Academic Catalog

Dramatic Arts Minor

Requirements

Students wishing to complete this minor must fulfill the following requirements:

  1. Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits in DRAM courses, at least 12 of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
  2. Students must complete work on at least one production crew (costume, sound, lighting or set-running) by completing one semester of either DRAM 1216 Theatre Production: Lighting And Sound, DRAM 1217 Theatre Production: Costumes And Makeup, DRAM 1218 Theatre Production: Stagecraft, or DRAM 1282 Practicum in Dramatic Arts.
  3. The remainder of the minor must be selected from:
    Course Title Credits
    DRAM 1201Drafting for the Theatre3
    DRAM 1202Computer Drafting for the Theatre3
    DRAM 1216Theatre Production: Lighting And Sound 13
    DRAM 1217Theatre Production: Costumes And Makeup 13
    DRAM 1218Theatre Production: Stagecraft 13
    DRAM 1710Exploration of Acting3
    DRAM 2130Histories of Drama and Performance I3
    DRAM 2131Histories of Drama and Performance II3
    DRAM 2134Honors Core: Sports as Performance3
    DRAM 2141Script Analysis3
    DRAM 2711Introduction to Directing3
    DRAM 27123
    DRAM 28003
    DRAM 2902Vocal Performance Techniques3
    DRAM 3103Stage Management for the Theatre3
    DRAM 3121Advertising, Publicity, and Promotion in the Dramatic Arts3
    DRAM 3130Women in Theatre: Gender Identity and Expression on the Stage3
    DRAM 3131African-American Theatre3
    DRAM 3132African-American Women Playwrights, 1900 to the present3
    DRAM 3133Latina/o Theatre3
    DRAM 31373
    DRAM 3138Trends in Contemporary Theatre3
    DRAM 3139Theatre and Human Rights3
    DRAM 3141Playwriting3
    DRAM 3142Dramaturgy I3
    DRAM 3199Independent Study (only with written pre-approval of the minor coordinator)1-6
    DRAM 3201Scene Construction3
    DRAM 3202Rigging3
    DRAM 3220Sound for the Theatre3
    DRAM 3301Scene Design3
    DRAM 3302Scene Design3
    DRAM 3401Costume History3
    DRAM 3402Costume Design3
    DRAM 3501Lighting for the Theatre3
    DRAM 3502Lighting for the Theatre3
    DRAM 3601Mask Theatre3
    DRAM 3602Paper Sculpture3
    DRAM 3603Rod Puppetry3
    DRAM 3604Puppetry in Television3
    DRAM 3605Shadow Theatre3
    DRAM 3607Materials Techniques3
    DRAM 3608Hand Puppetry3
    DRAM 3609UV/Czech Black Theatre3
    DRAM 3611Trends in the Contemporary Puppet Theatre3
    DRAM 3721Performance Techniques1-6
    DRAM 4122Theatre Management3
    DRAM 4135/4135WAdvanced Topics in Theatre and Performance3
    DRAM 4711WThe Director in the Theatre3
    1

    If DRAM 1282 Practicum in Dramatic Arts fulfills the production crew requirement.

The minor is offered by the Dramatic Arts Department.