2022-2023 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Theatre Minor
Requirements
Minors must complete 20 hours of theatre coursework. Minors must complete one course in the design/tech/management area, one in the theatre studies area, and one in the performance area. Most of these select courses also serve as prerequisite courses for more advanced theatre study. Minors must complete additional courses in any theatre area to fulfill the 20 hours minimum credit requirement.
Required Courses
Design/Tech/Management (D/T/M) Area
Requires four credits.
Choose one of the following:
- THE 250 - Theatre Management (3 credits)
- THE 261 - Stagecraft I (3 credits)
- THE 262 - Costume Construction (3 credits)
AND the following:
- THE 298 - Applied Theatre Practice (1 to 3 credits) Each D/T/M class requires a corresponding one-credit section of THE 298 as a theatre production lab.
Theatre Studies Area
Requires three credits.
Choose one of the following:
- THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre (3 credits)
- THE 161 - Theatre Production (3 credits)
- THE 162 - Play Analysis (3 credits)
Note: THE 101 and THE 161 fulfill the general education Foundations Arts category.
Performance Area
Requires three credits.
Choose one of the following:
Elective Courses
Requires 10 credits. Courses taken to fulfill the required courses cannot also count toward electives, but courses not selected from the required courses may be taken to complete theatre electives. For example, a student who completes THE 151 - Acting Process for the required performance area may elect to take THE 152 - Voice for the Actor as an elective.
- THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre (3 credits)
- THE 151 - Acting Process (3 credits)
- THE 152 - Voice for the Actor (3 credits)
- THE 161 - Theatre Production (3 credits)
- THE 162 - Play Analysis (3 credits)
- *THE 198 - Rehearsal and Performance (1 to 3 credits)
- THE 250 - Theatre Management (3 credits)
- THE 261 - Stagecraft I (3 credits)
- THE 262 - Costume Construction (3 credits)
- THE 263 - Makeup (2 credits)
- *THE 298 - Applied Theatre Practice (1 to 3 credits)
- THE 300 - Storytelling (3 credits)
- THE 356 - Acting for the Camera (3 credits)
- THE 362 - Production Dramaturgy (3 credits)
- THE 366 - Drama in Education (3 credits)
- THE 367 - Scenography (3 credits)
- THE 368 - Lighting Design (3 credits)
- THE 369 - Costume Design (3 credits)
- THE 380 - Special Topics in Theatre (1 to 3 credits)
- THE 399 - Independent Reading (1 to 3 credits)
- THE 400 - Touring Theatre Production (3 credits)
- THE 454 - Acting Advanced Scene Study (3 credits)
- THE 455 - Shakespeare Performance (3 credits)
- THE 465 - Directing II (3 credits)
- THE 490 - Internship (1 to 6 credits)
- THE 499 - Independent Research (1 to 3 credits)
*No more than three total credit hours from THE 198 and THE 298 may be applied toward elective credit for the theatre minor.