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.
Advanced Design Electives
3 unitsDesign and Technology Electives
6 units- THEA 335 - Stage Management-Theory
- THEA 336 - Stage Management-Practicum
- THEA 345 - Theatre Marketing and Publicity
- THEA 349 - Theatrical Makeup
- THEA 465 - Theatre of Diversity
- THEA 470 - Facility Operations and Management for Theatre
- THEA 476 - Event Coordination and the Entertainment Industry
- THEA 490 - Theatre Internship
- THEA 499 - Special Study
- THEA 539 - Theatre Rendering
- THEA 541 - Scene Painting
- THEA 542 - Studio Skills for Theatre: Model Making
- THEA 544 - Advanced Stage Technologies
- THEA 545 - Mechanical Drawing for the Theatre
- THEA 546 - CADD 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 554A - Costume Design Technology I
- THEA 554B - Costume Design Technology II
- THEA 556 - Digital Communication for Lighting Design
- THEA 557 - 3D Fabrication for Entertainment Design
- THEA 559 - Programming for Live Events
- THEA 561 - Projection Design and Integrated Media
- THEA 564 - Costume Topics
- THEA 570A - Practicum in Theatrical Production: Independent Study
- THEA 570B - Practicum in Theatrical Production: Design for Department Public Performances
- THEA 596 - Selected Topics in Theatre
- TFM 550 - Art Direction for Television and Film
- TFM 558 - Costume Design for Television and Film
- TFM 559 - Digital Design for Film and Stage
- TFM 551 - Production Design for Television and Film
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Impacted Program
° International Exchange Option
No course list published for this category.
Major
- THEA 442C - Practicum in Theatrical Production: Lighting
- THEA 446A - Practicum in Performance: Stage Crew
- THEA 446B - Practicum in Performance: Costume Crew
- THEA 446D - Practicum in Performance: Lighting Crew
- THEA 447 - Lighting Design I
- THEA 449 - Portfolio Preparation and Exit Interview
- THEA 452 - Costume Design I
- THEA 460A - History of the Theatre
- THEA 460B - History of the Theatre
- THEA 530A - Period Dress and Decor: Ancient World Through Eighteenth Century
- THEA 530B - Period Dress and Decor: NeoClassical Through Twentieth Century
- THEA 325 - Script Analysis
- THEA 359 - Directing I
- THEA 440 - Scene Design I
- TFM 350 - Staging and Art for Television and Film
- THEA 442A - Practicum in Theatrical Production: Scenery Construction
- THEA 442B - Practicum in Theatrical Production: Costume Construction
Preparation for the Major
15 unitsTheatre Arts, Emphasis in Design and Technology, B.A. - Roadmap
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This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.