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Theatre, Performance, and Social Change, Minor

2021-2022 Edition

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The theatre, performance, and social change minor helps to prepare students for the challenges of world citizenship by developing competencies in theoretical, historical, and contextual knowledge alongside the technical skills to express their understanding of diverse social issues by making narratives, theatre, and performances. The minor’s selected courses focus on enlarging students' ability to identify social problems; explore social movements; and make sensitive, ethical, and artistic choices in performance creation. In addition, students are encouraged to think strategically about the material realities of creating performance for social change.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Note: No student may receive a theatre minor as a result of external transfer credit only.

Foundational Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
THTR 1215Activism and Performance4
THTR 2340Theatre and Society4

Theatrical Interventions in Social Issues

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
THTR 1220
Race, Power, and Performance
THTR 2315
Rebels of Modern Drama
THTR 2320
Classics of 20th-Century American Drama
THTR 2330
Playwriting
THTR 2500
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
THTR 3100
Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
THTR 3200
Queer Theatre and Performance
THTR 3300
Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance
INAM 5100
Performance Studies

Community Engagement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
COMM 1412
Social Movement Communication
HUSV 1101
Social Change and Human Services
HUSV 3520
Child Intervention and Treatment
JRNL 5309
News Documentary Production
JRNL 5310
Photojournalism
POLS 3100
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
or SOCL 3100
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
or WMNS 3100
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism

GPA Requirement

2.00 GPA required in the minor

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