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 - 24 units
2. California State University General Education (CSU-GE) pattern - 40 units
3. Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum-CSU Version (IGETC-CSU) pattern - 37 units

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.

Techniques Electives - Complete 6 units selected from:

Production Electives - Complete 6 units selected from:

Electives

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