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Major Requirements
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Major Requirements
First Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 12 |
THE 204 | HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE | |
THE 205 | HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE | |
THE 206 | HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE | |
THE 210 | SCRIPT ANALYSIS | 4 |
THE 268 | INTRODUCTION TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS | 4 |
THE 212 | INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE STUDIES | 4 |
THE 291 | PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP I | 4 |
THE 227 | PLAYWRITING I | 4 |
| 6 |
TEC 107 | THEATRE CREW | |
Second Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ACT 250 | AMERICAN FUNNY: STAGE COMEDY FROM GROUCHO MARX TO TINA FEY | 4 |
THE 352 | VOICE AND SPEECH FOR COMEDY | 4 |
FILM 184 | STAND-UP COMEDY | |
ACT 209 | SKETCH COMEDY | 4 |
THE 281 | SCENE STUDY: COMEDY | 4 |
THE 282 | CONTEMPORARY STAGE COMEDY | 4 |
ACT 223 | INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION | 4 |
THE 354 | COMEDY STYLES | 4 |
| 4 |
Third Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 8 |
PRF 374 | DIRECTING | |
PRF 375 | DIRECTING | |
SCWR 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING | 4 |
SCWR 352 | WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES | 4 |
THE 353 | ADVANCED IMROVISATION | 4 |
THE 361 | ADVANCED SKETCH COMEDY: REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
PRF 377 | DIRECTING COMEDY | 4 |
THE 395 | ARTIST AS ENTREPRENEUR | 4 |
| 4 |
Fourth Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
THE 351 | PHYSICAL COMEDY | 4 |
THE 362 | ADVANCED SKETCH COMEDY: REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE | 4 |
THE 410 | THEATRE STUDIES CAPSTONE | 2 |
| 4 |
THE 412 | PORTFOLIO PREPARATION | 4 |
SCWR 346 | FILMMAKERS SEMINAR | |
| |
THE 373 | THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE II | |
THE 490 | THEATRE STUDIES INTERNSHIP | |
FILM 298 | INTERNSHIP IN MEDIA PRODUCTION/POST-PRODUCTION | |
THE 373 | THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE II | |
THE 490 | THEATRE STUDIES INTERNSHIP | |
SCWR 345 | HOLLYWOOD HISTORY | |
| |
SCWR 392 | TOPICS IN LA | |
Open Electives (4-12 hours)
Open elective credit may also be required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.