TYPICAL PLAN OF STUDY

Technical Direction - First Semester

Technical Direction - Second Semester

Course Name

# of Credits

Course Name

# of Credits

Thea 573 Professional Technical Production

3

Thea 585 Advanced Technical Drafting - AutoCAD

3

Thea 586 Structural Design (offered alternate years)

3

Thea 577A Advanced Materials I - Woods

3

                 or Elective**

Thea 5-- Thea History or Text Analysis or Dramatic Lit

3

Thea 530 Drafting for the Theatre

3

Thea 580R Technical Seminar

2

Thea 5-- Thea History or Text Analysis or Dramatic Lit

3

Thea 584A Master Class-Stage Mechanics&Automation

2

Thea 580R Technical Seminar

2

OR Thea 584B Master Class-Rigging (alt years)

Total

14

Total

13

Technical Direction - Third Semester

Technical Direction - Fourth Semester

Course Name

# of Credits

Course Name

# of Credits

Thea 514 History of Design and Technology I

3

Thea 577C Advanced Materials III - Plastics

3

Elective** or Thea 586 Structural Design

3

Thea 515R History of Design & Technology II

3

Thea 577B Advanced Materials II - Metals

3

580R Technical Seminar

2

Thea 580R Technical Seminar

2

Elective

3

                                          Total

11

Thea 584A Master Class-Stage Mechanics&Automation

2

OR Thea 584B Master Class-Rigging (alt years)

                                           Total

12

Technical Direction - Fifth Semester

Technical Direction - Sixth Semester

Course Name

# of Credits

Course Name

# of Credits

Thea 697 or Electives**

6

Thea 697 or Elective**

6

**List of Suggested Alternatives

Thea 476 Theatre Sound and Electronics

3

Thea 575R Property Construction

3

Thea 378 Stage Management I

3

Thea 538 Scene Painting

3

Thea 5-- Professional Design (any area)

3

Thea 500 Theatre Collaboration

1

Thea 516 Special Effects for the Stage

3