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Undergraduate

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts provides the opportunity for students to focus on the breadth of Theatre Arts studies. The curriculum core requires study in Acting, Directing, Design and Production, History, Literature and Criticism of Theatre. Students are required to participate in department production activities including Plays, Musicals, Dance and Opera.

Students must participate in 5 units of 278B/478B Production crew for first year students and 3 units for transfer students. This provides the opportunity for students to develop tecinical knowledge and observe the production process through participation in the technical development of a departmental production.

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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Specialized Studies in Theatre Concentration, Design/Technical Production Emphasis

The Bachelor of Arts in Design/Technical Production Emphasis is a degree that focuses on each area of design so that students can receive a strong foundation in design and technical theatre. Students will receive hands-on experience both in the classroom and on departmental productions.

Requirements for the major include 6 units of THTR 478B Production for freshman students and 4 units of THTR 478B for transfer students.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre

BFA programs require an audition
New student placement audition information:

1. For complete information, please visit the audition management platform, Accept'd 
2. choose BFA concentration from the pull-down menu (upper left corner,)
3. select "Guidelines" below CSU Fullerton's name in the banner at the top of the page.

The following are the concentrations offered in the BFA program:

Acting Concentration

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting prepares students for a professional career in theatre both in plays and television and film. This concentration seeks students who exhibit exceptional talent, motivation and commitment, and combines rigorous coursework with ample opportunity to apply the training in performance. Incoming students interested in a BFA in Acting must take part in a New Student Placement Audition.

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Musical Theatre Concentration

This degree is for students who desire a professionally oriented education and training in musical theatre. This concentration seeks students who exhibit exceptional talent, motivation and commitment.

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Devised Performance/Physical Theatre Concentration

The Devised Performance/Physical Theatre  concentration develops collaborative theatre artists who conceive, design, direct and perform highly athletic, visually stunning, interdisciplinary projects that shape today’s evolving theatrical landscape.

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Post-Baccalaureate

Single-Subject Teaching Credential in Theatre

• A teaching credential is a logical extension to a bachelor’s degree in Theatre. A B.A. is built to expose students to the breadth of the field of Theatre, including design, directing, acting, management, and dramaturgical techniques as well as the history and theory of the craft, providing a strong foundation for future theatre teachers.
• The teaching credential program is built to add to that strong foundation by providing you with the pedagogical knowledge and skills to guide you in effectively bridging your content area expertise with the needs of a theatre classroom.

Teaching high school theatre in the state of California requires a Single-Subject Credential in Theatre, issued by the California Commission on Teaching Credentials. This program is a two-semester post-baccalaureate program that meets the requirements of that credentialing process.

CSUF's Theatre Credential program focuses on practicing a consent-based, anti-oppressive approach to theatre pedagogy, providing teacher candidates with tools to help establish inclusive and accessible classrooms. Our goal is to arm future theatre teachers with the tools they need to change theatre education for the better.

During this program, you will student teach at a public school in partnership with a mentor teacher in a theatre classroom. You will spend the first semester observing, co-planning, and co-facilitating; during the second semester, you’ll take the lead. Throughout your year of student teaching, coursework at CSUF will support you in improving your teaching practice.

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For questions or further information, please contact Dr. Amanda Rose Villarreal

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Graduate

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre

Design and Technical Production & Directing Concentrations are for students who desire a professionally oriented education and training in design and technical production and directing.   Students in the MFA program are at the core of our departmental productions, leading the department in all areas of design and productions.  Students receive one-on-one mentoring, which supports a tailor-made educational process that guides students toward success.

There are two concentrations:

Design and Technical Production Concentration

The Design and Technical concentration prepares students for a career in design and technical theatre.  The curriculum core requires study in design and production, history, literature and theatre criticism. Students are required to participate in department production activities, including plays, musicals, dance and opera.Design and Technical concentrations include: Costumes; Lighting; Scenic; and Technical Direction with secondary areas of study in: Costume Technology; Theatrical Makeup; Sound; Projections; and Property.

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Directing Concentration

The Directing concentration prepares students for a career in directing plays and musicals. The curriculum core requires study in acting, directing, design and production, history, literature and theatre criticism. Students are required to participate in department production activities, including plays, musicals, dance and opera.

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