360
Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble Performance (2nd of 3)
1
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
5
semester total
15
seventh semester (fall)
requirement
course
title
units
UWR
University Writing Requirement
3
ensemble
DANC 370
Dance Ensemble Performance (3rd of 3)
1
major elective
Major Electives
3
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
8
semester total
15
eighth semester (spring)
requirement
course
title
units
UD major
THEA 493
Theatre Capstone (senior standing)
1
ensemble
DANC 360
Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble Performance (3rd of 3)
1
free elective
Free Elective Units / Other
13
semester total
15
major electives
Students complete 9 units of coursework with the prefix ART, COMM, DANC, ENGL, MUS, or THEA, chosen with the major advisor. Courses that meet GE Area 1 or the University Writing Requirement don’t count toward electives. Courses used for the core don’t count toward electives, except units of DANC 360, DANC 370, and MUS 363B beyond those the core requires.
unit count
category
units
theatre arts, major requirements and electives
36
general education*
37
free elective / other**
47
b.a. total
120
*General education is 46 units in this plan. THEA 101, THEA 254, and DANC 334 meet 9 of them within the major.
**These vary depending on each student’s path through the GE requirements and free electives, up to 120 units.