Drama Major
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 36 (12 courses)
- Grade Requirement: Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all required and elective drama courses in order for them to apply toward major requirements.
Required Courses
Foundations Courses (9 Units):
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 2100 | Introduction to Theater Production | 3 |
DRAMA 2200 | Fundamentals of Acting | 3 |
or DRAMA 2202 | Improvisation | |
or DRAMA 1191 Ampersand: Shakespear's Globe: All the World's a Stage and DRAMA 1192 Shakespeare's Globe | ||
DRAMA 2304 | Introduction to Theater and Performance Studies | 3 |
Applications Courses (6 Units):
Two courses chosen from the following three options:
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3104 | Costume Rendering and Design | 3 |
or DRAMA 3105 | Stage Lighting | |
or DRAMA 3106 | Scenic Design | |
or DRAMA 3400 | Introduction to Playwriting | |
DRAMA 3204 | Fundamentals of Directing | 3 |
DRAMA 3309 | Performance and Culture | 3 |
If one of the above options is taken as part of a pathway, the other two applications must be completed to fulfill this requirement.
Historical Practice Courses (6 Units):
Two courses chosen from the following list:
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3012 | Theater Space in Historical Practice | 3 |
DRAMA 3013 | Politics and Performance in Historical Practice | 3 |
DRAMA 3014 | Body Language: Acting, Rhetorical Gesture, and Dance in Historical Perspective | 3 |
DRAMA 3015 | Social Identity and Dramatic Character in Historical Practice | 3 |
DRAMA 3016 | Blood and Magic: Special Effects in Historical Practice | 3 |
One Course in a Non-Western or Under-Represented U.S. Minority Cultural Tradition (3 Units)
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
AFAS 3040 | A History of African American Theater | 3 |
CHINA 4670 | The Chinese Theater | 3 |
DRAMA 2203 | Black Theater Workshop | 3 |
DRAMA 3880 | Asian and Asian Diaspora Theatre | 3 |
JAPAN 4460 | The Japanese Theater | 3 |
Additional courses may fulfill this requirement. Please consult course listings each semester.
Elective Courses
Drama majors choose four electives (12 units) from one of eight pathways below: Drama General, Acting, Directing, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Playwriting, or Theatre, Performance & Society.
Drama General
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
3000-level or above DRAMA elective | 3 | |
3000-level or above DRAMA elective | 3 | |
4000-level DRAMA elective | 3 | |
4000-level DRAMA elective | 3 |
These courses may not count toward other Drama major requirements.
Acting
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3200 | Intermediate Acting | 3 |
DRAMA 3203 | Advanced Musical Theater | 3 |
or DRAMA 3205 | Acting for the Camera | |
or DRAMA 4202 | Theater for Social Change | |
or DRAMA 4910 | Independent Study in Acting (leading role) | |
DRAMA 4200 | Acting Styles: Realism to Non-realism | 3 |
DRAMA 4201 | Advanced Acting | 3 |
Directing
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3204 | Fundamentals of Directing | 3 |
DRAMA 3100 | Production Practicum (1 credit–technical crew or 1 credit–design assist) | 1 |
DRAMA 4920 | Practicum in Assistant Directing | 2 |
or DRAMA 3102 | Practicum in Stage Management | |
DRAMA 4400 | Dramaturgy | 3 |
or DRAMA 3200 | Intermediate Acting | |
DRAMA 4204 | Directing II | 3 |
Costume Design
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3104 | Costume Rendering and Design | 3 |
DRAMA 3109 | Introduction to Costume Construction | 3 |
DRAMA 3100 | Production Practicum (1 credit–technical crew or 1 credit-design assist) | 1 |
DRAMA 3107 | History of Western Costume | 3 |
or DRAMA 4930 | Independent Study in Technical Theater | |
DRAMA 4931 | Advanced Practicum in Technical Theater (2 credit–design) | 2 |
Lighting Design
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3105 | Stage Lighting | 3 |
DRAMA 3100 | Production Practicum (1 credit–technical crew or 1 credit–design assist) | 1 |
DRAMA 4931 | Advanced Practicum in Technical Theater (2 credit–design) | 2 |
DRAMA 3101 | Digital Media for the Stage | 3 |
or DRAMA 3305 | Immersive Story Studio | |
or DRAMA 4930 | Independent Study in Technical Theater | |
DRAMA 4100 | Advanced Stage Lighting | 3 |
or DRAMA 4101 | (Concert) Lighting Technology |
Scenic Design
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3106 | Scenic Design | 3 |
DRAMA 4102 | Advanced Scenic Design | 3 |
DRAMA 3100 | Production Practicum (1 credit–technical crew or 1 credit–design assist) | 1 |
DRAMA 4931 | Advanced Practicum in Technical Theater (2 credit–design) | 2 |
DRAMA 3305 | Immersive Story Studio | 3 |
or DRAMA 4930 | Independent Study in Technical Theater |
Playwriting
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3400 | Introduction to Playwriting | 3 |
DRAMA 3301 | Devising, Adaptation, Docudrama | 3 |
or DRAMA 3500 | Introduction to Screenwriting | |
or DRAMA 3304 | Contemporary American Theater | |
DRAMA 4400 | Dramaturgy | 3 |
or DRAMA 4306 | Dramatic Theory | |
DRAMA 4401 | Advanced Playwriting | 3 |
Theatre, Performance & Society*
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
DRAMA 3309 | Performance and Culture | 3 |
3000-level or above course in Theater History** | 3 | |
3000-level or above course in Research Methodology** | 3 | |
4000-level course in Dramatic or Performance Theory** | 3 |
- *
At least two courses in the Theatre, Performance & Society pathway must be taken at the 4000 level.
- **
Please consult course listings each semester for this designation.
Additional Information
A maximum of 3 credits earned outside of Arts & Sciences at Washington University (e.g., through transfer credit or study abroad) may be applied to the drama major, with permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Drama.
Contact Info
Phone: | 314-935-5858 |
Email: | pad@wustl.edu |
Website: | http://pad.wustl.edu |