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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Design and Production Concentration
In addition to fulfilling the major core requirements for the BA in Theatre, you must meet all university graduation requirements.
A major in Theatre with a concentration in design and production prepares you for advanced graduate study in the field and entry-level careers in performance design and technology. In addition to core course requirements, the concentration in design and production consists of 25 semester hours. Twelve semester hours from among the following are required:
| Course Code | Course Description | Hours |
| THP 317 | Stage Management | 3 |
| THP 340 | Scene Design | 3 |
| THP 345 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| THP 350 | Sound Design | 3 |
| THP 430 | Costume Design | 3 |
| THP 442 | Drawing | 3 |
| THP 494 | ST: Technical Direction | 3 |
| THP 494 | ST: Multimedia Design in Theatre | 3 |
One of the following two courses (four semester hours), not taken as part of the core, is also required:
| Course Code | Course Description | Hours |
| THP 213 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 4 |
| THP 214 | Introduction to Costuming | 4 |
Nine semester hours in theatre design or theatre technology elective course work, including supervised production participation for which academic credit is received, completes the concentration.
Application for admission into this concentration is suggested at the end of your freshman year to allow three years of academic supervision, although it is possible to apply for provisional admission into the concentration during the first semester of your freshman year. If you are a transfer student, you should apply for the concentration during your first semester at ASU.
Admission Requirements
- Interview with design and production faculty (conducted at the end of each semester)
- Submission of a letter of intent, a resume, a portfolio, and an unofficial transcript (a minimum GPA of 2.50 ASU and 3.0 Theatre is required)
Design and production faculty meet regularly with students as a group to monitor personal progress, to assess portfolio development and to further engage as a community.
Retention in the program is based on satisfactory artistic growth (as evidenced in a mandatory portfolio reflecting work completed during each semester), production participation, and maintenance of a minimum 2.50 overall GPA and a 3.00 Theatre GPA For more information, see the design and production concentration handbook.
Eligible students denied admission into the design and production concentration can appeal in writing to the coordinator, Jennifer Setlow of the undergraduate design and production program.
For detailed information concerning the undergraduate program, visit ASU’s Web tool, eAdvisor. Here you will find checksheets, major maps and more.