Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Admission to the Degree Curriculum
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Advancement to Candidacy
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Concentration in Acting
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Concentration in Design and Technology
Concentration in Musical Theatre
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Core Courses
- THEA 530A - Period Dress and Decor: Ancient World Through Eighteenth Century
- THEA 530B - Period Dress and Decor: NeoClassical Through Twentieth Century
- THEA 600 - Writing for Theatre
- THEA 610 - Seminar in Design Aesthetics for Theatre, Television, and Film
- THEA 621 - Seminar in Theories of the Theatre
- THEA 643 - Collaborative Studies in Design
- THEA 644 - Seminar in Contemporary Designers
- TFM 605 - Seminar: Production for Television and Film
- THEA 539 - Theatre Rendering
- THEA 540 - Scene Design II
- THEA 544 - Advanced Stage Technologies
- THEA 546 - CADD for the Theatre
- THEA 547 - Lighting Design II
- THEA 552 - Costume Design II
- THEA 553 - Technical Direction
- THEA 554A - Costume Design Technology I
- THEA 554B - Costume Design Technology II
- THEA 556 - Digital Communication for Lighting Design
- TFM 522 - Advanced Film and Television Cinematography
- TFM 550 - Art Direction for Television and Film
- TFM 551 - Production Design for Television and Film
- TFM 558 - Costume Design for Television and Film
- THEA 541 - Scene Painting
- THEA 542 - Studio Skills for Theatre: Model Making
- THEA 545 - Mechanical Drawing for the Theatre
- THEA 548 - Sound Design for the Theatre
- THEA 549 - Lighting and Sound Technology
- THEA 550 - Software for Theatrical Design
- THEA 551 - Advanced Media Design
- THEA 557 - 3D Fabrication for Entertainment Design
- THEA 561 - Projection Design and Integrated Media
- THEA 564 - Costume Topics
- THEA 570A - Practicum in Theatrical Production: Independent Study
- THEA 596 - Selected Topics in Theatre
- THEA 645 - Seminar in Theatrical Lighting
- THEA 795 - Practicum in Theatre Arts
- THEA 798 - Special Study
- TFM 559 - Digital Design for Film and Stage
Practicum, Internship and Comprehensive Examination
Specific Requirements
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This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.