The College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences offers an interdisciplinary minor in Theatre Arts. The minor in Theatre Arts is an exciting option for students who want to learn more about performance, design, dramatic text, and theatre history. The program offers coursework in the arts of live theatre, including acting, directing, design, playwriting, technical theatre, and production.

The Theatre Arts minor consists of 18 credits, six of which must be at the 3000 level or above.

Required Course (3 credits)

• THEA.3110 / THEA.4930 Play Production¹ / Practicum in Theatre

Electives (15 credits)

Choose from the following categories:

• Theatre Arts Workshops (6 cr.)
  • ENGL.2330 Play Analysis
  • ENGL.3040 Playwriting
  • THEA.2210 Stagecraft
  • THEA.2300 Foundations of Theatrical Design
  • THEA.2610 Acting I
  • THEA.3110 Play Production¹
  • THEA.3400 Directing Workshop
  • THEA.3620 Acting II
  • THEA.3650 Voice and Movement for Actors
  • THEA.4010 Topics in Theatre
  • THEA.4900 Performance Practicum
  • THEA.4920 Technical Theatre Practicum
  • THEA.4940 Directed Study in Theatre
• Dramatic Literature / Theatre History (6 cr.)
  • THEA.2010 Introduction to Theatre
  • ENGL.2100 Drama
  • ENGL.2180 Comedy
  • ENGL.3440 Women in Theatre
  • ENGL.3480 Modern American Drama
  • ENGL.3590 Contemporary World Theatre
  • ENGL.3600 Medieval and Renaissance Theatre
  • ENGL.3610 Restoration comedy
  • ENGL.3620 Modern Drama
  • ENGL.3630 English Renaissance Drama
  • ENGL.3640 African-American Drama
  • ENGL.3820 Theatre History 1 (Ancient to Early Modern)
  • ENGL.3830 Theatre History 2 (19th Century to Present)
  • ENGL.4230 Shakespeare I
  • ENGL.4240 Shakespeare II
• Additional Elective (3 cr.)
  • Any from the Course Listing for Theatre Arts

¹May be repeated for credit.

For more information, contact Shelley Barish, program coordinator.