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Creativity in Theory and Practice, Minor

2021-2022 Edition

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The Minor in Creativity in Theory and Practice offers students the opportunity to get inside the mindset of creativity from a variety of angles and develop perspectives that foster persistently creative habits of mind and practice—as one of the most important ways of thinking valued for innovative work across all fields and disciplines.  

The minor is built around three carefully crafted core courses that introduce design thinking and expression, the ethics of creative practice, and the science of creativity. Students will have the opportunity to put those theories and concepts into practice with a broad selection of "making" electives across a variety of disciplines.

This minor is intended to enhance all disciplines across the university, from art, design, and communication to business, engineering, computer science, and more.

Note: Students must complete a minimum of three courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s) and additional minor(s).

Required Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
INAM 1450Understanding Design4
INAM 2000Ethics in Creativity4
INAM 3200Creative Cognition4

Creativity in Making Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following (students may also petition to take an alternative making course):4
ARCH 1110
Fundamental Architectural Representation
ARCH 1120
Fundamental Architectural Design
ARCH 2345
Contemporary Architecture
ARCH 3352
Architecture Topics Abroad: Drawing
ARTD 2360
Introduction to Photography
ARTF 1120
Observational Drawing
ARTF 1122
Color and Composition
ARTG 1250
Design Process Context and Systems
ARTS 2340
Painting Basics
COMM 1450
Sound Production for Digital Media
COMM 2550
Television Field Production
COMM 2655
Television Studio Production
COMM 3655
Digital Editing for TV
GAME 1110
Games and Society
JRNL 2301
Visual Storytelling in Journalism
JRNL 3370
Podcast and Radio Journalism
JRNL 5310
Photojournalism
JRNL 5311
Design for Storytelling
LARC 2430
Plants, People, and Landscape Change
LARC 2440
Planting Design
MSCR 1230
Introduction to Film Production
MUSC 2150
Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation
MUSC 2208
Jazz Improvisation
MUSC 2209
Conducting
MUSC 2210
Introduction to Songwriting
MUST 1301
Introduction to Composition
MUST 2320
Sound Design
THTR 1125
Improvisation
THTR 1130
Introduction to Acting
THTR 1160
The Professional Voice
THTR 1270
Introduction to Theatrical Design
THTR 2330
Playwriting
THTR 2346
Viewpoints
The following courses have prerequisites but may be taken with permission of the instructor:
JRNL 5314
Video News Reporting and Producing
THTR 2342
Acting 2
THTR 2345
Acting for the Camera
THTR 3300
Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance
THTR 3400
Designing Combat for the Stage
THTR 3450
Acting 3
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