Overview
The Minor in Performing Arts allows students from any major to develop basic skills in performing arts — acting, dance, and music— and enhance their creative and critical skills. The minor enables students to be explore their creativity through a learning approach that emphasizes artistic excellence, interdisciplinary learning, socially engaged performance, and the spirit of collaboration.
Program Objectives
After graduation, students are expected to:
- cultivate artistic discipline along with creative and basic performing arts skills, and
- develop the creative process of the ever-changing contemporary arts landscape.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the program, students will be able to:
- exhibit basic aesthetic awareness related to performing arts production,
- develop critical thinking in relation to the performing arts and express it in writing,
- demonstrate familiarity with key concepts and historical contexts related to the performing arts field, and
- demonstrate the ability to work on productions in different media either individually or as part of a creative team.
Curriculum
A total of 18 credits are required, distributed as follows:
- Required Core Courses (9 credits)
- Elective Courses (9 credits)
Required Core Courses (9 credits)
- PFA210 Western Music Appreciation (3 cr.)
- PFA221 Theories of Body in Performance (3 cr.)
- PFA241 Introduction to Acting (3 cr.)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
- EDU330 Management of Learning Environment (3 cr.)
- PFA222 Art of Dance (3 cr.)
- PFA242 Art of Theater (3 cr.)
- PFA244 Stage Production & Design (3 cr.)
- PFA342 Principles of Performing Arts Productions (3 cr.)
- PFA311 Ear Training, Sight Singing & Music Theory (3 cr.)
- PFA315 Music/Vocal Ensemble (3 cr.)
- PFA316 Dance Repertory Performance (3 cr.)
- PFA317 Recording & Sound Reinforcement Techniques (3 cr.)
- PFA321 Dance Improvisation (3 cr.)
- PFA421 Dance Composition (3 cr.)
- PFA488 Topics in Performing Arts (3 cr.)
