Theater Arts Minor | Arcadia University

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Overview

Degree Level: Undergraduate
Degrees Offered: Minor

Department: Visual and Performing Arts
school/college: College of Arts and Sciences

Minor in Theater Arts

About the Minor

The minor in Theater Arts allows students from other disciplines to pursue their creative interests. Several structured pathways focused on particular areas of theatrical expression will allow students to build artistic skills, express their own distinctive voices theatrical, and to learn effective interpersonal collaboration.

Program Pathways

Students can shape their theatrical education by focusing on areas like performance, design, production, or storytelling to match their strengths and interests.

Acting/Movement Pathway

This course of study helps students build the skills an actor needs for their craft: the voice, the body, the mind, and the heart.

TH101: The Actor’s Instrument (3)
TH102: Voice & Speech 2 (2)
TH150: Acting 1: Foundations (4)
TH241: Acting 2: Scene Study (4)
TH160: Foundations of Stage Movement (3)
Theater Arts/cognate electives - chosen in consultation with advisor (4 credits)

Musical Theater Pathway

Foundational courses in acting, dance, and musical performance provide students training in the art of musical theater.

TH101: The Actor’s Instrument (3)
TH150: Acting 1: Foundations (4)
TH228: Dance Techniques for Musical Theater 1 (3)
TH293: Acting a Song (4)
Theater Arts/cognate electives - chosen in consultation with advisor (6 credits)

Playwriting/Storytelling Pathway

This course of study teaches students about how dramatic stories impact audiences, and teaches skills for creating characters and building narratives in various media and contexts.

TH201: Script Analysis (4)
TH350: Playwriting (4)
CM408: Screenwriting (4)
Theater Arts/cognate electives - chosen in consultation with advisor (8 credits)

Technical Theater/Production Pathway

This course of study will engage students with an interest in theatrical design and technical aspects of theater. Learn and participate in behind-the-scenes work in a hands-on way.

TH190/190L: Introduction to Backstage (2)
At least one course in theatrical design, chosen from:
* TH261: Stage Design (4)
* TH262: Costume Design (4)
* TH267: Lighting Design (4)
TH264: Stage Management (4)
Theater Arts/cognate electives - chosen in consultation with advisor (10 credits)

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