Theatre Arts, (Technical Theatre) Associate in Arts

Upon successful of completion of the Theatre Arts (Technical Theatre) Associate in Arts degree, the student demonstrates skills, knowledge, and training for entry-level career placement and/or advanced degree transfer in technical theatre. A rigorous, disciplined, and innovative two-year curriculum in all aspects of theatre includes integrated studies in acting, theatre history, and theatre production specifically designed to augment the technical theatre focus. Developed for the career-oriented theatre student, the technical theatre program seeks to unlock intuitive potential for theatre design and aesthetic development, and combines with it a powerful, yet flexible implementation of techniques and skills. Additionally, the program will contribute to the student's development of people management skills, collaboration strategies, and artistic aesthetics.

Minimum Units Required: 60

General Education

Complete one of the following General Education patterns:

1. San Joaquin Delta College Associate degree General Education (AA-GE) pattern
2. California State University General Education (CSU-GE) pattern
3. Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum-CSU Version (IGETC-CSU) pattern

Courses Within the Area of Emphasis

Complete 29 units within the major; 17 units from Core Requirements, 6 units form Techniques Electives, and 6 units from Production Electives.

Core Requirements - Complete 17 units.

DRAMA 001A	Actor's Studio I	4
or
DRAMA 031	Principles of Acting	3
DRAMA 016A	History of Theatre: Primitive to 1800	3
DRAMA 016B	History of Theatre: 1800 to Present	3
DRAMA 019A	Technical Theatre I	4
DRAMA 019B	Technical Theatre II	4

Techniques Electives - Complete 6 units selected from:

DRAMA 022	Theatre Production Workshop	3
DRAMA 023	Costume Production Workshop	3
DRAMA 015	Make-Up for the Theatre	1.5

Production Electives - Complete 6 units selected from:

DRAMA 025B	Theatre Production: Crew	1-3
DRAMA 026B	Repertory Workshop: Crew	1-2
DRAMA 044B	Children's Theatre Production: Crew	1-3
DRAMA 047B	Musical Theatre Production: Crew	1-3

Electives

Complete elective coursework to achieve the minimum 60-unit requirement.

Minimum Units 60