Major 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
• Technical Drawing I Sequence
• TEC 151 TECHNICAL DRAWING I
• TEC 152 TECHNICAL DRAWING I
• TEC 153 TECHNICAL DRAWING I
• Principles of Design Sequence
• DES 141 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• DES 142 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• DES 143 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• 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
• 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
• DES 250 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
• Scenographic Drafting Sequence
• DES 252 SCENOGRAPHIC DRAFTING
• DES 253 SCENOGRAPHIC DRAFTING
• Scene Design Sequence I
• DES 241 SCENE DESIGN I
• DES 242 SCENE DESIGN I
• DES 243 SCENE 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 Sequence I
• DES 271 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE I
• DES 272 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE I
• DES 273 DESIGN PRODUCTION PRACTICE I

Third Year

• Scene Design Sequence II
• DES 341 SCENE DESIGN II
• DES 342 SCENE DESIGN II
• DES 343 SCENE DESIGN II
• Scene Painting Sequence
• DES 387 SCENE PAINTING
• DES 388 SCENE PAINTING
• DES 389 SCENE PAINTING
• Theatrical Collaboration Sequence
• DES 641 THEATRICAL COLLABORATION  
• DES 642 THEATRICAL COLLABORATION
• Production Practice 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

• Scene Design Sequence III
• DES 441 SCENE DESIGN III
• DES 442 SCENE DESIGN III
• DES 443 SCENE DESIGN III
• Design Electives
• Select three Costume or Lighting Design courses from the following list
• DES 244 COSTUME DESIGN I
• DES 245 COSTUME DESIGN I
• DES 246 COSTUME 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 Electives
• 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 courses from the following list 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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