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Major Requirements

Major Requirements

First Year

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
History of Dramatic Literature		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
Three Quarters of Theatre Crew		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	4
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
Once DC Course (TBA)		4

Third Year

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
Two Courses in Directing:		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
One TV Course (TBA)		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
One TV Course (TBA)		4
THE 412	PORTFOLIO PREPARATION	4
Choose one of these two courses:		4
SCWR 346	FILMMAKERS SEMINAR
Theatre Elective
Choose one of these three courses:		2-12
THE 373	THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE II
THE 490	THEATRE STUDIES INTERNSHIP
FILM 298	INTERNSHIP IN MEDIA PRODUCTION/POST-PRODUCTION
Choose one of these three courses:		2-12
THE 373	THEATRE STUDIES PRODUCTION PRACTICE II
THE 490	THEATRE STUDIES INTERNSHIP
SCWR 345	HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Choose one of these two courses:		4
Theatre Elective
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.