Theatre Arts Major & Minor Concentration Theatre Studies
Westmont’s Theatre Studies track is designed for students who wish to complete a single major, and have aspirations for graduate school and/or future professional work in the field. Students can tailor their interests, gifts, and vocational aspirations relative to performance, design, or literature and history, or pursue a wide-ranging study of the discipline.
Requirements for a Theatre Studies Major (60 Units)
Required Lower-Division Core Courses: 16 units
TA 001 Great Literature of the Stage (4)
TA 037 Scenic Technology (4)
One of the following:(4)
- TA 010 Acting I (4)
- TA 051 Acting the Song (4)
One of the following: (4)
- TA 035 Costume Design for the Theatre (4)
- TA 036 Design for Theatre (4)
- TA 038 Lighting Design (4)
Upper-Division Breadth Requirements: 22 units
- TA 120 Theatre History I (4)
- TA 121 Theatre History II (4)
- TA 125 Directing for the Theatre (4)
- TA 153 Contemporary Theatre and Film Performance (4)
- TA 193 Senior Project (2)
- TA 196 Senior Seminar: Launchpad (4)
Required Applied Theatre Arts: 6 units
- TA 050/150 Rehearsal and Performance (1-2)
- TA 060/160 Technical Production (1-2)
Theatre Arts Electives: 16 units
Students’ elective choices can emphasize a particular specialized part of the field, such as acting and directing, design and technology, or literature and history, or can maintain a broader approach, relative to student interest and vocational goals.
TA 009 Voice and Speech Through Performance (4)
TA 010 Acting I: Foundations (4)
TA 011 Acting II: Devised Theatre (4)
TA 035 Costume Design for the Theatre (4)
TA 036 Scenic Design (4)
TA 038 Lighting Design (4)
TA 051 Acting the Song (4)
TA 111 Acting III: Shakespeare and Clown (4)
TA 124 Survey of Dramatic Theory and Criticism (4)
TA 137 Design for Performance (4)
TA 140 Race and Gender on the American Stage (4)
TA 145 Writing for Performance (4)
TA 153 Contemporary Theatre and Film Performance (4)
TA 186 World Theatre I (4)
TA 187 World Theatre II (4)
TA 190 Internship (1-8)
TA 195 Seminar: Special Topics (2,4)
Up to 4 additional units of TA 150, and/or TA 160
ART 010 2-D Design (4)
ART 015 Drawing I (4)
ART 070 3D Sculptural Explorations (4)
ART 131 Art Theory and Criticism (4)
EB 080 Principles of Management (4)
ENG 101 Film Studies (4)
ENG 111 Screenwriting I (4)
ENG 112 Screenwriting II (4)
ENG 113 Screenwriting III (4)
ENG 117 Shakespeare (4)
ENG 183 20th Century Drama (4)
England Semester (up to 8 units)
London Mayterm (up to 8 units)
MUA 070 Private Voice I (1)
MUA 170 Private Voice II (1)