After THE 202
Gateway: THE 202
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Generated from DePaul University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate THE coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate THE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 48 THE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 85 more THE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on THE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
FIRST YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
History of Dramatic Literature Sequence (Arts and Literature Requirement); Three Quarters of Theatre Crew
SECOND YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
Playwriting I Sequence; Principles of Design Sequence; DES Elective; Theatre Studies Core Requirements; Dramatic Literature Electives: Select three courses in consultation with advisor
THIRD YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
Playwriting II Sequence; Theatre Studies Core Requirements; Completion of Common Core: Select two of the following:; DES elective
FOURTH YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
Playwriting III Sequence; Writing electives approved by advisor; Select three English or Communication Electives in consultation with advisor; Capstone Sequence; Capstone elective approved by advisor; Production Practice III and/or Internship: Select three of the following:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in THE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at THE 428
7 courses deep, ending at THE 303
5 courses deep, ending at THE 432
3 courses deep, ending at THE 201
Theatre Crew Sequence6 required · verify with the official sheet
Repeat course 3 times to achieve 6 credits total
SECOND YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
Rendering for Designers Sequence:; Costume Construction I Sequence:; Costume Design Sequence:; Costume History Sequence:; Production Practice I Sequence:; Repeat course 3 times to achieve 9 total credits:
THIRD YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
Costume Design II Sequence:; Production Practice II Sequence:; Students achieve 10 credits total by taking a combination of DES 371 and DES 373 or by taking DES 372 twice.; Costume Design Seminar (Repeatable twice)
FOURTH YEAR2 required · verify with the official sheet
Costume Design III Sequence:; Production Practice III Sequence:; Students achieve 16 credits total by taking DES 473 twice or by taking DES 472 and repeating DES 471 twice. In consultation with Advisor, DES 490 may be substituted for DES 471 , DES 472 , or DES 473; Costume Design Seminar; DES 351 is repeated in the 4th year
All THE courses in the DePaul catalog
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