Theatre Studies Minor
David Hammond, Department of Theatre Studies
The Department of Theatre Studies offers two different minor tracks: the theatre arts track and the film and video track. The theatre arts track provides students with the opportunity to study an intensely collaborative art form from three perspectives:
- design/technical;
- history/literature; and
- performance.
It explores the unique responsibilities carried by different members of the creative staff as they conceive and execute a theatrical production.
The theatre arts track is not available to theatre studies majors.
The film and video track serves students of any major who seek a serious exploration of film as an artistic medium. The track examines filmmaking as an important component of modern culture in the following aspects: a reflection of society, an artistic medium of the auteur and a medium of influence and social change.
The film and video track is available to theatre studies majors.
Minor Requirements
- One course from each of the three perspectives areas listed below: 12 credits
- One other 4-credit course with a THEA prefix (or the equivalent in 2-credit offerings). Ideally, this course should enhance the student’s understanding of their perspective area: 4 credits
- One practicum assignment (THEA 295 Practicum, one to four hours) to be determined in a meeting with a theatre studies advisor. Options include stage management, properties management, costuming, lighting, publicity, sound, box office, house management, makeup and scenic art.
Theatre Arts Track
A minimum of 17 credit hours (five courses):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Backstage Production | ||
| Introduction to Theatrical Design | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Theatre and Culture I | ||
| Theatre and Culture II | ||
| Play Analysis (ENGL215) | ||
| One Theatre course at any level | 4 | |
| THEA 295 | Practicum | 1-4 |
| THEA 125 | Acting 1:Basic Tools | 4 |
| Total Credits | 17-20 | |
Total credit hours required for Theatre Arts Track minor is 17-20 credits
Film and Video Track
A minimum of 17 credit hours (five courses):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 161 | Masterpieces of the Cinema I | 4 |
| THEA 265 | Artistry in Film | 4 |
| THEA 365 | Documentary Film Production | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| World Cinema | ||
| Classic American Cinema | ||
| Cult Movies | ||
| Shakespeare and Film | ||
| French and Francophone Cinema | ||
| Queer Cinema | ||
| THEA 295 | Practicum | 1 |
| or THEA 366 | Filmmaking Capstone | |
| Total Credits | 17 | |
Total credit hours required for film and Video Track minor is 17 credits.
Students will process the coherence of their minor experience in a formal “post-mortem” critique with the minor coordinator following the film festival.