Santa Clara University

Academic Requirements - Theatre & Dance Majors and Minors

Theatre and Dance department

MAJOR - THEATRE EMPHASIS

Lower Division

Defining the Performing Artist (9)
Theatre History I, II, III (41, 42, 43)
Acting I (20)
Voice I (21)
Introduction to Design (30)

Two of the following three courses:
 
       Introduction to Production (31) or
        Costume Construction (32) or
        Stage Lighting (33)

Modern Dance I (46)

Upper Division

Dramaturgy (185)
One Shakespeare course (116, 117, 118)

Five Theatre Electives: (two of which must be in
alternate specialization: acting, design/technical,
directing, history/literature, playwriting)

Technical Requirement: Active participation is expected of all Theatre and Dance majors in both departmental and student productions and they are required to complete four units of Production Workshop (THTR 39/139). Production Workshop gives credit for scenery and costume construction, stage management, assistant stage management, and various run crew positions for each department production. Transfer students are evaluated individually.

 

MINOR - THEATRE EMPHASIS

Lower Division          

Introduction to Theatre (10)

Acting I (20) or
Acting for Nonmajors (8)

Introduction to Design (30) or
Introduction to Production (31)

One Theatre & Dance elective

Upper Division

Four Theatre & Dance courses











 


Technical Requirement: Active participation is expected of all Theatre and Dance minors in both departmental and student productions and they are required to complete two units of Production Workshop (THTR 39/139). Production Workshop gives credit for scenery and costume construction, stage management, assistant stage management, and various run crew positions for each department production. Transfer students are evaluated individually.











 



MUSICAL THEATRE MINOR
Interested in Musical Theatre? The College of Arts and Sciences offers an interdisciplinary minor for Musical Theatre.

For your convenience, we've included the Academic Requirements for the Minor on this page as well, although the Department of Theatre and Dance is not directly involved in the minor.

Two tracks are available in the Musical Theatre Minor: American Musical Theatre or Lyric Theatre. Courses below are the same for both except those designated with * (for AMT) or with ** (for Lyric). Classes italicized are taught every other year.

Lower Division

Music Theory I (1)

Aural Skills (1A) or
Music Fundamentals (7)

Beginning Voice (34)
Beginning Acting (20)

Two of the following:
Jazz I (40)
Ballet I (43)
Modern (46)

Upper Division (19 units for Lyric and 20 units for AMT)

Lyric Diction (115)**
Music History/Romantic (103)**
Opera Theatre (150)**
Opera Studio (151)**
Musical Theatre Dance Styles (155)*
Acting Styles: Musical Theatre (123)
History of American Musical Theatre (165)*

Musical Theatre Production (80/180)*

For both tracts:
Private Voice (59/159 or 60/160)

MAJOR - DANCE EMPHASIS

Lower Division

Defining the Performing Artist (9)

Two of the following courses:
Performance and Culture I, II, or III
(THTR 11,
12, 13)
Acting I (20)
Introduction to Design (30)

One of the following three courses:
Introduction to Production (31) or
Costume Construction (32) or
Stage Lighting (33)

Jazz I (40) or Ballet I (43)
Modern Dance I, II, and III (46, 47, 48)
Dance Composition (49)

Upper Division

Choreography (143)
Advanced Modern Dance I, II (146, 147)

One additional advanced technique course:
(140, 141, 142, 145 or 148)

One of the following dance history/seminar courses:
(162, 166, or 189)

Three Theatre and Dance electives

Technical Requirement: Active participation is expected of all Theatre and Dance majors in both departmental and student productions and they are required to complete four units of Production Workshop (THTR 39/139). Production Workshop gives credit for scenery and costume construction, stage management, assistant stage management, and various run crew positions for each department production. Transfer students are evaluated individually.

 

MINOR - DANCE EMPHASIS

Lower Division

Introduction to Theatre Arts (10)
Modern Dance I, II, III (46, 47, 48)
Dance Composition (49)
Four units of Ballet or Jazz

Upper Division

Advanced Modern Dance I, II (146, 147)
Choreography (143)
One Theatre & Dance elective


Technical Requirement: Active participation is expected of all Theatre and Dance minors in both departmental and student productions and they are required to complete two units of Production Workshop (THTR 39/139). Production Workshop gives credit for scenery and costume construction, stage management, assistant stage management, and various run crew positions for each department production. Transfer students are evaluated individually.