THEATER 14BIntroduction to Design
Theater · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Exploration of visual interpretation of drama. Study of styles and techniques of design, collaborative role of designer, principles of design for scenery, lighting, costumes, and sound. Both technical and aesthetic groundwork for further study.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
THEATER 14B14 more beyond
- THEATER C104EHistory of Design Décor Part I: Architecture and Décor—Antiquity to Early Neoclassical
- THEATER C104FHistory of Design Décor Part II: Architecture and Décor—Industrial Revolution to 21st Century
- THEATER C104GHistory of Design for Performance Production Part I: Historic Costume from Prehistoric to Neoclassical
- THEATER C104IHistory of Design for Performance Production Part II: Historic Costume from Neoclassical to 21st Century
- THEATER C104JHistory of Design for Performance Production: Selected Topics of Décor and Costume Design History
- THEATER C151AScenic Design
- THEATER C151BScenic Design for Theater
- THEATER C152ALighting Design
- THEATER C152DLighting Design for Performances and Special Events
- THEATER C152ELighting Design For Dance
- THEATER C152BLighting Design for Theater
- THEATER C153ACostume Design
- THEATER C153BCostume Design for Theater
- THEATER C153CCostume Design for Film and Television
- THEATER C154ASound Design
- THEATER C154GMusic Technology for Sound Design
- THEATER C154BSound Design for Musicals
- THEATER C154CSound for Film and Television
- THEATER C154DScript Analysis for Sound Design
- THEATER C154FField Recording and Content Creation for Sound Designers
- THEATER C157ACostume Construction Techniques
- THEATER C157BCostume Construction Techniques
- THEATER C157CCostume Construction Techniques
29 courses list this as a requisite. Showing 30 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.