Dec 06, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Theatre Arts Minor

This minor may be combined with any major at CSULB except the BA in Theatre Arts. Students are admitted to the minor after having completed a minimum of 30 units of college level course work including all 12 units of General Education Foundation courses with a cumulative, CSULB, and major GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Requirements

A minimum of 18 units is required for the minor.

Take all of the following:

THEA 103 - Text Analysis (3 units)
THEA 221 - History of Theatre and Drama to 1660 (3 units)
THEA 222 - History of Theatre and Drama Since 1660 (3 units)

Take one of the following:

THEA 114A - Fundamentals of Acting (3 units)
THEA 142 - Stagecraft (3 units)
THEA 146 - Costume Crafts (3 units)
THEA 148 - Stage Lighting and Sound (3 units)
THEA 271 - Stage Management (3 units)

Take 6 units from the following:

THEA 324 - Theatre Today (3 units)
THEA 327 - Theatre, Protest, and Social Change (3 units)
THEA 341 - Presentation Techniques for Theatre (3 units)
THEA 344 - Theatrical Makeup Design (3 units)
THEA 352 - Foundations of Visual Expression (3 units)
THEA 365 - Improvisation and Comedy (3 units)
THEA 380 - Playwriting (3 units)
THEA 418 - Theatre of Community Engagement (3 units)
THEA 425 - Theatre and Cinema (3 units)
THEA 426 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 units)
THEA 476 - Theatre Management (3 units)