Technical Theater Proficiency Certificate

Program Overview

Technical Theater Proficiency Certificate

About This Certificate

For those who are more inclined toward the technical side of theater, this certificate allows students to develop basic technical theater construction and design skills. You will learn to build and paint sets and demonstrate a knowledge of lighting, sound and theatrical design elements and techniques. The Technical Theater Proficiency Certificate will prepare you for a variety of backstage work in the theater and film industries, or you can continue your studies by applying your courses toward the A.A. degree in Theater.

Quick Information

• Program Duration: Short-Term Program
• Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
• Total Credit Hours: 14

Course Sequence

Course Number and Name | Prerequisites | Credits

• ENGL 131 - Acting I | | 3 credits
• ENGL 141 - Introduction to Technical Theater | | 4 credits
• ENGL 146 - Advanced Technical Theater | ENGL 141 | 4 credits
• Select one of the following:
  • ENGL 137 - Introduction to Theater | | 3 credits
  • ADC 103 - CAD Basics | | 3 credits
  • MUS 115 - Introduction to Music Technology | | 3 credits

Career Outlook

• Median Salary of a Set and Exhibit Designer: $38,003
• Number of Jobs in the Region: 108
• 10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Set and Exhibit Designers: +4.6%

Featured Career

Set and Exhibit Designers

Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

• Starting Pay: $10,975
• Typical Tasks:
  • Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
  • Develop set designs based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
  • Read scripts in order to determine location, set, and design requirements.
  • Confer with clients and staff in order to gather information about exhibit space, proposed themes and content, timelines, budgets, materials, and/or promotion requirements.
  • Collaborate with those in charge of lighting and sound so that those production aspects can be coordinated with set designs or exhibit layouts.

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