Program Overview

Theatre Arts Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer

Related Degrees & Certificates

• AA Associate in Arts Degree Program
  • Theatre Arts | 60 units

Career Opportunities

The Theatre Arts program is designed for students of all levels of experience. Graduates can pursue careers in:

• Acting for stage, film, and television
• Voiceover for radio, TV, and video games
• Disk jockey
• Teaching drama and public speaking to children and adults in schools, theatres, and professional environments
• Directing for film, television, and the stage
• Writing for film, television, and the stage
• Stage management
• Event management
• Talent agent
• Casting director
• Company manager
• Executive director
• Public relations
• Marketing
• Sound design
• Broadcast technician
• Light design
• Makeup artist
• Hair stylist
• Wardrobe manager
• Carpentry
• Electric engineering

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

• Apply critical thinking in the creative process
• Use the language of the discipline; demonstrate command of critical vocabulary
• Describe the roles of creative expression in human cultures
• Engage with the arts; integrate the arts into life
• Use critical thinking in evaluating works of art in intrinsic terms, expressive content, and social context

Program Overview

The discipline of theatre arts includes theoretical and practical courses in all aspects of theatre, providing preparation in acting, directing, and technical theatre through productions. The degree program allows for a course of study that expands and increases creativity. It is a meaningful journey of personal discovery and self-expansion. It connects the study of script analysis to creating complex characters or theatrical designs. In addition, a solid foundation of fundamental skills learned through a variety of performance as well as technical theatre courses will help the student build confidence and emphasize the importance of responsibility, dedication, collaboration, and commitment.

Requirements

AA-T Degree Requirements Major: Core and Selective Requirements

Complete Core Courses, 18 units

• DRAM 140 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 units
• DRAM 150 | Script Analysis | 3 units
• DRAM 200 | Acting I: Acting For the Stage and the Camera | 3 units
• DRAM 201 | Acting II | 3 units
• DRAM 300.1 | Rehearsal and Performance I | 3 units
• DRAM 305 | Technical Production I | 3 units

Total Required Major Units: 18

General Education

• Certified completion of one of the following:
  • California State University General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE Breadth)
  • Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC/CSU) pattern

Elective courses

• If applicable, additional courses to meet the minimum 60 CSU transferable units requirement.

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Requirements

• Please refer to Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Requirements for more information.