DRAMA/THEATRE MINOR (21 credits)

Administered by: Department of Humanities. Cullimore Hall, Room 415.

The minor in drama/theatre combines the study of the dramatic arts as literature with training in the nature and practice of live theatre. Through this balance of academic investigation and hands-on experience, students gain an unusually broad perspective on this exciting field of the performing arts.

To achieve this balance, students electing a minor in drama/theatre take at least two courses in dramatic literature and at least two courses in practical theatre arts. Students electing this minor participate in actual productions staged in the joint theatre season of NJIT and Rutgers-Newark. Their roles in these productions, whether behind or in front of the curtain, teach valuable lessons in communication, responsibility, teamwork, self-confidence, and self-esteem.

All Drama/Theatre Minor students qualify for the Jim Wise Scholarship.  This scholarship is given to NJIT students who have shown leadership abilities and team commitment to the Theatre Arts Program on stage and off.  The scholarships range from $500 to $2000 per semester per student that meets the qualifications. 

Part A: All courses meet GUR requirements (6 credits)

HSS 211, 212 or 213 (6 credits)

Part B: All courses meet GUR Requirements [3 credits for HSS elective, 3 credits for Hist/Lit/Phil] (6 credits total)

Lit 361 20th Century American Drama
Lit 362 Non-Western Theatre & Drama
Lit 363 Ethnic & Minority Drama
Lit 364 Modern Continental & British Drama
Lit 360 Intro to Drama
HSS American Musical Theatre
HSS 407 Creative Production 
R965-312 Theatre History (I & 2)
    (Or a Theatre Literature/History Course on the Rutgers-Newark Campus, by recommendation only)
 

Part C: Specialized Section (6 credits)

 350: 319, 320, Shakespeare
350: 323, 324, English Drama to 1642, Aside from Shakespeare
350: 345, 346, Modern Drama
350: 385, 18th- and 19th-Century Drama
350: 467, Recent Trends in British Drama
950: 271, Voice and Articulation
965: 208, Movement
965: 209, Voice
965: 211, Living Theatre
965: 212, From Page to Stage
965: 259, Production I
965: 260, Production II
965: 261, Dramatic Invention
965: 262, Performance
965: 271, Acting Fundamentals
965: 303, Performing for Television
965: 313, Theatre Technology
965: 314, Scenic Art for Theatre and Television
965: 315, Intermediate Acting
965: 365, Principles of Playwriting
965: 411, Special Topics in Theatre
965: 413, Directing
965: 415, Problems in Performance Styles
965: 417, Problems in Theatrical Design
965: 445, Drama Writing for Television
965: 446, Directing Television Drama
965: 451, American Theatre
965: 453, Traditional Theatres of Asia
965: 481, Seminar in Theatre Art and History
965: 483, Individual Study in Theatre I
965: 484, Individual Study in Theatre II 

Other courses at NJIT and Rutgers Newark can be taken with the approval of the program director.

Part D: Capstone Section: (3 credits)

HSS 407 OR 491H Theatre and Technology 
    (Each semester there are other recommended capstones offered)

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All of the above are subject to some changes based on courses offered on both NJIT and Rutgers-Newark Campus.

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