2022 cycle

https://calstatela.curriculog.com/proposal:9516/form

C1. Fit with the Institutional Mission / Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO)

The BA degree program in Theatre aligns with the University’s Mission in every way.  In every aspect of our field of study - both in performance and Design & Production - our students engage in the process of learning both in the classrooms and in practice.  Their academic coursework supports and frames the work done in our studios and theatres.  Students engage intellectually with the material as they process and analyze text to bring it to life for an audience.  The choice of material with which we focus in the classroom as well as what we choose to prioritize in our season of public presentations contributes to the University’s global and urban mission.  A sense of place, belonging, and community is imbedded in all that we do in the Theatre.  Communication is the single most powerful tool we have and use in the Theatre.  Students find their own voices, know how to read and interpret others’ and to use them both to inspire and community-build through their art.

C2. Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Participate in the creation, analysis and presentation of public performances.
• Develop a structured approach to the use of languages in writing for and about performance.
• Demonstrate knowledge and processes such as performing, playwriting, directing, design, management and technical operations related to stage productions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical and cultural dimensions of performance, including the works of leading playwrights, performers, choreographers, directors, designers, and philosophers, past and present.
• Examine, identify and apply contemporary theories and practices of performing arts.
• Make informed assessments of quality in performance material and works.
• Develop a clear understanding of the collaboration between performance, spectator and production.
• Develop effective skills in verbal and visual communication.
• Demonstrate competence in the skills necessary to produce performance at a professional level.
• Demonstrate skills in current technologies as these relate to performance, communication and research.