Minors - Requirements

Minors choose one of the two areas of concentration: (1) Theater-Performance Arts or (2) Rhetoric-Communication Arts, as their primary area of concentration and the other as their secondary area of concentration.

Fulfillment of the minor requires the following:

I. Primary Area of Concentration

Minors must take four (4) courses in their primary area of concentration, at least two (2) of which must be introductory courses and at least two (2) of which must be advanced courses.

II. Secondary Area of Concentration

Minors must take two (2) courses from the above list from their secondary area of concentration, at least one (1) of which must be an introductory course and at least one (1) of which must be an advanced course. Important: While a few courses appear in both areas of concentration, students are not allowed to “double dip” — that is, all courses must be designated as fulfilling a course requirement in one of the two areas of concentration.

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Area of Concentration No. 1: Theatre-Performance

Majors must take three courses from the above list for their secondary area of concentration, at least one of which must be an introductory course and at least two of which must be advanced courses. While a few courses appear in both areas of concentration, students are not allowed to “double dip” — that is, all courses must be designated as fulfilling a course requirement in one of the two areas of concentration.

Introductory courses include:

103  Stagecraft
107  Beginning Acting
113  Introduction to Performance Studies
125  Introduction to Dramatic Scripts
202  Sound for the Stage
204  Costume History and Construction
213  Special Topics in Theater/Performance Studies
215  Dramatic Texts in Context
223  Playwriting
255  African-American Drama

Advanced courses include:

203  Stage Lighting
207  Characterization
209  Acting Styles
214  Group Performance
270  Collaboration Across the Arts
309  Directing
313  Special Topics in Advanced Disciplinary Practice
319 and 320  Shakespeare
322  Native American Oral Traditions
323  African Drama
324  Elizabethan/Jacobean Drama
327  Drama By and About Women
330  Ritual Studies  
338  20th-Century Avant-Garde
340  Performance Art
355  Studies in World Dramatic Literature
437  Contemporary British Theatre (London)

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Area of Concentration No. 2: Rhetoric-Communication

Majors must take six courses in their primary area of concentration, at least two of which must be introductory courses and at least four of which must be advanced courses.

Introductory courses include:

111  Rhetoric and Public Speaking
126  Persuasion: Analyzing Rhetorical Texts
127  Introduction to Communication Studies
212  Special Topics in Rhetoric/ Communication Studies
221  Intercultural Communication

Advanced courses include:

211  Advanced Public Speaking   
216  Argumentation and Debate
222  Interpersonal Communication
225  Peer Mentoring in Rhetoric and Communication
312  Special Topics in Advanced Disciplinary Texts        
315  Gender and Communication   
316  Communication Theory       
322  Native American Oral Traditions         
326  American Public Address        
329  Rhetoric of Social Movements
330  Ritual Studies
331  Presidential Campaign Rhetoric

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III. Electives

In addition to the courses listed above that fulfill minor requirements, the department also offers the following electives which do not count for minor credit:

100  Beginning Ballet
101  Production Credit
200  Intermediate Ballet
226  Introduction to Japanese Drama
244  Techniques of Screenwriting
300  Advanced Ballet
306  Advanced Screenwriting Workshop
400  Independent Study in Ballet
480  Independent Study