Theater Arts & Dance Undergraduate Degrees

The Theater arts major and minor and the dance minor are related degree programs within the Department of Performance, Play & design. All of these degrees use courses with the THEA subject in their required course lists.

Students interested in pursuing a THEA degree work with the Theater Arts academic advisor to create an academic plan or add to an existing plan document. Students are encouraged to consult with the advisor well in advance of declaration. Advising appointments are scheduled through Navigate Slug Success, or questions may be sent to the Theater Arts advisor by emailing theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu.

Transfer students may petition to have equivalent lower-division courses taken at other schools count toward lower-division minor requirements and should consult with the Theater Arts academic advisor as early as possible regarding this opportunity.

Theater Arts B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts (Theater Arts major) offers a background in the theory and practice of theater arts with a focus on drama, dance or design in upper-division classes as well as studio course and hands-on production experience. The major requires 15 five-unit and three two-unit courses (81 units) to complete the major.

Please find detailed information about the philosophy and requirements of the major in the General Catalog:

• Complete intro. and information about the Theater Arts major
• Getting Started in the major: FROSH
• Getting Started in the major: TRANSFER STUDENTS
• Major Qualification Policy and Declaration Process
• THEA Course Offerings & Enrollment
• THEA major advising

Theater Arts Minor

Students earn a minor in Theater Arts by completing courses that provide a background in the theory and practice of the theater arts as well as a focus on either drama, theater design/technology, or dance. 

The Theater Arts Minor is comprised of eight courses/37 units: 3 lower division and 5 upper-division.

There are no prerequisites for declaring the minor, though individual courses may have prerequisites for enrollment, and a major must be officially declared before a minor is declared.

• Theater Arts minor requirements & declaration information
• THEA Course Offerings & Enrollment
• THEA minor advising

Dance Minor

Students earn a minor in Dance by completing courses that provide a background in the theory and practice of dance.

The Theater Arts Minor is comprised of eight courses/37 units: 3 lower division and 5 upper-division.

There are no prerequisites for declaring the minor, though individual courses may have prerequisites for enrollment, and a major must be officially declared before a minor is declared.

NOTE: Students may pursue a Dance minor in addition to the Theater Arts major and can double count 2 – 3 lower division classes for the minor!

• Dance minor requirements & declaration information
• THEA Course Offerings & Enrollment
• Dance minor advising

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