Program Map

Technical Theater - Certificate of Achievement

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement
Effective Date: Fall 2021
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Arts and Design

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
Description:
The Technical Theater certificate will give you a great foundation for pursuing work in theater, concerts, exhibit work, film sets, and many other areas that require skills that are a part of Technical Theater. For those who demonstrate proficiency, you will be able to work right away on the backstage crew working events at the Performing Arts Center on the Chabot campus. The certificate can potentially be completed in one year. You can also apply the courses completed for this certificate to the AAT and the AA with a Concentration in Technical Theater.
What can I do with this Major?
Studying theater can lead to a large variety of jobs and careers, such as: stage manager, lighting designer, sound designer, prop designer, set designer, set dresser for film and television, building sets for theatre and trade shows, setting up arena concerts. Common transfer major is BA or BFA in Theatre Arts.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
14 units
THTR 46
Stagecraft (Active)
3.0
ART 2A
Introduction to Drawing (Active)
3.0
MURT 25
Live Concert Sound (Historical)
1.0
THTR 41
Introduction to Stage Management (Historical)
1.0
THTR 21
Introduction to Design for the Theater (Active)
3.0
BUS 43
Personal Financial Planning (Historical)1
3.0
1Strongly recommended course, not required. Theater artists are typically independent contractors and will be helped by having an understanding of business and handling finances.
Semester 2
 
12 units
THTR 48A
College Theater Technical: Introduction (Active)
3.0
WELD 63
Welding Layout & Fitting (Active)
2.0
THTR 82
Introduction to Moving Lights (Historical)
2.0
THTR 83
Stage Hand Basics (Historical)
2.0
THTR 21 (Intro Design for Theater) or THTR 23 (Intro Lighting Design for Theater)- CHOOSE ONE
 
3.0
THTR 21
Introduction to Design for the Theater (Active)
3.0
OR
THTR 23
Introduction to Lighting Design for Theater (Active)
3.0
Total Units: 26.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.