Theatre Arts (Minor)
The Theatre minor is a useful way for students to stack credentials alongside their major when they have multiple areas of interest or focus.
- Degrees & Offerings
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- Minor
- Location
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- Bloomsburg
- Department
- Program Contact
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Professor, Director of Theatre
This minor will provide you with a strong foundation of theatre. Use it to enhance your career opportunities alongside a number of other majors and demonstrate to prospective employers you are a creative, collaborative problem solver who can work on a timeline. You can also pursue it to cultivate a personal interest and love of theatre making. Theatre minors learn in high-impact, hands-on manner, as part of BU Players productions.
Courses and Curriculum
Theatre Arts Minor Requirements
- 19 credits required for minor completion
- Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.
- History/Criticism/Literature: Graduates of the program will recognize and be able to communicate trends in theatre history, dramatic structure, dramatic styles associated with various periods, and/or characteristics of the work of important theatre practitioners.
- Knowledge of Design Process: Graduate of the program will have a working knowledge of the theatrical design process and the basic skills necessary to develop initial design ideas, research and present the design ideas, and collaboratively integrate them into an initial design concept presentation.
- Knowledge of Acting: Graduates of the program will have a working knowledge of the practice of acting and the basic skills for performance.
- Rehearsal, Construction, and Performance: Graduates of the program will demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate rehearsal, construction, and performance practices through application in theatrical disciplines in a collaborative production setting.
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