Dramatic Arts Minor

Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits in DRAM courses, at least 9 of which must be at the 2000 level or above.

Production Crew Courses

Students must complete at least one production crew assignment (costume, sound, lighting or set-running) by completing one semester of one of the following courses:

Course Title Credits
Select one of the following: 1
Theatre Production: Lighting And Sound
Theatre Production: Costumes And Makeup
Theatre Production: Stagecraft
Practicum in Dramatic Arts
1

DRAM 1216 Theatre Production: Lighting And Sound, DRAM 1217 Theatre Production: Costumes And Makeup, and DRAM 1218 Theatre Production: Stagecraft all include running crew within the course curriculum; DRAM 1282 Practicum in Dramatic Arts is a practicum consisting of running crew only.

Additional Required Courses

The remainder of the courses for the minor must be selected from:

Course Title Credits
DRAM 1101Introduction to the Theatre3
DRAM 1201Drafting for the Theatre3
DRAM 1202Computer Drafting for the Theatre3
DRAM 1207Design Fundamentals3
DRAM 1209Drawing and Painting Techniques for the Theatre3
DRAM 1216Theatre Production: Lighting And Sound3
DRAM 1217Theatre Production: Costumes And Makeup3
DRAM 1218Theatre Production: Stagecraft3
DRAM 1501Introduction to World Puppetry3
DRAM 1710Exploration of Acting3
DRAM 1711Introduction to Acting and Directing Practices3
DRAM 2130Histories of Drama and Performance I3
DRAM 2131Histories of Drama and Performance II3
DRAM 2134Honors Core: Sports as Performance3
DRAM 2135History of Popular Theatre and Live Entertainment3
DRAM 2136Asian Theatre and Performance3
DRAM 2141Script and Performance Analysis3
DRAM 2150Devising Theatre for Social Justice I3
DRAM/HEJS/HRTS 2203The Holocaust in Print, Theater, and Film3
DRAM 2711Introduction to Directing3
DRAM 2902Vocal Performance Techniques3
DRAM 3100Dramatic Arts: The Practice and the Profession0.5
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 3131Black Theatre3
DRAM 3132African-American Women Playwrights, 1900 to the present3
DRAM 3133Latina/o Theatre3
DRAM 3138Trends in Contemporary Theatre3
DRAM 3139Theatre and Human Rights3
DRAM 3141/3141WPlaywriting3
DRAM 3142Dramaturgy I3
DRAM 3145Film Writing3
DRAM 3182Practicum in Dramatic Arts1-6
DRAM 3199Independent Study 21-6
DRAM 3201Scene Construction3
DRAM 3202Rigging3
DRAM 3219Sound Technology and Production Audio3
DRAM 3220Sound for the Theatre3
DRAM 3301Scene Design3
DRAM 3302Scene Design3
DRAM 3320Scenic Painting Techniques3
DRAM 3401Costume History3
DRAM 3402Costume Design3
DRAM 3420Wearable Electronics and Interactive Objects3
DRAM 3501Lighting for the Theatre3
DRAM 3502Lighting for the Theatre3
DRAM 3601Mask Theatre3
DRAM 3602Paper Sculpture3
DRAM 3603Rod Puppetry3
DRAM 3605Shadow Theatre3
DRAM 3607Materials Techniques3
DRAM 3608Hand Puppetry3
DRAM 3609UV/Czech Black Theatre3
DRAM 3610Movement-Based Performance for the Puppet Theatre I3
DRAM 3611Trends in the Contemporary Puppet Theatre3
DRAM 3612Plays for Puppet Theatre3
DRAM 3615Object Theatre3
DRAM 3721Performance Techniques1-6
DRAM 3995Special Topics in Dramatic Arts3
DRAM 3998Variable Topics in Dramatic Arts3
DRAM 4122Theatre Management3
DRAM 4135/4135WAdvanced Topics in Theatre and Performance3
DRAM 4711WThe Director in the Theatre3
2

Up to 6 credits; only with written pre-approval of the minor coordinator.

The minor is offered by the Dramatic Arts Department.