Overview
The Dramatic Arts minor is offered through the College of Performing Arts. This minor is available to all undergraduate students, with the exception of students in the BFA in Dramatic Arts.
The minor in Dramatic Arts provides a technique-driven liberal arts approach to the creative, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of theater arts. It fosters critical thinking and challenges the imagination through experiences with aesthetic inquiry,
global theater history, collaborative theater practice (devised theater), Collaborative Research Studio (research methods and civic engagement), and participation in technique practice (theater electives).
Students interested in the minor can simulate a worksheet that accounts for courses already completed and in progress using the "What If" feature in Degree Works.
Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Some courses may be in development and offered at a later time. Students seeking to pursue alternative coursework to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.
Curriculum
| Subject Area | Sample Courses | Credits |
|---|
| Global Theater History | TDRU 2111 Global Theater History: The Hero and the Highborn
Global Theater History: The Common and the Community | 3 |
| Aesthetic Inquiry | TDRU 2311 Aesthetic Inquiry: Toward Perception | 6 |
| Theater Electives* | TDRU 2000 or 3000 level in Theater
TDRU 3000 or 4000 level in design and film or video production | 3 |
| Collaborative Research Studio | TDRU 3705 CRS Methods: Arts Education
TDRU 3706 CRS Methods: Media and Communication
TDRU 3707 CRS Methods: Oral History
TDRU 3721 CRS Methods: Fieldwork | 3 |
| Collaborative Theater | Collaborative Theater Practices, various courses, TDRU 3600–3607 | 3 |
*Course requires prerequisite or permission of instructor.
Learning Outcomes
A student who has completed this minor should be able to demonstrate:
- The acquisition of a common vocabulary necessary to the discussion of plays
- An expanded familiarity with the established canon of Western dramatic literature and the major examples of non-Western theater forms and texts
- An understanding of the role of artist and audience
- An ability to place the works in the context of other artists' work and artistic pursuits and of culture and society
- An ability to engage in and develop analysis of the social, cultural, and political aspects of civically engaged work
- The skills of conceptualizing and implementing high-quality research in a systematic manner, using qualitative research methods
- The ability to reflect on the ideas and work of peers and verbally engage in a way that furthers the collaborative and creative process
Eligibility
The Dramatic Arts minor requires an application for admission. For questions regarding this minor's curriculum, including requests for course substitutions, please contact Maggie Koozer, Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning, koozerm@newschool.edu,
212.580.0210 x4824.
How to Declare, Change, or Apply to a Minor
General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare
or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then
clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.
An application is required for admission to this minor. Access the
application form by logging in to my.newschool.edu,
clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor
Declarations.
To start a minor in the fall, submit your application by March 1.
Notification of decision on minor applications happens by April 1.
To start a minor in the spring, submit your
application by October 1. Notification of decision on minor applications happens
by November 1.