THEA 345 - How to Watch Plays and Film

Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
How the audience understands a show. What production elements like acting, scenery, costume, lights, sound, and other physical aspects add to understanding. Identifying a personally satisfying issue and theme. Why performance enhances, supports, and occasionally contradicts the script.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Equivalent Quarter Course: THEA 3225.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY