UCLA Theater Courses

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209 courses

Grades awarded Fall 2021 to Fall 2025, every instructor,

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Lower division 36

Lower division courses in Theater
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	Winter 2027
1A	Introduction to Dance for Music Theater	3.97 90 grades	Not offered
1B	Introduction to Dance for Music Theater	3.96 48 grades	not checked
1C	Introduction to Dance for Music Theater	3.92 47 grades	not checked
2A	Tai Chi	3.82 124 grades	Not offered
10	Introduction to Theater GE	3.79 95 grades	not checked
11	Approaches to Interpretation of Theater and Performance: Global Perspective	3.51 60 grades	not checked
12	Introduction to Performance	3.91 312 grades	Not offered
13	Play Reading and Analysis	3.79 270 grades	not checked
14A	Introduction to Design	3.78 311 grades	Not offered
14B	Introduction to Design	3.77 60 grades	not checked
14C	Introduction to Design	3.82 117 grades	not checked
15	Introduction to Directing	3.84 102 grades	not checked
19	Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars		not checked
20	Acting Fundamentals	3.87 406 grades	2 sections
21	Acting for Camera	3.91 13 grades ·	not checked
23A	Introduction to Musical Literacy for Singing Actors	3.95 67 grades	not checked
23B	Advanced Musical Literacy for Singing Actors	3.84 60 grades	not checked
24	Acting Foundations: Voice	3.78 34 grades	not checked
24A	Actor's Voice	3.91 99 grades	not checked
24B	Voice in Performance	3.78 98 grades	not checked
25	Acting Foundations: Movement	3.85 101 grades	Not offered
27	From Vaudeville to Standup Comedy	3.90 65 grades	not checked
28A	Acting, Voice, and Movement Workshop I	3.89 12 grades ·	not checked
30	Dramatic Writing	3.87 342 grades	2 sections
34A	Ballet II	3.87 81 grades	Not offered
34B	Ballet II	3.92 72 grades	not checked
34C	Ballet II	3.81 59 grades	not checked
35A	Group Singing Techniques	3.94 49 grades	Not offered
35B	Advanced Group Singing Techniques	3.88 23 grades	not checked
50	Theater Production	3.91 440 grades	not checked
50A	Theater Production	no grade history	not checked
50B	Theater Production	no grade history	not checked
72	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	3.93 527 grades	not checked
88S	Queer Perspective within Contemporary Theater		not checked
95	Introduction to Community or Corporate Internships in Theater, Film, and Television	no grade history	not checked
98T	I Think You're Muted: Exploring Digital Copresence in New Media and Performance	3.92 14 grades ·	not checked

Upper division 115

Upper division courses in Theater
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	Winter 2027
101A	Global Histories of Theater and Performance I	3.59 198 grades	Not offered
101B	Global Histories of Theater and Performance II	3.74 193 grades	not checked
102A	Theater of Japan	3.34 31 grades	not checked
102B	K-Pop: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Globalizing Asian Media GE	3.66 505 grades	not checked
102D	Trans Theater and Performance	3.61 19 grades ·	not checked
M103A	African American Theater History: Slavery to Mid-1800s GE	3.36 24 grades	not checked
M103B	African American Theater History: Minstrel Stage to Rise of American Musical	3.66 24 grades	not checked
M103D	Contemporary Chicano Theater: Beginning of Chicano Theater Movement GE	3.84 72 grades	Not offered
M103E	Modern African American Drama: Harlem Renaissance to Black Arts Movement	3.66 44 grades	not checked
103F	Native American Theater	3.87 22 grades	not checked
M103G	Contemporary Chicano Theater: Chicano Theater since 1980	3.51 26 grades	not checked
103I	Israel and Palestine: Communities, Conflicts, Cultures, and Arts in Middle East GE	no grade history	not checked
M103J	Contemporary Black Theater: Modern Civil Rights Era to Black Lives Matter and Beyond	3.78 25 grades	not checked
103K	Asian American Theater: Technologies and Migrations in Trans-Pacific Performance GE	no grade history	not checked
104D	New Playwrights, New Playwriting	3.73 47 grades	not checked
C104F	History of Design Décor Part II: Architecture and Décor--Industrial Revolution to 21st Century	3.56 10 grades ·	not checked
C104G	History of Design for Performance Production Part I: Historic Costume from Prehistoric to Neoclassical	no grade history	not checked
106	History of American Theater and Drama GE	3.74 455 grades	not checked
107	Drama of Diversity GE	3.69 490 grades	not checked
110	History of American Musical Theater GE	no grade history	not checked
111	Creating Theatrical Season	3.91 13 grades ·	Not offered
C112A	Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Live Performance	3.86 16 grades ·	not checked
C112B	Artificial Intelligence in Live Performance	3.83 12 grades ·	not checked
C112	Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Live Performance	3.83 12 grades ·	not checked
113	Special Topics in Theater and Performance Studies	3.68 72 grades	not checked
115A	Physical Systems of Acting: Foundations	3.84 79 grades	not checked
115B	The Actor's Imagination II	3.83 36 grades	not checked
116A	Psychological Systems of Acting: Foundations	3.86 135 grades	not checked
116B	Psychological Systems of Acting: Practice	3.78 124 grades	not checked
117	Topics in Physical Performance	3.89 56 grades	not checked
118A	Teaching Artist Fundamentals	3.81 71 grades	Not offered
118B	Advanced Creative Dramatics	3.90 20 grades	not checked
118C	Interactive Theater	3.81 28 grades	not checked
119	Puppetry Fundamentals	3.93 19 grades ·	not checked
119A	Puppetry Fundamentals	3.88 15 grades ·	not checked
120A	Acting and Performance in Film	3.75 133 grades	not checked
120B	Acting and Performance in Film	3.94 98 grades	not checked
121	Actor-Director Workshop	3.94 48 grades	1 section
123	Intermediate Acting for Stage	3.92 54 grades	not checked
124A	Intermediate Voice and Speech: Vocal Energy in Classical Text	3.71 62 grades	not checked
124B	Intermediate Voice and Speech II: Creating Complete Warm-Up for Theatrical Productions	3.82 70 grades	not checked
124C	Dialects	3.82 30 grades	not checked
124D	Acting for Microphone	3.89 31 grades	not checked
125B	Physical Awareness and Combat for Theater, Film, and Television	3.78 83 grades	not checked
125C	Physical Awareness and Combat for Theater, Film, and Television II	3.87 49 grades	not checked
126A	Acting Shakespeare	3.94 102 grades	Not offered
126B	Acting Classical Texts	3.79 46 grades	not checked
CM129	Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: Lecture 1	3.83 40 grades	Not offered
130	Fundamentals of Playwriting	3.82 47 grades	Not offered
131A	Intermediate Playwriting: Full-Length Play Part I	3.94 26 grades	not checked
131B	Intermediate Playwriting: Full-Length Play Part II	3.74 26 grades	not checked
131C	Playwriting: Full-Length Play Capstone	3.77 25 grades	not checked
134A	Dance for Musical Theater II	3.89 69 grades	Not offered
