As a theater major at Fresno Pacific University, you’ll tailor your experience around your interests, whether that's acting, directing, design, technical theater, administration, ministry, education, or theater as a tool for social transformation. Choose from two emphases and gain skills that will prepare you for a range of careers fields—including theater, education, drama ministry and community development—or for graduate work in theater. The flexibility of this major also allows you to double-major or add a minor to enhance your studies and hone in on areas of interest.

Highlights

Career opportunities

A theater major is a gateway to careers such as arts educator, performer, director, arts/worship minister, artistic/managing director, makeup artist, theater technician, stage manager, public relations, film maker, choreographer and playwright among numerous others.

Transferring to Fresno Pacific

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Course listing

In order to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Fresno Pacific University, students must complete at least 120 units. Along with completing all required courses in their selected area of study, general education requirements must be met by all graduates. See the general education summary in the undergraduate academic catalog for more information.

Select programs may not provide enough units for a student to graduate and therefore an emphasis and/or elective courses must be completed alongside the major. Please see below for emphases related to this area of study.

General Education Prerequisite

Required Courses

Select 8 units of the following

Select one of the following

Emphases

This program requires an emphasis

Program director

Brandi Martin, MFA

Program Director, Theater Faculty