THEA at Virginia Commonwealth University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate THEA coursework.

• THEA 105Advanced Costume Constructionopens 6 courses (1 directly)
• THEA 329Patternmaking for the Theatreopens 5 courses (2 directly)
• THEA 321Costume Design Studio I.opens 3 courses (3 directly)
• THEA 439Advanced Patterning Techniques I.opens 3 courses (1 directly)
• THEA 314Actor’s Studio II.opens 2 courses (2 directly)
• THEA 317Musical Theatre Performance I.opens 2 courses (2 directly)

The map

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 THEA 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 56 THEA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 70 more THEA courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on THEA, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in THEA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at THEA 470

  1. THEA 104Costume Construction
  2. THEA 105Advanced Costume Construction
  3. THEA 329Patternmaking for the Theatre
  4. THEA 439Advanced Patterning Techniques I.
  5. THEA 442Advanced Patterning Techniques II.
  6. THEA 469Advanced Patterning Techniques III.
  7. THEA 470Advanced Patterning Techniques IV.

• 4 courses deep, ending at THEA 406

  1. THEA 221Introduction to Scene Design
  2. THEA 306Scenic Design Studio II.
  3. THEA 405Advanced Scene Design I.

• 4 courses deep, ending at THEA 420

  1. THEA 235Beginning Stage Management
  2. THEA 325Intermediate Stage Management
  3. THEA 435Advanced Stage Management

• 4 courses deep, ending at THEA 437

  1. THEA 229Introduction to Lighting Design
  2. THEA 237Advanced Lighting I.
  3. THEA 337Advanced Lighting Design II.

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for THEA yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under THEA yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

THEA does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the VCU campus feed.