Tech and Design Certificate

Program Learning Outcomes

After completing the course work required to complete the TaD program, students will have the skills and ability to:

• Recognize and articulate the basic tenets of visual and auditory design for performance based art, and apply relevant design principles to a work based on its connections to genre- or culturally-specific aesthetics
• Communicate effectively by understanding specialized vocabulary, organizational structures, personnel, and management methods in the arts
• Collaborate in the execution of an artistic event or project
• Conceptualize and execute an arts based design
• Organize and manage a live performance event
• Actualize a design or composition in physical space

Certificate Course Requirements (12 units minimum, 6 course minimum)

Complete at least 6 courses from the following. At least 2 courses of the below must be from outside your major or minor area of study.

Other relevant courses may be counted towards the TaD Certificate with the Permission of the Certificate Coordinator or Advisor. Please see the Coordinator for information about additional courses in the upcoming semester.

• ARCH 104 - Fabrication Lab

• OR

• ART 104 - Fabrication Lab

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• ARCH 150 - Architectonics I
• ARCH 151 - Architectonics II
• ARCH 250 - CADD 1
• ARCH 300 - CADD 2: GIS for Architecture
• ARCH 370 - Construction Innovation Lab
• ARCH 430 - Prof. Practice/Internship
• MS 221 - Audio Production
• MS 222 - Video Production
• MS 302 - Communication for Change
• MS 307 - MPIII: Adv Audio Production
• MS 320 - Digital Media Production
• MS 322 - MP III: Adv Production
• MS 327 - MP III: Scriptwriting
• MS 330 - MP III: Documentary Prod
• MS 331 - MP III: Narr/Fict Film Prod
• MS 332 - MP III: Motion Graphics
• MS 334 - MP III: Intermediate Lighting
• MS 339 - MP III: 16mm Production
• MS 340 - MP III: Experimental Cinema
• MUS 312 - Theory II: Music Technology
• MUS 315 - Theory II:Creating Soundscapes
• PASJ 120 - Workshop in Stage Production
• PASJ 220 - Design Lab
• PASJ 230 - Stage Management
• PHYS 135 - Masterpiece Physics
• THTR 210 - Costume Design
• THTR 215 - Lighting Design

• Note: THTR 372 may be counted towards the Certificate if the student is in a technical role and receives the approval of the Tech and Design coordinator.

• THTR 372 - Workshop: Play Production

Practicum Requirement

100 hours of practical work experience is required for the Certificate. This includes but is not limited to: paid work, paid and unpaid internships, directed studies; production, design, management, and building roles for major projects or classes. The Practicum must be approved by the student’s Tech and Design Advisor prior to completion. Students enroll in INTD 4XX for the semester in which they expect to complete their practicum hours.

• INTD 270 - Tech and Design Practicum