UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2024-2025

Program: Minor in Theatre: Design and Production

Program Description

The Theatre: Design and Production Minor focuses on the technical aspects of creating theatre. Areas of specialization at CSUN include scenery, costumes, lighting, projection/video, sound, and stage management. Students enrolled in the minor are encouraged to participate in departmental productions.

Program Requirements

1. Required Courses (5 units)

TH 155 Introduction to Design and Creativity (2)
TH 350 Cultural and Historical Perspectives for Theatre (3)

2. Technical Courses (6 units)

Choose 6 units from the following:

Coursework in this section must include two corequisite production participations activities.

TH 261/TH 261P Fundamentals of Scenery and Properties Technology (2/1)
TH 262/TH 262P Fundamentals of Costume Technology (2/1)
TH 263/TH 263P Fundamentals of Lighting and Sound Technology (2/1)

3. Production and Design Courses (8 units)

Choose 8 units from the following:

TH 355 Principles of Theatrical Design (2)
TH 361A Intermediate Scenic Design and Construction Techniques (2)
TH 362A Intermediate Costume Techniques (2)
TH 362B Intermediate Costume Craft Techniques (2)
TH 363A Intermediate Lighting Techniques (2)
TH 367 Intermediate Makeup Techniques (2)
TH 381 Management Techniques for the Theatre (2)
TH 385 Stage Management (2)
TH 457 Theatre Design Tutorial (3)

Total Units in the Minor: 19

More information

For more information about this program, please contact theatre@csun.edu.

Contact

Department of Theatre
Chair: Dan Weingarten
Nordhoff Hall (NH) 110
(818) 677-3086