Theater Studies Track
Students considering the Theater Studies track should meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) for Theater Studies, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), during their first year at Yale, as well as the DUS for Computing and the Arts. The DUS for Theater Studies can advise students on sequences of courses to take within Theater Studies, substitutions that may be made, and potential project advisors. Students interested in this track are advised to take either CPSC 112 (a or b) or CPSC 201 in their first year at Yale, and THST 110a and 111b in either their first or second year.
Always consult the Blue Book for accurate requirements and course descriptions, and on-line course listings for locations and times.
Prerequisites
CPSC 112a or b, THST 110a and 111b.
Required Courses
CPSC 201a or b, 202a, and 223b. Students are advised to complete CPSC 202a and 223b by the end of the sophomore year. MATH 244a may be substituted for CPSC 202a.
The theater studies track requires the following courses in addition to the Computer Science courses listed above: (1) THST 210a; (2) three courses in dramatic literature or theater history; (3) two upper-level Theater Studies production seminars in design, directing, or playwriting; (4) CPSC 478b or 479a; (5) CPSC 431a or 432a; (6) one additional intermediate or advanced computer science course (excluding CPSC 490a or b).
Senior Requirement
The senior project must be approved by the director of undergraduate studies. The project requires two terms: one term of CPAR 491a or b, and one term of THST 491a or b. A proposal for the senior project, approved by a Computer Science faculty member and Theater Studies faculty member who will advise the project, must be submitted at the end of the junior year.
Specific courses for freshman interested in this track to consider:
| THST | 110 | 1 | Survey of Theater and Drama | |
| CPSC | 112 | 1 | Introduiction to Programming | |
| CPSC | 201 | 1 | Intro to Computer Science | |
| CPSC | 202 | 1 | Mathematical Tools For Computer Science |
