Theatre (Design and Production) ,BA
Art Director, Costume, Costume Designer, Entertainment, Lighting, Lighting Designer, Makeup Artist, Properties, Props Master, Scenery, Set Designer, Sound, Stage Manager, Technical Director, Theatre Design
Nothing enhances live events like bold design and precise production. Gain hands-on training with technology, and graduate prepared for a variety of creative careers. Expand your knowledge and refine your ability to collaborate and create exciting worlds on stage.
This Bachelor of Arts program in theatre with a concentration in design and production provides you with opportunities to hone your craft while creating exciting work on stage in areas including dance, opera, theatre and more. The concentration provides you with the distinct opportunity to explore your own creative process, while enhancing your ability to collaborate with others.
The program offers specialty coursework in the following areas:
- costume construction, design and technology
- digital fabrication
- lighting design and stage electrics
- media design and technology
- properties construction
- scenic design, art and construction
- sound design and technology
- sound and media systems design
- stage management
- technical direction
In addition to building knowledge and skills, you are mentored by professional designers and technicians to successfully transition from college to your future career in entertainment design and production, or to graduate programs for additional training.
- College/school:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Location: Tempe
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First required math course: Any math course that meets the MATH designation.
- Math
intensity: General
What If: See how your courses can be applied to another major and find out how to change your major.
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
Transfer admission requirements:
Direct transfer of courses from other accredited institutions to the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is subject to the existence of parallel and equal courses in the college's curriculum and to departmental or school evaluation of studio courses with respect to performance standards. Every candidate for the bachelor's degree must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in resident credit at ASU. Transfer students enrolled in the college must complete a minimum of 15 resident credit hours in the major as approved by the faculty.
An ASU student who would like to change majors into this program and would be new to this major must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 and understand their GPA must be brought up to a 2.50 or above within one semester to remain in good standing. An ASU student who is returning to this major (having previously studied this major in a prior semester) must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.
Students should visit the Change of Major form for information about how to change a major to this program.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Apply individual creative and artistic processes relevant to their area of focus within theatre (production techniques, design processes, historical research for production, etc.)
- Use collaborative practices to solve complex problems; preparing, planning and communicating across areas of the theatre to successfully complete long-range creative projects.
- Explain how theatre shapes the cultural and political landscapes of societies.
- Develop a comprehensive toolkit for self-promotion and to showcase their production experiences.
Study abroad can prepare a future professional in the arts not only with cultural experiences but also with professional skills such as collaboration and problem-solving. Global Education programs provide an opportunity for students to explore their creative side through an intercultural lens, encouraging them to build communication skills and challenging them, as artists, to think differently.
With over 300 options available, Global Education programs give students a breadth of knowledge in arts and culture distinctly different from their own. Whether in a foreign country, in the U.S. or online, students learn to adapt and persevere through a program that provides them with a chance to look inside themselves in a way they haven't done before, growing their self-confidence along the way.
The bachelor's degree program in theatre with a concentration in design and production provides an excellent foundation and specialized training for those who want to work as designers or technicians in the performing arts and entertainment industries. Additionally, the program's liberal arts emphasis prepares graduates for further training in graduate schools.
Example job titles and salaries listed below are not necessarily entry level, and students should take into consideration how years of experience and geographical location may affect pay scales. Some jobs also may require advanced degrees, certifications or state-specific licensure.
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$102,030
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$78,620
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$58,100
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4.9%
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$90,360
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$97,150
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$73,130
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$90,360
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2.3%
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$75,240
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4.9%
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$90,360
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School of Music, Dance and Theatre
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Program term definitions
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