Drama Minors
Drama Minors
Students majoring in another department may elect to pursue completion of a minor in Dramatic Art with an emphasis on: Dramaturgy, Theatrical Design, Theatrical Production, Musical Theatre Performance, or Writing for the Stage and Screen.
Dramaturgy
Required course:
- DRAM 120 Play Analysis
- DRAM 220 Theatre Histories
Three courses selected from among the following:
- DRAM 281 Theatre History and Literature I
- DRAM 282 Theatre History and Literature II
- DRAM 283 Theatre History and Literature III
- DRAM 284 Studies in Dramatic Theory and Criticism
- DRAM 285 Modern British Drama
- DRAM 287 African-American Theatre
- DRAM 288 Theatre for Social Change
- DRAM 292 “Corner of the Sky”: The American Musical
- DRAM 294 Arts Criticism
- DRAM 486 Latin American Theater
- DRAM 488 United States Latino/a Theater
- AAAD 334 Performing African American History
- AAAD 344 African American Theatre: Exploring Legacy and Contemporary Voices
- ASIA 163 Hindi-Urdu Poetry in Performance
- ASIA 332 The Story of Rama in India
- ASIA 382 The Story of Rama in Indian Culture-Experiential
- ASIA 383 The Mahabharata: Remembered and Reimagined — Experiential
- CHIN 361 Chinese Traditional Theatre
Theatrical Design
Required course:
- DRAM 120 Play Analysis
- DRAM 220 Theatre Histories
Three courses selected from among the following:
- DRAM 277 Theatrical Design
- DRAM 365 Introduction to Projection Design and Mapping
- DRAM 465 Sound Design
- DRAM 466 Scene Design
- DRAM 467 Costume Design I
- DRAM 468 Lighting Design
- DRAM 470 Survey of Costume History
- DRAM 666 Media in Performance
Theatre Management
Required courses:
- DRAM 193 Production Practicum
- DRAM 279 Introduction to Theatre Management
- DRAM 491 Issues in Arts Management
- DRAM 493 Theatre Management
Students pursuing the theatre management concentration are strongly encouraged to complete a fifth elective course chosen from ECON 101, BUSI 405, 406
Theatrical Production
Required course:
- DRAM 191 or 192 related to area of concentration
Three courses chosen from the following according to concentration:
- DRAM 193 Production Practicum
- DRAM 277 Theatrical Design
- DRAM 365 Introduction to Projection Design and Mapping
- DRAM 460 Stage Management
- DRAM 465 Sound Design
- DRAM 466 Scene Design
- DRAM 467 Costume Design I
- DRAM 468 Lighting Design
- DRAM 666 Media in Performance
Musical Theatre Performance (Dramatic Track)
Required course:
- DRAM/MUSC 151 Introduction to the American Stage Musical
At least 4 hours in Acting Literacy:
- DRAM 135 Acting for Nonmajors
- DRAM 140 Voice Training I
- DRAM 144 Acting the Song
At least 4 hours in Movement Literacy:
- EXSS 10 Beginning Ballet
- EXSS 11 Introduction to Dance Technique
- EXSS 12 Beginning Modern Dance
- EXSS 20 Intermediate Ballet
- EXSS 22 Intermediate Modern Dance
- EXSS 30 Advanced Ballet
- DRAM 154 Performers’ Awareness
- DRAM 155 Movement for the Actor
You can find the music and hybrid track here.
Writing for the Stage and Screen
The minor in writing for the stage and screen is an interdisciplinary program drawing upon the faculties and resources of the Department of Dramatic Art, Department of Communication Studies, and the Creative Writing Program of the Department of English and Comparative Literature. For additional information, please see the Department of Communication Studies program website.