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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.

DES 361

THEATRICAL COLLABORATION

Theatrical Collaboration (3 quarter hours) An investigation, through research and discussion, of the conceptual problems of physically mounting specific, assigned scripts from the classic and modern theatre, covering a broad stylistic range. Students will submit proposals for designs and justify their ideas through literary and pictorial research. The directorial and collaborative problems of arriving at a production concept, up to, but not including fully-realized design documentation, is emphasized through a series of projects. PREREQUISITE(S): Open to 3rd and 4th year BFA Lighting, Scenery, Costume, Sound Design and Dramaturgy students, in addition to MFA students.

Prerequisites:

Status as an Undergraduate or Graduate Theatre student is a prerequisite for this class.

DES 362

THEATRICAL COLLABORATION

Theatrical Collaboration (3 quarter hours) An investigation, through research and discussion, of the conceptual problems of physically mounting specific, assigned scripts from the classic and modern theatre, covering a broad stylistic range. Students will submit proposals for designs and justify their ideas through literary and pictorial research. The directorial and collaborative problems of arriving at a production concept, up to, but not including fully-realized design documentation, is emphasized through a series of projects. PREREQUISITE(S): Open to 3rd and 4th year BFA Lighting, Scenery, Costume, Sound Design and Dramaturgy students, in addition to MFA students.

Prerequisites:

Status as an Undergraduate or Graduate Theatre student is a prerequisite for this class.

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