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Academics

Overview

Announcing the inauguration of a new department at UCSC: The Department of Performance, Play & Design! This new department is formed from the fusion of two existing units: the Department of Theater Arts and the Art and Design: Games & Playable Media Program…

Undergraduate Programs

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

BA: Art & Design: Games + Playable Media

Students in AGPM obtain a degree focused on the creation of games as art and activism, focusing on wildly original, creative, expressive games including board games, role-playing games, immersive…

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

BA: Theater Arts

The Theater Arts major gives students a background in the theory and practice of theater arts. Students participate in at least one public production and may focus on drama, dance, design, or a combination of those areas…


Graduate Programs

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GRADUATE PROGRAM

MA: Theater Arts

UC Santa Cruz offers a one-year Master of Arts in Theater Arts that prepares students for professional achievements in interactive media and performance, stage design, directing, dramaturgy,…

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Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves

GRADUATE PROGRAM

MFA: Digital Arts & New Media


Advising

In addition to working with your department academic advisor, it is important to be in contact with faculty, who serve as mentors. Ladder rank faculty are here to help you with the direction of your work, and to give you ideas about possibilities after completing your B.A. Keep them informed of what you are doing and discuss your work and interests with them.

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For more information

Contact the Theater Arts Department advisor Moon Rinaldo
Office: Theater Arts Center, J Building, Room J106

Email: theater@ucsd.edu


Last modified: Sep 19, 2024