134B	Dance for Musical Theater II	3.92 65 grades	not checked
134C	Dance for Musical Theater II	3.73 58 grades	not checked
134D	Dance for Musical Theater III	3.82 78 grades	Not offered
134E	Dance for Musical Theater III	3.90 48 grades	not checked
134F	Dance for Musical Theater III	3.95 35 grades	not checked
135A	Musical Theater Vocal Styles: Gospel	3.94 60 grades	not checked
135B	Musical Theater: Creating and Playing Subtext on Standard Ballad	3.84 31 grades	not checked
135D	Musical Theater Vocal Styles: Rock	3.94 39 grades	not checked
135E	Musical Theater: Creating and Playing Character from Musical Text	3.91 17 grades ·	not checked
135F	Singing: Individual Instruction	3.92 130 grades	2 sections
135G	Musical Theater Duets: Singing in Relationship	3.95 34 grades	not checked
136	Advanced Acting for Stage: Studio 1	3.88 28 grades	Not offered
137	Acting for the Camera	3.92 16 grades ·	Not offered
138	Special Problems in Performance Techniques	3.86 109 grades	3 sections
143	Global Threads: Fashion and the Politics of Representation GE	no grade history	not checked
144D	Music Technology for Sound Design	3.69 13 grades ·	not checked
C146A	Art and Process of Entertainment Design: Lecture 1	no grade history	not checked
147A	Drafting	3.78 50 grades	1 section
148	Special Courses in Design and Technical Theater	3.90 10 grades ·	not checked
149	Introduction to Design	3.69 51 grades	Not offered
150	Theater Production and Performance	3.96 327 grades	not checked
150A	Theater Production and Performance	3.74 44 grades	not checked
150B	Theater Production and Performance	3.90 15 grades ·	not checked
150D	Theater Production and Performance	no grade history	not checked
C151A	Scenic Design	3.85 21 grades	1 section
C151B	Scenic Design for Theater	3.71 21 grades	not checked
C151C	Production Design for Film, Television, and Video	no grade history	not checked
C152A	Lighting Design	no grade history	not checked
C153A	Costume Design	no grade history	not checked
C153C	Costume Design for Film and Television	3.90 10 grades ·	not checked
C154A	Sound Design	3.64 22 grades	Not offered
C154C	Sound for Film and Television	3.77 23 grades	not checked
C154G	Music Technology for Sound Design	3.69 10 grades ·	not checked
C155A	Graphic Representation of Design: Perspective Drawing	no grade history	not checked
C155B	Graphic Representation of Design: Multimedia Rendering	no grade history	not checked
C155D	Graphic Representation of Design: Model Making	3.78 11 grades ·	Not offered
C155E	Graphic Representation of Design: Life Drawing	3.88 15 grades ·	not checked
C155F	Graphic Representation of Design: Costume Rendering	3.69 12 grades ·	not checked
C155H	Selected Topics in Graphic Representation of Design	no grade history	not checked
C156A	Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drafting	3.64 19 grades ·	not checked
C156D	Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drafting	3.78 11 grades ·	Not offered
C156G	Virtual Reality Rendering for Film	no grade history	not checked
C157A	Costume Construction Techniques	3.87 10 grades ·	not checked
C158B	Lighting Design Technology	no grade history	not checked
160	Fundamentals of Play Direction	3.90 21 grades	not checked
163A	Directing for Stage	3.84 28 grades	not checked
163B	Directing for Stage	3.94 27 grades	not checked
163C	Directing for Stage	3.79 12 grades ·	not checked
167A	Career Preparation for Actor	3.85 67 grades	Not offered
167B	Audition Preparation for Singing Actor	3.94 28 grades	not checked
171A	Advanced Theater Laboratory	3.69 20 grades	not checked
172	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	3.98 130 grades	2 sections
173A	Design Assignment: Assistant Designer	no grade history	not checked
173B	Production Design Assignment: Designer	no grade history	not checked
174B	Project in Stage Management	no grade history	not checked
174C	Project in Stage Management	no grade history	not checked
C176B	Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies II	no grade history	not checked
C176C	Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies III	3.89 11 grades ·	not checked
180	Senior Project	3.86 89 grades	6 sections
181	Career Development for Actors	3.71 30 grades	not checked
C185A	Role of Producer in Professional Theater	3.95 32 grades	not checked
195	Community or Corporate Internships in Theater, Film, and Television	no grade history	not checked

