Technical Theater, A.S.
The Technical Theater A.S. Degree will prepare students for a career in performing arts productions specifically entailing set construction and painting, lighting design, operation and rigging of lighting instruments, costume design and construction, makeup application, and sound recording and reproduction. Students will develop the practical and aesthetic skills necessary for employment in scene shops, costume shops, recording studios, professional theaters, college theaters, film/television studios, theme parks, and other venues. Students will also build the foundation necessary for transfer to a baccalaureate program in these or related fields of study.
Courses
- AUD 140 — Introduction to Audio Recording
- COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking
- CSCR 100 — College Success and Career Readiness
- CSIS 111B — Fundamentals of Computer Programming
- ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
- ENVS 100 — Humans and Scientific Inquiry
- ETHS 112 — Introduction to Chicana/o/x Studies
- ETHS 113 — Introduction to Black Studies
- HIST C1001 — United States History to 1877
- MATH 115 — Ideas of Mathematics
- POLS C1000 — American Government and Politics
- STAT C1000 — Introduction to Statistics
- THA 101 — Introduction to Theater
- THA 117 — Stagecraft
- THA 118 — Stage Management
- THA 120 — Stage Lighting
- THA 121 — Costume Construction
- THA 122 — Stage Makeup
- THA 124 — Scenic Painting
- THA 135 — Introduction to Film
- THA 136 — Cultural History of American Motion Pictures
- THA 201 — Rehearsal and Performance
- THA 216 — Musical Theater Production: Theater
- THA 299 — Special Projects: Theater Arts