In the B.A. in Theatre, Sound Design and Technology Concentration, students take Drawing for Theatre, Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre, two levels of Sound Design courses, Projection Design, Design Portfolio and Professional Prep, and are required to explore other fields of design (such as Projection Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design or Set Design) to better understand the collaborative effort of creating a world onstage. Students also take practicum classes where they put the skills learned in design courses to use, working on departmental productions and/or live events design teams.
In addition to the overall CSU Theatre Program Learning Objectives, the Sound Design and Technology Concentration includes the following unique learning objectives:
- SOUND DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY FOR THEATRE, FILM, and INDUSTRY: Explore the specific techniques that sound designers use to develop and communicate their ideas through research, synthesis of skills including recording, mixing, audio engineering, sound control programming, content creation, and application of emerging technologies with a robust understanding of how the sound designer supports, collaborates, and interacts with the creative team.
- DESIGN ARTISTRY: Develop an understanding of the Sound Designer as a collaborative artist, creative visionary, and technician, by practicing organizational, design, musical, and technical skills to realize a show from concept to production and building a portfolio of creative design and/or technical work.
Sound design and technology offers students several ways to express their creativity and artistry:
- Sound designers for theatre, musicals, opera, or dance
- Sound engineers for stage, television, and film
- Sound mixers for stage, dance, live productions, television, and film
Sound Design and Technology Concentration Portfolio Review:
In addition to applying to CSU through the Office of Admissions, a successful portfolio review with CSU Theatre faculty is required to enter the B.A. in Theatre, Sound Design and Technology Concentration. Your program portfolio review is also your scholarship audition. Please visit theatre.colostate.edu for more information.
Effective Fall 2022
Concentration specific courses may not double-count in multiple Theatre concentrations.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| TH 140 | Text Analysis | 3 | |
| TH 160 | Drawing for Theatre | 3 | |
| TH 161 | Stagecraft | 3 | |
| TH 186 | Theatre Practicum I--Crew Assignment | 1 | |
| TH 192 | First Year Seminar--Telling Your Story | 3 | |
| TH 286 | Theatre Practicum II--Shop Assignment | 1 | |
| Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | ||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||
| Understanding Dance (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||
| Music Appreciation (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| TH 242 | World Theatre History I | 3 | |
| TH 243 | World Theatre History II | 3 | |
| TH 260 | Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre | 3 | |
| TH 266 | Sound Design I | 3 | |
| TH 268 | Projection Design I | 3 | |
| TH 269B | Makeup and Hair Design I: Designers | 3 | |
| TH 386C | Theatre Practicum III: Assistant Designer Applied | 1 | |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | ||
| Theatre Practicum III: Production Crew | |||
| Theatre Practicum III: Asst. Designer in Conceptual Design Process | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 7 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| TH 366 | Sound Design II | 4A | 3 |
| TH 460 | Design Portfolio and Professional Preparation | 4B,4C | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Stage Management I | |||
| Lighting Design I | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Theatre Design and Production Seminar: Lecture Only | |||
| Theatre Design and Production Seminar: Lecture and Lab | |||
| Theatre Design and Production Seminar: Lab Only | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-6 | ||
| Global Dramaturgies | |||
| Global Theatre | |||
| Study Abroad--South Africa: Performing Arts and Culture | |||
| Theatre in London: Travel Abroad | |||
| Theatre Internship | |||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Electives | 7-10 | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Senior | |||
| TH 371 | Musical Theatre History and Repertory I | 3 | |
| TH 486A | Theatre Practicum IV: Lead Production/Technical | 1 | |
| TH 486B | Theatre Practicum IV: Lead Designer--Conceptual | 1 | |
| TH 486C | Theatre Practicum IV: Lead Designer--Applied | 1 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Stage Management II | 4A | ||
| Lighting Design II | 4A | ||
| Projection Design II | 4A | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Theatre Design and Production Advanced Topics: Lecture | |||
| Theatre Design and Production Advanced Topics: Lecture and Lab | |||
| Theatre Design and Production Advanced Topics: Lab | |||
| Upper-Division Electives2 | 18 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
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Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
Concentration specific courses may not double-count in multiple Theatre concentrations.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| Understanding Dance (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| Music Appreciation (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| TH 161 | Stagecraft | X | 3 | ||
| TH 186 | Theatre Practicum I--Crew Assignment | X | 1 | ||
| TH 192 | First Year Seminar--Telling Your Story | X | 3 | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| Understanding Dance (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| Music Appreciation (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| TH 140 | Text Analysis | X | 3 | ||
| TH 160 | Drawing for Theatre | X | 3 | ||
| TH 286 | Theatre Practicum II--Shop Assignment | X | 1 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| TH 242 | World Theatre History I | X | 3 | ||
| TH 260 | Computer Assisted Drafting for Theatre | X | 3 | ||
| TH 268 | Projection Design I | X | 3 | ||
| TH 269B | Makeup and Hair Design I: Designers | 3 | |||
| Select one of the following: | X | 1 | |||
| Theatre Practicum III: Production Crew | |||||
| Theatre Practicum III: Asst. Designer in Conceptual Design Process | |||||
| Historical Perspectives | X | 3D | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| TH 243 | World Theatre History II | X | 3 | ||
| TH 266 | Sound Design I | X | 3 | ||
| TH 386C | Theatre Practicum III: Assistant Designer Applied | X | 1 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | X | 3A | 7 | ||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| TH 366 | Sound Design II | X | 4A | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Theatre Design and Production Seminar: Lecture Only | |||||
| Theatre Design and Production Seminar: Lecture and Lab | |||||
| Theatre Design and Production Seminar: Lab Only | |||||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | X | 3C | 3 | ||
| Upper-Division Elective | X | 4 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| TH 460 | Design Portfolio and Professional Preparation | X | 4B,4C | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Stage Management I | |||||
| Lighting Design I | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3-6 | |||
| Global Dramaturgies | |||||
| Global Theatre | |||||
| Study Abroad--South Africa: Performing Arts and Culture | |||||
| Theatre in London: Travel Abroad | |||||
| Theatre Internship | |||||
| Upper-Division Electives | X | 3-6 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| TH 371 | Musical Theatre History and Repertory I | X | 3 | ||
| TH 486A | Theatre Practicum IV: Lead Production/Technical | X | 1 | ||
| TH 486B | Theatre Practicum IV: Lead Designer--Conceptual | X | 1 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Theatre Design and Production Advanced Topics: Lecture | |||||
| Theatre Design and Production Advanced Topics: Lecture and Lab | |||||
| Theatre Design and Production Advanced Topics: Lab | |||||
| Upper-Division Electives | X | 6 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| TH 486C | Theatre Practicum IV: Lead Designer--Applied | X | 1 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Stage Management II | 4A | ||||
| Lighting Design II | 4A | ||||
| Projection Design II | 4A | ||||
| Upper-Division Electives | X | 12 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||