Theatre Arts Minor
For information, please contact Marly Wooster, woostems@miamioh.edu, or the Department of Theatre, 119 Center for Performing Arts, 513-529-3053.
This minor offers students an opportunity to explore theatrical practice within a liberal arts tradition by providing opportunity for study of performance and production in acting, directing, theatre technology, design arts, and theatre history and analysis. A minimum overall 2.00 GPA is required for successful completion of the minor. All courses must be taken for a letter grade (not credit/no-credit).
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THE 101 | Introduction to Theatre: Drama and Analysis | 3 |
| THE 200 | Production and Performance Practicum (three required, limit of two in any one area to count toward degree) | 1,1,1 |
| Select nine semester hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Acting for the Non-Major: Text and Performance | ||
or THE 131 | Principles of Acting | |
| Theatre Organization and Communication | ||
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Physical Wellness for Artists | ||
| The Theatrical Toolbox (maximum 3) | ||
| Acting Studio:Foundations | ||
| Acting Studio: Integrating Text | ||
| Playwriting Through Improvisation (maximum 4) | ||
| Visual Communication for the Theatre | ||
| Costume Fundamentals | ||
| Stagecraft and Theatre Technologies | ||
| Scene Painting Fundamentals | ||
| Dramaturgy | ||
| Internship | ||
| Stage Management | ||
| Scenic Design | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
| Playwriting | ||
| Fundamentals of Directing | ||
| Auditions | ||
| Special Techniques for the Actor (maximum 6) | ||
| Select three semester hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Topics in Intercultural Perspectives and Global Theatre and Performance | ||
| Topics in Dramatic Literature and Cultural Performance | ||
| The Musical in American Culture | ||
| London Theatre | ||
| Politics and Ethics of Theatre and Performance: Representation, Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality | ||
| Topics in Applied Theatre, Practice, and Pedagogy | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |