None
Fall and Spring
Develop a method for generating lighting design ideas from a script and communicating those ideas in an actionable format through observation, play analysis, practical exercises and paper projects. Requires work on departmental productions.
Students completing THTR 286 should have the necessary skills to work as a lighting designer on a Dance piece or a Studio Series production.
THTR 386: Intermediate Lighting Design
THTR 372 - Drafting II: Computer Aided Design for Theatre
Fall or Spring TBD
Advanced challenges in lighting design, focusing on professional skills and presentation. Discuss adjacent fields, such as film and television, fashion, concerts, theme parks and architecture.
THTR 486 prepares students for working at a professional level.
THTR 286: Introduction to Lighting Design
THTR 372 - Drafting II: Computer Aided Design for Theatre
Every other Spring Semester
Learn the tools and skills necessary to work with the latest technologies in entertainment lighting design and to manage the responsibilities of the lighting department in an entertainment venue or touring production through lectures, demonstrations and hands-on experiences.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
Spring or Fall
Advance theoretical lighting design projects. Production problems and their solutions. Specific designers, past and present. May be repeated once for credit. Requires consent of instructor.
THTR 372
Spring
Video projection design for theatre and live performance. Content creation, familiarity with industry-standard media servers and best practices in executing video system designs for a theatre environment.
Students completing THTR 467 should have the necessary skills to work as a projection designer on a mainstage production.
Through research, discussion and analysis, students develop skills and materials that will aid them in achieving career goals in the entertainment industry. Course material is focused on students who are not pursuing careers as performers.
Junior or Senior standing
Fall or Spring
Through research, discussion and analysis, students develop skills and materials that will aid them in achieving career goals in the entertainment industry. Course material is focused on students who are not pursuing careers as performers.