Major Requirements

 Course Requirements

​​ First Year

• Drawing for Designers Sequence
• DES 111 DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS I
• DES 112 DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS II
• DES 113 DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS III
• History of Dramatic Literature Sequence (Arts and Literature Requirement)
• THE 204 HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE
• THE 205 HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE
• THE 206 HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE
• Costume Technology I Sequence
• TEC 254 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY I
• TEC 255 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY I
• TEC 256 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY I
• Make-up Sequence
• PRF 214 MAKE-UP
• PRF 215 MAKE-UP
• PRF 216 MAKE-UP
• Principles of Design Sequence
• DES 141 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• DES 142 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• DES 143 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• Three Quarters of Theatre Crew 
• TEC 107 THEATRE CREW

Second Year

• Rendering for Designers Sequence
• DES 384 RENDERING FOR DESIGNERS I
• DES 385 RENDERING FOR DESIGNERS II
• DES 386 RENDERING FOR DESIGNERS III
• Costume Technology Sequence II
• TEC 354 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY II
• TEC 355 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY II
• TEC 356 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY II
• Costume Design Sequence
• DES 244 COSTUME DESIGN I
• DES 245 COSTUME DESIGN I
• DES 246 COSTUME DESIGN I
• Survey of the Arts for Theatre Sequence
• THE 381 SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE
• THE 382 SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE
• THE 383 SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE
• Production Practice I Sequence
• DES 271 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE I
• DES 272 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE I
• DES 273 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE I

Third Year

• Costume Design Sequence II
• DES 344 COSTUME DESIGN II
• DES 345 COSTUME DESIGN II
• DES 346 COSTUME DESIGN II
• Costume Technology III Sequence
• TEC 454 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY III
• TEC 455 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY III
• TEC 456 COSTUME TECHNOLOGY III
• Theatrical Collaboration Sequence
• DES 641 THEATRICAL COLLABORATION
• DES 642 THEATRICAL COLLABORATION
• Production Practice Sequence II
• Select two courses from the following list: 
• DES 371 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE II
• DES 372 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE II
• DES 373 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE II

Fourth Year

• Costume Design Sequence III
• DES 444 COSTUME DESIGN III
• DES 445 COSTUME DESIGN III
  
• DES 446 COSTUME DESIGN III
• Design Electives
• Select three Scene or Lighting Design courses from the following list: 
• DES 241 SCENE DESIGN I
• DES 242 SCENE DESIGN I
• DES 243 SCENE DESIGN I
• DES 247 LIGHTING DESIGN I
• DES 248 LIGHTING DESIGN I
• DES 249 LIGHTING DESIGN I
• Additional Design/Tech courses with approval of advisor and instructor
• Theatre or Non-theatre Elective
• One course chosen in consultation with advisor
• Production Practice III and/or Internship
• Select two courses from the following list:
• DES 471 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
• DES 472 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
• DES 473 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
• DES 490 DESIGN INTERNSHIP

Additional Courses

• During the 3rd and 4th years of the major, students must complete four out of the following five courses, in consultation with the major advisor:
• DES 284 MODEL BUILDING
• DES 285 MEDIA FOR DESIGNERS
• DES 286 LIFE DRAWING
• DES 484 PHOTOSHOP FOR DESIGNERS
• DES 486 PORTFOLIO PREPARATION

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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