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Program Minimum Units
24 Units
University Minimum Units
18 Units
Interests
Art: Visual & Performing, Literature & Culture, Social Justice & Inequality, Studying the Past, Writing
Academic Areas
Humanities & Arts, Design

Overview

The undergraduate program in Theater and Performance Studies aims to provide a robust, non-conservatory program that joins the study and practice of performance within the context of a liberal arts curriculum. The department gives students a firm grasp of historical, cultural, and practical contexts in which live performance develops. With close faculty contact, department majors pursue areas of interest that may include acting, directing, writing, dance, devised theater, design, stage management, performance theory, and cultural studies.

Requirements

Theater and Performance Studies Concentration

Core (4 units)

Complete all of the following course(s):
TAPS 1

Introduction to Theater and Performance Studies

4 Units

Theater and Dance Studies (4 units)

Earn at least 4 units in the following course(s):
TAPS 11

Introduction to Dance Studies

4 Units
TAPS 11N

Dramatic Tensions: Theater and the Marketplace

3 Units
TAPS 11Q

Art in the Metropolis

3 Units
TAPS 26N

Can Beauty Save the World?: Climate Change and the Arts

3 Units
TAPS 26Q

Climate Change and the Arts

3 Units
TAPS 34N

Comedy and Power

3 Units
TAPS 40N

Family Drama: American Plays about Families

3 Units
TAPS 100C

History of World Cinema III: Queer Cinemas Around the World

3-5 Units
TAPS 101F

Close Cinematic Analysis: Poetic Cinema

3-5 Units
TAPS 122P

Undergrad Performance Project

1-9 Units
TAPS 139

Pacific Ocean Worlds: A Sea of Islands

3 Units
TAPS 151

Dramaturgy

4 Units
TAPS 151D

Ethical STEM: Race, Justice, and Embodied Practice

4-5 Units
TAPS 152L

Nietzsche: Life as Performance

3-5 Units
TAPS 153P

Black Artistry

3-5 Units
TAPS 154G

Black Magic: Ethnicity, Race, and Identity in Performance Cultures

3-5 Units
TAPS 155

Social Sculpture

4 Units
TAPS 155A

Aura, AI, and Sports

5 Units
TAPS 155W

The Wretched of the Stage

4 Units
TAPS 160P

Performance Art

4 Units
TAPS 165

Introduction to Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

5 Units
TAPS 167

Introduction to Greek Tragedy: Gods, Heroes, Fate, and Justice

4 Units
TAPS 167H

The Avant Garde

4 Units
TAPS 192A

AI Art, Performance, and Aesthetics

5 Units
TAPS 250E

Exhibition/Performance: Identities on Display

4 Units
TAPS 250J

Baldwin and Hansberry: The Myriad Meanings of Love

4 Units
TAPS 255L

Critical Practice Lab

4 Units
TAPS 255M

Indigenous Methodologies of Dance, Movement, and Other Ways of Knowing

4 Units
TAPS 258

Black Feminist Theater and Theory

4 Units
TAPS 260E

The Sacred at Hand

3-5 Units
TAPS 264S

Race, Gender, Justice

3-5 Units
HUMSCI 2

Dangerous Ideas

1 Units

Note: Refer to Past Bulletins to review courses that fulfilled the requirements above that were offered in previous years, but are now inactive.

Production (1 unit)

Complete all of the following course(s):
TAPS 39

Production Crew

1-3 Units

Practicum (7 units)

All theater and dance practice classes (such as those in acting, design, playwriting, directing, and dance practice) may count towards this requirement.

Electives (8 units)

All courses in TAPS and DANCE qualify as electives. 

Subplans

Optional
Students have the option to complete a subplan as part of this program. A subplan is an officially declared and defined set of requirements that allows students to go deeper into a discipline or focus within a program.

Dance Subplan

Core (4 units)

Complete any of the following course(s):
DANCE 11

Introduction to Dance Studies

4 Units
TAPS 1

Introduction to Theater and Performance Studies

4 Units

Theater and Dance Studies (4 units)

Earn at least 4 units in the following course(s):
TAPS 11N

Dramatic Tensions: Theater and the Marketplace

3 Units
TAPS 26N

Can Beauty Save the World?: Climate Change and the Arts

3 Units
TAPS 26Q

Climate Change and the Arts

3 Units
TAPS 34N

Comedy and Power

3 Units
TAPS 40N

Family Drama: American Plays about Families

3 Units
TAPS 100C

History of World Cinema III: Queer Cinemas Around the World

3-5 Units
TAPS 101F

Close Cinematic Analysis: Poetic Cinema

3-5 Units
TAPS 122P

Undergrad Performance Project

1-9 Units
TAPS 139

Pacific Ocean Worlds: A Sea of Islands

3 Units
TAPS 151

Dramaturgy

4 Units
TAPS 151D

Ethical STEM: Race, Justice, and Embodied Practice

4-5 Units
TAPS 152L

Nietzsche: Life as Performance

3-5 Units
TAPS 153H

History of Directing

4 Units
TAPS 153P

Black Artistry

3-5 Units
TAPS 154G

Black Magic: Ethnicity, Race, and Identity in Performance Cultures

3-5 Units
TAPS 155

Social Sculpture

4 Units
TAPS 155A

Aura, AI, and Sports

5 Units
TAPS 155W

The Wretched of the Stage

4 Units
TAPS 160P

Performance Art

4 Units
TAPS 165

Introduction to Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

5 Units
TAPS 167

Introduction to Greek Tragedy: Gods, Heroes, Fate, and Justice

4 Units
TAPS 167H

The Avant Garde

4 Units
TAPS 192A

AI Art, Performance, and Aesthetics

5 Units
TAPS 250E

Exhibition/Performance: Identities on Display

4 Units
TAPS 250J

Baldwin and Hansberry: The Myriad Meanings of Love

4 Units
TAPS 255L

Critical Practice Lab

4 Units
TAPS 255M

Indigenous Methodologies of Dance, Movement, and Other Ways of Knowing

4 Units
TAPS 258

Black Feminist Theater and Theory

4 Units
TAPS 260E

The Sacred at Hand

3-5 Units
TAPS 264S

Race, Gender, Justice

3-5 Units
HUMSCI 2

Dangerous Ideas

1 Units

Note: Refer to Past Bulletins to review courses that fulfilled the requirements above that were offered in previous years.

Dance Practice (7 units)

A minimum of seven units of dance practice in technique, choreography, and performance are required. At least three classes are chosen from a specific dance form (e.g., Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Ballet, or Social), and the attainment of intermediate or advanced level. At least two classes in a style other than the student’s primary chosen dance form.

Production (1 unit)

Complete all of the following course(s):
TAPS 39

Production Crew

1-3 Units

Electives (8 units)

All courses in TAPS and DANCE qualify as electives.