Academics
Overview
The Department of Performance, Play & Design was formed in 2024 from the fusion of two existing units: the Department of Theater Arts and the Art and Design: Games & Playable Media Program.
Undergraduate Programs
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…
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
BA: Theater Arts
Minor: Theater Arts
Minor: Dance
The Theater Arts and dance degrees give students a background in the theory and practice of the fields.
Graduate Studies
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,…
Theater & Dance Advising
Schedule an advising by appointment with the
Theater Arts advisor through
Navigate Slug Success for the
Theater Arts Major, Theater Arts Minor, or Dance Minor.
Many undergrad questions can also be answered by email:
theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu
Graduate students are invited to email about the Theater Arts M.A.:
theatergradprogram@ucsc.edu
Art & Design Games +
Playable Media Major Advising
For general questions, please starts with the AGPM Peer Advisors,
available via email: agpmpeer@ucsc.edu.
Schedule an advising appointment with the AGPM Academic Advisor through
Navigate Slug Success.
Many questions can also be answered by email: agpmadvising@ucsc.edu.
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