Graduate 58

Graduate courses in Theater
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	Winter 2027
C212A	Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Live Performance	no grade history	not checked
216B	History and Historiography	no grade history	not checked
220	Graduate Forum	no grade history	not checked
CM229	Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: Lecture 1	no grade history	not checked
230A	Writing for Contemporary Theater: One-Act Play	no grade history	not checked
231	Special Topics in Playwriting	3.76 11 grades ·	not checked
242	Introduction to Design in Production	3.80 34 grades	not checked
260	Directing I	no grade history	not checked
272	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	no grade history	not checked
298A	Special Studies in Theater Arts: Discussion 1	3.86 32 grades	Not offered
375	Teaching Apprentice Practicum		not checked
C404F	History of Design Décor Part II: Architecture and Décor--Industrial Revolution to 21st Century	3.89 12 grades ·	not checked
C404G	History of Design for Performance Production Part I: Historic Costume from Prehistoric to Neoclassical	3.86 11 grades ·	Not offered
C404I	History of Design for Performance Production Part II: Historic Costume from Neoclassical to 21st Century	3.84 15 grades ·	not checked
C404J	History of Design for Performance Production: Selected Topics of Décor and Costume Design History	3.82 27 grades	not checked
430A	Advanced Studies in Playwriting	no grade history	not checked
435AF	Problems in Advanced Writing for Stage	no grade history	not checked
441B	Lighting Design	no grade history	not checked
442A	Costume Design	3.87 11 grades ·	not checked
442B	Costume Design	3.84 23 grades	not checked
443A	Advanced Scenic Design	3.76 60 grades	Not offered
443C	Advanced Scenic Design	3.75 10 grades ·	not checked
445A	Production Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media: Lecture 1	3.89 38 grades	1 section
445B	Production Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media	3.86 10 grades ·	not checked
C446A	Art and Process of Entertainment Design	no grade history	not checked
448A	Costume Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media	3.64 28 grades	Not offered
448D	Deconstructing Glamour	3.86 12 grades ·	not checked
449A	Design Thesis Preparation	no grade history	not checked
449B	Design Thesis Preparation	no grade history	not checked
C451A	Scenic Design	no grade history	not checked
C451C	Production Design for Film, Television, and Video	no grade history	not checked
C452A	Lighting Design	no grade history	not checked
C454A	Sound Design	no grade history	not checked
C455A	Graphic Representation of Design: Perspective Drawing	no grade history	not checked
C455B	Graphic Representation of Design: Multimedia Rendering	3.86 12 grades ·	Not offered
C455C	Graphic Representation of Design: Digital Rendering	3.80 10 grades ·	not checked
C455D	Graphic Representation of Design: Model Making	no grade history	not checked
C455F	Graphic Representation of Design: Costume Rendering	3.74 10 grades ·	not checked
C455H	Selected Topics in Graphic Representation of Design	3.67 10 grades ·	1 section
C456D	Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drafting	no grade history	not checked
C456G	Virtual Reality Rendering for Film	3.88 15 grades ·	not checked
C457A	Costume Construction Techniques	3.90 21 grades	Not offered
C458B	Lighting Design Technology	no grade history	not checked
460AF	Contemporary Issues in Direction	no grade history	not checked
472	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	no grade history	not checked
474	Advanced Projects in Design and Production	3.54 10 grades ·	9 sections
475A	Graduate Design Portfolio Project: Scenic Design	no grade history	not checked
C476B	Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies II	no grade history	not checked
495A	Practicum and Practice in Teaching Theater		Not offered
498	Professional Internship in Theater, Film, and Television	no grade history	not checked
596A	Directed Individual Studies: Research	no grade history	not checked
596B	Directed Individual Studies: Writing	no grade history	not checked
596C	Directed Individual Studies: Directing	no grade history	not checked
596D	Directed Individual Studies: Design	no grade history	not checked
596E	Directed Individual Studies: Acting	no grade history	not checked
596F	Directed Individual Studies: Production	no grade history	not checked
597	Preparation for PhD Qualifying Examinations in Theater Arts	no grade history	not checked
599	PhD Dissertation in Theater Arts	no grade history	not checked