Program Pathways

Theatre Arts – Major #5440
Associate of Arts Degree
2023 Fall Semester

The Theatre Arts major is a performance oriented major. It emphasizes a “hands-on” approach and places special focus on the “well rounded” theatre artist. 

Term 1
Units: 16.0
FCC Writing/Reading Competency Requirement: ENGL 1A
4.0

Satisfies FCC GE area D.1

FCC GE AREA G: Communications
3.0
Major Course
3.0
TA 25
Stagecraft (Active)
3.0
OR
TA 35
Costume Crafts (Active)
3.0
OR
TA 36
Costume Design (Active)
3.0

Satisfies FCC GE area C

Major Course
3.0
TA 15C
Creative Writing: Playwriting (Active)
3.0
OR
TA 30
Theatre Appreciation (Active)
3.0
OR
TA 38
Script Analysis (Active)
3.0
Major Course
3.0
TA 41
Beginning Acting (Active)
3.0
OR
TA 42
Beginning Acting for Theatre Majors (Active)
3.0
Students persuing an acting major are encouraged to audition for TA 40 each semester to increase the possibility of being cast.
Term 2
Units: 13.0-14.0
FCC Mathematics Competency Requirement
3.0-4.0

Satisfies FCC GE area D.2 and D.3

FCC GE AREA E.1: Lifetime Wellness: PE &/or Dance
1.0
TA 23
Technical Theatre Practicum (Active)
3.0
TA 43
Intermediate Acting (Active)
3.0
TA 46
Voice for the Actor (Active)
3.0
Term 3
Units: 10.0-13.0
FCC GE AREA A: Natural Sciences
3.0-4.0
FCC GE AREA B: Social & Behavioral Sciences
3.0
FCC GE AREA E.1 or E.2: Lifetime Wellness
1.0-3.0
 
3.0
TA 31
Theatre History and Dramatic Literature I (Active)
3.0

Fall only

OR
TA 32
Theatre History and Dramatic Literature II (Active)
3.0

Spring only

ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
 
Term 4
Units: 9.0
FCC GE AREA E.2: Lifetime Wellness: Lifetime Skills
3.0
FCC GE AREA F: Government and American Institutions
3.0
Major Course
3.0

Three units from the following courses:

TA 28
Introduction to Stage Makeup (Active)
3.0
TA 40
Performance Practicum (Active)
3.0
TA 44A
Actors Workshop (Active)
3.0
TA 48A
Teasers I (Active)
0.5
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
 

Recommend: TA 15C, 27B, 38, 25, 28, 36, 36, 40, 44A, or 48A.

Recommended Electives: TA 15C, 27B, 38, 25, 28, 36, 36, 40, 44A, or 48A
Total: 48.0-52.0