2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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A minimum of 18 credit hours are required to complete the Theatre Arts minor. Choose from the list provided here. Of the 18 hours required, a minimum 6 hours must be at the 3000 and/or 4000 level.
Below is a list of the courses that may be applied to the Theatre Arts minor:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
TA 2014 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
TA 2024 | Introduction to Acting | 3 |
TA/AFST/ENGL 2044 | Contemporary African American Theatre | 3 |
CINE 2054 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 |
TA 2104 | Fundamentals of Theatre and Production | 3 |
TA 2114 | Script Analysis | 3 |
TA 2204 | Creative Dance | 3 |
TA 2404 | Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques | 3 |
TA 2414 | Stage and Lighting Technology | 3 |
TA 2604 | Introduction to Arts Marketing | 3 |
TA 2964 | Field Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 2974 | Independent Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 3014 | Theatre Production Lab (9 credits max.; some topics are variable credit) 1 | 1-3 |
TA 3024 | Intermediate Acting for Non-Theatre Major | 3 |
TA 3105 | History of Drama and Theatre | 3 |
TA 3106 | History of Drama and Theatre | 3 |
ENGL/TA 3315 | Playwriting (consent of instructor required) | 3 |
TA 3604 | Arts Management | 3 |
TA 3624 | Stage Management | 3 |
TA 3954 | Study Abroad (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 4304 | Theatre Outreach (variable credit, consent of instructor required) | 1-3 |
Topics may include: Scene Shop, Costume Shop, Production Run Crew, Management, Stage Management, Cinema Production Crew, General
The following courses can be applied toward the minor, but they generally are restricted to majors. Instructor permission is required for students in the minor to enroll in these courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
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TA 2164 | Scene Design Lab | 3 |
TA 2174 | Costume Design Lab | 3 |
TA 2144 | Foundations of Movement and Voice | 3 |
TA 2224 | Intermediate Performance Intensive | 3 |
TA 3104 | Sound Technology Topics (variable credit) | 3-6 |
TA 3114 | Scenography Topics (variable credit) | 9 |
TA 3124 | Costume Design and Technology Topics (variable credit) | 1-9 |
TA 3134 | Lighting Topics (variable credit) | 1-9 |
TA 3144 | Theatre Technology Topics (variable credit) | 9 |
TA 3154 | Acting Topics (variable credit) | 9 |
TA 3164 | Voice and Speech Topics (variable credit) | 9 |
TA 3174 | Movement Topics (variable credit) | 9 |
TA 4014 | Contemporary Theatre Seminar | 3 |
TA 4315 | Directing | 3 |
TA 4316 | Directing | 3 |
TA 4704 | Professional Theatre Internship (variable credit/ 9 min, 15 max) | 9-15 |
TA 4964 | Field Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 4974 | Independent Study (variable credit) | 1-19 |
TA 4994 | Undergraduate Research (variable credit) | 1-19 |
Note: No CINE courses, with the exception of CINE 2054 Introduction to Cinema, may be applied to the Theatre Arts minor.
Of the 18 hours required, a minimum of 6 hours must be in the 3000 and/or 4000 level courses.
A minimum minor GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken to fulfill the minor is required.
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